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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
Mormon Domestic Life.

Dr. Bowles of the Springfield Republs-
can, writing from Austin, says: f7".
Polygamy Introduces many curious cross-
relationships, and intertwines the branches
of the genealogical tree 10 manner greatly
to puzzle mathematician, as vel! as to dis.
gust the decent minded The marrying Of
two or more sisters is very common. One
young mormon merchant iD Salt Lake City
has three sisters for his three wives. There
ale several cases of men marrying both
mother (vidow) aud her daughter or daugh-
ters, taking the old woman for the sake of
getting the young ones, bat having children
by ell. Please to cipher out for yourself
how this mixes things. More disgusting
associations are known, even to the marry
ing of half sister by one Mormon. Con-
slider, too, how these children of one father
and many mothers, the latter often blood
relations, are likely TO be crossed again 10
new marriages, in the second and third, if
not in the first generation, uuder the oper.
erations of this pulygamous practice and
it is safe to predict that few generations
of such social practices will breed phys
ical, molal aud mental debasement of the
people most frightful to contemplate, Al.
ready, indeed, are such indications appa.
reut, foreshadoWing the sure aud terrible
realisation. ... ...
Brigham Youug's wives are pumberless
at least no one seems to know boW many he
has; aud be has confessed hluseif " for
getfuluess ia tie matter TIE probability
is, that he has from sixteen to twenty gen.
uins or complete wises, aud about az many
uore women ..sealed" to him for heaven
and glory. The latter are mostly piuus old
ladies, eager for high seats i'll the Mormou
heaven, aud knowing no surer way to get
there than to be tackled on to Brigham's
angelic procession. Some of those sealed
wives are the early wives Of other men;
but lacking faith 10 their husbands glory,
seek to make sure thing for the future By
the grace Of gracious Brigham.
In many cases the Mor'pon wives not o.
ly support themselves and their children,
but help to support their husbands, Thus
clerk, or man with similar limited TO-
come, who has yielded to the fascinations
and desires of three or four women, and
married them all, makes bis home with No.
l, perhaps, and the rest live apart, each by
herself, taking in sewing or washing, or en-.
gagged in other employment, to keep up her
establishment aud to be no charge to her
husband. ae comes around, once in a.
while, to make her visit, and then she
sets out an extra table and spends all her
accumulating earnings to make him as com.
Portable, and herself as charming, as posi-.
bic, so that her fraction of the dear sainted
man may be multiplied as much as possible.
So that the fellow, if be is lAzy and has
turned his piety to the good account of get
ting smart wives, may really board round
continually and live in clover, at no posi-
BILE expense but his own clothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

The DISPOSITION OF HAaPER's FER.
RY-West Virginia has 3 proposition oe-
fore the Seuate Military Committee, which
is under consideration, to have Harpers
Ferry turned over 10 that State The COM
mittee have oume to 90 conclusion in regard
to the matter, aud, before anything is done,
will ssce, tain the views Of the War Depart
meot respecting it The Committee, at
we'll as Congress, are opposed to ever re.
suscitatiug it for an armory, or for any Da-
tional work, aud vii. direct its sale to tue
highest ddsr.-PhiladeLphia lnqEirsr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
Seleetea gnettg.
MY FIRST POEM.

Ill - AAsS - SS.@-&s
RARE BIT OF LAuGHABLE INGENUITY on TYPooRArHI
ERRORS.
All. here IL Is Pm famous now
An author and poet'
II really Is In print! ye gods!
How proud T'll be to show it,
Aud gentle Annie What thrill
VIII animate her breast;
To read those lines and know
To whom they are addressed.
Why, bless my soul !-here's something strange:
What can the paper mean
By talking of the 'sgraceful brooks
That gander o'er the green"
And here's a T instead of z,
Which makes II "tppling rlll;''
Gwen seek the shad, ," instead Of "shade,"
And sshell' instead Of "hill."
tsThey look so"-what! recollect
Twas s'sweet' and then twas "kind,"
And now to think the stupid fool
For ssbland" has printed 'blind."
Was ever such provoking work
'Tis curious, by the by
How anything is rendered "blnd"
BY giving 1t an eye.
"Hast thou no tears the rs left out,
sHast thou no ears" instead;
81 hope that thou art dear" is put
ssI hope that thou art dead"
Who ever saw in such space
"Those gentle eyes bedimmed," )" Is spelt
"Those gentle eyes bedamned."
"The color Of the rose" is ''nose'
nAfection'' is "afflictioI ;"
wonder If the likeness holds
In fact as well as fiction,
"Thou art friend, ;" the Is gone,
Who ever would have deemed
That such trifng thing could change
A "friend" into fend.
@Thou art the same" is rendered sslamen
1t really Is too bad;
And here, because an ia out,
MY "lovely maid" II ''mad."
They drove her blind by poking in
An eye-a process new
And now they've gouged II again,
And made her crazy, too.
"Where are the muses. fed, that thou
Shoaldst live SO long unsung"
Thus read my vision-here II is
aShouldst live so long unhung."
"The fate Of womans love Is thine,"
And y commences state ;"
How small a circumstance will turn
A woman's love 10 hate.
IN read no more. What shall do
I'll never dare TO send IT.
The papers scattered far and wide
YTis now too late TO mend II,
Oh, Fame thou cheat Of human bliss!
Why did / ever write
wish my poem had been ournt
Before 1t saw the light.
Let's stop and recapitulate:-
I've d'm'd her eyes that's plain;
I've told her she's lunatc,
And blind, and deaf, and lame,
Was ever such hornd hash
In poetry or in prose?
I've said she was fiend, and praised
The color Of her nose.
wish had that editor
About half q minute;
I'D BANG him TO his hearts content,
And with an Il begin II.
I'D JAM his body, eyes and bones,
And spell II with D,
And send him 10 that hill Of his
He spells II with an E.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

A CANARD-THE YANKEES TO HAVE A
FENIAN FIGHr.-The Toronto correspond.
ent of the New York Herald tells the fol.
lowing absurd story: .F
The scheme has for its object nothing
less than q general raid and slaughter Of
United States citizens through the whole
of the country contiguous to the Canadian
frontier. Although this may seem chime
rical, it is nevertheless true that since the
Fenian raid into Canada in June last an
organization has been commenced Win
the view of "retaliating," as the CanucKs
say, upon our border towns and villages
After no little lodging and pumping
with the occasional administration OF "a.
madam "old rye" have succeeded IN
learning the name Of the society, and have
got an inkling of the, mode in which the
thing is conducted. They have assumed
the name of U-E-lians--a name derived in
part from the old rotten united empire
loyalists" who first peopled tho country,
having left our country for its certain
good. The latter part Of the name is after
the Fenians, 10 hostility TO which they have
sworn eternal action.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
Markets by Telegraph.
NEW YORK MARKETS. SATURDAY.

NEW YORK MARKETS, SATURDAY.
New York, September l5.-Cotton firm
uplands, 334c. Orleans, 35H936c. The crop
accounts are uufavorable. Flour is dropping
Wheat dull, and l62c. lower. Pork quiet 1T
tS3. so. Lard dull. ... ..g
New YORK, September lj.-Cotton firm
sales 800 bales middling ut 33Hc. @3Gc. South
ern flour dull and dropping. Wheat dull and
&c @3c. lower. Pork quiet and rather firmer
Mt s33 20. Lard heavy at lie @2oc. Sugar
steady. Coffee quiet. Naval stores quiet and
unchanged. Gold, l44ts. sa
A-f MONEY MARKET.
NEW Yonx, September l5.-Noon &c old,
I44h Exchange dull; sixty days, =. sight,
81. United States coupons, '6s, 1873; 81, lllh
'ee, llA; Ca, looh 'eJ. los@; los, ssH.
MOBILE MARKETS, SATURDAY.
MOBILE, September RELATIONSHIPS to-
day 400 bales middlings, SOC. G3lc. Marke,
steady, with more demand for the be tier
grades. s"s...t q
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS, FRIDAY.
New ORLEANS, September l4.-Cotton-sales
1850 bales low middling ut 32433c. Gold, Ia.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS, SATURDAY.
New ORLEANS, September lJ.-Cotton-Sales
go bales low middIing at SIC G3ic. New York
exchange 4 premium ; sterling, l53.
LONDON AND LIVERPOOL MARKETS OF THURSDAY.
LIVERPOOL, September Is, T. M.-Cotton
unchanged end steady; sales to-day, 1900
bales; middlng upiands, I'D. Breadstufis
market firmer; prices tending upward. Pro.
visions unchanged. Lard very dull.
LONDON, September 10, p. M.-Consols, s9H
for money; 5-2o's, 72E.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
The Cleveland COnvcntiOn-Prepa
lions for the Reception OF Delegates.

CLEVELAND, September ia meeting
Of the general committee for the reccp-
ton of delegates to the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Convention to be held here on Monday
next was held last evening. The COM
mittce have received from Boston two i'm
mensc tents, which will be pitched in the
Park and appropriately decorated. Seats
will be arranged in them for the delegates
and audience. The committee have re-
ceived information that large number OF
delegates from all sections of the country
will be present. Rooms have already been
engaged at the several hotels for many
distinguished soldiers and civilians. The
venerable Thomas Ewing, the father-in-law
of Licutenant-Gencral Sherman; MIR.
Grant, the father of the great Ulysses !;
Hon. James r. Doolittle, the distinguished
Senator from Wisconsin; Generals Steed-
man, Averill, Couch, Meredith, Wool, Gus
tar, and others, will be in attendance on
the Convention.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

De FACTO GovERNMESTs-1NTER
DECISION OF JUDGE THoMAs.-ln the Cir
cult Court on Wednesday last, says the
Warrenton Inder of Saturday, Judge
Thomas delivered a lengthy and able OPT
Mon upon the much mooted question OF
the validity and binding effect of land sales
made during the war in consideration OF
Confederate treasury notes as the purchase
money. The question arose in the case OF
William A. Stewart and George W. Pal.
mer rs. James IIanback-in unlawful de.
tainer. Judge Thomas holds said sales to
be binding; and after discussing the va.
rious points raised by the arguments OF
counsel, said in substance:
upon the whole, / conclude that tho
Confederate as well as the State govern
mcnt of Virginia at Richmond, were, tc
say the least, during their existence, IL
tacto governments; and that the contracts
of the citizens and subjects of those go.
vcrnments, who were at the time of con-
tracing SUI j,triS, must be enforced by the
means afforded of the de j're government
and when they have been executed by such
parties according to the laws of the d.
tqcto government, the de j,ue government
that has superseded them will not annul
th m"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

By the CabIe-Liverpool and London Markets
Napoleon objects to the Acceptance OF General
Osmond Us Mexican War Minister-Prussian
Finunces-Probable Dissolution Of the Cham
Der Of Deputies.
LIVERPOOL, September l4.-Noon. The cot
ton market is steady; prices unchanged. The
Brokers' Circular reports sales Of 10000 bales
for the week. Middling uplands quoted at
I'D. Breadstufs and provisions unchanged.
LONDON, September H.-Noon. -Consols, 50
for money; 5-2o's are firmer, being quoted
at -.
SOUTHAMPTON, September 1.-THE steamer
Arago, from New York, arrived this morning,
and left for Havrs.
PARIS, September 1.-THE .M1attcur states
that Macmillan had named General Osmond
Minister of War to reside in France; but his
military reports to his own country being in
compatible with the duties of said office, Ma
poleon refused to grant the authority for Os-
mond's acceptance.
BERLIN, September lit is announced on
what may be considered semi-otllcial autho-
rity that should the bill authorizing the King
to make loan for the liquidation Of the late
war expenses be rejected, the Chamber OF De-
puties will be dissolved by royal decree.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
TELEGRAPTIIC NEWS!
MORNING DISPATCHES.


GsssxsBuRe, PA, September 1.-THE Pre-.
sident was received by an enthusiastic crowd,
who displayed q banner with "Welcome to
the President" inscribed on It,. In complying
with calls for speech, the President rendered
his thanks for the demonstration, not merely
for him as IN individual, but because he view
ed Il rs the uprising of the people to restore
peace and harmony to all parts Of the country
He said he had always stood in vindica ton OF
the rights of the people, and here, IL neces.
sary, he would perish. Senator Cowan joined
the party ut this place.
LArRoBE, Pa, September II, $50 p. M
There was kind demonstration to the Presi-
dent at this place. He made only few re-
marks. Bouquets were presented to the Pre-.
sident, General Grant, and Admiral Farragut
by the ladies. A card accompanying the bou.
qnet 10 the President said that the young 10.
dies who presented 1t intended 10 make the
young gentlemen vote for representative
who would sustain the Administration. When
General Grant appeared on the platform the
band was requested TO stop playing; where
upon he dryly remarked, they had better con
tinue to listen TO the music, as they would
never listen TO a speech from him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.

<s0Ws - Me OoD.es
LrvBRpooL, September l5.-The cotton mar
ket II unchanged; sales Of 1900 bales mid
ding uplands, l3d. Breadstuffs market firm
mixed western corn. 27s. Cd
LosDoS, September l5.--Consols have de.
clined k-Qtoted ut SON; s-2o's, TN.
LONDON, September I5.-There are minors of
o difficulty between Italy and Austria on the
subject Of the debt Of Venetia.
LONDON. September 1.-THE Porte has re-
fused 10 accommodate matters with the Gre.
tans. The troubles on the eastern coast Of the
Mediterranean are on the increase.
ST. PETERSBURG, September l6.-Ths Anne
can squadron left Russian waters to-day. The
Moscow Gazette extols the alliance between
Russia and the United States.
BELLY, September l6.-Count Bismarck has
sent letter to the United States Minister &C.
knowledging the kindness OF American resi-.
dents in furnishing fifty tons Of Ice to the
wounded in the hospitals.
PARIS, September 15.-It IL expected that
the circular which Napoleon Is about to Issue
to the Powers Of Europe will be eminsntly
pacific in tone. ~ ... ...s.r. 1859 ....a-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

BENNETT ON THE RICHMOND PREsS.-Thc
Richmond papers are as extreme as ever
and abuse everything and everybody, espe
cially General Grant, whom they declare
TO be no general and no gentleman, although
We guess that they thought him gene
raj when lie captured Richmond, and a
gentleman when he let Lee off so mag.
unanimously. 1t would be far better for the
South if all these papers were destroyed.
They aid the northern Radicals by fur
nishing materials TO excite and infiame the
feelings of our people.
If the Richmond editors were as merce.
nary as Bennett, it would be an easy mat.
ter to convert their papers into Radical
organs. .. ..e.t ... .....
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

CONTINUED INCREASE OF GOLD IN THE TREASURY.
The increase of gold in the Treasury con-
tinues rapd-the actual amount Of coin on
hand at the close of business last evening being
s64, 500, 900. Add 10 this the gold certificates,
and we have n grand total of nearly SIS, 0Co,.
600. As there are to be no further payments
OF interest until the November coupons are
met, the probabilities are that the bullion and
certificates will rise to over $780, ooo, 900 before
that period. The November payments will
absorb of this amount about $24 100000.
When the great strength of the United
States Treasury becomes fully known in
Europe, says the Philadelphia Ledger's Wash
ington correspondent, it is believed the result
will be an important advance in the price OF
all our gold bearing bonds, and an increased
demand for the same.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
Mr.. Davis % - AeleAse1 IN October
by the President.

, NJ. Davis % - nsleassA in October
| BY the President.
| Washington Correspondence New York Herald,
/ September u.
| In A previous dispatch I stated there
was good reason to believe that in few
days Mr.. Davis would be released on pa
role or bail. l received my information
| from high official, who possesses excel
lent facilities for learning the Presidents
views and intentions on such subjects.
The announcement created quite futter
among the politicians, and several very in
fluential ones, favorable to the Presidents
restoration policy, venturcd to call on
him to ascertain if the announcement were
well founded. This have on Andoubted
authority. The President replied that
many distinguished and loyal gentlemen
from both the North and South had ap-
pealcd 10 him for the release of Mr.. Davis,
and presented several considerations,
which made favorable impression on his
mind, why Mr.. Davis should not be held
longer in confinement, and that he had
said TO them that if from any fault of the
court or the proper officers OF the Govern
mcnt Mr.. Davis should not be brought to
trial in October, he should not, from any
reasons then known to him, deem it his
duty to hold the prisoner for another term;
but that in giving the friends Of Mr.. Davis
this assurance he had not anticipated the
action Of the court, and had not appointed
any time for Mr.. Davis's release in the
event of his not being tried. lie declared
that he bad from the first desired to have
Mr.. Davis tried for treason, and had used
such influence and authority as he pos
scsscd to have the trial take place at an
early day; but that if there should be
! further delay in bringing on the trial, he
believed that neither the interests Of the
country nor his duty demanded that he
keep the prisoner longer in custody. He
also stated that he was unable toperceive
that the release of Mr.. Davis on parole or
bail would furnish the Radicals with q
valuable weapon, but that he believed the
masses, if there should be further un-
necessary delay in bringing him to trial,
would approve of his being conditionally
released.
1t is we'll understood in the best in
formed official circles that Mr.. Davis will
not be tried at the October term, so that
his release may be looked for soon after,
but not till after that time.
On dit, that Mr.. Reed, one of Mr.. Davis's
counsel, had been authorized by the At
torney- General to say to his client that the
Government would direct his immediate
release on condition of his leaving the
country never to return, and that Mr..
Davis Indignantly rejected the offer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
The Alabama Nerro.SellinC Case.

WAsHIsGroS, September l4.-Majcr G eneral
Howard, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau, has addressed Il letter TO the assistant
commissioner Of the Bureau of Alabama, in
forming him of statement made that two
freedmen had been sold as slaves at 5000 and
1900 respectively. In case the statement is
true, he is ordered to secure their release.
[This is the case mentioned in a paragraph
copied into our columns n few days ago from
the Baltimore american. 1t may be worth
mentioning that such a sale is not in conflict
with the new article of the Constitution abol-
ishing slavery, for that declares that slavery
shall not exist in any of the United States
Except as Il punishment for crime"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA:-The
" next session will begin on the FIRST DAY
OF OCTOBER. 1858, and end on the TWENTY.
NINTH OF JUNE, 1857.
A Professor Of Latin and second Professor OF
the organization Of all the departments of tnstrnc
tion-Academc, Law, and Medical-will be fully
rs-e established on the same enlarged basis as be.
fore the war.
The entire expenses Of the Academic student,
exclusive Of text books, clothing, and pocket mo.
ney, amount to three hundred and sixty dollars In
currency per session of nine months OF the Law
student, TO three hundred and sixty.f ollars,
and Of the Medical student, to three hundred and
ninety five dollars.
Porcatslogue giving details, or for special !nfor
nation, address s. MAUPIN,
iy Is-ts Chairman OF the Faculty.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

'ENrEAL GRANT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE
hhsibEAT's PoLcY.-A special telegram
III 'Ae New York Tribune of Friday settles
't'e disputed question as to Grants posi-
"'n--ihat is if the telegram be true. We
quote il: =.
:ee'aI duHstch TO the New York Tribune.
COLUMBUS, Ono, September l3.-In con-
,yIsa'lcn With General Cox last evening,
u'hefaI Grant and Admiral Farragut de-
,iSieo their disapproval of the Presidents
pI',icy' aud commended that of Congress.
,I''h gentlemen said substantially that
"'y were participants in the Presidents
va"paign tour by express instructions, and
N.Y. N.Y. RON any inclination on their part.
ue conversations were not strictly pri-
'''e' Tor several parties were present.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

.yp MURDER RY THE "REco'
cv1NA"" sTRrcrnp."

,r Axp MURDER Ff Ihs hh''N-
c'lNA' SrRrCTED."
c.rcral Howard has been notified OF a
'S Say in Loudoun county, Va. Anum-
aa " az white citizens entered the house OF
her .. and after eating and drinking their
"'s IAN An indiscriminatc slaughter
Ill., ,be inmates, shooting the negro so
an. .'s Sira two days after from the effects OF
'.I' . - They destroyed the house, fur.
;.r WON'T ort .nrildings, and garden. The civil
.hlr;,;,s have taken no steps to secure
t -, ,.rs,t Of The murderers.
y,JoR-G GENERAL HOWARD.
-,-o are fresh rumors about the dis
,a,,r., Of Maior-General Howard from
vac S.s1 Of Bureau affairs, but the Secrc-
-, NJ War has "put his foot down" and
a. f,-,a that such an event shall not &C.
c.r.-LeC9T.
GENERAL DIN.
General Dix having failed to receive the
n.,.'orratic nomination for Governor oil
<.n York, should Hon. John Z. Hale be
.,r,rtd from Madrid las is not unlikely,
- Md. il is thought, stand a very good
n ,acc Of being his succcSsor.-i5.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

MAY EscArE.-A telegram was received
yesterday from Chattanooga announcing
that Kay, alias Ford, had sued out a writ
of habeas corpus, and would be brought
before judge for his discharge. In the
absence of legal evidence and authority
for his retention, 1t is feared that he will
be liberated. lie was arrested only on
the faith Of telegraphic dispatch, which
is not legal authority, no warrant having
been issued nor any requisition sent by the
Governor. 1t is earnestly to be hoped that
the rascal will not escape the law.-Lynch-
burg Etr9ini0n, l5M. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17
Election of Delegates 10 the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention.

LOUISVILLE, KY, September 13.-The
,,,!:ers and sailors held meeting here
last night, and after endorsing tue policy
ol President johnson for the restoration Of
Tie Union, elected one hundred delegates
% the Cleveland Convention.
Resolutions were then adopted praiSing
Grncral Rousseau for Gaming Mr.. Grinnell.
Resolutions were also adopted endorsing
lie action Of the National Union Conyen-
ton at Philadelphia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-17

Nkw ORLEANS, September ia slight
disturbance occurred last evening, caused
iy the arrest OF two colored women. An
attempt was made to rescue them by some
c"!cr"d soldiers. The police were re-
lni0rced and were met by the negroes with
i yolley Of stones and an invitation to
cone on. The police, assisted by several
Federal officers, succeeded in restoring
quiet.
John Henderson, Jr., member Of the
convention OF 1864, has died from injuries
received at the 30th July riot.