Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-01-07
NIERE.NIENTION.

"The water cure is neither old or wonderful for
it is only as old as the dcluge. which, in my opn-
ion, killed more than it cured. ."'.''.''"A man i'll
Westerly, Rhode Island. recently married girl
thirteen years of agc anl committed suicide by
hanging himself in few days afterwards. ''''''''
In Cambridge, Mass, 4. G. PATTES was put on
trial for stealing hen, but the evidence showed
that the fowl was rooster, and the accused was
discharged. ........Thc New York Times Washing
ton correspondent writes that Hon. +. W. PicKens'
of this State, has been nominated to the Senate
for the Mission to Russia. .'''''"The y. y. f'c0-
yunc learns that the Pacific Railroad enterprises
progressing, and that the first twenty miles
will be finished by the 18th of February.
......" The Democratic representatives in Congress
from the State of New York are unanimously in
favor of Mr.. Buchanan's Kansas policy '''''''''on
the 18th ultimo Alfred Wade, the first Governor OF
the Choctaw Nation, was inauguratet. His ad-
dress was in Choctaw.
A late religious writer stgmatizes the authors
of yellow-covcd novels, as q" literary scorpions
who sting virtue to death. ".''''''WM. +. LEAK,
ESQ.,, is an independent Democratic candidate for
Governor of North Carolina. ''''''''The United
States steam frigatc Niagara has been detailed to
assist in laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable, next
Spring The President and Secretary ToccEY are
understood to favor the enterprise. .""HASSAH
CoyNoR-living on Cats Run. Ohio, aged four
years anil four months-weighs just one hundred
and t~enty-four pounds. ''''''"'Gracks in stoves
may be efectually stopped by paste made of
ashes, salt and water. Iron filings and sal-am-
moniac make still harder and frner cement.
.......A Justice in Fall River, Mass, aas refused
to issue q writ for two moaths past-on the prin-
cip!e that in time of general suspension, no man
should be sold out to pay his debts''''"''''It is
now said that all the banks of Philadelphia, with
the exception of three, are ready and willing to
resume. ......A few days since, a Hundred bar
rels of flour were received at Quebec, direct from
Ottawa, Ir, having gone over distance of 1000
miles by rail road. '''''''DAS1EL F. TIENASS, the
newly elected Mayor of New York City, took the
official oath on Wednesday last.
The Carolina Times says that Hon. A. B. LONG
STREET, has formally accepted the Presidency Of
the s. C. College, and will arrive in Columbia, on
the 18th instant. ....."Rev. DANIEL BAKER, D. D.,
died in Austin Texas. short time since. '.''''"'
The London Times says $3.50, 900 have been ex-
pended in the effort to launch the Lcviathan
steamship, and nobody knows how much more it
hov rrnt foil in nil
Troy, for swindling. lie dried snow and sold it
for salt. ....." "Emigrants are returning home with
almost every ship. The Wyoming, from Phila-
dephia, took go steerage passengers back to
Ireland. ......"There are completed and in con-
struction at the present time the following lengths
of telegraph: United States $4,000 miles, over
land: South America, 1900 miles, overland; Eu-
rome, 81 900 miles, overland; India, 5000 miles,
overland; submarine, Europe and America, 96O
miles. Total, 1850. 1--WE sec by the pro-
ceedings of the Alabama Conference Of the
Methodist E. Church, that W B. DENNIS has been
received son trial." and assigned circuit ''''''
An English writer says, in his advice to young
married women, that their mother EVE married a
gardener 1t might be added that the gardener,
in consequence of his match, lost his situation.
Enlistment of men to serve under WALKER in
Nicaragua is going on rapidly in New Orleans
ppwards of fourteen hundred men being in readi-
ness in that city and Mobile, to depart for the
seat of war. ..'.."We learn from the Spartan that
the anniversary of the Battle Of Cowpens, the
18th inst, is to be celebrated by the Morgan
Rifles, on the 1Gthe inst, rs the 18th occurs on
Sunday. 4 beautiful flag is tob be presented to tie
Company by the ladies, on the occasion. '''''''''
New York paper states TINT the taxation OF the
city of New York for 1853 will reach one hundred
dollars for every voter, according to the number
of votes for Mayor A national tax of like pro-
portion would raise S300,0 900. The National
Government costs, in proportion, less than one
quarter of the local government of New York
......."It is said that Mr.. SUMMER contempates
returnining Immediately to Europe, and going tc
Egypt and India for year. This was the adj
vice of his European physicians, and he will no"
probably take it. .'''.''"Nicaragua, Kansas anc
Utah, bid fair to furnish plenty of exciting mate
rails for same time to come. The old year passe:
away amid fllbusteriug, civil war, rebellion and
polygamy. So we 60.
The London Times estimates the liabilities oftht
failures in England during the recent panic to b'
$50, 900, 900. ......... Among the many reports
going the rounds of the papers about NicaraguaI
affairs is one that Hon. TuMpuREY MARSHALL, o
Kentucky, will introduce into Congress resolution
directing that Gen. WALKER be sent back to Mica
racur in n Government vessel. 1--WE see
paragraph going the rounds of the papers, tina
Senator B1GGs will be appointed Judge of TIT
United States District Court of North Carolina i
place of Judge POTTER, deceased; and that tn
Hon. T. L. CLINMGMAN will probably succeed Judg
BlGGs in the Senate. ''''."During the session. o
the Mississippi Conference at Brandon, Bi9hol
EARLY presented the resolutions of the Ala3 3am'
Conference recommending the striking of tn
general rule against selling men, womeh ant
children, &C." The Conference concurred In tn
amendment by vote Of tot.