Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-12-16
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The Guardian states that telegr1phlc uBpateh
Was received, on Monday. announcing that the
Atlantic Cable had been successfully spheed at
sea. Doubtful. ..''...:The Niagara, which trans
ported the Echo-Aficans to Liberia, has returned.
seyenty.one Of the heathens died on the passage
out. ,"...."WALKEns flibusters are said 70 have
escaped from Mobile, and gone on, their. way to
Nicaragua, rejoicing Apprehensions are felt that
upon any interference with the expedition BY for.
eigh authority, o storm, will be aroused in the
United States, threatening to the peace Of the
world. Doubtful, too. ...'."Capt. CoRR1E, the re-
dounbtable Commander of the Wandersr, is said to
have landed o cargo of Africans near New Bruins
wick, Georgia. Doubtful again. ".'..'"T The En-
gl;sh papers annouce the recall Of the British
Minister at Washington, Lord NAPIER. His Lord
ships tendency to favor the Monroe doctrine is
assigned as the cause other authority, however,
states that he is to be promoted to European
Mission, the Government being satisfied with his
course. ..".Judge NASH; formany yearsths renera-
BE Chief Justice Of North Carolina, died at his
home, ID Hiilsboro, week before list. The Raj
leigh Standard says: "Judge NNsH' was the son
fABNER NASH, Governor OF the State in 1899,
and was nephew Of Gen. FRAsc1s NASH, whofelf
mortaily wounded while fighting for his country
at the battle Of Brandywiue. Judge NAsH' was
born in Newbernin. 1881, andswas consequently
in his 77th year. He represented that Borough
iu:ths House of Commons in 1904 and 1906. In
1878 he was elected Judge of the Superior Courts; ;
which he resigned in 1919. In 1927 and 1928 he
reprssented Hillsboro in the House Of Commons; !;
in:lS86 he was again elected Judge Of Supe-
rior Court, from which In 1914 he was transferred
to the Supreme Court bench, which dignifed and
important position he has since occupied with
credit to himself and satisfaction to the State.
The Journal Of Commerce figures mp in q table
an absolute and relative gain by the Democratic
party in the late elections in the different States,
compared with the last Presidential election; even
in free States the Democrats have gained slightly
upon the Republican, and upon the aggregate 0p-
position vote immensely. It makes the total OPP
position vote Republican and American} at the
Presidential election, in 1855, !, ,457, ,8l6 total
Opposition vote at the recent elections ,251 ,946;
total decrease of Opposition votes, s2,670; in
crease of Democratic votes, as calculated, TO- 996;
Democratic relative gain since 1853, 8o6, 1885,
The first instsiment for the purchase Of Mount
Vernon was psid itos JeHHl A. WASHINGTON last
week, BY Mr.. RIeos, tho Treasurer of the, Ladies'
Mount Vernon Association ! The sum paid was
S67, 900. ........The steamer Warrington has been
boarded by British officers, in Nicaragua, in def
ance of the surrender of the right Of search by the
British Government. The ostensible object was
to enquire after libusters and their munitions of
war. The Telegraph reports that the Admins
tration regard this high-hauded act as an offsn-
siye renewal of the right Of SEARCH involving seri-
GUS complications. So, there is o ''speck Of war"
ahead. ......."Judge RUFFIN has been elected by
the Legislature of North Carolina, Chief Justice,
in place of Judge NASH, deceased. .."""Lieut Gen.
SooTT, en- route for Cuba, is expected to arrive in
Charleston, this week. Preparations are making
for grand reception. "..T The following paragraph
is from the Charleston Courier "On the arrival
of the Columbia train on Saturday, with the pris-
oners of the crew of the SLAYER Echo, or Putnsm,
one Of them, named ARCHIBALD SCOTT, was not
found. An officer was dispatched along the line
of the Railroad, and the unfortunate prisoner was
found about twelve miles from the city, with o
leg badly broken. He had jumped from 2 window
of the car when at speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour. He was brought to the city and placed un-
der midical attendance. ........... ..