Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-13


were white men and women. ''''''"'Gen. WILLIAM
WALKER, the Nicaraguan hero, arrived at Angus
ta.. on Thursday last ....-..The Edgetirld Adper-
ti.rr says there is 4 feeling in that community
favorable to the licensing of n decrnt(?) dram
shop .....""A correspondent of the Sumter Hatrh-
man nominates JAS. D. BLANpISG, Esq, as sena-
tor from that District ......The Washington cor
respondent of the Courirr AMI Enquirer, mentions
a report prevalent at Washington, that BRIGHAM
YorSG has written to the President, Informing
him that he will receive successor with pleasure,
and that he has had 10 intention Of resisting the
Federal laws VIXEN legally exercised '''''''" IN
1886 there were in the United States forty-three
colleges in 184O, ninety.fve; and in 1857, one
hundred and twenty seven ...'."JAMEs LAMBERT,
the English pedestrian, is now engagedin walking
one thousand miles in one thousand consecutive
hours, in Boston. '.'......Last week disciple OF
BRIGHAM YouNa attempted to preach the Mormon
doctrine in Smyth county VA, and though warn
ed by the citizens, refused to desist. He was ac-
cordingly seized, tarred nd feathered, after
which he made a rapid exit. ...''.''A correspon-
dent of the Anderson gazette, nomirates Hon.
JNo. L. MANNING for the United States Senate
The snuff box bequeathed by Gen. JACKSON has
been awarded to GARRETT w. DYcKMAN, who was
colonel of the I'd regiment of New York Volun-
teers during the Mexican war. '''''''''SAMuEL T.
ScoTT, Postmaster at Golfers Post Office, Edge
field District, S. c., has ben arrested by General
JAMES L. MAGuIRE, special Post Office Agent, and
is now in custody in Augusta, Gu. He was arrest
ed by evidence from the use ola decoy letter. ''''
The Hon. JAMES SIMoSs, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, has issued Hrits of election
to supply the vacancy in the Charleston Delega'
ton, occasioned by the death of the late COL
J. CHARLES BLUM, member from that CITY,
md the election is fixed for Monday and Tuesday
the oath and 25th days Of August, inst. '''''''
From the Unionvlle Journal we learn that the
Masonic Lodge Of that place have adopted resolu'
| tions in favor of the establishment of Female
College in that place. '''''"''The Sheriff OF POLE
county N. c., was murdered last week, while at
tempting to levy an execution upon some proper
ty. ".....Voltaire was of the opinion that coffee
cleared the brain and stimulated the wit. '''''''
ANDREW WALLACE Esq, of Columbia, s. c., ha:
contributed $500 to the endowment fund Of the
columbia Female College. ."'":'"The Memphis
Navy Yard Grounds have been sold for $3.50, ,OOl
to an association of Northern capitalists, who will
establish thereon several factories and repairing
dock. ........The number of locomotives running II
the United States is over 9000 The proportion
of engines to length of road will average one t
every three miles ..'.'.."The Montreal Herald
says certain gentlemen are just now mooting quiet
". n confederation of the British North American
Colonies. ......."Hon. HOPKINS L. TrRNEY, of Ten
nessee, formerly Representative and Senator il
Congress from that State, died very suddenly
Aug. 1st. ......".The Indiana Editors are calling
for State Convention Of newspaper men to TAKE
means to protect the craft against rascally adver
tisers '..."Among the seven members of Con
gress elected by the Democrats in Kentucky, il
Hon. JAMES B. CLAY, son of HSNRT CLAY. HI
was formerly Whig, but in the last Presidential
campaign supported Mr.. BUCHANAN. '''''''''Rev
CHARLES TAYLOR, who was recently elected Presl
dent of the Spartanburg Female College, in plac
of ]. Wofford Tucker, has declined the office.