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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-17

brisk as ever, and money and dry goods, seem to
flourish as formerly. understand that the
receipts of some of our retail stores on King
street have reached as high as three thousand
dollars day, and it would seem that that should
be considered pretty fair business in the present
depressed state of the finances.
The fall and winter book trade seems to be
fourshing, and the NIessrs. .CoURrENAY Co., and
RUSSELL andi JONES, are in the weekly receipt of
all the latest and most interesting emanations
from the northern press, with now and then an
occasional volume from some more Southern es-
tablishment. Among the latter l am pleased to
notice " the Rev. Mr.. BowEN's Missionary travels
in Africa" published by the Baptist Publication
Society of this city" The Records of the Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance in South
Carolina from the year 1S47, to 1857, inclusive"
street; and the first volume of &" Historical Col
ections," published by the Historical Society Of
South Carolina, and printed and bound by Messrs
JAMES & WILLIAMS, No. 16. State Street, all of
which are gotten up in fine style, and are neatly
and substantially executed.
gave you a hurried sketch Of our city amuse-
ments in my last, since which they have increased,
both in number and interest. The public seem to
be anxious and restless, and are constantly on the
qu for the latest agony in the line of fashion
able fun and popular assemblies, and they are not
long in want of something of an attractive, e1-
citing or interesting character. The CAMPBELL
Minstrels are gone, after popular and success
full run of two weeks at the Institute Hall, but
their place will soon be supplied by MABIE's
Grand Circus and Menagerie. The mammouth
pavilion of this caravan of men and beasts will
be pitched upon the Citadel Green, the usual
place-REYNoLDs lot on Meeting street-being
too small.
S1aNcR BL1Tz remains another week, and is
drawing crowds to his nightly levees at Hilber-
nian Hail. He is master of all the tricks included
in the Black Art" besides being jovial, quaint
and whole-souled fellow, and is making friends and
money among the old and young. WERNER has
opened his " Iron Palace on Meeting street, and
has recently added the attraction of Shakespeare
Readings to his musical hall, and the MUSES. and
the Drama ore now legitimately represented, and
the health of both is drank by those who wish it,
il rnadulterated, original lager beer
The Coryphaan Society, on association of musi-
col amateurs, will give their second concert for
the season at the Institute Hall on Tuesday even.
ing 1t is composed of about twenty five gentle
men and ladies' and on this occasion Werner's
Band will act with them. They are very popular
and their concert will be largely attended.
MAGNOLIA.
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SONS OF TEMPERANCE.

The I" York Dicision,' held n special meetlngon
Monday night last. Quite large number OF
members and lady visitors assembled to welcome
into the ranks Of the Sons Rev. R. Y. RUSSELL.
His moral influence has long been with the cause,
and it will be matter of rejoicing throughout the
District that he has thus formally given the sane
ton of name endeared to many, and the weight
of On influence which must be extensively felt, to
an organization which has for its object, the
elevation, happiness, and moral reformation Of the
people.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We lay before our readers an abstract OF tho
Message of the President of the United States
It is plain, direct, pointed, common sense docu
| ment and generally correct and satisfactory ii
the principles laid down. On the financial diff
cuitics of the country We think the message is tru
" lucid and instructive. The cause and the rene
DIV will be found in the following pregnant para
graphs:
It is our duty to inquire what has produced such
unfortunate results, and whether their recurrence
can be prevented? In all former revulsions the
blame might have been fairly attributed to varie
" Of cooperating causes; but not so upon the pre-
sent occasion. 1t is apparent that our existing
misfortunes have proceeded solely from our ex'
travagant and vicious system Of paper currency
and bank credits, exciting the people to wild spec
ulatons and gambling in stocks. These revulslons
must continue to recur at successive lnte' vals 50
long as the amount of the paper currency and bank
loans and discounts of the country shall be left to
the discretion of fourteen hundred irresponsible
banking institutions, which, from the very law OF
their nature, will consult the interest of their
stockholders rather than the public, welfare !.
After oil, we must mainly rely upon the patriot.
ism and wisdom of the States for the prevention
and redress of the evil. If they will afford us 4
real specie basis for our paper circulation by in
creasine the denomination of bank notes, first to
! twenty, and afterwards to fifty dollars; if they
will REQUIRE that the banks shall at NIL times keep
on hand at least one dollar of gold and silver fol-
every three dollars of their circulation and depos
ties and if they will provide, by self. f.executine
! enactment, which nothing can arrest, that the
moment they suspend they shall 60 into lquida
I Al, ru,tl rpny 4
publication by each bank of n statement Of its
condition, would 60 far to secure us against tu
ture suspensions of specie payments
y x = i
But this say, after long and much reflection
if experience shall prove it to be impossible tt
enioy the facilities which wel-regulatcd banks
might afford, without at the same time suffering
the calamities which the exccsses Of the bank:
have hitherto inflicted upon the country, 1t woul(
then be far lesser evil to deprive them altogether
of the power to issue paper currency and conhD'
them to the functions of bank deposite and dis
count.
On the affairs of Kansas, the Message is not al
together so satisfactory. The construction put OF
the Kansas Nebraska Act-that it required the
! question of slavery to be submitted to dIrec
vote of the peoples entirely arbitrary. But We
do not think the destiny of Kansas will be seriou US
ly affected by submitting that question to popu
lar vote. 1t would finally come to this as soon a.
new elections took place.
On our foreign relations the President is sutti
ciently luminous and one principle underlies every
recommendation-thel love ofjustice. The "Filli
busters" receive but little sympathy at bis hands
On the whole the Message will be generally ap
proved by the South.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-17

We have secured the services Of Washington
Correspondent, whose first contribution wo lay
before our readers. lie gives US, in clear, con-
else and pointed style, an insight into the arcana
of parties and political complications. As We
can rely on his judgment we attach no little i'm
portance to his opinions. 1t will be seen that he
considers Kansas hopclessy lost to the South
and however much we regret it, the truth might
Just as well be known and appreciated at the
Snnth
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CONCERT.

BY reference to the advertisement in another
column, it will be seen that the young ladies intend
giving musical entertainment on the 22d inst
1t is generally expected to be the most brilliant
and successful J,te, which has ever delighted the
admirers of music in and about Iorkville. All
who appreciate the 'concord OF sweet SOUNDS
especially when made by the dainty fingers and
ruby lips of Beauty, will not neglect the invita-
ton, extended to ALL to come.
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spARrANBURG EXPRESS.

We are obliged to this able contemporary lor the
publication of our Prospectus, and will be happy
at any time to reciprocate. The Express is one OF
our most valued exchanges. and is edited witt
ability and good taste. We wish it prosperous
career the incoming year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-17
ROCK HILL ACADEMY.

We would call attention to the advertisement OF
the Trustees of this institution, who have been
fortunate in securing the services of MIR. BEATTY
u teacher of considerable experience. lie Is
highly recommended and we doubt not, will give
general satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-17
0 EGONAHEESA." )"

As no name was sent with your verses, we are
under the necessity of declining their publication
Give us responsible name or we are compelled
by wise and just regulation to consign the
ANONYMOUS effort to the " tomb Of the Capulets.
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NEW RITUAL.

We are authorized to say that the Grand Scribe
is prepared TO furnish the New Ritual of the Sons
of Temperance for 81, exclusive Of postage
Address B. D. TOWNSEND, Bennettsville, S. c.
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RANKS REVIVING

The New York and Albany Banks resumed spe-
Gle payments on the 10Th. The Boston Banks
would resume Immediately.
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YORKVILlE, S. G.
HTO IMNIOGENE."

We have received the beautiful lines under the
above caption and will publish them at an early
day.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

The following is the reply of Mr.. Hill,
of Georgia, to the challenge sent him by
Mr.. Stephens:
"I regard dueling as no evidence of
courage-no vindication of truth, and no
test of the character of true gentleman.
| shall be braggart, liar, poltroon "
enough, now and forever, to declare that
what the laws Of God and my native State
unite in denouncing as murder, could
give me no satisfaction to do, to attempt,
or to desire. The determination is but
strengthened, when the contrary course
involves the violation of my conscience
and the hazard of my family as against
man who has neither conscience
nor family. But | have had and shall
continue to have courage enough to do
my duty firmly and truthfully. and to de-
fend myself anywhere, even in the Eighth
District, and if any gentleman doubt it,
there is short and easy way to test il"
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

DRESSES TO LET-Ladies' dresses to
let, for one ball, are now regular matter
of trade in Paris. Sixty francs, (12 dol
lars) night, if the dress is returned with
out a spot. This has been made neces-
sary by two things: 1st, that dresses
are grown SO enormously costly that no.
body but the wealthiest can afford them
at all and second, that a lady may as
well poison her husband as wear the
same dress the third time The same
cornering of limited purses has resulted
also in very general use of false dia-
monds-the real ones being sold to sup
ply the extravaganza.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
The GIRL IN RED.-Cassius M. Clay
tells the following:

tells the following:
During the late political canvass, Bur-
lingame and himself occupied adjoining
rooms at the Bates House, Indianapolis.
At a late hour one evening"" says he,
II was in BIS. room and both of us were
somewhat elated with the popular enthu-
siasm. We were, as old soldiers are
wont to do, fighting our battles over
again, when fine band right opposite
my room poured DER the sea of night
floods ofsoul-sti ring music sClay, you
are honored,' said B. 'go and acknowl
edge the compliment With due diff
dence | excused myself; when, as l an
ticipated, the band broke forth anew in
strains of heroic melody IN front of the
room occupied by B. Il have you now,'
said [, NOW give 'em sentiment No,
you,' said B. Well said /, sboth to-
gether;' so, locking arms. with an air of
intense dignity, we walked out upon the
balcony, and in a faltering voice, l COM
menced: Indiana, Massachusetts and
Kentucky-triple sisters-may they ever
be true to the family union!' The leader
of the band, after pause, with thick
tongue, inquired, Who are you?' CLAY
and Burlingame,' said 1. The deuce
you are said he in reply; and then. in
an undertone, addressed to his followers,
he concluded: Boys, 1T s. not the girl in
red p"
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
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The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

A DISSERTATION ON HooPs-The
spicy correspondent of the Pawtuckel
Ga zette thus lets himself out" on the
expansive subject of hoops in ladies'
dresses:
"And talking of the ladies, they are
positively getting bigger and bigger
The petticoat mania RACES fearfully-
They fill up the sidewalks, as they brush
by you; you feel bones-whalebones,
mean, for there are no others within a
mile of you. What a dreadful reversal
of nature is all this. do not object to
plumpness and rotundity in the prope,
place, but what sense is there in being sc
tremendously obicular about the feet !
Between you and me, Mrs. P. L. has
fallen into the fashion, and maugre my
remonstrance has purchased one of the
most monstrous of these inventions.
examined it with much awe the other
night, after she had gone to bed. Oh
Roberto, it was " fearfully and wonder
fully made" 1t is an institution. In
size it is like small country law office
l think it must have been raised like a
barn. 1t is latticed and cornered and
stiffened with the utmost Ingenuity
When she has it on, my guide wife is
(so to speak, like Hanlet's father "clad
in complete STEEL" She is just as safe as
If she were in a convent She is entirely
shut out from this vain world. Quoad
the earth, she is nothing but large skirt.
So much for the safety fthe contrivance.
The question Of beauty is another mat
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
WEEKLY COLU MBIAN
THE LIGHT AT HOME.

The light at home how bright it beams.
When evening shadows round us fall
And from the lattice far it CLEANS,
To love, and rest and comfort call
When wearied with the tolls of day,
And strife for glory, gold or fame,
how sweet to seek the quiet way,
Where loving lips will list our name
Around the light at homo
When through the dark and stormy night,
The wayward wanderer honeward hies,
How cheering is that twinkling light,
Which through the forest gloom he spies
It is the light at home he feels
That loving hearts will greet him thore
And safely through his bosom steals
The joy and love that Danish care
Around the light at home.
The light at home when ere at last
Itgreets the seaman through the storm,
he feels no more the chilling blast
That beats upon his manly form.
Long years upon the sea have fed,
Since Mary gave her parting kiss,
But the sad tears which she then shed
Will now be paid with rapturous bliss,
Around the light at home.
Tho light at home how still and sweet
1t peeps from yonder cottage door
The weary laborer to greet
When the rough tolls of day are DER.
Sad is the soul that does not know
The blessings that the beams impart,
The cheerful hopes and joys that flow,
And Tighten up the heaviest heart
Around the light at home.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

BARON HUMBoLDT.-Bayard Taylor,
in his letters to the New York Tribune,
gives highly interesting account of his
visit to the venerable Humboldt, who, al
though in his eighty-seventh year, pos
sesses all the activity, vivacity and fresh
ness Of youth
The following incident which trans
pired during the interview, shows that
the octogenarian has not lost his freshness
of humor with the increasing weight of
years:
Among the objects of his study was
a living chameleon, in box with glass
lid. The animal, which was about six
inches long, was lazily doing on Il bed
of sand. with big blue-Ay (the uncon-
scious provision for his dinner) perched
upon his back. He has Just been sent
to me from Smyrna said Humboldt; 'he
is very listless and unconcerned in his
manner Just then the chameleon open
ed one of his long. tubular eyes, and
looked up at us. "A popularity of this
ANIMAL he continued, is its power of
looking in different directions at the same
time. He can turn one eye toward heav-
en-, while the other inspects the earth.
There are many clergymen who have the
same power"
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

FELT HATs.-A sufferer suggest that
these handsome and comfortable head en-
velopes are wrongly named. should
rather call this a felt hat, he added, ta-
king off his stoye-pipe steeple, and dis
playing red, angry line from ear to ear.
| rather coincided with his convictions,
and propose to the craft, which is very
crafty indeed, to call those soft and flex-
ible castorS-the unfelt hat.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

A girl who had become tired of single
blessedness, thus wrote to her intended !:
=" Dear Jim, come right off if you're
coming at all; Edward Kelderman is
insistin' that | shall have him, and he
hugs and kisses me so continually that [
can't hold out much longer
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
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The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

An 1rishman who was troubled with
the toothache, determined to have all old
offender extracted; but there being no
dentist living near, he resolved to do the
job himself; whereupon he filled the
excavation with powder, but being
afraid to touch it off, he put slow match
to it. lighted it, and then run to get out
of the way.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

viii you give me them pennies now 2
said big newsboy to little one, after
giving him severe humping. mo, I
won't" Then I'll give you another
pounding" "Pound away and be id
Me and DR.. Franklin agrees-Dr. Frank
lin says-take care of the pence and the
pounds will take care of themselves"
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

~ Recently a lady stopped at the
Madison House, Covington, KY, with
her husband and thirty-two children
She was about sixty years of age, but
looked young and hearty. She is the
mother of all and are living. If this can
be beat, we are ready to chronicle the
fact.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

Exceedingly Modest Young Lady,
Isn't this pretty baby. Mr.. Brown %
Rown-" Yes, my dear. Boy or grip
Young Lady" He-a-belones to
the female persuasion, sir."-Erchange
Paper.
Brown was himself the same individual,
says the Sierra Citizen, who, upon being
complimented by a lady upon the beauty
Of his dog, replied: " Beg your pardon
marm--taint a dog-its one Of your oacn
seq !" And the young lady mentioned
IN the foregoing extract was the same
who, when stopped in the road by Span.
ish bull, requested passer-by to 'drive
away that gentleman coa0 acitA the powde,
horns ON has head ]"
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

HUMAN PROGRESS" What have Won
done to further human progress 2" said a
sententious philosopher one day to Jenk-
ms.
jenkins reply was clear and decisive
I've produced seven boys and two girls,
SIR"
The philosopher departed. and for the
first time in his life-thought.
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
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The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28
DOSES! ROSES!! ROSES!!! @
WHITE. s. WING
w H l T E & w n G

FOR SALE a large collection of ROSES embracing
the finest varieties in cultivation Also assortment of
other Towering roots and trees.
Orders left with Niles Mills, Columbia; Abner Pitts
Sonora, or at the ROSEDATERANCH Peppermint Guch,
win be attended to- NJ ". DICK.
"a Ats
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

There's no use of your referring to
any books exclaimed the Court, angrily,
/ have decided the pint
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

~ In country paper, the marriage
ola Mr.. Cooper to Miss Stave is announc-
ed. The result will probably be hoops
and barrels.
u Simon seated beside his sweet.
heart fishing: "Sally, | wish was fish
and you was bait. Lor'ee, how I'd bite p
The weekly Columbian., 1857-03-28

The two neighbors who fell out have
got in again. Neither of them was in.
jured.