Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-03
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--Ihe COST OF the ponce OF the city OF
London during the last year was sA,7s4.
The Columbia Times, ola recent date,
announces the death of DR.. A. Fitch, for
many years Druggist in Columbia.
- The Caro1inian says: We note the
first introduction into this market of the new
sugar cane syrup. Capt. he. Davis, of
Fairfield district, has consigned a small guam
tity-about ten gallons-to Mr.; E. Hope.
The Carolinian says, under the head
Of "Geogia and South Carolina united"
that by despatch received on Monday eve
ming last, it is informed of the connection Of
the Georgia and South Carolina Railroads,
by the completion of one Of the tracks.
- The Bishop of London has prepared a
prayer, to be, used by the churches of his
diocese, for the restoration of the "power
and influence of British sway over the less
civilized tribes of India" What would the
Bishop say if the slave traders were to have
similar prayers said before they make foray
upon the "less civilized tribes of Central At
riea."
"A patent medicine vender Of Roches-
ter appeared in the streets of that city in a
new and elegant business carriage drawn by
pair of fine elks. The elks, which are swift
footed, handsome animals, are entirely tame,
and well trained to their work. Although
surrounded by large crowd of gazers, they
stood as fearlessly and calmly as pair of po-
MES, and started obedient to the wish of their
driver, without any baulk or hesitation.
The Batavia IN. W Times says that
few days since, two men travelling on foot,
on the Attica railroad, when within two
miles of the village, found ten or fifteen cords
of wood, which had tumbled over on the track.
They went to work clearing it of, and know
ing that it was about time for the Attica train,
one of them went back some distance, and
succeeded by swinging basket in stopping
it. For this noble act, which probably saved
lives snd property, the Conductor gave them
ten cents each, and ride to town!
- Henry Porter, U. S. Judge for the
District of North Carolina, was appointed a
Judge by Jefferson in 1901; was ten years
old when the Declaration of Independence
was declared; heard General Washington
deliver his first message to Congress, and at
tended his levee, was acquainted with JET.
ferson, Hamilton, Madison, and elder Ad-
ans, Charles Carroll of Carrolltou, William
Pinckney, and other distinguished men who
figured in the early history Of the country,
and was for long time associated with Chief
Justice Marshall.
MIR. G. c. Bennett, says the Boston
Adcertiser, is now visiting Boston, with a
view to obtaining subscriptions for book
containing facsimile of Washington's
account with the United States, kept during
the years 1858, from the time when he
took command of the army at Cambridge to
the surrender at Yorktown. During this
period, as is we'll known, Washington accept
ed no compensation for his invaluable servi-
ces in the public cause; but he KEEP. an ex-
act account of his expenditures, making
them alone charge upon the treasury. This
account, of which fac-simile is contained
in the book before us, occupies sixty,six
foolscap pages, and is a model of official
neatness. The whole is in Washington's
own handwriting. Frequent notes in expla-
nation of particular charges show how scru-
pulous he was in carrying out the plan he
had formed to make no charges upon the
public, beyond the amount of his expenses.
The aggregate expenditure for the eight
years was g16,31l lis. Id. OF this sum a
little more than one-third was paid for house
hold expenses, about one-sixth was spent for
secret intelligence, about one-quarter was
paid for expenses iu reconnoitering and in
travelling, sometimes with and sometimes
without the army, and the remainder was
used to defray charges of a miscellaneous
nature. The amount must be regarded as
very moderate. The fac-simile is executed
in good style, and presents every appearance
of being an exact copy of the original ac-
count. Those who wish to possess this in
teresting memorial, now have an opportuni-
ty to acquire it at moderate expense.
Charleston Courier.
j. Maxcy Timmons, Esq, has pre-
seuted to the Darlington District Agricultu-
raj Society report on Sorgho, which ap.
pears in the Family Friend of the 26th inst.
He describes the result obtained as follows:
"Three experiments, with numerous others
that Mr.. Ward and I have tried, convince me
that at the lowest calculation, taking the
cane IS it grows on an average, large and
small, 1t will yield one gallon of juice to
ever twenty canes, or five gallons to every
hundred canes-aud that eight gallons of
juice boiled in properly constructed vessels,
will yield one gallon of syrup. Ihave ac-
urately measured the ground, and counted
and calculated the cane, so that I am able
to lay down the following statistics as reli-
able. Here have put the figures lower than
in my experimental journal, because I pre-
ferred to be on the sure side. I have laid
down four feet as the distance apart for
planting, though my conclusion now is that
three feet or three and half at most, is sufi-
ciently wide, which of course would make the
yield greater. One acre land that will yield
Is bushels of corn, will, planted in Chinese
Sugar Cane, in drills four feet apart, make
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