Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-02-26
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At meeting of the Commissioners of
the city of Wilmington, on the 18th lust,
the Mayor was authorized to subscribe ssoo,-
600 to the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford Railroad.
At late public meeting, the follow
ing "dry" toast was given: "The Press
the Pulpit-and Petticoats, the three ruling
powers Of the day. The first spreads knowl-
edge, the second morals, and the last spreads
considerably"
President Pierce has issued his proc
lamation converting the United States Sem
ate in extra session, on the 4th of March.
This is the usual custom, and is for the pur-
pose of enabling the new President to noml-
nate to that body his Cabinet aud other i'm
portant officers.
THE Alta California says: At last ad-
vices. the snow on the summit of Salmon
mountain varied from sixty to one hundred
feet deep; on Scott mountain it was twelve,
and on Trinity mountain eight feetin depth
The passage of these regions is extremely
perilous, and can only be accomplished by
the use of snow shoes.
Within year, sales and grants Of the
public lands of the United States have been
made to the extent of over thirty-niue mil
lion acres. This is equal in extent to one
third of the: whole kingdom of France
Yet, Notwithstanding the rapid disposal Of
the public lands, there remains yet undispos-
ed Of and area equal to the whole thirty
one States, Or nearly as large as all Europe,
Russia excepted.
"A gentleman writes to the Hartford
Courant that about year ago, while enga-
ged in counting over money, he carlessly put
his name upon the back of $50 bill. A
son of Erin came into his Office few days
since with the bill, and said he had come
from East Hartford to get gold from the en-
dorser. The gentleman looked in the bank,
note reporter and found the bank had sus-
pended payment, and was obliged togive the
man a good bill for it.
- 1t is now said that the report of the
Investigating Committee Of the House of
Representatives, will implicate at least three
members, and that they are from New York.
We are not surprised at this intelligence, for
New York never had any political integrity,
and where that is wanting we believe that
men are capable of all the moral corruption
which has been charged to members of Con-
gress. The country is anxious to see the re-
port of the Committee.
- The Savannah Republican, of 18th
says: A duel was fought at Screven's Fer
ry, near this city, yesterday, between Dan
iel S. Elliot aud Thomas S. Daniel, Esqrs.,
both citizens of Savannah. The weapons
used were rifles, distance twenty-five PAGES.
We are panied to record the melancholy re-
suit. Mr.. Daniel fell at the first fire and
expired Immediately, the ball having pene-
trated his heart.-Sauannah Republican Of
Tuesday.
- We are requested to state that after
to-day, the Columbia and South Carolina
Railroad Company will run their passenger
and mail trains at night instead of in day
time. The train will leave Charlotte for
Columbia after the arrival of the cars on the
n. C. Road, say I 1-2 or 9 o'clock, p. m,
thus making through close connection.
This arrangements to continue until about
the 1st of March, when double daily train
is to be run on both the North Carolina and
Charlotte and S. c. Roads, of which due
notice will be given.
If President Pierce's Cabinet remains
as at present constituted until the 4th of
March next, it will be the first instance in
the history Of the government, where a
Cabinet has remained entire during the
whole of an administration. 1t is high
compliment to the present able Cabinet that
it.has hung together so well, and worked SO
harmoniously for four long years. 1t is al
ways the desire of Chief Magistrate that
his Cabinet should be unit, and no one has
been more fortunate in that respect than
President Pierce.
- The San Francisco Herald urging the
Democracy of that State to a careful selec-
ton of Senators, sound upon the Kansas
Nebraska platform, says: owe heve no
hesitation in asserting the probability that
before the lapse of six years, the Senate of
the United States will be called upon for the
practical assertion of slave State on the
Pacific coast North of thirty six degrees and
thirty minutes. Will the Senators from
California be prepared to advocate, with zeal
and energy, the right Of the people of such
a state to decide upon their own institutions,
without reference to geographical lines%
We learn that James A. Price, who
is confined in the Jail of this District, await
ing his trial for murder, has been endeavor-
ing tomake his escape. On Monday last
the deputy sheriff, whilst in the cell, discov-
cred that the iron bars in the window had
been removed and replaced again. The
prisoner had with him carpet bag, in the
rim of which was piece of wire, and US
ing this wire he succeeded in opening the
iron cuffs which were around his legs, and
then removed the bars from his window.
Finding the window too narrow to allow him
to escape, he had endeavored to enlarge it
by scraping the granite still with the iron
bar. He did his work at night, and in the
morning would replace the bars and fasten
the cuffs around his legs. He acknowl-
edged that he had been endeavoring to es-
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