Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-12-23
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- The best words are those which have
the fewest syllables.
- The; North Carolina Conference has,
byan unanimous vote, expunged from the
general rule that one forbidding the buying
and selling Of slaves.
- The Legislature Of Mississippi appro-
priated the sum of thirty thousand dollars
Iorthe ersction of a monument to the late
Gen. Qaitmaay nvyxa g4@ .
We learn from an article in the Lau-
rensville, Herald that Mr.. J. G. Janney has
authorizedfthe executive Of the State Agri-
cultural Society to offer, at the next annual
fair, premium consisting Of twenty dol
lar silver goblet for the best twenty pounds
Of butter.
The fourth trial of Cancemi at New
York, for the murder of policeman Anderson,
has Just terminated. The jury agreed upon
a verdict Of manslaughter in the first degree.
The punishment for this offence is imprison-
ment for life, or period not less than ten
years. $40, .... ..... . ..--
IA cast-iron lamp-poss in the form OF
man was shipped from Portland to Havana
a few. days ago, The fact afforded an oppor-
tunityafor some one to circulate story that
q negro, concealed in box, had been ship
ped on board the vessel. The "friends OF
freedom" were agitated, but no "rescue'
was attempted .,-.
We understand that indictments were
presented to the Grand Jury Of the City
Court, this week. by the Attorney General,
charging that Swan and Co. were drawing
q lattery in this9citg gsnnder charter which
has+sxpired. The Jury, after prolonged
examination, during Two days, returned on
the indictment "no ill."-Augasta Con.
stitahoaalist.
The orange crop Of Louisiana this sea-
son is very large, andthe cropis selling from
plantation at from six to eight dollars per
thousand. Last year planter below the city
was offered for fifteen hundred dollars small
tract of land adjoining his, and which was
planted With orange trees offull growth. He
refused, and this season the owner of the
tract in question has sold his orange crop for
three thousand dollars.
- We regret to learn that Davidson
Neely, son Of Mr.. Starr Nicely, living in
Mecklenburg county, was instantly killed
on Tuesday last by becoming entangled in
the machinery Of cotton gin, while driving
the horses he was about Is years of age,
and lad of great promise. He was buried
at Ebenezer, in this District on Wednesday.
The sympathies of our community are with
the family in theirsad bereavement.-Roch-
RN Chronicle. ... s...
The wealth of the two great centres
of Boston and New York amounts to eight
hundred millions of dollars-New York hav-
ing s525;800, 900, Boston s275, 900, 900, or
little more than ene.half that of New York.
The property of Boston is one hundred mil
lions more than that of the city of Philadei-
phia,, and nearly three times that of Balti-
more. 1t is said that Boston has more pro-
perty, per capita, than any other city in the
world. -..-..- -: ~"
a gentleman from one of the upper
counties arrived here last evening, and
never having had the pleasure Of seeing the
General Assembly of the Georgia Legislature,
repaired to the Senate Chamber last night.
He quietly waited till they adjourned, and
left at the same time. This morning, be-
ing asked what he thought oft, he said he
chad never seen anything like it but once be-
fore, and that was breaking mp Of a negro
camp.n,eeting "-MilledgeriNe Corr. Au-
gasta Chronicle.
-A'gay young gentleman 10 St. Louis
entered daguerrean establishment few
days ago, and prepared to be done in the
highest.style of art. Pending the preliminary
arrangements he suggested that he would
look better if he had gold chain on, where
upon the operator kindly took out his watch
and accompanying pendant, which he hand
ed over with patronising air. The likeness
was taken, the plate removed from the in
strument and taken to the darkned cham
Der where certain mysterious enchantments
are supposed to be pronounced. At this
critical moment the gay young gentleman
took his hat and departed, forgetting to leave
behind him the watch and chain. The da-
guerreotypist has abandoned himself to des-
pair.
We are authorized to state that the
story about the yatch Wanderer bringing
800 slaves to this country is simply ridicu-
lous, from the fact that she could not pos.
sibly accommodate more than half num-
Der. The truth of the matter, as we are In
formed, is, that she had on board but eighty
negroes, who were selected on account Of
their health, vigor, size and strength; that
they were treated with the utmost care on
the voyage, and finally landed in good con-
aition at some point between Florida and
Georgia, where they readily brought seven
hundred dollars each-making m aggregate
Of ffty.six thousand dollars. 1t will be seen
BY the following extract from our correspon-
dence from the coast of Africa, that the
Wanderer was up the Congo riverin October
last: "At this place we learn that the
Yacht Wauderer and brig Helen are both up
the Congo river after slaves, so reported
Keen eyes are upon them, and they will
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