Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-15

Among the latest wonders in the an
imal world, is a talking dog, which has been
brought out in Springfield, Mass. He can
say "good morning." chow do you do 7"
and many other things as human being.
"A baby convention was held at Mus
catine, Iowa, recently. Fifteen mothers,
with their little ones, were present and vo-
ted on the question of the prettiest. Each
baby got one vote and no more. Every
mother voted for her own offspring.
- The Columbia IS. c. Paenin of the
9Th inst, says: "Gen. Wade Hampton ar
rived in this place day or two ago. He
is in good health and spirits, and says his
freed people are working we'll on his plan
tation in Louisiana"
"A. dispatch from Montreal states that
great excitement prevails there in regard
to the Fenian invasion. Orders were re-
ceived there on Wednesday night. by the
military authorities, to call out ten thousand
volunteers within twenty-four hours.
Numerous pranks were played in the
gold market last week. At one time the
price was quoted at 1921, and in day or
two after it took leap to 1873. 1t is thought
by some men on Wallstreet that gold will
90 down to 125 within two weeks. All
kinds of fancy stocks in New York are dull,
and there are inducements to speculate IN
them Charleston Courier.
1t is very remarkable fact, (obser-
yes the Hartford Tinaes,) that since the
days of the second Adams, the opponents of
the Democracy have elected but three Pre-
sidents; that each of these Presidents have
died in Office and that each of the Vice
Presidents who took their places have been
compelled to differ from the policy of the
President whom he succeeded.
An intelligent planter writes to the
Galveston Nevs that he is well pleased with
his prospects under the free labor system.
His freedmen have remained, and perform
the usual work for "a portion of the crop
He has divided his lands into sections, and
employs premium system to promote COM
petition. His people are respectful and o.
bedient, and the change in their condition
has not altered their conduct.
The Galveston correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says the freedmen are
doing much better than the most sanguine
have expected. So far as can be discover
ed, they have all gone to work, and higher
wages than they have been given in any
other State; and he is told, by those whose
business it is to know, there are only thirty
five negroes in the State receiving any as.
sistance from either State or National Gov
ernment.
The Talladega (Ala.) Reporter men,
tions that Gen. Gorgas, late chief of the G.
S. Ordinance Bureau, Hon. Frances s. Ly-
on and others, have recently purchased the
late site of what was knowp as the Bibb
county Iron Works and have gone to work
cleaning up the rubbish and preparing to
rebuild the Works at orce. The men who
have taken hold of this enterprise will have
the means and the intelligence to press it
through with all the promptness that skill
and energy can command.
General Howard has issued a circu-
lar letter to the Assistant Commissioners of
the Freedmen's Bureau, giving instructions
for dealing with the question of matrimoDy
among the freed people. They are to con-
suit the State laws with regard to the mar
riage and divorce of white persons, and en-
body them for the benefit of the freedmen
as far as can be done in circular, and
desiring them to frame such system of
marriage rules as would be approved by the
State authorities, with the formal approval
of the Governor on the subject appended.
- The Judge Advocate General, Mr.
Joseph Holt, has just decided that no au-
thority for the trial of civilian by court
martial can be found in any of the Articles
of War, those articles being enacted solely
for the government of the armies of the
United States, and being applicable only to
persons in the military service. He con-
siders it strictly legal, however, to try by
military courts civilians formerly in the
service for crimes committed in the service
By this decision the supremacy of the civil
courts, in all cases where citizens are con-
cerned, is acknowledged, and it would seem
that the days of military trials of civilians
have passed by.
- The Virginia Legislature has ap-
pointed three commissioners to proceed to
West Virginia to negotiate for reunion of
the two States and the adjustment of the
public debt The mild and endearing tone
of the resolution is admirable. 1t reads!
Resolved, That the people of Virginia
deeply lament the dismemberment of the
'old State and are sincerely desirous to
establish and perpetuate the reunion of the
States of Virginia and West Virginia that
they do confidently appeal to their brethren
Of West Virginia to concur with them in
the adoption of suitable measures of CO.
operation in the restoration of the ancient
Commonwealth in Virginia" :"
Pollard, of the Richmond Eramincr,
in recent trip North, says: awe encoun-
tered Ward Beecher on rail road, in which
he was on his way to Newburgh, there to
deliver lecture. A change seems to have
come over the spirit of his dream. In con-
versing with us, he avowed himself an &C.
complished peace man. Blood enough, he