Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-03
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Snau neltner QrlnK QOr SaluUe
Butler has in bis house at Lowell, two pic
tures-"Christ on the Gross" and MARY at the
Sepulchre," which, from their value and the name
of their possessor, are known to have been stolen
Sam Slick tells Us that if he were asked what
death he preferred as being most independent, he
would answer freezing, because he would then 60
off with "stiff upper lip"
MR.. T. D. Gwinn informs the Greenville
Moaaataineer, that he has $780, from the Missouri
Southern Association, and other donations, amoun-
tine in ali to $7lO for the benefit of widows and or
phans of deceased Confederate soldiers.
there have arrived at New York, from foreign
ports, 235, ! IL immigrants, greater number than
arrived during any previous year since 1854, when
1928 landed at New York.
"A London publisher announces "The Lo,
GERS Dictonary-a poetical treasury of lovers
thoughts, fancies, address and dilemmas, indexed
for reference as dictionary of compliments, and
guide to the study Of the tender science"
Photosculpture, French invention, by which
one can get perfect bust of himself as easily as to
sit for photograph, has just been introduced In
New York. The sitter is aimed at by twenty-four
cameras, placed in circle of (which he is the cen
tre; and the busts are necessarily quite expensive.
We have been told that citizen of this Dis
trict, to whom considerable amount of money was
owing, died the other day, from sudden and great
depression Of spirits consequent upon hearing that
a law had been PASSED repudiating all debts. We
do not vouch for the story.-Sumter Nees.
- The Southern Methodist papers abound in
reports of large accessions to the Church in various
parts of the country. The Nashville Adrocate
reports from different circuits TO; the Richmond
Advocate 1000; the St Louis Advocate $50; the
New Orleans Adcocate ITS.
At Masonic Fair in Washington, recently,
pictures of Lincoln, Grant and Lee were being voted
for at dollar ticket The first night the votes
for Lee were nine times as many as for the others
At one time, the discussion over Lees superiority
was 50 great that it almost amounted to riot.
A young wife demonstrated with her husband,
dissipitated spendthrift, on his conduct. MY
love, said he, 'I'm only like the prodigal son; 1
shall reform by-and-by." "And I will be like the
prodigal son, too, she replied, 'for will arise and
go to my fathers" and accordingly off she went.
john Smith, second Quintus Curtius d
condition of the streets of his native city, is repor
ted to have plunged headong into the mud, leaving
only the soles of his boots exposed with the touch
ing inscription in chalk, ''Who will care for mother
now"
At the late municipal election in the city Of
Boston, the blacks voted for the Democratic candi
dates s This fact produced quite sensation among
the Radical Senators Mr. Wade, Of Ohio, re-
markell that he was cooling off towards the mig
gers, now that they were joining with the Copper
heads
- Petitions are circulating throughout the
North for signatures, praying Congress to refrain
from the passage of an Act to curtal the national
currency, or having in view the return to specie
payments within any limited time This movement
is in opposition to the policy of Secretary McCul
labor instead Of more currency.
"A petition is being circulated in Western
North Carolina, to be presented to Congress, pray
ing that the loyal citizens of that section may be
empowered to form new State, the votes Of such
persons only being counted in forming the new
State Government and electing members of Con-
gress. If this be impracticable, they ask that the
whole State may be recognized on loyal basis.
The New York papers record quite demon
straton in that city in honor to the memory of one
Paul Drayton, the Most Worshipful Past Nation
al Grand Master of the Colored Masonic Fraternity
of the United States" At the time of his death,
which occurred at Charleston S. c., on Saturday,
the 9th ult, he was on mission to South Carolina,
to organize Masonic Lodges among the colored peo-
pie Of that State. His age was sixty-fve years.
AN Act has been passed by the Georgia Leg
islature, and signed by the Governor, providing
that all property of the wife at the time of her mar
rage, whether real or personal or chooses in action,
shall be and remain her separate property; and
that all property given to- inherited or acquired by
the wife during coverture, shall vest in and belong
to her, and shall not be liable for the payment Of
any debt, default or contract of the husband.
Petitions are being circulated in Worcester
county, Mass, and in other parts of the State,
praying the Legislature not to ratify the consttu
tional amendment, on the ground principally Of
'the danger to the liberties of the people from con-
ceding to any State as is done in the second Sec
ton Of the proposed amendment, ''the right or
possibility Of denying to any class of its loyal cti
zens the natural right Of representation, and the
elective franchise
Part of the Merinac has been raised at
Hampton Roads, and several of her great guns have
been recovered. There is prospect of raising the |
old line-ofbattle ship P',nsylrania, and also the
fngate Brandy,oiae, burned at Gosport Navy Yard
at the breaking out of the war; The wrecEers en-
gagged on the Pennsylvania have fshed up an an
chor Of peculiar construction, weighing four or five
tons, which is supposed to have been lost during
the Revolutionary war.
Mrs Jefferson Davis says concerning her f. |
nances that she can see her way clear for the next
three months - beyond that all is dark Hav-
ing to maintain two households, her mother and
children in Canada and her husband and younger
children at Fortress Monroe her expenses are nee
essarly very large. Mrs. Davis says her husband
IS well taken care Of but it is the Southern people
alone who keep him from starving, as he would
inevitably, if, in his delicate health, he had only
the food provided for him by the authorities.
City of Mexico correspondence, dated the Sth
ultimo has been received The return of the En-
peror to the throne had been received with public
rejoicings throughout the country. His army, in
dependent of the French, numbered $4,000 men,
and were well fed and clothed The Imperialists say
that if they have no United States troops to con-
tend against they will ultimately succeed. They
desire the withdraw of the French troops and con-
slider that it would be the best thing for Maximian
We learn that Judge Wayne of the Supreme
Court Of the United States; will, under the recent
decision Of that tribunal against the right of militia
ry commissions to try citizens not in the military or
naval service, issue a writ by which DR.. Mudd one
of the assassin conspirators will be removed from
confinement at the Dry Tortugas and brought be-
fore civil tribunal for trial Similar writs may is
sue in the cases of Spanger Arnoldand McLaugh-
lin, the other conspiratOrs confined there
Washington Republican.
"A pious old negro woman was once caught
by her master stealing goose and the next Sun
day she partook of the Communion, after which
her master accosted her as follows: 'Why, Han
nah, saw you to-day at the Communion table. Z"
'Yes, tank de Lord, massa, was lowed to be dere
wild de rest of his family. But Hannah, was