Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-29
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S---hev. CHARLES ,. walker, natiVeol
Charleston, and well known member Of the
South Carolina Conference, Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South, died at Spar
tanburg, S. c., on Sunday, 18th instant, of
an attack of quinsy.
The Huntsville Advocate says that at
the Chancey sale on Monday, in that town
twenty lone negrees-children, women and
men-brought s14, ,95S, an average ofS712,-
%. One man sold for 81 ,5S5, one girl thir-
teen years old brought 1925, and little
boy eleven years old sold at 1887. The sale
was cash one.
The inaugural ceremonies connected
With inducting Gov. Polk Of Missouri into
efice, were delayed more than half an hour
in consequence of there being no Bible at
the State House, and not copy in the Vi
cinity.. One was finally obtained at the PEN
itentiary.
- Another interesting item connected
with Missouri legislative matters is, that the
price Of board at Jefferson, the Capitol, has
been raised to $50 per week since the assem-
bling of the legislature. The members re.
ceiye only S2l per week. The Legislature
is about to adjourn to st. Louis, in conse-
quence of the exorbitant prices.
Within the last week nine Senators
have been chosen to the Senate of the Unit
ed States from eight States, and before the
end of the present session Of Congress nine
more will probably be chosen. to Ell all or
partially expired terms. Of the nine Just
chosen, four are Democrats and five Repub-
licans. The probable political complexion
of the Senate on the 4th of March next, it
an the vacancies are filled as expected, will
be as follows: Democrats 81; Republicans
20; Americans ,.
We are advised that The late election
for Sheriff in Laureus was failure. One
of the candidates had a majority of the votes
polled, but the number Of illegal votes rem
der it a tie, or at least decided the managers
10 declare it no election. Arnold received
7JJ3 votes, and Jones 721, but in couse.
quenee Of u illegal votes having been re-
ported and included in the returns, the man.
ayers Of the election determined to declsre
tho election void, aud ordered that another
election be held on the third Monday in
February next
e- y telegraph dispatch from Montreal,
Canada, on the l9th instant, states that the
mercury was twenty-five degrees below zero
on the 18th, and fifteen degrees below on the
18th. From Quebec to Washington there
was terrible SNOW storm on the 18th and
10Th. Throughout the whole course on the
seabord the snow is two feet on level, and
from six to ten feet deep in drifts, stopping
railroad trains and making the streets impas-
.ible for vehicles. Quite number of rail-
road accidents have occurred, caused by the
storm; the cars running off the tracks.
Those injured, so far as heard from, are
breakmen and tiremen.
- We learn (says the Raleigh Register
okthe Goth Instant by way of Goldsboro'
that te!egraphc despatch was received at
Weldon, from Petersburg, Va, on Thurs
day last, stating that owing to great def
cheney in the supply of coal, and the intense
severity OF the weather, nineteen persons
rere ti6:ea 70 dGaM.' We hope this report
may turn out to be untouudel, but fear that
il is too true, at least to some extent 1t
will be remembered by our readers, that the
Editor Of this paper stated in his last letter
atthe supply Of coal was nearly or quite
ont, and We know ourself, that wood is al
Ways scarce in that city. We understand,
also, that the snow in Petersburg was M'~c
hdeI'!'
1t seems that owing to the bluuaering Of
the last Legislature of Mississippi that State
has perpetual Governor. The Natchez Free
Trader of Tuesday last says: tIn his late
message to the Legislature on this subject,
which we publish this morning, Governor
McIae says that he is Governor for life. We
should have no objection to his being Gov.
ernor of Mississippi for many years to come; !;
but the organic law of the State provides
that the Governor shall be elected every two
years. But i, seems that The hotch work Of
the Legislature of 1854. in submitting
changes to the Constitution, having managed
to make the term Of sorcrnorship perpetu-
al, and no one can tell when the official term
Of the Judges and members Of the Legisla-
ture will expire. The whole affair is in
mud, and for oursc!f We cant see wis ia to
decide the point in question:
- Rice was introduced into South Caro-
lima from Madagascar, about the close of the
seventeenth century, aud first sown where
the city of Charleston now stands. Tie few
grains of rice thus planted as an experiment
produced abaulantly; and On being thor
ousLly tested, 'hs low lands Of that State
w.re found to be peculiarly adapted to its
culture, aud continues to this dsy to be the
eeutre OF tie rice growius region Of the
United States. Tke white rice, such as is
now cultivated in China ard other rice
growing countries, MAS iirst introduced: it
however. MSS soon SUPERSEDED entirely hr
the Golden seed yarictv--now the rice oi
comlnerce. This rice has been very much
improved Of late years, and has resulted III
ti.. ,.9au:!iep Of = variety eagerly sought
in the market at almost any price, known as
the "long grain --.I"n .ionq"ia '(".l
Republican.