Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-30
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eatohed nothing"
"A genius in Massachusetts, has made
calculation, from the reports ofagricultural
productions, from which he estimates the
value of each warm, growing day, between
seed.time and harvest, at SIS, 10000 --
- The young ladies of Petersburg, Va,
arm themselves with bows and quivers, and
spend their leisure moments in the pastime of
archery; and (adds crusty old bachelor)
leave their stockings undarned.
-'7:---a" It is aisy enough" said Pat, "to
build chimney; you howld one brick up,
and put another one under it." A good
many people undertake to build fortunes on
this equitable principle.
- The number of emigrauts arrived at
New York for the weeking ending Sept, 22d,
was 2,S9S, making total, since the first of
the year, of 6O,165. The arrivals for a
corresponding period in 1857, numbered
139,955.
- 1t is stated in Cape Cod paper, that
the mackerel, though not decreasing in num-
bers, are becoming, every year, harder and
harder to catch. They are getting smarter
and more knowing, in consequence of being
found in schools.
"A colored man named William Bro
die, of the bark Overman, Of New York, who
was convicted some time since in Darien,
Ca, of attempting to inveigle slaves, was
last week hired out for sixty-6ve years to Mr..
James B. STRIPPING, of Tatnall county, for
1858, the amount Of fine and costs of suit
- The Kentucky Conference of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church, at their recent
session ratified, by vote of 26 against "a,
the action of the General Conference in
Nashville, ia expungiug the rule agaisnt the
"buyiug and selling of men, women and
children"
There has been fifty nine Writs and
sixty Sum, Pro. cases returned this Court.
These are the number placed upon the Dock
cts. We supposed the acceptance would,
perhaps, run the number to two hundred
cases. This is the smallest return that has
been made for years past.-AbbevtM Ban
ner.
- The Temperance law in New York
provides penalty of $50 for each instance
of its infraction. In order, therefore, to
test its workings, the council of the N. York
city Excise Board has instituted suit a.
gainst we'll known liquor dealer, for $751;
250, being the aggregate of the fines for 365
days of illegal liquor selling.
"A Boston paper almost hundred
years ago, contains the following advertise
ment: Brought from Havana, box Of
Cigerros, very rare article. The best Of
tobacco rolled up to the size of small finger
and of about FIVE inches in length for smo-
king. They are preferred by the Spanish
Dons to the Pipe. Those who may wish to
enjoy such Luxury, will please call and try
them.
f-Always suspect man who affects
great softness of manner, an unrufled even
ness of temper, and an enunciation studied,
r3v-J HI tHiu5
unnatural, and bespeak degree of mental
discipline into which he who has no purpose
of craft or design to answer, cannot submit
to drill himself. The more successful knaves
are usually of this description-as smooth
as razors dipped in oil, and sharp. They
affect the innocence of the dove which they
have not, in order to hide the cunning of
the serpent which they have.
The Louisville Journal of Saturday
says: We hear of few transactions in hogs in
this State for few days, there being stand
off between buyers, and sellers. Out West
hogs are offered freely at low figures. A
house in this city was offered t,oenty thous-
and dollars BY telegraph, on Thursday, at
two eligible packing points on the upper
Mississippi river, at Al cents net and We
hear of purchase at desirable point in In
diana of FIVE thousand head at cents net.
We understand that Messrs. Quingley &
Co., of Bowling Green, Ky, have contract
ed for some twenty-five thousand head to be
packed there this winter at cents net. 1t
is estimated that full $4,000 head will be
packed at that point this season.
- The time for the manufacture Of
"Catawba" is again near at hand. The vim
tage in the neighborhood of Cincinnati is
this year a total failure. The blight, and
mildew, and rot have destroyed the grapes.
The lovers of "Native Vine" need not
despair, however, for whiskey is abundant
and cheap, and it can be metamorphosed in-
to "sl'arkling Cawtaba" in any quantity,
and of superior quality, and we have men
of capital, enterprise and public spirit, who
will Ell all orders at home or abroad
Lacour's recipe is said to be excellent, and
"Sparkling Catawba" made after it, is said to
rival Longworth's best. Port, and Sherry,
and Madeirr, and Champagne are also in large
supply from our own vintage. E1derberrics
are abundant ; sulphuric, nitric and prussic
acids are in large supply.-Crusoder.
-Gerritt Smith wrote letter to the
Dress Reform Convention lately held in
Western, New York, apologiziug for his non.
appearance as speaker, and adding: i am
81 years old-my life is full of labors.
have felt all the older since my terrible fever
last fall. trust your meeting will be a
good one Oh, when will women have too
much selfrespect to indulge in this dress
foolery? How ashamed would she be of man,