Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-11-12
MERE-MENTION.

Mr.. L. B. CLINTON Of this place, was on Satur-
day last, elected Captain Of the "Brier-Patch"
Beat Company, rice Capt. MILES WALLACE. re-
signed ....InNewJ Jersey, the have elect
ed six out of eight Senators. The Senate will thus
stand: Is Democrats to 6 Opposition. In the
House: Democrats 80, Opposition 25.''''.''''
Massachusetts, has gone largely Black Republican,
and BANKS is elected Governor by large plu-
rality. ......The Alabama Legislature assembled
on Monday last. ........The amount of specie sub
iect to draft by Government, is nine million eight
hundred thousand dollars. .'''''Corn is offered at
twenty-three cents bushcl by the farmers along
the Wabash Valley, deliverable at their own ex-
pense in Vincennes, Indiana. ''''''. The Americans
have carried Maryland by an increased majority
as compared with the last Presidential Election.
..".""Judge MACBETH hos been elected Mayor of
Charleston, over Mr.. RICHARDSON Esq, by 125
votes. .........Hon. JNo. s. PRESTON arrived in
Columbia few days since, from a visit to Europe.
.....""As usual, the proprietors Of the South
Carolinian propose to send that excellent journal
during the Session of the Legislature, to subscri-
bers for One Dollar, postage free. ''''''''JoHN E.
WARD has been elected President of the Senate Of
Georgia, JOHN W. H. UNDERWOOD Speaker of the
House. and ALEXANDER SPEAR Clerk Of the House
Hon. Mr. TooMBs has been reelected by the
Georgia Legislature to the Senate Of the United
States ......The numerous friends of Bishop
ANDREW, will be panied to lealn that lie is in very
bad health. The North Carolina Christian Ad-
vocate thinks it doubtful whether he will be able
to attend the session of the Methodist Conference
to be held in that State this month. If he is un-
able to attend Bishop PIERCE will take his place.
1.-TWO female horse thieves were arrested q
feT days since at Louisville. '.'.In looking over
the schedule of articles to be presented to the
different Indian tribes, for which the Secretary of
the Interior invites proposals, observe the item
"two hundred dozen scalping knives Our
hand went up involuntarily to the "place where
the hair ought to "........It is estimated that
the wheat crop of Wisconsin, for the year 1857,
will amount to eighteen millions of bushels-be-
ing an increase of six millions over 1856. '.'.'A
delphia. He was soldier of the revolution, and
perhaps the last witness of the execution of Major
ANDRE. TheWilmingto Heraldsays that in the
vicinity of Asheville, N c., last week, snow fell
to the depth of five inches ''..''"The latest ad-
vices from California say that the Mormons intend
to remove to the Russian Possessions, should the
Federal Government seriously interfere with them.
The Saints at Carson Valley were TO leave for
Utah, about the last of October. They had re-
ceived orders from BRIGHAM YOUNG to form q
cavalry company ......."LEvI SUMRALL died in
Clark county, Miss on the 21st ult., leaving fifty
nine grand children, one hundred and twenty
seven great grandchildren, and two great-great-
grand children, besides his own children, all now
living in the county of Clarke. He has also had
twenty-five grandchildren who died before him.
...".""Gen. J. PINcKNEY HENDERSON has written
letter, in which he states that if the Legislator
of Texas is willing to trust him in the seat Of the
United States Senate which Gen. SAM. HUSTON
will leave at the close of the present Congress, in
1859, he will accept the Office ..''""'The Chicago
Times says that during the fire in that city, on
Monday, Milwaukee fireman named COOPER,
was taken out of the ruins of BARNUM's store,
after having been buried there for about two
hours. He was insensible when first taken out,
but soon revived, and commenced swearing at his
rescuers for not digging him out sooner. .'.......
Another letter has been received from CHARLES