Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-03
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DrateQ temperance lecturer, mas ylelueu W
the seductive influence of intoxicating drink.
The colored men of Chicago, Ill.,, have
challenged Senator Douglas to meet Fred.
Douglas, in discussion relative to the rights
and capacities of the colored race.
The Panama papers contain the dec
laration of war of Martinez against Costa
Rica. Isis reported that the Nicaragua troops
fired upon Canty upon the lake.
THE evidence is conclusive of the
murder of 1lS emigrants by the Mormons,
and there was great excitement in California
in consequence.
In the Tennessee Senate, one day last
week, Mr.. Goodpasture presented a memorial
from citizens of Scott county, asking to be
released from taxation on account of the hard
times, and that an appropriation of 81 900
or $4,000 be made for their benefit.
- The Ashboro' (N. c. Bulletin, says
that millions of wild pigeons made their ap-
pearance in Randolph last week. They are
devouring the acorns, which are abundant
this year, and will deprive the hogs of much
of their winter substance.
On Saturday last the two branches of
the Legislature of Alabama met in couven-
tion, and on the first ballot elected Hon. c.
G. Clay, Jr., to the Senate of the United
States for six years from the 18th of March,
1859, when his present term Of office ex-
pires.
- During the debate on the banking ar
ticles of the Kansas bogus constitution, it
comes out that in making up bank at Le-
compton, last summer, it was necessary, in
accordance with the charter, to exhibit
cash capital of $4,000. While the Cover
nor counted one bag at time, the other was
carried out and brought in again, and this
was done until $4,000 were counted and
certificates obtained.
"A steam carriage made its appearance
in the streets of Manchester, near Pittsburg,
few days since. 1t ran over the etslike
thing of life, turning corners and lodging
ruts. The driver of an omnibus, seeing iu-
novation in this experiment, put whip to his
horses. and tried to out-run the steam car
riage, but the latter left his coach so far be-
hind, that the omnibus driver was laughed at
by the spectators. The steam carriage went
at the rate of nine miles an hour witha pres
sure of sixty pounds. The inventor is John
S. Hall, of Manchester.
We learn, from the South Carolinian
of yesterday, that the Trustees of the COL
lege, at meeting on Wednesday, elected
the Hop A. B. Lopgstreet, Of Georgia, Pre-
sident of the institution. 1t is, We think,
happy choice. Judge Longstreet has great
firmness of character, great ability, and the
most genial manners. He is the very SOFT
of man to exercise ascendency over youth,
without offending their selflove or self res
spect. South Carolina has just given Georgia
4 Governor, and Georgia returns the COM
pliment by giving US President of our COL
lege. We are pleased to witness this inter-
change Of good Offices between the two States.
Charleston Mercury.
- Last week, says the Selma Reporter
friend described machine recently invent
ed, and tested at the machine shop of Mr..
McConough, Burnsville, Ala, which throws
five ounce balls through an inch plank at
the distance of one hundred yards. The Sen
hnei says: "That the velocity can be in
creased to such degree, that five thousand
balls or shells minute can be thrown. -
No powder is used-the bullets being gthrown
by an arm of machinery, same as a man
throws stone. This certainly is the great
est invention of the age. With such ma
chine a mere handful of men could demol-
ish an army of thousands in few hours.
We learn that it will be exhibited at the
Montgomery Fair
- In more prosperous days says the
New York Freemau's Journal, we have not
failed to denounce the Mercantile Spy Agen-
cies as degrading and unrepublican in theory
and practice. We would now ask of what true
use have they been? What argument can
be urged for their continuance. When the
storm came they proved ofno account. Those
who trusted most implicitly in their reports
have been swept away. We therefore urge
this as most fitting opportunity to relieve
the mercantile name of the country from the
stain that attaches to the maintenance ofsuch
degrading system of espionage, formi:.'
part in our commercial system. Now is the
time for our merchants to sweep away this
vile thing that covers the land with network.
Better crop of baukrupts than crop of
spies!
The special Washington correspon-
dent of Col. Forney's Press says it is rumor-
ed that Mr.. Buchanan, in his first annual
message to Congress, will take bold ground
on the currency question; that he will re-
affirm the principles laid down in his speech
on the Independent Treasury bill. He be-
lives that it was the intention of the trainers
of the Constitution to establish hard-moncy
currency, and that the action of Congress
since, has been steady departure from that
intention. The issue will be made in the next
Congress, whether State Banks have the con-
stitutional power to issue circulating "prom-
ises to pay" There will be large party
to take the negative of the argument, who
will not, it is said, yield until a decision has
been given on the question by the Supreme
Court of the United States. A general bank
rupt law for the Banks will be presented for
action. This will provide fixed legal course