Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-03-05
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its teeth.
- The Montgomery (Ala.) Mail of the
9th inst, says that the through steamer
Montgomery, few days since, brought to
that city, over two thousand barrels of freight
from New Orleans for nothing, and then paid
the freight up the railroad, as bonus.
The Lexington, Flag announces the
death, on Hollow Creek, in that District, of
Mrs. Ann. c., relict of John shealy, Sen.,
atthe advanced age of IS years, 3 months,
and days, The Flag says that Mrs. Shea
ly was the mother of l3 children, 9 of whom
are living She had liz grand children,
63 living, and 81 married; 81 great-grand
children, 81 living-making 1877 grand and
great-grand children.
II have known the severest headache
to be helped and the nervous headache cured
by some sympathising person rubbing with
the hands from the top of the head down
and off the shoulders after the mesmerlc
manner. The most intense pain can be
soothed iu few minutes by this simple rem
edy, remembering to carry the hand further
away from the head when the downward
pass is made. This will also help the tooth
ache nine cases out of ten.
General Quitman, in his late celebra-
ted speech in the House, in speaking of the
resolution declaring that suggestions to re-
vive the slave trade are shocking to the NOR
al sense, &C., makes this witty and severe
remark: cit is vain and pharisaical ar
rogance of superior virtue in US, to assume
such censorship intend no personal dis
respect, while I say that this House, consti-
tuted as it is, is one Of the last tribunals to
which questions of public morals or private
honor should be referred"
One day last week, Drs. Freeman and
Perry, of Saratoga, New York, amputated
the leg of Mr.. Smith, resident of that
village. The cause for the amputation was
the actual death of :ho limb. Mr.. s., who
is laboriug man Of indutrious habits, some
six weeks since, while walking, was seized
with sudden pain in the leg, about half
way from the knee to the ankle. and imme-
diately all sensation or feeling below the re-
gion of the pain ceased. The look and col
or of the skin, and to the touch, was that OF
dead body, and all life or animation be-
low, midway from the knee to the ankle,
was entirely eradicated.
THE Alton Courier informs US OF the
issuing of patents to 7. 7. Woodruff, of
that city, for Improvements in railroad car
seats The first improvement consists OF
having, instead of the present seats, those
that can be converted into full-length hori-
zontal couches, so that each passenger can
have, at his option, seat or full length
couch. The arrangement of the seat is
somewhat similar to those now in use, except
that two seats are placed in compartments
on each side of the present aisle, and having
couch suspended from the roof or Side OF
the car, folded out of the way, or brought
down whom wanted for ueo.
A clerical gentleman, of the ominous
name of Houk, who breaches, as he says,
the gospel at Batavia, Illinois, was arrested
in Chicago the other day, charged with steal
ing his winter wardrobe and certain coat
and baggage checks. The clerical delin-
quent admitted that he had proclivity for
stealing, and that he had in vain endeavored
to overcome the appetite he felt for other
peoples property. AS surely as he was
tempted, so surely he must fall. He was
held for trial in default of 5000 bail. 1t
may be nice question in morals, whether
this poor victim of diseased organism ought
to be punished as felon or cared for as
lunatic If he has propensity for theft,
the prison is poor school to send him to in
the hope of curing him.
- The Norfolk Argus communicates a
fact in one of its recent issues, which Is
highly mportant-particularly to such as
are threatened with that fatal and insidious
disease, known as consumption. 1t seems
gentleman iu Louisiana bought some con-
sumptive negroes from dealer in Norfolk,
and placed them on his sugar plantation.
They ate plentifully of the cane, but more
especially of the young shoots The slaves
who had been thin, weak and sickly, soon
became strong, robust and hearty, and in a
short time all traces of the disease with
which they had been affected entirely disap-
pcared. The -4rgus learns that this plan
ter has standing order at Norfolk for ne
groes who have the symptoms of the disease,
and of course expects to get them at re-
duced price This information is derived
through the Petersburg Express.
Some of our readers may regard it as
almost de6ling the purity of paper to
write the name of Henry Ward Beech
er We see it stated that at the annual
meeting of his church in Brooklyn,a a few
evenings since, his salary was increased by
the addition of one thousand dollars, ma
king it now, FIVE thousand dollars. 1t is
said that the movement was entirely volunta-
ry on the part of his people. and unexpect-
edly by the Pastor. 1t is not announced
whether the reverend gentleman, will de-
cline to accept this addition to his salary.
Thus it is in this world of ours; fanaticism,
treason, gross hypocrisy and villainy prosper,
while modest merit, virtue, truth, sincerity
and honesty are left to struggle with adverse
fortune, and even poverty. Instances OF it
do not occur at the North alone, they are
equally conspicuous, if not as numerous at
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