Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-13
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MIR. j. Fraser Matthewes, resident Of
Charleston, was brutaly murdered by some ne
groes, in Beaufort, on the lst.
How to take census of children of neigh
borhood-Employ an organ-grinder for i've min
uteS.
Available land is becoming soscarce in Kan
sas that the legislature asks Congress not to allow
any one person to purchase a large tract, and to
compel the railroad companies to whom grants
have been made, to put them into the market.
"A fresh attempt has been lately made to
induce the President to pardon Charles X. Dun
ham, alias Conover Mr.. johnson, however, re-
fused, although the request came from his own
friends.
The New York Citizen, edited by Miles
O'Reilly, says that 'sif General Grant casts his
lot with Congress, he will be the most dsgraceful
ly beaten candidate for the Presidency that ever
ran in the United States.
Riding on railroad for the first time. a
western gentleman, when the conductor called for
; his fare, handed him five-dollar BILL with the
remark: ''Let the thing get. don't want any
change. Never rode in the keers before, and am
willing to pay something extra tor the fun
1t is related that near Dantzig, Germany
young man of twenty -four, who has just married
widow of forty two, hasdiscovered since the mar
riage, that his wife was his wet nurse. A French
paper comments: ''Ihus it is One always re-
turns to his first love- :.
- Tho Petit Journal of Paris says, thatin 1885,
the snow was so deep that only the chimncys ap-
peared above the surface The letter carriers would
90 to chimney and cry out, ''Does Jean Jacques
live here?" "Oui." Look out then for lettssS
and down it would come into the fireplace.
"A negro member Of the Virginia Reconstruc-
unlO ho oh H.
ton of the Freedmen's Bureau. He docs not
want negroes to stand around the Freedmen.s Bu-
reau, squeahng like hogs for few grains OF corn,
but to 20 to work like men and make their living.
Mr. Summers term, as Senator, expires on
the 4th of March, 1862 There are several asp-
rants and some of them declare that they will take
back seats no longer. Generals Banks and Butler
are both desirous of the position, but Governor
Bullock is said to have the inside track, and Mas
sachusetts people say that Sumner will be beaten.
An old officer of the army used to say that
the three duties of quartermaster, as understood
by the uuartermaster himself, we're First, to make
himself comfortable second, to make himself more
comfortable; third, to make himself most comfort
able. Ifany time remained, he was to employ it
in making everybody else uncomfortable
A young Swiss farmer carries off the prize
fore cool cruelty. In order to please his mistress.
he doSed his wife with Strychnlne, ana, Wnen the
poison began to operate, lay down by her side,
watched her agonies, and calmly handed her water
from time to time as she asked for it, until death
ensued.
IF any body wants to know how a horse feels
on bitter morning when frozen bit is placed in
his mouth, let them first place piece of frozen
iron upon their own tongues. Having done this, let
the coachman or driver see that the bit is warmed
before being fixed in position. The horse will look,
though he cannot say, thank you.
- The Maine Farmer recommends country Ia
dies to take a medium sized pumpkin seed, care
fully cut out the meat on the under side, put
narrow strip of fur around the edge and fasten the
strings to the sides, and they will have bonnet in
the pink of fashion. The broad end of the bonnet
should be worn in front to keep off the sun and
wind.
The Paris Rothschild recently had royal
shooting party at his country seat the peculiar fea
ture of the entertainment being the engagement of
the celebrated surgeon Nelaton, who presided at
pavilion where all the wounded hares pheasants,
etc. were conveyed by regular ambulance service,
their limbs reset, their wounds dressed and them
selves put in condition to serve another time.