Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-04

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phia have been ON visit to the firemen of this
city, both enjoying their hospitality and "surpris-
ing the natives" with the sight and working of
steam ire-engine. Hitherto, the 6remen of New
York have been opposed to the innovation on
the old style engine but the play Of the Phadel-
phia engine was so admirable that quite change
has come over their notions.' Steam can be raised
in few minutes, in the time usually taken to run
to fire, at full speed. The water is thrown from
the nozzle in continuous stream, and on the trial
made it reached the perpendicularheight of about
one hundred and sixty feet. The n. 7. Fire De.
partment has ordered similar engine to be made
in order to test their practical utility. They will
supersede the old fashioned man killers.
The Medical Colleges have commenced the Win
ter Course of Lectures with very full classes
Professor Post delivered the opening lecture in!
the University College, and Professor Doremus
that of the College of Physicians aud Surgeons.
Hon. jeff Davis of Miss addressed the Democ-
racy, on Monday night, in favor Of Judge Parker,
Democratic candidate for Governor Of the State,
in forced speech without much point. He is
stronger with the sword than with the tongue.
SETH.
NEw YORK, Oct. 20.
If an observer looked at the extravagant expsn
sions of fashion and folly alone, he would conclude
that the results of the financial crisis of 1851 had
disappeared with that crash in the monetary world
But such is not the case. Underneath this des-
perate effort to appear favored Of fortune there
runs on undercurrent of painful appreciation of
half filled and empty Golfers. In spite of all as
aertions to the contrary, the commercial interests
of the Metropolis of America, though regainine
their former status, are but slowly recovering from
the prostration of last year.
The Venezuelan Commissioners, who came to
recall Gen. Paez to his native country, showed
their appreciation of the kindness displayed to-
wards the banished patriot by the citizens OF this
city, by giving banquet to the Mayor and Com
mon Council. No doubt this event will prove the
means of q better understanding between this
Government and those of some of the South Amer
lean Republics.
The yalorous, British, with Sir Gore Ouseley,
British Minister to Nicaragua and Central America
has sailed for her destination 1t is asserted that
he goes out to compIcate affairs in that quarter
and it is not improbable that the British and
American Governments will be drawn into pro-
ceedings of no very amicable nature. If our Gov
ernment does not adopt q comprehensive and de
cided policy in the matters about to come up for
decision, the 6llibusters must do the work for
them.
The first annual session of the Law Department
of the University of New York has opened under
favorable circumstances This institution, so we'll
known in educational spheres, is now near the
form Of the University proper. Its sphere Of USE
fulness is correspondugly enlarged.
The numbsrless ortune-tellers, clsirvoyants
and spiritual media of fancy shades and colors who
prey on their dupes without mercy, have had
a showing at last-before the Mayor The fa
nous Sergeant Birney took the matter in hand
and executed it with consummate skill. He dress
ed himself in "greeny" style, had his fortune told
again and again in the most ludicrous ways; in
word, he sssold" the whole sisternty of fortune
tellers and treasure -trovers after the most ap'
proved fashion They gave bail for better be-
havior in future frankly acknowledging that
wherever there were fools, fortune-tellers were in
demand.
A remarkable criminal case has just been in
vestigated by one of the city coroners. woman
died on the 9th, Sept. 1857, and was buried in
Greenwood Cemetery. Two of her neices, who
were with her during her sickness and death, re-
Gently made known some circumstances connected
with her death, leading to suspicion Of poisoning
by her husband. The authorities took the mat
ter in hand and made an investigation into the
facts. An inquest was held on the exhumed body,
testimony of a eliminating nature given. and the
body was analyzed by the chemists. The body
although buried year, was in remarkable state
of preservation, very little decomposition having
taken place. After q most laborious analysis of
the viscera and flesh Of the whole body, the Chem
lists report having discovered Arsenic in sufficient
quantity to produce death. So much for the
triumph Of science. The husband will be tried
before the proper tribunal
Cancemi, the Italian who was convicted OF the
sc q poIoenoon heforc n iury of his own |
choice consisting of eleven men, has new trial
granted him by the Supreme Court The ground
taken was that the trial by eleren men was irregu-
lar. The judges ruled in accordance with the
plea
most horrid tragedy has just occurred in
and wealthy family of the city.
young man named Gouldy, aged 10 years, of ir-
regular habits, was demonstrated with by his
father and reprimanded for keeping late hours
with improper company. He came home one
night about 10 o'clock when his father spoke to
him about his conduct. He went to his room and
with hatchet, struck his father with
It, telling him to the floor. He attacked his moth
er. two small brothers and two servant girls in
succession. He attempted to attack his two sis
ters in like manner, but they locked the door,
He then went to his own room and there blew his
brains out with q pistol, killing himself almost
instantly. His father and one servant girl are
nortally wounded, and the chances for the others
ire very few He is supposed to have been crazy
when he perpetrated the unnatural deed.