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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-10-15
THE RAFTsMANss JOURNAL.

A X. WRIGHT, MERCHANT, Nd XTEN
IA SIVE DEALER IN LUMBER. Second Street
one door south of his residence, Clearheld, "a
Clearfeld, March IA, 1883.
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ces Mr.. Spackman is practical mechanic, and
will attend to the repairing of machines, should
they require il. Persons desirous of procuring
these machines in time to use them the present
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and leave their orders, so that he have them
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DC. PuRVIANCE,
uToUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL

Ho1SE, cnUN "A YIN AMIN "A Il,
AZ p A " L " @ - The undersigned
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all jobs entrusted to him will be executed in the
very best manner. a share of public patronage is
asked for Shopon front st, 2 doors north of NJ.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-20
nIIE COSMOPOLITAN.

We publish the announcement of the 'Cosmopo-
Titan Art Association" an institute now in the
third year of successful operation, which has for
its object the promotion Of Fine Arts in our coun-
try the reward of genius, the discrimination OF lit
erary effort, and the elevation of the public taste
and, per consequence, the public morals. We
think We can safely say of the Association, that
it is not catch-penpy affair. 1t has hitherto
fulfilled its promises, which provide ticket in
the distribution of some Of the best modern tri-
umphs in Art, years subscription'to the cart
Journal" large and very handsome quarterly,
and beautiful painting or any of the three dol
lar Magazines-all for the amount you pay for the
Magazines by going directly to the publishers
Send to DERRY for copy of the Journal, gratis,
and then give the concern your encouragement
From description of the premium picture, "Sat-
urday Night" we judge that it alone would be
well worth the money.
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.
Nan II 1ShG

THE BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.
YonKyILLE, Nov. 6, 1856.
The President and Vice President Of the Socie-
tv being absent, Col. W. C.. Beatty was called to
the Chair, and tho society was opened with pray
er by the Rev. J. NJ. Anderson, after which the
Rev. r. Y. Russell delivered sermon prepared
for the occasion, from Cd Philip. 18th and 10th
verses. The President then offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That tho great object of this Society
is to promote the circulation of the Holy Scrip
lures, without note or comment, and that there is
nothing sectarian or dcIomnational in its organi-
zation or practice.
The Rev. A. II. Lester was then called upon,
who rose and addressed the Society.
The Report Of the Executive Committee was
read ard adopted, after which the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Resolred, That the thanks of this Society are
hereby rendered to he Rev. R. Y. Russell and
the Rev. A. II. Lester, for their impressive, elo-
oucnt and able discourses, and that copies of the
same be requested for publication.
Resolved, That the present officers II tain their
respective offices for the ensuing year.
Rsso1red, That the next meeting of this Socie-
ty be held at Bethel, the Thursday before the Sd
Sabbath in September, and that the Rev. E. Boycc
deliver sermon, and Col. W. B. Wilson, an I'D
dress.
Resolved That the Rev. R. A. Ross, aud Col
W. C. Beatty be appointed delegates to the Bible
Convention to be held in Columbia, the 9th inst
There being no further business before the So
ciety, it was closed with prayer by the Rev. R. Y
Russell. j. Z. MILLER, secretary.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

Monday next, the first session Of the Thirty
fourth Legislature will convene. in our State Cap
itol.
Reviewing the action of the last Legislature
and taking into account the many sins of "com'
mission and omission" then committed, we might
make ont formidable docket Of measures to be
entertained and passed upon during the coming
session. Experience has taught us, however, that
such an inventory can not he made reliable long
standing grievances and the most urgent reforms
are most apt to be neglected, and new-fangled and
unlooked-for notions to become the objects OF leg
islative enactments We shall hazard no prophe-
cies.
We shall make it our province to attend during
the entire session. and see to it that the readers Of
the ENQUIRER be fully and truthfully informed Of
all that may be noteworthy. Let us have your
attention.
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MERE.MENTION.

The Governors Proclamation, nominating dele
gates to the Commercial Convention, will be found
in our columns. .....The Fairfield Hotel" at
Winnsboro', is for rent-sce advertisement '''''''''
The North Carolina Conference met in Greensboro,
last Wednesday-Bishop Early, presiding. '''''''''
The next annual session of the Grand Division of
the Sons of Temperance Of North Carolina, will
meet in Fayetteville, commencing on the night of
the I'd of December. The Grand Division of South
Carolina will meet in Columbia on the 26th inst.
......."A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury
nominates Hon. r. Barnwell Rhett for Governor.
Won't do. Now that Buchanan is elected, that
chair will be occupied by Hon. r. +. W. Allston'
.........The General Assembly Of North Carolina
met in Raleigh, Monday before last. ''''''''Bueh-
anan's majority in n. c., is set down at l2'ooo'
about 700 below that of Gov Bragg The vote
will not exceed $4,000; in August it was over
lO2 900. ........We now have the official vote OF
Pennsylvania complete. Buchanan received 2SO,
500. Fremont 147,447. Fillmore So, ,s9l. Strait
Fillmore ticket 26,338 Strait Fremont 10l.-
Gerrit Smith IS. Buchanau's majority over fusion
OF 162-oyer all 7O5 .........The Buchanan vote
NAV be put down thus: Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Indiana. Illinois, Iowa and California, 66-the
fourteen Southern States, 1l2-making 118; Ere
mont's vote, the remaining Northern States, ITO;
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Rail Road Accident.

On Saturday last, the passenger train from,
Columbia bound to Charleston when some nine
miles below Branchville, was thrown from the
track, and several passengers received injuries
in the fall We take the following particulars from
the Charleston Sand4rd: e. -..
The train consisting of the engine, baggage
car and four passenger cars was passing on Mt
| full speed when the rail broke under the engine,
and the three first passenger cars were thrown
| off and shattered into fragments; but strange to
say, the two last cars passed the break and were
stopped on the track beyond the scene Of the
disaster Our informant, who was in one Of the
cars not thrown off, says the scene was most
frightfu. The cars were thrown upon their
| sides. the bottoms were broken ont, through
which the passengers were seen struggling; the
ends were stove n and it seemed impossible that
any could have escaped uuinjured.
| The prompest possible assistance was rendered
by those not involved in the disease, and the in
iuries were found to have been less than could
possibly have been contemplated.
Mr.. Oliver Ryan, one Of the conductors, son of
Thomas Ryan, of this city, was standing on the
platform, and when the crash came, jumped off,,
but falling the car fell on him, and he lay in tlat
condition until the car could be forced off; during
the time his suffering was intense, and the blood
was forced from his mouth and nose. He was
brought in to this city, however, and it is hoped
| he may recover.
| Mrs Means, from Fairfield, was cut in the face,
and the iron railing to the steps of the car, the
point of which was stove in, passed through her
! dress but she came OH to the city, and it is
thought her injuries are not serious. Mr.. Heriot,
| the conductor, was cut on the head and hands,
and bruised badly, but continued, notwithstand-
ing his own suffering, to make every assistance
in his power to others. A negro woman was
crushed badly, and was left at Summerville.-
| About dozen others were hurt, but not danger
ously: and, as the cars were badly shattered,
nearly all suffered some inconvenience from the
| disaster.
Our informant says, that, so fiightful was the
appearance presented, that he can scarcely real
ize the fact of m escape without more fearful in
Eiuries Rev. DR.. Bachman was one of the pas
sengers, and whcu the passengers were all re-
lieyed and assembled, he offered up prayer for
| so providential deliverance.
The train was delayed for q considerable time,
and arrived in Charleston about o'clock last
evening. The accident occurred about twelve
o'clock in the day. The track was an old one,
but as the upper surface of the rail was not brok
en-, it could not have been seen if attention had
been specially directed to il.
| Among the painful scenes exhibited was that
| of lady who, having her child in her arms when
the crash came, threw it ont of the window. 1t
fell among some bushes, and when sought for was
f! found uninjured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-20

The Committee appointed to nominate officers
reported: For President, Rev. r. A. Ross; Eiee
President, Rev. J. NJ. Anderson; Secretary, Thos
J. Bell Treasurer, J. G. Enloe.
On motion, Col. W. C. Beatty, Rev. R. Y. Rus
sell and J. II. Adams, Esq, were appointed tc
draft Constitution.
Rev. r. A. Ross, w. c. Beatty and T. J. Bell
were appointed Delegates to represent this socle
ty in. the Temperance Convention, to be held il
Columbia on the 9th instant.
On motion, the proceedings we're orlerel to be
published in the papers of the town.
Twenty-three names were enrolled as members
On motion of W. c. Beatty, the Society ther
adjourned to meet in the Court House on the 10th
December next, at candle-light.
T. J. BELL, Secretary.
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r,,p ,rEr11op1sr CONFERENCE.

Our citizens have discharged an agreeable duty
in extending cordial welcometo the members OF
this body, who have taken up O temporary abode
with US, in attendance upon theirannual meeting
About one hundred and forty ministers are pre-
sent and, as we anticipated, our town-lifc already
exhibits the cheering and agreeable aspect which
the presence of so many intelligent and Christian
gentlemen never fails to impart. Their sojourn
will, we know, be profitable to US, and the least
measure Of our duty demands that it be rendered
pleasant and profitable to them.
The Conference convened in the Court House,
yesterday morning. at nine o'clock, and was or
ganized by Bishop ANDREW, who made to the
clergy very appropriate address, beautiful es-
pecaly in its exhibition of the highest virtues of
the Christian character. To our un-orthodox eye,
the Bishop appears to be entirely equal to his ex-
allied position. With an attractive and yet COM
manding presence, he wears about him the manner
and employs the speech Of, and looks like, an ear
nest, profound and Websterian thinker. We sad
" mistake, if lie shall fail to win the admiration
of all who may see and hear him.
No business has yet been transacted which it
would be prop, for us now to make public. We
shall attend the sessions constantly, and endeavor
next week, to make complete report of the pro-
ceedings. The Conference will meet daily at nine
and adjourn at one o'clock.
By resolution, the annual sermon to the minis
try b. Rev. DIR. Cross has been postponed to Sab
bath evening, at candle-light. The pulpits of the
several churches in town will be occupied on Sab
bath, morning, afternoon and evening The Bishop
will preach in the College Hall, Sabbath morning,
ut IL o'clock
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consequently prices gives way under the pressure
The sales of the week comprise 1,572 bales, and
we now quote: ordinary 10l@l0a; middling to
good middling Io591o; fair 11g and choice III
cents.
Baeon.-There is no material change in bacon,
although prices are rather looking down We
still quote, however, s@93 for shoulders. sides
10l@ll!; and h:ms 11@12pents, according to
quality.
Peas.-We have no change to notice in the price
of peas and we therefore continue to quote SOC
65 cents per bushel::
Flow.-Tbe demand for -four is good, but the
stock on sale is large, consequently there is no
change inprices We therefore continue to quote
Ss!@s7 for common to supsrfne brands; extra
family -four ST. per barrel.
Fodder.-The fodder market has been quiet but
steady, during the whole of the past week, with
out any quotable change in prices and we there
fore continue to quote Sl2@Sl9 per 100 pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-20
THURSDAY Evening, Nov. 13.

Yesterday and to-day, the several Committees
appointed to examine contributions and award
premiums were actively employed in fulfilling their
heavy and oft-times unpleasant duties. My e1-
plots in that direction, this morning, after very
faithful search for the Committee, were performed
in the apartment specially assigned to "Sculpture
and Painting" This was altogether the handsom-
est and most attractive feature of the exhibition,
as the multitude constantly attested. Several pri-
vate collections in the city were put in contribu-
tion, and the walls were adorned by some of the
best efforts of our best American artists, as well
as by the more modest productions of home-gen-
ius. DR.. r. W. Gibbes contributed several paint
iugs by Devcaux, sully Inman md Brown
among the last, the portraits Of General Taylor
and Col. Bliss In addition to these, quite num-
Der of beautiful crayon drawings and fancy paint
ings, chiefly by young ladies from the Barham-
Vile school, added greatly to the effect of the e1-
hibition. In assigning premiums, the Committee
found that but few of these paintings could be in
cluded in the list prescribed by the Society, and
their awards were given unavoidaby, without
competition, to inferior productions. The premi-
ums for tho specimen of Southern Landscape
painting, from nature, in oil, S2O-for best speci-
mon of Fruit Painting, Silver Medal-and for the
fancy Painting, Silver Medal-were assigned to
f. Dovilers, of the Barhamville Institute. Messrs
Kinesmore and Wearn, of Newberry, received the
award for photograph portraits in oil; and MIR.
Zealy, of Columbia, for best Daguerreotypes,
Ambrotypes SC. The Photographs were very
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For the YorkYillc Enquirer.
AUXILIARY TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

TUESDAY, Nov II, 1896.
Pursuant to previous notice, respectable num-
Der of the citizens of Yorkville and vicinity met
in the Court House at o'clock, p. m, for the
purpose of organizing total Abstinence Society,
auxiliary to the State Temperance Society.
On motion, Rev. R. A. Ross was called to the
Chair, and 7. J. Bell appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having have been cx-
planned in most forcible and eloquent manner
by the Chairman, Col. Beatty moved that a Com
mittee of five be appointed to nominate officers
for the government of the Society whereupon the
the Chairman appointed Messrs. Beatty, Rev. Ad-
ans, Elder, Darwin and Rev. Lester. The Com
mitce retired, and during their Absence the meet
ing was entertained by speech from Rev. Il.
Y. RUSSELL The meeting was further addressed
by Rev. Mr.. Lester and Rev. Mr.. Adams. All of
the speakers acquitted themselves handsomely,
showing the evils of intemperance and the neces-
sity and propriety of organization to arrestit.
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TuaNKsGIVING-DAY. TIL

We are gratihed to learn that the Conference
have provided, by resolution for the religious OBJ
servance of this day in accordance with the Pro-
clamation of the Governor. By appointment, the
services will be conductedin the College Hall, this
morning, by Rev. DR.. Wightman-to commence al
eleven o'clock. We earnestly hope that our citl'
zens. of all classes and denominations, will omit
their usual avocations, and pay to the day that
strict regard which the highest authority en)oins
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Ypmened

In Yorkville, on Wednesday the 18th inst, by
Rev. j. NJ H. Adams, Mr.. THOMAS McLURE,
Jr. of Chester, and Miss JANE E., daughter Of
the late Benjamin Neely, Of this place.
We would be false to our early and best memo
ries, did we omit to extend to our friend and Ids
fair bride, the earnest congratulations which be-
fit the happy occasion of their life-union. May
their wedlock be to them perennial well-spring
of joy and .gladness-the ''pattern Of celestial
peace" ~
In this District, on the 18th instant, by Rev. J.
NJ. Anderson, Mr. j. W. STEELE and Miss MAR
GARET W., daughter Of Rev. 8. L. Watson.
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SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.

At the meeting of tho Faculty, saysthe Cdroh
an, held on the 18th instant, after the final exar
ination Of the Senior Class, the distinctions we
assigned as follows:
/. G. NJ. Fairlcc, Marion.
l. H. Covington, Marlboro.
8. r. NJ. Taft, Charleston.
4. L. B. Hallonquist, Barnwell.
5. r. A. Middleton, Georgetown.
G. G. E. Colt, Chcraw.
/. j. C. Winsmith, Spartanburg.
8. J. B. Lyle, York.
o. J. B. Memminger, Charleston.
10. G.. n. Lieber, Columbia.
II. J. F.. Way, Hinesville, Georgia.
12. ]. C.. Boykin, Columbus, Georgia.
13 w. II. Whitner, Anderson.
H. W. J. Durant, Sumter.
IS. J. p. Cain. Charleston.
16. r. W. IIutson, Beaufort.
II. J. P. Harris, New Orleans.
.1S. E. II. Kellers, Charleston.
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A Card.

Dear Sir: In vindication of my character from
ungenerous imputations, request you to publish
the following testimonial, furnished me IN Colum,
bia by the Honorable gentlemen who composed
the Board of Investigation, whose names are there
to du,v signed As it is n matter Of some conse-
quence to myself, l hope that the papers OF the
State generally will copy this card.
With high regard,
am, Sir,
Your obIt,
W,pprv WrTrS
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Columbia Market.

Cotton.-It will be recollected that our last
weekly report closed on an excited demand 1or
the article, at prices ranging from IL to III
cents. During the week just brought to close,
the market has been dull and dropping, and pri-
ces have rcceded to cent on our last quotations.
This state of the market has been brought about
in consequence of prices being run up too high on
this side of the water, and the demand in this
country up to this time being principally for home
consumption, and the amount of cotton going
forward being too large for the wants Of the trade.
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WARREN D. WILKs.
COLUMBIA, November t, 1856.

COLUMBIA, November 1, 1856
We have examined the accounts Of Maj. Warren
D. Wilks, as presented by him, and are satisfied
that lie has dsbursed the sums entrusted to his
care with proper discretion and Judgment that
his character is vindicated in his exhibition from
all injurious ir,putations, and we accord him this
credit for his industry, energy, and patriotism.
LEWIS NJ. AVER, NJ. G. NJ. HAMMOND,
T. J. PIcKESs, c. D. MELTON,
r. e. BoYLsToN, w. F. MILES,
JOHN T. SLOAN, G.. W. y. GRAYDoE,
A. P. ALDRIcH, SAMUEL MCGOWAN.
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MASONIC. FESTIVAL.

Brethren of the "Mystic Tie" and others, will
refer to the invitation by the Committee, announ-
cling the celebration of the Anniversary OF st.
John, the Evangelist, on the 9th December next.
A discourse appropriate to this interesting occa-
sion will be pronounced by Rev. J. D. GIBSON.
The members of the Chapters and Lodges in
our neighboring Districts arc invited and expected
to attend
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THE NEW MOVEMENT.

The report of the Secretary, in another column
gives good account Of the meeting of the "Aux'
iliary Temperance Society, last week. IheWorS
has been cleverly begun, and it is in hands that
are.not wont to be idle or weary in well-dolng.-
The next effort will be made on the 18th OF De-
cember, in the Court House. Remember the day.