Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-16
Straps ann fatts.
- In q Berlin military hospital some
are performed with circular

gave his reason for so doing that in printing
all the faults are exposed to tine eye, but in
physic they are buried with the patient.
An old lady who had insisted on her
minister's praying for rain, had her cabbages
cut up by hail storm, and on viewing the
wreck remarked, that she "never knew him
to undertake anything without OVERRIDING
the matter.
"A clergyman lately travelling in the
oil region saw child stumbling and falling.
He kindly picked her up saying; "Poor lit.
tie dear, are you hurtW When she cried
out" 81 amt poor; dad has done struck
iie." =.
4-H Hard rubber collars are to be the
next novelty. A process Of bleaching rub
Der has been discovered, and, after harden
ing, it can be made into collars, wristbands,
&o., and the enthusiastic think they see the
end of the paper collar business.
The Petersburg Erpress says:-
aThere are only nine tobacco factories in
operation in LYnchburg now, against about
sixty before the war. The difficulty in OBJ
tanning the raw material is said to be the
reason that SO few manufacturers are engaged
in the business"
The idea of having car on passen.
ger trains, next to the tender, so arranged
that it will carry sufficient water to sprinkle
the track from one water-tank to another, is
being discussed by railroad men, and will
probably come into general use before an
other season.
Beaufort, South Carolina, which was
formerly an aristocratic winter resort of the
Southerners, has become completely Van.
keeized with New Englanders. The May
or Of the city is New Euglander, and eve-
ry Office. holder, land owner, and storekeeper
halls from the same section.
- The latest advices received here from
Vera Cruz, state that an Austrian vessel
was taking in large quantity of provisions.
It mas rumored that Maximilisn intended
to leave on her with body guard but that
Marshal Bazine would detain him, forcibly,
if necessary.
a horticulturist advertised that he
would supply all sorts Of fruit trees and
plants, especially pie-plants of all kinds. A
gentleman thereupon sent him an order for
one package of custard pie-seed, anda dozen
mince pie.plants. The gentleman prompt
ly filed the order by sending him four goose
eggs and small dog.
The report of Generals Steedman
and Fullerton upon the management of the
Freedmen's Bureau in the Southern States,
has been submitted to the Secretary of
War They state that there is a deplorable
lack of system in the entire organization of
the Bureau, and, in conclusion, declare that
the style Of contracts enforced by the Blu.
reau is simply slavery in modified form
"A correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer, mentions that Robert E. Lee is
among the visitors at the Rockbridge Alum
Springs he states.that when General Lee
arrived riding the well.kuown "ga!lant gray"
which he bestrode during the war, the whole
assemblage at the springs, men, women and
children, crowded around him to extend a
welcome.
The New York Citizen says: awe
have authority to contradict the report that
JEFF. Davis repudiates any portion of Col.
Craven's book. On the contrary, Mr.. Da.
Wis bore testimony, no later than last Tues
day, to the marvellous accuracy with which
his conversations are reported in the sPrls.
on Life'-adding that he wished Craven
had not been so accurate, 'as some OF the
reported remarks about Southern politicians
and generals were extremely embarrassing
- The Generals of the regular army
now rank in order OF their names in the fol.
lowinglist General Ulysses s. Grant, Lieu
tenant. General William T, Sherman, Major
Generals Henry W. Halleck, George G.
Mead, Philip H. Sheridan, George H. Tho
mas, Winfield s. Hancock Brigadier. Gen.
erals Irwin Mcdowell, William s. Rose.
Grams, Philip St. George Cook, John Pope,
Joseph Hooker, John M. Scho6eld, Oliver
O. Howard, Alfred h. Terry, E. O. G. Ord.
The Columbia Carolinian of the 4th
inst, says it is highly probable that the ex-
ira session Of the legislature, which We have
been expecting for some time, will not be
convened until the close cf the present
month. This opinion is quite plausible, in
view of the absence of the Governor while
attending the Philadelphia Convention -
We are informed by one who knows, that
the Legislature will be convened about the
9th instant-Spartanburg Spartan.
If asked, "Why do you not assure
your life ?" some will tell you it is as much
as they can do to maintain their families;
that the present wants of their wives and
children absorb all their limited means, and
that they can spare nothing to make fu-
ture provision for them. Allow that it is
so, and inquire if, with the husband and
father in health and strength to toll for
them, if, with the clear head and busy band
of the parent, their wants are but just sup
piled, what would be their condition if they
were to lose him, and be left alone in the
world?
THE Philadelphia Age, of Thursday
morning, has a double-leaded editorial,
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