Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-10-29
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We are rapidly appro1imating the condition Of
great and growing commercial metropolis
Cities as we'll as communities and individaaia
have to pay the tariff Of greatness and there is no
way to dodge the cost;or t6erespo probabilities. We
we're. considered slow people, old fogics, and
were sneered at for being behind the age for o
long time, but now We are among the foremost Of
the Young American fllibusters, and are strug-
Cling to get ahead Of steam and outsrrip the
telegraph. When we we're a slow people and
were content with moderate jersey wagon pace,
We lived in peace and quiet, every one setting nm
der his own vine and fig tree, and no one dared to
molest him Or mike him afraid. The good old
days of ADAM and Eye have passed away. alas.
forever, aud we have indeed fallen upon sya
times. a.. -. .,s.ss 49, -.
A homicide Of rather q painful and shocking
character was committed on Saturday morning
last IN a blacksmith's shop on Chalmers street. =
It appears that two men named JoHs REILLEY and
Amos SMITH had had some difficulty in the street
which ended, forthe time, in nothing more serious
than had words. The parties separated, SMITH
going into the shop which was next door TO his
dwelling, and RnrLLEY passing on down the strset
The latter had, however, not proceeded far, when
he turned back aud sought to renew the quarrel
with Smith, and carried his menaces 80 far ss to
pick up,a shoeing hammer, and advanced upon
his adversary in wsrlike attitude. The latter,
seeing the danger Of his position, and the neces-
sity Of doing something by way Of defending
himself, stopped down to pickup q fire shovel
which was being used for the furnace and while
in the act Of picking it up, he received 20 blow
from RE1LLEy with the hammer on the topof the
head, which, but for his hat, the doctor said
would have proved fatal. ..sE:T> >;.SssSsss 81 Z
The blow staggered Smith considerably but did
not disable him, and be met his adversary IN o
hand-fo- hand fight, dealing andreceiying blows,
At length RBILLEY received a blow With the sharp
side of the shovel on 5the left side Of the head
which felled him to the ground, and from the Of
fects Of which he died in about FIVE minutes. -. :.
Coroner KNaMAx proceeded 70 summon O. jury Of
inquest, who deliberated upon the case, and after
hearing the testimony retured q verdict in accor-
dance with the above facts. SMITH Immediately
gave himself mp and was committed to jail. It is
considered pretty clear case OF e1cusable homis
eide in self defence. y SO; $50 * {
Our city is likely to be flooded this winter BY
the foreign pauper population Of, the North, as
one Of the results Of the recent panic there. The
starving Thousands have been thrown out Of
employment in the free States, wiIlcome South in
shoals, and the consequence wilrbe suffering aud
crime of every possible grade and character /
noticed that the steamship Columbia, which reach
ed this port last Friday, from New York, brought
one hundred and nine sstserage passengers, men,
women and children, most Of whom are destitute
Of means and In search Of employment. And this
move may bs regarded as only the beginning Of
the end for the tide is just commencing in this d
rection, and every vessel and train OF cars that
arrives from the North for the next two months
may bring accumulating hundreds, whose olsmor
for bread and employment, must be responded to in
some way. This rs evidently q state Of things
greatly to be deplored, but in the very nature Of
things it is unavoidable I learn that in the city
of Philadelphia, forty thousand persons. of all
ages, sexes and conditions have been thrown out
of employment, who were dependant upon their
labor for their daily bread. =
The latest news from the Liverpool cotton mar
ket, which was brought out by the Baltic is rather
favorable than otherwise. Nineteen thousand bales
had been sold in three days, and the market is said
to have opened buoyant and closed quiet and stea.
dy. There was slight Improvement to-day in
the market of this city and fty-eight bales were
sold at nm advance Of e-eghtb, over former pri-
oes. The sales Of to-day, up to two o'clock, COM
prised 16s bales ct from IL to 12t cents. ..g5s.
It appears that the revulsion in the money mar,
ket is likely not to conne its results to this coun.
try but the panic has crossed the water, and Eng.
land is likely to suffer from the general PRESSURE
The Bank of England has advanced the rate Of IN,
terest to seven per cent thing which has not ocs
CURED before since 1s47. This is considered fsth-
er ominous Of evil, and some Of the knowing ones
are actasily predicting aspspension Of this nam;
moth institution. The. aggrayationl Of the press
sure across the water may be looked for, rhen tho
news Of the New York susPeusiont resehes Eus.