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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-06

Poor Hans, he bit himself NIT a snattle
rake and vas SIGH in his bed for six lon,
weeks in the munt of August, and all tn
dc dime he gay water water i! and he di
eat noting till he complained of being bel
ter, so ash he could stand upon has elbo1
and eat little tea.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12
TIL REyoKLEs TRIAL.

We are indebted to friend in Charleston for a
copy of the pamphlet. containing q full account Of
the. trial of JOHN H. REIcKLEs, for the murder Of
>HEsRY LINsrEDT, which was had before Judge
wARDLAB, in Charleston, in June. The State
was represented by Attorney Gen. I. W. HATsE
and CIR. Miles,, Esq. and she prisoner, by
TBoAAs Y. s1xoss, yr., and F. D. RICHARDSON,
Essr's. 70 .:-
We have never met with a more striking illus.
tration of the WORKOUT saying. that "Truth is
stranger than Fiction" No noEel could engage
us more Intensely. We Of course turned to- ascer-
tain the denOpsment-to find that the prisoner had
been acquitted; but our interest in the case was
IN no degree diminished-augmented, rather,
as we wouna through the labyrinth in which this
most mysterious affair is hidden. We ven
tire 10 say that no case has been put on record,
in our day, so utterly incapable of solution.
Both for the State and the prisoner, the case
was managed in mastery style. The arguments
Of Messrs. S1MoNs and RICHARDSON are reported
in ertenso. and do infinite credit to the rising repu'
tation Of these gentlemen.
The. pamphlet is published by Walker, Evans
& Co. contains 95 pages, and is sold at fifty
cents.
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.
ANOTHER DIVISION.


Mr.. Editor On Saturday last, "BULLocK's
CREEK DIVISION" located at Bullock's Creek
Church, was organized and the offices filed, as
follows:
J. G. Davidson, ". p; A. ]. Roberts, W.,A.;
G. L. McNeel, r. s.. Joseph G.. Smarr. 4. r.
s. james Guy, F. s. J. G. Plexico, T.; B. E.
Feemster, c.; ]. NJ. Roberts, 4. c.; Monroe
Perks, /. s; A. H. Farr, D. s.; Cornelius QDan-
iel, P. W. P; Rev. R. Y. Russell, Chaplain.
OF the prospects Of this Division, have no feel
ings to say q word. The influence of the great
body of the above names, is generally known, and
recognized. Very few, having a general acquaint-
ance with our District, will feel any particular
surprise on learning, that such men have united
in q Division of the Sons of Temperance, and have
avowed to the world their adherence to, and pro-
fession of the principle of total abstinence yet,
for some reason, they have regarded it O duty to
unite in a society, and fling their banner to the
breeze. 1t is believed that a large majority of
them are members of Christ's visible Church. As
a Division, such men knowing and feeling that
they are right-thatthe foundation on which they
stand is steadfast and immovable-"their consci-
ence also bearing witness, will move steadily for
ward, and are not to be s'carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight Of men,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12

the speech of Senator HAMMOND, delivered at the
dinner given by his friends and neigbbors of Beech
Island. 1t is sound to the very cere--utterances
of the profound truths of urierring craftsmanship.
But we shall not indulge ourself extravagantly.-
A brief notice in o subsequent number OF the
Mercury casts a doubt as TO the correctness OF the
report; and, although We are inclined to pin our
faith to every word of it, we shall AWAIT an expo
sition of our great Statesmau's position, made by
authority.
From the same paper, we take an account of
the speeches of.Col. KEIrr and Col. Orr; at Will
liamston, last week. 1t will be seen here, too,
that the conservative party in our State has gained
a most valuable recruit. The mauliness with which
Col. KBlrT comes forward and points to our true
position in the Southern ranks, deserves our very
hearty commentator. We cannot understand
how any one can mistake the policy Of South Car
dina, at this conjuncture and we indulge a
stronger hope, day after day, that on entire una
nimity of sentiment will ere long mark the devo-
tion of our people to the fortunes Of the States
Rights Democracy of the Union. Col. ORR main
tains, Of course, the policy, in which he was a
leader in 1852. With the large body Of Demo
Gratis in the State be patiently awaits the hour
when calm and united councils shall prevail.
Our readers will be instructed by a perusa! of
these extracts. -
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The table of contents is as follows:
r

During the past fortnight, several important
movements have been made upon the political
chess. board. Our readers remember that, two
years ago, the South was astoundedby the intelli-
gence that The st. Louis District, in Missouri, had
elected BLAIR, rank Freesoiler, to Congress. 1t
was pronounced that the progress of Emancipa.
ton had begun, in that important strong hold Of
the South-the border State of Missouri. South
ern men euailed before the prospect, and all our
councils were fearful. Right welcome, then, is
the intelligence which has justreached us that the
Democracy has asserted supremacy in the infected
District; that the recreant BLAIR and his crew
have been totally routed; and that the strides of
Abolition in our camp have been checked, it is
believed, efectually.
This result is peculiarly gratifying in view of
the struggle yet pending in Kansas. The latest
intelligence informs US that the Lecompton con-
s~t;tution, submitted under the English Bill, has
been defeated by an overwhelming majority; and
that the contest for supremacy in the Territory,
must be fought de moro. What will be the end of
this new complication, it is impossible to ~foresee.
If Justice be done to the South; if the integrity
of the English Bill be pressed, and the formation
Of another Constitution deferred until the requisite
population be obtained by the Territory, the game
may yet turn in favor of Southern Institutions
The Kansas fever at the North has abated sensibly,
while, in Missouri, the recent election shows q
temper growing more intense. The chances are
for US, and nothing but a most unblushing fraud
can deprive the South of the victory. But will
not the fraud be perpetrated? Will the North
adhere to the compromise made in the English
Bill? Will not the dominant majority, o~verturn.
ing every consideration, demand the immediate
admission Of Kansas, under q new and anti-slavery
Constitution? Ayel "that's the question"
At home, several points have been presented
which deserve to be indicated. On the outside
page, We publish from the Mercury, a report Of
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A NEW BAND.

We are fast becoming a musical ~peopie-culti'
waiting. especially, those soul stirring influences
which the -theavenIy maid" lends to the ''tent-
ed field" Already, our District has four bands
in full blsst-soms-or thenaSvising With the best
trained musieisns in the State; and We have now
the pleasure Of recording the organization OF
another company, numbering ten, having itshead-
quarters at o,ivet Church, under the command of
Capt. John ". Lindsay. The Members are-
James Farley, R. NJ. Burris,; William Moore, John
B. Mcclure, Thomas Hoye, William Lindsay, n.
Gwinn, g. Prsssly, and James Gorley. 1t wiltbe
called the eTurkey Creek Brass Band" and IN
der the tuition Of Capt. Lucas will soon bsready
to compete for the prize which the crowd are al
ways promptto award to first rate music.
We wish the Turkey Checkers q steady pro.
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General jackson q virsini.n.

BaAxroz pAeEsroRr, in o letter to the Gorer'
nor Of Virginia, elaims that General AspnEN
JACKSON was born in Berkeley County, Virginia,
on the estate of James Strobe. The following ID
his statement:
81 claim his birth for Virginia; on the declara-
ton Of the late Mrs. Shepherd, the relict Of the
late CAPTAIN Abraham Shepherd, and, Mrs: Bedin-
ger, the wife of the late Major Henry +Bedinger,
Of Berkley County. These gentlemen vere officers
in the army of the Revolution. These ladies' were
respectively married. Mrs. Shepherd d In the early
part of the Revolution, and Mrs Bedinger, q
younger sister, at the conclusion. The war Of
1872 gave to General Jackson celebrity, and the
Question Of nativity was started, and among those
advanced in life. who remained in Berkeley and
Jefferson. taken therefrom at that period, were
those ladies, from whom learned that an Irish
family named jackson came to their fathers, the
late James zstrede, somewhere about the year
1850. to whom their father furnished . small tene-
ment and gave employment-that they were then
Young girs-that about 1894 or go o SON was
born to that family, whom they named Andrew-
that they had two other sons oldeT-that being
themselves without brothers, they with their tive
elder sisters, sought and obtained the consent Of
their father and mother, when in l766 the Jack
SOn6 were W8hluS hfTduSomcu1 W CmiSroto W LUG
Waxhsw settlement In North Caroline, to obtain
from the Jacksons their youngest son, Andrew, to
be raised as 9 brother-but were unable to do 80,
though they went five miles on the road importu.
ning-tbe Jacksons were poor, the Strodes hav.
ing ell thar could be desired. 1t seems as il the
hand Of destiny was in the matter, and that An.
drew was q fated boy. Many years after / had
received Information from these ladies, I think in
1924 ssrly, when Gen. Jackson was put forward
by his friends for the presidency, l met with Geo.
Johnston, q Scotchman, a very aged man in nv
neighborhood, who in early life I think was 10
Bradock's defeat, and a soldier through the Revo-
luton, and who had resided near Mr.. Strode's re-
sidence from 1850 to the Revolution. I immsdi-
ately inquired if he had ever known 9 family Of
the name of Jackson, who had resided on Mr.. Jss.
Strode's estate, previous to the Rsgolution /; If so,
how many children they had, and of what seq,
and what became of the family? He replied
promptly that he knew such o family; that they
had three SONS, the youngest Of whom was called
Andrew candy as he called him. who was carried
on the hip-that is, was not able to travel, when,
North Carolina. No history or biography of Gen
Jackson had then been written, snd II one hsi
been, Johnston was i1iterate, and be had no ides
Of the object Of my inquiry. 1'
The biography Of General jackson, (Eaton) pla
ces the arrival Of the family, in 176s direct fron
Ireland, in the Waxhaw settlements South Caro-.
hna-bringing the youngest son Of the family IA
medAndrew with them. Thus vi have onjgoos
authority (uius cappot be doubted, fr my iu6ps
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12

:: Az ETHIOPIAN C~oAnLnaEST TO WonAx-"Dey
may rail again women as much as dey like, bnt
dey can't set me again dem. I hsb eber in my life
found dem to be fast inlub, fast, ina quarrel, fust
Il, . dance, fast in dc Ice cream saloon, and de
fust best, and de last in q sick room. What would
we poor debils do widout dem! Let rs DO born
as young, as ugly, and as helpless as we please,
and de woman's srm is open % reeeibe Us. She
it sm who CUBS US our fust dose oh castor oil,
and puts clog pom sur helpless naket limbs, and
chubbers up our foots sud toesses In long, aannin
pe.tieoats !; and II an she, aswe grow up, who
flis our dinner baskets riddoughnuts and apples
as we start to school, and Hicks us wen We tears
our ~trousis."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12
THE ATLANTIC TELEeRAPH.

7 Our readers will learn Will delight delight
| shared with the civilized world-that the great
telegraph enterprise has been oonsumated The
ends Of the cable were landed, on the 9Th Of Au-
gust-signalizing the union of the Continents, and
we'll. nigh the grandest era yet known to our race.
OF the Influences to be exerted by this mighty a.
| chievement it would, be vain to write.afecting,
| as they must. every department Of civilized life
and labor, and working revolution after revolu-
| tiorin the grand scheme Of human progress.
A dispatch from CYRUS W. FIELD, the Chief
Engineer, who has been prominent In every stage
Of the enterprise, conveys the most reliable in
telligence. The arrangements for transmitting
dispatches have not yet been made, and may be
delayed for several weeks but knowing that il is
an accomplished fact, We shall await patiently the
exhibition of this eighth wonder Of the world. Mr..
FIELD says, under date affinity Bay, Newfound'
land, August B:
1.-THE telegraph feet ssiled from Queenstown On
the 18th July, and met at mid-ocean, and. made
the splice at one o'clock on the afternoon OF the
Goth. The vessels then separated, the Agamen-
non and Valarous bound for Valencia, and the
Niagara and Gorgonfor this place, where they ar
rived yesterday. The cable will be landed to-day.
sT6e cable laid is 1868 nautical and 1850
ststute miles long from. the Telegraph House at
| Bulls Bay to the head of Valencia harbor, and
for more than two-thirds that distance, in water
over two miles deep.
aaThe cable was paved ont from the A~gamcmpon
ut the same speed as from the Niagara, and the
electrical signals sentand received through the
whole length of the cable ore perfect. The ma.
'chinery worked most satisfactorily, and was not
stopped for q single moment. Capt. Hudson,
Messrs., Everett and Woodbouse, the engineers,
! electricians and officers of the. ship, andjn fact,
every man on board the feet; exerted themselves
to the utmost to make the expedition successful,
and, by the blessings Of Divine Providence, they
succeeded.
SCATTER the cable is landed and connected with
the land lines, the NiagalapuM discharge her cor.
60, belonging to the Telegraph Company, and will
60 to St. Johns for coal, whence she will proceed
to Halifax" -
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MERE.MENTION.

Ex-President Tyler is in Norfolk, Va. Ex-Pres-
dent Van Buren, remains at his home in Kinder
hook. Ex-President Fillmore is at Niagara Falls.
Ex. President Pierce is in Europe. 1.-THE Car
DINA Spartan Of a late date, contains nomination
Of the Hon. W. II. Grsr for the next Governor. d.:
The Governor-G General of Canada gets S31,0Oo
per 900 more than the President Of
the United States gets. ".."".The parlors of the
hotels in Boston had fires in them on Saturday
and Sunday, July oath and 25th.".".'A writer
gives the Spartan a favorable report of Hon. D.
Wallace. He is now able to walk about his house
without much difficulty. His hearing, sight and
appetite are as goodas ever. He says the friends
of Gen. Wallace may hope that his race of useful
ness and honor is not yet run. '''Hon. r.
Barnwell Rhett, is nominated by a writer in the
Charleston Mercury, for a seat in the United
States Senate:.""''"Fhe longevity of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence is remarkable.
Out Of the whole ffty-six, four lived beyond the
age of 80 ten exceeded the age of 30; ten lived
beyond 70 years fifteen exceeded the age of 60
ten pdSScu TIC OOtu ySdt OLA poSoCo ~ ooS
is supposed to have persisted at sea, aged 3d..
Prof. R. W. Barnwell of the South Carolina Col.
lege, has declind the Presidency of the William
and Mary College, Virginia '"'"'"W Why is q deputy
sheriff q new and useful invention? Because he
is a sue-ing machine.
The Hon. Thomas L.. Clingman has consented
to deliver the annual address at the next State
fair Of North Carolina. ...."...A Washington des-
patch says there is reason to believe, from infor-
nation recently received from an unquestionable
source, that our government is now in q fair way
to ACQUIRE Cuba .".".."The Cincinnati Gazette
says that the grape crop in the region of that city
this season may be designed as almost en- entire
failure. Some few vineyards will have something
of a crop, but in the aggregate, all the wine pro-
duced will not pay the expense of tending the
crop."..".A New Zealand chief maintained that
he had q good title tc his land, because he had
eaten the former rer. ".".".The Commissioner
of Roads in Lexington District have refused to
grant licenses to retail spurious liquors within
their diminions, the present year; andin addition,
s'passed o resolution that they would not, hereafter,
grant license of any kind to sell grog, during their
term of Office"
An old lady of T'uscumbia, Ala, offers a reward
of 500, 900 to any young lady not over II years Of
age, who is willing to live in the capacity Of an
adopted daughter with bel. ''"''The Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, during the past year has
expended $4,000 on missions to slaves 1900
Over 1000 dogs have been destroyed in New York
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12

ARzvoLuTIoxARy TRopHY.-Mr.,R Robert White,
living near Cedar Spring, exhumed upon his farm
a veritable British Yager, found. on Clark's track,
when pursued by Ferguson. Considering that the
several parts Of the old qua have been subjected
to the corrosive action Of all weathers. for eighty
years, it 10 really surprising to see them in s4ch
preservation. The woodwork is oh gone +BuL,
With the exception Of the loss Of the trigger guard,
the belt rings, and q fractured main spring, Il Is
complete. It Is the purpose Of Mr.. White 70 have
the piece re .stooked, and try how the old arm viii
shoot. with the identical flint that once iguited
powder that propelled lesden messengers TO des-
try the lives Of freemen.-Carohna Spartan.
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For the Yorkvilie Enquirer.
TO EDWARD MOORE, ESQ.

In the last. number of the ENQUIRER, we notice
nm article from Col. MoCAw, in response to o call
made by q "constituent," relative to the action of
the last Legislature on the Banks. Believing that
the design of this movement is evidently to bring
the weight of his personal popularity to bear on
the present canvass, We would respectfully suggest,
that it is highly incumbent on you to give your
views OF length on the subject, through the press;
and to make any reply you may deem proper, to
the article referred to. We are more than INK
ious that a full and fair discussion of a subject, on
which we endorse your views, should be had.
MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENT.
August 9th, 1858. &
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x%oRkVIELE, S. c

rS> We are very DESTROYS to give particular
attention to the local department Of our paper {;
and to this end, we would ask our friends in the
various'portions Of the District, Postmasters and
others, to give us reliable accounts of whatever
matters of general interest, that may transpire in
their respective localities. Notices Of Marriages
and Deaths will be promptly inserted, when &C.
companied by a responsible name. Announce
ments of religious end temperance meetings will
be inserted with pleasure, and without charge.
M. Personal Communications, when admissi'
biz: communications of limited or individual in.
teresr, or recommendations of Candidates for Of
fees of honor, profit or trust, will be charged
for at from 81 to 10 cents per line.
Our friends, Clergymen, Pcstmasters and 9TH
srs, can, and We trust will, aid US materially in
contributing interesting items, OF this nature to
our columns.
In order to encourage the efforts OF all
who are favorable to our enterprise, we propose
to send q copy Of the EsaurRER, gratis, to any one
making up o club Of ten subscribers and sending
SIS, in advance. To clubs of six, the paper will
be sent for SI050, whitman extra copytotheperson
making the club.
nay VIM. P. McFADDEN, Esq, and NJ. JONES'
ara authorised to act a. agents for the ENQUIRER.
receive money and give-receipts for the Office =
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TADTERT1sENEET.1

Mr. EatOr.--Iu your paper of the 22d Of July,
we see o communication signed 'Eastern York,
from many Of tie friends Of yoHs G.. EsLoE, Esq,
nominating him as q suitable and proper person
for the Office of Ordinary for York District. We
cheerfully anndheartily concur in that nomination,
and would respectfully solicit Mr.. ESLos to per.
nit his name to be used as a Candidate for aaia
Office at the ensuing election.
" MANY VoTERs OF WESTERN YORK. !
August Q, 1858. 32s tn
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THE CROPS.

ATendsys ago, our farmers were chsered by the
fairest prospects which, in our memory, had-ever
blessed their -labors!y An unusually favorable
season had enabled the most tardy to keep'clear
ahead Of; the grass, md corn and cotton, every
where, were luzuriant enough to make giadth eye
Of the most inexperienced townsman." Bnta sad
change has been wrought by these teh-days Of
fevep-heat and unmitigated drouth. We have
never passed through such a season; and Ger
taiuly, such terrible havoc has never been made
in our fields, in SO short a period. Monday even
ing. moderate rains fell IN several portions Of the
District, and the weather has been tempered SEN
sibrs hut the moss-sbundant showers could mot
retrieve the blight upon our cotton fields. In
many plsces, ne know that near Ons-third Of the
yield has been cut off. y
so it is with, oor choicest MISUNDERSTANDING
US, continually, our dependence upon and obliga'
tons Of gratitude to an over ruling Providence.
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PEExIuH FOR A LAVE APHm4H.--Ths reopen
log Of the African Slave Trade seems to be grow
fne Unpopular favor In this Ata meeting
Of She Executive Committee Of The Chsttham and
Bingham Agricultural Society, held in oar city
on yesterdsy-which was attended BY all tia
memhers Of the committee-it was unanimously
resolved to offer premium oil twenty fseSdollass
for the best specimen Of a live African imported
into the United States within the last fvsiye
months-to be exhibited at the next meeting Of
the Society. his thought that o fine young prince,
q blood relation of the King Of Dahomey-s pas
senger on the late trip Of the Ravliaa,, viii rtaks,
the money-though The honor win be contested By
other Acknowledgement Geosyidn. 80 -
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TYPEsErrzse MAcHlsE.-Mr. Aben, practical
printer, has invented 6 typesetting machine,
which is considered wonderful affair, though Of
little use on account Of Its cost, the price being
Sl,600. Itcan only set the type With arapidityy
equal 70 our best compositors, but then 1t COM
bines one qualification which Rilinot be lost siRht
Of, and that Is that it distributes the Tyne 1T ths
same time the setting operation IA going on, In
other words it keeps the case fpll eli the dine
There is one other advantage it.has which even
printers themselyes viii hail With joy-it distri-
butes pi after hsing SEA q with the same facility
itdqes ordinstyh reading matter.
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ARraHrEous D~EcIaos.-The English LORDS Of
the Beuch decided at Westminster, about Q month
ago, that it was q principle. of common Law that Q
counsellor, in questioning q witness, SHOULD Cd
dress him In ordinary tonss, aad,in Language soe
respect, such as is employed by one gentleman IN
conversation with another that such lawyer has
no right to question the private business or moral
character Of a witness, any further thsn II is ap-
parent they absolutely affect his reliability, Or
touch the case in hand and that . witness is not
bound to answer questions put to him In an IN
sulting or bull.dogish manner. .Ifforced to ans
wer By the eonrt, be wilthsye his remedy in ao-
ton for damages.