Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26


place. and cut off the fingers of the corpses tor the
sake of the rings they wore.
On the 9Th of April the Connecticut annual
State election takes place. Last year the vote
stood: For English, Democrat, for Governor, a.
565 for General Hawley, Republican, 46,57S, be-
ing majority of9S7 for the Democrats.
"A New York paper says that the lace dress
worn by lady at a recent birthday ball in Bos-
ton, cost $4,000. 1t was purchased at the Parls
exhibition, and another of the same description
was purchased for the Empress of Austria
BY singular omission, the platform of the
Ohio Republican Convention does not endorse the
Reconstruction policy of Congress, and this policy
is not directly mentioned in either the Massachu-
sets or Pennsylvania platform.
Barnum gives notice that he has retired
forever from the museum business, SO that all the
reports about his negotiations tor this and that
other establishment, in order to start business
afresh, are Incorrect.
Prentice says: 1.-THE more we read OF the
early life of General Grant, the more our admlra,
ton is excited by the extraordinary attachment OF
the little Ulysses to horses. He must have had
mare for wet nurse"
The Richmond Dispatch says it is now as
serted upon authority which is said to be good,
that Wade will resign his Office if Mr.. johnson Is
convicted, and allow Mr.. Speaker Colfax to sue
ceed to the Presidency.
With reference to thewhiskey frauds, a New
York paper says that 10000 to 10000 gallons OF
whiskey are manufactured in that city every day,
and sold under the very eyes Of therevenue othcers
for dollar gallon.
Alderman Jourbert, colored, has brought
suit for $4,000 damages against. the. Convent OF
the Sacred Heart at New Orleans, an educational
institution, for denying member OF his family ad-
mission to its privileges.
Mr.. Stanton took advantage Of the balmy
weather on Sunday to give himself another airing.
he promenaded around the War Department
square for an hour or more, accompanied Dy MS
little boy, and with an armed soldier following
closely at his heels.
"A gentleman who had been justice Of the
peace for thirty years, vas not allowed to reg
lister in the State of "West Virgins" because ne
purchased horse named Stonewal jackson; the
'trooly loip man would own horse by that name. -
A COW, in Illinois, died very suddenly the
other day, without any apparent cause. She was
opened, and it was discovered that she had been
in the hardware business. Thirteen ounces OF
nails, together with lot Of brass pins and brass
buttons, were found in her stomach.
The Israelites have good memories, where
they are unjustly dealt with or malgned and ira
duced. Their leading organ has already taken the
field against Grant for general order OF the l7th
of December, 1862, in which 1sraelites were Eek
PEELED from the Department of Tennessee at twen-
four-hours' notice.
The valuable property known as the Kalmia
Mills, with buildings machinery, ETC., including
4,25s acres of land, rich in mineral deposits, was
,o11 ,,oetordo,, hu Maccrs WordIayv ~ CarpW for
$l6OOOO. Terms-one-fourth cash balance in
one two and three years. Messrs. w. Q. Lang
lev & Co., of New York, were the purchasers
Charleston Mercury.
The Democrats in New Hampshire, at the
late election, reduced the Radical majority nearly
one thousand votes, gained for their own ticket
over four thousand, and made net gain of twen-
ty-four representatives in the legislature. This is
doing well, and the same ratio of reduction and in
crease will give the Democracy the country in No
vember.
1t was some time ago announced that in Or
der to open the navigation of the Hudson River it
was proposed to blow the ice below Albany to
pieces with torpedoes The attempt was made,
but has not resulted satisfactorily. A case con-
tanning seven pounds of powder was placed beneath
the ice and exploded but instead of blowing up
an acre or more it only cracked the ice tor about
ten feet square Immediately over it.
In Florida, neal the town of Ocala, there is
said to be aspiring of water which covers more than
an acre of ground, to the average depth Of thirty
seven feet From this basin stream more than
fifty feet wide flows and the water is so clear that
the form and color of pebbles and leaves on the
bottom can be distinctly observed. Steamboats, OF
light draught can 60 up the stream fed by this
spring and lie at anchor in the basin.
Predictions are rife in Washington as to the
result of the impeachment trial Secretary Seward
has expressed an opinion to his private Secretary
that Wade would be President before June, and
that Senator Sumner would be at the head of the
State Department. Boutwell, judicial mind leads
him to prophesy that before Andrew johnson has
completed his third year Of Office, he will be reno
we'd by impeachment and conviction.
"A reporter for London paper wrote the
verdict of a coroner's jury, "died from haemor-
rhage," and the public gained the information the
next day that the deceased 'sdied from her mar
rage" This is on par,w with the experience of a
reporter in Detroit paper, who, in an article on
the city poor spoke of the great number Of persons
reduced to poverty by the mysterious DEGREES OF
Providence" His astonishment may be imagined
when he saw the passage printed, mysterious
decrease of provisions.
Hon. David Wilmot, at one time. promi-
nent member of Congress, and author of the cele-
brated 'Wilmot proViso,' died at his residence in
Bradford county, Pennsylvania, on Monday last,
aged ffty-four years. The 'Wilmot proviso, y
which became the source of great agitation to the
country, was offered by Mr.. Wilmot while men,
5er of the House of Representatives as an amend;
ment to the bill placing 50, 100000 at the disposal
of President Polk, to negotiate peace with Mex
ico and provided that slavery should not exist In
any territory thus acquired.
The Supreme Court of the State Of New
York has decided that an express company, as
common carriers, may limit their liability by ex
press contract but in order to make such contract
the company must not only call the attention o.
the other contracting party to the terms made by
them, but there must be an assent to those term:
by the other party That is, notice printed on 9
receipt to the effect that the company will not holo
itself liable for the value of the article beyond the
sum of $50, is of no value whatever, and does moi
release the company from its liabilities.
"A swindle has been started in New York
for the purpose of deceiving persons living in tht
country. The plan is to send out circulars witt
samples of prints, said to be manufactured at prin
works, the owners of which have an Office in New
York. The circulars which are accompanied b.
the samples state that twelve yards will be sent OF
receipt of one dollar, or ten yards on receipt o
eighty-fve cents Many persons have been VIC
timized in this way. and the New York postmas
ter when his attention was called to 1t, sent to tn
address mentioned in the circular, and found tina
it was in charge of boy, and that no business wa
transacted beyond receiving letters which usual.
numbered from thirty-fve to fifty daily.
The Northern Radicals have eagerly seizeC