Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-24
Scraps aua faets.

Straps aud 5afts.
"Emma," {" said aittIa girl to hesschoolhate
wouldn't it be awful if somebody should shoe
our rschoolnistfess2. therepy,: bur
then, woddnt if b nice not to have my scaiooa z
Hon. "A. h. Stephens, asesW6l. Known a
Vice President Of the Confederate States has beer
elected toill the newly created Chair Of History
and Political Science i'd the University Of Georgia
-A Moutsonsry County, Ohio, siarma.s zhl
wished to give lot for church and burial ground
had the deed made ont ITO God Almighty, Hi
heirs and assigns forever, dsthe deed is 80 10
corded. :SSE9a2G isa ,sLt fsE Te,E-ua ;Ha .hs
"A new use for wine was found IN. the lstt
Ere at Navasota, Texas Mr. Gouvea, the famous
Texas wine. maker. had $500 gallons in one; ;ql
his buildings, and it was used successfully in place
Of water to stop the progress Of the hire. : .,-;
General Grants latest speech was At PROM
denoe, r I Some one IN in !. crowd: called out
''Say Just two words, General f'is Grant replied
"No, sir. He intends 10 constantly repeat tha,
speech oef6ce-seeke during the next six months
,z:a1z A. lady Who had refused IN awkward bu,
wealthy suitor said 70 friend as he passed, Looi
at fimIr; Could you marry him even If he, had q
carriage and horses p No, indeed repfed the
other, mot if be kept livery stable. ,,pcad $40,
The proprietors Of the Religious HsraL
having purchased the South Cayolpeq ,BaptsH
these papers win be merged and issued from Rich
fmond hereafter under the name off the Former pa
per. It viii Be the organ Of the ECaroliha as vel
as Of the Virginia Raptst.abGE hsyrireh ylsinl2t
Menard, thsa negro member of Congress
elect from Eonisiana, complains Good treatment
and indiaerencete his interests or the part Of hif
Radical brethren in Congress, and especially does
hs sDa fapls Eth nsss g the part s. L9nsaI1 ana
"A Washington telegram says 7. a close can:
vass Of the sentiments Of members Of C6ugress dis
closes disposition. to fernoves the diabikties o.
citisens 10 all the Southern States, and there il
scarcely doubt b1t ct this sessioa bAl lyiA pass
in both Houses placing the. people Of the several
States sop.h ppon apfeape| oosieg sslso the eleo'
-e Postmaster TEL: General report shosstha,
the number Of dead letters received during the
year was 4,262l A. OF these - 995, ,O66 We're do.
mestic letters and ,07S fwefe foreign, and We're
returned unopened to countries whence they came
Sos, ,l69, II. sums from 81 upward, we're found IN
1880 lettsFs' M most 9f which WIS returned tO'the
hs cssbtstsd sanitary 5is fair h;9oo, Ok, Wei weighing @
upwards Of 1000 pounds, raYsed BY Carlos Pierce,
and aoM 9asexhbitien in Boston, was lately ten
dered to General Grant BY Major W. W. Leland,
and is stabe,s served at the Inauguration dinner in
Washington city in March, under the supervision
ct high priests Of the sacrifice -, ,,,
" TIE estimates fSr the expenses ofthsI Gov
Hlao 10 z ;ts sso,e ~,
ssess Ss%ss Sc oeo S1 sasEdsy
ded 10 this estimate 600 600 for the inter
est, on the public debt. $52Q s8o0for the ex.
penses of the army, $50, ,000, 900 to carry on the
navy, $2S, ,0O00 600 for pensions, and $45, ,000 600
civil and miscellaneous expenses -.
- The, Lawrence, Kansas, Tribune has the
following fGh a Wife, which is strictly legal doc
unsent:-'To whom It may concern = I hereby
'igiye notice tmttbe sale Of spirltuous liquors to
.Homer. Hays:is contrary to my wishes, and that
81 shall prosecute according to law Any person who
'disregards this notice, Catherins, Hays.,s By
the law of Kansas woman can prosecute any
Equor-sellsr who sens to her lord and master.
The New York. Times al and Buffalo Com
mercia9 both favor the motion made ii Congress
20 appropriate $50, 900 to deffay the expense Of
President JohnseD's q defence in the impeachment
trial The Commercial, which is Radical jour.
necessary legal presumption iS that he vas inpor
cent, and therefore should not be compelled to de-
fray the expense Of his own trial '',''7 '' ~ !"
- The Washington. correspondent Of the Balti.
bere Sun writes: s'The whereabouts Of Hon. Ca
leb Gushing seems to besonewhat of a mystery. 1t
has been stated that he had gone to Spain for the
purpose of negotiating for the purchase Of Cuba.
but this is now coptradicted and it is stated upon
good authority that he has gone to Bogota to con-
suit With the Authorities Of New Grenada in regard
to D. shipncanal across the Isshnuss between the
Atlantic and the Pacific, andit Is further stated
that he VIII return in about thirty days. = ~ " j.
---T The director ofothe United States Mint, at
Philadelphia, says 1T is fact proved by axpe
rience that coinage can be executed at the prnei,
pal mint at less expense than in any other part Of
the country, and as the means Of safe transporta.
tion have greatly multiplied Of late years. there is
no reason for reyving ooinage operations at either
ofthe three branch mints formerly operation in
the Southern States, and he therefore recommends
that those establishments be disposed, Of, j.,
The Archbishop sef sAsmaghIlately made the
the Protestants Gould not have places Of worship,
they must emigrate; and il, they emlgated,, then
ireland, left to Roman Catholics, must be governed
BY the gbbet and the sword. de afterwards tried
to soften the Mptahsy.of theospeeoh by explaining
that what he meant vas that the difficulty, cef
governing ireland would be greatly increased by
tie emigration Of the Protestants; but he really
meant what he ssid, and thinks there is ne hope
Of fkeepiDg down Catholics except by violent means.
"A privateletter from pronifSetit and wen
known South Carolina Republican, to q gentleman
in New York, says to- Our prospects IN South
Carolina, and I think al .oserthe Seath ,are now
very encouraging, both politically and materially.
tawesshess has ceased almost as if by magic since
the elections, and everybody seems to adopt the
motto of Grant, Let Us have peace Good feel
ing seems rapidly returning between the two par
ties, aud Q; prominent Republican is treated differ
ent from what he was only q month ago. The f.
nancial prospects of the State have improved Won
deruBy within the last two or three weeks.
"A general convention of Presidents and Su-
perintendents Of Southern railroads will be held in
Atlanta on January 4, 1859, to make arrangements,
If possible, for issuing winter excursion tickets at
half fares, available for any route giving the trav-
eer an opportunity of visiting and examining such
parts Of the country as may strike his attention.
It Is believed that this measure would attract to
the South large class Of Northern travellers, who
are anxious to sell the high-priced lands of the
North and buy the cheap and fertile lands of the
South, and that it would Intimately result in the
Immigration of skilled and wealthy class of agri
cllturalists and manufacturers. Charleston Ntzes
THE story about the importation into Texas
and sale Of coolies, was, 9 joke. The coolies II
question were simply cast iron figures, designed fo
xen md! ,y,orors, ctnrso Sovoro