Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-02
Sfraps aud faets.

The rumor that Secretary Seward has
bought Saturn's ring, Jupiter's moons and halt a
dozen asteroids is contradicted.
The Region in the West which has been
suffering from drought so long, has now been Vlsl'
ted with an abundant rain, and it is reported that
the wheat has taken fresh start in consequence.
"A reporter in the Louisiana Convention was
threatened with thrashing by one of the honora-
bic members because he didn't make good English
of the honorable gentleman's speech.
"A Mississippi physician has invented wri;;
tingink which gives an appearance of being washed
with gold dust 1t is said to have soothing ct:
feet upon creditors when sent in answer to "a dun.
A Russian Physician claims to have proved,
by the injection of salt into the blood vessels OF an
imals, that the popular notion, that scurvey is
caused by an undue proportion OF salt in the blood
is correct
"A new fashion has sprung up in Missouri
A newspaper of that State gives notices Of marrl
ages in advance They are in the usual form, with
the words 'wil be married introducing the an
nouncement
The following will give little idea Of the
business of the Patent Office: In 1864, 200 pa
tents were applied for; in 1865, 5000; in 1866
$4,000; in 1867, $4,000. This shows constant
increase of the business OF the office
The Salisbury Banner says that two Yam
KEGS have recently canvassed Union County, ven
ding preparation or whitewash, to the negroes
which,. they assured them, after using tor slS
months, would make their skins white
"A dispatch from Charleston, dated the goth
instant, SAYS there is much announcement felt IN
that city owing to, accounts from Washington, re-
the planting interest.
"A few days since an old gentleman in Mis-
souri,, where the drought has been severe, and VINO
on being asked by an acquaintance if he thought 1t
would rain, remarked, II hope not, for If it does
it will spoil the roads so cannot haul water
The Nashville Banner asserts that, at an
early day, President johnson will issue an address
ANNOUNCING that he is not candidate for re-elec-
ton. The Banner also states that he willtake up
his residence at Nashville at the close OF his pre-
sent term of Office.
1t appears that the charter OF the Antletam
National Cemetery was so worded that the ceme-
terry is intended for the Confederate dead just as
much as for the dead of the Union army; express
provision being made that the Confederate dead
shall be separated from the others, but that the
remains of all should be gathered with equal care
"A late London paper says that the public
authorities in the Island of Cuba are at present
engaged in obtaining register of slaves, as pre-.
iminary to the fixing Of the indemnity to be paid
to their owners when emancipation shall be de-
clared. All slaves not registered within a given
time will be regarded as and declared to be free
The Fenians, in Ireland are again on the
rampage On Saturday last, 29th ultimo, men
with blackened faces stormed Madetto Castle, near
Cork, took the arms and ammunition and escaped; !;
and an unsuccessful attempt was made by Fenlans
to burn the Dublin general postofhce with Greek
fire.
CHARLES Dickens, high authority, leans to
the position that first impressions are usually cor
rect, and also says: 81 have known vast guam
tity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking
YOU in the face. Don't trust that conventional
idea Dishonesty will stare honesty out OF counte-
nance any day in the week, if there is anything to
be got by it.
"A man has been taking the census of muir
derers in Europe. He finds that the proportion
of murderers in England to the whole population,
is one in 675OOO; in Holland, one in 10000; in
the North German Bund, one in 0,000; in Aus
tria, one in 1900; in Span one in 1000; and IN
the Papal States, one in 75O.
In Mississippi, Governor Humphreys has
issued proclamation stating that he has receiv-
ed such information respecting projected outbreaks
among the negroes, that he finds it necessary to
warn aall combinations for such purpose that
their intentions are known and they cannot sue
ceed, and that if the black race believes the lands
will be distributed among them they are greatly
deceived"
The time to which the collection of the di-
rect tax in the Southern States delayed expires
on January l, but Secretary McCulloch, in answer
to appeals from the South to protect them from
taxation, has, it is said, responded that he does
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Congress- and that he will appoint no collectors tor
that purpose. By direct tax, D." is meant tax on
land.
AS an indication of the decline in the price
of labor we give the following item of information
The superintendents and presidents of our various
railroads, who last year paid for laborers sic per
month, with rations, have determined not to pay
over $8 to 10 per month"; with rations, for the next
year. These laborers, it will be. remembered are
charged for all lost time, even fractions of day.
Macon Telegraph.
The Charleston Comicr says that a petition
for the relief of planters has been sent forward
from this State to the President of the United
States and that it has received the sanction Of
General Ulysses S. Grant, acting Secretary Of
War The petition has been signed by a large
number of factors and planters, and sets forth the
fact that the factors are unable to make the requ
site advances to planters, which will enable them
to plant the crop of the coming year.
The next annual Convocation of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter Of South Carolina, will be
held at Greenyille G. H., on Tuesday, llth Febru-
ary, 1868, at IL m. The Grand Officers and dele
gates from subordinate Chapters will be allowed
the privilege of going and returning, over the
Greenvine and Columbia and South Carolina Rail
roads, for one fare; and also that the proprietor of
the Mansion House in Greenville has agreed to
entertain the members Of the Grand Chapter at
$500 per day.
Over two thousand negroes attended the
Radical judicial Convention in Nashville on the
2lst ultimo, and the meeting was one of the storm
lest ever held in that State While Mr.. Cory,
q Northern man and candidate for one of the
nominations, was addressing the Convention, he
was knocked down by an opposing candidate named
Brien, who is the present Circuit Judge at Nash.
vile.
There is some trouble brewing again on the
Rio Grande frontier 1t appears that two Ameri-
can citizens were recently forced into the Mexican
army at Matamoras, under the late decree of
Juarez proclainng that every citizen owed the
Republic any sort of service he might sec fit to
designate General Mckenzie, commanding at
Brownsville, had brought the subject to the notice
of Colonel Palacios, commanding the Mexican
forces at Matamoras, and has received the reply
that the latter would take it into consideration.
We notice. in Western paper, the fact that
there is merchant in the town in which the pa
per is printed, who, whenever man buys good
bill Of goods from him, makes the purchaser pre-
sent of the same paper in which he advertses, fol
one year; and thus he manages to keep the custo
NOR CONSTANTLY reminded of his business-and he