Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-18
COLUMBIA, ,CONTRIBUTORIAL
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
y OoIUXB1I. SOUTH 6AaoIIsA, 18th JUNE, lsea
Amusements.

We had run of amusements in Columbia last
week-the Grand Tweedle-dum and HWeedle-dee
Democratic Convention on Monday and Tuesday
for two days only, J and Ames' Huge Menagerie-
Circus two days also) on Friday and Saturday;
and then the Radical negroes had one Of the moi
sest serenading parties that has made night hide
Gus in Columbia since the days of Notification q
Altogether the week was Jolly one; and COM
ing just on top of the Black Crook, is likely to lay
our goody city liable to the imputation of being
what Virginians call taast a.a' -sa-
Photography. -'"s...a d." .....,..-s 81.
The Photographers of Congress are paid by the
yeat, $780, This, as an annual income, is equiv
alent to capital of $4,000, if money be counted
as worth seven per cent q year. His knowledge
Of Photography, then, IS to the Congressional re-
porter worth $4,000.
Any intelligent young man, or boy, can learn
Photography; and If he have a strong will and
industry he can learn it easily without teacher.
Munson's complete Photographer is clearly the
best. We have tried three systems; and can
speak from experience.
Books.
The last issue Of Harper's Library of Select
Novels is Brakespeare, by the author of Guy Lir-
ingstone. Everybody has read Gay Liumgstone,
with its fast and fashionable folks, and what the
critics call its muscular christianity Brakespeare
is heroic novel of the middle ages, full of chiv-
airy, fighting, tournaments, love and muscle The
scene is in England and France 1t is kind OF
mixture of Walter Scott Byron and Monk Lewis.
The author is G.. A. Lawrence, Esq, lawyer of
London, who came over during the war; tried to
come into the Confederacy got caught; was sent
to Yankee prison was finally released and when
he went back home wrote book about his Amer.
ican adventures entitled Border and Bastle-
1IBrakespeare is paper-back novel, which Duf6e &
Chapman have for sale at so cents.
Duf6e & Chapman have also put on our table q
copy of BanaJy badge, by Dickens, which is the
Goth volume of 'tPeterson's cheap edition for the
million of Charles Dickens Works." price 25 cents,
in paper. Whoever has not read this startling
story of poor Baruaby Rudge and his talking Ra-
ven Grip, should do so for it is full of pith and
pathos. - '
Politics. '... .5-'.
The grand Tweedle- um-and-tweedle-dee Dem
ocratic Convention has met, sat and departed.
Eight Districts came up to time pursuant to the
call and two others dropped in the second day.
It was apparent at the outset that, as an oppo-
stion to the April Convention, it was dead fail
ure.
To fall into line with the April Convention was
all that could be done with decency; and accord
ingly, they fell into line.
They call that harmonizing; and we like the
word. 1t is better word than breaking down;
more dignifed than flashing; and more genteel
than finding mares nest
1t has been authoritatively settled, however,
that Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee are very near
ly, if not exactly, one and the same thing. And
this is gratifying.
Charleston has at last had her Convention, and
she is satisfied; or at least, feels easier.
The parties who have been suffering with negro
phobia are also much better.
Those who had negro-on-the- brain have also ex-
perienced decided relief
The troublesome question now is, who called
this Convention?
Nobody did
Charleston says Edgefeld called for Conven-
ton. Edgefeh thinks she called for a conference
merely.
If Edge6eld did mean to ask for Convention,
her enthusiasm was not sustained; for when the
roll was called the other day, Edgefeld had but
one man to represent her. 1t is true, that one
was lion but he was alone at that roll-call.