Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-11
Sttaps aud faets.


right to marry negro. ".
The New York Herald predicts that Grant
will recognize belligerent rights to the Cuba revo-
iutionists, and then the independence Of Cuba.
-The Mobile Board of Trade officially an
nounces that on and after June 10, 1869, all cotton
carried into France will go duty free. 20
The Baltimore Suns correspondent says the
remains of Wirz were found entirely naked, not a
patch of clothing being in the box. ...f
The pork crop of the West, according to the
latest indications, will show falling off from last
year, of at least fourteen per cent ...J....
Rev. II. W. Beecher said in his sermon,
Gods color. White IS Gods color
- General John C. Breckinridge is on a visit
to his children who are at General Lees College,
at Lexington, Virginia. "
The uncertainty of the marriage tie in Ger.
tain States, was illustrated the other day at trial
in Michigan, when one Of the witnesses testified
that he believed he was married man. .-
james E. Grant, charged with the murder
of Fl. Rives Pollard, editor OF the Richmond
Opinion, last fall, has been tried and acquitted Of
the charge.
wendell Phillips, in lecture at Jersey City,
on Saturday commended Grants inaugural. He
urged vigorous and, if necessary, sanguinary
policy towards England as the only means OF re-
ceiying lasting peace. -., ... ..
= The Augusta Chronicle d Sentinel says that
the committee of the Augusta City Council have
reported in favor of allowing the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad to build bridge across the Sa-
vanpah river. 'e". ..
The Spauiards in Cuba have, for some rea.
son, associated flowing female tresses with rebel
proelivities. Ladies, therefore, who ride out IN
Havana with their hair unconhned and dropping
over their shoulders, are liable to insult.
"A prudent man advised his drunken servant
weeks the master inquired how much of his wages
he had saved 'Faith, none OF al, sir ; it rained
yesterday, and it all went" '-'a /
A little girl of four years old was recently
called as witness in the Durham police court,
and, in answer to the question as to what became
of little girls who told lies, she innocenty replied
that they were sent to bed.
IN pegging boots by steam, 20 cases, or 24O
pairs Of boots is a usual days work, but one man
in Hopkiuton, Mass, has pegged SO cases, 1882
boots in two days. He once pegged 4s boots,
twice round in IA minutes and finished one boot,
in a trial of speed, in 13 seconds.
IN. B. Forrest, having been elected Vice
President Of the Memphis Association Course,
writes letter of declension, in which he says he
has given away his stock in the Association, and
Will nOt III iutIe laAe auy Pdt' III ho''eAo pA AsAA
ing to the turf.
The bill to change the county seat Of Barn
well from the present courthouse to Blackville has
become law. Blackvile is on the line Of the
South Carolina Railroad, about eighty miles from
Charleston. The old courthouse is off the railroad
and distant about twelve miles from BlackVile.
Judge Boozer, at the recent sitting OF the
Circuit Court in Columbia, granted writ OF pro-
hibition to restrain the State Treasurer from the
collection of taxes for the fourth quarter Of 1868,
under General Canby's order, No. l39, which laid
tax of oneffth of one per cent. upon all sales OF
cotton and other merchandise.
AN Agricultural Society was organized at
Lancaster C. H., on Monday of last week D. P.
Robinson was elected President; !. 81. 81. Gooch,
J. B. Erwin, and T. F. Clyburn, Vice Presidents !;
John Brown, Secretary; and n. g. B. Chattee,
Secretary. Regular meetings are to be held on
the first Monday of each month.
"A Committee headed by A. T. Stewart, of
New York, visited the Office jointly occupied by
Grant and Sherman, and after handing Grant q
check for sixty five thousand dollars, they handed
Sherman deed for Grants house and furniture,
and check for balance of one hundred thousand
dollars.
The Unionville Times says that the nucleus
of an agricultural society has been formed at Union
The initiation fee is two dollars. The money thus
raised will be used in the purchase of two prizes
one to be given to that member OF the club who
raises the most cotton one acre, the other to him
who raises the most cotton on five acres Dr. D..
NJ Gibbs, at Union, is secretary and treasurer.
I'm Washington, on Sunday last, President
Grant, Mrs Grant and one Of the little Grants
visited one of the Methodist churches during d.
vine service, and finding no special preparation
made for him, quilted the edifce in high dudgeon.
This was contemptible and snobbish enough, but
not worse than the disgusting obsequiousness
of the minister who, from the pulpit, apotogized
for the shortcoming, and promised that space
should be reserved in future.
In the House of Representatives, on Thurs
day, Beast Butler received severe blow from
Mr. Chandler, of New York, who cooly remarked
that he wished to say to MIR. Butler that he ad-
mired his zeal in economy, and deemed him one
of the greatest reformers in this country, and
of the most thorough men in the world, partlcu-
larly as illustrated in his war record for, accord
ing to common rumor, he not only took the City
of New Orleans, but everything in it. Butler
made no reply
THE youngest man ever elected President OF
the United States is General Grant, who will be
forty-seven years old on the 22d of April next
Washington was 6fty-seven John Adams sixty
one, Thomas Jefferson ffty-seven, Madison fifty
eight, Monroe tfty-eight, John Quincy Adams
fifty Andrew jackson over sixty, Martin
Van Buren ffty-seven, VIM. Henry Harrison six
ty-seven, JAS K Polk forty-nine, Zachary Taylor
sixty-three, Franklin Pierce forty James
Buchanan sxty-fve, and Abraham Lincoln nearly
ffty-one, when they were elected.
Extraordinary activity, it is reported, is pre-
vailing in Middle and Southwestern Georgia.
Every hand, it is stated is employed and paid
liberal wages Every acre will be planted which
can be properly tended A Georgia paper says {:
"We think ten thousand more hands could now
obtain employment in the black belt of Georgia,
but they are nowhere to be found, and we must
go forward with what We have About as much
cotton will be planted this as last year, but four
times the amount of grain will be used so that if
the seasons favorable much larger crop will be
raised. We are afraid the area sown in small
grain will be less
An occurrence happened in Steel Creek
neighborhood, in this county, last week, which is
much regretted by all concerned. A party was en-
gagged in surveying land, when some unpleasant
words passed between Mr.. Richard Kindrick and
Mr. Robert B. Lowrie. Mr.. Lowrie rushed to-
wards Mr. Kindrick with an uplifted axe, where
upon Mr.. Kindrick struck Mr.. Lowrie one blow on
the head with a stick, which caused his DEATH
Mr. Kindrick promptly surrendered himself and
was bailed to answer at the next term of the Supe
rior Court 1t was an unexpected and melancholy
occurrence, as no malice or difficulty had previous
ly existed between the parties.-C harlotte Demo-
crat 9Th inst.
"A man in New Orleans took out an acciden-
tai insurance policy before starting on journey,
and happened to be killed by railroad accident
The widow armed with the newspaper repOrt in