Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-17
Sfraps 4 fafts,
: Drink not intoxicating liquors.


Belle was entered, and beaten. She came
in fourth in the race.
a letter received from London by the
steamer Arago says that if the Atlantic Tele-
graph Company postpone their operations
till next summer, the present cable will be
sold, and new one made FIVE hundred miles
longer, in.season to be laid next June.
- The True Carolinian states that the
Trustees or Professors of Erskine College,
have forbidden the students the privilege of
organizing Lodge of the Sons of Temper
ance, in that institution. This action is rath-
er mystical, and parents should look into
the matter.-Kingstree Star.
The physician of the House of Correc-
ton, at Lawrence, Mass, reports it almost
impossible to treat delirum tremens success
fully now, in consequence of the utter pros
tration of the nervous system of drunkards
by the strychnine so generally used in the
manufacture of liquors.
"A French paper gives long account
of the last illness of Eugene Sue. 1t states
that among the last words he uttered, while
he had strength and consciousness, we're
81 shall die as have lived, free thinker"
laying special emphasis on the last words.
This was a fitting termination for such life
as his.
William S. Martin, of Baton Rouge,
has invented an engine which cap be con-
structed, boiler and all, for about $50. The
machine is so simple that we night, with
propriety, say, it is merely an escape pipe,
taking no more room. The steam is admit
ted into the centre of drum or cylinder, in
which the shaft works from this, powerls ap-
piled directly without further friction.
- The New York Tribune seems to be in
a delicious fury because the opponent Of
David Wilmot, Republican candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania, declines to help
him keep up the slavery excitement in that
State. Itseems that Mr.. Wilmot has made
appointments all over the State, but as he
stumps it alone, the people do not care to turn
out to hear him.
THE Nashville (Tennessee) Banner Of
recent date says: There was considerable
wheat in the market yesterday, but we heard
of no sales. Purchasers for shipment are
Offering IS to 10 cents for Mediterranean, IS
to 80 cents for red, and 80 for choice white.
These prices are not satisfactory to holders,
and they are generally holding off. Corn is
worth 55 cents, sacked sacks extra.
I'm view of the recent assembly of an
emancipation convention, Mr.. Jared K.
Jenkins, of Selma, Alabama, offers to sell
to such philanthropists as will set them free,
1853 slaves at $500 each-this being less
than the actual price now ruling the market !;
the purchasers to give bond that they will
emancipate, and provide for said slaves one
year after the sale, so that they will ''nei-
ther have the necessity to starve or steal"
"A merchant of Cincinnati, who trav-
elled through several counties of Indiana
last week, reports to the Gazette that the
hog cholera is prevailing to an alarming ex-
tent. The trade in stock hogs had been
checked in consequence, feeders not being
disposed to run the risk, which is now very
great. In some sections the opinion prevail
ed that the use of pork would be suspended,
in a great measure owing to the fear created
by the spread of the disease.
The British regiments stationed in
Canada are still being thinned by desertion.
They have no fancy for going to India, where
it is supposed they have been ordered. They
are deserting from the frontier towns singly,
in pairs, and in squads. One after another
disappeared from Kingston Barracks, and f.
nally sergeant and nine men who were set to
intercept the runaways, all got into boat to-
ge.her and rowed off to Cape Vincent, hay
ing first burned the officers boats to prevent
pursuit. Similar desertions are occurring
in Montreal.
In Petersburg, the other day, two free
negroes were ordered to be whipped for at
tempting to fight duel. 1t seems that if
they were both enamored of wise old wild
ow, who promised to marry both, provided
one kept the secret from the other, by keep
ing it to himself, and also, provided the one
steal more -four for her benefit, from the mill,
in which they were both working, than the
other. The trick being discovered by one
of the party, duel was the inevitable con-
sequence. But they were arrested before
either had fred their weapons.
The jackson gold box was formally
delivered to Councilman Van Tine, of New
York, in the capitol of Nashville Tennessee,
on the 4th inst, by Mr.. Andrew Jackson.
The Governor of the State and Mayor Of
Nashville were present when Mr.. Van Tine
received it in behalf of the Corporation Com.
mittee. Mr.. Van Tine has telegraphed to
Alderman Monaghan that Mr.. jackson at
first hesitated so to dispose of the legacy,
owing to the reception of files of remon.
STRANGE on the subject. Mr.. Jackson and
Mr.. Van Tine afterwards left the Hermitage,
en- route for New York.
The editor ofthe Augusta Constitution.
a7ist has been shown by DR.. D. Lee, Profes
cor of Agricultural Chemistry in Franklin
College, the result of some experiments ofhis
with the Chinese sugar cane. The syrup he
made was light colored, thick and very sweet,
and the finest specimen we have seen. DR..
Lees chemical knowledge has enabled him