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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19
A SENSIBLE MANS LOGIC.

lie who provides not for his own family, Is
III worse than heather. Necessaries and con-
veniencas should first be provided. A good SEW
ING MACHINE has become necessary in every
family. TIE "AMERICAN" IS THE BEST
AND CHEAPEST; containing within itself all
the latest improvements. Therefore will 20 at
once and buy one Of
J. R. SCHORB Il SON,
Agents for York County.
OctOber3l a If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF CHESTER COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
John w. Walker and wife, vs. Williams P. Gill
and others.-Petitiont for Partition, dc.
To Minor Wallace, James Gill, and Julia Gill, his
wife.
VOU are hereby summoned and required to an
swer the complaint in this action, which has
this day been filed in the office Of the Clerk OF the
Court Of Common Pleas for Chester county, and to
serve copy of your answer on the subscribers, at
their office in Chesterville, South Carolina within
twenty days after the service OF this summons on
you, exclusive Of the day of service
II you fail to answer this complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the complaint
WALKER & BRICE,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
H. ST.. @. C. MACOY, G. G. G..
To Minor Wallace, James Gill, and Julia Gill, his
wife:
Take notice that the summons in this action, OF
which the foregoing is copy, was filed in the or
flee of tho Clerk OF the Court Of Common Pleas
for the County Of Chestor at Chesterville, on the
18th day of March, 1872.
WALKER & BRICE,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
November 81 Al Ut
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

psr There is a young lady in Camdentown
so refined in her language that she never uses
the word "blackguard," but substitutes "Afri-
can sentinel"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19
j. I'll. ADAMS.
NEW STOCK
OF
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
AT THE
OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE.

WE are now opening full and complete
assortment of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
GOODS, to which we respectfully invite the at
tention of the public.
Our Goods were selected with CARE AND
TASTE, and embrace everything in tho DRESS
LINE which is new and attractive, consisting Of
sATEENs, of all shades; EMPRESS CLOTHS
and ALPACAs, black and colored solid and
striped PoPL1Ns; REPS, TAM1sE CLOTH,
BoMBAz1NE, MER1Nos, vELvETEENs,
PLUSH, &C.. a full line of WHITE GOODS;
TRIMMINGS, in endless variety GLOVES,
HOSIERY, HANDKERCHIEFs, &c.
Gentlemen's DRESS GOODS of all kinds and
prices, READY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS,
SHOES AND HATS.
An inspection of our Stock and prices is re-
spectfully collected.
We guarantee every article in accordance with
the price and quality, and recommend nothing
unless fully tested by judgment and experience.
JOHN III. ADAMS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

PARRors.-They tell good story in New
gate street, London, Of parrot, or OF two
parrots rather, a gray and green one, belong
ing to Morley, tradesman in the Old Bailey,
just opposite the prison, which is vouched for
as true in the strictest sense. The man had a
wonderful "bird sense" and his power Of
training became famous throughout the me-
tropols. He had taught his green parrot to
speak whenever a knock was heard at the
street door; but, when the bell of the same
door was rung, he had taught the gray parrot
to answer. The house, still standing, has one
of those projecting porches that prevent the
second story from being seen from the pave
ment. One day person knocked. "Who is
there ?" asked the green parrot. ''The man
with the leather" was the reply. The bird
answered, Call right" and then became 81
lent. After waiting some time and not find
ing the door opened, the man knocked again.
"Who is there?" again asked the parrot.
"Who's there?" cried the porter outside. "1t
is I, the man with the leather; why don't you
open the door," Gall rightw repeated the
parrot, which so enraged the man that he flu
riously rang the bell. "Go to- the gate" !"
shouted new voice, which proceeded from
the gray parrot ITO the gate2" repeated
the man, seeing no gate; "what gate" "New-
gate! Newgate!" responded the gray parrot.
The porter was enraged; but, stepping across
the street, the better to answer what he sup
posed to be the Incidence of the house-maids,
he saw that he had been outwitted and teased
bya couple of parrots.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

By That was notle youth, who, on being
invited to take wine at the table of a famous
statesman in Washington, had the moral
courage to refuse He was poor young man
just beginning the struggle of life. He
brought letters to the great statesman, who
kindly invited him home to dinner. "Not a
glass of wine?" said the great statesman, in
wonderment and surprise. "Not one simple
glass of wine?" echoed the statesman's beau
tiful and insinuating wife, as she arose, glass
in hand, and with grace that would charm
an anchorite, and endeavored to press it upon
him. "No," said the heroic youth resolutely,
gently repelling the profered glass; What a
picture of moral grandeur was that! A poor,
friendless youth refusing wine at the table of
wealthy and famous statesman, even though
proffered by the fair hands of beautiful Ia.
dy. "No," said the noble young man, and
his voice trembled little and his cheek
flushed. 81 never drink wine, butt here his
words grew irmer) If you've gotta little good
old rye whisky don't mind trying snifter!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

na% A somewhat ludicrous scene occurred in
one of the large dry goods stores in Troy the
other evening. Three ladies entered the store
for the purpose of examining some ready
made suits. In the department devoted to
this class of goods several dummies are
used, upon which different styles of goods are
displayed. One of the ladies walked up to
one of the dummies" and commenced to feel
of the dress which covered it, Supposing it
was placed there as sample, she handled it
pretty thoroughly, and then called the atten-
ton of her companions to it. One of the
others also felt of the stuff, and remarked !:
"Why, that's aomely stripe" The third
lady followed by saying ut won't pay for
making up" Whereupon the dummy"
turned her head and smiled, to the utter as
tonishment and modification of the ladies in
question, who discovered that instead of a
dummy sample, they had been criticising
the dress of real, live woman. Explana-
tions and apologies followed in profusion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19
IDLENESS- ..INDOLENCE.

Idleness was criminal offence at Athens,
and should be so regarded everywhere, since
"drones suck not the blood of eagles, but rob
beehives." Plutarch, in the life of Lycurgus,
tells of classic loafer who was one day fined
for this offence, but was greatly condoled by
a brother idler as having been condemned for
keeping up his dignity.
Rather do what is nothing to the purpose
than be idle, that the devil may find thee
nothing. The bird that sits is easily shot,
when flyers escape the fowler. Idleness is the
dead, dead sea that swallows all the virtues,
and the selfmade sepulchre of living man.
We pity any man who has nothing to do,
for idleness is the mother of more misery and
crime than all other causes ever thought or
dreamed ofby the profoundest thinker or the
wisest theorist. "Pray, of what did your
brother die?" said the Marquis Spinola one
day to Sir Horace We're. He answered: "He
died sir, of having nothing to do" "Alas p
said Spinola, "that is enough to kill any of
u.s."
Laziness grows on people, it begins in
cobwebs, and ends in iron chains The more
business man has to do the more he is able
to accomplish for he learns to economize his
time. In workhouse at Hamburg, idlers
are punished by being suspended in basket
above the tables, so that they can see and
smell the things provided for the industrious,
but are not allowed to taste them. 1dleness
is constant sin, and labor is duty. Idle.
ness is the devils home for temptation, and
for improbable, distracting musings, while
labor profteth other than ourselves.
There are hundreds that want energy for
one that wants ambition, and sloth has pre-
vented as many vices in some minds, as vir-
tue has in others. Idleness is the grand pa
ciGc ocean of life, and in that stagnant abyss
the most salutary things produce no good, the
most noxious no evil. The son bred in sloth
becomes spendthrift proAigate, and goes out
of the world beggar.
No pains-no gains. No sweet-no sweat.
No mill-no meal. An idle brain is the dev-
IFS Workshop Incidence is a stream which
flows slowly on, but yet undermines the foun-
dation of every virtue. He is not only idle
who does nothing, but he is idle who might
be better employed. Much bending breaks
the bow-much unbending, the mind. We
have more Incidence in the mind than in the
body. Incidence is the paralysis of the soul.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19
"Well, havn't you anything to do?"

"Nothing in particular" ne answered.
1t was somewhat impertinent, but I said
"Well, Isuppose now you are out of school
you mean to get into something pretty soon ??
"Well, I have not anything just now in
view," he replied.
To make a long story short, the poor fellow
has not anything in view, never did have much
of anything in view, and never will have
much of anything in view. Drifting, drifting,
drifting! Down, down, down! He is not the
boy that he was when he came from school.
He is not the boy that he was when 1 con-
versed with him last summer. There is moth
ing truer, though trite, than the adage, Gan
idle brain is the devils work shop" Unless
there is an aim, plan, purpose in man
there is depravity, and appetite, and lust and
passion. 1t is ideness that fills our jails, and
our prisons. 1t is idleness that rolls up mil
lions, and millions of dollars for spirituous Ii
quors every year.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19

NOTHING TO DOL remember last sum-
mer, meeting young man, one Of the best
dressed lads in the city, a young man whom I
met in the omnibus frequently riding up and
down; and 1 had seen him so often, and al
ways with such a leisurely air, that 1 said one
day, calling him by name, "What are you
doing?"
II have not any particular business" he
said.
"Well, havn't you anything to do?"
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

New YORK, May bit is stated that the
Cabinet makers, plumbers, granite cutters,
iourneymen talors and other trades are or
ganizng with the view Of striking If their de
luand< are not acc, ded to.
An attempt has been made to destroy the
machinery of Thompson& Cos. and Gregory L.
Cos. steel works at jersey city. Their EN-
ployccs struck last week and it is supposed they
attempted to ruin the works to prevent other
men taking their places.
The Liberal Republican State Committee
yesterday resolved to hold qualification meeting
soon.
The a. m. express train on the Erie Rail
road had u narrow escape from complrte de
structinn near Prrr Jarvis yesterday. The AK n
Of the palace car Pacific burned completely off
while the train was at high rate of speed ruiz
ming along an embankmrnt huu'lred feet
high. The Car was saved from being thrown
down the emhanhmcnt by strong shackll"g
aud by the fact that it was TN six wheel trucks
Attorney General Barlow has discontinued
The suit against Jay Could and Line on r. quest
OF Mr. Swami. agent Of the BRUSH sharch id
ers. at whose instance the suit was begun, for
the Reasons that the persons Mr. Swami rep
rcsnnts have made arrangements with the other
Stockholders, which iusures protection uf their
rights
The Herald this morning publishes the entire
AlabauIa correspondence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15
Foreign News.

PARIS. Nay l4.-MArshal B line, though
placed under arrest, is allowed to reuIaln AZ
home. but guards have been placed on the
grounds surrounding his rcsilrnc: to prevent
outside parties irom communicating with him;
MADRID. May Is "A force which entered
Spa u FROM Portugal was met near the frontier
10y II hudy of government troops and driven
back ntn I'll" P"rrusu"se territory.
LONDON. May Is 3 y. m.-The message OF
President Graut to the United States Senate
submitting the proposed additional article to
the Washington treaty, relative to the Indirect
claims. serves u reas>ure the public that the
d. fferenccs between the two nations will De
honorabIy settled TIL" publication of the mes
sage has had great .tf.ct upon the market for
American securities, which are now firmer than
at the opening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15
ISy Green a. Wise.

Real Estate Agents and Auctlonecrs.l
(NOMMlo> lUNkk'S SALE.-By virtu" ola
" decree OF the Circuit Court %! Alexandria
county, Va, pronounced ut it, May term 1876,
in the case OF Il. 3. DcCu>ter ANA wife vs.. y.
NJ h. Snyder, the undersigned, rs surviving
Commissioner of said Court vail, on SATU r.
DAY, the 10Th day vi May, 1872, ut II clock
M, at the front door Of the Custom House, in
the city of Alexandria, offer for sa e, by public
auction, the following Property, t" w.t. A LOT
OF GROU ID, with II three-stury BRICK S=s
HOUSE thereon, situated on the north side h:s
of Prince near the interscctsOn OF Prince and
Water streets.
Terms Une-fourth cash, and the residue in
three, SIX and tw Give molths, with interest from
the day Of sale; the bonds oi the purchaser with
security To be- taken for the deferred pay mcnts,
and the title to be retained unLll the purchase
money is paid.
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
ap Is cots Surviving Comm'r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

TXkCUiOt;o SAFE or VALUABLE
IL HOUSE AND LOT IN ALEXANDRIA.
Oh TUESDAY,, May 8 h, ut cicrcn o'clock,
will be offered Tor ST T. on The premises, No. IL
OronucJ street, between Washington and 81.
A>npl sts., that dcsrabI, BRICK NV Eli -,
LING and LUr lately the r,silcnceul Mrs s:a
Lucy l.. Turner, dec Il. The iDt fronts on Uronu-
CO street III feet with depth of TO cct, well
improved and haniso nelly ornarnrnt"d with
shade trees &c. The house Is large and airy,
containing ~ rooms including Kitchen and
storrrooIn, and in every way one of the nlust de-
sir:b.e III the city. Ii the property be not sold,
1t Will be rented ~ n good Tenant.
Terms vi Sale: OIu-luurth ct-h the residue
in one two md three years with interest from
date of sale the notes ucng secured by decd Of
trust on the pr"pc. ty. The terms, however. can
be muIi ed To suit good purchaser. Deeds
and stamps ut the east "I the purch,s
my l4.Ls &. +. LEE j.. Executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTEl
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1872.
CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON. May Is, 1872.
CONGRESS.
The Senate, to day, discussed the Deficiency
bill, the clause as to the payment of cotton
claimants exciting much debate.
In the House of Representatives the West
Point Appropriation bill was reported.
The House then proceeded to the consldera-
ton of the Conference report 90 the Diploma
tic Appropriation BILL
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Senate, yesterday, passed bill for the
relief of Robert A. Mayo of Richmond, direct
Ing the Secretary of the Navy to pay to him
sl,5U759, balance due him on account of re-
scrvation bills for tobacco furnished the i. S.
Navy Department, under contract existing dur
ing the years 1860 and 1861. The bill passed
the House of Representatives March 22, 1872,
and now awaits the signature of the Presl.
dent,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15
The Markets.

New York. May 15-StockS strong. Gold
dull ut I3i. Money firm at l. Va. IS, IS: new
81. Flour dull and declining. Wheat dull aud
heavy. Corn dull and nominaIIy lower.
BALTIMORE May l5.-Thcre were no trans
action in the Stock B 'ard to-day. Cotton
quiet but firm; low milIugs, 2233a225 Flour
quiet but firm: prices unchanged. Wheat
quiet but firm: Pennsylvania 2lGa223; Western
2l5a2225. Southern 2OOI230, as to quality
advancing tendency, and active; white
Southern S5aS6; yellow Southern, 76a7S. Oats
active an | higher: Snnthern j6a60; Western,
j4aj6. Rye uoluinalIy unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

REGISTRATION. The books of registration
which were opened yesterday will close to-
morrow and it is to be hoped that all who have
any interest in the welfare aud prosperity of
the city will take the little trouble that neces-
sary to enable them to cast vote on the day
of election. 1t is understood, and it is men,
toned with sorrow, that there are some who per-
sistently refuse to avail themselves Of the OPP
portuuity to cast vote in behalf of the best
interests of their own town. The following
is a statement of the regiStra ion books in the
several Wards at p. Ii. to-day:
First Ward-White, registered, +; colored
registered, !; white, transferred, 81; colored
transferred, |.
Second Ward-White, registered, Is; color
ed, registered, 3; white, transferred, ,; colored,
transferred. ,.
Third Ward-Whitc, registered, SO; colored,
registered, l6; white, transferred, I; colored:
transferred. g.
Fourth Ward-Whte, registered, 7; colored.
registered, s; white, transferred Al; colored.
transferred, 49,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

CORPORATION CoTRr-To DAf-.7udge E
" Lone presiding = aggett vs.. Baggrtl; gu a
suggestion vs. Samuel j. Reel: rule against
Samuel j. Reed returnal,lt to next term, TO
answer on oath the suggestion in this cause.
Intormations were flied against W. II. Smith
for assault and battery, and james McCracken
for rmbezzcmeut and petit larceny.
Walker ct ux vs. Watkins ct ais in chan
Gerry: guardian ad lem appointed for iutaut
d, t.ldaIts
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From Mexico.

CAMARGv. Mexico, May a. -Mier was occu-
pied yesterday 10y Juari>t>; Colonel Lozlna,
rvolutinnist, retired on the Guerrero road.
Trcvinn's headquarters are at Chera. He has
divided his forces. General Garrett de Ia Ca
dena is at SatiIIo with small force saved from
the u .catecas fight, which he has reinforced
with Pedro Martinez men, and will return TO
I,cptpcas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

MAY FLIES are making their appearance.
These winged insects are quite speciality
in Alexandria, and always come at the close of,
or immediately after the close of the fishing
season. Their origin and history have been,
heretofore, several times given in our Columns.
They come. frvqucutly,in myriad, and strangers
are astoni>hed at their number and the Way 10
which they swarm. They perish in few days
and do no haruI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15

SCHOOL EXHIBITION We are requested by
our young friends at st. johns Academy. to
call attention To their exhibition Of Friday even
lug. advertised elsewhere. They always present
"a good bill and have full houses, and as the
proceeds are to be applied 10 the purchase of
books for their excellent school library, now
numbering nearly thousand volumes, they
deserve encouragement.
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Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, May l5 10 a. m.
P,olnLihhes The area Of cloudy weather
and rain extends eastward over the upper lake
region. the northern aud western portion Of
the Middle States, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Increasing clouliness and casterly to southerly
winds for the New England and Middle At.
lantic States, with threatening weather aud
possibly rain over the latter tonight. Cloudy
weather and caSterly to southerly winds for the
Southern States with areas of rain. Rising
barometer westerly to norfhery winds extend
southeastward over the NorI Invest tom ght.
Brisk easterlv winds are probable for lakes
Superior and Michigan, but dangerous wluds
are not anticipated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-15
I,OcnI Sf0yitieS.

Local nfcSlIicS.
While Mrs. Young, the wife Of he efficient
engineer of the Hydraulion Steam Engine. and
lady friend were taking Il walk near the canal
locks, yesterday evening, they discovered that
pile of wood along the railroad track had been
set on fire by sparks from locomotive. Mrs.
Y. instantly gave the alarm, and calling some
colored men from distance to her assistance,
soon extingushed the flames.
Yesterday evening. about ! O'Clock, the
chimney OF frame shanty on Gibbon street,
caught fire, but the flames were soon cxtin-
guished by persons in the neighbnrhcod. This
morning, about six clock, another chimney in
the same vicinity took fire, but was also soon
extinguished The sparks in both Instances
endangered the houses in the vicinity.
The ladies' of Christ Church will hold fcs-
tival commencing on Monday uisht next. They
are now actively engaged in making arrange
ments and by that time will have everything
so nice that an evening spent at their enter
tainment will necessarily prove one Of the uost
agreeable character
The officials OF the Alexandria and Freder-
icksburg railroad, accompanied by Mr.. Phe ps,
of the A. & w. L. X, came over the bridge
in their special car, PennSy lvauia and as far as
this city, this afternoon.
The Belle Haven Socials and their accom-.
panying lady friends, after spending delight
full day at Carlin's Springs, returned on spe
cial train last night, delighted with the day s
enjoyment.
A cargo of excellent salt water oysters ar
rived to day-the last day of grace; for after
tomorrow no cargoes will be allowed to land at
the wharves
The office of the New York Life Insurance
Company has been removed from l22 King
street, to the second story Of the banking house
of Burke & Herbert.
The meeting to organize a Volunteer Infan-
try Company, will be held in Stewart hall to-
night
There was an entertaining meeting Of the
Alexandria MuSca! Association last III ght. and
another will be held to night.
Among the freight brought up this morning
on the steamer Lady of the Lake, were many
boxes Of strawberries and soft crabs.
Rodgers pile driver LETT to-day for Gymont
to repair the wharf there. The pavilion is also
to be renovated
The bark Siofua will undergo some slight re-
pairs and he painted here before she sails.