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T I Z E .
pv TIE AUTHOR OF BEAUTIFUL SNOW

pV THE AUTHOR OF BEAUTIFUL SNOW"
Hark
IT'S dark,
A hum
Doth come
Like bees.
Blows round
The sound.
Throw mp the sash
A distant crash
Comes on the wind;
Leaving behind
The same dull hum
Like muff1ed drum
1t grows more loud,
Fastening the crowd.
And now, through oil the street,
There is the sound of feet,
And breaking through the air
A strange, unearthly blare.
While from the distance swells
Thr toll of monster bells,
Whose voice, as thunder loud,
Guides the fast hurrying crowd.
Now from its novels and its holes,
The city ponrs its thousand souls;
Upon this fast dtvouring blaze!
Each tapping up, with hungry eyes.
The flames that sweep the midnight skies
Each fercely striving for the van,
fo least upon ruined man.
At'ast. through filth and rme, the spot is found,
Aud gaping thousands fill each inch of ground.
Each reckless rutfian dasfles tllro the thronr,
Seeking by force to thrust his way along.
While at your feet the playful. bursting hose,
Soaks through your boots and vets your ether
clothes.
And overhead some wrongly anged stream
Falls like food and washes out your dream
The fierce Games mount like climbing fends,
to Heavens high dome,
And every licking tongue destroys human
home
The hearthstone,, where their fathers sat, the
dream of years;
The spot SO often hallowed by their smiles and
tears;
Where they were born and wed, and where
they hoped to die.
They see the flames aud cinders on the angry
sky.
They stand unslleltered in the street, to lose
their all.
And see heotipg, jibing crowd enjoy the fall.
Huzza the fercest flames are done. the sturdy
walls are down;
No longer glare they on the sky to irighten all
the town.
Fhe .elspg ofepigsiIes, one by one falls Of upon
the ear,
And putting steamers cease to blow their
whistles, shrilI and clear.
The firemen rest upon their work. or gossip
round in greupss t
Some seated on their loved machines, and some ]
on neighboring stoops.
They wait for orders from their chief, Take
up and homeward go; ~ /
Once morn we've conquered in the strife our
old, persistent soe."
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How TO RAISE EzREY ToNzsoEs'-
About the first of March, take few
BiaRGe turnips xaaaad az of the haasasa af


About the first Of March, take a few
sc turnipss sRa6 az Of nm, tbs - Rf
them, to form a sort Of cup. FIT tfel
cavities with earth, and plant two or
three tomato seeds in each When the
seeds have we'll splopted pull up all but
the healthiest plant in each turpip, and
let those that remain stand whers they
will haye the benefit of thesun. the plant
will grow very thrifty-|tbe decaying
turnip furnishing it food. When the
weather becomes sufficiently warm, set
the turnips in well prepared soil, not
less than three feet apart, make the
lathe frames to keep the vines from the
ground, and keep the soil well hilled up
around them and you will have crop
that will astonish the natives. The ad-
vantage consists in getting the plants
started early without setting them back
in transplantiDg.-[Ma Maryland Farmer.
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Th"s" r"ri"ral> ar" ably sustained by the
contributions If the best writers on Science,
h"Il-I"n. an ! General Literature and stand
rn'iNal'"d III III" world Of letters. They are
lhh'>p""~Abit' +" III" scholar aud the prnfts-
s"ha ti',..i. aud to every reading man, as they
furnish a better record Of the enrrtnt literature
OF the day than can be obtained from any other
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BRITISH PERIODICALS

ahe London Quarterly Review Conservative
The Edinburgh Review (Whig),
The Westminster Review (Ralical).
The North British Review (Free Churchi
AND
Elackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (Tory).
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A heart full of grace is better than a
head full OF notions. ~-@.
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THOMAS HI. LEWIS.
Notice

NOTICE.
NHE Partnership between George r. King
ana Edmund II. Martin. for the practice
oi Jaw, was ny mutual consent dissolved on
,ne Solh Gay OF August last. The professional
business confided 10 the firm will continue TO
receive the attention of George r, KIM un,;i
parties otherwise direct
GEO R KING,
o, E. H. MARTIN.
opeiousas, La, December 7th, 1867.
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A L I RNEY AT LAW
0Vee IN Opezous1s, near the Court- H2use
WY,
VIII practice in the Courts of the 8th Judi.
clal District, comprising the Parishes of ST
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up Club OF Ten. '''
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-01
LIST OF ACTS.

The following approximatesa correct list OF the
Acts passed by the Legislature at its recent session
=, Act accepting grant of land for the Agricultu-
raj College. ..- .','''' . ~
Act to authorize the Governor to effect q lOanF Of
$l25,OO .. ..--' ,a-..' '.1aa 70 t"'n> -
Act to incorporate the Cheraw Hook and Lad
der Company. ~ ...-rs!n.,h -. ,.- ..ria:,
Act to incorporate the Langley. Manufacturing
Company of Edgefed County.
Act to regulate the tenure Of certain Offices, &e
" Act to provide for the recording Of certificates of
sale issued to- purchasers Of lands sold by the Tax
Commissioners Of Beaufort. ~. ..ss.,.., 81! :
Act to make appropriations for the payment Of
the expenses Of the present session Of the Legsla-
ture, and to meet certain deficiencies in military
appropriations, '' =" '."' ~
Act to regulate appeals and wri.s oferror to the
Supreme Court. .1:r -2na :yais =. .
Act to provide Private Secretary for the Gov
ernor of the Shte ... ,..i, .....,.,. ~, l-.t.
Z. Act to regulate the manner of keeping and dis
bursing funds by certain officers "' 70 ''~'''-'
Act to organize the Circuit Courts. ''>'J ~. .
Act to establish State Police. ri :, .1: =.
Act to authorize q; loan to redeem the obGga-
tious known as the Bills Receivable Of the State of
South Carolina. -. 1850
=, Act to authorize State loan to pay interest on
the public debt Nit ;l9a' "j-'' = - '.l.a I
Act to determine and perpetuate the home,
.stead.: .a-f. s-...;.I g. II r, -. sI..i. J n
AT to fix the amount the official bonds ofssr-
tain County officers. ..,...,..,, o....,' -,,a,
: Act to punish persons WHO may attempt to hold
office BY authority Of thelate Provisional Govern.
ment fs hjE&1 Haa7g -liii ~ Gtag eas q bril =.
D Act to eless= the operationsioft the Bank Of the
State, iJ4 liz. | tagl oil ,.uji.urts g u II 90,
Aot t9 authorize additional aid 20 the Blue Ridge
Railroad In South Carolina. '''7
Act providing for the assessment and taxation
of property. t,H II 1854 ,~rs<':- @'t5 J. ::
'e Actto amend an Actsutitled ssAn Acss suthor
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-01

" ACHArTER ON GLovEs.-The New York cor
respondent of the Louisville Courier writes:9sys
i "By wayiof fashion geesiple me tell you that
red gloves are coming into vogue. Garnet kid,
maple red and the glowing sultan shade are to be
worn. Think Of it, ye fastidious ones, who shud-
der at the idea of vulgar red hand. Our best
customers, the most refined ladies all over the coun-
try, are ordering these colors said Mr. Francis, the
gentleman who designs the ornaments and colors
for the Alexandre glove made in Paris for A. T.
Stewart Mr. +. inherits q love for the beautiful
from his father, q Welch poet of renown, and in
bis leisure hours at his Staten Island home, he
wanders about the forest, selecting and combining
new tints from the leaves aud flowers, which he
forwards to Paris to guide the manufacturers of the
celebrated .Alexandre glove. Every New York
EEih who wants TO- be daintily. gloved takes Mr..
Francis Into her confidence. He studies the shape
Of her hand as assiduousy rs does her most ardent
foyer then measures It's slender palm, its tapering
digts and well rounded wrist, sends of an order to
Paris, and in an incredible short time there ar
yss dozens and dozensof the loyeiest kids of eve
ry color, all splendid fits, because all made speci-
ally for her. If a lady more mature, finding her
plump hand in danger Of becoming positiveHstout,
bewaas the fact that sizes are made so small now
a-days, she viii be presently reduced to the dis
'tfsRing necessity Of wearing six and quarter,
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MERE.MENTION.

A. M. Boozer, a son of Lemuel Boozer, the
Lieutenant Governor, has been appointed Clerk of
the Supreme Court of South Carolina. '''''''''Cor-
bin, who was recently elected one of the Circuit
Judges, has resigned the place There will be no
election to supply the vacancy until the regular
session of the Legislature. '''''''"A Richmond pa
per says that the Libby" in that city, noted in
war days as prison depot, isbeing converted into
factory for the manufacture of fertilizers In
Texas, beeves of the best quality, it is reported
can be bought for fiftycen ahead '''''''Seymour
has no children. Frank Blair has seven Grant
has four. Colfax has nine 'un-dried oysters
cured like beef by hanging in the sun, are becom-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-01

During next week, there are tb be two public
meetings in York District. TheSfrst at White
sides Mill, on Wednesday next, 7th instant, when
it is expected Rev. R. A. Ross, COL w. G. Beat
ty, Capt. J. B. Lyle, Gen. f, NJ Law, and per
haps Others viii address. the lassemblage. Ar:
rangements are in progress for picnic on the
occasion.
90 On the Saturday following ADDRESSES will be de-
livered at McConnellsviIle, by Maj. E. G. Mcclure,
Of Chester the Elector for this Congressional Dis
trict and Gen. Gen. E. NJ. Law and Col. w. B.
Wilson, of Yorkyille. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to all persons, without regard to race color
or politics, to be present on the occasions referred
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A sLANDEROUS STORY.

A correspondent of the Charleston Neus, in a
recent issue, states that Gov. Scott has been in
formed that civil process cannot be executed in York
District Since reading the statement we have
made diigent inquiry of the Sheriff and such of
the Constables as we have met, concerning the
matter; and have not heard of single instance
where any such officer has been opposed, in any
way, in the discharge of the duties of his Office.
Some weeks ago the Deputy U. s. Marshal of
this District, made an attempt to seize distery,
belonging to one Stewars radical, living in the
vicinity of Kings Mountain, who threatened to
either kill or be killed before he would surrender
his still. This has probably been got into its SIAN
derous shape by certain parties for campaign pur-
poses. York was never more quiet or law-abiding
than at the present time A few radicals will, now
and then, create little difficulty, but the people
of York must not be made responsible for what
these fellows do. -. -'-.--. 4
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COTTON GROWING.

With the fall of the liberties of the South, seem
likewise to have decayed its sources Of prosperity.
The reports of the cotton crop from almost every
State where it is grown, depict, in sad colors the
ravages of the caterpillar and army worm upon this
years crop. Last year in Texas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi, the crop was almost swept away in a
few weeks by these insects. This year their rava-
ges have been extended further east through Ala
bama, Georgia and South Carolina. Serious fears
are entertained that the caterpillar has made its
domicl permanently in the cotton States. Ifsuch
be the case, the years of successful cottongrowng
in the South are approaching their limit.
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PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS, 1869.

The Proprietor of the ENQUIRER announces the
following as the premiums offered for the largest
Clubs ofsabsc1ibers to the ENQUIRER for the year
1869 49,. .-r ... 81, p. e., ....
Q The first premium will be four seven,inch hole
OooKINa STovE, known as the ",Standard" The
furniture connected with the stove embracesa pot,
KETTLE gridde,, spider, ham-boier. wafHe-irons,
three joints of stove-pipe and an elbow together
with set of tia-ware, embracing eleven pieces, the
whole valued at $35. ~ .. .,.- ... ..... .
The second, will be FAMILY Or PULPIT BIBLE,
of large size handsomely and richly bound, and
valued st$25 ,,.. - s.,
The third, will be q No. 8, Two HORSE BRIN-
LEE, PLow, With steel mold, two detached steel
points cotton-scraper and sweep, valued at $50.
The fourth, will be No. l, ONE-HoRsE BRIN-
LEY PLow, with steel mold, two detached steel
POINTS cotton.scraper and iron scooter, valued at
$l5. .. 49,. 80 -. 1. .....
The premiums are all useful and valuable srti-
cles and of frst-rate quality. The Stove is as
good as the best and the Plows are the most pop
ular, for general purposes, Of any manufactured in
the Southern country-those who are using them
being much pleased with their performance. In
addition TO this, they have taken prizes at num-
Der of Agricultural Fairs where they have been
exhibited. .....
The premiums will be awarded to the successful
competitors on the SECOND MONDAY OF MARCH,
1869. The person getting up the largest club at
S. so in currency for each subscriber will be entl-
tied to the first choice of the above premiums the
nerson getting the second largest club to the second
choice; and the person getting up the third largest
club, to the third choice; and the person getting
up the fourth largest club, to the fourth choice.
Competitors may begin to get subscribers at once,
the time of subscription to commence now or on
the first of January, 1862 The money will be re-
ouired when the names are entered on our books.
Further particulars will be given hereafter.
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POLITICAL ITEMS.

The New York Democracy are making ar
rangements for torchlight procession, to contain
seyeuty-fve clubs and thirty-fve thousand men.
1t is said that twenty-five preachers wert
present at recent Grant meeting in Ohio. Preach
ers are present at executions, but that does moi
save the criminal ...; ....
A Republican and Democratic Club peacea
bly, occupy the same room in San Francisco. The
transparency is also. in common, one side bearing
the names of Seymour and Blair, and the other
those of the Radical nominees.
- The Montgomery Adrertiser has seen a letter
from prominent Radical in Indiana, thoroughly
couversant with the politics Of that State. He re-
luctanty comedies that in his opinion the State will
vote the Democratic ticket.
AN exchange pithily puts up the Presidential
contest in nutshell thusly: Radical Platform
the negro; Democratic Patform-the white man
The issues are the Statesman against the Soldier
intellect against brute force; the law against the
sword"
General Longstreet visited the Louisiana Leg
islature, which invited him to seat inside the bal
and took recess to receive him. He was intro
duced to the members and several negro women
who were OH the floor. =, .
- Prominent gentlemen are in Washington from
Virginia, consulting with high parties regarding
the electoral ticket in Virginia They are answered
that the Constitution provides for this matter, and
there is no law of Congress against any State choos
ing electors.
The New York Tribune publishes the follow.
ing slander on our neighbors at Chester 1T is said
to be unsafe to travel on the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad, as only one train is run in TWEEN
ty-four hours, and that at night: and at Chester
S. c., the cars are examined by a set Of armed
rufians, demanding the surrender Of all id rad
icals and making violent threats against all Unior
men,"
Since the expulsion of the colored members
from the Georgia Legislature, they have organized
themselves into "Civil and Political Rights As
sociation" and issued call to the coored men fol
State Convention. They state in the call thai
they have been unlawfully driven from the Gener
al Assembly, their rights Of citizenship ignored
and one hundred thousand of the taxed voters de-
prived of their right of representation. They there
fore call upon the colored men in every county tt
send delegates to State Convention, to be held il
the City of Macon, on the first Thursday in Octo
Der, to determine upon the best course of actor
for the future and to invoke Congressional aid il
the security of their rights.
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thepeople; and when the earthquake destroyed

thepeople; and when the earthquake destroyed
the distlng apparatus, it inflicted an injury even
of buildings In Peru rain never falls on the great
er part of the strip bordering on the ocean and,
At Santiago, in Chill, the number of hours of rain
during the year amounts on an average, to two
hundred and fifteen, or about nine days. Travel
ers tell remarkable stories of their experience in
these parched-up lands. Fresh water is treasured
there like valuable merchandise and spring Is
worth as much as gold mine. The distiled va
ter, too, is far from supplying the place, Of that
which is produced BY natural processes. Is taste
less and unsatisfying, and produces various aztec;
tiops of the skin and bowels. In our own favored
region we are not as thankful as we ought to be tor
the blessing of abundance of fresh water. g.
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Ex-Governor, ORR HAUIs THE ,DEAocRAc!

Ex-GovERNoR ORR HAULs THE DEMOCRACY
OVER TIE Goals Governor Or, of South Caro-
lima, who is now in this city, has been giving
of the leading Democrats here piece Of his mind
on the ,bungling way the Democracy have been
managing matters of late To one Of them, who
was delegate to the Tamuiany Convention, he
said that the nominations for Seymour and Blair
were both great mistakes. Seymour, because he
impracticable and obsolete ideas, and
Blair on account of his revolutionary letter Be:
SIDES Blair was military man, and the Democa-
ey set out with the idea of having great civilian
and they should have been consistent
in that idea. Pendleton was equally Objectionable
on account Of his identity with old worn.out poll
cies Ifthe Democracy had nominated Chase, the
Governor said his name, 90 long identified with the
abolition Of slavery, would have enabled the Dem
oGaey to carry every Southern State. Now, they
might possibly cary Georgia and iAlabama-the
rest would all go for Grant. He further said that
It was great mistake for the Southern Democracy
to insist on being represented id the Convention
that the crowd Of Confederate Generals there had
d bad effect on the public opinion Of the North,
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DRILLING WHEAT.

A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch, VII
ting from Loudon county, the great wheat region
of Virginia, states that the farmers in that secon
have almost universally adopted the plan of drill:
ing their wheat, instead Of the old method OF SOW
ing broadcast - ; ~: ..,.... ......'.-. . ~..t
The advantages claimed for this method are
IL. Only half the quantity Of seed isTequired thus
saving $l.25 in the seeding of each acre Of land.
2. The wheat is. covered a uniform depth, and is
protected from the freezes and thaws Of winter by
having its roots protected. 8. Where manures
are used, their whole force can be e.appiied directly
in the drill, at saving of over fifty per cent. in
quantity; H. The facility with which weeds, cookie
and other foreign vegetation can be cleaned from
the drills, and the ease with which it can be cult
waited 5. And lastly though not least, an increas-
ed yield of from rs to 100 per cent overt broad
cast method. .~rso ,lr >r. ;,:si,r a..," -. r.
In most Of the wheat growing States, the seed
drill is brought into use for seeding wheat. The
land being first broken, the drill--drawn by two
horses-epens the furrow, drops the seed, depos-
its the manure in the trench, and covers. The
drill covers nine rows at 4once-nearly the same
breadth made by the broadcast sower-is easily
managed, aud does the work of halfa-dozen plows
in covering the grain. ~ - .s.-... H.. x.
The system Of drilling is an improvement, in the
science of wheat growing, that should command at
tention at the South. The cost of q drill is about
eghty-fve dollars; and when used bya large farm,
or by several farmers uniting in the purchase,
would pay for itself in few seasons by the saving
of grain alone. As the season for seeding wheat is
close at hand, we commend these facts to the con-
sideration of wheat growers. -, :. 7 -. foi