Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-14


the progress made by her son in arithmetic exult-
ingly said, ''he was in the modification table.
The sales of Messrs. II. B. ClaHin y Co.
for the year 1866 reached theimmense total OF $72
100000.
There is young lady in Harrisburg, who
can nlay two pieces at once on the piano, and at
the same time sing third.
The Senate of Pennsylvania has passed Bill
forbiddng railroads to make any distinction between
passengers on account Of race or color.
The Legislature of New York, as well as the
Legislature Of Missouri, are considering the adop
ton of the Partisan system Of license tor houses OF
n-fame. - ,.
-Judpe Stewart, in the circuit court OF Madi'
son. Wisconsin, recently decided on an appeal OF
barber fined for shaving on the Sabbath, that It
was work of necessity and not Sabbath breaking
"A merchant in New York, who failed twice
in fifteen years, and was forced to sell bus Us Wlfe
wardrobe to procure the necessaries OF lite, has
Just retired with fortune Of s5oO,OOO.
-Whipping the devil round the stump is now
rendered thus sHis Tophetian Majesty is being
aaoelated about the circumference Of the unearth-
ed remnant of the fallen monarch ofthe forest.
General Phil Sheridan spent Sunday night il
n Ivnchburp. en- route to Washington. The
M.,o: saws that he was received with as much re-
spect as he is entitled to everywhere In the South
which is none at all.
-rne mrIatury steps nave been taken IN
Tennessee to erect magnificent monument over
Large sums have already been subscribed, and 1t
is confidently believed that $25 600 will be raised.
-Itis positive fact that the President has in
vited Messrs. Ashley, Cofax, and others to the
next Presidential state dinner. he has hnlshed
D. ond ;ntands IN invite the House through,
in alphabetical order.
home? w mo; T he's out" 7'Your mistress
% ttNo s;r she's ont. too" "Wel, III just step in
and take warm by the fire till they come In. -
''Faith, sir, and that's out tool"
john E. Hays, editor and publisher OF the
Republscan newspaper at Savannah, has 6een
convicted of libel in charging Solomon Cohen, Con,
eressman elect, with having swlndled the Omteo
States Government as postmaster
-Commodore Vanderbilt having published a
card in which he says: II have no son acEnowl-
edge travelling West" an exchange wants to know,
chow MANY sons has Mr.. Vanderbilt that he don
acknowledre?" People should be careful howthey
write, as we'll as of what they say.
The Holly Springs Miss Reporter OF the
18th ultimo complains that there has not been any
rain in that neighborhood for six weeks, and that
the roads are as dry and dusty as in mldsummer
while there is hardly any water LETT In the ponds
and wells.
"A Washington correspondent says: 1t is
dreadful to sit in either of the galleries at the Capi-
to The colored population of both sexes are sand
wiched nbetween white folks, and there is streak
of lean and streak of fat all around, with an odor
about equal to that Of a slaughter house
a Glasgow merchant, on his death bed, ask
ed the clergyman who attended him, DO you
think if were to leave el0 600 to the Free hlrk,
my soul would lie safe?' "lcouldn't tpromlse you
that" replied the cautious minister, but think
it would be an experiment well worth trying
AN exchange states that in Chicago and Cln-
cinnati, the dull season is the very carnival OF ad-
vertising. The people are sharp enough to per,
ceive that advertising makes business brisk, and
the man who does it most largely and Judlclously'
knows the least about "dul times.
Charley Flood, the well known editor, was
selected TO speak to the toast, woman, at the
Franklin Festival in Columbus but he refused
He says woman is able to speak tor herself, and
any man who undertakes to do it for her will get
into trouble.
Those who have q taste for the horrible will
find satisfaction in new rumor to the erect tnat
the secret mission of Fcderiek Seward on the steam
er Gettysburg, is for the purpose OF intereepdng
the Swatara, and offering to John Surratt the PROM
ise of pardon from President johnson, If ne will
not impcate the President in the assassination OF
MIR. Lincoln.
Our commercial community will be glad to
learn by private advces that the weather has mod
Grated at the North. and that the ice in the Poto-
mac and Patapsco is sufficiently broken to permit
the resumption of navigation. Several vessels
bound for this port, which have heretofore been
detained, have already sailed. Amongst them Is
the steamer Planter, with cargo of corn, and the
schooner Montezuma. Charleston Courier.
"A committee appointed by the insurance
companies in New York to devise measures tor the
prevention of fires, recommend that no risks be Ia
ken on buildings used for general storage Of cotton
for less than six per cent per annum, unless com,
petent watchmen in sufficient numbers be employed
by the storekeepers day and night, the rate OF In
surance to be three per cent. on warehouses guar
ded against fire.
New England papers say that "a mechanic
who is out Of work, proposes to write Ihad. Ste-
vens, and see what amount money Ito be raised by
subscription among the mechanics Of New Eng
land) will be satisfactory to him, an inducement
to let peace and prosperity be restored, North and
South, as they are anxious to get back to their
workshops It may be fun to him-but death to
them" The mechanic is behind the times
Bingham is boss of the House now.
I'm the catalogue of the cities, towns, villages,
rivers, &c., in the different States Of the Union,
are to be found the following repetitions: Wash
ingtons, 43; Jacksons Al; Jefersons, 80; Frank
Inns, Al Madisons, 26; Monroes, 25; Perys, y;
Fayettes, ID Hamiltons, l3; CAROLS, Is; Boil
vars, s; Clintons, l9; Waynes, IA; Cases, 8;
Clays 4 Fultons, II.
TO him that goeth to law nine things are re-
quisite: First good deal of money; second, a
good deal of patience third, good cause; fourth,
a good attorney; fifth, good counsel; sixth, a
good evidence seventh, good jury; eighth, a
good Judge; ninth, good luck. Even with all
these, a wise man would hesitate before going to
law"
"A resolution has been introduced into the
Tennessee Senate, and referred to the committee on
Federal Relations, requesting Judge Patterson,
United States Senator, to resign. The preamble
recites his shameful betrayal of the loyal Union men
who gave him their confidence and their votes. 1t
is thought that the resolution will pass the House
by large majority
"A scene took place in the Missouri Senate
lately Mr.. Winters, radical, fercely denounced
Ex-Governor King, conservative, as traitor and
a scoundrel As soon as he sat down he received
a note from son of King, who was standing in the
gallery, demanding a retraction. Winters imme
dately rose and declared he meant traitor only in
political, and scoundrel in Pickwickian sense
The House Uttered and the affair ended.
A Western exchange says the habit of drink
ing can be cured by giving the drinkers all the Il
ouor they want all the time. That this experiment
will prove a success, we know. 1t was tired on