Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-10
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When it want (s) muffin.
The Mississippi Legislature has pas
seds bill appropriating $4,000 annually,
to the State University.
In 1s45 there were thirty.one con.
vents in Britain now there are ninety-one,
three times as numerous. The monasterieS
have increased from three to seventeen,
about six times as numerous.
THE Sumter Katchmam states that
but a single case of small pox has originated
there, (siuce the death of the WAGNER pre-
viousl y reported and that he is nearly well'
and there is no fear of any extension OF the
diease.
$50 shocking is the condition of tho
roads, between Indianola and the Gulf Coast
of Texas, that -four was worth twenty-five dol
lars barrel at the latest advices, and at
some other places in that section it could
not be bought at all. A government train
was lately occupied twelve days in eHectlng
a passage from Victoria to Goliad.
The Legislative assembly Of Utah Ter
ritcry was organised on the 10th Of Decem.
Der, and on the 18th an act was passed
providing for the holding of an election on
the 10Th of February, to obtain an expires.
sion of the popular will upon the question OF
holding convention for the formation OF a
State Constitution.
The Mexico Heraldo has letters from
Lower California, mentioning the discovery
of new and very rich silver and gold mines
there, the produce Of some of which had al
ready reached La Paz. One Of the mines,
very rich gold one, was in Malancita Rica.
This highly elated the inhabitants. They
were exploring and digging with great en-
thusiasm and success.
- The last number of the Florida Nesos
states that Gen. Churchill, Inspector Gener-
al of the United States Army, passed through
Jacksonville last week, on his way to Tam
pa. He has been sent out by the Secretary
of War, to inquire into the true condition
of the Indian affairs, and devise, if fpessible,
some means of removing the remnant ofthe
Seminoles from Florida.
AN Englishman ofrecent importation
dropped into restaurant Of New York,
few days since, and made hearty meal, top
ping off With piece pie. The latter, up
on tasting, was found to be cold, and calling
the Ethiopian waiter who stood near, he
said to him: "Take this pie to the freand
Feat it," His CONSERVATION was great when
Sambo walked to the stove and quietly de-
1oured the pie.
One of the strongest evidences OF
cold weather during the past winter was dis
covered in water-pipe, on Girard avenue,
near Sixteenth street, Philadelphia, few
days ago. The pipe was three inches in
diameter, and buried four f':t three inches
below the grade Of the sti~et, in gravel
soil. When dug the bore was filled with
solid ice. We are informed that such
thing has never been known to occur in
that city during any previous winter.
- The greatest clothing establishment
in the world is that Of NJ. Godillot, in Paris.
1t employs sixty-six sewing machines, kept
in motion by a steam engine of nine horse
power, and which sewed all the overcoats for
the Crimean army. The superintendent
of the establishment is the Emperor's tailor,
Dussantoy, who has invented cutting ma
chine capable of outing out fifteen suits at
once, almost with the rapidity of lightning
Besides the machines, one thousand Rsaren Rssanren
and girls are constantly engaged at sewing.