Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 14, 1857, Image 4
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From the Boston Post.
THE SHOEMAKER.
An honest cobbler once I knew,
His name was Jacob Flach :
His shop was small, and had a dcor
That opened with a latch.
They called this man a whole-souled chap;
He worked from morn till night;
And though his boots were apt to be,
Yet he was never tight.
In early life this cobbler was
Of parents both bereft,"
And, though he never learned to dance
Yet he could right and left.
The smallest job he ne'er refuse,
But did it with a will;
And after he your boots did foot,
You'd have to foot his bill.
For politics he had no taste;
They made him sick at heart,
And, though no doctor, yet he knew
Full well the heel-iug art.
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He had a tender, loving wife,
They used to call het Peg;
The reason why they called her so,
She had a wooden leg.
Although her understanding was
To some extent im-pair ed,
She took delight in pleasing him,
And in his labors shared.
He also tried to- please his Peg ;
The mark he liked to toe ;
His work was exoellently done,
His wife's was doue?sew, sew.
He never quarrelled with his wife
Nor had the slightest brawl,
But ever looked upon her as
Upon his awl in awl.
One day he was with illness seized,
And waxing near his end?
At least his wife so thought, and she
Did for the doctor send.
'Twas hard to fathom his disease;
But yet 'twas very plain
That all throughout his body ran
An awful shoe-ting pain.
His wife tried hard to get him well,
And by his side would stand,
And seemed resolved to place him soon
Upon the mending hand.
The doctor called ; 'twas all in vain;
Said he, he's failing fast;
And in about an hour or so
The cobbler breathed his last.
AN AMERICAN SAMSON.
As late as the year 1835, there lived in
Western Virginia u man whose strength was
so remarkable as to win him the title of "The
Western Samson." He knew nothing of his
birth or parentage, but supposed he was born
in Portugal, whence he was stolen when a
child and carried to Ireland. His earliest
recollections were those of his boyhood in
the latter country. While yet a lad he apprenticed
himself to a sea-captain for seven
years in pay for a passage to this country.?
Uia fimn on/] o/xn*Inn trorn crvl/1
yu Uld aiiivai mo uuig uuu ovi nvv iiviv uvtu
to a Mr. Winston of Virginia, in whose
service he remained until the breaking out
of the revolution. Being of an adventurous
turn of mind, he sought and obtaiued
permission of his master to join the army,
and was engaged in active service during the
whole contest. Such was his strength and
personal bravery that no enemy could resist
. him. He wielded a sword, the blade of
which was five feet in length, as though it
had been a feather, and every one who came
in contact with him paid the forfeit of his
life. At Stony Point he was one of the
"forlorn hope," which was advanced to cut
away the abattis, and next to Major Gibson,
was the first man to enter the works. At
Brandvwine and Monmouth he exhibited the
most fearless bravery; and nothing but his
inability to write prevented his promotion
to a commission. Transferred to the South
he took part in most of the engagements in
that secliou, and toward the close of the war
he was engaged in a contest which exhibited
iu a more striking manner his self-confidence
and courage.
One day while reconnoitering he stopped
at the house of a man by the name of W?
?, to refresh himself. While he was at
the table he was surprised by nine British
troopers who rode up to the house and told
him he was their prisoner, Seeing that he
was so greatly outnumbered, he pretended
to surrender ; and the dragoons seeing that
he was apparently peacefully inclined, after
disarming him allowed him considerable
freedom, while they sat down to partake of
the food which he had left when disturbed.
Wandering out in the dooryard he was accosted
by the paymaster, who demanded of
him everything of value about him, at the
risk of his life iu the case of refusal. "I
have nothing to give," said Francisco, "so
use your pleasure." "Give up those massive
silver buckles in your shoes," said the
dragoon. "They were the rift of a friend,"
replied Francisco; "aud give them to you I
never shall; take them if you will; you
have the power, but I will never give them
to any one."
Putting his sabre under his arm, the soldier
stooped down to take them. Francisco
seeing the opportunity was too good to be
lost, seized the sword, and drawing it with
force from under the arm of the soldier, dealt
him a severe blow across the skull. Although
severely wounded, yet a brave man,
the dragoon drew a pistol and aimed at his
antagonist, who was too quick for him, however
; and as he pulled the trigger, a blow
from the sword nearly severed his wrist, and
placed him hors de combat. The report of
the pistol drew the other dragoons into the
yard, as well as W , who very ungenerously
brought out a musket which he handed
to one of the soldiers and told him to use it.
Mounting the only horse they could get, he
presented the muzzle at the breast of Francisco,
and pulled the trigger. Fortunately
it missed fire. A short struggle ensued,
which ended in his disarming and wounding
the soldier. Tarleton's troop of four hundred
men were now in sight, and the other
dragoons were about to attack him. Seeing
his case was desperate, turned towards an
adjoining thicket, and, as if cheering on a
party of men, cried out, 'Come on my brave
boys! now's your time; we will ?oon dispatch
these few, and then attack the main
body!'
They did not wait to engage him, but fled
precipitately to the troop, panic-struck and
dismayed. Seizing upon the traitorous villian
W , Francisco was about to dispatch
him ; but he begged and plead so hard for
his life, that he forgave him and told him to
secrete for him the eight horses which the
soldiers had left behind them. Perceiving
that Tarleton had dispatched two other dragoons
in search of him, he made off into the
adjoining wood, and while they stopped at
the house, he like an old fox, doubled upon
their rear and successfully evaded their vigilance.
The next day he went to W
for his horses, who demanded two of them
for his service and generous intentions.?
Finding his situation dangerous, and surrounded
by enemies where he should have
found friends, Francisco was compelled to
make the best of it, and left with six horse3
?intending to revenge himself upon W
at a future time; "but," as he said, "Providence
ordained that I should not be his executioner;
for he broke his neck by a fall
from oue of the very horses."
Many other anecdotes are told of Francisco,
illustrative of his immense strength and
personal prowess. At Camden, where Gates
was defeated, he retreated, and after running
along the road some distance he sat down to
rest himself. He was accosted by a British
dragoon who presented a pistol, and demanding
his immediate surrender. His gun being
empty, he feigned submission and said he
would surrender?at the same time remarking
that his gun was of no further use to
him he presented it to the dragoon. Observing
that the dragoon was thrown off his
guard, Francisco, quick as thought, ran him
through with the bayonet, and as he fell
from his hoise, he mounted and continued
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his retreat. Overtaking his commanding 01ficer,
Colonel Mayo, of Powhatan, he gave
up the animal, for which act of generosity,
the Colonel afterwards presen^d him with a
thousand acres of land in Kentucky.
The followiug anecdote, exemplifying his
peaceful nature and his strength, is also told
of Francisco. How true it is we cannot say,
but we tell it as it was told to us many years
ago, while he was still living in Buckingham
county:
One day while working in his garden he
was accosted by a 6tranger, who rode up tc
the fence, and inquired if he knew where a
man by the name of Francisco lived ?
Raising himself up from his work, and
eyeing his interrogator, who appeared to be
one of the "half-horse, half-alligator" breed
of Kentuckians, he replied, 'Well, stranger
I don't know of any other person by thai
name in these parts but myself.'
'Well, I reckon you ain't the man I want
I want to find the groat- fighting man I've
heard tell so much about. The feller, they
say, can whip all creation and Kaintuck t<
boot.'
'I can't tell you stranger where you'l
find that man. I don't know such a man,
said Francisco, resuming his work as a him
to the other that the.conference was ended
but the Kentuckian was not to be bluffed of
as he would term it. 'Look 'ere, strangely
said he returning to the charge, 'Whai
might your name be ?'
'My name is Peter Francisco, at your ser
vice.'
I {All I' rotnrnprl flip ntllPr. 'VOu're illSt thf
"u lv?? 1 J * ?
man I want to find'?at the same time, ri
ding inside the fence, he dismounted anc
tied the animal?a rough, ungaiuly Indiac
pony?to one of the posts.
'My name is Big Bill Stokes, all the waj
from Old Kentuck. I am the Kentucky
game-chickeo, I am?can outrun, outjump
knock down, drag out, and whip any man it
all them diggings. So, I hcered tell of s
feller down here about who could whip all
creation, I thought I'd saddle old Blossom
aud just ride over and see what stuff he't
made of, and here I am. And now stran
' gcr, I'm most starved for a fight, and I'nr
bound to see who's the best man before I g(
home. It's all in good feeling, you know :
and if you lick me, why, I'm satisfied.?
But?
'Stop a minute stranger,' said Francisco:
you've mistaken the nidlj$ entirely; I'm nc
fighting man at all; and if I was, I've nothing
against you to fight about.'
'Well, I don't know; is there any othei
Peter Francisco in these parts?'
'No?not that I know of.'
'Well, then, you're the man, and you
must fight. I've come all the way from Old
Kentuck and I ain't a going back withoui
knowing which is the best man.'
'But I won't fight. I've got nothing tc
fight about, and I tell you I won't fight.'
'Parn'd if you sha'n't fight stranger?I'm
bound to lick you if I can; if I don't you
must lick me.'
By this time Francisco had become angry
at the importunity of his visitor, and determined
to put an end to the scene. Seizins
his antagonist, therefore, by the ass of his
buckskin breeches and the collar of his hunting
shirt, lie threw him over the fence intc
the road; then walking leisurely to where
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taking him up by main strength, threw him
after his discomfited rider.
The Kcntuckian raised himself from the
ground, perfectly dumfounded by such ac
exhibition of strength; and after rubbing
his eyes as though he thought he might nol
have seen clearly, he mounted the pony, re
marking, 'Well, stranger, I reckon you'l!
do. I reckon it's about time for me to make
tracks. If anybody asks you about thai
fight you can tell 'em you licked Bill Stokes
most confoundly.
Francisco was a powerfully built man?
i standing six feet one inch in height?weigh
ing two hundred pounds. Ilis musculai
system was extraordinarily developed, and
; he had been known to shoulder with ease i
cannon.
Childish Repartee.?Said a .Sundaj
school teacher, "remember, dear children
that God is everywhere." The words hac
hardly escaped his lips, when a rougisl
. looking little fellow rose up and- said to the
pastor :
"Please sir, did you say that God was eve
ry where?"
"Yes, my son; everywhere."
"Ishe in ray pocket?"
"Yes, he is in your pocket."
"Well, I guess I've got you there," was
the triumphant retort; "cause I han't gol
any pocket."
5ST A Youthful Frenchman received
from his love the following letter: "Isadore
'youhave abondoned me; this is the recoup
pense for my virtue. My landlord will wail
' no longer. Come to-night, or I shall sleep
| in the room with a charcoal furnace. Nanh
j che." Isadore was in no hurry. ?ie went
! the next day to see her corpse ! The furnace
j was burning and his own Naniche was?
frying sausages!
S8?~ California is determined to exceed
I every other section of the Union in the size
. of its fruits, &c. At the last annual exhi!
bition they record a Duchesse Pear, weighing
two and three-quarter pounds, a beet
weighing one hundred and three pounds,
i and a cabbage fifty pounds.
tOf* A chap stopping at one of the hotels
j in New York, being asked by the waiter
j whether he would have green or black tea,
said he didn't care what color it was, if it
had plenty of sweetnin' in it.
Saying and doing do not dine together.
iact, Jfuit &
1 ? A life ill-spcut makes a sad old age.'
! ?It is a maxim of prudence, to leave things
before they leave us.
! ?To ascertain whether a woman is .passionate
or not, take a muddy dog Into her
parlor.
? "Xat, what are you leaning over that
empty cask for?*' "I'm mourning over departed
yirits," was the answer.
? Friendship is a silent gentleman that
makes no parade; the true heart dances no
hornpipe on the tongue?
"Do you like novels?" asked Miss
Fitzgerald of her backwoods lover. "I can't
say," he replied, "1 never ate any; but I
tell you I'm death on possum."
? Somebody says there is a decided difference
between perseverance and obstinacy.?
One is a strong will and the other is a strong
won't.
? That was a wise nigger, who, in speaking
of the happiness of married people, said:
"Dat arc 'pend altogedder how dcy enjoy
themselves."
?"Jimmy, do you go to school?" "Yes,
sir; to the school kept by Miss Post.''* "Miss
Post! Not a whipping-post, I hope?" "0
| uo, she is a guide post."
i ? One of the boys tells of a sea re-crow
made by Uncle Ben. It not only scared of!
, every crow that saw it, but one crow was so
i frightened that he brought back the corn he
t stole three days before.
? A hardy seaman, who had escaped one
1 of the recent shipwrecks upon our coast, was
! asked by a good lady who he felt when the
1 waves rolled over him. He replied : "wet,
, ma'am; very net!"
^ ?"The British Empire, sir," exclaimed
John Bull to Jonathan "is one on which
the sun never sets." "And oue," replied
5 Jonathan, "iu which the tax-collector never
1 goes to bed."
) ? A tippler, who squinted awfully, used
j sometimes to mourn that his eyes did nol
. a?ree. "It's very lucky for you," replied
t his friend ; "for if your eyes had been matches,
your nose would have set them on fire
\ long ago."
i ? A contemporary, describing a dance al
^ a village in the neighborhood, said: "The
gorgeous strings of glass beads glistened on
the heaving bosoms of the village belles, like
polished rubies on the delicate surface oi
, warm apple dumplings.
? "You're a loafer?a man without a call1
ing," said a Judge to a person arrested as a
i vagrant. "I beg your pardon, your honor,
I have a vocation." "What is it?" "I
r smoke glass for eclipses; but just now it is
r our dull season." .
, ? The Chinese Herald confirms the report,
i that the far-famed porcelain tower at Nant
kin was destroyed in November, during a
[ bloody massacre of some 5000 or 6000 Itn(
perial troops by the insurgents, who had
s gained possession of the city by treason.
? The following is a genuine Hibernian
1 advertisement: "Missing from Killarney,
> Jane O'Fogerty; she had in her arms twe
; babies and a Guernsey cow, all black, with
red hair, and tortoise-shell combs behind hot
can, and large black spots all down her
; back, which squints awfully."
' ? "What are you about, my dear?" said
his grandmother to a little boy who was sliding
along the room, and casting furtive glances
at a gentleman who was paying a visit.
"I am trying to steal papa's hat out of the
room without letting the gentleman see it,
| for papa wants him to think he's out."
. ?'Sedley/ said Charles II., "look nic oul
a tnau who can't be corrupted; I have^nl
three treasurers to the north, and they have
all turned thieves." "Well, your majesty,
I will recommend Mivert." "Mivert, you
dog," said Charles; "why, Mivert is a thiol
already !" "Therefore he canuot be corrupted,
your Majesty," said Sedley.
? Passing through the quiet little village
r of Saline, in Indiana, a fellow passenger
. pointed out a weather-beaten house of wor.
ship, as the place where he once heard, on a
, rainy occasion, the following prayer from
, the staid preacher: "We thank thee for the
" t--~i x ? a ? j iL.i rnt
I goodly nuruDer nere lo-mgnr, uuu mat i/ioit
, art here also, notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather."
: ?The number of seamen, of all nations,
i is estimated at nearly two millions. Thecom;
niercial marine throughout the world was
t stated, in the year 1855, to embrace about
. fifteen million tons. Of this amount Great
1 Britain had five million, the United States
; five million two hundred thousand, and otht
er nations of the earth, in Asia and Europe,
5 had the residue.
? "Well," said Mrs. Partington, the oth*
er day, as she was engaged with her knit
ting work, "I wonder if I shall ever be able
r to express myself corectly. It seems to me
' I never can use the right word. Every time
1 I undertake to say anything, I make some
blunder or other. Whenever I open my
mouth I am sure to put my foot in it!"?
and she drew a deep sigh as she spoke, indi!
eating that her mortification was inexpressi;
ble.
? The 141,695 emigrants who last year
arrived at Castle Garden, brought with them
the sum of 89,642,104. Of these, 55,055
emigrants, with ?2,101,656, were destined
for New York; 13,827, with SI,984,125, for
Wisconsin; 11,749, with S694,785, for
Pennsylvania; 11,064, with SI,400,482, for
Illinois; 7085, with ?681,637, for Ohio;
j. and G494, with S1U^,98U, for Massachusetts.
? The following letter was sent a fow days
I ago, to Mr. C. D. Fredericks, daguerreotys
per, of 558 Broadway : "Dear Sir?I saw,
a few days ago, a letter stating that you
; could take, or at least draw, the picture of a
i person, if you could get the color of the eyes
or hair. Now, I want my picture taken on
; pastel or paper, very large, too. I want it
t to put in a frame. I want you to take two
pictures of my person, but in different forms.
I want one taken like the usual form?half
my person?upper extremity. And in the
other one, I want my whole person taken,
j standing upright on the stand in the political
field, gesticulation exemplified at the same
time. I want you, however, to write me
and let me know something about your prices.
If you will write me soon, I will give
you the color of my eyes and hair; that is,
if it does not cost too high. Yours, very
respectfully, Somomon H. WniTE, Coleraine,
Bertie Co., N. C." Mr. Fredericks
I returned, in answer, that he could do all
that had been stated in the letter referred to,
but he shouM require Mr. White to bring
the color of his hair and eyes in person.
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5)fp;uinicnl.:
i From the Cotton Planter and Soil. j
SHORT LETTERS TO OVERSEERS, j
numbkr'ONK.
Dr. Cloud?Dear Sir: Few positions : i
iu life are more responsible than that of an '
overseer on a Southern plantation, and it is ,
to he feared that many persons undertake it i
without being aware of ita responsibilities. 1
You will therefore not think it amiss, if 1 J
preface what I have to say with a few remarks
ujjyn the nature of the vocation iu
which you are engaged. An overseer is the j
rqital of his employer; he is his confidential
agent. He is entrusted with the care of Lis s
employer's estate, and upon the fidelity with
which he discharges that trust, in a very j
large degree, must depend the prosperity of i
that estute. You are just as responsible as 1
the head clerk to whom the merchant would j
entrust the management of his mercantile af- i
fairs; or the superintendent to whom the 1
capitalist would confide a manufacturing establishment;
or the teacher to whom a parent
would commit the education of his children.
The nature of the trust is precisely
the same in your case that it is in either of
the other iustanccs, though the duties which
you may have to perform are different. Nor
is your trust less complex than that of cither
of the other agents to which 1 have referred.
. The management of a Southern plantation
involves faithful attention to a great variety
of details. From the proper treatment of
the slaves that are placed under you, down
to the most trifling matter on the plantation,
are a thousand interests demanding your at1
tention, and if you are unfaithful in any of
these particulars, the interests of your employers
must suffer somewhat. You have in
your hands not only the result of the crop,
and to that extent, the annual income of
i your employer, but the health and lives of
the negroes, the care of the live stock and
' the farming utensils, are all, in a great measure,
entrusted to your keeping, and thus
| you control not only the annual income, but
; the active investment of your employer.?
| With all these interests in your hands, you
. perceive that you are entrusted not only with
> the estate, but very largely with the peace of
mind and consequent happiness of those who
. employ you. Surely, then, yours is a re,
sponsible office, and it would be well if you
l should impress upon your mind a sense of
, this responsibility. Every principle of hont
csty and fair dealing requires that you should
not carelessly undertake the duties of a relation
which involves so much of responsibility.
So necessary do I regard, that you
should fully appreciate the importance of
1 this thought, thnt I will not divide your attention
by introducing any other thought in
1 this letter. You willl hear from me again
next month. Justus.
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From the Soil of the South.
GARDEN WORK FOR MAY.
| It is timo now that all seeds were in the
grouud, and this will he the working month
for the garden. Thin out the vegetables
with care and judgment, and stir the surface
soil frequently with the hoe. It is better to
work the garden just before night, and in
. the early morning.
Sow late cabbages and collards; continue
to plant egg-plant and peppers; plant Lima
beans; continue to plant corn for roastingears.
Onions thatare wanting for the table,
should not be allowed to go to seed; break
off the seed tops as fast as they appear, which
will throw all the nourishment that would
1 have gone to the perfection of the seeds, into
1 the bulb. The same with the Irish potato;
pinch off the bloom buds as fast as they ap>
pear. Watch now for the miller that pro>
duces the green cabbage worm. This miller
! may be seen just at eveniug flitting from
plant to plant, depositing its eggs on the under
side of the leaf?oue miller will lay
some five hundred eggs?these eggs soon
hatch and produce the green worm so destructive
to cabbages. As soon as the miller
i make his appearance, kindle small fires just
at night in several places in the garden, and
, the moth will be attracted by the light, and
flit into the fire. Continue to plant olcra.?
If you would continue the okra stalks iu
bearing until frost, allow uoue to go to seed,
but cut the pods as fast as they are large enough
for use. These may be cut into thin
slices and dried for winter use. -The first
pods that appear should be saved for seed;
in this manner we may have early olcra.
. Thin out the beets, parsueps, carrots,
salsify and lettuce. Save the first squash
and cucumber for seed, but allow no squashi
cs or cucumbers to ripen on vines that are
to continue in bearing. Empty the soapsuds
upon the cabbage square. Mulch with
leaves or straw, Irish potatoes, cabbages,
English peas, snap pole beans. There is no
nntio hotter throueh our lone drv sum
.uuu. jy-jw ~ ? 0 _ ,
mers, than mulching the garden and fruit
orchard.
If the striped bug is eating up the melon,
squash, or cucumber vines, mix guano with
gypsum, and dust over the vines, and they
will not trouble them more. Lose no time
in getting in seeds of savory and medicinal
herbs. Dress the asparagus bed with salt,
and the brine of the beef and pork barrels,
this will effectually keep down the grass and
weeds, and invigorate the asparagus roots.
1 Salting Beef for Summer Use.?For
100 lbs. of beef, take sixteen quarts of fine
' Ashton sack salt and four ounces saltpetre,
' cut the meat and pack it in edgewise, after
' rubbing the pieces all over with the salt;
and after a layer is completed, take an axe
or mall, and pound it down solid. Then
sprinkle on a little saltpetre and fill up the
i insterces with salt, and so on until the cask
! is full. Those who do not like saltpetre,
I ? J TTrittinnf ininrv tf? thf! IDCat.
Hilly Ulilll 11/ irtiiuuuu luj ut j ?v ?
For the Cure of Crout.?A piece of
fresh lard as large as a butternut, rubbed
up with sugar, in the same way that butter
and sugar are prepared for the dressing of
puddings, divided into three parts and given
at intervals of twenty minutes, will relieve
any case of croup not already allowed to progress
to the fatal point.
US?* To cure scratches on a horse, wash
the legs with warm soapsuds, and then with
beef brine. Two applications will cure the
worst case.
AST Barley straw is best for beds ; and
dry corn husks, slit into shreds, are better.
Box straw bedticks at the sides in the same
way as ticks for feathers.
A Frenchman out West having shot
and secured a skunk, expressed as his opinion
that 'from ze perfume I tink he be von
great dandy wiz ze wild cats!'
CljegodibilleOEnprerl
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subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers, the publisher enn continue to send
them until all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office to which they are directed,
tlfcy are held responsible till they settle their bill, "
and order the paper discontinued.
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sponsiblo. 1
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it uncalled for, is prima fiacie evidence of an
intentional fraud.
THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF :
DTK! IE OF film :
Gi I\ PUTNAM & CO will commence in a few ^
? days a new edition of this great work in j
Semi-monthly parts. Price 25 cents each.
Each voluuio wilheonsistof 14 parts, handsomely
printed in imA .'rial octavo, The whole work
will be illustrated by about 80 superior Engravings
on steel, including Portraits and Original
Historical Designs, by eminent artists. With nu- ^
mcrous Wood Cuts and Maps. Each part will j
contain at least 32 pages- and one engraving on
steel?every other part will huvc two steel plates. .
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ly part containing as above specified, 25 cts. pay- J
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tire work.
Among the Illustrations already engraved, or
nearly completed, arc the following portraits (on ?
steel):?
Gen. Schuyler, Gen. Putnam, Gen. Arnold, Gen.
Green, Gen. Ward, Gen. Knox, Gen. Montgomery,
Gen. St. Clair, Gen. Lord Sterling, Gen. Baron
Steuben, Gen. LaFayctte, Gen. Count Pulaski,
Geu. Lincoln, Gen. Mercor, Gen. Charles Lee,
Geu. Henry Lee, Col. Moultrie, Gen. Wayne, Gen.
Plintnn. Hubert Morris. Gen. Stark. Gen. llniuil
Ion, Gen. Gates, Gen. Glover, Gen. Sir W. Howe,
Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Gen. Bur- goyne.
Washington, from the picture by Peale ; Wash- .
ington, from-tiic picture by Trumbull; Washington,
from the picture by WurtmulJcr ; Washington,
from the picture by Stuart; Washington, I
from tbo picture of Iloudon's Bust; Washington,
from the picture of Iloudou's Statue; Washington
from the picture of Brown's Statue; Washing- t
ton, from the original Profile ; Mrs. Washington, \
(early portrait); Mrs. .Washington, from Stuart; a
Miss Phillips, from original Picture.
ILLUSTRATIONS ON STEEL. {
Historical Scenes, chiefly from original designs: c
Site of Washington's Birth-place ; Mount Vernon c
?three views ; Washington as a Surveyor; Wash- {
ington at Fort Necessity; Washington surveying
the Dismal Swamp; Washington at Winchester;
Washington's Field Sports; Fortifying Bunker's
Hill; Fort Ticondcroga, Lake George; Fortifications
at West Point, in 1780; Washington quelling r
a lliot?from a contemporary Drawing; View of <
New York, 1770; Aunounccmeut of Independence: ;
ilattle of Trenton ; Battle of Gcrmantown ; Battle
of Monmouth; Brnddock's Battle Field; ?
Washington going to Congress, &o., &o.
' Must always remain, par eminence, the History
of the Father of his Country." ?I'/til. Jitil.
N. B.?It is intended that the illustrations in t
this edition shall be worthy of the subject and of ,.
the author. The best artists have been engaged (
to make original drawings, and the most eminent ?
engravers are secured. 1
No expense will be spared to make the engravings
creditable to American art, and fully satis- factory
to amateurs of fastidious lasto.
I'SiL Agents and canvassers supplied on liberal
terms. The edition is published exclusively
for subscribers. 1
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~ ORDINANCE. i
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Intendant and Wardens
of the Town of Yorkville, iu Council 1<
assembled, and by the authority of the same, That, | t
from and after the publication of this Ordinance
if any person or persons shall fire a gun, pistol or
other firc-nrins within turee hundred yards of the h
public streets of Vorkvillc, he, she or they shall, 1
upon conviction, pay a fine of five dollars for each I
offence. o
2. He it further Ordained, by the authority a- I
foresaid, That if any person or persons, owning or s
having in charge nny horse or mule, shall permit t
such horse or mule to run at Inrge in any of the I
streets of Yorkville, he, she or they shall forfeit r
and pay to the Town Council of said town the
sum of one dollar for every day such horse or r
mule shall be permitted to run at large.
3. Be it further Ordained, That, for the purpose fi
of preventing encroachments upon side-walks, the a
owner, owners or occupant of any lot within the p
corperato limits of the town are hereby prohibit- o
ed from settlng-out nny tree or trees in front of Y
such lot, out of the line now fixed and established; ii
under a penalty of One dollar for every twenty- '1
four hours such tree or trees may remain so set- c
out. a
4. Be it further Ordnined. That a tax of five tl
per cent, be imposed on all sales made within the
corporate limits of the town by itinerant auctioneers?the
amount of sales to be returned on
oath, and the tax to be paid, by such Auctioneer
to the Intcndant, before tea o'clock in the evening
of each day upon which such sales shall be made;
and upon each and every failure to render a return I
in the manner thus provided for, such Auctioneers
shall forfeit and pay to the Town Council n sum I
not exceeding Twenty Dollars, to be collected in !
the mode now provided for by law.
5. Be it further Ordained, That each and every j
person, residing within the corporate limits of
the town, liable to l'atrol duty, may commute for I the
performance of such duty by the payment of '
One Dollar and fifty cents; provided said commu- |
tation be paid on or before the first day of April f
next; and all persons refusing or failing to pay [ such
commutation within the time specified, shall j at
beheld liable to Patrol duty, and for non-perform- j oi
ance thereof, to such fines and penalties as are p
now nrovidcil bv law. E
G. lie it further Ordained, That all Ordinances 1 yj
or clauses of Ordinances repugnant to this Ordi- ' l
nance be, and they are hereby repealed. ^
Done and Ratified under the corporate seal of the !
town, on the 9th day of March, in the year I
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and i
fifty-seven. i
F. II. SIMRIL, Intendanl. ! '
Jfoacpu IjEnsDos, Clerk-. ! 0
PRESS FOR SALE. I"
WE havo received instructions from the owncr,
Mr. ROBINSON, to sell the PRINCE- 1
TON PRESS recently used in our office, at very
cheap rates. We exchanged this Press for a new ^1
machine (a Princeton Press of larger dimensions) 1 m
at a merely nominal cost; and we can assure our j "W
cotemporaries that it was laid aside for no fault Q
whatever. The Bed measures 44 by 28 inches. ! bl
Mr. ROBINSON promises to put it up in good w
working order, and to furnish it with his recent J
valuable improvements ; at a charge considerably ri
below the original cost. Our experience warrants . 1'
us in recommending it as the cheapest Press that cl
can be used in a flourishing country office ; espe- A
cially so, as it is offered on accommodating terms. p<
For further particulars address,
L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, 8. C. j tc
ECONOMY AND (!0NV1(
IN ORDER. TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES, ^
ING STOVES into general use, the subscriber
Yorth, where he made a large selection of the best >
ibovecut, "TilJ*J WUJNUJSK," lUiiyjusuncsusDume;
in Air Tight Cooking Stove, is not to be surpassed To
arge Ovens and strong draught; the Castings are st
mrticular attention to a favorite called
tinny of which have already been sold, if is an Eli
iny other brought out. It has moveable long centre
i complete FARMER'S STOVE.
I have, however, every variety of COOK, PARI
ind put up without extra charge. It shall be my
itruction of Patterns but in the smoothness of Cast
n connection the Establishment, I have, also,
A LARGE TI
iVlierc every article in the line is kept on hand,
tOOFIXG AND GUTTERING.
The public arc invited to call at the Show Rooms
ie found all that is required for HOUSEHOLD P
BilL^XIXSG _.-m
vhich will be sold, at WHOLESALE AND RET All
Southern Country. Orders solicited, which sli
Yorkvillo, S. C., May 7, 1857. II
FRESH^ RME !
THE LATEST J
FANCY STYLES.:
G. R, RATCHFORD,
HAS just opened, FRESn from Charleston, a
varied and beautiful assortment of Dress and
BURNISHING GOODS, consisting of all the latest
SPRING- STVT.F.S FflR 1857.
Vmong these the Ladies will find the most appro- ^
cd patterns of Dress Silks, Bareges, &c; and an j
issortinent of . j
a HATS & BONNETS, \
mbracing at least 40 styles, which has never been ;
ucelled in this market. He has also provided 1
or Gentlemen an equally vnrried stock of \
SPRING STYLES OF
SI, 1,11 STRAW mis; !
ind a few pieces of very fine CLOTHS and CAS- j
SIMERES; with a general variety of new Goods I
n his line.
These goods having been purchased for the pur- ;
?ose, especially, of informing the public in regard '
o the very
LATEST FASHIONS,
hoy will be displayed for nothing, and sold at a ve
y moderate advance above cost. Ladies and |
Jentleuien are invited to call and examine them I
t the NEW STORE IN THE LINDSEY BUIL- I
>ING.
February 2G, 1857. 8 tf
DECLARATION
OF
[INDEPENDENCE.
FIRST OF JANUARY, 1S5T!
/ e
( YY7TIEN in the course of human events it y
fv becomes necessary for one one p?nple" to s
save a house and go to another?this is, thfcrcforc, V
o cite and admonish all men that I, J
MILES JOHNSON,
ave moved my SADDLE and HARNESS FAC ORY
to WEIKART k WALKER'S NEW CARIIAGE
SHOP, where can be found as good and
heap an assortment of home-made Saddles and
larness as can be happened upon anywhere this I
ide of Mason & Dixon's Liue, together with Mar- '
ingftls, Halters, Collars, Wagon-Saddles and I
larness, Whips, Bridle-Bits, Mountings, and eve- (
y thing in the line. I
And if you desire your old Saddles and Harness v
ejuvenated, just "bring'em in!" /
I, MILES JOHNSON, thank you, gentlemen, j
ar your custom, aud will endeavor with might
nd main and talent and strict attention and a
rompt fulfilment of contracts, to deserve and
btain a continuance of this great popularity.?
Flier, you visit York, give me a call, before buy' ag
a storo-si ddle and soforth. I AM NOT AT |
'HE CORNER ; but if you want the real article |
oroc up to WEIKART k WALKER'S building,
ml son rlni Pnme. frentle Muse ! and in
Iii.s great cause, give roe aid?to wit:?
Come gentlemen, come one and all,
And give the undersigned a call;
E'en though perchance you nothing buy,
Yet'twill be well youH not deny,
To please your taste and feast your eye.
You always may expect to find
Horse-trappings here of every kind? *
Each part made ready to your hand, 6
From bridle-bit to crupper-band. *
And be it clearly understood, ,
All's handsome, lasting, cheap and good!
Signed, MILES JOHNSON.
Jan 15 2 tf q
J OB TRINTINGr v
rHF. PROPRIETORS of the ENQUIRER respectfully
inform their friends and the public
t large, that they arc well prepared to execute E
rders in the JOU PRINTING LINE, such as C
AMPHLETS, POSTERS, ^ n
[AND BILLS, BLANK NOTES, ii
USINESS CARDS, i! LABELS, a
AW BLANKS, CIRCULARS,
[AGISTRATE'S Do- CATALOGUES,
&c., &c., dco a
All work entrusted to this establishment b
ill be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at
:asonable rates. Call at the ENQUIRER Office,
NE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE L
Jan. 1 1 tf. n
LTWBLANKSl e
[\fE have on hand, and arc prepared to supply 0
FT at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office,
II kinds of LAWYERS' BLANKS in general deiand,
printed on good paper and neatly pressed.
re offer them at 75 cents ^ quire. Single half
uire 50 cents. As we have iucurred considera: E
le outlay to'.ennble us to furnish, a good article,
e will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY.
Our present stock consists of the following va- t
pfir><5. viz: Sum Pro: Fi. Fa.: Fi. Fa on Sum t
'ro.; Copy Writ in Cost; Copy Writ in Debt; De- p
aration on Account; Declaration on Promissory o
rote; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note ; Sub- d
xna Writs; Subpoena Tickets, $c. e
jjQT" Orders from a distance promptly attended
?, if accompanied by the CASH!
, COMBINED I!
- f
SE'S DEPOT.
*< i yj,?'
(3 g=st^
'
vbicli sccin to demand the introduction of COOKrecontly
visited the principal Foundries in the
rarieties, suited for this section of country. The
and B6T"THE BELLE OF THE STATES,"-?#
r durability or beauty. They are perfectly made,
rong nod cannot be cracked by heat. I would ask
' f - , - -. t * " - *
svatod Oven for Baking, of greater oapacitydhan
pieces, to receive a large Boiler, which makes it
OR and OFFICE STOVES, which I will deliver ^
pride and ambition to excel, not only in the conings,
and the manner in which they are mounted.
N-FAOTORY. 4*
- T Z- > * *
< - ' V?
or made to order. Particular attention paid to
, in the old "HARRIS BUILDING," where wiil
URPOSES, such as JAPAN AND .TIN-WARE,
Ac., &c., ail
j, CJIEAPER than has ever been oifered in the
lall receive prompt attention.
WM. E. ROSE,
3 6mo
SPECIATANNOUNGEMENT. s
TjfTE would inform the-citixenB of York Dist.,
t T of the State, and visitors from abroad, that
iur constantly increasing .business has compelled
iur removal from "3 BROAD-STREET," to the
nagnificent and spacious "Brown Stone Building."
The accommodations and arrangements of this
'NEW DEPOT," are unsurpassed by any similar
istablishment in the United States; and whilst it
rill afford facilities for keeping our usual large
itock of
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS,
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS,
we also propose adding largely to our
3T0CX OF STATIONERY: .
Vnd those in want of LEDGERS, JOURNALS,
JASH BOOKS, LETTER, NOTE, and CAP PA>ER,
&c., &c., will find it to their advantage to
isit us.
3.6. COURTENAY & CO., .
BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS.
Sign of the Newsboy.
Charleston, Nov. 6, 185C. 45?6m
MIS & JEWEM!
THE SUBSCRIBER
JUST having returned from the North, would
respectfully invite his friends and the public
enerally, to a rich assortment of articles usually
ept in his line of business, consisting in part of
lie following:?
WATCHES,
(old and Silver: JEWELRY of all kinds; Spectales,
Gold aud Stiver: Silver-Ware: Silver plated
fare; Britannia-ware ; Waiters; Fancy Articles,
GUNS, PISTOLS,
lowie-Knives, Walking-Sticks, Military Goods;
Hocks of various styles, &c., besides a great may
other articles too tedious to mention. Persons
a want of articles in my line, will find it to their
dyantage to give me a call. I am determined to
SELL FOR CASH,
nd for less than goods of the same kind can be
e bad at retail, North or South.
REPAIRING
a the Watch and Jewelry line executed with neatess
and dispatch, at the shortest notice, by an
xperienccd workman.
Old Gold and Silver taken in exchange for
oods.
E. M. KIRKPATRICK.
Dec 4 49 tf
In Equity?York.
Ixparte, Miranda Kent, by next friend?Petition
to settle funds.
? L. KENT residing beyond the limits of the
9 State; On motion of Witherspoon, Pro. Pet.
t is ordered that J. L. Kent, the husband of the
'etitioner, do plead, answer, or demur thereto, on
r before the 5th day of June, and on failure to
o so, that judgment, pro tonfeaso, will be enterd
against him. JNO. L. MILLER,
($6) C. E. Y. D.
March 5 9 3m
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