Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-04
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they would rally still! more promptly at the
tapping of a keg.
1t is stated that the United States
Senate Committee on French spoliations
have decided to recommend that Congress
appropriate five milnlios of dollars, in five
per cent stock, for their liquidation.
- The consumption in Paris, Of snails.
has increased to such an extontas to serious
" injurc the oyster trade \ whole side ofthe
new fish market is devoted to these delicacies
amoung shel-fsh, the rest being frogs and
ecrircS<es. Paris, last year, used to eat $500
baskets of oysters perdiem, (the basket holds
II! dozens , it now only swallows 1000 pan
niers; the snails have evicted the oysters.
-The Lecompton Constitution is at
present in the hands.of the President. He
has been for several days engaged in pre-
pairing the message which will accompany
that instrument to Congress. 1t may be sent
to that body at any moment. Of course,
as the matter approaches the eliminating
point of action, the greatest anxiety is betray-
cd on all Sides Washtngton States.
- According to parliamentary return,
it appears that in 1856 the number of seameu
and boys fogged in her Majesty's navy was
1897; the total number of lashes inflicted
was II ,492; the highest number given to
any culpri: was so, and the lowest l. The
greatest amount of Gogging appears to have
taken place on board the Royal Albert, in
which ship twenty-one seamen received nine
huadred lashcs.
- We regret to learn from the proceed
iugs of the meeting of the spartanburg and
Union Rail Road Company, held in this
village on yesterday, tha; the prospects of the
Road are quite gloomy. We understand that
the President will probably resign in the
course of 80 days, when the whole matter
will be turned over to the creditors The
proceedings will appear in out next-Cnto
riWe Journal, 29h uh.
- France is the only Country in which
greater number of patents have been grant
ed in the past year, than in the United States.
With a population of nearly Sc millions,
there we're issued 6,1S7 patents; in the
United States, with population of twenty
three millions, 1910. Great Britain and
Ireland, with larger population than the
United States, issued 2,ll5 during the past
year.
- The Home Journal, edited by n. P.
Willis, Black Republican and Fremonter,
is much patronized in the South. A gentle
man in this city has shown us part of q
correspondence which he attempted to open
with Willis on the subject of his politics, but
which Willis, social snob of the first wa,
Ter, declined to answer He is, however,
known to have cast his "virgin vote" as he
calls it, for Fremont.
- 1t is stated that son of the original
Joe Smith, the prophet, founder of the Nor.
mons, now resides at Nauvoo. lie is about
~ years of age. A correspondent Of the St
Louis Republican is very positive that Joseph
intends to assume the leadership of the
church next spriug, and, as method Of
solving the Mormon problem, suggests that
our government should encourage the peo
pie of Utah in acknowledging him, and thus
rid themselves of the traitorous Brig ham.
The Mercury says that Gen. William
Walker, in speech delivered in Mobile
on the 9th of October last. said that conf
Dental friend Of his had an interview with
q member of the Cabinet, who stated tha,
the President was opposed to the Nicaraguan
enterprise, but the member recommended
that Walker should enter into treaty with
President Comonfort, of Mexico, besiege
Cuba, and thus produce war with Spain,
Walker, however, repudiated the PROPOSE,
ton.
- In the list of Governor Browns in.
structions to the Superintendent of the Geor,
gia State Road, We find the following: "As
many innocent persons might lose their lives,
and much valuable property be destroyed by
neglect growing out of the dissipated habits
of those in charge of the trains, you are or,
dred promptly to discharge every Conductor,
Engineer, or other person employed in run.
ming the trains, who shall be known to usea$
beverage, Intoxicating liquors of any kind,
or who shall visit gambling houses of any
character, or engage in gaming, or be guilty
of any other dissipation or immortality.
Two young gentsin Clarksville, Tenn,
simultaneously fell in love with the same
young lady, and each erroueously supposiue
the other to be formidable rival, both were
exceedingly jealous. In order to settle their
claims without submitting them to the lady
herself, one Of the gentlemen said to the 9th
er {" Sir, l will give you five hundred dollars
if you will retire from the field, or l will
take that amount, and back down." The
gentleman to whom the proposition was
made accepted, thus paying $500 for the
chance of wiuninga lady hand This dom
look like hard times, especially as courtine
is free thing.
The British Government, not without
cause we suspect, have made complaint tc
the Postmaster Geueral Of the United States
of the large number Of newspapers from this
country which are made to serve as substitutes
for letters, by having communications writ
ten inside. The Postmaster General has re-
sponded by desiring the British post Office te
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