Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-26
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We learn from the Cincinnati Ga
=ette, of the 18th instant, that Mrs. Harrison,
widow of President Harrison, was very ill
at the resident of her son, the Hon. j. Scott
Harrison, about twenty miles from Cincin-
natl. IT, was feared that the venerable lady
would not survive many hours.
The accounts from some sections of
Virginia and North Carolina, relative to
the corn crops are very distressing. The
corn is drying up, and large fields will prove
almost worthless. A good rain would be
too late for many fields; but would save
others from utter ruin. '-.
THE Philadelphia North american
says the fall styles of ladies' bonnets will be
graced with clusters of artificial currants,
fox grapes, cherries and other fruits done in
glass of the least possible thickness. The
new bonnet is an unique affair, resembling
acabbage leaf trimmed with tomatoes.
It is said that one of the editors of
the Lewisburg Chronicle, soon after he went
tolearn the printing business went to see a
preachers daughter. The next time be at
tended meeting, he was considerably aston.
ished at hearing the minister announce as
his text, my daughter is grievously torment
ed with devil 49,. .....
THE 18th Of August, on which the
first telegraphic message was sent across, the
ocean, is memorable day, in American an
nails. On that day, in 1919, Cortez set out
on his expedition to Mexico in l777,. the
battle of Bennington, and in 1850 the battle
of Camden were fought, and in 1926 the
Northern Sea waa discovered by Capt.
Franklin
,--Dr. Maisoneuyrs new system Of avoid
ance Of Amputation in,casas Of injured limbs,
has been presented to the Academic de Med
icine, at Paris, and is said tohaye been tried
in various hospitals with success. The in
vention consists in the application of ma
chine by which the limb is sid to be torn
from the socket without pain and without
the loss of blood, the patient in some cases
being completely restored in the course Of a
few days.
The Recorder. of Chicago, ILL.,, in
charging the grand jury, recently, said -
"During the past five years 1 have held this
court, it has been my unpleasant duty to try
and sentence to the State prison several hun.
dred persons; and am sorry to say, that
while, it is an easy matter to find jurors,
who are ready and willing to. punish poor Of
tenders without position or friends, it is with
great difficulty that jurors can be found who
appreciate the fact that one bad man ofposi-
ton and wealth can do more harm than one
hundred poor men car, who are in the hum
bic walks ofiife." J
"A Few weeks since says the New Or
leans Crescent, we mentioned, as singular
circumstance, the marriage Of German
widow in the third district, to her fifth hus-
band-no one of the previous four having
outliyed his wedding year. Well, few
days since the fifth husband took the yellow
fever. He died, and on Friday was buried.
This singular and most remarkable fatality
among the the husbands of one lady would
create doubtful talk among that lady's ac-
quaintances, were not she we'll known and
respected, and the causes of the deaths of
her different husbands well known to their
friends. AS it is, it is one of the most Gu.
rious instances of fatality We ever heard Of
- The first steam machine adapted to
blowing purposes which has ever been tried
in this State was exhibited some days since
few miles from the city. The machine
was taken to the spot over an exceedingly
rough and hilly road, but attained speed
of some four miles per hour. 1t moved over
the field selected for the trial at about the
same rate, and is calculated to work half
dozen plows at time. Charles Mann,
practical mechanic of Troy, is the inventor,
and, while he confesses the machine quite
defective at present, is confident that it can
be made to operate with entire success
The trial took place in the presence of Com.
mittees of the State and County Agricultu-
raj Societies. York Herald.
One of our city physicians, has ham
ded US the following extract from letter
written to him by professional brother in
the upper country, describing somewhat
singular case, We believe Of rare occurrence
in surgical practice: Il must put in slip,
to give you an instance Of death from the
rapid accumulation of far. We had q young
man, residing Is miles from this place, who
was one of the miracles of nature. At the
age of % years he weighed 565 pounds; he
continued gradually to increase in flesh un-
til he reached over 600 pounds; he Was able
to get about with tolerable ease to himself,
and attended to his planting interest. Some
weeks ago he commenced increasing in flesh
very rapidly, and gained II pouudsper day |
then It was found he gained little over 2
pounds per day. Last week he died sudden
ly in his chaise, l think from the accumula-
ton of fat around the heart. Three days
prior to his death he weighed GIG pounds
and had he been weighed the day of his
death, no doubt he would have gone over
ego pounds. I have often seen him, and
visited his family few months ago profess
sionally.'-Savannah Neaes.
Speaking of the disputed question of
Gen. Jackson's birthplace, the Lancaster
Ledger says: The family Of Jackson was
Scotch, and emigrated at an early period to
n Al