Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-02-05
mERE.nIENTION.

The sale of the personal property of William
Bratton, decd, will take place Thursday, the 10Th
| instant, on the premises. See notice. MFR.
Harrys address, on the outside, is sensible and
straight froward exposition of Temperance doc
trines Read it. Also, an interesting paper con-
cerning the Tower of Babel and, on the fourth
page, full quota Of fun and frolick with sprink-
ling of the Useful. Under the new arrangement,
the selections for the outside are made by our
Publisher, and we are rather inclined to think
there's slight improvement about it. .'..'.....In
the House of Representatives, resolution has
heen reported to impeach Judge Watrous, of the
District Court of Texas. For some reason, the
people of that State are much incensed against
him. and determined that he shall be removed
The matter promises to create considerable ex-
citement. .....""The North Carolina Legislature
appointed Monday last as the day Of adjournment.
The Western Extension Bill passed both Houses,
in form providing for the building of the road
only to Morganton. The French Broad Bill and
the Wilmington and Rutherford Bill, taking off
certain restrictions imposed by the last Legsla-
ture, were passed. "....".John W. Forney, the de-
feated friend of Mr.. Buchanan, is now spoken of
as the new Postmaster General ........The differ
ence between ours and the North Carolina Rail-
roads is thus stated by Salisbury paper: ''We
used to hear our merchants say they could never.
get the South Carolina Company to rectify mis-
charges and foot up damages without its costing
more than it was worth. We have heard no such
complaints against the North Carolina road
Wonder if there's anything in it ?......Since the
signal defeat of the Blue Ridge scheme in the last
Legislature, vigorous effort has been in progress
to raise IN amount sufficient to secure the State
subscription, on any terms. The amount required
is 1920, 900; of which Charleston is charged with
Sl50,0O0, and Anderson with $4,000 The eff
fort may succeed, but we shall question the
means
1t is stated that Nicotine-in the form Of tobac-
co smoke or decoction Of the leaves-is an anti
doe to poison by strychnine The latter poison ex-
erts specific action by exciting the muscular sys-
tenn into state of tetanic contraction and thus
produces death indirectly by rendering respiration
mechanically impossible. Nicotine is also dead
ly poison, by relaxing the action of the muscles
and so counteracts and neutralizes the strychnine
If need be- try it, ......'The first snow ever known
in the city of Mexico fell, the Goth December.-
Fancy the 'feelinx" of grown-up man, for the
first time amongst the snow fakes !........ Two of
the seamen of the unfortunate Lyonnais were re-
Gently picked up by the Bark ESSEX and reported
that sixty of the passengers were drowned. The
balance took to the Boats and it is likely that
many were saved as several vessels were in sight.
..'..""Thc names of the three renegades in Penn
sylvania whose detection brought about the defeat
of Forney, are Msansr, Wagonseller and La5o.-
What names! The two first are good English,
and talk for themselves Labo is Latin, we pre-
sumo, and means, to totter, to fall, to go to ruin
There's something in name, after ALL The De-
mocrats are burning the recreants in efgy all over
the State, and we would not be surprised to learn
that the trio had been hung. The. boarders at the
hotel where Meaner was boarding very properly
protested against his remaining after this self
exposure, and the landlord dismissed him. Anoth-
er landlord, to whom he applied, declined receiving
him. The landlord, at whose hotel Labo, and
Wagonseller, the other two renegades, boarded,
gave them notice 10 quit TT is said On effort will
be made to e1pel Meaner from the Legislature.
'''.'""The spartanburg papers report that the
Rolling Mills, about seven miles from that town,