Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-06
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Mr.. Slidell is reported to be one of
the richest men in Paris to-day.
New Workers are discussing the
question whether it does more harm than
good to advertise in the Herald
- Jefferson and Joseph Davis planta-
tions in Mississippi have been leased to an
association of coIored men.
"A number of Massachusetts, Masons
have presented case of Masonic jewels to
Orange Lodge, of Charleston, s. c.
- During the past year the postal ser
vice in the eleven seeded States has paid
for itself, and netted 1921, 900 profit.
- The lawsuits between the United
States Government and Fraser, Trenholm
& Co., of Liverpool, have been terminated
by settlement.
THE most astounding fish story yet
told is the statement by Professor Agassiz,
that in Brazil they have a species of fish
that can climb trees. Oh Moses.
1t is said that Hon. John B. Alley
introduced Speaker Colfax to his audience
in Lynn, the other evening, as "the future
President of the United States"
s--- Fort Rawlings, just below Vicksburg,
is to be demolished, by order of Gen. Grant.
It took two thousand men sixty days to
erect the works.
= 49, An Archdeacon is at the head of a
movement in England in favor of allowing
the laboring classes to engage at cricket
and other athletic sports, on Sunday after
noon, after spending the morning at church.
- Brigham Young says that the Gov
ernment Of the United States do not intend
that certain prophecies about polygamy shall
be fulfilled, but the Lord Almighty means
they shall.
An advertising firm has paid el2,
900 for the exclusive right to post placards
in the area of the French Exposition, and
asks 940 per square metre for wall space in
the avenues.
- There are now thirteen cotton mills
in operation in East Tennessee, representing
acapital of nearly million of dollars, and
giving employment to over six hundred
operatives.
- Flour fell at Chicago sixty cents the
past week corn seven cents; oats five cents.
The Chicago Republican says mess pork
has further declined, being difficult to sell
at S21; fall of S11 since October 20. 1t
is thought it will 60 still lower.
II 1t is stated that sharks are sold in the
Paris fish markets They are classed in the
tariff as "curiosities," but become fish in
the hands Of purchasers, and figure in the
bills of the restaurants as sturgeon or funny.
One lately sold was more than nine feet
long.
- The freedmen of Macon County,
Ala one of the best cotton growing dis.
tricts of the South, recently held meeting
and passed resolutions discountepancing
idlers and loafers, and condemning all vio
lations of contracts between white meu uud
themselves
- Col johnson, president of the Char
lotte and South Carolina Rail Road, has
caused notice to be published, that Min
listers and laymen attending the meeting of
the South Carolina Conference, in an official
capacity, will be passed over his road, both
ways, for one fare.
- 1t is understood that Thad. Stevens,
at the opening of Congress, will move the
appointment Of joint committee, to be
charged with the duty of investigating the
official conduct of President johnson, and
report what action if any is required by Con-
gress.
The Tribune and Times are both dis.
gusted with the suggestion of Governor
Worth of North Carolina, that the readiest
and most satisfactory solution of the negro
question in its present aspects, would be to
transfer the freedmen from North Carolina
to Massachusetts,.
"A couple of lovers appeared in one
of the churches at St. Louis to be married,
last week, when young female arose in
the audience and forbade the bans, declar-
ing that the man was engaged to her. The
clergyman refused to 60 on with the cere-
mony, and justice of the peace had to be
called in to tie the knot.
- The New York Herald, it appears,
has recently made overtures to the several
managers and showmen in New York, look
ing to an adjustment of the difficulty that
had been standing between them for over
year, and asked them all to advertise again
in the Herald; when they one and all de-
clined doing so, alleging they had done
better since the Herald abused them than
they ever did before.
1t has been ascertained at the War
Department that there have been l69,.
624 colored men enlisted in the U. States
service. Of these 2O,2S6 have been dis
charged, principally on account of physical
disability; 81, ,s66 died while in the service
1887 deserted l,514 have been killed in
action, and 1874 were reported after en-
gagements as missing.
- The Indianola (Texas) Times says if
some Northern and Western people are sur
prised to learn that there are instances of as
many as 20, 600 cattle owned by one man in