Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-03-11
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- Com. NJ. c. Perry, of the United
States navy, died in New York on Thursday

of the Lunatic Asylum of South Carolina,
held on Saturday, the 9th instant, Charles
2. Pelham, Esq, was unanimously elected
Il member of that oard.-Coroh"iGH.
- The members of the Boston Corn and
Flour Exchange, VIC observe, arc takingstep
towards establishing a standard Of buying
and selling corn by wcight-9b pounds is
recommended.
An extra Of the Austin (Texas) State
Gazette states that the joint select committee
upon the Kansas message of the Governor,
reported favorably upon a bill to appoint
delegates to a convention of the Southern
States, provided that one be called by 4 ma
iority of the slave States, and appropriated
ten thousand dollars to pay expenses.
-T The Sclectmen of Chester, n. IT,,
sold a Bible few days since, to John Pick
ey, ESQ, of Boston, which was printed in
the year 1911. The Manchester Mirror says
it was owned by a family by the name of
Morse, and had descended down from father
to son for over two hundred years, till not an
heir remained to claim the sacred word. 1t
was in great preservation, and a great curl
osity, but went for the small sum of So.
-The Havana correspondent of the \.
York Times, states that Santa Anna was ex-
pected at Havana on the first of February,
and that he would take passage from that
place on a Spanish war steamer for Mexico,
to assume the Presidency of that country
ssfor the last time" 1t is likely that Spain,
who is instrumental in restoring the old Gen
eral to his country andto honors, will receive
full equivalent on the settlement of the diff
~culties with Mexico, under Santa Annals di-
~rection.
- We e happy to announce that the
Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free Masons OF
South Carolina, at their communication, on
Tuesday night last, promptly and literally
responded to the call of 1.-The Southern Mat
ron" and subscribed the sum Of one hundred
dollars, as a Lodge donation, towards the
Mount Vernon purchase. They also recon-
meuded that the several Lodges under their
Jurisdiction, should take action on the sub
iect, at their April meetings, and respective
members should subscribe one dollar each
to the same glorious Cause Charleston C0u-
Tier.
- Persons sending transient newspapers,
price currents. circulars, hand bills, and 9TH
er printed matter by mail, sometimes place
on the ~envelop or on the sheet itself, their
initials or the stamp of their house, or a dl-
~rectiou to charge their box, all ofwhich sub
.ject them to letter postage. For their H.
formation the following extract from the act
of Both August, 1852, is published: "Any
word or communication printed on the same,
after its publication, or on the corner or
wrapper thereof, or any writing, or marks
on it, except the name and address of the
person to whom it is sent, subject the whole
packet to letter postage" DC.
"A writer in the National ~Intelligerccr
says hat spirits of hartshorn is a certain rem
edy for the bite of a mad dog. The wound,
he adds, should be constantly bathed with it,
and three or four doses, diluted, taken in
wardly during the day. The hartshorn
decomposes chemically the virus insinuated
into the wound, and Immediately alters and
destroys its Righteousness. The writer, who
resided in Brazil for some time, first tried it
for the bite of a scorpion, and found that it
removed pain and Inflammation almost in
stantly. Subsequently, he tried it for the
bite of the rattlesnake, with similar success.
At the suggestion of the writer, an old friend
and physician tried it in cases of hydrophobia,
and always with success.
The Newport Spectator says there is
4 young man in a town Of Vermont, who can
not speak to his father. Previous to his birth
some difference arose between his mother and
her husband, and for considerable time she
refused to speak to him. The difficulty was
subsequently healed-the child was born and
in due time began to talk-but when set
ting with his father was invariably silent. 1t
continued so till it was five years old, when
the father, having exhausted his powers of
persuasion, threatened it with punishment
for its stubborness. When the punishment
was inflicted, it elected nothing but signs
and groans, which told but too plainly that
the little sufferer was vainly endeavoring to
speak. All who were present united in this
opinion, that it was impossible for the child
to speak to his father-and time proved their
opinion to be correct. At a maturer age its
efforts to converse with its parents could on
ly produce bitter signs and groans.
- The Maine Legislature has instituted
the novel aud very pleasant feature of morn
ing concerts in legislative session. The
Kenuebec Journal says: The veteran mes
senger to the House, Mr.. Thomas of New
burg, has a taste for music, and he has dis
covered an unusual amount and variety of
talent among the members. This
united talent has been brought out in q series
Of impromptu morning concerts before the
hour for calling the house to order, until, at
morning singing has become a regu-
ar institution in the Representatives Hall
for the fifteen minutes before the speaker takes
seat. At times the spirit of harmony be-
comes pcrvading, when the singing is speci-
ally marked by simple melody, and grave
Senators and members Of the House in large
gather around the centre of the hall
and join the singing of familiar tunes, in
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