Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-01-14
Straps T. fatts.

preacher, discoursing of Daniel in the den
of lions, "There he sot all night, looking at
the show for nothing; it didn't cost him a
cent
"A gentleman at Asheville, n. c.,
states that the number of Hogs that passed
through the toll-gate near that place, together
with those expected to pass this season, will
be about 10000.
- Brig. Young has increased his harem
of seventy-6ve white wives, by adding to it
fifteen young and lovely Indian squaws.
Wonder if he wont add one or two Of the
colored population, for the sake of variety.
The San Antonio Ledger says that the
wife of Senior Benites, respectable citizen
of that place, gave birth to her nineteenth
child, on Wednesday last. The lady is in
her thirty-eighth year.
Oh Monday last, sale-day, about three
thousand persons gathered at Barnwel Court
House, the .Srntinsl says, and good deal of
property was sold. \ gang of thirty-four
negroes were sold at all average of s576.
- Archdeacon Jeffrys, missionary in
the Fast Indies, states that " for one really
converted Christian, as the fruit of missionary
labor, the drinking practices of the English
have made fully one, thousand drunkards in
India"
1t is said that worthy minister in In
diana, who had become somewhat mixed up
in land speculations, recently announced to
his congregation that his text would be
found in "St. Paul's epistle to the Corin-
thians, section four, range three, west G"
"A young man, meeting an acquaint-
ance, said: "Iheard that you were dead" ="
"But," said the other, "you see me alive" "
~ do not know that" replied he, "you are
notorious liar; butmy informant was a per-
son of credit"
"A table in the National MteNiyenccr
of the 31st, estimates the present resident
population of Washington, at 81 Oh; the
total number of dwellings of all classes at
gill; the number erected the past year at
pol; and number of running feet of pave
ment laid l5,7OO.
-WAsHINeToN, Jan. Sit appears
from the Treasurer's weekly statement for the
week ending yesterday, that the amount in
,he-freasury subject to draft is upward Of
s5,OOO,000; on deposit over S7,Q00,00O; Of
drafts drawn, but not paid, $4,000, 900; and
of receipts for the week 1926, 900.
THE Williamsburg 7imes says that
Commodore Pauldiug, the captor of General
Walker, is now trife over sixty and man
of family, his wife having been Miss Kel
logg, of Flatbush, L. J., by whom he has
several children, all now living at their pre-
sent homestead in Flatbush.
MIR. William Walker proprietor ot
the Walker House, and one of the oldest re-
sidents of Spartanburg, died on "Wednesday
last in the sixty-ffth year of his age. He
was buried by the Masonic fraternity on the
next day. The Spartan pays an appropri
ate tribute to his memory.
An English paper publishes the no
tice of the marriage of couple, respectively
eighty-three and eighty-two years old, and
says: "We have often met with the express
sion, "a green old age but have never seen
so striking an example of such state as this
must have been."
- They have queer way of paying tax
es out in kentucky. The Frankfort CORES
pondent of the Louisville Journal says, "s
member from one of the mountain counties
has obtained leave to introduce bill to in
crease the premium on red and gray fox
scalps. This is understood to be measure
Of relief to certain tax payers in the noun
tain regions who pay their taxes in scalps." !"
- Gen. Walker it is said, estimates the
losses sustained by him from the seizure o.
his property by Capt. Davis and Com. Paul
ding, at $4,000. 1t is'said that the fill
busters brought home in the Saratoga, anc
now lying in Norfolk harbor, refuse to leave
the vessel, unless forced to do so. They say
they are penniless and homeless, and de-
mand to be carried back to Nicaragua.
We are informed that Capt Johr
Dunovant, U. S. A, is one of those who are
on the march against the Mormons in Utah
His numerous friends in this District feel ;
deep concern in his welfare and genera
prosperity. Ifany active duty falls to his lo
he will not be slow in winning laurels fol
himself and his native District Chestc'
STANDARD.
January l to March 81, 1857, the
Post Office Department contracted for 45,
G66,095 postage stamps, equal to 81, ,229,
704 20; from l April to June 80, 1850,
$50 stamps, equal to s1,l22,3S5 %; from
July 1 to September 80, 1900, ,4l5 stamps
equal 81, ,24S,2O4 10. In all, one hundred
and thirty millions of stamps of all denomi
nations-that is to say, of ones, three's
fve's, tens and twelve's.
- We learn from the Crescent, very
reliable paper on all matters, that the sugar
crop of Louisiana for 1857 will be from 225,
900 to 250, 900 hhds., against about IS, ,0OC
hhds. last year. Prices are, Of course, much
lower than last year; but, nevertheless, plan
ters will realize about 81 ,000,O 900 more from
the crop of this season than from that of 1856
while consumers will also gain largely. From
this abundance and low prices, foreign pro
dueers will not suffer.
At the recent term of the Circui
Court of Tazewell, Tenn, fellow was ar