Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 24, 1859, Image 2
Scraps ft Jfacts. i
The sum of S30,000 has been subscribed
at Vicksburg, Miss., to establish a
cottoa factory. ;
The Nashville Xeirs, mentions that
Gen. W. T. Haskell, of Tennessee, died
at the Lunatic Asylum, at that place, on =
Sunday, the 13th.
A dealer in ready made linen, adver- j 5
tiscs his shirts and chemisettes under the J *
mellianous nppollation of "Male and Female
envelopes." <
Mrs. Jenkins complained in the even- .
ingtbat the turkeys she had ejten at Thanksgiving
did not scf'tccll! "Probably," said
Jenkins, "it was not a hen turkey !"
The total increase in the receipts of
oottoo at all ports up the present time, as
compared with the same period last year, is
890,000 bales. j
The Augusta Evening Dispatch of (
Ifith _ sftvs ! A counterfeit S50 bill, on 5
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the State Bank of South Carolina, was passed
on one of our merchants this morning.
The Grand Jury of Washington have j
found a true bill against Mr. Sickles for the ,
murder of Mr. Key. No proceedings were ,
had against Mr. Butterworth. 1
Homlug tliab a *
small blow would break the nose, our Dauiel :
exclaimed, "well, I dunno 'bout that. I've
blowed my nose a great many times, and '
I've never broke it yet." 1
The Pendleton Messenger chronicles 1
the demise of an old gray horse, a few days (
since, near that place, at the advanced age
of near 35 years. He was always owned by
the sauie family. 1
During the session of the Oregon Legislature,
which closed on the 23d of Janu- (
ary, no less than thirty divorces were grant- 1
ed. One of the women was divorced on the '
18th, and married again on the 19th.
It is reported that Dan Rice has of- J
fered to contribute 820,000 to the Mount
Vernon Fund, provided the Hon. Edward ,
Everett consents to travel with his circus for s
a single season in the capacity of a clown.
Autographs may be classified and
characterized thus : Those of merchants are 1
cc?ts-ible ; those of authors do/or-ous; those
)f doctors iiVAious; those of lawyers /cc-ble; '
those of paiDters nrr/-ful; those of clergymen
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siitily-ea; auu muse ui cuuuia m/i-uu?0U3.?X.
Y. Post.
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company
have made a contract with a firm, to raise
the ill-fated steamer North Carolina.* This
firm are making active preparations for the
speedy performance of their contract, and
will, it is supposed, commence operations
sometime the coming week.
We have heard in our days, one of
the first counsel at the bar mention that on
one occasion, he had called at the shop of the
elder Sugden, when the latter, in the course
of some familiar small talk of which barbers 1
are so fond, remarked : "I've sent my son i
to be a lawyer, sir, I hope no offence, but <
I've tried him at my own profession, and he <
hadn't the genius for it." >
In a few weeks, the Grand Division j
0- of South Carolina is to hold its usual Spring <
Session at St. George's, on the South Car- '
dina Railroad, some 3*0 miles above Charleston.
It is understood that the brethren in ]
that vicinity will open their hospitable dwell- 1
ings and entertain all the members who at- '
tend, free of charge.?So. Cu. Son of Tim
per ante. ' <
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The anuiversary of Mr. Calhoun's ^
birth, March 18th, was celebrated by the ,
students of the South Carolina College by !
public exercises, in which Mr. W E. Boggs, j
of Fairfield, delivered the oration. The 4
Caihoun Literary Society of Wofford College <
celebrated the day in a similar manner, Mr. j
S. A. Weber, of North Carolina, delivering j
the oration. l
The Jewish Chronicle tells us that the <
remnants of a Jewish colony has been found
at Kaifung-foo, China. A communication
is about to be opened with these sons of
Israel by their British co-religionists, and ^
they will be requested to send two youths to
England to receive a European edi^cation. 1
They have been separated from all intercourse
with the remainder of their race for ]
a period of six centuries.
We regret to learn says the Cheraw j
Gazette, of the 10th inst., that a disiltrous ?
fire occured at Bennettsville yesterday. It (
broke out about twelve o'clock in the kitchen
of Mr. Townsend, and consumed the kitchen i
and smoke house, and also the kitchen and I
smoke house of Mr. Douglass and several t
other out-buildings. It was subdued about t
three o'clock. The business of the Court J
was suspended. t
"Is the sense of smelling more pleas- ;
ing than the sense of tasting" ? was the subject
up before a western debating club in a <
bar-room. Uncle Joe was the last to speak
upon the negative, and all were anxious to \
hear him deliver himself. Walking up to 1
the bar-keeper ho called for a hot whiskey '
punch aod drank it off with a great gusto; \
then turning to his opponents, he handed j s
the empty glass to the leading disputants, I '
and thundered out?"now smell it, you var?~
~ ' f T t Jo rirtArl 1/%oc? fA orlrl fhnf TTnnlfl I
UiCUt It IP* UCtUltOO WU UUVI VM?W V UVIV I
Joe ''brought down the house," and also the r
decision for the negative. t
A number of sewiog women of New JI
York have held a meeting, and resolved to ; c
accept the offer of the industrial Association S
to supply them with sewing machines, for j i
which they shall pay a reasonable rent, and, 1
by instalments, if they please, purchase them t
for their own use. They propose to open a e
work-room where they will labor under the 11
direction of a superintendent, whose salary *
shall be paid weekly by the occupants of the | *
room. Widows with children, or females c
who have relatives dependent on their labor j
for maintenance, will have the preference as , I
applicants for the use of the machines. 5
From the returns of the New Harap- ^
shire election, reported in the Concord States- I
man, we find that in thirty-four instances the 1
Republican and Democratic candidates had *
exactly the number of votes cast at the elec- L
tion in 1858 by the same party. In forty s
instances the party vote was within one of ?
that cast the previous year. In twenty-nine ]
cases it was within tiro; in twenty two cases c
within three ; in twenty-seven cases within J
four; in twenty-five cases within fee; in t
twenty-six cases within sic ; in fourteen in- c
' stances within seven ; in seventeen cases J
within eighty and eleven cases within nine r
votes of the last election ; making 245 in- i
stances in all where there was not ten votes *
difference between the two years. c
Boston Transcript, jt
%\t gorkbille wpm.
EDITED BY
AM'Ii W. MELTON, j
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YORKVILLE, S. C.
THURSDAY MOBBING, MARCH 24, 1869 "
Special Notice.?-All communication*, on mfttterecon*"
ected with tin- paper, should be addressed to "The Yorkillk
Enquirer and not the Editor or Proprietor, pcronallv.
Persons desiring prompt attention to their favors,
inst hear this in mind.
CS^Capt. D. D. JtlOOItE, May. MYM&s SMITH, Sa.M'L"
}. brown, J. r,. Thomson ami- Samuki. J. Kuykendal
>f York ; and WlLI.iam IJ. cook, of Bennettsville, are auhorized
agents of the enquirer.
The editor is abscut.
TEMPERANCE ADDRESSES.
We have been requested to state that Addresses '
>n Jjie subject of Temperance, will be delivered j
it Centre Church, on Saturday next by Col. Rob- :
;rt Griep., of Mecklenburg, N. C., Rev. Sam'l
L Watson and Rev. Mr. Boycu. The friends
>f Temperance and the public generally, arc rcmeetfullv
invited to be present.
THE WEATHER.
On Sundnj* morning Inst, an unseasonable frost j
ilayed havoc with the fruit trees in bloom. In
nany places, notwithstanding "the light of the
noon," the buds have been nipped effectually.?
IVith fair weather, however, enough remains to
^TviU w Wotler f rAp t}ian l^tv bavl TOT Severtll
(tears.
The rains continue to delay and frustrate the
abors of farmers in pitching their crops. We
mve never known such a cheerless prospect.?
Should the weather prove propitious, the best
jfforts could not avail to Secure a first rate crop.
FORT DIILLS ACADEMY".
The advertisement of the Board of Trustees of
Fort Mills Academy, deserves to be mentioned.
The-teacher, Mr. Butler P. Alston, is a son of
}en. John A. Alston, and under the tuition of
lis accomplished father has been thoroughly pre
oared for bis vocation. He is a olever, worthy
iroung inan, and should receive a patronage outside
of the Fort Mills neighborhood. We trust
hat the friends of Gen. Alston?aad ho has
nany iu York District?will take into considera
ion the claims which this "worthy son of a noble
sire" has upon them.
FOG ARTIES A STIL1L.MAN.
We publish a new advertisement of this Charleston
house, to which attention is requested. Oo
several occasions wc have had dealings with this
stablishment, and we can therefore recommend
them without hesitation.
When in Charleston we have noticed with plcas.sre
that the establishment of Messrs. Fog.vuties
t Stillmax is crowded to overflowing, from morning
to evening, and we have marked them as
striking examples of the wisdom of a liberal system
of advertising.
Our friends who visit Charleston would make a
;ood point by calling at 257 King street, and
those who prefer to send orders, may, with confidence,
trusf thein to Messrs. Foiurties & StillKAN.
COURT-WEEK.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned on Saturday
evening last. But little business was trans
icted of general public interest. In another
jolumn will be found the presentment of the
3rand Jury; and subjoined, is a list of the Grand
?ud Petit Jurors drawn for the Fall Term, 1859 :
Grand Jcrt.?Joha Countryman, J. M. Ross,
Esq , Samuel A. Paris, John Moore, (Ii. M ) Jno.
3. Davidson, John Smith. Rev. R. A. Ross. Daniel
Williams, S. T. B. 1'. Patrick, S. G -WeVtbrook,
P G. Morgan. John Brpwti, 8en , J. R Howe, It.
M. Pressley, John A. Brown, W. J. B >j*dj F. A.
Erwin, E. G. Feeraster, L. II. Cavenv, Robert
Miller, (S. C..f J. McCullough, D. B. Miller, R.
3. McCaw, Dr Alfred Craven.
Petit Jcrrors.?Hamilton Wilson, Jas. Meek,
J. It. Williams, Esq., Samuel McDowell, J. It.
3rier, Thomas Moss, Jucoh L' wis, E Gcttys, J.
B. Partlow, J. G. Plexico, D. T. Pnrtlow, S. G.
Brown, Esq., Robert A. Purseley, T. P. Whiaon
int, iewis Bolin, J. L. M. Adams, Wiliam IIanna,
3. A. Brown, R. C. Caveny, James Boyd, John
Hill, W Hi McCorklo. It. F. Boyd. D. T. Byers,
Peter Garrison, Archibald Barron, John Good,
Alexander M. Hill, William Adams, John JJeeland,
3odfrey Beamguard, Rev. J. M. Garrison, R. L.
S'ecly, T. H. Evans, James D.tvies, Arthnr Gar
ison, James McElwee, Robert Turner, T M.
Seely, Joseph G. Webber, Merritt Whitt, D. G
Bennett, B. T. Wheeler, James Laugliridge, R.
f. Crawfoid," W. M. Bryan, A. T. Gardner, John
J. Naugle.
THE CIRCUS.
In consequence of high water, Messrs. Orton
!c Older's Circus failed to reach Yorkville at the
ime advertised in the bills. Leaving behind
nany a long face and well-kept "half," they took
i "near cut," and going by way of Dallas were,
vben last heard from, in hot haste after their
'forerunner."
A rich incident of their visit to Greenville will,
n the absence of a ring performance, do to laugh
it. We quote from the Greenville correspondence
if the Columbia Bulletin:?
We had quite a novel speculation here on M?>nlay
last. Our Council passed an Ordinance im>osing
$75.00 tax, per day, on Circuses. When
he Company arrived, the manager went to oue of
he Council nnd desired to know why they were i
axed so high. The reply was, that they made so
nuch money here, they could afford to pay it.?
l'he Circus man replied, by saying, that he would
:ake $350.00 for what they would make, and it was
bought they would go to the Race Course, and
iprcnd their canvass, rather than pay the tax.
The offer of the Showman soon got out, and a
ompany of young men agreed to give $ 100.00 for
he door money, which offer was accepted by Or
on & Older. This was 12 o'clock. At 1 o'clock,
t commenced raining in torrents, and blowing very
tard. The exhibition opened, however, and they
ook in obout $125.00. At night it cleared off,
md a pretty fair house was obtained, but in wind
ng up the trade, the speculators had to fork over
omething like $121.00 to the Circus. Fool nj
'cute Yankee!"
SCOTT'S NOVELS.
We are not in the habit of publishing readynadc
editorials ; but the following from the cnerprising
publishing-house of T. B. Peterson &
Jrothers, Philadelphia, contains items of which 1
wery reader should be informed. The novels of j
>ir Walter Scott have hitherto been published !
n expensive edition, so that they arc but little :
mown to the masses of the people. This publica- <
ion by Messrs. Peterson will therefore do an '
(ssential service?supplying the reader of yel- !
ow-covcred literature with books which are well I
vorth the perusal, which in tone and style and
neritare entitled to a place amongst the English
lassies.
The number sent us?"Guy Mannering"?is
>rinted in good style. The article received with
t reads thus:?
The Waver ly Novels.?The well-known firm of
r. B. Peterson & Brothers, 3U0 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, are now engaged iu publishing t^re
narkably cheap edition of these unapproachable
vorks of fiction. The first, "Ivankoe," appeared
iu Saturday of lust week: the next, "(iuy .Manlering."
w:l! issue to day, "Kob Itoy," next, aud
o on, one novel will be published regularly on
uch and every coming Saturday, until the whole
lumber of volumes?t.venty six?is completed
The low price fixed by the publishers for them is
mly 25 ceuts a volume, or the whole twenty-six
rolumes for five dollars. A complete set will he
orwarded,/r?e of postage, by mail, to any part of
he United States, to any one, by the publishers,
iu receiving a remittance of five dollars for the
wenty six volumes ; or a remittance of three dolars
will pay for the first twelve volumes ; or a
omittance ot one dollar will pay for the first four
rolumes. The novels will be neatly primed, aud
iacb volume will contain about 125 pages, printed
iu fiud white paper, and neatly bound with paper
lover. The revised uniform Edinburg edition,
row which this is reprinted, comprises fvrty-eight ,
volume?, the cost of which is .wentif-tioo doflirs ; s
and this edition will contain every word of the ?
Edinburg edition. We commend the determination
of this enterprising Philadelphia ?rro, to'41
furnish "the works Of an author like WalteV Sfrott^ I
at a price so reasonable, that all persons what- j(
ever may possess a full set, and direct the especial '
attention of our readers to the fact, and would \ '
advise them all to make a rembitancff.tff Five ,J
Dollars at once, per firstvmail, to the publisher o
for the entire set, who will send them complete j
to any one free of ponage. on receipt of that sum. ^
mere-hrntion. t
Wc learn that the fine imposed upon T. J. Belt., s
E-q., at Spring Term, I8p8, otthe Court of C.>ut- c
mon Pleas, has been remitted by His Excellency c
Governor Gist. Two of the ircendiaries who t
have several times set firo to the Coach Factory
of Messrs. Gqwer, Co*& Marklev, at Greenville, ]
- ' ? j -? :-:i l-ns.m. ,
have been arrested anu tougcu m jim. .
one implicated bas made his escnp;. They proved t
to be workmen who had bcrn discharged from I
employment by tins firm. -The notorious
Mike Walsh died iu New York oifithe 11th instant.
The Adctrtiur says tire first ,lnotc of
the Whippoowill was heard in the vicinity of Edgefield,
on Saturday last. Some-say that this bird
is the most reliable harbinger of Spring." The
Lexington Flay reports but forty cases returned to
tbe Spring Term of Court for that District. ,
The Anderson Gazette announces the return home
{
of the Hon. .Tas. L. Oan. A London letter
says that Mr. SrURGEON has abandoned bis intended
visit to the United States. No doubt
there is room enough iu the world for men and
women, hilt it may be a serious question whether
the latter are not taking up more than their share
of it. The editor of the Co'umbia Bulletin
has been shown three Eggs, one of them perfectly
black, and the other two very dark, from a Duck
owned by a gentleman in that city. The
Due West Tflescoj'e says a' Mr. Cat.dwkll of Tennessee
has just published a new Grammar, for
which he asks only $5,00 a copy. Governor
Morgan has recommended to the Legislature of
New York that the $50,000 voted by that Stale
as her quota towards the erection of a monument
in honor of the signers of the Declaratiotl of fndependence,
near the State House, Philadelphia,
should be repealed. The recommendation has
created much emprise and no little indignation i
among the frieuds of the proponed testimonial to '
the patriotic dead. A recent traveler by the
Sound route says Boston is exactly 24 oigars and
b brandy cook tails from New York. A new measure
of distance. The Copier says green
peas were sold in the Charleston market on Thursday
last, from Noisurr's farm on the Kings-street
road. The bank circulation throughout the
country, at present, amounts to fifty eight hundred
and ninety three and a third nullious ef dollars.
The authorship of that celebrated
I "sarmon" known as "The Harp o(a Thousand
Srings, Spcrrits of Just Mon made Perfect," has
been claimed recently for Rev. Mr. Lewis, tha
\f..tLr.fi;st minister stationed the nresent vear at I
LnGrange, Tcnn. We are informed by the
Pickens Courier, that the second powder mill in
that District has just been put in successful ope"
ration. ( This mill says the Courier is within a few
miles of us, and we feel authorized in saying that
a good article of powder is manufactured,flj&e.
Among the list of graduates in th?Medical
Department!' of Pennsylvania University wo observe
the name of George A. Ross, of York Dis !
trict.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, March 17
This is "Saint Patrick's Day in the morning,"
a day longer than ordinary days by at least from
twelve to eighteen hours, reckoning by the timo
the genius of the Shillaley begins and leaves off
hi? demonstrations of joy nnd "whaskey." For
lo-dtty, if.on no other, every son of Erin is on
furlough from work, and esteems himself a huge
institution, a man to be looked at, admired, but
by no means to be laughed at. The latter might
be just a little too risky, and no Irishman was
ever "out bate" on S tint Patrick's Day except by
au Irishman.
Early in tile morning every son of Erin mounts
the "Shamrock" in his hat-band or button-bole, '
or on his lappelle, and woe to the man that would
try to remove it. All the Irish Societies, benevolent
as most of them are, assembled at a given
point and marched thence, escorted by Irish Mil
itaiy, to the City Hall, where they were reviewed
by the Mayor and other dignitaries of the City. ]
From this point they marched through Broadway
and the principal streets, returning to be dismissed
beneath the shade of the ptatue of the
Father of his Country and under the surveilanco '
of the Metropolitan Police. From the dismissal '
until an indefinite time, the enjoyment changes
its form to the more practical amusement of drinking
nnd eating and dancing, interlined with strikuig
illustrations with the national weapon. Glorious
oblivion of Saint Patrick and the snakes
generally, closes the delights of the day.
But in spite of the many short comings of the
Irish, and they are venial too, they are a patriotic
people, nnd as a clnss of citizens, every way superior
to the mad Frenchman and Italian and
German Revolutionists who disgrace the liberty of
this free country. No matter what may be the
opinions of the Irishman in regard to religion nnd
politics, whether he is Cntbolic or Protestant,
Democrat or what not?he stands by-the stars and
stripes, and marches with a prouder step when .
they are waving over his head.
The Democrats held a grand rally in the old
wigwam, the hend-quarters of the party, Turn
manv Ilall, on Monday night. The meeting was
c
enthusiastic and endorsed the acquisition of Cuba
in strong terms. Senator Brown of Mississippi .
addressed the meeting at length, in a speech red- .
olent with true Southern fire, advocating the ac
quisition of the '-Queen of the Antilles" by fair 8
means or foul. He did not hesitate in saying,.
although almost even/ man in his hearing teas an
abolitionist at heart, that lie wanted Cuba for tb-3
c
extensiou of slavery. In conclusion, lie forgot his
Senatorial dignity, and swore a good round oath to
the purpose aforesaid. Hon. John Cochran, of
this city, followed in a chaste and dignified address
to the same effect. In the future councils
fl
of the country, this mnn is destined to net a dis i ~
tinguished part. His talents are of the first j
order. The notorious Capt. Rynders, who is nl- n
ways on hand, cocked and primed, spoke with bis S
usual effect of making fun for the crowd, swear- 1
inp by Cuba and the Democratic Party.
The Police Commissioners have been examining
into the doings of their hirelings and exhibi* '
ting a very satisfactory state of police morals.? n
Every Policeman, but one, swore he received no j
money as black mail, but at the same time ad- j 8
mining that it was a very common thing. All 1
coincide in the fact that the appointments had to I D
be bouglu from Commissioners. Other facts of a ^
nature too disgusting to appear in print outside a
of a city, were also disclosed. The truth of the e
matter is that almost every man you meet in this
city can be bought at a price varying from a bunch f
of cigars to a champagne supper. The exclatnn- 0
tion of Jugurtha on leaving Home is peculiarly ^
fitting to the city of Gotham. j n
The "bruw" sons of Scotland, determined not d
to be behind the rest of mankind in military glory, ^
have formed a Highland Regiment which will soon j
be mustered into Militia Service. If they are s
allowed to appear in full Highland Costume, and n
there is some doubt of it, the Military effect of *
the uniform will be beautiful. The success of ti e n
Regiment is looked upon with no little envy by S
tiie other Regiments. J
The trial of Stephens for poisoning his v ifc is
progressing slowly. His wife died with suspicious j a
ymptoihs, the facta of which were concealed for
,bont a year. The body wat exhumed for judicial
jamination nnd found in o. remarkable state of ! .
irescrvation. It was analyzed chemically with j j,
;rcatcare, exhibiting the presence of arsenic in n
lafctttity sufficient to produce death. If for no
ther result, the trial has amply repaid expenses 0
if investigation, in this great triumph of Scieifce. f
n the investigation it was clearly shown that the "
loison was not a normnl constituent of the human
>ody. This makes the circumstantial evidence t
rery sttong in favor of poisoning. The other evi- s
it-nce, like all evidence in this-city, is as contra- 1
lictory ascan well be conceived, pointing to every c
jnarter of Hie compass. (
The early spring has opened navigation on the 1
livers and trade moves briskly along its chan- j
tela. llut in spite of newspaper assertions about j
he revival of trade, business is not whflt it was i
jefore the suspensions of '57. SETH. j
" COKRSBCRY CORRESPONDE\CE. 1
Jfr. Editor:?You will no doubt be surprised
ipon the reception of a communication, from this ,
part of the country, but my objcot in thus drop- ]
ping you this communication is to give to readers 1
of the Enquirer a brief sketch of the town of (
?nkeshnrv. its situation. Collects, and Mineral i
Springs. The town is situated in a beautiful
jountry, three miles East of Hodge's Depot, Greenville
and Columbia Rail Road, and twelve East of
Abbeville C. II. Any one, upon first visiting this
pluee, will doubtless be astonished when they
some to find such a well improved village in this
p?rt of the State. ? The
Conference Institute, under the direction
of the South Caroli.na Conference, is located at
this place, and is still in quite a flourishing condition,
being at present under the Rectorship of
Rev. Samtcl B. Jonks, a graduate of the Gitadel ,
Academy. The number of Students in attendance
at preset^, is about seventy five. This Institu
tion wns founded about the year 1833, and vast
numbers of young men have been educated within
its walls.
The Masonic Female College is also located
here, which, nlthough now in its infar.cy, is one
of the tuost flourishing Institutions in the State.
They hnvc an excellent corps of Professors, and
the able and efficient President, F. A. Conner. A.
M., under whose direction the College has contincd
to flourish with the greatest increasing rapidity.
The number of young ladies in attendance at
present, is about 125 or 130, which plainly proves
that the College must indeed be in a flourishing
condition, this'being only the third Scholastic
year. The College building is a very fine brick
establishment, three stories high, with a spa
cious Chapel, a number of recitation rooms, and
the Masonic Ilall.
The Mineral Spring near this place is a great
resort of the seekers of pleasure, as well as invalids,
the water being strongly impregnated with
Sulphur. The Spring is surrounded by splendid
scenery, which; if well improved, wbuld become
one of the most fashiouable watering places in the
up country. The Spring itself is covered by a
beautiful two story veranda with seats, and spacious
"dancing" floors, bat as "dances" arc not
customary here, it i8 not carried to a great extent.
Youre, &c. \TATOR.
Presentment* of the Grand Jury?York?
Spring Term, 18(59.
The Grand Jury of York District, for the
Spring Term, 1859, beg leave to make the following
presentments :
In the discharge of their duty, they have examined
the public buildings and offices of the
District. The Jail Is neat, clean and well ven
tilnted ; the roof contains leaks which should, for
the preservation of the building, be immediately
repaired. The iron door to the criminals department
nrmuT secure,-vu? uaLt passing through the
binges arc not riveted, and could bo easily removed
by prisoners. We also recommend that
the small gutters at the base, and at each side of
the building he removed as unnecessary expense,
md too small to conTey the water from the building,
and in lieu of the above, that the large perpendicular
gutters be extended to the ground and
:onnected with wooden troughs, as less expensive
ind better fitted for the purpose. . .
We found only two prisoners in the jail. One
for violation of tne pence, ine otner ior ueot; * *
* * We also recommend that the Commissioners of
public buildings be required to inspect the jail at
ntcrvals during the year, and report the condition
of the same to the Grand Jury.
They have also examined the Sheriff's, Ordinary's
and Clerk's Office ; the papers &c , of which
ire properly and carcfally arranged.
The Commissioner's Office we examined, and
bund the Biils. Petitions and other records, neatly
numbered and properly indexed.
The Court House i9 in a good condition.
We recommend that Robert Brakefield. a Lu- i
rntic running at large, mostly and at times en- 1
irely rude, as dangerous to the community?that '
le bo removed to the Asylum.
They have likewise examined the Poor Ilonse f
?the departments of which are cleanly?the in- 1
nates are as neat as could be expected, and abun- .
lantly provided with necessary provisions. We i
ecommcnd the sale of the land on which the Poor *
louse is located, as being too barren for cultivn- '
ion, and land of a better quality purchased, as
i means of making pauperism self-sustaining, and
n some degree reducing the District Taxes. I
They also recommend that persons indioting 1
laves for Larceny, and similar trivial offences, 1
>n failing to convict, be compelled to defray tbc ?
xpenses of prosecution. They believe that an
ctto this effect would have a beneficial influence c
n decreasing the uumber of indictments, which (
n some portions of our District amount to a nui- *
ancc and an unnecessary expense. ^
Our roads ore not in & good condition, but in a
enaciousclay soil, amfowing to an unusual quan- r
ity of rain, we could not expect thom to be t
letter. 1
They also recommend that witnesses for the
bate be allowed a compensation for tbeir time, t
In closing this report, wc would most respect- f
ully call your attention to the demoralizing in- *
lucnce of Distilleries of Spirituous liqnors in our
)istrict. Retailing is acknowledged to be an evil I
nd a disturber of the peace and ghod order of i t
ociety ; and tends to lure the young and enfold ' "
hem in its fatal coils, and casts th ;mas unvalued j g
fferiDgs at the "beastly shrine of intemperance." j >
Jut Distilleries, like the deadly Upas, whose pes- ! 0
ilunti.il breath pollutes the civil and moral at- T
aosph'-re of our land, corrupts not alone the vie- i
ims in the higher and lower walks of life, but | J
trikes at the basis of Southern Society, viz: jg
heir injurious and corrupting influences on the !
egro population. We recommend that they be |
laced under the same restrictions as Retailers, (
nd, if possible, totally suppressed by Legislative j s
nactment. JOHN T. LOWRY, Foreman. a
i r
A Lump ok Gold.?A lump of gold, weighing h
orry five ounces, and worth $775, was taken out n
n Sunday, December 15th, from Median & Co.'s ; v
laim, in Illinois Cannon, just above Picker's Flat, h
lierra county, California. Wo have known a- a
lounts of gold, not in quartz lump, but in hard d
ollars, drawn out of some of our places nenrer e
ome. of a much larger figure. ' ii
A few weeks since, a gentleman in St. Louis si
ug up $30.0^0; another, in Philadelphia, the S
amc sum ; another, in New York. $20,000; and S'
inny others could be mentioned. The mine from Ij
rbich these large amounts were taken was the c
elebrated Lotteries of Wood. Eddy & Co., Wil- si
tington, Del., ami Augusta, Ga. By sending a
10, $5, or $2.1. to their address, at either place, b
ou secure an interest in a claim that has yielded b
better return, the past year, to speculators, n
i>an Pike's Peak, or many other celebrated gold t<
tines?N. Y. leader. 117. j -
Th? Foreign New*.
We have received the details ef the news by the J
Iremer Steamer 1 VestT, which touched fK Cork on fe.
ier outward passage Wc published the telegraph |
z dispatches of this news yesterday morning,- and j ,
iow-subjoin a summary of thA'details. ? I ^
Further changes' had taken place in the JJritish ! "
ninistry; while others, indicating the withdrawal "
f the Lord C{)anccRpr, aud of the Cbloniul Sfcess 11
ftry were confidently announced ns on the eve dfj?s
ccthrence. TliC government ^measure of reform ^
iml not grown in popularity since the previous in ?
elligence. Tl.o impression appears to be that
he bill will not obtain a second reading ; while ('
otne predict a ministerial resignation as the itn- e
nediate result.
Tb rcfefenceto the war question; the news*'?? v
?f a moie trnnquilizing character. Rentes and s
Consols had both advanced. One cause of this
mprovement was an official denial in the Moniteur l'
hat the Frence nripy was to be placed bn a war ft
noting ; the obvions indisposition of the French *
)eople to emh'ark m the war, and rumors of 4he '
inmedinte withdrawal of the-French?nd Austrian P
"orces from the Roman Statfs. Lord Cowley's ift- n
ervention at Vienna was also regarded with more ^
aopcfulness. *
On the other hand, there was no notable abate- P
nent of French preparations for a campaign, 1
while the Austrian army iff Italy is avowedly '
placed upou a war footing. The Emperor of Aua- '
tria, it is represented, is eager for the conflict, '
and is warnily sustained not only by the popula
tion of Vienna, but of all Gertnanv. Prussia, in J
the event of an outbreak, will preserve neutrality, r
while the Southern States of the Germanic Con- '
federation will doubtless take the field with A us- r
tria. The intelligence from Iudia, and Australia a
is later but unimportant. .. 1
A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun says I
that the Emperor Napoleon has addresesd a letter ?
to Sir Francis Head, thanking him for his aid to 1
the imperial cause, and expressing surprise at the F
unjust language of the English press towards him. 1
i ne traperor denies tne wantae preparations anu ?
asserts that the armaments are only to replace 1
others, and will not exceed the usual average for s
the customary defence of the country. The Moni |
leur nslcs where can a single official act he pointed '
to which warrant the insinuations that the Empc '
ror in preparing for war ? s
The general impression in the official circies of
Paris is that Cowley's missions to Vienna will be a <
failure. It is rumored that Napoleon has prom- '
ised to aid the King hf Sardinia should Austria 1
meditate an attack. In the latter country they '
are energetically strengthening the defences in all '
directions, and workmen ore employed day and
night. The latest reports say that the actunl e- '
vacuation of Rome by the French troops is premature.
Funds at Paris and London show an advance
of one half since previous steamer.
' Columbia Bulletin. ,
Death of Hon. JTm. McfCenna..?This aged and
respected citizen died at his residence, in this 1
viHnge, on Friday night, 11th inst., after an illness
of a few days only. <
The deceased had?been so long a resident of ]
this Pijtrict, and during a large portion of that i
time engaged in public life, that a brief outline of I
his history in connection with this notice or bis 1
death, may not be inappropriate. From the nat- i
ural reserve which characterized the deceased, I
and his evident disinclination to speak of his pri 1
vatc affairs, much of his early history is enveloped 1
in mystery. It is, however, well known that he 1
was a native of Ireland, and that he emigrated to 1
the United States about the close of the last cen- ]
hiry, probably ih the years T799 or 1800. He i
landed in the State of New York, lived in that J
State for several years, and there, it is believed, <
he married his first wife. The present Mrs. Mit
tag, who resides in this village, is the issue of that i
marriaore. lie came to 'South Carolina, Lanaas- :
tervillc, in 1803, and wo9 employed as a mer- I
chant's clerk. In 1804 ho married Miss Anna j
Couenrt, the daughter of his employer. 8he was 1
of respectable connection and one of the most ac- j
compli9hcd ladies of her time, possessing some i
pecuniary means and large family influence.?
Soon after this marriage he commenced to mer- j
ohandlae upon his own account, and here was laid j
the foundation for that large fortune which he af- <
terwards accumulated. In 1817 he was elected ]
Clerk of the Court of this District, and served In
iliat capacity the succeeding eight years. In 1828 ]
he became a candidate for the popular branch of i
the State Legislature and was elected by a flattering
majority. He was again a candidate in 1832, i
during the nulification excitement in this State, i
Capt. McKcnna was a ardent uulliflcr, and was
defeated in this eleotion upon the question of i
principles. In 1810 he was elected to the State i
aeoat'o and served the succeeding four years. Io; 1
1844 he was again a candidate, but was defeated <
by Col. D. Barnes, and again-in 1852 by Col. (
Huey. Since the last date he had lived a very re- i
tired life. His second wife died in 1848, leaving i
no issue; and in 1852 he married Miss Ilelon |
Qnigley, a young and estimable lady, who sur- 1
vivos him.?Lancaster Ledger. ' j
Description of our Saviour.?The Boston Jourrial
says that the follovdng epistle was taken by I
Napoleon from the public records of Rome, when 1
he deprived that city of so many valuable mauu- I
scripts. It was written of tbe time and on the i
spot where Jesus Christ commenced his ministry, i
by Publius Centullus, Governor of Judea, to the I
Senate of Rome?Caesar, Emperor. It was the
custom in those days for the Governor to write
any event of importance which transpired while |
lie held office? (
Conscript Fathers:?There appeared in tlreSe \
our days a man named Jesus Christ, who is yet i
living amoug us, and of the Gentiles is accepted <
as a prophet of great truth ; but his own disci- (
phis call him the Son of God. He hath raised |
the dead, cured all manner of diseases. He is a ,
man of stature, tall and comely, with a very rud- ;
dy countenance, such as the beholder may love f
and fear. His hair is the color of the filbert (
when fully ripe, plain to his ears, whence dowp- j
ward itisjnost ornet in cplor, curling and waving t
about his shoulders; in the middle of his bead is r
i seam or partition of long hair, aftor the manner c
of the Nnmrites. His forehead is plain aud deli- j
3ate, liis face without spot or wrinkle, beautiful, j
with a comely red?his nose and mouth arc ex- ' j
ictly formed?beard the color of his hair, and ^
thick, not of auy great hoigbt, but forked. Iu \
reproving, he is terrible ; in admonishing, couf* p
:eous; in speaking, very modest and wise; in j
oroportion of body, well idiaped. None have ever j
lean him laugh, out many nave seen mm weep. 'T
\ man, for his surpassing beauty, excelliug the
ihildreu of men.
One of the Rditors of tlic Greenville Pariot
ami Mountaineer, writing from Anderson C. ;
rl., hns the following in referenoe to the Spring b
Terra of the Court of Common Pleas -and Genera' 0
Sessions:
His Honor Judge Whitnergave quite a lengthy b
sharge to the Grand Jury, and reviewed fully the s
luties devolving upon thein as the conservators n
if the public interests of the District. He stated I
with perspicuity the order of business, and noti- 0
ted parties litigant, witnesses, jurors and lawyers, J
iiat be would enforce these rules strictly.
He told the members of the Bar that he should c
lot have tbem called if they were absent at any
ime from the Court room, and that it was their ^
ra.-iness to be present nil the while. These rules I
ire necessary to be adhered* to, in order to dis
>atob business with facility. We are really glad
o see n step made in this direction, for the pro g
;ress of business is often impended by laok of a c
rict enforcement of the attendance of parties up- ^
m the sittings of the Court. n
Col. Reed, the Solicitor, has quite a number of a
>ills of indictment to hand out to the Grand Jury, q
mt the most, if not all, are for minor offences
ind misdemeanors. He has one indictment of a
mvel character, not punishable by statutory enictment,
via: against a woman charged wijh be- t'
ng a "Common Scold." Now, this is a serious E
harge, and if this good tempered woman is con- b
acted, the Sheriff of this District, Col. Dobbins, n
till be placed under the unpleasant necessity of f<
mmersing her in a*pool of water. This offence or
s frequently known and puuished in England, o
nit it is certainly of rare occurrence in the United ti
States. S. D. G. fi
Cattle Epidemic in Southwestern Georgia.?A if
orrcspondent, writing from Florence, Stewart ti
ounty, Ga., in the courso of a business letter, B
tutes that his cows had recently bBen taken with do
, very fatal epidemic, dying, sometimes, at the ft
ate of three or four in a day ; fourteen in all, di
aving died in twelve days. He thinks their sick- w
iess was caused bv the cows eatine the peas 01
rhich grow on what in culled clay-galled lime tl
luds; they seem to fatten and thrive on the peas, di
nd appeifr perfectly healthy, but will suddenly w
rup down, and die in a few hours. Having nev- P'
r heard nny remedy prescribed, he put thorn up d<
a a dry lot, and, as an experiment, gave them
alts ou their food and in the water they drank,
ome refused to take if, and of these several sub- S<
equcntly sickened and died. Others took it free- W
p, and not one of these were effected. He then pi
aught all that refused, and drenched them with sc
alts, giving each one about a half pound, after w:
rhich he lost no more. A neighbor, whose cattle cl
egan to be affected in a similar manner, several er
aving died, adopted the same remedy, with the
tost complete success. We give the facts as sta- re
2d to us, for the benefit of our planting friends, so
-Auyutla Chronicle. St
Corfeapond'aie* of thij' Chiirhston Courier.
The Bennettnvllle Tragedy.
^ Ben.vf.ttsiIulk, Mnrciri5,1859.
'Messrs. Editors i?Your correspondent arrived |
j this pleasant village, yesterday, at Shoot 4, j
The weather was'very gloomy, find during J
lie night thpeo was quitfc a severe thunder at' rrn
nd a heavy fall of rain. This morning the ajjn
) as bright. And the sky as clear ns in jho favoS>d
clime of Tr^ly. Bennettsvillc (the Coiiej House
f Marlboro' District) is situated about the mid
le of the District, and is reached by good roads,
in pood weather.) from Society Hill and Caeraw,
aoli d st int about fifteen miles.
The Pee Dee river is ahout six miles from the
illage, and has a good landing for the Pee Dee
learners at Gardner!* DlulT.
The surrounding couotry is extremely rich, and
he judicious use of guano has made important
ccnssions to the wealth of the planters. There
re, herhaps, more persons in this neighborhood
iho are comfortably situated, than in nuy. other
iprtlon of the State, The community is higljlj
aoral find religious, and the cause of temperance
as made greater progress here than it has in our
irate generally. It seems strange that iu such a
ilacc so dreadful a crime could be perpetrated as
he'one which brings your correspondent here.?
fttsuch is human nature?and with the best eforts
of the philanthropist, crime asserts itsdreadul
power when and where it is least expected.
The prisoner, John C. Terrel, was arraigned
estcrday afternoon upon two indictments for
nurder, and this morning he was brought into
Jourt. and heard the indinctment on the third case
ead His attorney, the eminent John A. Inglis,
iddrcssed the Court in a solemn and impressive
nanncr, asking for a postponement of the trial.?
Te reminded the Judge (Qloverj that be was callid
upon not alone to protect the State, but also
he Accused, and urged in strong term9 the postjonement
of the case upon tlve ground of prejulice
against the nccused, resulting from the short
;ime which had elapsed since tho occurrences
vhieh led to the trial, tho high esteem in which
lome of the deceased parties were held, and tlw>
iear relationship of the accused to those whom lie
s charged nith murdering. lie read a petition
;o the same effect, signed by ten citizens, and
submitted his motion to the decision of the Judge.
Mr. Mclver, the solicitor, stated his objection
!o the postponement was the fact that he did not
aelievc theexcitement of the community was other
than natural and proper under the circumstances,
znd did not believe that the etuis of justice would
tie served by a postponement. H. M. C.
[The case alluded to above has been postponed
to the Fall Term of the Court.]?Eds, Courier.
__
Sale of the Yateh Wanderer.
A correspondent of the New l'ork Express thus
describes the snle of the yatch Wanderer by tho
United States Marshal, at Savannah, a few days
igo: .
At 11 o'clock, a good crowd had coHeoted,
when Mr. Stewart, the United States Marshal,
proceeded to sell a trunk which was found on
board, containing private papers belonging to
Captain Corrie. He stated that there was nothing ,
but letters and papers in. tho trunk, and hoped
that some person would buy rt and send k to Cap
tain Corrie. Mr. C. A. Lamar then bid one dollar.
at which nrice it was knocked off to hitn The
Marshal then read the advertisemeht under which
lie offered, the Wanderer for sale, when Mr. Lamar,
who was standing by his side, said : "Gentlemen,
[ claim this^vepsel its my property, taken frtfm
me by the high band of the law. I intend to bny
Iter, and it remains with you whether 1 shall be
compelled to pay a high pricc'for her or not." The
Marshal then commenced the sale. The first hid
was t$50(>, and from this it-ran slowly up to $750,
when Mr. Charles Van Horn, the jailor of Chatham
county, who was bidding against Mr. Lamar,
ininped to $1,000. It then ran along between
these two, $25 at a time, till it readied about
$8,500, with the exception of two or three more
?250 starts by Van Horn.
There was very lfttle dwelling on any bid, each
party nodding as soon as the bid of the opposite
party was announced. JScveral gentlemen in the
crowd spoke to Van Horn, begging him to cease
bidding, as they did not consider it right after
what Latnar had said, but he went on until bis
last bid .was $3,975. Lamar bid $4,000, and
the Wanderer was knocked off to him. Ho was
standing directly beside the United States Marshal,
and Van Horn was in front, about teirfeet
distant. I was facing Lauiar, and as the bidding
went oh, I saw that in his eye which betokened
misohief, and watohed the motions of the parties
accordingly. As soon as the sale was oompleted,
Lamar walked towards Van Horn, denounced him
with most opprobrious epithets, and as he concluded,
be gbt near enough to strike, which he did
i-ffcctually. The blow took effect on Van Horn's
ear, turning him completely around, and forcing
him to describe almost a somersaultto the ground.
The Crowd cheered bravo most lustily, and closed
around. Van Horn was partially stunned by the
blow, but got up and made a rush towards Lamar.
Both parties are accustomed to go armed, and a
scene wi}s anticipated. Cries of "Pitch in, Charley;"
"give it to him-," "kill him," &c., were
made; but it was not easy to tell which side they
intended to encourage, as both are known by the
name of "Charley." Friends of both parties interferred,
and the threatened affray was prevented.
Ancient Coins.?Three interesting Copper Coins
have been politely submitted to our inspection, all
af them old, and one of a high antiquity. Tho
first and the oldest is a coin of Marcus Agrippa,
i distinguished Roman general under Augustus
2resar, and, by marriage, his npphew. On the
svMvvu ?l UVAVUM1V JL X 1VVU
JORRECTED WEEKLY BY J. A. ESTES & CO.
TUESDAY, MABCH 22, 1889.
GROCERY MARKET:
JAGGING, Gunny, %? yd 14 @ 14$
J ALE ROPE, %J lb 8 (ti) 10
30FFEE, Rio, lb 11$ ? 12$
JANDLES, Adamantine, lb. 25 ? 20
dOLASSES, N. 0., gal 40 @ 42
>Iu.*covado, gal... 84 @ 85
IICE, %} 100 lb< 3 00 @ 4 50
SUGAR, Brown, lb 7 @ 9
SALT, sack .. ?.. 6o 0 15
PRODUCE MARKET.
5ACON, Hams ^3 lb 9 ? 15
Sides lb g 11
Shoulders, lb 8] @ 8f
I0RN, bushel...in sacks.... 85 @ 87
'LOUR, $ barrel 7 00 @ 7 25
$ sack of 100 lbs, 3 60 @ 8 62$
RISH POTATOES, ? bbl @
'EA8, V bushel I 00 ? I 15
Averse 18 the inscription "Uos 111, indicating
iho date of the coin, 27 years before Christ, when
Igrippa vjos made third time Consul, and married
Mnrcolla, the Emperor's niece. On the reverse
ire the two letters "S. C.," implying "by consent
if the Senate." The coin next in point of age
s one of Heraclius I, and of his 3on, Emperor of
be Eastern Empire. It is inscribed with "CON,"
neaning Constantinople, of which Heraclius belamc
master iu 010. after Chri9f, and "Anno
Iir," meaning no douht in the fourth year of his
lower, or til 4 after Christ, the same year in whioh
ferusalem was taken by the Persians, and two
-cars after Mahommod published the Koran. The
hird and latest in date of these relics of a far
tone past is a coin of Romanus the Second of the
Jastcrn Empiro, in somcye/ir after Christ between
150, when Homanus asoended the throne, and 903
then he was succeeded by Nfccphorus H.
National Intelligencer.
The Extra .Session.
It would appear from the most recent news from
Vashington, that an extra session of Congress will
ic called to meetin August. For the information
f our readers we would state that the following
re the timps and places where Congressional
lections are yet to be held to complete the momic
ship of the next Congress. In most of them
pecial elections will be necessary. Early next
south elections will occur in Connecticut and
tho.ie Island; in Virginia, on the 4th Thursday
f May: on 1st Monday of August iu Alabama,
[eatucky and Texas ; on 1st Thursday of August,
a Tennessee ; on 2d Thursday of August, in North
larolina; on 1st Monday of October, in Georgia
nd Mississippi; on 2d Tuesday of October, in
linnesot.i; on 1st Monday (7th) of October, in
.ouisiana; and on 1st Wednesday of November
2d) in Maryland.
The intelligence we have from Washington allecs
that the President is only seconded in this
all by Mr. Ilolt, the new Postmaster General.? 1
'he latter is a thorough practical man, and would
ot advise an extra session unless the demands
nd necessities of His Department absolutely reuired
such a convocation.?Columbia Bulletin. ?
The Western Gold Nines.?A correspondent of
lie Cincinnati Times, who has just returned from (
[ansas, says the river towns in Kansas and Ne- ]
raska are now crowded with strangers, of every '
ation, tribe and people, wandering about with a j
jrlorn look, bearing rifles on their shoulders, and ;
laking inquiries in regard to routes to the mines, ,
utflts, Slc. All the hotels are crowded to reple- (
on, and every western train and steamboat is ]
lied with people. Trayjs are now starting daily j
om every important town on the Missouri river, ?
t Iojva, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. While
avelling five or six miles on the great Military
oad leading from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laralie,
on Thursday last, he met four trains en route I
?r the mines. In two of them the wagons tjere '
rawn by mules and oxen; in the uird, eight men
ere attached to a handcart, which contained their
ntfits, and was so constructed as to float over
le streams. They designed to draw it the whole
stance?700 miles?to Pike's Feak. The fourth j.
as composed entirely of pedestrians, with their
tcks upon their shoulders. What will not men ^
) for gold ? * 1
Very True ?"Quantico," of the Alexandria {
mtinel, says that ,:if the pictures of the N. York ^
ecklies generally come no nearer to a true re- *"
resentation th n those pretending to represent
enes and partu., here, they had better dispense I
ith them altogether. The artist who got up the
osing scenes in Congress, had undoubtedly nev- j
been in either house." C
The manner in which the Vice-President is rep- F
sented as adjourning the Senate, is taken from
me scene in a mock-auotion store.? Washing ton I
ates. I f
Columbia Market.
. March 19.
Cotton.? The coltou market Las been nciive during
the past Week and there was a brisk demand;
buyers seemed willing to meet sellers at the ndvatye
in prices The market closed firm, with an
upwnrd tendency. Some 1,770 bul^s were sold
dufl^g the week, at prices ranging from 81(57,120.
/ '/fan?The articles of Hour has advanced since
our last market is hare, and we quote $3.12}
@$3.23 sack of 9j^_ lbs. Eitra family would
command a higher iff ure.
Corn?Thero is A good demand for corn. We
quote 85@88c. "jj3 hushbl.
(Juts.?There is a ghod supply'dtj haDd, and wc
still quote 35@00c. bushel.
Pens.?The market is weil supj^ied. We quote
83090c. bushel.
JJjcou.?Couuiry hog round 12012}; Haiti
more sides 11 @11/. ; shoulders ; hams \i
(a) 14.
Wheat Bran.?$1.01 @$1.02J ^ 100 lbs.
Pedtstrian Ftat. ?The San FmncisCo Herald reports:
Junes Kennovan, who had undertaken to
walk or tuh Tour hundred miles iu one hundred
hoars, accomplished his arduous feat on Sunday
night, having performed the distance in ninetyeight
hours and twenty minutes, thus winning by
one hour and forty minutes. On the last ten
rounds he was kept up by cheers and noise, as
well jis urging, when he struck a trot and came
in winner. Ho weighed one hnndred and twenty
six pounds atthc start, and one hundred and twenty
one and a half at the conclusion of his wager,
having lost four pounds and a half. The best
time made was eight miles in one hour, and on
the last hour be accomplished but a mile and a
half.
Democracy n. the Odd Fellows.?At a meeting
of the Democracy of Gallatin, Tennessee, the following
preamble and resolutions were offered and
adopted:
Whereas, WefltaVd, in this community, a secret
order known as Odd Fellows who have monopolized
to themselves an undue proportion of office,
and done other ucts and things inconsistent with
the principles of the democratic party, and supposing
the same to be the case elsewhere, therefore
he It
Resolved, That a3 democrats we cannot consistently
vote for a candidate for office "who belongs
to a secret order, be he Know Nothing?Ping
Hgly-Old Fellow or whatnot. And so-we instruct
the delegates appointed by this meeting.
151-. la South Uarojiqa the slave population is
382,000. The white population 283.000. The
increase of popu'atiotraraong the blacks is three
times as great as it isnraong the whites.?Exchange
paper.
This proves that slaves in .South Carolina are
^cVl treatecfr "At fhe No'rth, on the coutrary, the
mortality among the colored population is such as
to-cnll for deep commiseration; bat, if the truth
must b6 told, publio sintiment here seems rather
to regard this fact as a pleasant augury, precluding
the idea that the colored population here can
ever be very numerous.?Journal of Co mmerce,
y. r.
A Chapter on Divorcee.?In the State of South
Carolina, a divorce never has been granted in a
single case, or for any cause. Yet in many of the
States, <bere is really rfo telflng what is dud-What
is not valid marriage; in many cases, children
may bo legitimate in ono State and illegitimate in
another, and parties liable to the State prison for
adultery in one State who are living in lawful wedlock
in the State adjoining. A similar but far
worse, looseness as to marriage, prevailed in Rome
during its 'oecline and fall. Jerome mentions
witnessing the faneral of a woman who was followed
by her twenty-second husband to the grave,
she having been bis twenty-first wife.
Styles of Crinoline.?It is stated, for the information
of husband* and papas, that there aro seventy
different styles of skirt, and each style has
its own name, corresponding much to the "brand"
of cigars, flour or "wine. These names are chiefly
arbitrary, and there are, for instance, La Sylph,
the Crystal, the Union Balamoral, tho Palmetto,
the Opera, &c. Orthers again have slightly descriptive
tftwpes, such as the "Expansion," the
"Union Corded," the "Honitou Fine Lace," &c. ;
while still others bear titles of dread mysterious
import, such as tho "Union Hair" and the "Busvtle
Skeleton 1"
Attempt to commit Suicide.?Mr. Thomas Vickers,
an old citizen of this place, attempted to commit
suicide on Tuesday evening last, by cutting
his throat with a razor. His wife, in attempting
to arrest tho instrument from him, received a severe
but not dangerous cut on the left band. The
wounds inflicted upon his throat are quite considerable,
causing the effusion of much blood. Ho
will probably recover. Mr. Yiokers has long been
addicted to habits of intemperance, and this effort
to take his own life, webuppose, was^made whilst
in a fit of mania a potu. Another solemn warning
to those who use the "dark beverage of hell "
Greenville Enterprise.
A Good Idea.?Tho English druggists are about
adopting a hcxnngular bottle, with deep timings,
to put poisons in which are sold by retail. This
is to prevent persons making mistakes by getting
hold of the wrong bottle. As an additional security,
tho neck of the bottle is so contracted that
hnf a flrnn of n ilmo *?n Ka
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very deliberate aud cautious action thus produced
will, it is believed, deter any one from taking over
doses of medicine; while it is difficult to imagine
a oase in which a person oould pour out and take
the whole contents, of one of theso bottles in mistake
for something else.
A Legacy.?The Rev. Theodore Parker, of Bostoc,
has bequeathed hih "arms"?not spiritual but
military?to the State of Massachusetts. Tbcy
consist of two gutrs?one a fowling piece, with
which his grandfather, Capt. John Parker, shot a
British soldier at the Battle of Lexington, the
other a "King's arm," which the Captain took
from the "Britisher" after bo shot hi in. The guns
are now in the Secretary of State's Office, in Boston,
for safe keeping during the absence of the
owucr.
C DAVIS MELTON, \ / SAJt'L W. MELTON.
Chester, S. C. J t Yorkville, S. C.
MELTON <fc MELTON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
YOBKVILLE, S. 0.
Will practice in the Courts of Union, York, Lancaster
Chester, and Fairfield Districts,
gfctf Particular attention given to collections.
ry Office North of the Court-House, and at the rear of
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Jan 7 1 tf
W. B. WILSOH. I. I). WITHER8POOR, JR.
'WILSON * WITHKRSPOON,
ATTOBNEYS AT LAW,
YORKVILLE, S. C.
Office in the building at the rear of C. House,
formerly occupied by Col. I. 1). Witherspoon, 8r.
Nov 4 44 tf
CONSIGNEES PEE ZING'S MOUNTAIN E. BOAD,
Prom the 15th to the !?hid of March 1659.,
L. Bloomberg & Bro., T. J. Eccles, Meachnm &
VVheeler. Moore & Burris, J. B. Wbitesides & Bro.,
I. S. Moore & Sons, V. A. Causse ii Co., B. T.
Wheeler, Clark, Carroll & Co., II. F. Adickes &
Co., Adams, McCorklc & Co., Darwin & Jefferys,
Allison & Bratton, G. R. Ratchford & Co., L. M.
3rist, Crayton & Eaves, J. J. Garvin, Austell &
Borders, T. Palmer, J. A. Hogue, J. G. Love,
rhoe. Davis, J. R. Schorb, J. McGill, Cadet Baiey,
Rev. W. Curtis, A. R. Homesley, W. & J.
McGill, Harris & Dellingcr. H. Sumfciit, A Cowtrd,
J. M. Stnarr, J. W. Burris, A. M. Lathem &
Co., Simmonds & Jackson, R. L. Simmons, Jacob
Pinch, W. D. & J. C. Miller, J. A Mull, S. C.
Jemerest, Moore, Rainey & Co., J. A. Carpenter,
ind A. A. Moore.
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