Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-18

of Florida, meets on next Monday. ''''''"S "SeVen'
teen States have appointed Thursday next, 25th
instant, as a day of Thanksgiving. 1.-THE Rich
mond South, and the Washington States have been
consolidated, and the South removed TO Richmond.
The new paper is to be under the editorial control
of Mr.. ROGER A. PRYOR and Twill be the organ
of no pei sou or clique, but devoted to the general
interest of the Democratic party, in accordance
with the principles of States right Democracy
MIR. PRYOR will undertake the editorial control OF
the naper between the Goth of this month and the
1st of December. ".......There is town in Michi-
gan where the church bell is rung every dny at
twelve, for the people to take their quinine, ms
they have the aguc all round.
A. tn, FAIR held last week at Atlanta. Georgia.
several watches, for ladies and gentlemen, OF sole
" Georgia manufacture, we're exhibited. '''' NJ.
FALcoyY, a French chemist has just patented
process for preserving and embalming dead bodies
He uses powder, composed chiefly of q neutral
salt, mixed with sawdusr, which absorbs moisture
and 30 combines with the most deadly exhalations
that no injury can be sustained By persons being
brought into the closest contact with the deceased
..."Au Indi"n giant, seven feet high. and weigh
ing 400 pounds is the last attraction at the New
York Museum .........The debt of Russia is said to
amount 10 S352, 100000 That of France is ST.
2s4, moo, 900 and that of England to S3,29oo ooo'
DO. .....".Two men have been arrested in Wolver-
hampton, England, for stealing coffin. The cot
fin was of "copper" and worth $500. The thieves
t,ok out the body and left itin the somb and sold
the coffin for old copper '''''''"The Columbus
Iio, Statesman says 'che ceremony OF marriage
will lose half its terrors if the number OF divorces
continue TO increase "......."The United States
Economist estimates the consumption OF boots nna
shoes in the United States at seventy-si1 million
pairs per year, valued ct eight million dollars
About twelve millions pairs are made in Massa'
cbusetts, one-half of them in Lynn. '''"On Thurs
day, the l4th ult, snow fell in several parts Of
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, to the depth Of nine inches
Snow fell in the vicinity Of Laurens village
followed by sleet, on Tuesday morning of last
week. ........".The thanksgiving proclamation OF
Governor MOORE, of Alabama, suggests the pro-
priety Of making the day one of prayer Tor the
preservation of the Union. ''''""A Yankee ply
sician, named BATES, from Ash6e(d, Massachu-
setts. has established himself and is doing good
business at Kakocedi, Japan. ''''''''Accordlng to
the Louisville Journal, the crinoine has done more
to elevate female character than everything else,
s'for any female now can get into the Fashionable
circles. ."....... Wine is selling in the North OF
France this year at enc cent quart '''''''''
small boy, in Madison, Indiana, recently rec'ted'
in Sabbath school, 2233 verses from the Bible,
which he had committed to memory during the
evenings of six preceding days. He is capable oil
committing 200 verses en- hour. '''''''"The Charles
ton N.rs says that ice one inch thick, was seen at
Mount Holly, nineteen miles from that city, on
Friday morning last Wonder where it came from
......"JUL1A SMITH, professional thief, was ar
rested in Cincinnati day or two since. and, un-
der her hoops were found, carefully stowed' .
towels, table-coths, looking-glass, 8 tumblers,
! pair of pants, and a great bottle of Madeira
A woman in an assault and battery case, at
DR.. STONE, celebrated physician in New Or
leans, on being asked how many yellow fever pa
tients be had lost replied, ''about twenty-five hun
dred," rs that number remains still unaccounted
for after the other physicians made their reports.
.....G. O. W. WHITEuousE, late electrician to
the Atlantic Telegraph Company, has offered to
restore the Atlantic Telegraph on the following
terms: 81 will undertake. at my own cost, and
at my own risk, to open communication with
Newfoundland, and, further. to maintain it for q
given number of years, at moderate per centage
upon the gross receipts of the Company. this being
payable only so long as the line shall be kept ny
me in good working order. ''.'"'JAcoB WoLPE
died near Marion, Va, last week. aged LOG years.
The trial of ]. R. GRAVES, which has been
progressing for some time past in the First Bap
tist Church at Nashville, Tenn, upon charges in
volving gross unchristau conduct, was brought to
close on Wednesday, evening last by excluding
Mr.. GRAVES from the Church. '....'."A correspon-
dent of the Charleston Mercury nominates Hon.
wM. GREGG, of Graniteville, for Governor. The
editor of the Carolnion. in speaking of the nomi-
nation says, "Col. GREGG has been one of our most
useful citizens. having done as much rs any other
citizen to develop the resources of the State"
Hartford, Conn.,, in describing wound on the
head Of one of the parties, said it was "about as
large MS n three -cornered stone. "''''.At an elec
ton held in Chester on Wednesday of last week.
]. B. MrcKLE, Esq, was chosen by the unani-
nous vote Of his brother corporators. to the office
of Intendant Thanksgiving day is to be
celebrated in Virginia. by military parades. ''''''''
The Maine Farmer states that premium was
awarded Mt the State Fair at Augusta, for calf
skin tanned by the use of a sweet fern. The skin
was tanned in one week, anil had the look of the
best French calf-skn ....'"The people Mt the late
Wisconsin State Fair, were much amused by an
entry of "Darned Old Stockings" The truth of
the exhibition was found to correspond with the
entry, and the old stockings darned bore off the
prize.