Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-13
DOMEsTICS.

We have the idea that this is a proper heading
for. a coarse. grained, heavy, ,rough-and-tumble
mslange Of news concerning matters and things
within our borders:-
The Cheraw papers bring us favorable ac-
counts of the reception and the proceedings of the
Grand Division, last week. The Division was
welcomed by Rev. ALEX. GREGG, SIN a chaste and
beautiful address," to which Hon. D., R. BARTON,
G. W. P, responded. A public demonstration
was made, when the address was delivered by Rev.
j. A. W. THOMAS, Of Bennettsville. The next
meeting Of the Grand Division will be held at
Williamston's Springs, Anderson District, on Wed.
nesday the 18th of July. The proceedings will
be published, next week, as usual
"A convention of the Baptist Church in the
South met in Greenville, last week, with a view to
the establishment Of a Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary. The sum of one hundred thousand
dollars having been secured in this State, the In
s~titution was located at Greeuville and the Rev.
A. NJ. P%o1sDExrER, of Virginia, was elected
Agent to canvass the other Southern States for
the purpose of securing the remaining sum Of
500, 900, pledged by the Convention for the en-
dowment of the Institution. Rev. J. A. BROAD
ERs, Of Virginia, Rev. BASIL MANLY, jr, Of Vir-
ginia, Rev. E. P. WIYKLER, of Charleston, and
Rev. J. P. BoYcE, of Greenville, were chosen as
Professors. ~. -"
In the effort to secure the endowment Of her
institutions of learning, Greenville has been sin
gularly successful. The Furman Institute is -four
ishing the Baptist Female College has just en-
tered upon a prosperous career: and now tho
Theological Seminary completes a good fortune
which 4 metropolis might envy.
The following gentlemen were, last week,
admitted to the practice of law in this State: s.
W. Barker, Charleston ]. N Brown, ]. ]. Davis,
]. W. Ferguson, Laurens; John S. Green, Co.
lumbia; W. L. Hudgens, Laurens; J. Elvin Knots,
Newberry Robt. B. Lyon, Cross Hill Roswell
T. Logan, WATERFORD; Chas. J. Macbeth, Charles
ton Thos. A. Middleton, Georgetown; Jos. P.
Moore, Edgefeld j. N. Nathans, E. Prioleau
Ravenel, Charleston; J. F. Shaw, Greenville W.
n. whitner, Anderson; E.. H.. Youngblood, Edge
field. And the following gentlemen were, on Fri
day last, licensed as Solicitors in Equity: Robert
E. Allison, Lancaster; A. Austin, Chesterfield !;
B. W. Ball, Laurens; Josiah Bedon, WATERFORD /;
s. C. DeBruhl, Abbeville; 8. B. Griffin, Edge"
field VIM. Hickson, Barnwell F. W. Hoadley,
Columbia; John lizard Middleton, jr., Charleston /;
Robert W. P. Tompkins, Edge6eld James H.
Whitner, Anderson.
We are pleased to learn that the May E1hi-
bition, at the South Carolina College, last week,
was attended with the usual success. Addresses
were delivered on Thursday evening by Mr.. H.
BIRD, of Edgefeld. on Patriotism E. H. BUST,
of Charleston, on "The Utility of Classical Learn
ing" C. NJ. CREsswELL, of Abbeville, on s'The
Price of Excellence;" T. F. GADsDEN, of Charles
ton, on the practical Importance of the 'Coast
Survey" Friday evening, the speeches were by
NJ. GLOVER, of Orangeburg, on Radicalism; ISAAC
HAYNE, of Charleston, on Napoleon III; c. c.
P~INcKNEY, of Charleston, on "The Heroism Of the
Revolution" and W.. W. LEaARr, of Orangeburg,
on 1.-THE Eloquence of Decay" BRIssENDEN's
uduu duueu tue piedsuro VI Soou muSte, anu
"none who were present regretted their atten-
dance"
- We learn from the Chester Standard that at
the Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of the
Bank of Chester, on the Sd instant, the following
gentlemen we're elected Directors for the ensuing
year: Geo. s. Cameron, Thos. Mcclure, James
Hemphill, Samuel McAliley, N. R. Eaves, VIM,
A. Walker, A. B. Springs, J.. J.. Mcclure, Corne
Illus Caldwell, Samuel W. Mobley, C. D. Melton
John H. Adams, R. N. Hemphill.
At a subsequent meeting of the Directors, Geo
s. Cameron, Esq, was unanimously elected Presi
dent.
1.-The Columbia Atheneum makes gratifying
progress towards the position of an ''institution.'
The managers have, Of late, been quite happy il
the selection of lecturers and themes. Last week
Gen. WADDY THoM- N talked of Mexico, givinl
to the theme all tn, lest which his reputation
his experience, and an interesting topic could no
fail to impart. Monday last, was appointed 70
, the lecture of DR.. LABoRDE, on the Life and Char
!, acter Of Rev. JONATHAN MARCY, the first Presi
dent of the South Carolina College. Such a fruit
full theme, treated by DR.. LABoRDE's clever pen
!, would certainly afford a capital lecture.
= The lannual meeting of the proprietors va