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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01

sons. Obedient to the public voice, Messrs.
jenkins Il Coward, the first to venture be.
yond the bounds of the fostering care and
protection of the State, and to rely upon the
enlightened judgment of private individuals
to sustain them upon the merits of their
cause.-the pioneers of method of instruc-
tion, which takes alike the minds and bodies
of its pupils captive, and makes both subser-
vients to the great ends of moral worth and
practical usefulness, propose to erect upon
this spot 4 structure, which shall be COM
mcnsuratc with that demand and the vital
interests involved; and to lay the corner stone
of that structure, is the purpose for which
We are here assembled
Worshiptnl lMuster-Let the Corner Stone
be now laid and may the great Architect
of the Universe vouchsafe, that upon that
stone structure shall arise, beautiful in its
proportions, perfect in its strength, and glo-
rious in the designs for which it is erected
May wisdom and power from above guide
the hands of the workmen, and protect them
from all harm as each stone is laid. And
may the interior of its walls become school
of virtue and wisdom, forlitude and truth,
and so continue from age to age. May all
who enter it rs instructors govern with pru-
dcncc and justice, and teach with wisdom
and patience. and may each pupil know, that
his first, his last great lesson, is to "fear
God, and keep his commandments, for these
include the whole duty Of man"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
VEGETABLE POISONS.
BY MRS. LOUDON.

At this period, when so much attention
has been directed to the subject of vegetable
posons, from the frequent deaths that have
occurred, 1 have thought that my readers
might be interested in learning which of the
snowy inhabitants of our English gardens
are most inimical to human life. Unfor-
tunately, there is nothing in the outward ap-
pearancc of these plants to indicate their
deadly nature. They are generally bright
in color, and sometimes very elegant in form;
and the greater part of them are common in
every fower-garden. Among these last may
be mentioned the Aconite, also called Wolfs-
bane; or Monkshood, Of which there are
vorious species, all ornamental. The COM
mon Monkshood is well known from the
amusement children find in pinching the
flowers, so as to make the curiously-folded
petals start from beneath the hood, like two
great eyes. These petals look like gigantic
and crested stamens, and the hood, which
is only calyx, is generally supposed to be
formed of the petals of the flower. The
real stems are, however, the centre of the
flower, and they surround little group of
three or five sced-vessels or follicles, which,
when ripe, burst open at the top to discharge
their seeds The leaves are deeply cut, and
the stem, which is tall and upright, is thick
ened at the bone, where it joins the root, so
as to give it the appearance of celery and
persons have been poisoned by eating it in
mistake for that vegetable. The part ofthe
root which is buried in the ground is also
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
A WOLF HUNT IN KANSAS.

A letter to the "St Louis Republican"
from Palermo, Kansas Territory, says the
cold weather and deep SHOWS have driven
the wolves into the settlements to seek for
food, and the most pleasant and exciting
pastime of the settlers is to give them chase.
The writer then proceeds to give the follow
ing account of wolf hunt and the finding
of human skeleton in the cavity of tree {:
A few days since, while ridingin the rear
of our town, in small ravine through which
a streamlettakes its quiet way beneath its
crystal covering, and whose irrigation has
produceu tall grasses and shrubs that makes
a hiding place for game, I came suddenly up
on a large black wolf. He was scratching
at thin place in the ice, almost and seemed
banished for water. When he saw me he
started in full run for the forest in the river
bottom. I kept upon his heels and tried to
ride upon him. He was almost exhausted,
and just as I supposed he would give out, he
slipped into the hollow of large cotton
wood tree.
I stopped the hole through which he en-
tered, and came back to town and got an
axe and the dogs, and the assistance of
Frank Mahan and William Palmer, and to.
gether, we returned to cut him out. The
dogs were anxious, and We were prepared
with our guns to receive him.
When we had made large hole, about
four feet from the ground, the dogs jumped
at it on the outside and the wolf on the in
side, and such barking, growing swapping
and bowling, I never heard before. 1t made
the words resound for great distance and
brought several of the neighbors to the spot.
Things continued so for while and We con-
suited what had best be done. We could
not shoot the wolf through this opening,'
without too great risk Of killing the dogs,
for he only appeared at the inside when the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
SeIett Sf(istelln1y,
NO CROSS. NO CROWN.

We give the following poem by Sheldo
Chadwick, extracted from his volume 0
poems, just published, in the hope that it vii
not be unacceptable to our readers LON
don Illustrated Times
Twas cvey land in n lowly room
a student sat, in sombre gloom,
Twirling his fingers in his hair,
Like one in reyerie or despair.
Before himiay an open book;
Sadness was in his languid look;
And as he traced the pages DER ....
Four golden words his spirit bore
No Cross, no Crown
Around, in death-like silence, stood
The forms Of many great and good o..
Prophets, Martyrs crucifed;
Stern Patriots, who for Freedom died.
And Poets. who died desolate ..
Scanning the wondrOus scroll Of Fate.
While glory round their foreheads shone,
lie read upon their lips of stone
No Cross, no Crown
Harl was the toll, through learnings lore,
For one so young and worldly poor.
Ills books were precious, though but few;
And deathless fire from heaven he drew.
Heart-wearied oft, and overwrought,
lie traced in throbbing lines his thought
And amid his toll this seemed to be
The voice alone of destiny
No Gross, no Crown!
Sometimes his noble spirit turned
Towards fame's pillar as it burned;
And oft he judged his efforts vain
TO cross the burning bars of pain.
lie groancd in agonized distress
Life's cup was dashed with bitterness;
And then he thought of those of old,
Who carved in brass those words of gold,-
No Cross, no Crown!
They fought the battle, bore the Cross,
That truth might never suffer loss,
But, like the tempest-cradled flower,
Spring through the storm-the martyrs DOVER
Souls that while beaconing the free,
Sank like q lighthouse in the sea;
But from thor' graves spiritcame
Uttering words Of winged lame,-
No Cross, no Crown!
His soul sometimes would droop her wing,
When envious arrows sped the string;
But, like trumpcts martial strains,
His country's voice thrilled through his veins;
And, needless of the critics ire,
His heart glnwed with immortal fire;
And, like man in earnest, he .
On Thoughts Patmos toiled wearily,-
No cross, no Crown!
And thus he woke his spirits strings
To Music's rare imagnings;
10 Love and Freedom, Truth and Right,
Justice and Mercy, gods of light!
Oh cheering fell those golden words
Upon his worn hearts tender chords;
In death those words his spirit bore,
And chants them still forcvermorc-
No Cross, no Crown
This he the motto of the brave,
And this the watchword of the slave;
The Patriots, with the peoples scon;
The Martyrs, with his garland-thoru;
Whoever seeks to win name,
Whoever tolls for Freedoms fame,
Whoever human tears would dry,
Let this forever be his cry
No Cross, no Crown!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
NO. 49,.

dogs were at the outside. We finally con.
cluded to stop the hole that We had made,
and fell the tree by chopping narrow cash
all around it.
The tree came down little sooner than
we expected Frank Mahan had the axe
lifted for another, stroke, as it went over
with crash. The wolf, with bristled back
and glaring eyes, and glittering teeth, leap
ed at his throat with terrible ferocity. The
decending axe met it half way, cleavipg its
skull and laying it dead at his feet.
We had no time to express our wonder
and congratulations at his narrow and singu-
lar escape, before our attention was called to
that which filled us with amazement, if not
dread. 1t was human skeleton, medium
size, and of female, hidden in the cavity
Of The tree. It's posture was erect, and the
bones were held together by kind of clear
integumcnt that seemed to cover, like
transparent skin, the entire frame. The
jar of the felled tree severed several of the
joints, and we drew. them all out and placed
them again in form. The proportions were
perfect and the limbs straight, indicating
contour, when in flesh, of perfect symmetry.
Who could it have been that thus perished,
years ago, in this wild forest? and how came
her death in this strange place were queries
that were Immediately suggested. Could it
have been some maiden, who like the bride in
"Thc Mistleto Bough," had concealed her
self from her lover in the heart of this old
tree, and become fastened there and died ?
Or, in escaping wild beasts, had climbed in
this close retreat, whence she could not ex-
tricate herself? These were natural sug-
gestions, for the skeleton fitted close in the /,
cavity and seemed to have been fastened
there. How many years ago this frame pos
sessed vitality, and how many years it had
inhabited this. ,time-worn, storm-wrought-
tenement, and how it came there, and to
what raceit once belonged, will remain mya-
terry until the universal revelation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01

TAKE PAPER FOR YOUR WFE.-A
friend says an exchange not long since, told
us good story in relation to one four SUBJ
scribers, which contains good moral for
husbands, and also furnishes an example for
wives which is Lot unworthy Of imitation un-
der similar circumstances: 49,.
The subscribes referred to, says our friend,
in the presence of his wife, said that it had
been his intention to call at the Office, pay
up his arrears, and discontinue his paper
His wife very promptly asked:
"Why do you intend to discontinue the
paper?''
"Because," said the husband, 'I am so
much away from home on business, and have
so little time to read, there seems to be lit.
tie use in taking a paper"
eyes," replied she, .''it may be of little use
to you, but it is of. great use to me. I re.
main at home while you are gone. I wish
to know what is going on in this world. If
you discontinue the paper, I will 60 straight
to town and subscribe myself"
As the paper has not been discontinued,
we suppose tie wife's reasoning was eonclu-
sive. - ....
The moral of his incident must net be
overlooked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
A REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT.

The second volume of Irving's Life of
Washington has just been published. From
it we Gull the following anecdote. At the
time Gen. Washington had his headquarters
in Cambridge:
ga large party Of Virginia riAemen, who
had. recently arrived in camp, were strolling
about Cambridge, and viewing the collegiate
buildings, now turned into barracks. There
half-Indian equipments and fringed and ruff
fed hunting garbs provoked the merriment
of some troops from Marblehead, chiefly
fishermen and sailors, who thought nothing
equal to the ronnd jacket and trowsers. A
ban.ering ensured between them. There
was snow upon the ground, and snowballs
began to fly when jokes were wanting. The
parties waxed warm with the contest They
closed and came to blows; both sides we're
reinforced, and in little while at least
thousand were at 6sticufs, and there was
tumult in the camp worthy of the days Of
Homer. cat this juncture,' writes our in
formant. Washington made his appearance,
whether by accident or design Inever knew.
l saw none of his aids with him; his black
servant was just behind him mounted.
He threw the bride of his own horse into
his servants hands, sprang from his seat,
rushed into the thickest of the melee, seized
two tall, brawny rihemen by the throat, keep
ing them at arms length, talking to and shak-
ing them
"As they were from his own province, he
may have felt peculiarly responsible for their
good conduct; they were engaged, TOO, in
one of those sectional brawls which were his
especial adherence; his reprimand must,
therefore, have been vehement one He
WAS commanding in his serenest moments,
but irresistible in his bursts of Indignation.
On the present occasion, We are told, his
appearance and strong-handed rebuke put
an instant end to the tumult. The combat
ants dispersed in all directions, and in less
than three minutes none remained on the
ground but the two he had collared."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
WHY 1 LOVE THEE.
Dost thou ask me why ! love thee ?

"h1 LIVE ta66s
Dost thou ask me why / love thee {?
. Ask the sunbeam why it shines,
Ask the blossom why it opens,
Ask the woodbine why it twines:
And the sunbeam will make answer,
" In the dark I cannot stay,
When the morning winds are calling
With the birds sweet roundelay;"
And the blossom will make answer,
"Still and lone cannot dwell,
selfshly my odors nursing
In their narrow, folded cell;"
And the woodbine will make answer,
"Ah! cannot liye,alone,
So I lean upon the poplar,
And his strength is now my own"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01

s8~ You will never have friend, if you
must have one without failing.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-28
CoMngfssIONHR's SALE.

an Saturday, 18th Of July, 1850, I viii proceed
~ to sell, as COMMISSIONED appointed by the Cir
cult Court Of Augusta for that purpose on the prem
ses much of the real estate Of the late Christian
Echard was ASSIGNED to his widow, the late Lydia
Echard, as her dover, containing 50 acres and 70
poles, cleared and highly improved in body, and
II acres, heavily tnbered. in another body with
an easement from each to the ether, on the follow
ing terms:
One, two and three years, equal instalmehts, OK
cept so much down shall be necessary tie pay cost
of suit and expenses attending the sale; the pur-
chaser giving bnnd with approved security and title
retained as ultimate security. The Land is situate
by an excellent neghbolhood, with good reads and
Merchant Mills close at hand. No more desirable
property could be offered to purchasers with small
families. J. L. WATTS,
JGne 2i-tds Commissioner
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"To Dodge ana not to DODGE.

The American says that Mr.. Stuart did
not shrink from discussion OF the politl--
cal questions Of the day Oh the 9th day OF
May 1855; but that a ''largeportion of our
citizens, without distinction of party, sign
ed call inviting Mr.. Stuart to deliver an
address," True; and large majority 81
those signers, without distinction Of party,
united in another petition, asking him tba!
he would consent for Thomas J. Niche,
E-q., to reply. He "shrank" from the
contest. and attempted to mislead the peo-,
pile, in his reply to this last petition by
leaving the impression he did not intend
to deliver partizan speech What was
the RESULT We have never heard more
wanton attack upon the Democratic party,
IA more gross pervetsion ofthe facts CT his
tcry Or a more subtle plan to hting our
party into dlsrepu.e, aud TO elevate the
Know Nothing party lie endorsed
in its length and breadth. Il was II palpe-
bic evasion, Of fair discussion and was SO
considered by all impartial minSis.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-28
Wig NJ setting.

AT a meeting Of the c Id Line Wings OF An
eusia, held al the Court House on the 23d day
Of June, 1856, in pursuance Of notice, Capt.
Robert Guy was called to the Chair and IL. M.
Bell appointed Secretary. Capt. Guy upon TAX
ing the Chair explained the Object OF the meet
ing 10 be The appointment OF delegates to the
convection Of the Wing party, proposed to be
held In the city of Richmond, on the 10Th day
oil July next.
Col Baldwin addressed the meeting at some
length, and was allowed By Capt Harper, who
conclul led his remarks by Offering ,he following
resolutions:
Resolved, That va heartily approve of the
proposlien to hold convention Of the Wing
party Of Virginia, IN The city Of Richmond, on
the 18th day OF July next.
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting,
do appoint twenty Eve delegates 10 represent tbs
Wings OF Augusta, in said conven,ion.
The Chairman, therernpon, appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen Rs delegates
John McCuc, Col. Joha B Baldwin. Capt.
Konton Harper VIM. b, Cochran, JOHN N.
Iienden. Dr. WIN, L. Walker, II. M. Bell, Jno.
Ervine, Samuel Fl. Bell VIM. GUY, VIM Pat
rick. Edwin NJ. Taylor, VIM. Tate, Jas. Bum
gardner, ]. Wayt Bell, VIM Kinney, DIR. Wm'
Mcchesney, N. X trout, Ghesley Kinney, Ben-
jEr.in Es,ill,A. ], CARRIER, DR.. b. Il. Dolae.e,
Geo. L. Price, James a. McCluAg, and II. D.
Whiicon5.
Resolved, That the Chairman be- added TO the
deiegattoA.
Resolve. Tha, tie papers published in the town
of Stanton, the picl,mend Wing, and the Ma
ional in,elligencer, be sled to puelisl. the
proceedings OF this meeting
On motion, The meeting adjourned.
KeBERf GUY, Chairman.
II. NJ. Bell, Secretary.
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Farm for Sale.

TINE subscriber offers for sale his Farm, stuated
Il s miles from Staunton on the Barterbrook road,
and adjoining the lands of W. Marshall and w. Gil
kerson. There I'll in che tract 95 of which
is well timbered with oak and pine The Farm is in
good state of cultivation, large quantity of ma
having been spread over it within the past two
years There are springs in seven fields ON this Farm,
and one in the yard, Of the best kind of water
There is on the premises young apple orchard of
lis fine trees also orchard of bearing apple trees
and young orchard of ITO fino peach trees. There
is a comfortable frame dwelling on the place, and al
necessary out buildings. The farm is in fine neigh
borhood and convenient to the churches and schools
If not sold privately before, it will be offered st
public sale ON Tuesday, the 18th day of August,
next.
At the same time and place. will sell all my Per-
sonal Property, consisting of II y S E.H.O'L D
AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, 3 Colts; Hor
seq, among which is one fine brood Mare Duchess
Hogs the finest stock in this section of the
State. Those wishing to get superb stock ofhogs,
would do well to attend the sale Plows, Harrows,
Wagons, &c.
Terms: One third down and the remainder Of
the purchase money in three annual nstalments of
and 3 years, a lien upon the property being re-
tanned until the last payment is made. Possession
given in time to put in the Fall crop. Any person
DESTROYS of seeing the premises, will. be shown them
by the subscriber, who resides on the Farm
juno 49, SIS copy. JOHN NJ. BASSKTT.
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Valuable Tract 0S EanGs fla
MARKET.

yg,HE undersigned Commssioner,in pursuance Of q
hart ct. al, will proceed Thursday tho 18th day
of August, 1856 on the premises, to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, fine tract of land,
containing about One Hundred and Twenty
Acres-the land of the late John &rehart. This
land is situated between the head waters of Middle
River and Walkers Greek, and adioins the land of
james Martin, Jacob Bowman, Addison McCutchen,
and others. 1t is in good state of cultivation and
capable of improvement, has good orchard a
good comfortable dwelling large barn, and other
necessary out buildings.
TERMs:-So much in hand as will be necessary to
deftay the expenses of sale aud cost of the above
suit-(not exceeding 5000 and the balance ir three
equal annual payments from the date Of sale, the
purchaser giving bond and approved security, and
the tito reserved until all the purchase money is
paid. DAVID G. AREiIART,
June rs, 1s56-tds.
Rockingham Register ccpy IDS, and send account
to this office for collection
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-28
Melancholy Accident.

One oil the mos: mournfu accidents DC
cured at MIR. Bqtiingtons Mali on Four
Pole, about fols tales from this place, that
il has ever been our duty TO record Mr..
J, w. Wa!d, formerly of This town, who
had charge o! the saving. hich was per-
formed by ,wo large circular saws while
passing them, was caught by the panta-
loons and drawn on to the lower QUE and
forced instantly through between them
landing into The ;,it below. His head was
cut in two from The top dow to the side oil
the neck and his t,i,t also srlit Ii two
The mill was Immediately stopped and he
was picked up lieles.- Cuyendoue Union-
Ssf
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A
Valuable Tract OF E4aaadi.

PURSUANT to decree made by the CircuitCourt
L of kockbrdge, at its April Term, A. D. 1856, in
the case of l.. j. Mccormick vs. Il, l.. Giilock and
others, the under signed Commissioners for the pur
pose appointed, will on Wedaesdag, the l0A day IF
June meat sell at public auction, on the premises a
VdLUdBLE TRACT or LAND
in said county, on the waters OF the South River,
&aioin,ne che lands Of James Smiley, James T..
Hughes and others abot,t three miles distant from
Fairfield, and 9 miles from Lexington.
The tract contains about three hundred end fifty
Acres and has Upon it {. good Dwelling House ant,
Kitchen, as we'll as Barn. Stable; and other neccssa-
~ out buildings The soil is of fine quality, and in
excellent condition for cultivation The farm is well
supplied with timber, and has upon it Saw Mill
and Tilt Hammer, for which there is an abundant
supply of water.
TEksiS Cash in hand sufficient to pay the ex-
penses OF sale onehalf the residue six months from
the day of sale; one-fourth at twelve months and
one-ourth at eighteen months, the purchaser giving
bond with approved personal security, md the title
being retained as ultimate security.
j. b. D0RMAN,l com,rs
Z. Il. PAXT0N,J eo.' 90
Nay 10, lS56-tds
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale not having taken place on account
bad weather is postponed until Thursday the 10th
of July,
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"a Phantom T,ainV-slightly so'a.

IA Phantom TIain'-SIightly Sod.
The Spectator Of the 25th, published an edi-
rial paragraph under tho caption Of .sPhantom
Tsain,n ana related tlleaar,ning fact, that eve.
ry night about IL O'Clock, citi1eus Of our town
and county, were secssiderably mistfied and no
little alarmed by singular fact recently noticed
ON repeated occasicns.n "Ths approach OF a
train of cars has been plainly heard, tie shrek
of tho whistle aad the rumbllng Of tho train in
eseasing in dstnctness until tho cars reach the
Stanton Dpol.''
The attention Of the people, Our neighbor
says, has been attracted TO tho depot by this
singular phenomenon, but could find no train,
aud the ''depot agent says no tram is on the
road al that Eorr Of the night, and yet the APP
proaeh Of one is Enthusiastically heralded, by The
rnmbling and its arrival announced by The whis
lle!n The nervous old ladies' and imid little
children Of our town have been ia terrible stale
Of excemen, ever since this alarming publica-
ton. Conjecture has been busy. Some think
ing it was the ioreIunner ola terrible revolution
in tho planetary system-olhers that it was the
mn, .istakable iudicalioniofa curse upon s'Young
America for substituting Railroad cars for
s,.qe cooc,,es and carts, while others account
ed fur j; il VARIOUS other ways-alf concluding
thai i, was very terrible omen.
The explanation Ct i. as we have been in
,ormed by an Engineer i. ltn.-t alter The Engine
has been put away for the. night, The steam be-
aims 10 escape, and whom it gets down - Ger
ta;f, pcnt Inc valve falls, and the whislnl,.,
commences, which lasts for few seconds
The whistle at that hour Of the night, naturally
enough associates tho tAaught with the cans,
and ,he imu .slnalion poauoes tho ''aumislskable
Iuubngn 4 very handsome sch,