Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-01
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The Charleston City Railway is rap
idly approaching completion.
The New York Herald is puzzled to
know how it can "Aop over" again. No
body pays any attention to it.
The Mississippi University has begun
its annual session with 140 students.
- The Chinese punish robbers by put
ting the culprits in large mortar, and then
firing them head foremost against stone
wall.
Hearing a physician remark that a
very small blow would break nose, rus
tic exclaimed: "Well, I dunno bout that !;
I have blown my nose great many times,
and have never broke it yet"
Formerly, by hand, pound of cot
ton was spread into thread about lOS
yards long, but since the application of
steam, it will produce thread l67 miles
in length.
- Brigham Youug's daughter, Fannie,
is said to have consented to marry veal
thy friend, on condition that she shonld
have as many husbands as her husband had
wives. The suit wasn't pressed.
- The man who can make his own fire,
black his own boots, carry his own wood,
hoe his own garden, pay his own debts, and
live without wine and tobacco, need ask no
favor of him who rides in coach and four.
General Beauregard has addressed a
letter to Gen. Grant, applying for the res,
titution Of his personal property retained by
the United States, against the terms of the
surrender of the armies.
"A Liverpool journal has story of a
"Thieves College" existing in that town.
There are men and women teachers of the
art of Cartouche and the dodger, the pock-
et.handkerchief, the purse and the watch
chain departments being presided over by
different professors Burglary aud the use
of the garotte is taught by experts, and the
accomplishment Of beggiug-letters is a
branch in itself.
AT Lyons, France, process has been
adopted for photographing upon silk, linen,
and other articles, and many persons have
their portraits upon their linen instead of
having it marked with their names or ini-
tials. In the silk shops various articles are
exhibited photographed with names and
fanciful devices The articles are not at all
injured by washing, and the process is eas-
ly and rapidly effected,
- The Alexandra Gazette says that the
interest and attention formerly given to
politics in Virginia, are now turned to other
and at this time more important matters
railroads, agricultural subjects, the labor
question, mechanical industry and CONNER.
cial advantages, The railroad meetings
take the place of party conventions-and
the ablest men of the State discuss the
questions before these meetings, instead of
debating the policy Of Government in its
general administration of public affairs.
- The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald says Stantou's (forth-
comipg) resignation has been precipitated
by the discovery lately made that be has
filled nearly all the vacancies in the regu-
lar army without the knowledge or assent
of Mr.. Johuson-a proceeding which, when
discovered, made Mr.. johnson very angry.
The same correspondent says that, " at the
request of Gen. Grant, who desires the
hearty cooperation of the war Office in re.
organizing the army, Sherman will act as
Secretary of War"
-One Perrot, Frenchman, has in.
vented three terribly destructive engines
the first, three-barreled gun, firing 1000
bullets minute, the bullets dropping from
q hopper without intermission into the gun;
the second is similar, but mounted on
wheels; and the third is steam locomotive,
discharging two pounds weight Of projec-
tiles per second, and capable of killing l72,-
800 men in twenty-four hours, if but one
man was killed to every 100 shots discharg
ed.
General Sheridan has addressed
letter to Col. Sedgwick, commanding at
Brownsville, instructiug him to warn all ad-
herents of any party or pretended govern,
ment in Mexico, that they will not be per-
mitted to violate the neutrality laws between
the United States and the Republican Gov
ernment of Juarez. These instructions will
be enforced against all adherents of Imperi-
al buccaneers representing the so-called Im-
perial Government of Mexico, and also
against the Ortega, Santa Anna, and other
factions.
- We have information which leads us
to believe that the Revenue Commission,
appointed to make investigations into the
subject of revenue and to report thereon,
will recommend reduction or taking off
entirely the tax on manufactures and raw
articles, as we'll as reduction of the in
come tax, probably to three per cent on in
comes over thousand dollars, and cutting
it off all under that amount. 1t is believed,
too, that the Secretary of the Treasury will
endorse this recommendation in his own re.
port to Congress next Decembor.-N. Y.
Herald, 24h nit.
The Louisville Journal corrects an
erroneous impression that prevails in the
minds of many persons who speak and write
as if the Congressional elections occurring
this fall would affect the character of the
Congress that meets in December The