Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-10
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- The North Carolina papers generally
peak of recent heavy rains throughout the

- The North Carolina papers generally
speak of recent heavy rains throughout the
State.
"a, hung jury" at Charleston, Virgin
la, by consent of the attendant sheriff, went
out into the yard and beguiled their leisure
by playing marbles!
II There is less cotton at the various
ports in the United States, at this time, by
about forty thousand bales, than at the same
time last year.
- Later accounts from Central America
represent the feeling as being very strong
against General Walker. A new army num-
bering 5000 men is soon to invade Nicara-
qua.
The receipts of cotton in Mobile, for
the week ending June 9th, were eight hun
dred and seventy-one bales, against twenty
thousand and eleven at the same time last
year.
"A Buffalo paper says freight train
left that city over the Central Railroad, a
few days since, which consisted of two hun
dred and twenty cars, all loaded with -four,
and containing over 10000 barrels. The
product of whole township of wheat fields
on one train.
THE New York Journal of Commerce
comments upon the cost of the war, to the
allies, S400,OOO,000 to England, and as
much. or more to France, to say nothing of
Turkey and Sardinia Including the Rus
sian expenditure, the cost is supposed to be
two thousand million dollars.
The Old Line Wings of Ashland Dis
trict, Kentucky, have presented Hon. ]. G..
Breckenridge with handsome pair of hor-
ses, "as an evidence of their pride in their
fellow-citizen, though of opposite politics,
and as pledge of their confidence in the
coming administration of which he will be a
prominent member"
A Methodist Conference which assem-
bled at Rochester, Andrew county, Missouri,
? on the 18th inst, received orders from num-
Der of pro-slavery men to adjourn immedi-
ately and leave the State. Not complying
with the order, mob assembled, entered
the church, and took the presiding officer and
tarred and feathered him. An old man who
attempted to prevent the outrage was shot.
We are pleased to learn by the Union,
vile Journal, of the 4th inst, that four
spans of the bridge of the Spartanburg &
Union Rail Road over Broad River, are com
pleted, and the fifth under way; and that
q with favorable weather, the bridge will be
finished in the course of the present month.
The President has procured a sufficient
quantity of iron to lay the track over the
bridge and trestle-so that the road will be
! open for business on the west side of Broad
river, in short time after the completion
Of the bridge.
The steam saw, grist and flour mill
belonging to Mr.. Osmund Woodward, and
situated about half mile below Winnsboro,
was entirely destroyed by fire on the morn
ing of the 4th instant. How the fire origi
mated is matter of conjecture, though it is
supposed friction in some part of the ma
chinery, from constant grinding the day pre-
vious, heated a certain iron spindle sufi
ciently to char the adjacent wood, which il
the course of the night became ignited.-
The fire was discovered about o'clock, a. m,
when the flames were confined within the
mill The loss is a total one of the building
probably of the engine, about two hundred
bushels of corn belonging to Mr.. Woodward
one hundred belonging to customers, few
bushels of wheat, small lot of lumber, ano
the books of the establishment amounting
in the aggregate to probably $4,000. Be
sides the loss to the owner, the burning Of
this mill will be seriously felt by the dis
trict. Corn and wheat were ground here
for citizens in every portion of the district
for ten miles around. Mr.. Woodward, We
are glad to learn, designs commencing re-
construction Immediately w. IFinnsJoro Her.
. aid and Register, Ertra.
The London correspondent of the n
Y. Journal of Commerce writes as follows
"There is at this time not even the sem
blance of an American war feeling in Eng,
gland The sentiments which prevades the
public mind is-'Peace at any price but the
price of dishonor.' Mr.. Dallas has contribu
ted vastly to the extension of this sentiment
with which even royalty, heretofore 50 super
cilious, is deeply imbued. As an instance,
may remark that few evenings ago he was
invited to be present at the celebration of &
scientific institution, at which the Duke o.
Cambridge presided. As soon as the dinner
terminated, the duke rose to propose his
his health. When his name was mentioned
the applause became so deafenine that the
duke could not proceed After itabated he
commenced again and was again arrested in
like manner in his remarks. He made
third effort, but with no better success
well, gentlemen, said he, let US drink,
for I find if you are not in advance of me in
the appreciation of Mr.. Dallas, you are at
least not behind me, as you could have Civ,
en- no higher expression in acknowledge.
ment of his minits than you have manifest,
ed A day or two after this occurred, the
duke called on Mr.. Dallas-a marked tes.
timonial of his regards"
About 1000 bushels of wheat have
: come forward this year of the new crop,
principally from the vicinity of Augusta