Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-17
Gputribntprial.
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. MAY IA. 1855.
The Greenville r. r.

The Greenville r. B..
The Broad River bridge is the only gap
now. The road runs to the river on both
banks. 1t may be two or three months be.
fore the bridge be completed.
Small Pox.
This disease is in rapid decline amongst
US. Less than dozen cases all told, one of
our city physicians advises us, now re-
main in the city, We could bid it good bye
with great deal of pleasure.
For the Ladies.
SuspeDders to hold up the skirt, reliev.
ing the otherwise se-necessary pressure upon
the waist, are the last novelty in feminine
apparel. If the advantages to the ladies
are as great as those of wearing suspeDders
are to gentlemen, we cordially commend
them to all the fair.
The Fenians.
Poor Erin! For many generations poor
Erin has had fell disorder that affects her
brain. The malady comes to head, which
has to be cut off before she experiences any
relief; but when it is done, aud the hemor.
rhage has been profuse, the patient finds
rest for ten or a dozen years. When the
disorder returns, the same. treatment is ap-
piled, with the, same result. '--......---..
The famous Head Center Stephens must
lose his head now soon, before poor Erin
can rest from the present paroxysm Of pat
riot-ism.
Who burnt Columbia?
The citizens of Columbia are taking steps
to answer this question for future times A
meeting has been held, and committee of
twelve appointed to'collect testimony, evil
dence, and facts upon the matter. We
hope it will be carried through thoroughly
and boldly We have no doubt as to what
the result will be-what the facts are-and
we hope they will be- brought home to the
real parties. Every body feels assured that
this investigation will fasten the guilt of
burning Columbia upon the very man who
did it-General Sherman, the most uumit
igated scoundrel now unhung
Riots in Memphis.
Accounts reach US of riots in the west
riots in which there is clash between the
whites and the negroes. Several have re.
Gently occurred in Memphis, in which four
or five whites and perhaps score of me-
groes we're killed. This is an important
item. The facts are fraught With terrible
significance to the poor negro. 1t is the in.
itiation of the inevitable conflict that is to
arise from this new state of society, and
which will result in the extermination of
the negro. Cufee's doom is sealed the mo.
ment tue conflict opens in earnest 1t may
last for years-maybe for geueraticns-may-
be for century-but end when it may, it
ends in cufee's ruin and externination.
When be makes himself the Helot, he
shares the Helot's fate. Let him beware
of blood.
Books.
We see on sale at Townsend l. North's
new book called: Southern Generals, their
Lives and Campaigns, by Captain VIM.
Parker Snow. It is illustrated with steel
portraits of many of the subjects We OBJ.
serve the name of General Lee is given in.
correctly-Robert Edoard Lee. We do
not know who Capt Snow is, but we have
an idea that he is Yankee. -...
Mr.. Pollard of Richmond has just gotten
out a new and revised edition Of his South.
ern History ofthe War. This was publish.
ed during the war under the title of First
Year Of the War, etc. With subsequent
light before him We have no doubt that the
author has greatly improved it.
Religious.
We are in receipt of the second number
of the Baptist Church and Sunday School
Messenger Itis published monthly at York.
vile IS. c. at two dollars year. 1t is a
double-columed octave of the usual size,
containing thirty-two pages: The matter of
the Messenger will commend it to the Bap-
tists, forit is seetarian, and incompromising-
ly so to the last degree and it is outspoken.
We like this. Let every man and dencmi-
nation speak ont like men. We have no pa
tience with halfway men and measures
Upon this ground we commend the Aessen-
ger to the Baptists. ,.. ,.. ..... ..
The Sunday School department appears
gotten up with judgment, and is likely to
interest such children as are fond Of relig-
ious literature.