Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-03-12
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Noble, a youth of about 10 years of age and
the oldest son of Mr.. A. Noble, of our Dis
trict, was accidentally drowned, on Friday
last, the 9Th ult., in the Savannah river.
He was out fishing alone and is supposed
to have fallen out of the tteau.-Iadepen-
dent Press.
1t is stated that the British Govern
ment have directed the ascent of the river
Niger by screw steamer annually for the
next FIVE years, in order to obtain purtect
knowledge of the course and sources of this
famous stream. The French have two screw
steamers; one, the Aquitine, of 700 tons
burthen, actively engaged in the navigation
of the Senegal. On her first trip, she as
cended that river with 600 tons of goods and
lO0tons of coal, and safely returned with
full cargo of gum, wax, skins and other
articles.
The Indiana Senate have passed to a
second reading bill providing that every
person who shall desire to indulge in the
drinking of spirituous or malt liquors shall
procure yearly license or permit from the
clerk of the court-the clerk to keep a reg
istry of all persons who may apply for per-
, mits. All fines or violations of the law to
s.go to benevolent Institutions; all persons
who shall sell to persons who have no per-
mission to drink to be fined in heavy sums,
&c. The reading of the bill was received
With considerable mirth.
-. - Wewere panied, yesterday, to learn
of the sudden death of Captain Thomas
2 Petierue, late of the United States Navy.
He was on his plantation, in Abbeville Dis
<5trict, when he was attacked with somewhat
severe indispositiou on Monday last, and
8 though he rallied and there were hopes of
his speedy recovery, he died at about 5
o'clock on Friday morning. He was one OF
those who suffered under the action of the
late board for improving the efficiency of the
Navy, and has not survived the opportunity
sofinvoking justice Charleston Standard
s-The Queen of England's Head Dress
has 20 diamonds in circle, worth $500
each-two large ones worth SlO,O 900 each;
four diamond crosses in the same worth s6O,-
600; four large diamonds on the tops of the
crosses worth $500, 900; twelve others in
Rcufs de lis worth s50, 1000; eighteen small
ones also worth $4,000; pearls and dia-
mouds on the crosses and arches worth $780,
600; 141 small diamonds worth S23OO; 26
diamonds in the upper cross worth sl5OO;
two circles Of pearls which are worth Slo,-
900. All these stones are set in gold, and
cost aside from the precious metal S559,5oo.
II a gentleman wants wife, he wears
a ring on the first finger of the left hand;
If he is engaged, he wears it on the second
finger; if married, on the third and on the
fourth, if he never intends to get married.
When lady is not engaged she wears dia-
mond ring on her first finger; if engaged,
on the second; if married, on the third ; and
on the fourth, if she intends to be maid.
When gentleman presents fan, flower,
or triukets to lady, with the left hand, this,
on his part, is an overture Of regard should
she receive it with the left hand, : is con-
sidered as an acceptance of his esteem; but
/. if with the right hand, it is refusal of the
offer. Thus by a few simple tokens, ex-
planned BY rule, the passion of love is ex-
pressed.
- President Pierce has, during his term
of Office, been regular attendant at the -Four
and-a-half street Presbyterian Church. Last
Sabbath was remarkably fine day. The
crowd in the city attended church with our
citizens. The Four-and-a-half street Church
was very much crowded all the pews IN the
house were filled at an early hour except the
one occupied by the President. He came
in as the service began. Rev. Mr.. Sunder-
land, the pastor, in the course of his sermon,
took occasion to address the President. He
alluded to the great dignity to which he had
been called as President of this great nation;
of the success of his administration of the
cessation of popular clamor, and the pros
perity of the nation of which he had been
the head; and alluding, feelingly, with tears,
to the sorrow of that church and the people
at large at the departure of the President
from among US. A solemn stiffness and
many tears bore witness tothe truthful state
ment.- Washington Union.
-Barrington Thomas, an eccentric and
witty collegian, of former days, from George
town, in this State, or its vicinity, was ar
raigned before the Faculty of the South Caro-
lima College, for killing the dog of some citi-
zen of Columbia. On being brought up to
the Bull Ring, as the students fan1iliarly
termed the bar of collegiate justice, Thomas
respectfully asked permission to make his de-
fence; and the privilege having been accor-
ded him, he addressed the Faculty as fol
lows: "Mr. President and gentlemen of
the Faculty! As I was taking one of my
nocturnal perambulations, for the better
preservation of my health, met one of the
canine species, who made an attack upon my
outward tabernacle, and lacerated my pedes-
tails; whereupon, I drew forth one of those
cylindrical instruments, which were invented
by man, for his better defence against the
hostility of his neighbor, and excoriated the
epidermis of his pericranium?" ?" This un-
expected and humorous defence was follow
ed by an explosion of laughter from the
College diguitaries, and the waggish culprit
was dismissed with impunity.