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CONTRIBUTIONS.

Our columns are enriched with several gems Of
rarest brilliance. We are seldom permitted to
point, them more proudly. The poem BY Mrs
srRArroS, though lengthy, is well sustained; and
contains many passages Of genuine merit. Our
friend DAVIDSON improves on'himself-noone will
fail to admire the clever little dainty-bit he sends
us. this week. [fs,E - y, :
By the way, did everybody read "Yorkville in the
Spring." published in the last issue! We hadn
time to refer to it then but if it has been over
looked, turn to it for the best of-hand effort Of
the season. 1t has ON old-time way about it, which
belonged to the golden age of English poetry.
Our contributors are just now doing q valuable
service for Us. .... --.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-29

She IS CoNMITTED.-The Washington CORES
pendent of the Edgefeld Aduertser, speaking OF
the Committee of Conference that has been ap-
pointed, says:
THE people Of the South may rely upon then
implicitly. But in the event Kansas is lost to the
South, on account of the slavery clause incorpo-
rated in the Lecompton Constitution, what will
the South do? Texas and Alabama have spoken,
are they in earnest, and if so, will the other South
ern States follow side by side with them? South
Carolina determined, in 1850, she would not go ii
atone,' but would go it Nth Co operation' 1t now
remains to be seen whether she will like the COM
pany Of Alabama and Texas we'll enough to co:
operate with them, in resisting what is, and will
be for the future, the settled policy Of the Black
Republicans, "that no more slave States shall be
admitted into the Union Will the knowing ones
(Co-operationists) Of SO ans,oer the question:"
We have only to add that their action would be
promptly seconded by South Carolina, by the
spontaneous unanimity of her people. The con.
sentative portion of the State are only conserva-
tive to the extent that, while in the Union, policy
requires US to use our best endeavors to control
the Government by harmonizing with the States
Rights Democracy-North and South. South
Carolina Is committed to cooperative resistance,
and without further resolutions or agitation, If the
crisis is forced upon her, will act to her recorded
pledge.-Souh Cdrolinian.
A nutshell has never held o great argument
more completely. We heartily endorse the Caro-.
linian's position and, when the issue is made, we
undertake to say that the co-operstionists of York
District will be found true to the professions they
made in 1852. And when a Southern Confedera
cy is to be formed in good faith, our word for 1t,
there will not be found in South Carolina q cor
porals guard to Icy behind. So predicts, for one,
the YorkuMe Enquirer. '-'
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.
UNION PRAYER MEETING.

In both the cities, and in almost all the towns
of our State, the churches have collected their
strength, and are working together for the ad-
vsncement Of the kingdom Of Christ. Court
Houses and public halls, have been obtained, uni
ted prayer meetings are being held, and o great
and good influence is going out on all these COM
m%unities, proving q yast blessing to the general
church of God. -,
Next Sabbath, three of the congregations of our
village will celebrate the Lords Last Supper
Why not make the occasion and day., a time Of
special prayer for Gods blessing on the entire
community? And then, on the following day, at
some public place, and suitable hour, meet to pray,
and "wait upon the Lord" Please, Christians,
think of this. WATCHMAN.
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FROM EUROPE.

Notwithstanding the rumors of war which trou-
BILE the political world across the waters, the mar
kets maintain a fair position and prices for cotton
appear to be firmly advancing. The last advices
state an advance of nearly one-half penny per ID. {;
but towards the close of the week, the market fell
to o more reasonable fgure-denotiug however,
q higher rate than that reported by the previous
steamer.
The progress of the grand army of India, under
Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, has thus far been victorious.
Dates from Bombay, to the 10th of March, state
that tho rebels were fleeing from Lucknow, and
nearly all the city was in possession of the British
forces. The fight was not very severe and the
losses were light. The army now numbers about
60 1000 men, and Yields o power which will soon
yindicate the integrity of British dominion in In
dia.
With every appearance, upon the surface, of o
cordial alliance, the governments Of France and
England are said to be drifting hopelessly, upon
a fearful collision. Wise men have never trusted
these professions offriendship while national pride
and national interests were so far ut variance, ard
those who ore accustomed to foretell the future
by a strict regard for the lessons of the past have
been ready to receive the first indication of a rup-
ture between the ever.jealous peoples of France
and England. A New York paper contains the
s%ubjoined letter, dated London, April 6th:-
Sowing to the Intervention of the Easter holi-
days, there is little to communicate by this steam
er. Parliament will not re.assemble for active
business for several days, and the Stock Exchange
has been shut from Good Friday till Easter Mon
day. On its re.opening yesterday there was little
business, but the funds showed increasing dullness.
This tendency is due both to home and foreign
politics, but chiefly to the latter. Every day is
believed to furnish some new evidence OF the pre-
~parations of Louis Napoleon for the commence
ment Of what many suppose to be his long medita-
ted war. Only few days since the Russian or
gan lie Lord had q strong article upon the extra
ordinary activity manifested at Toulun, MarseilIes
and all the great French ports; and yesterday it
was announced that the Toulon feet, already ex-
traordiuariIy strong, was to be increased by three
sail of the line. The news to. day is that tele-
graph lines are immediately to be. reconstructed u
long all the principal highways OF the Empire, by
which the communication from port to port, and
from each port to the capital, will become uniyer-
sal and instantaneous
The last mail mentioned that the Patrie and
Presse had published strong articles against occu-
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PERSONAL.


We take the liberty of withholding from publ
cation O. communication, from McConnellsville,
signed "Many Farmers" placing our name in
nomination for the Legislature. Our blief
to it, as well as to other private solicitations, will
preclude the necessity of the publication, and at
the same time ''save our blushes."~ : " "'
Nothing can be more grateful tothe right-mean-
ing citizen than these repeated manifestations of
public favor. Coming as they do from sterling
men who have known US from early ~boyhood, they
are to US peculiarly gratifying; and If life OF
labor should avail to preserve to us untouchedthe
esteem and confidence of the intelligent and high
toned community of York District, we shall be
amply rewarded-more content than If crowned,
often and often, by a tickle popularity, with all
+ Every motive of feeling, inclination and inter-
est prompt Us to refrain from the scramble for Of
fee. When successfully obtained, such donors
are but short-lived, and utterly disproportioned to
the sacrifices of personal selfrespect, personal
independence, time and money, at the cost Of
which o seat in the Legislature must be secured
if secured at all. Besides, our duties as lawyer
editor are already sufficiently onerous to require
our best energies, and we need not prove it that
the acquisitions made upon every candidate are
entirely incompatible with professional success,
The homely adage contains a little grain of truth
when it tells of 'stoo many irons in the fire"
We know that it is the duty Of every man to
make his own feelings and interests subservient to
the public good. Happily, this consideration can
not now be urged. From the numbero Of gentle
men already in nomination, and from those who
will yet come into the canvass, o delegation can
be selected which, combining both talent aud ex-
~perience, will represent the people of the District
as acceptsbly and as ably as any constituency
could desire. We leave the field to them, not only
with pleasure, but with the most implicit conf
deuce that thereby the commonwealth will suffer
no detriment.
We need not repeat that TO our friends, whose
kindness Of heart has prompted a generous par
TALLY, we make our profoundest acknowledg
ments.
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COuRT-WEEK.

A busy weeks work was ended Saturday after.
noon, by the adjournment of the Court.
With the exception of q few 'small and mean
causes" the Sessions Docket occupied the term.
The case against THOMAS j. BELL, commenced on
Wednesday, was concluded Friday morning-the
Jury rendering a verdict of s'manslaughter,"
with a Recommendation to mercy. The sentence
of the Court, Saturday, imposed q fine of one
thousand dollars, and Imprisonment to the Slst of
October next.
Friday morning, THOMAS H. DICKSON was put
upon his trial, for the murder of BERNHARpT
DERRER. No difficulty was anticipated by the
defence, and consequently the case attracted but
little interest. Without q dissenting voice, we be-
lieve, among those disinterested, the community
regarded D1oKsoN's offence as one Of "excusable
homicide" and his acquittal was generally desir-
ed and expected. The direct "charge' of his
Honor, however, left to the Jury no alternative,
and they accordingly found a verdict of "man-
slaughter" with q recommendation to mercy
The defendant was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment, and to pay a fine of two hundred dol
lars. We are glad to learn that q petition has
been circulated promptly and signed with marked
unanimity and we trust that the Governor will
hear the prayer for his ciemency, thus offered, as
far as we know, by the voice of the entire District.
We were pleased to see that his Honor, Judge
O'NEALL, underwent the severe labors of the
week with unHagging energy. Under the oircum-
stances, the Circuit has been q trying one with
him. We trust he may soon enjoy that season Of
respite and recreation which is needed to restore
his wonted health.
The Court is in sion, this week, in Lancaster.
We learn that the business is light, and probably,
will not prolong the business beyond Wednesday
evening. 81
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The States of Iowa and Michigan were admitted
on conditions. In the case Of Michigan, the con
dition precedent was that che should sgree.to
modify her boundaries. Z
The impression isgeneral, among the best in.
formed men from the South, that the Kansas bill
in its present form is unexceptionable. Taking it
for granted that Kansas should not be allowed to
seize all the public land, then the best possible
mode of regulating that question is to make her
assent on this point to a condition precedent
The Senate bill, as it passed the Senate, dissented
to this claim of Kansas to the pablo lands, but
did not reach the point as efectually rs the pre-
sent mode. To admit Kansas without determin-
ing the land QUESTION, would be to leave open for
condensation q matter which should be disposed OF
in advance. Suppose Kansas is admitted without
having expressed her willingness to yield her
claims on the public lands, and she should grab
them all under right Of eminent domain. what
could the General Government do? Nothing but
yield, or make war against q State.
The House is crowded, and the proceedings, are
listened to with intense interest. The House will
take no vote to-day on the bill. The vote will be
taken in oil probability tomorrow:
CONGAREE.
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Away with gayety-away! -
1t Knocks my mightier bliss!
Away with mirth lie be- gay
At such an hour as this.
Winnsboro', s. G.. -
Texas intelligence,

The Texas papers, without exception, speak OF
the H~attering prospects Of the crops, in their re-
spectiye sections Of the country; though they will
occasionally relieve the sunshine with, sgrowl
about the grasshoppers, the nipping frost, and
s'too much rain"
The San Antonio Tran says that some 10, 600
pounds of lead had just been received IN that city
from Monclovs, Mexico, on consignment for.New
York. The lead mines IN Monelova are said to be
far more extensive than those of Gaiens; Illinois,
and there is o small amount of silver mixed with
the lead. .,R. ,..fI.- ~ -, :
The Victoria Advocate mentions: >.r.,
The death Of an, old man on the Cibolo, from
the bite Of q copperhead snake. Although every
attention was devoted 70 him, and he was freely
dosed with whisky. he died within eight hours;
and what was very strange. his son, who was With
him, and much excited, stepped out previous to
bis fathers death, and has not since been heard
from, although extensive inquiry and search have
been made. -. .~.s -
The Austin Sentinel is informed by q gentleman,
lust from the San Saba region, that the Indians
still continue their depredations IN that section OF
the country /; that the troops are under Csptsin
Ford are operating in some other field Of Enterprise,
leaving q large scope Of Territory entirely unds-.
Tended, and which will have to be abandoned I'M
less profeoton ID soon auorded.
The Houston Telegraph says:
The Central Railroad is now running two trains
Of cars to Burton daily. On Friday the -csrs
brought down $50 bales of cotton, the largest a.
mount that has ever come over the road in one day.
There are on an average Of twenty freight ears
going out every day, carrying not less than 200
tons Of merchandise. besides the cars loaded with
iron for the Rurton Hampstead section.
A correspondent Of the Houston Telegraph
sends to it o box Of iron ore from Csss county; and
writes, that the extent of the bed now being work
ed is about thirty miles square that It averages
about 80 per cent, and is surpassed by few, If any
ores on the globe; that there are now about sixty
men in the employ of the company workingit, and,
they turn out about 3 1000 pounds, per day.
The Austin Sentinel, Of the Sd inst, says the
grasshoppers are beginning their depredations on
that side of the Colorado river. So far they have
moved but slowly, and Austin appears to be their
boundary, three or four miles beyond which none
are to be found.
A reward of FIVE hundred dollars has been Of
fered by the citizens of Goliad county for the
murderer or murderer's Of the two Mexican cart.
men, recently killed in that county.
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WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.

We acknowledge, with thanks, the reception OF
a ticket from q. committee of this gallant corps,
inviting US to be present at the dedication OF a
monument erected in honor of Col. WILLIAM
WASHINGTON, Of. the Revolution, at Magnolia Gem
etery, Charleston, on Wednesday, the 9th Of May.
"a Poem, by DR.. SAMUEL H. DICKSON, will be
read; an Grafton will be delivered by Hon. WH.
PoRcHEa MILES, and other ceremonies appropri-
ate to the occasion will take place" :.
The visit of the washington Light Infantry"
at the Kings Mountain Celebration, gave US q
pleasant assurance of their soldiorly pride and
patriotism and this renewed evidence was not
required to prove to US that they deserved to wear
the name and bear aloft the time .bonored banner
Of WASHINGTON. But a high born pride and a
jealous patriotism are never weary never moro
constant than when Furnishing bright the noble
characters Of o nobly-cherished patron. name.
. We wish you a great day of it, gentlemen! %.
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RE.MENTION.

The first German Lodge of A. F.. Mon the
Pacific coast-was opened on the 9th ult., in SAN
Francisco, under q warrant from the Grand Master
Of California. ..'...In Lower Canada the agree
ment Of nine jurors out of twelve is sufficient i'll
oil civil cases. This has long been the low, Of
Scotland. r.r""An anti:Administration meeting
was held in Philadelphia Monday night, and reso'
futions adopted for the formation Of q "nstionaP'
party. .-....-Married, in. Michigan, Mr. HENRY
bills to Miss MARY SMALL. We hope the issue
Of small bills is not prohibited, in'that State.
1t is said there are o hundred attorneys in Cincin-
natl who have never had Q case even before o city
magistrate-an encouraging prospect for new
limbs of the law.""..""It has been suggested that
if all the business men are converted at the prayer
meetings, there will be no necessity for the pro-
posed general bankrupt law; forthey, will forgive
each other their debts as they forgive theirdebtors,
and hope to be forgiven theirown trespassess.."..'
s'Gently the dsrs are Ger me stealing as. tho
man said when be had five bills presented to him
at one .".."The Black Warrior. reports
eighteen British gun-boats cruising around Cuba,
ostensibly to prevent the landing of negroes, but
several American vessels have. been insolently
searched. ."..".Ir, private, We must watch our
thoughts in the family, our tempers; in company,
our tongues. -.... 80,
Flour is said to be selling in Knoxville, Tennes-
see, at one dollar and fifty cents per sack, or So
per barrel. ...."'Letters from the South report
the damage to cotton by the overflow on the Mis-
sissippi river as quite insignificant. Sugars are
likely to suffer some. ...'".The Secretary Of the
Treasury has received fifteen hundred dollars in
Treasury notes from an unknown individual in
New York, who states that he had cheated the
government to that amount during the PIERCE
administration. ....".A Kentucky Democrat gives
o novel reason for his belief that Mr.. BUCHANAN
will not live to the end Of his term. He says ''that
it would be BREcKENRIDcE's usual good luck y.
".'..".The following contains the alphabet: =
John P. Brady gave me a black walnut box Of
quite a small size"
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LAMPS,

Our Publisher has instructed US to write a null
titude of good things, concerning a handsome Ker-
osene Lamp, presented by Mr.. KIRKPATRICK
and among other sayings, to announce that q vari-
ETY. of elegant patterns will be found at the Jewel
ry Store.
We have for several weeks been using these
lamps, although in doing so we have laid aside n
full supply of the old pattern. The Kerosene
oil gives a steady, clear and brilliant light, and in
point of economy is far preferable to any now in
use-one lamp ditfusing q pleasant light through
out the room, at about half the cost of a sperm
candle, and at least one third the cost of cam
phene. In both town and country, the use of this
lamp would, in the course Of year, show a con
siderable saving.
The oil is not explosive-can be used without
the slightest danger; apd the burner can be at
tached TO any ordinary lamp, at a slight expense
burning at a cost of "ons-third Of one cent pc,
hour and giving the light Of siz candles"
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A COOP TH1sG.-The Bank Of England has over
$50 clerks, whose aggregate salaries amount to
nearly's200. 900 per annum, and only one instance
of clerkly~ irregu1arity has occurred during many
years; and, although some melancholy instances
Of fraudulent directory have recently been dis
played, and duly punished, high defalcations by
clerks are nearly if not utterly unknown.
A great impetus to the exercise Of vigilance is
the system of "Guarantes Assurance" so success
fully developed in England, as felt alike by the in
surers, insured, and the shareholders. This, sir,
would be found of great utility here, as a whole
some check on habits and morals, as we'll as a fine
field for the enterprise of capital, not yet in prac-
tice here. There are two or three guarantee So
cieties in London, where, for the small per CEN
tage premium of los. per e1OO sterling, they in
sure the fidelity of clerks and others Of every
grade, from Government officials, tax collectors,
treasurers. commercial travellers, and every case
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patton, Of the island Of Perrin, as a station on the
Indinn transit. These papers, it ia presumed, IN
sert nothing but what is sanctioned by thAGoVern-
ment. But the Monitear and Pays are the ayow-
eddy official and ministerial journals, and {. ePsys
has an article .deprecating the angry tone OF Its
contemporaries. In doing this, however, 1t ex
presses the hope that the matter will be smicably
settled by the Paris Conference. As the Paris
Conference has nothing to do with the question,
this hope is merely n suggestion for dragging 1t
in, in order that France md Russia may make a
stand upon it. sit is not true" says the indie
pendence Beige, a well informed paper that looks
with alarm on the present bearing Of continental
politics, THAT Russia and France have sent a note
to England on the subject Of Perrin, but Count
Kisseloff and Count Walcski have Ind some very
serious conversation about the matter.
Although the general public, and especially the
speculative portion, still refuse to acknowledge n
belief in the approaching danger, it is plain that
there are secret fears ut work with s%uthcient
strength to prevent all possibility OF Q return OF
animation either to the Prais Bourse or the Lon
don Stock Exchange. Messrs. Rothschild are un-
derstood for the past two or three mouths 10 nave
been realizing cautiously, but continuously, many
Of the securities they hold in both capitals; and
although they do this because things are high, the
reason is not q powerful one, since setting aside
any danger of war every description Of stock ought
to be much higher. As q general rule prices in our
market advance in exact proportion to any in
crease that may occur in the Bank bullion. The
influence from this circumstance Is indeed usually
so powerful that it overcomes oil minor causes OF
external disquiet. "Money is stronger than poll
tics is an old axiom among those who at such
periods speculate for n rise. But during the past
six weeks the extraordinary, and perhaps it may
be said unprecedented, fact has been witnessed of
an augmentation of our stock of gold to the extent
of more than two, millions sterling without the
slightest upward movement being established in
c~onsols, or any other description Of security. On
the Paris Bourse, Notwithstanding q variety Of at
tempts on the part of the bankers and spectators
to get up o rally the result has been still more
discsuragiug.
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were examined, but the justice asaunable

were examined, but the justice was unable
from the testimony to decide to whom the
goose belonged. He therefore ordered that
the animal in dispute should be taken, be.
tween the hours of eight and twelve o'clock
the next day, to a spot between and equi.
distant from the houses of the plaintiff and
defendant and then turned loose, and I" in
whichever way the bird shall turn" (pro-
ceeds the Judge,) the party whose house
nearest shall be considered the owner Of
the goose"
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III WEATHER.

Since our last issue, we have experienced the
most remarkable among the strange freaks Of the
seasons. That never failing oracle, the Oldest in
habitant, tells US he has never known such o spell
of weather at this time of year. Monday would
have suited the caprices of %mid-winter. heavy
spr;ukling of snow fell during the day and on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, severe frosts
came, nipping in the bud the f~attering prospects
We cannot undertake to estimate the damage
done to the crops. The early wheat is of course
destroyed, and indeed every species of vegetation
has felt the b~ligbting influence, terribly: We trust
however, that the injury will turn ont to be over
estimated.