Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-06
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- Mendoza, the Olu Suioc VIM plloIeu
Gen. Taylor through his campaign into
Mexico cup to the battle of Buean Vista,
died in Mercer Valley, Texas, few days
since, at the advanced age of 90 years.
- Somebody describing the absurd ap-
pearing of a man dancing the polka says:
"He looks as though he had hole in his
pocket, and was trying to shake q shilling
down the leg of his trousers"
- The Fremont papers are getting out
of patience with the New York Herald
They say it takes half dozen now to watch
the Herald after it goes to press, lest it
should change its politics, from the force of
habit, before the edition sees daylight.
\ farmer in Southern Alabama ad-
vises persons smoking hams, to throw upon
the fire occasionally Il handful of china ber-
ries which, he says, will be an effectual pre-
ventive against shippers. 1t is worth try
ing anyhow.
= The Missouri Synod of the Lutheran
church have had before them the inquiry
whether the bread ut the communion table
must be cut or broken. After several days
of prayful consideration and the most solemn
debate, it was decided that it was heterodox
to break the bread, and that it must hereaf-
ter be cut by the minister into small pieces,
MIR. Harrison, the only member of the
Ohio delegation, who had the courage to avow
sentiments favorable to Mr.. Brooks in his
difficulty with Mr.. Sumner, has been defeat
ed for Congress by an Overwhelming major
ity. He was elected by majority of two,
and is now defeated by majority OF tour
thousand.
Late European advices state that
Mormonism is making such progress in Den
mark as to excite considerable alarm In the
minds of religious and rejecting men. Pc
ttions have been sent in large numbers to the
Government, asking that the Mormons may
be restricted from the more public prac-
tice of their ceremonies.
We hear of no improvement whatever
in hogs, says the Louisville Courier, for the
approaching packing season. The farmers
generally are pretty firm, having good store
of old corn on hand, and asking FIVE cents
gross for their hogs, for early delivery. This
is equal to about six and one-half cents net
at the packing houses, while buyers arc
offering six cents net with no sales reported,
The Norfolk Reflector says that the
Assessors Return Of Huron county show IL
blind, Il deaf and dumb, y insane and l.
idiotic persons in the county. The parents
; Of FIVE of them were by relation cousins before
marriage. Three Of the five, & blind and
l idiotic) were so afflicted from birth, and
one, (idiotic) from infancy The fifth was
deaf and dumb for time not ascertained-
probably from birth It is probable that the
number of parents SO related to each other
is larger, as there was no information obtain
ed as to part of them.
- 1t is stated that arrests continue to be
made in Paris of individuals suspected of
conspiring against the life Of the Emperor.
The conduct Of his Majesty on the occasion
of his return to Paris, and since, gives the
impression to the public that these arrests
are based upon facts which fully warrant the
utmost rigor Of the police His entry into
Paris was private, unanucuuced as regards
the hour, and made under the most cautious
circumstances. His carriage, which was clos
ed, was surrounded by mounted men, and
instead of passing over the usual route, they
passed rapidly through the city by the river
Quays.
- The Suspension Bridge about to be
erected over the Mississippi river at st.
Louis, will be the most costly in the world.
It will be over mile in length, and 81 feet
above high water, so that all streams can
pass under. The greatest distance between
the towers will be 1,S00 feet. The bottom
of some of the towers will be go feet below the
surface of water The cost of the bridge
will not fall much short of two million Of
dollars. 1t is not designed for railroad
bridge, though several railroads companies
arc largely interested in the enterprise.
- The bridal arrangements, the magni-
6cent trousseau of the bride, &C., in view of
the approaching marriage of the Princess
Royal of England at Berlin, attract so much
attention that hundreds are actually going
from London to witness them. There are
six rooms filed with silks, satins, ribbons,
yelvets, costly lace, artificial flowers, exquis-
ite embroiderics in gold and silver, bonncts,
caps, gowns, gloves, body and table linen,
diamonds and jewclry, sbawls, mantles, and
toilet requirements Of every description, col
or, and material. Thirty persons have been
engaged during several months on the en-
broidcrery, ard 120 needle women have
worked ON the different articles.
oh last Saturday evening, little boy
6 or I years of age, son of Mr. Madison Nc
Atcer was killed few miles above this
place, under very distressing circumstances.
The facts US We learned them were about as
follows: The father and son left our village
for home, shortly after noon on Saturday, IN
two-horse wagon, the former under the in
fuence of ardent spirits. The horses, it is
supposed, took fright in going down hill ;
the little boy was thrown out, his skull bro
ken and body otherwise dreadfully mangled,
the wagon having passed over him. 1t is
supposed that he was killed instantly, and
was found in this condition shor. time af-
ter the occurrence Mr.. McAteer, Sem,