Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-04-16
pIERE.nIENTION.


Our Erskiue poet has again favored US. We like
his manner; ; the subjects he chooses, and the ap.
preeiaJle' style of his verses. With little more
care, "Willie" may do nobly. ''''''''"The Drunk
ards Home" a story by Livy, will appear ''''''''
A new post-office has been established at Pleasant
Ridge, CASTOR county, North Carolina, D. A. Jen'
kins, postmaster ....'.It turns out suddenly that
the new Council in Columbia has majority of
dry men and a fear is entertained in town that
the supply of fre-,rater will be cut off. Dread
ful!"...."The elections Connecticut is ascer-
tanned to be very favorable to the Democracy
They have gained two members of Congress, and
at all points exhibit large gains over the October
election. What of it ?'...'."'The contest in Mr.
Brooks District will be conducted by Gen. Bon
ham and NJ. R. Spann, ofiEdge6eld, and Mr.. Sui
Ivan, of Laurens. All other nominees have de-
clined. ....'.""A Rivas (Nicaragua) correspondent
sends Memphis paper specimen of cotton from
that country. The staple is very long and nearly
as fine as silk and the editor thinks that is the fl
nest cotton that he has ever seen. '".'' Railroad
connection now exists between Savannah, Geor-
ga, Charleston, s. c., and Memphis, Tenn. Sa-
vannah is thus brought within TAI miles, or a lit
tie less than forty hours travel of Memphis. The
distance from Charleston is but fifteen miles grea-
ter. From Memphis IN extension, now under
way, stimulated by liberal grants of public lands,
is to be made to Little Rock, Arkansas, and
thence on to Fulton and Henderson, Texas, there
to connect with the Southern Pacific railroad. "'
A fearful explosion occurred at Governors Creek
Coal-mine, chatham county, N. c., Monday be-
fore last, by which the Superintendent and four
workmen were instantly killed. '.'.'.It is said
that the Spanish government contemplates the es-
tabishment of subm arine telegraph between
Cuba and the United States. '..."The Kansas
fever is again spreading through the South. Capt.
Danforth, from Eufaula, (Ala.,) passed through
Columbus, Co., on Tuesday last, with forty-fve
emigrants bound for Kansas. Mr.. ]. W. Martin,
late editor of the Columbus Enquirer Joined the
party at that place. '"".""A dispatch from Chica-
90, April 8, says that band of Sioux Indians
made IN attack on the white settlers at Spirit
Lake, Indiana, on the 18th, and massacred num-
ber Fifteen of the settlers are reported missing.
......"The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says that Hon. F. W. Pickens. Of
South Carolina, has refused the mission to Spain.
....."The late frosts were very destructive in
Georgia. A letter from Greensboro, dated 7th in
slant, says "fruit all killed-corn and cotton all
killed-wheat allkilled-and quite gloomy time
with the poor farmers"
DR.. Hawks of North Carolina is engaged on
history of that State and has already made con-
siderable progress in his work. .'''''".Hon. John
lizard Middleton has been elected to fill the Sene-
torial vacancy caused by the election of Hon. R..
F. W. Aston to the Office Of Governor. ''...."'We
notice the death of DR.. L. H. Smith Of Columbia,
from the effects of measles ....."Edward Everett
has already secured and placed at interest sixteen
teen thousand dollars for the Mount Vernon Fund.
An Extra Court has been ordered for Spar
tanberg, to begin on the third Monday in August
next. ......Col. J. A. Calhoun, of Abbeville, de-
clines the nomination for Congress. '''.'"Mr. Ap-
pleton has accepted the Office of Assistant Secre-
tary of State and is succeeded in the editorship
of the Union by Mr.. VIM. H. Harris, of Missouri.
It is understood that the Union will be conducted
on its own responsibility, as Mr.. Buchanan has
determined to have no regularly constituted or
gan. ........Gen. Cass never tasted spirits IN his
life, and has not in his seventy years of existence,
drank more than half pint of wine--a sober Pre-
mier .......A destructive fire at Atlanta, Co., de-
stroyed several stores and seriously injured seve-
raj persons The loss is estimated at $100, ,00G.
........The resolution before the Massachusetts
Legislature, granting one hundred thousand dol
lars to aid the Free State settlers Of Kansas, was
ordered to third reading by 206 yeas to lob
nays ......"Gen. Sam Houston is n candidate for
Governor of Texas, in opposition to the democrats.
....'...At the late term of Richmond IN. c. Su-
perior Court, Stephen Cole was sentenced to pay
fine of five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
ten days, for cruelty beating and whipping his
wife, Served him right. ''''.'.'AdVertising is the
oil which wise tradesmen put into their lamps, and
that foolish ones neglect to use.