Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-27

may they wave"
MERE-mENTIoN.
The suspended banks Of Charleston have resol-
we'd to resume specie payment early in July. Con-
suit your own convenience, gentlemen; perhaps,
it would be we'll to remain in suspense" ad infn-
tun. Just Is. you please. ".."..The Advertiser
announces the death of H: R. SpANN, ESQ.,, q dis
tinguished member of the Edgefeld Bar. He died
in Texas, while on q professional visit.
oh. HAMILTON has been appointed o. s. Marshal,
FOR South Carolina District, in place Of Coll. D.
COMFY, deceased. On Saturday night, says the
Lyuchburg paper, twenty-four hours after the adj
iournment of the Methodist Protestant General
Conference, the delegate from Oregon reached
Lynchburg, Va, to attend its session.. He had
been on the way ever since February last, from
the remote region he represented. Poor fellow,
what a disappointment !.''...".Oregon has been
been admitted into the Union as q State, making
the number Of stars on our flag thirty four. "''.'
Our representative, Mr.. BoYoE, has made IN able
report from his special committee, in favor of a
modification of the tariff, ignoring the policy Of
protection. .".....Says the Carolinian: The coun:
try will receive with deep regret the intelligence
of the death of Gen. PERsIFER F. SMITH, which
event is reported to have occurred, on Sunday last,
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The deceased en-
ioyed' o deservedly high reputation as o military
officer. In the Mexican war, which crowned our
arms with such undying lustre, he highly distin-
guished himself. At Contreras, particularly, he
led his troops most ~gallansy on, and carried its
defences. On the death Of Gen. Worth, he was
placed in command Of the Western Military De-
partment. Appointed not long since to the chief
command Of the Utah Expedition, he had made
his arrangements and was OH the point Of setting
out to assume his post, when the hand of God ar
rested his steps."..." HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT,
the we'll known author Of several novels and sport
ing works, committed suicide in New York, on the
18th instaut-the result Of depression of spirits,
owing to his separation from his second wife to
whom he had been but a short time married. '.'''''
An affair, of honor recently came off near New Or
leans, between Messrs. F. W. SEYMOUR and A..
MORRIS. The Delta says: 1.-THE weapons were
small swords, and the combat was Of brief dura-
ton for at the second pass, as we are informed,
MORRIS, the challenged party, received o wound in
the groin, after which the parties came to an 'am-
icable understanding Morris was saved by the
weapon of his antagonist striking something in his
pocket which turned it aside and bent it, and lie
ESCAPED With q wound which is pronounced not
DANGEROUS. This is the third duel we had to re-
port this week" ........D rs. P. C. GAILLARD and
]. J. CHISHOLM have been appointed the fill the
chairs of Practice and Surgery, in the Medical
College of South Carolina. 1--WE regret to
learn that the health of DR.. TuoRNwELL has been
so much impaired that his congregation have re-
quested him to suspend preaching, and to travel
for recreation, until the 1st of October.
A public meeting was held in Abbeville last
week, and resolutions passed denouncing an indi'
vidual named j. w. WILKINSON who, under the
pretence of selling JoHNsoN's Maps, had been
tampering with slaves in that District. He was
notified to emigrate, INsTANTER. Served him right.
Look out for him !..."...Despatches from Utah
state that the Mormons had proposed to lay down
their arms, and leave the territory. The informa-
ton is regarded as reliable, and all apprehensions
in regard to a war with BRIGHAM YOUNG have
Quoted. However, in order to guard against any
contingency, a portion of the army will be station
ed in the Territory. '''".'The Florida War has
also terminated. The Indian Bureau are in re-
ceipt of q letter from ELIAS RECTOR, Esq, super
intendent of Indian affairs in that district, in which
he states that he is on his way to the country Of
the Seminoles, west of Arkansas. He has in
charge 1876 Indians, comprising oil the forces OF
BILLY BowLEas and AssooNwAH. OF these, 80
are warriors, and 1875 woman and children. Mis-.
KAsuKEE's, or SAM JoNEs's party arc still in the
everglades but they are not sufficiently numerous
to cause apprehensions o fdanger. Therefore, the
troops have been disbanded, and the war is virtu-
ally and really over.""'".A literary club has
been formed in Winnsboro', and our friend j.
Woop DAVIDSON elected President. We wish the
enterprise abundant success. Such an institution
ought to adorn every town in the State. "'''Rey
D. E. PETERSON, of Marion c. H., will deliver the
annual Grafton before the Literary Societies of Da-
wilson College, on Tuesday, July 18th Rev. DR..
THoRNwELL, the validiotory sermon before the
graduating class, in the evening Of the same day.
.........The State Bible Convention will be held in
Abbeville, on the last Wednesday in July. We
learn from the Carolinian that the following rail-
roads have consented to pass delegates, without
stipulation as to numbers, from the different So
cieties in the State to the Convention for one fare:
North. Eastern, Wilmington and Manchester, Kings
Mountain, Charlotte and South Carolina, and
Greenyille and Columbia. Abbeville, too, has
extended her generous Inequalities to the friends
and delegates to the Convention.
Mrs. WHITEFooRD SMITH, mother of the Rev.
WH1rEFooRD SMITH, D. D., Of spartanburg, died
at that place a few days ago."'"''"An auctioneer
vexed with his audience, said: 4 ON a mean
feIlov-msau as dirt-and ! feet at home in This