Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-13

uf' a recent dramatic entertainment, seventeen
planters applied for permission to appear on the
stage declaring that, though they had no talent in
that line, they had not made enough from theil
crops to purchase tickets, and were anxious tt
work their way through as part of the show.
In the Supreme Court on Monday last 10th
instant, in the case of the State of Texas u.s. White
and others, the court refused to dissolve the In
junction. 1t was motion to dissolve the injunc
tion restraining White and others from selling GER
tain bonds on the ground, among others that Texas
being no State, had no rights in court The effect
of this decision is to declare Texas State, tho
Reconstruction Acts to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
At Springfield, Massachusetts,, man is said
to own machine which cuts meat and vegetables
sits -four, kneads bread, works a CRATER, slices
fruit, churns, works butter better than it can be
done by hand, and grinds and scours knives. Ii
is simple in construction, and has but four Wheels
and vet does nearly every thing in the housekeep-
ing line except spanking the babies, an improve.
ment for which purpose is now engaging the atten'
tion of the inventor.
Two fast young men just returning after q
nights carousal, saw the sun rising: One of them
insisted that it was the sum- the other that it was
the moon They agreed to leave it to the first
man they met. He also had been out on a lark.
excuse me sir, but my friend and have made q
little bet whether that's the sun or moon rising
and we've agreed to have you decide the matter. y
"Fact is, gentlemen, l should be very happy, but
you see, am stranger in the city and been Out
all night"
The Fenians of Ireland have adopted new
method Of annoying the English people. The!
refuse to pay rent for land and their organization
is so perfect that it is impossible to carry out the
orl,y - IL, W ,r/
hunted like wolves, and if offenders are arrested
they are promptly acquitted by Fenian juries. A.
for sales Of seized property, no man bids for hi
neighbors goods. The landlords are NATURAL,
much alarmed at this new phase of popular dis
content, and are almost ndespair at the prospects
The Columbus (Ga.) Sun says: 1--WE hav
heard of planters who are having tickets printe'
which certify that they are good for half day
work. If hand works half day he receives one
and for whole day two tickets. lfhe loiters an
part of a day he receives no pay for his lettering
This, with clear understanding Of the rate pc
month and the number of working days in month
with the hours constituting days work, is all tn
contract needed. The tickets show how mucl
or trade as he may like. There would then be lit
tie cause ofcomplaint at the end of the year.
The story in regard to remarks alledged t.
have been made by Judge Fields, of the Unte'
States Supreme Court, in regard to the reconstruc
ton measures of Congress- is still subject OF con
versation. The Washington Star says: "Asw
are informed it is a case Of mistaken identity;
gentleman who bears considerable personal resem
blance to Judge Fields having been taken for him
social gathering held in this city some two week
ago, and remarks made by this party have thu
been attributed to Judge F."
The labor question seems to be gradually
settling itself in Georgia. A correspondent wht
has been travelling in that State writes $50 far a!
have been able to observe, all along my journey
not more than one-ffth of the force engaged fol
the coming season are to be paid stated wages
The highest wages [ have heard contracted fol
was seventy dollars and board. The average i:
about fifty dollars per year. In many instance;
good hands are working for their food and clothes
In majority of cases an interest in the crop is all
that IS furnished, the freedmen finding their OWL
provisions" !"
Tho n. G. Presbyterian says: ''The Trus-
tees and friends of Davidson College will be graft.
fed to learn that there are now fifty students on
the ground, and that the number is daily increas.
ing. The present Freshman class is probably lar
ger than any previous one even in the palmy days
before the war Itconsists already of twenty-seven
members, and several others are expected to ar,
rive soon. The means Of living are SO abundant
and cheap in the thickly settled neighborhood
around the College, that all the advantages of the
most liberal education may be obtained at less ex-
pense than the charges of almost any country
school"
In recent private letter to friend, Gener-
al Hancock says: II always objected to being
placed in command here when consulted When