Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-10-14
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- The Southern Citizen, John Mitchel's
newspaper published at Knoxville, Tenn,
is to be published at Washington after the
middle of November next.
THE salary of.the French Minister at
Washington is $50, 900 a year-that, of Pre-
sident Buchanan, s25, 900. Thus, $1,000
to be placed to the credit of republican SIM
plicity, as we'll as the difference Of their res
pective stations!
s;-------I Il has been calculated that the hair of
the beard grows at the rate of one line and
a half in the week: this win give the length
of six inches and o half in the course Of q
year, and for man Of eighty years Of age,
twenty-seven feetof which have fallen before
the edge Of the razor.
THE Unionville Journal, of the 9Th
inst, says: The Spartapburg and Union
Railroad will be completed to -Unionville
in few days. It is now within two. miles
Of our village, and Major Millsis Of opinion
thathe will reach Union Depot by the 18th
inst. -......,- -. -
Western paper rmenious,x as among
the advantages derived from q residence in
Iowa, that people who have endured a ohlld-
less union for so these many years in other
States, on removing there have been blessed
with swel! springs of pleasure to the full ex'
tent Of their DESIRE. :. -!
They who are the most afraid of acold
or the cholera are the most likely 10 catch
them so it is with many other evils, men.
tai as well as bodily. Like the nettle they
sting only the timid; grasp them firmly and
they are innocuous. Fly from them and
they pursue you; face them, and they are
gone.
In one of our Western citiesa poet met
q friend Of his, the other day, from New
York. "I am perfectly delighted TO see
you," said the artist, throwing his arm affec-
tionately around his friends neck "hoT
long are you going to stay?" "I think"
said the poet, 81 that shall stay as long as
my money lasts" "oh, how disappointed
I am p said the artist in a tone Of deep sad
ness, 81 hoped you were going to speud a
day or two."
DuriDgs recent trip of the stage from
San Antonio to Indianola, within about four
miles this side of San Antonio, lady pas
senger gave birth to ine boy. There were
four male passengers in the stage at the time.
The event caused considerable stir among the
passengers, but the driver knew nothing Of
the matter until the stage stopped for
change Of horses. The mother and her child
are now stopping in our city, doing wslI.-
Beat this Who can !-Iadianola lTeras)
Courier. re-.
- His Excellepoy, Governor, Allston, Of
our State, paid us . visit the other day. He
was IN ine health and seemed dehgbtsdRith
the mountain precincts of Walhalla,, He
informs us that, at Tunnel Hill, he visited
the school of Mr.. Hugh Tracy. He was 30
we'll pleased with it, that he offered premi.
ums to the most progressive scholar, to be
desermiped by the .25th December next--
This is we'll for our chief magistrate, aB it
shows disposition to favor that which should
be most cultivated By man, the education Of
all the RalAaNa Ranaer. -
- Forty-nine of the eamels belonging
to the United States are now at Campo
Verde, sixty miles from SansAntenios Only
one of those imported has died, while tsn
have been added BY birth. These young
American born camels. thrive we'll, and
promise to grow up equal 10 all repeets to
those imported. Notwithstanding the sue
cessful trial lately made by Captain Beale in
his explorations across the continent, there
are some officers of the army who doubt
whether anything is to be gained blythe use
of camels. We hope, however, that expert.
ments in their use will not long be confined
to army officers, but that as the namberin-
creases they will pass into The hands ofpri-
vase owners.-N Y. Tribune.
"a gentleman residing in Petersburg,
Va, essayed to nd his stove of SCOT by plac.
ing small quantity Of gunpowder on the
inside, and, closing the stove door, lighted
few abavings under the crate, having been
informed by some wag, who deserves hang
ing, that such wasa ready and effective mode
of accomplishing that object Upon the ex-
plosion Of the powder, the bolts which held
the stove plates together were torn asunder,
and the various pieces scattered about the
apartment, the shock also causing about one
half of the ceiling in the room to tumble on
the floor. The gentleman, together with
servant, who remained in the room, fortu-
nately escaped injury, but were, as may be
supposed, nearly frightened out of their
wits.
We have been informed that in a
neighboring county some Of the people have
refused to receive the bills of the Bank of
Charlotte. What will they do next This
bank is one of the best in the country, and,
50 far as this community is concerned, it is
considered by us a matter almost impossible
for person to lose anything by this institu-
ton. The stockholders are most of them
wealthy, and they are all bound for double
the amount of their stockton instance, if a
man owns stock to the amount Of $4,000 he
is bound for $4,000. And the bank hay
ipe;iudicious men at its head, the people can
certainly see that there is very little danger