Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-04-16
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a spoonful of mustard mixed in
tumbler of warm water, and drank lmmedl-
ately after taking poison, is safe and speedy
remedy.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, whose sermons
have created SO much excitement in Eng
land, is failing in consequence of his great
exertions. His voice gave way at his last
public appearance.
"A young thief, who was charged the
other day with picking pockets, demurred
to the Indictment, tfor that, whereas he had
never picked pockets, but had always taken
them just as they came"
An old gentleman Of our acquaint
ance says that he is the last man in the world
that will ever tyrannize over daughters af-
fections! So long as she marries the man of
his choice, he don't care who she 1ores.
- The Sacramento Times says, in the
course of report of the proceedings at
public dinner: "The Mayor of the city, and
the ladies, &C., were appropriately and ele-
gantly drunk, and the party separated in fine
cheer.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The Ad-
ministration had under consideration the
subject of the Indian difficulties of Florida,
and such measures are now progressing as
lead to the belief that their removal will be
peaceably effected.
There are fifteen British sailing ships
and nineteen steamers on the China station.
Besides these, several first class war steam
ers and squadron of twenty gun-boats have
recently left England for the seat of the dis
turbances at Canton, and have taken out
over 5000 troops.
- The Selma (Ala.) Sentinel, states that
negro woman belonging to Mr.. Garner,
living near Montevallo, gave birth to four
children (three girls and one boy) on the
2Sth ultimo. They are all living and said
to be thriving. The whole of them only
weighed fifteen pounds.
- The English journals received by the
last steamer indicate deep concern about
the reported loan of fifteen millions by the
United States to Mexico. They construe
this measure as an evidence that this Govern
ment is fomenting the Hispano- Mexican
quarrel, in the hope Of securing Cuba.
- Brilliant thoughts are often slow in
their formation, like the diamond. Thomas
Moore was frequently occupied three weeks
in writing song. Theodore Hook often
took about the same time to perpetrate an
impromptu, and Sheridan was frequently
employed all day in getting up joke, which
was supposed by some to be the inspiration
of the moment.
The Macon miss. Beacon says that
since the first appearance of the Scarlet Fe-
yer in Noxubee county, (about three months
since,) there have been upwards of hun
dred deaths. 1t has almost entirely been
confined to the Northeastern corner of the
county, and in many instances carrying nff as
-aaAay as- FIVE and six in a family.-1t is still
quite prevalent, but not SO fatal in its effects.
-LoU1svILLE, April 4.-Intelligence
has been received here of startling tragedy
which occurred at Washington, in this State,
yesterday. A man named Baker, resident
of that town, armed himself, and deliberate
ly took the life of his daughter, after which
he placed the deadly weapon at his own
breast and shot himself No cause has been
assigned as yet for this disgraceful tragedy.
We learn that the hog cholera contn.
ues to prevail to an alarming extent along the
Kentucky river, and the Ohio as far up as
Portsmouth. At dstillery in Gallatin coun-
ty, no less than 400 hogs died in two pens
in less than week. At the Carrollton dis
tillery the deaths among the hogs are fearful
ly on the increase, and We hear that the same
fatality prevails in Mason county.-Louis-
ellie Courier.
Our Town Council, says the Newber-
ry Sun, have called meeting of the friends
of this enterprise, connecting Atlanta, Ga,
with Chester, s. G., via Newberry on Thurs
day, the 10th day of July next. being the
second day of our Agricultural meeting
What say our neighbors of Anderson and
Chester? Let us hear from you. Send US a
large delegation. We hope, too, that the Di-
rectors of the Greenvile Road will be here.
"A carpet-sweeping machine has been
invented, which consists of a small box, in
which there is revolving fan that sucks up
all the dust and dirt and carries it into a
small compartment containing water The
woollen fbres and larger PARTICLES are depos-
tied in drawer. The sweeping is done by
pushing the box along over the surface Of
the carpet by handles. The whole appara-
tus is said to be light and simple, very last
ing, no dust is created, and the work is we'll
done.
a genuine Down Easter was lately es-
saying to appropriate square of exceeding
ly tough beef at dinner in Wisconsin hotel.
His convulsive efforts with knife and fork
attracted the smile of the rest, in the same
predicament as himself. At last Jonathan S
patience vanished under his illsuccess, when
laying down his utensils, he burst out with
the following :-"Strangers, you needn't
laff; if you haint got no regard for the land
lords feelings, you ought to have some re-
spects for the old bull" This sally brought
down the house.
Murders are so rife in the West, that
before the ink is dry by which the record is
,n,da of ono attractions crime another has tn