Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-10

his speech delivered in Syracuse on the 29tt
ult., said "The Harper's Ferry outbreak wal
the consequence of the teachings of repub
licanism." ,.as,..-..s..-......-,-.
- Bonner does his newspaper bushes
conveniently. He publishes 100000 New
York Ledgers on Monday, and the issue ii
bought on Tuesday by one firm, who pay
him about Sc, 900 week.
Governor Wise has issued a procla
nation, in which he offers $4,000 reward fol
the apprehension of Owen Brown, Barclay
Coppie, Francis J. Merriam and Charles P
Tidd, who were engaged in the Harper'l
Ferry invasion.
The reason given by the Department
for the disoontinuance of so many post-ofices
is, that ssthe Postmasters are from two tc
four quarters behind in their returns" Sc
the people are to be punished by the Gov
ernment for the faults of its own officers.
The receipts of cotton at all the ports
since the last of September amount to 1884,
971 bales, being an increase on last years re-
ceipts of 67S,S00 bales. There is an in
crease on the total exports for the same time
of 800 bales. There is an increase of the
stock on hand of 436, ,20S bales.
- The local of the Madison CIndiana)
Times is in distress for an item. He follow
ed drunken Irishman to see fight; was
disappointed; chased runaway horse, nc
damage; spoke to Dutch woman about
whipping her child, and got the rough end
of broom stick, and finally retired in dis
gust.
- We learn that greater breadth Of
land has been sown in wheat this season, in
Virginia, than usual. In some parts of the
State the seeding has been late-aud in por-
tions of the Northern Neck, we believe, that
process is just about closing. In other parts
the growing wheat is already putting out
finely.
Just as we were going to press we
learned that the Jury, after retiring to their
room for few minutes, returned verdict
of ssNot Guilty" in the case Of VIM. Edder-
ington, charged with the murder Of his Over
seer. Messrs. Boylston and Rutland appear
ed on the part of Mr.. Edderingtou; Solicitor
Melton for the State.-Fairtield Register.
Hon. Joshua r. Giddings is one Of
the two members Sat large" of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee of Ohio. 1t
is important to state this, as since they at
tempted servile insurection at Harper's
Ferry, the Black Republicans have attempt.
ed to deny his connection with their party,
just as they have attempted to repudiate Os'
sawattomie Brown.
- The New York Herald, of the End
instant, publishes long letter from Peter
boro', the home of Gerrit Smith. From
this account it appears that Mr.. Smith has
become alarmed at the recent revelations
proving his guilty completely in the violence
and bloodshed at Harper's Ferry, and that
he is nervously anxious respecting the pos.
sibility Of his apprehension to answer there
for before the legal tribunals. His neighbors
evince the highest respect for him personal
ly, and are prepared, if necessary, to resist
his arrest to the last extremity.
Our cotemporary of the Alexandra
Sentinel, deprecating the censure cast on the
people of Harper Ferry for permitting them
selves to be overpowered and kept down Sc
long by so small band even of bloody-mind
ed desperadoes. says: "The true fault lay il
not being organized and ready for such oc
casions and in this deficiency Harper's Fer
~, though now the illustration, is far from
being the example. Let this evil be correct
ed. Let volunteer companies, composed O.
our best men, be revived and kept ready tt
march at the second tap of the drum. LIE
them be fostered and encouraged by tht
people. One such company in Harper's Fer
~. led by a man of nerve, would have taker
Brown and his band before the news coule
have got abroad. They would have afford
ed the nuoleus for general rally of th'
people, and in one hour the whole towl
would have been in arms" p Washington
Constitution.
a letter is published in the Bufal'
papers, signed by ex-President Millard Fill
more, Hon. S. G.. Hayens and a number o
influential citizens, addressed to Rollin Ger
main, requesting him to make a public ex
planation of his principle of construction TO
steam navigation. He proposes to establish
amongst others, the following proposition
That steamers may be constructed to rul
one hundred miles an hour, and so stron|
that the greatest oceanic forces would not en-
danger their safety; that the economy o
their movements will be such as to reduc
the cost of transportation to less than one
fifth of the present rates that when loade'
with large freight, a full passenger list, ant
fuel enough for voyage around the world
it would not draw over twenty-five feet; AM
that as war ship one could be an overmatcf
to all existing navies. Mr. German ha
made the subject his study for thirteen years
and now makes it public for the first time
Eminent engineers of the United States pro
nounce the plan practicable, and destined t
work complete revolution in steam naviga