Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-24
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troublesome. Thirty whites had been killed
along Rogue River. The hostile Indian
force was estimated at 1000. Troops were
preparing to march against then.
- Tact, energy and shrewdness, are not
so essential for the successful pursuance of
business, as strict attention and promptness.
A loose staggering business man never at
tains much of position in prosperity.
of eighty clergyman who died in the
year 1855, one-half had passed threescore
and ten, thus confirming the generally re-
ceived opinion of statisticians that theolo-
gians are the longest lived ofany members of
the human family.
- The trial of the prophecies, Rhobe
Workeman and her disciples, Samuel Sly
and Thankful s. Hersey, for the murder Of
Justus W. Mathews, is now in progress in
New Haven, Connecticut, and excites much
interest.
WASHINGTON, April 1s.--Letters
have been received here from California,
stating that the Democratic delegates to
''.e Cincinnati Convention, in addition to
supporting Mr.. Buchanan for the Presiden-
cy, have been instucted to urge the nomina-
ton of Senator Gwin for the vice Presiden-
cy.
At the battle of Leipsic, which lasted
three days Napoleon lost two marshals, twen-
ty generals, and about 10000 men killed,
wounded and missing. The allies lost 1,760
officers, and about 10000 men. At the
battle of Waterloo, the allies lost 1866
men, and the French about 10000. About
100000 men were killed in the various bat
ties of the world in 1855.
We learn that there is to be great
demonstration of the whole Masonic craft
of Western Kentucky and Tennessee, at the
laying of corner stone of Western Kentucky
Masonic College, at Lodgeton, Fulton coun-
ty, Kentucky, on the Oath of June. More
than forty Masonic bodies will be present, and
the arrangements for the festival have been
made on the most extensive scale. Dr. AL
bert G. Mackey, of Charleston, S. c., has
been invited to deliver the oration.
Very few, even mechanics, are aware
how much machinery there is in their own
bodies. Not only are there hinges and joints
in the bones, but there are valves in the
veins, forcing pump in the heart, and
other curiosities. One of the muscles of the
eye forms real pully. The bones which
support the body are made precisely in that
form which has been calculated by mathe-
maticians to be strongest for pillars and
supporting columns-that of hollow cylin-
ders.
"A writer thus alludes to Scott's
achievements in Mexico: "He scaled the
Cordilleras, bore the eagles of his country
in quick succession through the streets of
Jalapa, Perote and Puebla with $500 men
swept resistless through the pass of Cerro
Gordo, defended by II, 500 Mexicans-with
the same number of men defeated 32, 500 at
at Contrens and Churubusco-with 7,190
stormed Chepultepec, defended by ,000-
with 5000 took the city of Mexico, occupied
by an army of $4,000"
The dry season is a subject of univer-
sal complaint among the farmers in Virgin
ia. Less rain has fallen in the vicinity of
Of Fredericksburg, in the last three months,
says the Herald, than during the same sea-
son for years past. The Herald, speaking
Of the effect of snow upon the wheat, says,
that experience has shown that the usual
advantages derived therefrom are not appa-
rent at present in the wheat fields. This,
however, is to be attributed to the fact that,
previous to the gale of snow, the fields were
covered with thick coating of ice, through
which the air could not penetrate.
- The Rockport Register gives the par
ticulars of q singular case of resuscitation
after supposed death il that city: A child
had, to all appearances, died, and was laid
out in its little winding sheet upon a board
in an upper room, while the other prepara-
tions were going forward for the funeral
The sexton was notified and the grave dug.
Some time after the father went into the
room where the child was, and was astonish-
ed at its calling him by name, and complain
ing that it did not lie good. Of course the
little sufferer was supplied with better bed
at once. Ithad evidently fallen in trance,
from which it was awakened by hard bed
and cold air.
- The New York Euening Post states
that many thousand dollars have been staked
in that city, in bets on the amount of the
Cotton crop. Most Of them are that the crop
will reach three million FIVE hundred thous-
and bales. 1t mentions one bet of FIVE hun
dred dollars between an operator from Mobile
and Broker in Wall street, and says that
the dealers in that city are generally dispos-
ed to bet on three millions and half. There
are also numerous bets as to prices-those
who risk their money on an amount over
three million FIVE hundred thousand, being
also willing generally to bet on decline in
present prices. Many parties were buying
speculatiyely for an advance.
On Saturday last, the farm Of Mr..
Benjamin Mitchell, about four miles north
of this place, was ravaged by fire, destroy
ing all his fencing, together with his dwell
ing house, furniture, clothing, and all which
he possessed. Mr.. NJ. and his wife saved
but the suit of clothes which they had on at
the time of the accident. We are pleased