Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-18
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- NTlcl huitS lWO nedItS III eioSSi pon"S
than happiness ever can; and common suf-
ferings are far stronger links than common
Joys.
-.An editor wishes to know whether the
law recently enacted against the carrying Of
deadly weapons, applies to doctors who carry
pills in their pockets.
- Messrs. Morat and Smith made bal
loon ascension, at New Orleans, upon the
backs of two live alligators. They all de-
sceuded in safety twenty minutes after. The
Ct,scent terms the affair 'the great alligato-
rial allegory of St. George and the Dragon" ,"
"A farmer said to barber that he
ought to reduce mis- prices, now that corn was
cheap "No, sir-ee,' said the shaver, ''for
when corn is low, farmers make such long
faces that l have twice the ground to 60
over"
"A young American lady in Paris
threatens to sue President Buchanan for
breach of promise she says that dining at
her father table years ago, he said to her
"My dear Miss, if ever should be Presi-
dent, YOU shall be mistress of the White
House"
"A proposition has been started to ap-
point shorthand reporters for the various
Law Courts of New York, the expenses to
be taxed as costs upon the losing side. A
bill to authorize such appointments is to be
prepared and submitted to the Legislature at
an early day.
- The recent storm has driven down a.
mong us wild pigeons in immense focks.-
We doubt if the oldest inhabitant has ever
before seen such numbers of them. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that on Saturday and
Sunday they were here by millions. On yes
terday they were disappearing and appear to
be returning north with the mild weather.
WinnsJorO' Register, 18th inst.
- The Newberry Consercatist says "For
some time past the hogs in this vicinity have
been dying with disease which seems to
have been brought by the drovers from Ten-
nessee and Kentucky. 1t appears to be a
kind of Cholera, very prevalent and very IA
tai. The town Marshal has been known to
remove nine or ten day from the different
lots in the corporation"
-The freeze on Friday and Saturday
was the heaviest we have ever seen The
destruction to trees has been terrible. Every
piece of forest presents the aspects of neFly
cleared ground. Trees are torn up blythe
roots, sapplings snapped, and limbs SCI atter-
ed about in awful profusion. The shade
trees along our side walks have suffered very
much, and it will take some time to repair
the damage done them WinnsJoroI Re
gistcr, l6h inst.
"A Funchal correspondent Of the Phil
adclphia Ledycr says that it is not an open
question whether any more Madeira wine
will ever be produced None has been
made since 1851, and there are now only
some seven or eight thousand pipes upon the
entire island. All recent attempts to manu-
facture this wine have utterly failed, and
pumpkin vines now adorn the old grape ar
hors. once covered with abundant clusters
OF rich grapes.
\ Boston paper, noticing some irrita-
ting remarks of Senator Wilson, of Massa-
chusctts, in the United States Senate, in re-
gard to the slavery question, implores South
ern congressman not for all the world to
strike that gentleman, as it will certainly in-
sure his reelection. Should they not strike
him, or nAiet any other indignity, the same
journal looks upon his re election as hopeless.
Senatorial qualifications in Massachusetts
must be at a very low ebb.
Alta party in Edinburg, one of the
guests observed her son Charles eating rath-
er more voracious than the laws Of even
Northern etiquette allowed. She watched
for an opportunity and gave him one or those
significant looks which only mothers and ell
der sisters can command, but, instead Of
stopping, Charles said to his mamma, "Oh,
We needna look and nod for me to stop. le
ken this was washing day, and got nae din
ner"
- 1t appears from the appeal of the AS
sociation for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor, that there is probably, at the present
time, more prevalent and absolute state OF
destitutiou in New York than was ever known
to exist. More than $4,000 persons have
been added to the list dependent upon the
Association during the last three weeks, so
that the present number exceeds $1,000.
The sum of $4,000 is still required to re-
lieye the actual wants Of the suffering.
We regret to announce the death of
Mr. Thomas l.. Young, mechanic in the
Gin Shop of Mr.. James McCreight, On
Sunday, while descending the stairs at the
Winnsboro' Hotel, he lost his balance and
fell down but short distance striking the
hack of his head on the floor. The concus-
sion was not severe enough to break the
skin on his head but produced only a tumor.
He became instantly speechess and died
Yesterday about l clock. Wi"nsdoro' Re-
gister, 18th inst.
"A melancholy accident occurred on
Yesterday to our much esteemed fellow cltl-
zen. DIR. X. S. Dargan. He was standing
shaving, when gun charged with duck
shot went off in the hands Of his son who was
behind him. The load took effect in his
right temple 1t is feared that he will not