Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-23
5Sfraps aud fafts.

8ncS SOCIeCy.
According to the World, the difference be-
tween the Parliamentary Rump and the Congress
sional Rump is, that whereas the former was after
Charles head, the latter is after Johnson's seat.
The remains of the late gallant General,
John H. Morgan, are about being removed from
Hollywood Cemetery, near Richmond, Va, where
they have been resting for the last few years, to
Kentucky, his native State.
In Liverpool. at present, there are said to be
10000 poor persons who are receiving relief whilst
5000 others are in the parish work-houses, These
figures show that one in every eleven Of the pop
ulation of Liverpool is pauper.
The Louisville Journal asks the question P
"What Southern man, not coward or 1oot
would give employment or encouragement to ne
groes voting and acting in favor Of his distranc
chisement and degradation and the contlscatlon OF
his property to their own uses +
The thieves in Chicago cover their walking
sticks with glue, march into saloons, call tor drinks
and while the bar keepers are compounding them,
reach the sticky sticks across the counter into the
piles of the postal currency kept for change. The
consequence is frequent deficiencies in the cash ac-
counts of the publicans.
Great distress still exists among the respec-
table working classes of New York. An instance
occurred recently, where healthy, decently dress
ed mechanic applied to be committed as vagrant
saying that he was unable to get work, and wished
to be supported for fortnight, in the hope that
times would then be better.
The terms of Senator from the new unrecon-
stTucted States will expire as follows Alabama,
1871, 1873; Arkansas, 1871, 1873; Georgia, 1871,
1873; Louisiana, 1871, 1873; Mississippi, 1869,
1877 North Carolina, 1871, 1873; South Caroline
1871, 1878; Texas, 1869, 1871; Virginia, 1869,
1871; Florida, 1869, 1873.
-Thurlow Weed, a Grant man and Regub-
gress may affect Southern negro suffrage in their
Speeches, they know enough to keep negro 1ele-
gates out of the Chicago Convention. If negro
delegates appear in that Convention, not even
Gen. Grants popularity will enable us to carry
Indiana"
At the late election in Alabama there was
one county where there was not a. Radical vote
poled The explanation given is that the Demo
Gratis gave barbecue before the election, which
was attended by the few Radicals in the county,
who went in heavy for the mutton on the table,
That evening as they were going home the dogs
mistook them for sheep and killed the last one Of
them.
B F. B. and Chandler of the Senate were
walking up the avenue the other day. when Butler
broke out: "WeD, Chandler, you have heard me
called id rascal often enough, but did you ever
hear anybody call me id fool?" mot exact
ly," replied the amiable senator, "but | have
often heard you called 'spooney, Ben" 'What
"Why, silver spooney Of course"
Among the two millions of people by whom
Jeddo in Japan is inhabited, there is not beggsr
in the Streets not man unable to read, 4sea
boor, not drunkard, not ruffan. The E6men
are beautiful, the men are robust and energetic;
there is notrouble about fashions education is uni
versal, books are plentiful, though there are no
newspapers life is simple and easy, marriage is
universal, and the children 90 naked.
New swindles are constantly appearing, and
another has been reported in New York. A man
hired some apartments for the alleged purpose Of
starting an extensive bakery, and advertised for
agents to superintend its different branches. Of
course be had many applicants, from each of whom
he extorted 81 for their positions. They were all
to enter upon the duties on Saturday last, but his
place Of business was closed on that day, and it
was found that the swindler had run away with
the money of his dupes.
-Squeaking boots and shoes are always an an
noyance, and Henry Ward Beecher recently filed
up large space in New York paper, telling Of
their evils In England it appears that boots are
now manufactured from which the squeak is ex-
tracted, and London shoemaker prints the fol
lowing advertisement on the subject: Reed
noiseless boots are specially recommended to cler,1
gymen, medical men and barristers, remedy BE-
ing found to prevent that crealing noise, SO very
Objectionable"
1t is contended that newspaper man can
always tell what sort Of woman man marries,
by the way he treats the printer If he gets o
common wife, he forgets the printer altogether. If
he gets tolerably good wife, he will send in the
notice of his marriage. IF fhegets very good one,
he will send the printer slice of cake accompany
ing the notice. If he gets an extra good one, he
will send greenback with the notice. And if he
goodness he is sure to send the printer geld or
silver dollar, with the notice of his happiness.
The Richmond press seem generally to an
ticipate that the trial Of Jefferson Davis will GER
tainly come off as soon as the impeachment trial
We understand that special venire of sixty jurors
has been ordered from whom to draw the jury to
try Mr.. Davis. His counsel are said to anticipate
that the trial will certainly come off on the day ap
pointed, and the new Indictment which has been
found against him is said to have been prepared
with view to his conviction, as it avoids the er
rors and flaws which were contained in the first in
dctment, and which caused the government law
officers to hesitate heretofore about proceeding to
trial.
The Lancaster PA hatelgencer says that
on the morning of the lst inst, as that attractive
colored lady, familiarly know as Mrs Thad Ste
vens-the widow of the late Jacob Smith, colored
barber of Harrisburg, and at present housekeeper
and mistress of old Thad.-had her pocket picked
at the depot in Lancaster city She states her loss
to be as follows: 100 dollars in greenbacks, three
Mexican silver dollars, one diamond breastpin, a
safe key, bunch of household keys, and free passes
orer the railroads from, Lancaster to Washington.
What is this country coming to when even she
who presides over the household of Thaddeus Ste
vens is robbed in railroad depot in the city of
lancaster Let Old Thad. see to it that the mill
tary police which is to be adopted at Washington
be made general.
-Ffhe pohee- Of NsR- FORK are becoming noted
for their ohtrages upon the citizens of that NUM-
cipality. Only few weeks since they arrested and
imprisoned party of Hebrew masqueraders who
were carrying Vt the customs of their religious
faith. But on last Thursday an outrage was con-
summated which surpasses, in utter heartessness
and atrocty, all Of their previous attempts in that
line 1t is reported as follows: "A poor woman,
while attending one of the Catholic Churches with
an infant in her arms, was thrown into Mysteries
by discovering that her child was corpse. Going
out into the street, and being unable to control her
grief she was arrested on the suppostion that she
was tipsy, and locked up. Subsequently the truth
of the case was ascertaiued and reported to the
police captain who had caused the poor creature to
be imprisoned but that functionary, withrare cru
city, in spite Of explanation insisted upon keeping
the woman in cell all night where she passed the
weary hours in state of frenzy, clinging to the
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