Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-13
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Hhett, for the U 5. Senate, and endorses the
the sentiments.
Rumor has gained currency within
few days, says the New York Times, that
British agents are quietly engaged in the
business of enlisting soldiers in this country
for the purpose of replenishiug the ranks of
their army in India, the late detection among
the native troops having rendered it necessa-
~ to increase their forces in that country
with a more loyal class of soldiers.
Queen Victoria gave state ball to
which invitations to 1900 people were issued.
The Queen wore black silk dress, trimmed
with black lace, and black ribbon, and white
water lilies, and green leaves; the whole
ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty's
head dress was diamond and opal circlet,
and white water lilies and green leaves. The
princes royal wore dress of black net over
a rich black glace, trimmed with silver rib
bon and wheat ears
The abingdon (Va.) Nrgintan say .:
"There is a natural bridge within 62 miles
of this place, in Scott county, Va, compar-
ed with which the bridge over Cedar creek
is a mere circumstance The Scott bridge
extends across the chasm more than twice
80 feet in width, and is 420 feet deep, at the
bottom of which flows a much larger and
more rapid stream than Cedar creek. The
arch of the Scott bridge is not so perfectly
formed as that of Cedar creek, but it is not
less bridge, with broad wagon road loca-
ted upon it. The survey for the Cumber-
land Gap Railroad passed through the arch
of this bridge. 1t is, perhaps, the widest
and most stupendoos curiosity in the United
States, and yet it is mparatively unknown"
- The latest advices from Europe are to
the effect that the crops in all parts of Con-
tinental Europe promise rich harvest, and
that, as will be seen by the reports of the
different markets, breadstufs are declining
in all markets. In some parts of Germany
farmers have already began to harvest their
rye crops, and bread made of new rye -four
was in general use and pronounced of good
quality. The tobacco plantations in South
ern Germany have been much refreshed by
late rains, and promise good crop. The
grape vines in Germany have ceased bloom
ing, and single berries have reached the size
of small peas. If the summer should con-
tinue as it has begun, the wine of 1856 will
be outdone by the produce of 1857, both in
quantity and quality.
-One day last week, Michael Cromer,
of Mercersburg, Franklin county, Pa, cut in
ten consecutive hours ten acres of wheat in
thoroughly workmanlike manner. 1t turned
two hundred and ffty-two shocks, or three
thousand andtuentyjour sheaves-beipgn near
ly three hundred and three sheaves per hour,
and over five per minute during the whole
time of cutting. This is, perhaps, the most
extraordinary cradling ever done in this
country. In amount it is considerably be-
yond the average of Reaping machines. AT
the close of the performance, Mr.. Cromer
did not appear to be much fatiguod, and ex-
pressed his ability and readiness to under,
take the cutting of an adjoining lot of seven
acres the following day.
The New Orleans Delta estimates the
number of slaves at the South at over three
and half million, at their aggregate value
at present prices, at fully sixteen million Of
dollars. The cotton plantations in the South
is estimated at about eighty thousand, and
the aggregate value of their annual product,
at the present prices of cotton, is fully one
hundred and twenty-five million of dollars,
There are over fifteen thousand tobacco plan
tations, and their annual products are valu-
ed at fourteen million of dollars. There are
two thousand six hundred sugar plantations,
the products of which average annually
more than twelve million. There are five
hundred and fifty y-one rice plantations, which
yield an annual revenue of four million Of
dollars.
"A watch formerly belonging to Bene-
dict Arnold is now in the possession of the
Connecticut Historical Society. The Hart.
ford Courant says its isan old "bull's eye."
which accompanied Arnold through his mill.
tary campaign. The watch was presented by
Arnold to Jeremiah Atwater, who in the
Revolutionary War was killed at Danbury
Connecticut. The watch then became the
property of his wife Eunice. She afterwards
married John Goodrich, OF New Haven. and
was the mother of Andrew T. Goodrich
who for many years was bookseller anG
publisher in New York city. This watch
came into the possession of A. T. Goodrich
from his parents, and was left by him at hi.
death with his son-in-law, the Rev. L. Smith
Hobart, of Michigan, by whom it is pre-
sented to the Connecticut Historical Society
In the Crusader, temperance maga
zine, published in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Au
gust, we find the following just and well mer
tied compliment to the Judiciary of South
Carolina "Chief Justice O'Neill, of Soutl
Carolina, has recently delivered in Colum
bia, two addresses on the Law and Equit,
benches of that State from their beginning
He takes up each Judge and Chancello
separately, and gives his biography, ant
sketches his peculiarities. These addresse
should be preserved in the archieves of tn
State, as they will be of inestimable valu
to the future historian. No man living i
so well able to give these delineations as tn
venerable O'Neall. Although We are no
personally interested, We have read then
with profound interest. No State in the u