Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-26
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-- MT. JeS. NJ. Lann2m: WHO eo Iato'y
returned from Federal imprisonment in
Charleston, died at his residence in Edge
field District on Monday of last week.
A correspondent says: Washing the
head with cold black tea once or twice
week, will keep the hair from falling of,
prevent its growing gray, and give it fine,
lively lustre.
- The Clubhouse of Mr.. John johnson,
near Lewis Turn. out, Chester District, was
totally consumed on the 10th inst In ad'
dition to the entire crop of wheat, the build
ing contained twelve bales of cotton, one
gin, thrasher, &c.
An effort is making in Washington
to put forward Gen. Sherman as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the next Presidency
His own consent has not, however, been OBJ
tanned to this use of his name.
"A bill has passed Congress, increas-
ing the pay of members of Congress to 49,
900 year, and mileage ten cents. As the
members evidently consider themselves as
good as the President, why not increase it
to s25, 900?
- 4 few evenings since some vile mis-
creant entered Hollywood Cemetery and
robbed the grave of little Joe Davis, son of
President Davis, of the footstone which
had been placed there by a number of the
little boys of Richmond.
At the evening session of the United
States Senate, on Tuesday, bill was pas
sed to pay Mrs. Amelia Feaster, of Colum-
bia, South Carolina, $4,000 for food and
clothing furnished to Union soldiers and
officers while in prison at that place during
the war.
"Druid," Washington correspondent
of the New York NeaOs, says: "Thaddeus
Stevens and other Pennsylvaniaus here have
received intelligence from all parts of that
State to the effect that the virtual defeat of
the tariff by the Senate, will enable the
Democrats to carry Pennsylvania at the fall
elections. The fact is a most important
one."
- The Chicago Tribune, July II, says:
"Within the past twenty-four hours the
wheat market in this city has experienced a
most extraordinary decline Of twenty-five
cents to twenty-sevsn cents per bushel On
Tuesday, No. l regular spring wheat was
sold at S1.ss to Sl.60. and yesterday it fell
as low as $1.60-closing dull and nominal
at $165
An exchange says we were compelled
to refuse an offer of job printing the other
day, by man who innocently called to get
some postage stamps printed He was quite
disappointed because We could not do the
work-he "wanted 'em real bad to put on
the letter when he writ to gal, and the5
cost too darned much to buy of them post.
Office fellers."
-One of the most important decisions
made by the Georgia Supreme Court, which |
adjourned last Saturday, is that failure of
consideration on account of emancipation |
cannot be plead against recovery on pro- !
missory note given in the purchase of slaves.
1t held that the purchaser bought with the
risk, and must become the loser There
are thousands of just such cases throughout
the South, and We apprehended that the
late decision will be allowed to control gen.
orally.
- The Smith family have had 49 mem
bers in Congress, while the Johnsons num-
Der 20, the Browns 26, the Whites 22 the
Thompsons 81, the Joneses 20, the Wilson's
80, the Millers Is, the Moores l8, and the
Taylors Is. Of the 232 members in both |
Houses, 10 we're born in New England, 40
in New York, while the remainder are about
equally divided between the Middle and
Western States, except two born in Ireland,
one in Scotland, one in Bavaria and one in
Canada.
1t is reported that, on Saturday after.
noon, while Federal officer and citizen
were drinking together in bar.room, some
cause of quarrel arose, and the latter cursed
the former id Yankee 81 Of a b-h
The offended soldierimmediately went round
to the Jail, and obtaining negro guard,
came back and arrested the citizen. He
carried him to the Jail and there confined
him until his passion cooling of, he thought
better of the matter and released him.
Charleston Necs
- The Washington correspondent of
the New York Sunday Herald says: A
story gains currency il political circles here
to the effect that General Grant has been
approached in regard to the anticipated va
cancy in the war Office, and that he has ex-
pressed his sympathy with the policy of the
and perfect readiness to as
sist in carrying that policy out. There 10
scarcely doubt that, should Stanton with
draw, Grant will be directed to assume the
duties of the Office ad interim, with the
full powers and privileges of an authorized
Secretary. I may also add that be would be
pleased at the opportunity of doing so, and
at the present moment has no higher amOl-
ton.
In the Court of Common Pleas, at
Baltimore, recently, case was decided
which involves the question of payment of
a claim where there is special stipulation
to pay in gold. A piece of land was rented
in 1791, with the stipulation that the yearly
rent should be paid in golden guineas; and
legal tenders, when offered to liquidate the
-.c.s.J Tho Tndoo hold thot