Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-25
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should raise all their rents ten per cent.
- The Winnsboro Register says that DR..
X. S. Dargan, an account Of whose injury
by the accidental discharge ola gun we pub
lished last week is doing well, although not
quite out of danger. Thirty shot have been
extracted from the wound and it is believed
that twenty more remain in the frontal bone.
Since the 2lst of January last, the
Bank of Newberry has discounted Bills to
purchase Cotton to the extent of Sl53,O
for 1920 bales. During the same time the
application for loans from the people of the
district has not amounted to S3OO0.--Ec"-
berry ConSercattSt.
We regret to state that our much eS-
teemed and learned citizen, Howard H..
Caldwell, Esq, whose mental and heart su-
periorities have tended to endear him to all
who know him, has left our city for resi-
dence in the fair city of Mobile.-Coiun-
Jta Times.
An editor writing from Frankfort Ky,
says that the Legislature of that State is COM
posed Of fne-looking, well dressed and we'll
behaved men, and that among the whole
number there are but five drunkards, and on
ly some eight or ten foo!s-a smaller number
than was ever counted in any previous Gen
eral Assembly.
"A sect calling themselves 'Bestitution-
ists," has sprung up in Worcester, Mass.
They believe that what man lost in the fall is
now beginning to be restored, and that every
thing is to come back to its original form
and purity. Their Sabbath is observed on
Saturday, and they confne themselves to the
use ofthe Lords prayer asalone of being any
efficiency with the Father.
- According to receipts published offci-
ally in the Winusboro' Is G. Register, we
learn that the sum of 5000 has been collected
for the HUDSON Monument The committee
add, in reply to inquiries, "that they will
receive any subscriptions which Teachers,
or the Friends of Mr.. HUDSON may please
to enclose to the Treasurer, j. H. RIoN, at
Winusboro', S. G.
-The Legislature of Texas is remark
able body, and its labors without parallel.
They have large amount of business on
hand, and for some time have been holding
three sessions day-forenoon, afternoon
and at night. To these they have recently
added fourth, a session before breakfast.
The Austin Gazette says the House now
meets at o'clock \. NJ, and goes to work.
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons Of
Virginia has rendered to the "Southcrn
Matron," at Richmond, the cooperation OF
the Lodge with the Ladies Association, for
the purchase of Mount Vernon. They re,
quest all the subordinate Lodges to coutri-
butte the sum of one dollar for each member,
and will invite the cooperation Of each
Grand Lodge of the United States.-- -(har.
leston Ercning -NerS.
- At the suggestion of several Southern
gentlemen, the Secretary of the Interior has
requested Gen Luther Blake, of Georgia, to
Join Col. Rector and Major Garnert, Indian
Agents at Tampa Bay, to aid in efecting the
peaceable removal of the Seminoles from
Florida. The Generals influence with Bill,
ly Bowlegs and his tribe, now occupying the
everglades of Florida, warrants the belief
that ere long they will consent to join their
brethren west of the Mississippi.
-Newspaper ''patronage," says cotem-
porary, is curious thing in the estimation Of
some people. \ man lives near you-nsvcl
took your paper it is too small don't like
the politics two whiggish; old fogyish, or
too something else; yet he goes regularly to
his neigbbor and reads by a good fre-fuds
fault with its convenience-disputes with its
position, and quarrels with its type. Occa,
sionally sees an article he likes-saves halfa
dime and buys or begs number This is
"newspaper patronage ~
- We are called upon to record the death
of Col. Fl. II. Thomson, prominent lawyer
and valuable citizen of Spartanburg, on the
night of the 10th instant, in the sd year Of
his age. To those more familiar with his life
we leave a detail of its incidents. Entering
upon the practice of law about the year 1928,
he became the recipient of lucrative pro.
fessional business, and filled large place in
this community His funeral took place on
Monday, at the family cemetery, east of the
village, attended by a large portion of the
citizens. -Spartu"L"vy Erpre<s.
- The prospect of speedy completion
of the Spartanburg and Union Rail Road tc
this place, is quite encouraging, arrange,
ments having been made for the removal OF
most Of the debts of the Company since the
late meeting Of Stockholders at this village
By reference to the advertisement in anoth
or column, it will be seen that the Presiden,
has called for proposals for laying the super,
structure and track from Union-side to L,
nion C. H., distance of 20 miles. Propo,
sails will be received until the 4th of March,
when we have no doubt President Young
will make the proper arrangements to pro-
gress rapidly with the tnionviWe
JourndL
Hon. Caleb Gushing, ex-Attorney Gen
eral of the United States, and now member
ofthe Massachusetts, Legislature, is endeavor
ing toenlighten the people of that benighted
State upon some ofthe proprieties of life. In
a recent speech, he used the following Ian
guage: "There is no rule, which would ad
nit the black, which would not admit the
yellow men of China to citizenship and G.