Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-11
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- No Englishman dies exactly poor, 1or
he leaves his share in the National Debt to
his children.-Pmch.
There is firm in New York, the
name of which is Lay, Hatch & Co. The
clerks are presumed to be Shanghais.
The far famed trotting horse, over
mont Black Hawk" died on Monday morn
ing, at the stable of his owner, David Hill,
Esq, Bridgeport, Vermont He was twen-
ty-three years old.
-,Wm. Smith, attached to the guard,
has been arrested at Augusta on the charge
of robbing the mail of nearly thousand
dollars. The supposed stolen money has
been found in his possession.
A census of the Territory of Mime
sofa has just been concluded. 1t shows the
total population to be 10000. St. Paul
city has IL, 900, St. Anthony and Minneap-
polls 1900 EACH
The Tarboro' On. Co. Southerner
says: "Application will be made to the
Legislature now in session, to change the
name of this beautiful village from Tarboro'
to Newburgh also to change the name of
Tar river to Pamlico."
So LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 5, 1885,
1t is reported that the Negroes have attacked
the Iron Works in Southern Kentucky
and an insurrection is feared. Vigilance
Committees have been organized at Lafayette
and Hopkinsville.
THE New York correspondent of the
Albany Argus says that Colonel Fremont has
challenged Tombs, of Georgia, to duel.
Mr.. Tombs, it is alleged, has made reAec-
tions on the birth and parcntage of Colonel
Fremont.
There are three Freemasou Lodges in
Smyrna, and one is to be opened in Constan-
tinople. The feeling in favor of Masonry
Isl said to be gaining ground, and it is not
feared that the Ottoman government will in
any way interfere in the establishment of
lodges.
SAVANNAH, Dec. S.-The Southern
Commercial Convention was organized to-day
by the election of James Lyons, Esq, of Vir-
ginia as President. Nothing of importance
was dore beyond the appointment of Com
mittees. Conservative sentiments predomi-
nate.
In the North Carolina Legislature,
several rail road bills have been already in
troduced. One of these, for the benefit of
the Western Road, asks loan of State bonds
(secured by an issue of the company's bonds
to similar amount of 100000 for every
$4,000 subscribed and secured to the COM
pauy's stock. The Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Road asks additional assis-
tanee.
j A. Price, who broke Jail in Union
vile about three yers ago, whilst awaiting
his trial for the murder of Hughes, has been
re-taken. The murderer has been working
at the carpenters business in Humphreys
county, Tennessee, since his escape, still
maintaining bad reputation, however, and
having heard that officers were on his track,
was again fleeing, but was re-captured while
crossing Tennessee river.
- The New York Journal of Commerce
states that another SLAYER sailed from that
port within few days past. She was close
ly watched, but the officers of the govern
ment were unable to detect any thing which
would justify them in OBTAINING her. In the
estimates of appropriations for the ensuing
year, provision is made for liberal sum to
aid in the suppression of this illegal traffic;
and there is good reason to believe that the
general government is in earnest in its ef-
forts in this direction.
-Advices received on the Goth ult., at
Aspinwall, by the British mail steamer from
Greytown, state that Gen. Walker was await
ing the receiptof provisions and ammunition,
which had not reached him at latest advices.
The full eonvintion of all classes at Greytown,
is that as soon as he has received the afore-
said supplies, and arranged his forces, he
will proceed to drive all the allied forces out
of the State. Of his intentions thereafter,
nothing is known. The allies were very
much divided and quarrelipg among them
selves.
THE New York Mirror learns-of
course upon good and unquestionable author
ity-"thata number of prominent Buchanan
Democrats, in union with those who have
sustained Mr.. Fillmore in the recent con-
test, intend Immediately after the House of
Representatives is organized, to offer resolu-
tions declaratory of their confidence in the
federal union against all assailants, and de-
nunciatory of those reckless demagogues and
traitors who sanction it, and also to add to
them resolutions of decided character, de-
claratory of the determination of the Ameri
can people, to abide and sustain our treaties
with foreign States, and the present laws pro-
hibiting the African slave trade"
1t appears by advices from Costa Rica
to the 18th ult., that President Mora has
consented to act for another term of three
years, and that an extraordinary credit ofsl0,-
900 has been voted him for the current year.
All the war bonds issued during the strug-
gle against Walker were to be paid in ma
tional money. Congress had voted sum of
$4,000 in order to carry on the next cam
paign against Gen. Walker, and a special en-
voy had been sent to Peru and Chill in order
to perfect the allied league. The Ameri-