Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-18

The new line of Ocean Steamers between New
York and Galway, Ireland, is meeting with arge
shore Of success. The last vessel that came across
had more freight and passengers engaged than
7he coud carry. The trip across by this line will
be made in seven days! just think how near We
are to "Old Erin !" almost in stones throw.
SETH.
New YORK, Nov. 12. 1853.
The official returns of the vote given in the late
elections have not heen made public as yet. The
canvassing of the returns in the city goes on
SLOWLY. Irregularities in the district which Sickles
represented in the last Congress and which both
he and Williamson now claim to represent, will
afford the next Congress contested election case.
Which ever is elected has plurality against him
of almost as many votes as either claims.
The Charter election will be held in few days
for choice of City-Treasurer, Governors Of the
Aims. house, Councilmen, &C., about either OF
which there is almost as much excitement as
usually attends an election of constable in North
Carolina.
That great md patriotic orator, Hon. Edward
Everett, is here for the purpose Of repeating his
celebrated oration on the character Of Washing.
ton. to raise funds for the purchase of Mount Yer
non. In addition to his already onerous sacrifices
in this noble cause, he has consented and agreed
TO furnish weekly article for the "Ledger' in
consideration of ten thousand dollars paid into the
Mount Vernon fund. The service is to begin this
month and extend for the space of one year. 1t
is scarcely necessary to mention that Bonner of
! the LEDGER" has view to the "main chance" in
securing such contributor. What is patriotism
in Everett in this arrangement, is love of money
in Bonner.
The Irish orator, Thomas Francis Meagher is
lecturing to good houses on his travels in Central
America, in his usual happy strle. lie is one OF
the very few lecturers who can d,aw house at
this season of the year, when there is so many
attractions elsewhere.
Bayard Taylor is also lecturing on the subject
of Matrimony, with some success.
The decision in the Quarantine difficulty has
been rendered ut last, resulting in the discE"rg'
of the accused and in finding the quarantine loca
ton nuisance. In the meantime the military
hold the ground under martial rule occasionally
asking where pay is to come from for services ren.
dered in this great strategetic forny into peace.
full county. The army Of occupation will cost
the State about half million Of dollars. if it is
r IL. H. nc ri
could have discharged with all ease and with far
less irritn,on to the citizens of the disputed terri
tory. A new Governor may install new regime
A small steam-tug blew up at the foot of Jay
Street. killing three men outright and badly
wounding fourth. The tug was carrying steam
twenty pounds above the register, and the boilers
being imperfect. collapsed, making the most com
plete wreck of the boat and tearing the crew into
mince-meat There was scarcely fragment large
enough to indicate the character of the vessel, or
of the crew.
A homicide committed on sailor by Police
man, two davs ago, created no little excitement.
The officer had arrested the sailor and was carry
ing him to the Tombs. The sailor turned on the
officer, knocking him down and then taking to his
heels The officer quickly recovered and gave
chase exchanging shots with the sailor rs he ran.
The third or fourth shot brought him down; he
died almost Immediately. The witnesses to the
act arc many, it having occurred in Fulton Mar
ket, and the evidence is various testify that
the officer shot the sailor while running, others
that he shot him after he had been stopped by
another, and while the officer held him by the col
lar Nothing can show more conclusively the
fallibility of human testimony in matter occur
ring at midday, in the sight of hundreds of men
competent to give o true statement of what they
thought they saw.
\ den of counterfeiters have just been broken
up in Brooklyn, and large amount of bogus
coin and paper money recovered. Amongst the
latter denomination, were two hundred and seven
ty dollars, in tens, on the "Bank Of Charlotte, s.
c." which is, no doubt, upon the Bank of Char
lotte, n c. A description of the bills is not given
SO your friends will have to keep sharp look out
for it is likely that large amount has been put
in circulation where the Bank is known, the coun-
! terfeiters having had the most complete working
apparatus. SETH.