Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-24
Scraps 4 fatts.
The cotton crop of Texas, it is
thought, will reach .25O, 900 bales.


droves of hogs have passed through that
place. Prices range from 6 to 81 cents
gross.
- George W. Oliver, a wealthy planter
near Oxford, Miss, was convicted last week
in. the Circuit Court, of manslaughter, for
killing one Of his negroes on the 17th of
March last.
Senator Clingman was in Washing
ton, Tuesday morning, on his return from
Europe. The States says he regards the
peace of Europe as likely to be of short du-
rstion, and that England and France will
soon be in hostile attitude.
1-- We are informed by Capt. W. T.
brennan, of the neighborhood of Calhoun's
Mills that he has gathered from single
acre of cotton during the present season, l.
$50 pounds. The variety of cotton is the
Boyd Prolific. Who can beat this ?-Abbe-
oiHe Press. -
- A lunatic, who once escaped from an
asylum at Marseilles, in France, got posses
sion Of q small fort on an island in the bay,
which had been abandoned, but still retain
ed q few heavy guns in position, with con-
siderable quantity of ammunition, and &C.
tually cannonaded the town, and fired into
several vessels entering the harbor.
- It is stated in the Philadelphia Even-
iuq Journal that Ralph Waldo Emerson,
in his lecture at the fremont Temple, Bos-
ton, on Tuesday evening, apostrophised
John Brown as sThe Saint, whose fate yet
hangs in suspense, but whose martyrdom, if
it shall be perfected, will make the gallows
asglorious as the cross"
e. We regret to learn that very dis
trsssing epidemic is prevailing on the plan
tation of Col Dixon Barnes, about four miles
west Of this place. Ten of his most valua-
bic negroes have died within the last week
shout fifty others are now down with the
disease, and there seems to be no abatement
Of it. The disease we learn, partakes some
what of the character of pneumonia.-Lan-
caster Ledger. -~,s
e. A vessel which arrived recently from
Rio Grande, while six hundred miles from
land, was visited by woodcook, and every
morning until it reached port by hundreds
Of birds, including robbins, black, blue and
yellow birds, sparrows, thrush, a hawk
and an owl. 1t is supposed the birds were
driven off the coast by late heavy Northwest
winds; when reached the vessel they were
completely exhausted.
We see statement in the papers
that Robinson's Circus had fight at White
hall, Robson county, N. G. One of the
citizens was killed and others Wounded
The difficulty originated by drunken man
attempting to enter the tent without paying.
We suppose this is the same company that
had the fight at Castor, Halifax county, a
few weeks ago. Robinson was badly voun-
ded. "r,
"A short time since, wealthy gentle
man, Allesandre March,, died at Padua,
leaving behind him two sons and three
daughters. When the local Judge opened
his testament, it was found that he had left
his fortune to his natural heirs, but on the
express condition that they should forfeit it
if they ever accepted Office under the Aus
triau Government, or should his daughters
marry any person connected in any way with
the loathsome foreign rule.
- A paper having the largest circula-
tiou-the paper Of tobacco. Paper for the
roughs-sand paper. Paper containing
many fue points-the paper of needless
Ruled paper-the French press. The pa
per that is full of rows-the paper of pins.
Spiritualists' paper-(w)rapping paper
Papers illustrated with cuts-editorial ex-
changes. Drawing paper-the dentists bill.
A taking paper-sheriff's warrant. The
paper that most pleases the public-ours.
- The host of personal friends of Ger
rit Smith will rejoice to learn, from most
credible authority, that DR.. Gray in Utica
has given his family the encouragement to
feel that the afflicted gentleman will be en-
tirely restored to mental health. 1t is also
his opinion that Mr.. Smiths bodily health
will be re-established. So Frustrated was
he ewhen he arrived at Utica, that it was the
opinion of his physicians that he would not
have survived forty y-eight hours longer, had
he renamed at his home.-N T. Tribune.
- They got news in England of the
Harper's Ferry outbreak by the steamer Cir
cassiau. 1t created something Of a 'ssensa-
ton" The London papers print it, as tel
egraphed from Liverpool, with big headings.
The Manchester Guardian speaks of it as
ssalarming," but thinks "Harper's Ferry
is too near the capitol and numerous white
population, to afford the insurgents any
chance of success" The Liverpool Journal
thinks "the United States will have enough
to do, without justifying the outrages of
Gen. Harvey at San Juan"
- The Temple of Mecca is regarded BY
the Musselman with such awe and venera-
ton, that anything which has touched it
even, is considered sacred. Even the rain
water which runs off the roof is thencefor
ward considered holy water, and as it falls
is received into golden gutter The gut
ter has lately been carried from Mecca to
Constantiuople, and has been received by
the Sultan with great religious pomp and
ceremony. 1t has been placed in the old
palace, where the guns, flags, and other
memorials of the great prophet are carefully
preserved.