Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-24
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"A Catholic priest created sensation
in street railroad car in St. Louis recently,
by knocking down and beating fellow pas
senger, whose blasphemous and obscene
language shocked his morality.
Ex.Vice President Stephens is expected
back at Washington next week to counsel
with his friends upon the reconstruction
policy of the President, and the political
course of the Democratic party, to which
be is now said to be devotedly attached.
- We have heard good many touch
ing expressions of filial affection, but none
equal to the following, which western
man really gave vent to not long since:
"My father was the only man 1 ever al
lowed to be sassy to me without licking
him."
- A single firm in New York has sold
$4,000 bushels eco lbs. each) of canary
seed within the past two years. So far as
we know, this is used exclusively for bird
feed, and indicates the extent to which
Gagged birds are kept in this country. Sales
of other large houses have very likely been
equally great.
- Mr.. Truman, correspondent of the
New York World, in q late article on the
present condition of the Southern States,
says alt is my belief that the South-the
great substantial and prevailing element
is more loyal now than it was at the end of
the war; more loyal to day than yesterday,
and that it will be more loyal tomorrow
than to-day"
- General Howard, in speech at the
anniversary of the American Congregation
al Union, in New York, on Thursday,
referred to the presents received by Generals
Grant, Sherman and Meade, and said that
if fifty thousand dollars we're presented to
him he should feel it his duty to give it all
for the service of the Lord Jesus. Who
will subscribe?
-A A correspondent at Washington
writes It is said that tae Governors of
two or three Northern States who are
friendly to the Presideut-and among them
the Governors of Pennsylvania and Ohio
will not call the Legislatures together for
the purpose of ratifying the constitutional
amendments proposed by the Reconstruc,
ton Committee, preferriug to wait until
after the fall elections, when a popular test
of the new issues can be obtained
- The number of schools established
BY the various Freedmen's Associations,
East and West, for the education of the
freedmen at the South, is 3O7, taught by
773 teachers, and having 40,744 pupils.
The amount of money collected for their
support last year was S4O2, ,s2S; value of
supplies collected, 7,709; money and
supplies from abroad, 4,597; value of
supplies shipped, s4S9, ,255; money ezpeu,
ded, s32S,670.
- The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore San says: The political
movement in favor of e!ecting General
Grant as the next President has met with
wonderful success. The Rebulicans of all
shades accept the proposition as the best, if
not only mode, of securing their desired
ends. That is the compronise to be offered
to the eleven Southern States The Re
publicans are to have the Presidency for the
next term, and the South may have resto
ration and representation.
- The Internal Revenue Bureau, acting
under the general law, requires all citizens
of the South to render income returns for
the wear 1864, as well as for 1865 Some
of the rebel officer. residing iu Alexandra,
Va, are startled by the calls Of the asses
sors upon them to furnish the required
statements, and are surprised that the rs
tions received by them in the Confederate
army are estimated at forty cents per day
One of them expressed his readiness to pay
his taxes in Confederate money, but this
was declined.
- The body of Preston King, late
Collector of the Port of New York, who,
it will be remembered, committed suicide
in November last by jumping off Hobo. |
ken ferry boat into the river, was discovered |
last week, while drifting in through the
gap of the Atlantic dock, Brooklyn. The
remains were fully identified by several
gentlemen connected with the Custom
House as being those of Mr.. King, and the
articles found in the pockets Of his cloth
ing establishes the identity beyond doubt
- The Boston Bulletin states that FIVE
or six cargoes of French -four are now on
the way to this country-sent out, not be-
cause it is particularly needed here, but as
speculative adventure. This French
-four, it is said-being of grade cores
ponding to medium and good Western
will readily command ten dollars per barrel,
or upwards, in the American market; at
which figure it will net profit of at least
five shillings sterling, or about one dollar
and twenty FIVE cents per barrel to the i'm
porter, after paying the custom house duty
of 20 per cent, gold premium, freight
charges, &c.
General Henry A Wise delivered a
lecture in the Baptist Church, last week,
at Alexandra, for the benefit of the female
orphan asylum of that city, to crowded
audience. Mr.. Wise indicated his inten-
tion to stand BY Virginia; that he would
not move one step from her soil that he
had taken no test oaths, and no power on
earth could make him take any. He had