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Strap & jfada.
" Maurice A. Moore, Esq., has been
appointed by the Governor, as Magistrate
for the Rook Hill beat, vice H. Simpson,
Esq., resigned.
A burglar was once frightened out of
bis scheme of robbery by the sweet simplicity
of a solitary spinster, who, putting her
night-oapped head out of the window, exclaimed
"Go away ! am't you ashamed F*
We notice in one of our New York
exohanges, the arrival of a great big ship
load?seven hundred tons burthen?of
hoops, Parisian manufacture. Let the girls
prepare to spread themselves.
? ' A tavern keeper, of Barrisburg, Pa.,
was arrested on Monday, and held for trial
at the suit of a widow, whose husband bad
died from drinking to excess at the tavern
of the defendant. A civil suit for damages
will also be instituted.
The Virginia papers advocate a general
celebration of the anniversary of the battle
<5f Yorktown on the 19th of October
next. They propose that all the citizen soldiery
shall encamp upon the battle ground
and celebrate the day in a proper style.
" . Gen. Jackson's old horse is dead at
last, at the age of forty-one years. For several
years he has been nnable to masticate,
and was fed with bran, &c. The defnnct
carcass of this famous old horse was interred
with all due solemnities "in the presence of
a large oonconrse of his old friends."
4 -We are informed that Mr. Henry H.
Floyd, whose plantation is in Camden county,
has a field of corn of about one hundred
ibres, which will yield an average of one bundeed
and six bushels to the acre, by actual
measurement. Who can beat this??Savannah
Republican.
A balloon has just been completed
ak New York, for Professor T. S. C. Lowe,
at a cost of $25,000, which is intended for
a voyage to Europe in October, and will
carry six passengers besides a letter and
newspaper mail. It is expected to make the
voyage to Europe in two days.
Among many curious an unexpected
faots presented in Mr. Parton's forthcoming
lite oz general uacsson, is tne staiemeui tuas
General Jackson began his career as a teacher
of an "Old Field School," in Sonth Carolina,
and in that vocation earned the
money which supported him while he studied
law.
Sfc JLtaT
?? A gentleman of Warren county, N.
C., has been offered one thousand dollars
per head for one hundred negroes, fifty-five
of whom are taxable, that is over 12 years
of age. Such has been the great advance in
this description of property, that this is only
considered a fair offer. The offer will be aocepted,
if the owner of the negroes can succeed
in disposing of his extensive plantation.
Wm. Hunt, Esq., informs us of the
death, on the 18th instant, of a mule, whose
age, fixed beyond all question, was 62 years.
Twenty years ago this mule was given to
him by a connection because too old for sufficient
service; but, by good treatment and
oare, he worked it regulary and advantageously
until within two months since. This is
eertaioly a remarkable instance of Tongevfty
in mole life, and deserves special mention.
In appreciation of faithful service, Bob was
decently buried by his owner.? Spartan.
Cant. Travis, the crack pistol shot of
America, who not long since was proprietor
of a shooting gallery in this city, has challenged
the Audubon Club to furnish a man to
shoot a pigeon match with him during the
Illinois Fair; the Captain to use a pistol and
his opponent a fowling piece. The match
has been accepted, and a forfeit deposited.
The particulars are as follows: Abbey twenty-five
birds, twenty-five yards rise and fifteen
fall; Travis with pistol and single ball,
twenty birds, ten yards and fifteen fall.?
Nashville Banner.
?? A Camp Floyd correspondent of the
Boston Traveller says that polygamy stalks
abroad in all its horrid forms in the presence
of Judges of the United States Courts and
the army. The young women of the Territory
are daily being married to grey-headed
old jnen, that have already six, ten and
twelve wives each, and a score or two of
ohildren. Your correspondent a short time
since dined with a Mormon family in the
vicinity of Springville, where there were
seyenteen ohildren under the age of four
years. The family consisted of ten wives;
.. three of the number sisters and the nieces
of the husband; a fourth niece, only thirteen
years of age, openly boasted that she
shortly was goiag to marry the same old
blue-beard.
They have a flying maohine man out
West, a Mr. D. M. Cook, of Mansfield, 0.
Me publishes a card to the following effect:
"T am now engaged in the construction of a
house to carry on and complete my great design
; the air ship?and hope, by the spring
of 1860, to have my favorite model aerial car,
"Queen of the Air," perfected. By this
invention I expect to navigate the air at will
with an inconceivable velocity. The car will
be twelve feet" long and four and a half feet
in its equatorial diameter, ana or a true pointed
ellipse; and will be elevated, propelled
and directed by the force of the electric engine,
without hydrogen gaa, steam, fans, or
rudders. I confidently expect to finish my
experiments during the coining winter; and
next summer, if successful, will make a voy-'
age to San Francisco, breakfasting here,
dining there, and returning the same day
for supper, making the entire trip in about
12 hours ! Such is the kind of motive agency
which has occupied my attention. As to
its feasibility, I will leave tbe world tojudge
for itself when this statement shall have been
practically demonstrated."
A friend informs us that a terrible
tofnado passed in the vicinity of Glenn
Springs, on last Friday afternoon, carrying
destruction in its course to trees, housesand
everything that came in its way. Capt.
John. N. Miller's barn and stables were
blown down, and three of his horses killed.
It crossed the Glenn Springs road just be-1
low Philadelphia Church, and proceeded in
the direction of Gen. B. B. Foster's, uproot- j
ing trees, twisting off" some and carrying the j
trunks, in some instances, sixty or seventy j
yards before reaching the ground. When it
reached Gen. Foster's it took the roof off three ^
cribs, three negro houses, and the barn and
stables attached; although negroes were in
the houses, and mules in the stables, neith- j
er were injured. The width of the tornado,
as marked out by its effects, was about one
hundred yards. Its approach was heralded
by a roaring sound, and it passed almost in
an instant. We had no account of the dam-1
age done beyond Gen. Foster's plantation.? ;
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
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MOUNTAIN MUSINGS?NO. 3.
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by j. wood davidson.
Silver-Leaf Pool.?At the bate of Table Rock.
Closely the mountain's base there is a spot
Where fragmentary Ruin seems asleep.
A waveless, weedy lakelet gates up
From out that lonely dell, an eye of earth
That looks forever up at half the sky.
I sat in thought upon the lakelet's marge
And asked Tradition for its nestling name.
Tradition answered not?no vowcled word
That Princess of the lordly Cherokee
In fondness breathed beside its dreamy breast, '
To linger till these later times, when she 1
With beauty, dream, her royalty and love,
Had passed away. Tradition answered not?
No warrior's bloody name, or deed, or doom, j
Had left a word to name the lakelet now.
A nameless pool!?and there ! A smiling eye ]
Beneath a still proud mountain brow that frowns j
In granite grandeur, with a name that song i
And mythic legend long have known and told.
A mere within the shade of Table Rook? <
A lovely Undine infant, slumbering on
The valley's lonely bosom, unbaptized 1 <
I turned to Nature for a fitting name, <
And silvery tinkling whispers from the pool I
Replied,?'Tis Silver-Leat. And on the marge ]
That meek aquatic growth reflects, beneath
The gladdening surface, back a brilliancy
As rich as shaft of wild Potosi's mine.
'Twas on a summer day I wandered there. 1
Thou, friend, wilt seek it some such hour as that ? j
Read then within that eye a memory
My spirit left thee there. I gazed deep in
That bright blue eye; and gently to my-side i
There stole the gentlest one on earth?to me. i
And in her bright blue eye there was a light i
Made holy then by time?made holy then
By a passionate hour whose stormy surge I
Was rolling madly deathward till a "Peace be ttilT' i
Beamed in that light?made holy then by all j
Forgiveness mecns?made holy then, aye then, i
Thrice holy then, by death. 1
That memory i
I left for thee, beside the dreamy pool. I
While there- just there?look upward, far above, i
And ask thy soul as I asked mine. Look up, i
Just there. The soul is awed; and asks itself ,
Why will mere matter thus astound, perplex, , |
And puzzle her?why will that soullesH stone
With oold and mute magnificence so speed I
Its swelling, prayerful, almost frenzied, gush
Up towards the God. , "
Bat God it there?is that?
That majesty so mute?that sceptral sway
That bows as to the Beaatiful. 'Tis writ
That God is Love. -We know that Beauty makes ,
Its maker, then; or, else, itself is God.
Columbia, S. C. (
C|f?orkMIIf inquirer j
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HATVT'T. W. MBIITOX. ,
YORKVILLEj S. C.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1869 1
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Special Notice.?All communications, on matters con- i
nected with the paper, should he addressed to "THE YORKville
ENQUIRER;" and not the Editor or Proprietor, per- '
son oily. Persons desiring prompt attention to their favors, (
must bear this in mind.
er* Capt. D. D. Moorf., Maj. Myi.es Smith, Sam'l
G. Brown, J. L. Thomson and Samuel J. Kuykendal
of York; and William D. Cook, of Bennettsvilio, are anthoriied
agents of the enquirer. ^
RELIGIOUS SERVICES FOR SUNDAY, OUT. 2. 1
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. M. H. Adams, Pastor. Servioes at 10 A.
M., and 7 P. M.
personal.
Gov. Gist arrived in this place on Tuesday
evening last, and occupied rooms at "Stowe's Hotel."
He left on Wednesday morning, on a visit,
as we learn, to the Indian Land, for the pnrpose
of examining into the condition of the Catawba
Indians. *
attention i '
We have been requested to notify the members
of the new Military Company, to meet at the parade
ground on Saturday evening next, at 4 o'clock,
for drill and instruction. *
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return-day.
SattfVday last was Return Day for York District
?the "saddest of the year." But little damage
was done, however, the return only footing up
about two hundred cases. We observe from our
exchanges that the returns throughout the State
have generally been small. *
im?
to correspondents.
The third number of "Nobody" is on file, and
we will endeavor to give it a place in our issue of
next week.
"Jesse to Nobody" is also received; and after
being furnished with the name of the author we
trill give it a place at an early day.
"HaBte makes Waste," is on hand, and shall
have a place as early as possible. ' *
DEATH OF JOHN 8. MOORE, ESft. (
Many of our readers have received intelligence i
of the death of this venerable and much-esteemed ]
citizen, which occurred in this place, Wednesday <
afternoon, the 21st?of paralysis. Mr. Moore i
was born near Brattonsville, in this District, in <
1783, and died in his 76th year. I
It is difficult for words to convey a just and 1
adequate estimate of the bereavement, public as ;
well as private, which this sad event has occasion- 1
ed. Mr. Moore has been a resident of Yorkville <
for thirty-five years, and in succession has filled
the offices of Sheriff, Clerk and Member to the ;
Legislature?attesting thus frequently the confi- i
dence of the people, and the excellent traits of
charactor by which it has been so signally bus- I
tained. As a citizen, he was eminently public- i
spirited, vigilant, zealous and untiring in his de- <
votion to the public interests; for many years, as j
Chairman of the Board of Public Buildings, he <
served the District gratuitously, and yet so con- j
stantly and faithfully as to challenge from all a i
grateful admiration. It may well be conceived j
that upon political issues such a man could not be 1
silent; his position was always promptly taken, i
and his wide-spread influence was always exerted <
in outspoken, indignant opposition to the en- i
croachments of the General Government.
Mr. Moore was for many years a leading mer- i
chant in our town, and while he accumulated an
ample fortune, he maintained a character marked, 1
in an eminent degree, by a cheerful liberality, i
strict integrity, fair, upright and honest dealing,
and a pure and unimpeachable moral tone. In
his social and family relations, his life was a I
beautiful exemplification of those noble and en- i
dearing traits which should characterize the father,
the relative, the friend, the venerable and venerated
patriarch. Our earliest recollections are entwined
with the generous kindness he was wont to
bestow upon a friend?and these will not be forgotten
while there shall yet be vouchsafed to us a 1
memory of things on earth.
He was a burnished and brightly shining pillar 1
in the Church?constant in the discharge of all >
the duties of the eldership, and illustrating the ^
walk and conversation of a pure, devoted, humble, '
yet zealous man of God. 1
We need not say that such a life was valuable
beyond a price, nor that the death which deprives
urn mi
profoundly lamented. Oar people with on) accord
pay a cheerful and gratefal tribute to his
memory; and in the re cord we make, we are bat
repeating a truthful and all-pervading sentiment.
His place amongst us cannot be adequately supplied
:
"???Take him for all In all,
We ihall not look upon hia like again."
Standing by the grave of this "noblest work of
Qodcontemplating his life and the example he
has left; regarding him in all the relations he bore
so well?as a citizen, a father, a relative, a friend
and a christian; and summing-up the aggregate
of his many virtues, all the noble works he did,
and all the duties he fnlly and faithfully discharged?we
can but exclaim: "How well he
sleeps 1"
MERE-MENTION.
The Winnsboro' Register anncunces the death,
in Charleston, of Mr. James M. A. Hendeksox,
well known in this place. Arrangements
have been perfeoted in Montgomery, Alabama, for
the establishment of a Southern ExpresB Compa
ny. The potato crop, it is universally agreed,
was never more abundant in quantity nor finer in
quality than it is this season, in every section of
the country. Hon. J. Doncan Allen, present
Senator from Barnwell, is nominated for Governor
by the Greenville Patriot. "A New York
preacher has invited Mrs. 8ickles to stay at his
house while her husband is at Washington.?
Prentice says, "Don't let her do it, Dan.'
We see it stated that the first locomotive ran in
Egypt used mummies for fuel, making a very hot
fire. The supply of mummies is said to be almost
inexhaustible, and are used by the cord. j
The Great Pattern has been safely got to sea, and
her performance was satisfactory. -There
are fifteen daily papers, eight semi-weekly, eleven
semi-monthly, thirty-nine monthly, and one hundred
and eighty weekly, printed in the city of N.
York. The suicides throughout the United
States now average about nine a week. We
don't know exactly what "the height of ambition0
is, but we have seen many fossy littlo specimens
of it no more than five feet high.- The Fall
term of the South Carolina College commences,
October 3d. It is said that the amount of
gold and silver dug out of the earth, from the
birth of our Lord down to 1857, is Bixtcen and a
quarter billions of dollars. The notorious
James Gobdon Bennett, of the New York S<rald,
It is rumored, has been appointed Minister to
France The revival in Abbeville wan still
progressing at last accounts. Roger A.
Pryor has been nominated for Congress, from
Virginia, by the Democratic party.
For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
CORRK8PONDKKCK.
To Col. W. C. Bbattt :
Honored Sir:?To the undersigned, has been
Bommitted the important trust of conveying to you
the sincere acknowledgments of the Sons and
Friends of Temperance in "York District," and
also of informing you ol' the high appreciation
they have of your labors in this great work. And
more especially would they feel their obligation
to you for the prudent, judicious, untiring, and
successful efforts you have put forth to expose
the evil of distillingand vending spirituous liquors ;
and furthermore, to express their regard fcr the
faithfulness and earnestness, with whiohyou have
pointed out the dangers of using strong driak as
a beverage. And they are happy to know that
the weapons you Lave employed against this desolating
evil, were drawn from the word of God.
You, sir, have planted yourself upon the immutable
truth of God; and this, we are persuaded, acCor
your aooaaaB?? in thin gw J ?n?? ipi icio
?God's word having first produced conviction
upon your own heart, that the manufacture and
habitnal indulgence in spirituous liquors, was
blighting to the fairest hopes of earth. Thus
jonvinced, you have carried that word with you,
yielding it with glorious triumph against the foes
* ? ??!IL al- at :?
)i numamty, wuu me iruiu ui utoycu m jruu&
land, and its fearfnl denouncements against the
iin of drunkenness burning upon your tongue,
ind the good of humanity in your heart, you have
explored your native district, and encountered the
!bes of temperance with a strong desire to do them
jood. Not with a look of defiance, nor the scowl
if contempt have you approached them ; but in
he spirit of love and pity, you have warned them
if their imminent danger. Thus approaohed, the
strong man has been disarmed, and ere he was
iware of :t, God's word, through your instrumentality,
had bnrst the chains that bound him to
ruin, and made him rejoice at such deliverance ;
ind to-day your district unfurls the standard,
pon which is inscribed, "Love, Purity and Fidelity."
Sir, the soil that you tread is that of
proud independence; your district is rid of the
cursed traffic in spirituous liquors; not a grog
shop lifts its hideoas front to mingle with your
green forest and lovely roses; and to bring about
this desirable end, you have largely contributed.
For these and other labors for the good of humanity,
the Sons and Friends of Temporance in York
District, have procured a Silver Pitcher with a
suitable inscription, as a testimony of their esteem
for you, which the undersigned as a committee
on behalf of the Sons of Temperance of
Tork District, do now present. Acoept it; honored
sir, and hold it sacred; for it is the vessel
containing the tear of affection, which youth sad
helpless innocenoe will offer to you for having rescued
their fathers from ruin. Receive it; for it
is the casket where the broken-hearted and disconsolate
wife has shed the tear of joy, at seeing
the companion of her youthful toils and plighted
faith reclaimed from ignominyand'death, through
four instrumentality. Accept it, as not coming
from my hand obly, but consider it as a testimony
cf good will, which every Son and Daughter and
Friend of Temperance in York District owe to
fou. Accept it, and imagine that you hear a
thousand voices coming from the youthful throng,
?the fair maiden. the venerable matron, and hoarv
beaded sire, and the sweet chimes of angels, saying
go on, go on, in your work of faith and labor
af love. And when your hoary locks shall no longer
grace the temperance rostrum, and yoa are
jompelled by infirmity and weight of years to
retire from the field of conflict, look upon this to
remind you, that your deeds of valor are held in
grateful remembrance by those who are in the
heat of combat; and that the memory of your
achievements in the great reform, will inspire
sourage and be the signal of still greater triumphs
against the deadly foes of our beloved humanity.
And when your voice is hushed in the silence of
death, may this memento and evidence of esteem,
which we now present, tell to coming gener ations
that by your influence the drunkard was plucked
as a brand from the burning; and the knowledge
which this beautiful Pitcher and the inscription
will convey to your posterity, will prompt them to
bedeck your sleeping dust with lovely flowers,
and embalm your memory in the purest affection.
Yours in Love, Purity and Fidelity,
L. A. JOHNSON,* Chm. of Com.
Yobkville, Sept. 22,1859.
Rev. Sir and Brother:?Your esteemed favor,
as Chairman of the Committee of the Divisions of
the Sons of Temperance of York District, conveying
to me sentiments of their appreciation of my
services in the Temperance Cause, and presenting
for my acceptance a Silver Pitcher, as a memo- j
rial of their esteem, has been received with emo- i
tions nnd feelings, whioh I cannot express, and .
which, perhaps, I should not, if I could.
The truly beautiful Pitcher?the gift of the j
native District?I accept with a gratitude and
thankfalnees, to be effaced onlj by memory's
waste, or the pale cold hand of death. Should I
fail to cheriBh this memento of a too partial friendship,
I were dead to all susceptibility of grateful
impressions. Coming, as this gift does, from
friends and neighbors, many of whom I have long
known, and all of whom I esteem, and from advocates
of a Cause, whose concurrent tendency is
to elevate humanity, and whicb, I am persuaded,
is no less than the cause of God, the presentation
receives from these considerations inappreciable
value in my view?well knowing that it is the
donors and the Cause, which invest with honor,
and enshrine- the gift.
Without the affectation of a humility assnmed
for the occasion of the remark, I feel impressed
that my kind friends have over-estimated my services
in the canse of Temperance; yet, Eev. Sir
and Brothers, you do me but justioe in saying,
that, in my advocacy of its olaims, I have ever
founded this momentous Cause on "the immutable
truth of Qod," Yes. The christian duty of
total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks, as a
beverage, was entertained by me, from reading
that Holy Book, before I had, or thought of having,
any connection with the Sons of Temperance.
The obligation to "be tober"?to be as God had
made me, was felt to be an imperative duty, so
0?vati oa a naAAuteinn xrrn a fnlt /% ha Q rln tvr
OV/uu ?o ta vuiiokiau ^lulcootvu tv wo twi* iv wv w v*u%j
Regarding total abstinence as a part of that profession,
1 became a member of the Order, because
I fonnd it a fit and proper mean for the promotion
of this christian duty among christian professors,
and an equally useful instrument for the advancement
of tbis moral virtue among non-professors.
That the Order has exhibited to all its faith by its
works, is too palpable for dispute.
Permit me once more, Rev. Sir and Brethren
of the Committee, to tender through you to the
Divisions of the District, and to each of their
members collectively and individually, a heart
deeply impressed and overflowing with a sense of
sincere gratitude for the kindness and good will
manifested as well by their sentiments of esteem,
as by their most acceptable present, communicated
to me through you. May they and you long
live to enjoy that ineffable luxury?the consciousness
of doing good, and of being a blessing to your
age and country; and accept assurances of resi
pect and attachment from, sincerely, K
> Yours, Ac. ' W. C. BEATTY.
Rev. L. A. Johnson, Chm. Com.
For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.
The Annual Meeting of the York Distriot Bible
Society, held its session at Beersheba Church, on
the 23d instant. The Rev. J. M. Anderson, who
was selected at the last meeting, delivered th e
sermon for the occasion from 1st Tim. 1:11;
"According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed
God which was committed to our trust."
After a short recess, the Society assembled. The
j President and Vice President being absent, the
Rev. Jas. A. Davis was called to the Chair and the
Society was opened with prayer by Rev. J. M.
Anderson. The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved. The report of the Executive
Committee was read, received and adopted. The
Rev. J. M. Anderson proposed the following gen*
i tlemen as officers, who were duly elected : Rev.
J. M. H. Adams, President; Rev. R. A. Ross,
Vice President; J. C. Miller, Secretary ; P. B.
Darwin, Treasurer.
Executive Committee.?Col. W. C. Beatty, Capt.
F. H. Simril, James Jefferys, Thos. H. Smith
and John H. Adams.
Col. W. C. Beatty offered the following resolutioas,
which were?adop^: _
Resolved, That, WEereas the Bible Conventionlately
assembled at Yorkvllle, recommended that
$5000.00 be raised in the State for the distribution
of the Holy Boriptures in the foreign field,
the Pastors of the District are hereby respectfully
requested to address their respective congregations
on the subject, and that they receive and
transmit to the Treasurer of this or any Auxiliary
Society, the funds contributed for this purpose ;
so that the same may reach the Bible Convention
at its next meeting at Sumterville.
Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed
by the President, to nominate delegates
to attend the State Bible Convention at Sumter-.
ville.
In obedience to the last resolution, Col. W. C.
Beatty, Rev. J. M. Anderson and F. H. Simril
were appointed as the Committee.
The thanks of the Society were then tendered
to Rev. J. M. Anderson, for his able and instructive
sermon.
It was Resolved, That the next annual meeting of
XL- a?;?x_ x-1? _1.x- rrUr.-o.lx_
rue OOCiewy piovc at lui&Tiuc, vu iuuioua;
before the second Sabbath in September?that
the Rev. S. L. Watson deliver the sermon, and
J. R. Sohorb the address.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Yorkville Enquirer.
There being no further business before the Society,
it was dosed with prayer by Rev. J. A.
Davis. J. C. MILLER, Secretary.
CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE.
Chester, Sept. 27, 1859.
In my last, I gave you a hurried account of
some of the evidences of thrift in our town, evinced
by the erection of fine residences, and the increase
of business in the work-shops, &c. I
might this week, say as much for the country,
if all the fine goods which are now being brought
to Chester, are to find purchasers for cash, or on
short credit. The ability to pay for merchandise,
always depends, more or less, upon the products
of the country, and the price of said products.
If the planter makes good crops and sells
his surplus for high prices, then he can afford to
pay for more luxuries. When he makes poor
crops, or has to sell his surplus at short priaesj
he mast neoessarily dispense with the luxuries ;
and hence, merchants who expects to furnish such
luxuries or necessaries, should keep these important
points in view when laying in their usual
supplies.
. Therefore, with this view, I would suppose
that our District must be in a prosperous condition,
as I have never seen such a rush of all sorts
of goods to this market, and the cry is "still they
come." Boxes and bales of dry goods, casks and
bundles of hardware?boxes of shoes, hats, &c.,
fill up the side-walk daily, and some of the most
important articles are expected a week hence.
The Steamers plying between Charleston, New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, cannot carry
off the goods as fast as required ; so, many of our
merchants have had to fall back upon the old
"slow coach" style of sail vei3els, and will keep
back in expectancy, many articles which will be
"expected every day," for some time to come.
If any of your friends should fail to find the
l'patcrn, color or stripe" desired, in Yorkville, just
hint to them that the article can be found in Chester?warranted
to please?and the King's Mountain
Rail Road Company only charges $1.25 downl
and the same up. Persons wishing to go a "shopping"
can have from 8 o'clock, a. m., to 1 p. m?
to look round. Send them on.
* * * * *
The two last Steamers from Liverpool, bring
gloouiy accounts from tne cotton manteis. xno
demand for the trade is very moderate?stock
large ; and private accounts say that lower prices
are expected soon. The decline reported is only
1-16d., but the market is reported dull. The price
of breadstuffs is improving.
The present weather is fine for picking cotton,
and will help the late bolls to mature. The receipts
at all the ports, since the 1st of September,
are in excess about 30,000 bales over last season.
The sales in this market last week, foot np
about 225 bales, at prices ruling from 8? to 10.85
and Mississippi, -will scarcely have any effect on ec
the European markets, as it is certain that the in
crop will be the largest ever gathered,'making all is
allowance for the "crocking." New cotton is go- ai
ing in very freely to New Orleans, Mobile and a<
Savannah. We may expect a brisk market and a
good demand for a few weeks yet, bat the heavy di
receipts will have the usaal effect?to pat down tr
prioes from a oent to a cent and a half, by the fo
middle of Ootober. Whether this is an argument th
in favor of early selling or not depends upon cir- tr
cnmstances. Could the crop be peddled) by one hi
controlling power, and only let as muhh go as the H
demand required, then the prices might be kept io
up, and a higher average maintained, but if a few hi
hold baok, thinking they oan control the market, th
they will be mistaken and loose by iU Those who it
have tested the matter, say that early sales tarn ti
oat best. . I have heard many buyers say that th
early purchasers nearly always loose money. . th
Tours, &o. J. pi
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For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
JOTTINGS OF TRAVEL. m
Mr. Editor:?Have yon seen Dr. Gharles Mack- p]
ay's book on his recent toor in America? It was Qj
handed me in the car the other day, and proved ^
a source of entertainment for a few hours. To ^
those of your readers who have not yet had the ft,
pleasure of perusing it, I would simply say, that
it will probably interest them more than any other
work of the kind. Although we have grown m
familiar with the opinions of foreigners with re- jj
gard to ourselves, it is nevertheless natural that fr
we should desire to become acquainted with the
views of the latest visitant to our country; for, g(
amid the correct representations and judicious (l
opinions of the most intelligent and honest travel- m
era from the other side the Atlantic, we never cJ
fail to be amused?it were folly to be angry? ^
with the quantity of errors, false impressions and
morbid sentimentalism which permeates the vol- fc
nmes of the best of them. From these, however, ^
Dr. Mackay is more free than any of his prede- g|
cessors. He viewed everything through a common
sense medium, and has written a better book
than we had reason to expect from an Englishman,
and?hoping to be forgiven by the sensitive, w
fraternity for the remark?from a poet I He was p
not, however, altogether free from prejudice eith- S(
er during his tour or when he wrote, *nd does not ip
fail to exhibit unpardonable ignorance with res- ^
peot to some things at the South. We are, of jr
course, always prepared for this. He says it can ^
nifKfint rlifRnnltr oatfthlinii?d tW in MnAril.
?? V"v 9 7' n
slaves at the South are well treated; and this is _
' m
the only argument which Southerners pretend to ^
offor In justification of the institntion 1 That m
they do not pretend to defend it. on higher p
grounds! MirabiU dictu I I thought of Dr. ^
Smith's late book on the "Philosophy of Slavery," ^
in *hich with complete success, he assumes the ^
liighest moral and religious basis for his argu- Q)
ment; I also recurred to Gov. Hammond's cele- ^
brated letters to the English Abolitionist Clark- ^
son; to Dr. Ross' recent masterly productions, .
and several others of equal note. He says again,
that in consequence of the existence of slavery Q|
amongst us, the intellectual energies of the South r(
have been crippled to such a degroe as that she ^
has never produced a great philosopher, metaphy- C(
sician, historian novelist or poet?ib 'his true, w
Mr. Editor??nor even a great or eminent g
preacher! He speaks of Boston as a "model g
city." This may be true in many respects, but I ja
must confess that I could not help thinking of Q|
Sumner and Wilson, and spirit-rappings, and Wo- ^
man's Right's Conventions, and negro assemblies
and general amalgamation ! I suppose Tennyson
will visit America with the view of writing a
book for the m&ghtenment of {he world; and" ~
like Mackay, will procure data for an essay on
the "Moral and Political aspect of Southern sla- P
very." But I promised to say'something about 1<
the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs. b,
The Springs are of reoent discovery and im- a'
provement, and are situated on the southern slope
of the Alleghany mountains, in the county of
Montgomery. The valley may be said to be in t<
on nWnnir.onimro unH mnasnrPH nhnnt a ci
half mile in length and fire hundred yards in ^
width, surrounded by mountains of moderate al- tl
titude, which are covered with trees and verdure.
They are like a mighty wall of defence, and add *
much to the grandeur of the scenery. Enoircling ^
the valley, are the honses which have been erec- 0
ted for the accommodation of visitors, consisting ?
of a large hotel and cabins of various sizes, ele- ^
gant and comfortable.. Near the centre of the j,
valley stands the "Reception-house," a handsome s<
building; whilst there is on one extreme, a bath- 11
house, and on the other, a booth, where shooting
is practiced. The walks are broad, well arran- tl
ged, and graveled, whiNt the grounds are covered s<
with luxuriant clover, through which ruus a pur- ?|
ling brook. There are two springs, one on the ^
western verge and the other on the northern ex- L
tremity of the valley. No analysis of the water
has yet been made, but it is evidently impregna- ^
ted with sulphur. It is not an unpleasant bever- y!
age, while it is said to be good for various chron- li
ic diseases. Delioate persons of a nervous tern- ~
perament would likely derive more benefit from w
the use of those waters, than from those which
are much stronger, in consequence of their less ol
cathartic and less stimulant nature. Their al- _
terative and depurative effeots, commend them to M
a large class of invalids. From this locality '
travelers have easy access to several other springs, ^
which are highly apoken of, viz: the Alleghany c<
and Covner's?the one 10, and the other 80 miles si
to the east; the Yellow and the Pulaski Alum,
the first 5 and the latter 85 miles to the south
weBt, and the Grayson Sulphur, 65 miles in the
same direction. ii
The Montoromerv Sorines are owned by a com- ci
pany of gentlemen, who have expended about m
$200,000, in improving the property. The chairman
of the company, better known aa the propri- oi
etor, Mr. Mosby, is an affable, obliging gentle- ?
man, and caters well for his gnests. This popular pi
resort is patronized by a large and respectable y
olass of citizens from Virginia, Alabama, Lou- ?
isiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and other States.? e,
I was, however, surprised to see so few South Car- a
olinians there. Among the visitors were gentle- y
men of eminence in the various profession, and f(
ladies of cultivation, of beauty and fashion. Of g
the former were, Secretary Thompson, Gov. Wise, tl
of Virginia, ox-Senator S0M6 of Louisiana, ex- ^
Gov. Winston of Alabama, and Col. Steptoe of 0]
the Army; and among the latter, might be men- it
tioned several, were there no danger of making an
invidious distinction. A better acquaintance with ;
one, however, may be regarded as sufficient apol- s<
ogy for naming her as a lady of cultivation, I tl
mean Miss F., of Henry go., Va. **
B
ThiB, Sir, is a fast age! The expression I am tl
aware, haB become trite, but its truthfulness is,
notwithstanding, illustrated more and more forciMy
every day; and not the least so, by the extravagances
of fathion. Southern ladies are be- g
coming tzlrmely fashionable. The simplicity of A
dress which formerly distinguished them, is fast ?
taking its place with the much denounced Old ^
Fogyism; and the riohest silks and bareges, of J,
uncircumscribed expansion, sweeping the earth bi
with a queenly train, and the most costly jewel- ?
ry, sparkling in elegant profusion, constitute the g;
order of the day. In this respect, the ladies at J.
this Watering Place, surpassed any I have seen ?
elsewhere. But amid it all, it is pleasant to re- rp
mark, that modest demeaftr and gentle manners, q<
with that peculiar sooiality which imparts to the
ladies of the South so irresistable a charm, were M
1, is adorned the most," bnt when the fair sex Will
tdulge. their propensity for extravagant finery, it .
truly refreshing'to discover that withal theyre
not devoid cf the most lovely and enduring
iornment! :
We spent a Sabbath at the Spring. It was a
iy well calculated to inspire us with gratiideto
God, for the institutions of Christianity?
ir the benign influence they exert throughout
te country. There are heathens enough, it is
ue, in our midst, but still, upon every hand, we
ive the assurance that oar's is a christian land !
ere, in this lovely vale, where wealth and fashn,
and youth and beauty, are congregated for
jalth and pleasure?where brilliant saloon, are
irown open, and the ball-room, with its glitter,
s musio and its fascination, attracts, the Chrisan
Sabbath is respectfully observed, so far as
ie regulations of the establishment can enforce
te observance of it. What was done by private
irties within doors, I am not prepared to say;
at at least, the noise of the bowling-alley, the
sport of the rifle or pistol, the reverberations of
usic, which during the week enlivened the scene,
romiscuous promenading, and the general frivities
and gayeties, of the season, were suspenid.
The whole Valley during the day was comiratively
subdued and quiet, whilst a Sunday
speot characterized everything.
Religious service was held in the forenoon and
; night, in the Ball-room of the hoteL The seron
in the morning, was preached by the Rev.
r. Talmadge of Georgia, a Presbyterian minister,
om 2 Cor. rv, 18., and was a practical exposi- I
on of the text. I was anxious to hear a plain,
)od sermon; one in which the Savior would be
lifted up," and which would make me feel that
y interest in Him eannot be ignored under any
rcumstances. In this I was not disappointed,
lthough neither learning nor profundity marked
le discourse?indeed there was no necessity
ir either?still, it was ohaste, earnest and horrtory.
It does my very eoul good to hear a
snuine gospel-sermon, where the temptation to
inder to"itching ears," by substituting thereir
finely-spun dissertations, is so strong !
While in a previous letter your correspondent
as disposed to oompliment the Virginia Rail
-oads, he has sihce became inclined to change
>mewhat his tone, with regard to one of thera.-?
he Virginia and Tennessee Road has a tioketgent
at the Springs?and by the way, and obligig,
gentlemanly man?and would you believe it,
hile he is required to reject entirely Tennessee
ioney, he is not permitted to take South Carolina
ioney at par 1 This, Mr. Editor, in my honest
idgement, does not look like an honest arrangeient,and
would do credit to a certain class of sharers
in another section of the Union, who are wellnown
to business men. A gentleman from Sonth
arolina, or Georgia, as the case may be, visits
te Springs; knowing the bills of his State to be.
irrent everywhere in the Sonth, he takes them
ith him, and when he applies at the office for a
oket, it may be a through-ticket for himself andunily,
costing $60 or $70, he has to submit to a
iscount of one per cent. And yet, the agent canst
assign any reason for this demand of the diictors.
They have none, unless it be the same
with which fxiVfilprfi dnnn h?.
>me acquainted, for the unscrupulous advantage*
hich are frequently taken! I would advise
oath Carolinians who visit the Montgomery
prings, -to be wary on.this point Take Virgin,
money or gold with them. Having procured
ur tickets, we bade adieu to the 8priogs, for a
ip through portions of Tennessee and Georgia.
M. *
For the YorkvMe Enquirer.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At a meeting of the Session of the Torkville
resbyterian Church, on the 25th inst., the folding
preamble and resolutions were, presented
y Capt. F. H. Simril, and were unanimously
iopted:
Whereas, God in his Providence has taken
om us Mr. J. S. Moons, the oldest and one of
le most highly esteemed of the citizens of this
>wn ; and one who has been an active and effiieDt
Ruling Elder of the Torkville Presbyterian
hurch, from its organization in June 1842, to
ie time of his death, Sept. 21st 1859?then in
ie 70th year of his age?
Therefore, Resolved, 1st. That while we bow
ith submission to this stroke of our Heavenly
other's rod, we are constrained to record our
igh appreciation of the character and services
f our deceased friend and brother. Mr. Moore
as a man of sterling qualities, both of head %nd
eart;?wise in counsel, prompt and energetic
t action, yet eminently kind and conciliatory.
i manner. He was born for enterprise, yet
;emed most delighted when serving others and
taking them happy. Of him, we think it mav
V. ?:j ~ -?- .. Ik. u:.i
32PI1&IIC&Iiy UC CHfciwi~ ~ uc Tioa ojco* w HIC isnuu| *
ad feet was he to the lame. He was a father to
le poor, and the cause that he knew not, he
sarched out." We, therefore, deplore the death
r such a man as a loss to the country, and esecially,
as a grievous and sore afllication to oar
aloved Church. And we would pray?"Help
ord ! for the godly man ceaseth ; for the faithful
dl from among the children of men."
Resolved, 2nd. That we should be admonished
j this dispensation, that though the days of.our
jars be even three score years and ten, yet our
fe "will soon be cut off and we must fly away"
and hence, what our hands find to do for the
larch and for the glory of our Divine master,
e should do quickly and with our mights.
Resolved, 3d. That a blank page in our Book
! Sessional Records?which he kept with rearkable
fidelity and precision for a series of
jars?be dedicated to the memory of Mr. J. 8;
[oore ; and immediately thereafter this paper be
itered.
Resolved, 4th. That a copy of the above resoluons
be communicated to the family of the debased,
with the kindest sympathies of this seson.
By order of Session, *
J. M. ROSS, Clerk of Session, pro tem.
Sons of Malta.?"Jeems" was reoently initiated
lto the order of the Sons of Malta, and graphic
illy describes his introductory into the "vale of
ijstery," as follows:
"You are first grabbed and thrown into a tub
f cold water, and forthwith several large men bein
to stick pins into you. Hauling you out of
le tub of water, they ruBh you into another detriment,
and now new men make a lunge- after
ou, dressed in disguise, and immediately comtence
pouring hot molasses into your hair and
oots. Meanwhile, a stream of cold water is floodd
on to you, and a man dressed in black thrusts
snuffbox in front of your nose, and all at once
ou begin to sneeze vooiferously, and the eager
rowd begins to laugh and hurrah. Showing you
irther along, the chief men and bottle washers
rab you by the nose, hair and coat tail, an'd in
lis way rip every bit of dry goods' loose from
our person, and again the crowd roars with tumltuous
laughter at your nude state, with five
r six men holding on to your hair and toes, foreig
you up to a soaped pole with pins and sharp
licks. You now begin to tinna you are lorsuseu
y all of God's people, and the devil has certainly
ot possession of you, knocking you on the bead
) that you see stars as numerous as-they are in
le milky way. You are handled in this kind of
intalizing way for two hours, when the officers
ive you a large dose of liverwort and tar, and
len let you go." ,3DESIGNEES
PES KING'S MOUNTAIN E. EOAD
From the 21st to the 27th of September, 1659.
Carrol, Clark & Co., W. D. & J. C. Miller, J.
. Moore & Sons, Adams, McCorkle& Co., H. F.
dickes, Darwin & Jefferys, Moore, Rainey &Co.,
. R. Ratchford. B. T. Wheeler, Austell & Borsrs,
J. McGill, W. P. MaFadden, J. J. Garvin,
[eacbam & Wheeler, B. Washburn, A. Coward,
, A. Reel, M."K. Miller, J. Jeflferjs, P. G Washam,
Rev. L. A. Johnson, tf. Dulin, Williams &
err, R. Hare, A. J. McGill, W. H. McCorkle,
, H. Price, Samuel Wrightson, Black & Borders,
immons & Jackson, J. A. Carpenter, W. Bostick,
, J. Wright, J. Z. Falls & Co., B. P. Boyd, Col.
. G. McCaw, C. B. Moore, J. A. Hogue, A. A.
[cKenzie, J. W. Marshall, M.t G. W. Mason, J.
. Lowry, A. F. Eichelberger and D. &. R. Frojberger
& Co.
The Postal Service Deficiency, Jfc.?It will be
jmembered that within a fortnight after taking
Holt announced -to the mall contractors and public
generally, that apon careful examination it was
ascertained that the deficiency to the 80th Jane,
1859. would atnoant to about the earn of $4,885,281.95.
The amount of the various reports of
balances made by the auditor, doe to the creditors
of the Post Office Department, and jet onpaid
by reason of the failure of the appropriation
for the ?acal year ending June 80,1859, having
now been added and revised,'show the gratifying
fact that the sum total to be provided for out of
the general treasury is four millions two hundred
and erghty-one thousand four hundred and eightyseven
dollars, and fifty-six cents?or one hundred
and three thousand seven hundred and ninetyfonr
dollars and thirty-nine cents less than at
first estimated.?Baltimore Sim.
Zj^lTxust him wa,
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE CIRCASSIAN.
Nnw Yobjk, September 27.
The steamship Circassian, wbioh sailed from Liverpool
on the 17th instant, arrived at this port today.
TKa o&loo nf AA+fan fn*th?VA>lr *mAnnfjlfi (n4?..
000 bales. All qualities have slightly declined?
the inferior grades declided most Some circulars
report the market dull, at a decline of $d. Previsions
steady.
Charlotte Market.
Cotton.?The demand for Cotton is good on
manufacturer's account at lty to 10$e.
Corn?would readily command 76 oents.
Wheat?White $1, Red 90 cents.
Flour?Market well supplied at $2^ for bags
for superflue; Extra $2J ? Whig.
Columbia. Market,
September 27.?The sales of cotton yesterday
amounted, to 180 bales?extremes 9?@llf, show*
ing a decline of ? from last quotations.
Charleston, Sept. 27.?The demand for oottoa
continues to improve, the transactions since our
last weekly report having reached upwards of
1,700 bales, at 8}@12c.
v Columbia Market.
. September 26.
Cotton.?The sales for the week amounted $o
894 bales, at extremes 9?1 ljc.
Flour.?There is a good supply in the market.
We have no change to note; prices range from
$2.50@$8 saok of 98 pounds. Extra family
would command a shade higher,.
Corn.?There is an abundance of corn on the
market, and prices are the same as last week.?
We quote 90@96c.
Oats.? Scarce, and readily command 70@75c.
Peas.?None in market.
Rye.?Seed, $1.20?$1.25
Wheat Bran.?$1.20@$1.25 perlJOO^.^. Bacon.?Country,
hog round, 12?12J: aides,
11(&11J; shoulders 8@8J; hams 12j@15.-*
Lard.?Country, 11@12 ; refined 12}@lg}c.
Butter.?Country 16?18o
??; ?we*?7T: > i
The Banner District.?The Yorkville Enquirer,
in reporting the establishment of ''ClajdPa Fork
Division, No. 80, Sons of Temperance, of South
Carolina,"-adds; ,/ '%
This makes the seventeenth division in this district,
ail of which are represented to us as in a
healthy condition. The good work will not stop
here. * A friend at our elbow informs us that iwe
more divisions will be instituted within -a few
Keeks.
The- Enquirer is to be credited with alarge influence
and measure of aid towards .this "good
work," and towards the general improvement of
Yorkviile and the district.?Charleston. Courier.
Jp??? ftoiias.
o. davis mslton, f sam'l w. mhlton
Chester, 8. C. J \ Yorkriile, 8. C.
HELTON * HBLTOV,
ATTbRNEYS' AT LAW,
# yorkville, 8. 0.
Will practice in the Courts of Union, York, Lancaster
Chester, and Fairfield Districts.
tST" Particular attention (riven to collections.
Office North of the Court-Hotue, and at the rear at
Moore, Balnev & Co'? Stere.^B
Jan 7 ' 1 - tf
EDWARD MOORE,
ATTOXUffanr.AV Z?A.W
Aim
o?aa?WM>? asr
YORKVILLE, 8. C.
ry Office on Liberty Street, near tbe " Adlckes BaUding/*
and one door below tho Post-Office..
W. B. WILSON. I. P. WITHgRgPOOS, J*.
W1LSOV a W1THBBSPOOW,
- ATT OBNE YS AT LAW,
YORKVILLE, 8. C. .
Office in the building at the1 rear of C. Honse,
formerly occupied by Col. I. D. Wkherspoon, Sr.
Nov 4 ' 4^ ' tf
Roman its Balsam.?This is trply an invalu&ble
discovery for the prevention and eore of Diseases
of the Eyes? inflamed Eye lids, Pain frota
particles of dust, weakness afeg many other distressing
symptoms'Jpre speedily cured by it wkeh
applied in das season, There are few persons
vrtjo do not at some period of {heir Uvea suffer
from inflamed Eyes. To all persons it is important
to know that so safe and certain a remedy can
always be had. , v
Prepared and soldby A. B. A D. 8AND8, Drugiriofn
inn Tnlt/in flfraof Vaw Vrtpk.
5'ALLISON &BRATTON, Yorkvifie,
8. C. Sold also by Druggists generally. ,
A 8i5oulab Statijiikt.?A mechanic, residing
in New Orleans ix*. 1864, commenced purchasing
tickets in the Alabama Lottery, then first
started. He continued purchasing a ticket, or a
share, in every class?^bat"wltfiaat success. In
1855 be removed to California, still continuing
his purchases, till be had expended $2,800 in
lottery tickets without drawing,in the aggregate,
more than$400 daring that time. In class'-28.
Sparta Acs demy Lottery, Angnsta Geo., which
drew July 9th, he bonght Ticket No. 47014, and
drew the capital prize of $50,000, which was
promptly paid when due, by the agent of Messrs.
Wood, Eddy & Co., at 8an Francisco* California.
A singular evidence of the certain reward obtained
by patience and indomitable perseverance.?
K 7. Tina. . ' 1
i??
BQT Phtbiciahs are generally loth to speak a
word in praise of what are called "patent medicines."
Indeed, it is an article in the code of
medical ethics, that a physician who sanctions the
use of such remedies cannot be considered a member
of the,National Association. Bat there are
exceptions to the most stringent rules, and'many
of the disciples of Escnlapins have actually been
compelled, by the force of facta, to recommend
the use of DR. J. HOSTETTER'S 8TOMACH
BITTERS, for those diseases which are particularly
prevalent during the summer and fall. They
have ascertained that there are no remedies in the
pharmacopia which can compare with this wonderful
compound for derangement of the system.
Thousands of families residing along the low
grounds of the Western and Southern rivers, ore
now convinced that they have found a medicine
peculiarly adopted for their ailments, while fn
other portions of the eountry, during the summer
mouths, the demand for- the article is equally
large.
For Sale by ALLISON & BRATTON; and H.
W. MERRILL, Yorkville, 8. C.
Sept 8 86 ,t , lm
RELIEF nr TEff MMI8.
BRYAN'S
P U L M O N I C WAFERS!
The most certain and tptedy remedy ever ditcoved
for all Diataaeaef the Cheat and Lung a,
iJnurrhjt dolda. Axthma. Contumntion.
Bronchitis, Influenza, Hoarse
nets, Difficult Breathing,
4 Sore Throat, ?c., ?c.
THESE WAFERS give the moat instantaneous
and perfect relief and when preserved with
according to directions, never fail to effect a rapid
and lasting cure. Thousands have been restored
to perfect health who have tried other means in
vain. To all classes and all constitutions they
are equally a blessing and a care?none need
despair no matter how long the disease may have
existed, or however severe it may be, provided
the organic structure of the vital organs is not
hopelessly decayed. Every one afflicted should
give them an impartial trial.
To Vocalists and Public Spkakbes, these
Wafers are peculiarly valuable ; they will in onk
dat remove the most severe oooasional hoarseness
; and their regular use for a few days will,
at all times, increase the power and flexibility of
the voice, greatly improving its tone, compass and
clearness, for which purpose they are regularly
uaetihby many 'jrofessional vocalists.
JOP. jAOSEjl 8ole Proprietor Rochester, N. T.
Prlc? cents per Lax. For sate by ALLISON
& BRATTON and H. W MERRILL, Torkvills,
S. C.; Haviland, Stxphejson & Co., Charleston,
Wholesale Agents, and by r espectable Druggists.