Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-02
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living animal or vegetable can enjoy health
IN darkness. Light is almostas necessary as
air, and 4 brown tan is far preferable, even
as q matter Of beauty, to sickly paleness Of
complexion. Marx this advice, all yeladies
whosare SO fondsof ssdark parlors." {:
Lieut.. Craven has received preparato-
fy.orders for building boatsa and making 9th;
arrangements for the survey of the 18th:
mus Of .Darien, with view to the construc-
ztion Of ship canal. He will start before
October. The Navy Department has made
application to the War Department for the
assignment Of an officer to cooperate with
the expedition.
The superintendent of the Marietta
and Cincinnati railroad discharged q condue-
tor belonging to that road, The conductor
was asked why he was discharged. "Well,"
said he. ssI was discharged for giving a
free pass, 7aWhat made you such fool
as to giyesa free pass ?" ttWell, you see,"
replied the conductor, 81 got tired of riding
alone, and gave 4 friend ofmine free pass
TO go along for company. = - },
A French periodical, Ami des Scien-
ces, states that,the best method of increasing
the laying Of hens which are kept in confne-
ment, and thereby of making them profitable,
is, to feed them on refuse meat. This re-
places with advautage,t the animal food which,
when atslarge, they seek in the shape of in
sects and worms. The hen prefers meat to
grain, which, when exclusively employed, is
injurious to their health and an obstacle to
abundant laying.
The betrothed of the princess royal
Of England is described as fine looking
young man, in height about FIVE feet eight
inches. His department is exceedingly dig
.nffed. His complexion is naturally fair,
although his face is slightly Drowned by out
door sports and exercise. he has light hair,
cut; very close, still, lighter moustache,
which runs into thin light whisker, and
does not conceal pair of large red lips
His nose is long, aud bien pronone, his eyes
ARE blue, and his face is of the somewhat
!. broad German type.
&C. The Newark. Daily Advertiser says
: The crop of strawberries in New Jersey this
year has been unusually large. tits estima-
ted that the FIVE steamers running from South
jersey to New York City land daily on an
average 1900 barrels, and that the railroads
bring in enough to swell the aggregate to at
least 8, ,000 barrels Each barrel contains
about 200 baskets equivalent for the whole
number to 100000 baskets. These sold at
81 seents each, would bring S21, 900 as the
daily expenditure in this city for this single
{ luxury.
g The Journal of the General Conven-
tion Of 1855 has just been published. 1t is
"a document extending through 526 pages,
giving statements in detail of the various
dioceses in the, United States From the
summary of statistics we extract the chief
items: Clergymeni in 81 dioceses, 1928; !;
":communicants, 119, $40; baptisms in 80 di-
oceses, 1887; parishes in 20 dioceses, l.
825; Sunday school scholars in rs dioceses,
.82,0l4; Sunday school teachers in 20 dioce-
2ses, 9,235; clergy deceased in % dioceses,
58. The various contributions for church
objects during the three Convention years
reach the sum of s2,4O2,sSS. In 1858
there were reported 1851 clergy, 1O5, 1876
Ecommunicants, 4S,157 baptisms, l,l5O par
<ishes, 62,876 Sunday school scholars, and
1881 teachers. In 1888, the clergy were
1851, the communicants As, $50, the baptisms
1888, and other things in about the same
proportion.
We learn from the Richmond Whig,
that lady while passing through the Capt.
tol Square, Monday, was constrained to soli-
cit the assistance of gentleman, under very
peculiar circumstances. She was observed
to clutch her dress below the right hip, and
to manifest sudden and alarming trepidation
In response to her call for aid, gentleman
who was passing walked up, and was inform
ed that reptile of some kind had sought
shelter beneath her dress. He advised her
to shake her garments, and she did so sever
al times, without ridding herself of the "var-
mint" The gentleman, at her request, then
inserted his hand between the drapery of
her exterior skirts a. the crinoline, but his
fingers coming in contact with the snake, or
whatever it might be, he quickly withdrew
them. The lady again gave her skirts a
shake, and out dropped small red lizard,
which was quickly despatched by the gen.
tleman who had exhibited his gallantry.-
She, of course, experienced great relief, and
after pleasantly thanking the gentleman for
his attention, resumed her yak.
The Louisville Democrat says: The
recent difficulty between Col. Major, of the
Frankfort Yeoman, and Mr.. Green, of the
Commonwealth, has brought to notice again
two weapons which, according to the code,
may be considered classic. We allude to
the celebrated instruments known respective
ly as the "Clay" and "Burr" pistols. AL
though it was finally decided to use Ken
lucky rifles, pistols were not forgotten in the
arrangement, and each party, We learn, test
ed his skill at eight, twelve and fifteen PAGES.
Col. Major used the "Clay pistol" with the
history of which almost every one is famil-
lar. Mr.. Green had the celebrated "Burr
pistol at his disposal. We do not care to
describe them, but suggest that they would
form material for a series of views in Frank
Leslie's illustrated Paper. The weapons are
very similar to each other, and are sugges-