Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-10-22
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Hon. William Pitt Fessenden died IN
Portland on Sunday evening, after an illness
of three days duration.
"A private despatch received in Char
lesion, says that everything in New York is
better for the suspension, and another des-
patch says,,that the banks are continuing their
business as usual,
"A private despatch received in Char
lesion, says that everything in New York is
better for the suspension, and another des-
patch says that the banks are continuing
their business as usual.
- A despatch from Jackson, Miss, to
the Louisville Courier states that the demo-
Gratis have carried the State by large ma
jority, electing Melville governor and an
entire delegation to Congress. This, if cor
rect, is gain of one member.
The Niles Enquirer records the good
luck of citizen of that village, who, while
bathing in the river, discovered after an
industrious "scrub" of his person of about
FIVE minutes, pair of drawers which he had
lost two years before.
Gov. johnson, of Tennessee, reports
the purchase for the State of the Hermitage,
and its tender to the Federal Government.
In case the tender is not accepted, the
Governor recommends that the property be
retained as residence for the future Cover
nors of the State.
"A friend sends US slip from the Office
of the Squatter Sovereign, giving the state
of the polls for Atchison County, K. T., in
the recent election. Joseph P Carr, Esq,
lately of and from this city, is elected to the
Council (Seuate) for that county, by ma.
jority of 81 over his competitor, G. May
Charleston Courier.
The New York Mirror regards the
suspension of the publishing house of Har-
per & Brothers, as wise measure. The
concern is VIGOROUSLY wealthy; but as
their debtors in the country could make no
remittances, owing to the lack of currency
and exchange-they preferred to gain time by
a suspension rather than to submit to the
extortions of Wall street usurers.
We learn by the Chester Standard
of the 18th, that in order to make assurance
doubly sure, and place the bills of the Bank
of Chester above the slightest semblance of
of cause for doubt, the Board of Directors
have come out in a card, pledging their
several private fortunes for the redemption
of the bills of the said Bank These gentle
men, we understand, are collectively worth
at least between 100000 and 81 100000.
The New York Express says, that in
spite of the anticipated reluctance ofEugland
to send specie to America, sore pressed as
she is by the Eastern wars, "nevertheless
gold must come, no matter what it costs us
for cotton is king and cotton alone can be
had of US in sufficient quantity to meet the
overruling demands of British manufacturers.
Bread may be got elsewhere, and other things
also; but cotton is American, and cotton must
be had, and gold now must pay for the cot
ton"
- Monarque, the French horse that
took the Goodwood Cup at the late race, in
which Mr.. Ten Broeck's horses ran, has just
been badly beaten at Chantily, in France,
by one of the English horses that ran for the
Goodwood, Mr.. PARIS Fisherman. Mon
argue was, in fact, fourth-Mr. Jackson's
Saunterer and a French horse occupying the
second and third positions. The race was
for the Emperor's stake of 10000 francs,
and 500 francs entry, with twenty-three
entries. Including bets, Mr.. PARIS winnings
amounted to about $4,000.
- The Trenton True american says that
the United States recruiting station in that
city is doing hourishipg business at this
time. Large numbers of men are enlisting
into Uncle Sans service, who doubtless con-
slider the eleven dollars per month pay and
found as better than living on hope, or work
without pay, or no work and no pay. There
are plenty of able-bodied single men, of a
better class than those who generally join
the army, who will be glad to enlist now, as
an alternative to beggary or starvation next
winter.
- We regret to learn of the death-after
an illness of nearly three weeks-of John
Siegliug, Jr., Esq, one of the most prominent
and promising of the younger members of the
Charleston Bar. His legal studies were
commenced in Charleston and finished at the
Law School of Cambridge, Mass. His rise
in his profession was rapid and sure, and
his worth and merit were recognized by all
with whom he was thrown into association.
He was popular and successful as the COM
mander of one of our companies of citizen
soldiery, and as a member of the Legisla-
ture of South Carolina, he had the approba-
tion and respect of our ccmmunity.-Gar-
lesion Courier.
"A severe shock of an earthquake was
felt in several sections of California on the
evening of the I'd of September. A despatch
from Nevada says: About twenty minutes
to 8 o'clock, this evening, quite a hard
shock of an earthquake was felt in this place,
causing for few minutes much CONSERVATION
among the inhabitants of brick buildings.
The court house was cracked from top to bot
tom, but the extent of the injury cannot be
ascertained until daylight. 1t shook out the
lights in the Jail Office, and the prisoners were
awfully frightened. All of the occupants of
the court house made some GOOD feats of