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Too Good to he True.

We published last week, on the authority of q
correspondent Of the Petersburg Express that
$50, 900 of the funds of the Elizabeth City bank
had been found. This turns out to be incorrect.
The Sentinel published OF Elizabeth City gives the
following explanation of the manner, in which the
statement originated:
"Some two weeks ago or more, Mr.. Griffin came
to town, and in the presence Of the Cashier of the
Bank opened a private safe in the Bank where he
used to keep his valuable papers, &C., and found
therein several packages of vouchers, certificates
of deposit, and finally a package of Blank Bank
Bis, to the amount of SEQ. 600. How tue pack.
are of vouchers, certificates or blank bills got
there, Mr.. Griffin does not know. The finding of
the SO. 900 in blanks gave rise to the above e1-
tract. No doubt the branch of the Farmers Bank
at Greensboro was apprised Of this discovery, and
the report soon found its way to the correspon.
dent of the Express. and he by one dash of the
pen, turned $50. 600 of blanks into $50. 900 good
money, and branded Mr.. Griffin with "rascality."
Everybody knows that the blanks found could not
have been of any benefit to Mr.. Griffin, for they
were not signed by either Of the Presidents that
the bank has had.
The finding out of the $50, 900 in blanks, makes
the minds Of the officers Of the Bank more at ease,
for they have been bothered more than q little to
account for the number of bills stricken off from
The plates, anil the number issued by the bank
This 500 900 worth, we understand, fills up the
quantity all told within q few dollars, and the
stockholders have the satisfaction of knowing that
the Eank is ut least $50, 900 better off than they
expected. as it was thought that the bills had been
signed and issued, and their entry forgotten to be
made in the books of the Bank"
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snstnine1 me hNrdcn n0LII:--
O;NEALL

We are gratifed to learn from various sources
that Judge O'NEAIL is recovering from his recent
injuries, and promises well to he able to commence
the duties Of the Circuit next week, at Chester.
The Unionville Journal, of Friday lost, states that
he was conveyed to his home on the Saturday pre-
vious: and we have from the Charleston Er'n,a9
Ntrs, of Saturday last, the following additional
intelligence:
1T gives us sincere pleasure" says the Ne~s'
ssto be able to state, upon the authority OF letters
received by n gentleman in t~hiscity. one Of which
is in the handwriting Of Judge 0NEALL, that ne
is recovering from the effects of the recent injury
on the Spartanburg Road, and hopes soon to be
able to resume his duties on the Circuit. We
know that the numerous friends of this truly great
and good man, will receive this announcement
with much qualification"
Our Court week passed off very quietly, ct
course. Morn and eve, our friend mike the
indrratigable crier, ''opened and shut the Court,
according to the most approved style; and On
Saturday, after the Juries for the Extra Term and
the regular Fall Term had been drawn, the Court
was adjourned to the hirN .Nonddy IN April.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-03-18
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
DEACON GILES, DISTILLERY.

Mfssrs. Editors A great dream that, deacon
Giles Distiliery) published by yon last week.
don't think I shall ever pass for the balance OF my
life n d"is,illery without thinking Of that great
christian, Deacon GILES. Wonderful christian
was he, every body will say. The ~relecter Of
christianity will laugh at the Deacon and religion
too, when he thinks of the Deacou's being an ohi-
Ger of a Bible society, and keeping Bibles in his
d~istillery for sale-selling poison and its antidote
Mt the same time and place. Wonderful eonsls'
tency that. The true anil consistent christian
may be in doubt whether to laugh or weep at the
gross ignorance and hypocrisy of the Deacon
But should it not be asked, in what Ito dram-drink-
ers, who profess to believe the Bible, differ from
the Deacon? In nothing but the degree Of wicked
ness. The Deacon GILEsEs of our country make
''the accursed ~liquor"-and christian professors
drink it. Why should not each dram drinker as
we'll make his own liquor, rs to gu!p down liquor
distilled by Deacon GILES? Why not as well sell
Bibles in q corner of q still house-as ignore all
the teachings Of the Bible by drinking the drunk
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-03-18
Monument to Col. Washington.

The Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Chas. H.
Simonton, have decided to celebrate the erection
Of n monument over the grave of Col. Vim. Wash
ington, the hero of Cowpens, and of Mrs. Jane
Washi' gton. his wife, from whom the corps re-
ceived the Cowpens flag. on Wednesday, the 9TH
Of May next. Hon. VIM rorcher Miles, the
worthy Congressional Representative of this Dis
trict, has kindly consented to deliver the Com
mrmoratory grafton. The monument is from the
chiSel uf Mr.. W. T. White, of this city, the de-
sign having been gratuitousiy furnished, as q heart
Offering. by Col. f. +. White, the particulars of
which may be gathered from the following author
lied description:
"The design is simple and appropriate to this
double parpose-being n Grccian doric column,
elevated upon three steps and a pedestal; n vino
of ivy, s~rringing from the base of the column, en-
twines its shaft and falls gracefully over its capt.
tai, and a rattlesnake, coiled around column and
ivy, embraces bnth within its folds. The doric
column, which by the Greeks was used in build
ings dedicated to their gods and hcros, is aptly it,
Illustrative of heroic and manly virtue. The Ivy
symbol of conjugal fidelity is the wife clinging to
and supported by her noble husband. whose chief
ornament and crown Of glory she is; and tie rat
tlesnake entwiued around both is the Southern
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REORGANIZATION.

Il is said that the New Orleans Deha's state
mcnt about the slave-trade is pronounced in
| Washington a &" Superb hoax. ""'"''The Legis.
lature of Virginia has voted to give n gold mcd'l
to the widow Of the heroic Capt. HERSpoS, who
persisted in the Central america. '.''""Mr. GEO.
| TIILMAy was tried Mt Edgefeld, G. H., on Wednes-
day last, for the murder of HENRY A. CHRISTIAN,
found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to
two years Imprisonment, and to pay n fine Of
So 600. ......It is stated that there arc 500
laborcrs in Montreal out Of work. A town meet
ing for their relief has been held .'''""!A vener-
able maiden lady speaking of marriage, says it's
like any other disease-while there is life, there is
hope ."..".Parson BRowNLow, of the Knoxville
| Wig. says that ''if he is denied the privilege of
going to Heaven after death, his second choice is
B,ltimorc. "..."..Gen. CoNcH, has granted per
| mission for the publication Of n newspaper i'll the
! English language in Havana. 1t will be styled
the Cuban Messenger. This is the first time such
permission has been granted, though repeatedly
applied for. ..""".The venerable JOHN WARRlcK,
who died Mt Richmond on Saturday, had been
printer to the Virginia Senate for the last thirty
eight years, n member of the Masonic fraternity
for forty-eiglt years, aad the treasurer of a Lodge
th;rty-fou years. "."".The Massachusetts, House
! Of Representatives has refused to print the memo.
rial of certain color"d citizens Of Boston, protest
inr against the DREp SCoTT decision. and suggest.
;nr rnt,liotorv nuiclntinn .........rhp NIctholis Il
Episcopal Conference, at Baltimore on the 9th
instant, resolved to establish n newspaper, in part
70 disahuse the public mind relative to its views
on tic slavery question, and claiming to occupy
: Conservative grounds. ".."FREp DOUGLASS com.
plains bitterly that the friends Of the abolition Of
slavery are falling away from the cause, some fol
one reason and some for another, and n good many
because ats principles required them to treat the
~colorel man as M equal brother in all the rela'
tons of life There's the rub. "".."Thc tora'
State Indebtedness of Tennessee is 81, oil $50,
G6, all of which falls due in the course Of 2(
years. "..""The new Baptist Church at Green
vile c. H.. has been completed. tits capable OIL
seating $500 people, and cost S2s, 900.
The Hr0rce Courier mentions that Col. j. D.
AsHMoRI and Col. L. P. JONES, candidates TO sue
coed Col. OEr, have taken the stump and address
Ell the citizens recently ut Pickens, c. II. They
will follow the Courts. '''".'At one Of the recen'
meetings of tie New York Historical Society, Dr.
BACON read . paper on the languages spoken il
New York. Eighty languages. he said, arc uset
in business. and social intercourse among the in
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YW~ 81 HR aes v ( s. Is t. is IN Il II 81 & 8.

slaveholding and non-slaveholding sections of the
Union, which has been rapidly increasing Of late
years, is apparent in the bearing towards each
other of the members from various sections
"The representatives Of the several States" says
the editor, "no longer meet as brethren Of the
same household, or as members of the same firm,
with one feeling, one interest, one destiny. They
meet rather as the representatives Of two hostile
nations, the one seeking to invade the rights and
crush the power of the other. 1t is probably not
going too far to assert that there was in l7T5, as
much sympathy between the people of the Ameri-
can colonies and the government of the mother
country, rs exists at this moment between the
majority of the representatives of the two grand
sections of the Union. This assertion may he
deemed by some as a bold and reckless one, but
every calm observerof passing events at Washing
ton must admit, without hesitation, that it is a
startling fact"
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ards drink? suppose n like practice would ex-
cuse me for stealing n lamb, but give me a licking
for making off with the old eve? Dram-drinking
is not MS bad as ram-distilling-neither is gam
bling, in my opinion, as bad rs drunkenness but
is either sanctioned by even a sound morality
Vices, like virtues, have their degrees. If we
drink ut nil the Deacon's liquhr, We so far counte.
nance the Deacon's sin, and partake of his guilt.
Tie man, who drinks the Deacon's liquor, ought
not to quarrel with his distillery, or object to his
selling Bibles in it. The Bibles will not aid the
LIQUOR in producing lelirium tremens. Dram
drinking will.
That was certainly n strange fancy in the Dea-
cons Internal helpers marking the heads of the
liquor barrels with inscriptions, which tamed out
in un1uenchable hrilliancy so soon as the contents
began to be drawn from the barrels. But is it moi
virtually true, that these effects do flow all over
the country, whenever a still house or ret"il-shop
is opened? Did any man ever see n still-house es'
tablished. or q doggcry put up in any neighoor'
hood without finding in q little while 'c"nvuls'ons
and pilepsics-insanity- chOlera in collapse-de'
lirium Observation-Disclosures of eyes-drunk'
enness-distilled death--and weeping, and wall
ing, and g~nashing of teeth in their vicinity? Il
any man says, yes, I tell that man, no body believes
yon. The effect is just rs sure ms any other Ia"
of nature; and the distiller and retailer know it
They work for this very thing, and they accom-
plish their purpose. They may shy they go to'
! the money, but they know that they must sci
! drunkenness, disease and death at the same time
The day is past. when men can profess ignor'
ance on this subject. Too much truth has beer
spread abroad that error, false reasoning and self
deception should exist. Every man has had q
friend and n~eighbor, who has gone down t. x
! chambers of death through dram-drinking: Sc
that it is very difficult indeed to stiie the truth
and conscience on the matter. Shall we he honest
with ourselves and %doright? This is the question
How do you answer it, reader?
KNURRY CRUX.
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habitants Of that city.".".'"The Richmond ms
poth has heard q report that Senator DOUGLAS
of Illinois intends, to resign his seat in the U s.
Senate, and spend some years on the continent OF
Europc.".".."Thc Turkish PAcHA has been made
a "Son of MALTA" by enc of the Lodges IN Ne"
York. They are t~rctting him about at 1.-TWO
fortv" rate. and he will soon be initiated into
American manners and customs with n taste OF
New York humbug. ".."".Col. BENToS, l. Is SAIL
l.. at work preparing a life Of Gen. lAcKsoN, which
the ArPLEroSs arc 10 publish.
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NALEDICTORY.

Having disposed Uf our entire interest IN the
ENQUIRER to Mr.. l.. VI. GRIsT, our connection
with it closes with this issue. The motives which
led to this step would possess but little interest
for the public. Suffice it that the Junior wishes
to make other arrangements, and the Senior was
unwilling to assume the responsibility OF sole edi-
tor and proprietor. His present official and pro-
~fessional duties are sufficiently eSacting to require
! his undivided attention.
The objects for which the Enquirer was estab'
lished have heen accomplished. 1t was the wish
orthe projectors to plant on a firm basis a paper
v HIGH shonld be at once the exponent OF the lte-
nature, and the protector and elevator Of the intel
lieence ard morality of the District. If we have
! fallen short sometimes Of our duty. we have not
been disappointed, at least, in thinking mat a
Journal, with such views, would receive 4 hnera'
generous, and sustaining patronage.
In retiring. therefore, it affords us no little sat-
~isfaction to leave the paper, not only upon a per-
manent footing, but also in such good hands as
those OF the present enterprising and industrious
proprietor, and the able and experienced editor,
SAM'L W. MELTON, Esq, who watched so success
fully over the youthful struggles Of the Enquirer
| The public we'll know and appreciate their efforts
| and we hone and believe that the past i, only an
index Of the future-tha. their industry and tai
ent will meet the same encouragement which they
have heretofore met, and that our pet journal Will
be tenderlv cherished by its old and newly found
readers.
Our intercourse with the members OF the press
has generally been amicable and agreeable. We
| have found the editorial fraternity a Scnrous,
| fra nix and intelligent class-ready to do battle IN
| defence Of cherished opinions. yet, ready to for
get and forgive when the heat of tine conflict was
over. We will miss-yes, we will sigh for the
familiar face of many q dear "exchange,' with
its puugent editorial, its political broad side, Or
playful humor. To our fellow craftsmen. there
fore, we hid farewell with regret, and we can but
leave them our best wishes.
To our old readers-to the many that We love
and to our friends, generally We bid q heart felt
adieu. JNU. l.. MlLLEh'
JOSEPH H. BLACK.
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The CONVERSION oP GENERAL JAcKsoN.-Dr.
Samuel A. Cartwright, of New Orleans, IN a let.
ter on slavery written to the Rev. Peter Cart
wright, of Illinois, has the following reference to
the conversion Of President Jackson: The whole
subject could be settled in a trice-the shcisms in
the churches healed and our political union ce'
mented, if dealt with as you dealt with General
Jackson, boldly faced, and the truth, however
unwelcome, forced upon the public rs you forced
the awful tcncts of the church upon his attention
instead Of mincing matters or smothering your
Methodist doctrine when kindly pulled by the
coat in the pulpit by q brother clergyman, and adj
monished in q whisper of the presence OF that re-
nowned parsonage, y'you cried out aloud his name,
the hero stood up before you, and you Numbered
in his face the awful words that God would damn
hissoulif hedid not get converted Many OF the
audience, knowing his impetuous temper, trem
bled for you, and one of the preachers, after church
was over, called on him to apologize. especially
for some additional remarks you made that God
would make as quick work damning him as he
would a Guinea negro. Jackson waved the apollo
gizer from his presence. The arrow had taken
eifect-you had come squarely up to his standard
of what a minister of the gospel ought to be, viz:
to love everybody and fear no mortal man. He
naturally concluded that love for him and every
soul around him was the moving spring of what
might be regarded as Incorporate zeal, and he
opened his heart to receive the word as you
preached it. When he afterwards met with you
be shook you cordially by the and, and remark
ed that he only wanted q few thousand such in
dependent fearless men to officer an army to take
old England. There is reason to believe that as
England and the war disappeared in the distance,
heaven open to his view, and the word you had
so f~earlessly preached prompted him to win the
eternal bliss he now enjoys. Andrew Jackson has
gone to heaven, and left the work of taking Old
England to Young America, and Young America
can do itin a short time by the force Of example,
without striking a blow, if we only had q few
thousand fearless, independent preachers to pro
claim the truths revealed in the Bible in regard to
NEGROES.
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, COUNTERFEIT,

.Afriend has exhit tied to us q counterfeit colr,
purporting to he q five dollar gold piece. 1t is
near the size Of the genuine coin, hut much lighter
On one side is a likeness in relief, surrounded by
the words General Washington - on the other,
the Eagle, anil the words SIN Initiate fortt"do."
The metal is a good specimen of most unmitigate'
brass; so rank is it that we cannot conceive how
any man could have brass enough to palm it off.
Our informant has met with several samples OF
the like kind, and thinks it hest for us TO venture
this Warning.
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country, vigilnnt and ready to protect their mem
DRY. The die of the pedestal, which is the frus.
trum of a pyramid, will have upon its sides raised
panels, bearing appropriate inscriptions. The
proportions Of the column are in accordance with
those from the Temple of Theseus, at Athens,
which is appropriate to this occasion, as Theseus
was one of the most renowned of the ancient
heros. The entire monument is to be fourteen
feet in height, Of white Italian marble, and To-
Gated upon n mound some three or four feethigh."
-CHQrlfstOn .UercurV,
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ATa

\ renccutre took place, on Tuesday last, be-
tween Is. DERRER and THOMAS DICKSON, in tine
tailors.shop of tn. latter, which resulted in the
death Of Mr.. DERRER. The blow was inflicted on
the head with a tailor's aboard" and proved
fatal in about two and n half hours. OF the causes
which led to this unfortunate and very lament
able occurrence, we can with proprictys say nothing
Mr.. Dickson surrendered himself, and has been
lodged in Jail to await his trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-03-18

! A RAILWAY TRAIN STOPPED BY BRIGANDs.-We
read in the Courier d Italia sBetween Rome and
Frascati is o railway about nine miles long. A
considerable number of persons went the other day
to fetc at Frascati, the ladies being dressed in their
richest garments, and wearing their ~costliest Jew
elry. This was all known to the brigands. Ac-
cordingly, they seized the officers who occupied
the intermediate station in the midst of the de.
serted country, and proceeded to hoist the red
flag, as a signal to stop. The engineer, fearing
something was on the line, brought the engine to
a dead stand, when the robbers instantly laid hold
of the travellers and coolly plundered them, doing
them, however, no other injury. Up to this time
We had fancied that railways would put an end to
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now send out q whole regiment of sore-arns Tor our
defence. What benefcent gift was that OF JES-
sER to an afflicted world! An armor, stronger
than coats. of-mail; armed with it, how bravery
we can stare the grim monster in the face, anu no"
calmly view his progress as lie passes this way
But after all, we have good reason TO bel'eVe
that our preparations will serve no purpose save
that Of a precaution for the future. The case ''
Charlotte, imported from Memphis proves W.
learn, to be a mild form Of the disease; ana ~
the last advices, the patient was doing remarkably
wcll-occasionall amusing himself by a squirrel
hunt in the woods of old MeckleuburS. The IT,
port that the disease had appeared near for'
Mills proves TO he false; and the rumor tha' II
had broken out near Chester, never hat any
foundation in truth. Those of our citizens VINO
had the opportunity Of 'catching, have no"
passed the ordeal; and our friends, both III town
and country, may now we think, turn their at'eh-
ton to more pleasant and profitable subjects.
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THAT STOR NJ.

We are not likely soon to hear the last OF the
terrible storm which recently swept our forests
It's ravages are to be secn everywhere anu We can
readily believe the coolest inlab'tant' who de-
clared he had ..seen nothing like il" And we can
as readily trust the assertion, heard on every
hand, that n quarter of n century will not sn'f'ce
to wear away traces so indellibly imprinted.
The best idea to he gathered Of the severity oil
the storm was obtained by us, the other day, from
our friend, Mr.. ROBERT CAIRNEs. While putting
things to rights In his orchard, he weighed the
branches of several treea while Jumbo 10y
ice, and also ascertainea their weight after the Ice
had melted. The following table exhibits the
striking result; the first line of figures containing
! the weight of the limb with the ice, and the sec
! ond. Of the limb alone. The difference is almost
| incredible. After all, the veterans of the forest
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C0urf of

For the informa ion of those interested, we pub
fish the following order for examination of appli-
cants for admission to the Bar, in the Law Court
of Appeals, to be held the first Monday in May
next:
l.. On the Constitution of this State aud Of the
United States-Mr. L ]. Jones, Of Newberry.
3. On Evidence by the Common and Statute
Law-Mr. James Farrow, Of Spartanburg.
3. On Contracts, under the Common and Statute
Law-Mr. W. B. Wilson, of York.
4. On Estates, and Herewith the Doctrines by
Descent and Purchase, at Common and Statute
Law in this State-Mr. Isaac NJ. Hutson, of Barn
well.
5. On Pleading and Practice, as regulated by
Common and Statute Law-Mr. w. D.. Johnson,
of Marlboro.
6. On Criminal Law, both Common and Statute
Mr.. Solicitor Owens, Of Barnwell.
Petitions for Examination and Admission must
be filed on or before the 1st Monday in May.
(Signed) JOHN BELTON ONEALL,
President.
Ruh Of CoRrt.-Parties docketing o case in the
Court of Appeals must state the motion which
they make, so as to enable the clerk to set the case
and motion down upon the Docket. No case to be
docketed unless the rule be complied with.
(Signed) JOHN BELTON O'NEALL,
President.
Deceu. nr Q, 1857.