Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-03
nIERE-MENTION.

The Spring sessions of Bethel Presbytery will
be held at Unonville-commencing Friday next
....... The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be observed by the Associate Reformed Church. il
this place, next Sunday. Mr.. MILLEN will be as.
sisted by Rev. Messrs Ross and Watt........Jas
L. Pettigru, Esq, has accepted the invitation Of
Phlomathean Society of Erskine College, to deliv,
er their next Anniversary Grafton. So says the
Recorder. The first Presbyterian Church Of
New Orleans has again given q call to Rev. Dr.
Palmer, to accept the pastorate of that Church
and have appointed committee to urge his accep.
lance. The salary, $4,000, would tempt mos'
men, but we are inclined to the opinion that Dr.
Palmer is not for sale at any price......T The Ral
eigh Standard has learned that the Senior Class Of
the N. C. University have invited the Rev. Dr.
Fuller, of Baltimore, to deliver the Valedictory
Sermon at the next Commencement. Matthew
w. Ransom, Esq. the late Attorney General, will
deliver til Annual Address....... Here's delicate
little idea not entirely unmi1ed with a sprinkine
of truth-to wit: a man ceases to be q "good
fellow" the moment he refuses to do precisely
what other people wish him to do" .......A South
ern Baptist Theological Convention will meet in
Savannah, Wednesday, the 30th Of April. The
Blue Ridge Railroad Company have declared their
contract with Anson, Bangs & Co., forfeited, and
advertised for new bids. The affairs of the road
are said to be in very promising condition....".
A bill has been introduced into the Legislature Of
California to divide the State into three States.
Gen. Walkers force in Central America amounts
to 1862 men capable Of duty, and fresh troops to
the amount of one thousand are now on their way.
Rumor says that he has concluded n treaty with
Great Britain, recognizing the new government.-
Hardly, say we.......The Office at Jacksonville,
Florida, of the agent of the Planters Bank OF
Fairfield, was robbed recently Of package Of
money containing six thousand four hundred dol
lars !.....If you wish to attract attention, next
Sunday, 90 into the Church after services have
begun, parade up the broad aisle with heavy,
self-important step, and he sure to keep your hat
on until you reach the pew. Mind directions, and
people will not only notice you, but will fancy you
to be wonderful beast, indeed. The Chester
Standard, of last week. says that Mrs. Mary S.
Westbrook, widow of the late Arthur Wcstbrook,
Esq, Of that District, dropped dead from her feet
q few days since at Rossville. She had not been
previously complaining any, and had gone over
there on business. She exhibited no signs of life
after she fell.......No tidings Of the Pacifc-it
s now reduced almost to certainty that she is
lost, and that her teeming freight Of souls have
gone down to the depths, "without grave, un-
knelled, uncoffined and unknown
The Lancaster Lsdgtr announces the conviction
Of Mr.. McChaney, on charge of negro stealing.
Sentence was not pronounced, rs application for
new trial is to be made...... The small pox is
prevailing very seriously at Albany, New York,
and two members of the Legislature, who have
been seized with it, have been taken to the county
poor house. A committee Of three has been ap-
pointed to inquire what hotels are free from the
contagion.......T The Spartanburg Star says that
the Jail of that District is empty. Unfortunately,
we are not now prepared to compete in that line !!
.....About one hundred citizens of Savannah
have issued call for meeting to be held in that
city on the 9th ut., for the purpose of "hearing
IN expression of public opinion on the imminent
crisis of the affairs of our country" ".....A new
Office has been established at Southsiae, AL
amance county, North Carolina-T. r. Simpson,
Postmaster ..... The last number of the Green
vile Patriot has the following paragraph which
possesses some interest for people in this latitude: