Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-03-19

tons which have preserved Israel separate race
throughout eighteen hundred years. '''''"''Col.
Orr passed through Columbia last week, on his
way homcward, and was welcomed with sere-
made by the students of the College. We are
much gratifed to notice that general consent indi-
Gates him as the next Speaker. Mr.. Boyce has
also returned to his home in Fairfield, in excel
lent health and spirits. 1.-THE New York Her.
aid congratulates the country upon the fact that
the new Cabinet is reliable and sound and substdn-
tial; that is to say, worth in the aggregate four
millions and half! Gen. Cass is put down for
two millions Cobb, $500, Thompson, one
million; Floyd, $500, 900; and Toucey, Black and
Brown, S5O0,000 These figures except in the
instance of Gen. Cass, may be classed among the
doubtful .........An excited gentleman announced
to the Connecticut Legislature, q steamboat ex-
plosion, as follows: "Sister Meaker and ledgers
of the membslature, the Elliver ellsworth has
billed her buster.
Roger A. Pryor, Esq, has withdrawn from the
Richmond Enquirer, and proposes issuing new
paper at Richmend, to be entitled "The South"
.....".Senator Toombs, in behalf Of the citizens
of Savannah, presented beautiful service Of
plate to ex-President Pierce ...'....Maj. William
s. Lyles, has been named as candidate for the
Senate in Fairfield. ........Gen. Packer, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania, is q
printer by trade.~ The two United State Senators
and the Chief Justice, were also formerly print
ers. '.....".Hon. Jere. Clemens, Of Alabama, au-
thor Of "Bernard Lille, is writing another under
the title of Mustang Gray. .".'..""F. F. Marley
has Withdrawn from the Darlington Flag. He
made capital editor; and Messrs. Calvo and
Rugg will find that, in dispensing with his servi-.
ces, they have chosen the most improbable alter
native. ...""In regard to the submarine telegraph
enterprise, the Nat. Intelligeneer has the following
sentences "The Secretary ofthe Navy, some days
ago sent orders to the Navy Yard in Brooklyn to fit
out at once the United States steamers Niagara
and Mississippi, to proceed to England to assist in
laying down the submararine telegraph cable be-
| tween Newfoundland and Ireland. The Niagara
is the largest steam vessel of war in the world.
She is propeller. The Mississippi is the most
powerful paddle wheel steamer in our Navy. The
English Government will furnish also two large
ships of the same character. The Niagara will
receive on board at London or Liverpool one-half
of the cable, and the other half will be put on
board tho English naval propeller. The four ships
will then proceed together to the middle of the
Atlantic, where the ends Of the cable will be join
ed and the propellers will then start in opposite
directions-ths one for Newfoundland and the 9TH
er for Ireland-each attended by paddle-wheel
steamer, so that, in case Of accident, the propel
lers may be taken in two and proceed on the Yoy-
age. large portion of the new cable is already
made, and it is being manufactured, in two sepa-
rate establishments OF the rate Jointly, Of thirty
miles per day. Hopes are entertained by those
most interested that it will be stretched across the
Atlantic, connecting the two hemispheres, towards
the latter part of juno next There is much anx-
iety to know the practicabiity and final success
Of this gigantic enterprise.