Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-01
Gptltribntprial.
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. JANUARY %. 1866.
The University.
Twenty-Five students have matriculated

The University.
twenty-five students have matriculated.
One point in the law establishing this
institution seems to be overlooked by the
people of our State. 1t is the fact that
each judicial district in South Carolina is
entitled to one beneficiary year in the
University. These bene6oiaries are to be
chosen by the legislators or majority Of
them of the District; and are entitled to
receive without charge tuition, room.reut,
and use of library. Under this law, thirty
young men may be educated in part. Let
our Legislators look 10 the matter 1t is
one of their duties to select this beneficiary
from their district.
The Field and Fireside.
This literary, social, and agricultural
journal, our readers will remember, was es.
tablished many years ago in Augusta, Ga.
During the war it was removed to Raleigh,
N. c.; and is now in successful operation
there. 1t is by far the best Southern week.
ly literary paper that we know of; and
commands some of the first talent of the
south, and should command the cordial and
full support of our whole section. Send TO
the editor for specimen number of the
paper; and then subscribe for it. 1t will
pay.
Barnum.
BARNUM is irrepressible. He wrote an
Autobiography several years ago, which ev-
erybody abused and-bought. The book was
success of course He has quite recent.
ly written another book which he styles
The Humbays of the World. 1t is finding
its way, not to the favor of the American
people, but to their bookcases. They buy
it and then say it is poor. The English
press say it is a miserable rehash Of stale
things over which the world yswned years
ago But yet, it is easy to see, the book
will be "a success. In New York, Barnum's 8
Museum is place to which everybody must
20, and-which is the most important point
must pay his quarter. We spent a
whole afternoon there ourself once-saw
all his bearded women and stuffed snakes
and buggaboos generally, witnessed the af.
ternoon theatricals, and went away with q
vague impression that We had been hum.
bugged, and yet would have paid another
quarter rather than missed it oil.
The last we heard of BARNUM was bis
arrival in Paris. We have no idea what be
is after; but we know what will come Of it
in the eud-money. PHINEAs T. is ire
pressible.
Freedman Labor.
As far as our inquiries have evolved the
facts, it appears that the Freedmen of the
central and upper part of the State are max
ing contracts for labor quite readily now
Until the first week or two in January they
held back from contracting on account of a
vague hope they had of having lands assign.
ed to them by the general government. The
first of January was the time to which this
hope pointed; and when that time passed
with no results, and when their Grand Mo.
gul Saxton had told them the naked and
bitter truth, that the United States would
give them 20 lands-would never give them
lands except in exchange for greenbacks- -
then the scales fell from the eyes of our So.
BILE friends, and since then some degree Of
reason he's prevailed in their councils.
They have seen that their hopes were
idle.
They have accepted the situation.
They are making contracts freely now
In the middle country, these contracts art
often complex often involve some money
and also some supplies; but those who con
tract to work for greenbacks, do so at rate:
somewhat like these:
For women by the month for farm labor,
four dollars month and food and for men,
for farm labor, eight dollars and food. The
clothing, and all food beyond bread and
meat, must be arranged for in separate
contract.
In Newberry We hear Of freedmen con.
tracing to work on farms for onefourth of
what they make, they boarding and furnish
ing themselves. This is less than six Gan
average of four and eighD dollars head ;
because it will take more than sixth Of
their farm proceeds to board and furnish
them.
Upon the coast, We are Informed that
the freedmen enter readily into contracts
but that less hope of successful work is felt
there than in the districts higher up. The
coast negro is a lower order of being than
the up country negro; and We reasonably
expect less from him.
Morals of the Present Day.
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