Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-26
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Charleston Evening Nea0s, that on Wednes-
day morning, at Society Hill, Col. Keitt was
married to Miss Susan Sparks, at the resi-
aence of her father, by Rev. Mr.. Lafar, Of
this city. The bridal couple proceeded to
New York, and will sail for Europe on the
25th inst. 49,.
CRops.-We are informed, that the crops
are coming on bravely. Wheat has some
little rust, which has generally attacked the
stalk. Corn is prospering, and these last
rains will no doubt bring out the cotton
Our fruit is doing we'll; cherries are ripen-
ing; peaches are growing rapidly; and black
berries are coming on apace.- W'nns6oro'
Register.
THE POPE CoMING.-The Philadelphia
Bulletin says: "Advices from Washington
informs us that, letters have been received
there from high sources, announcing the pre-
valence of rumors in Italy, that the Pope
may be obliged to fly for refuge to this coun-
try. Our ministers at Rome and Naples are
said to speak of this contingency as highly
probable"
REPORTED DUEL BETWEEN 0. JENNINGS
WISE AND B. B. BoTTs, AND DEATH OF
WIsE.-The Wilmington Herald Of yester-
day, SAYS that rumor was brought by the
passengers on the Northern train Wednesday
evening, that the above named gentlemen
met somewhere on the North Carolina line,
which resulted in duel between the parties,
and that Wise was killed.
CoMM1TTED.-A man hailing from North
Carolina and giving his name as F. A. Ky
ser, was taken before a magistrate, a few
days ago, in this village, and committed to
jail for passing counterfeit money, while pas
sing through the district. The prisoner al
leges that he is counterfeit detector, and,
when arrested, was on his way to Augusta,
Georgia.-Lawensuile Herald.
New FLouR.-The Augusta Chronicle
SAYS: "Carmichael & Co., on Tuesday, 18th,
dispatcheda a small shipment of -four, ground
at their mills, from new Wheat, grown in
this neighborhood, which will be forwarded
in to-day's (Wednesday's) steamer from
Charleston to New York. This is the third
successive year that Carmichael & Co. have
succeeded in getting the first new -four to
New York"
NEW STYLE ENVELOPES Postmas-
ter General has under consideration the pro-
rriety of adopting in the preparation of
stamped envelopes new style just coming
into use These envelopes are so prepared
that black lines on the inside of the back
of the envelope, and invisible from without,
become patent on the front when the enVel-
ope is pressed, and serve as ruled line to
guide the superscription.
LOUIS NAPOLEON AND HIS SOLDIERS
The intelligent Paris correspondent of the
New York Times says: "The Emperor Ma
poleon III has done in fact so much for the
soldier, so much for the amelioration of the
ordinary hardships ofh life, that the French
army of to-day loves its Emperor, and would
follow him to the end of the world. His ap-
pearance at the head of the army of Italy
will be the signal for such burst of enthu-
siasm, and of daring feats of arms, as will
strike terror into the ranks of the enemy"
LONG AND SHORT DAYs.-At Berlin and
London, the longest day has sixteen hours
and half; at Stockholm, the longest day
has. sixteen hours, and the shortest seven;
at st. Petersburg, the longest days has nine
teen, and the shortest FIVE hours; at Torneo,
in Finland, the longest day has twenty-one
hours and half, and the shortest two hours
and half; at Wanderus, in Norway, the
day. lasts from the 21st of May to the 22d Of
July, without interruption and at Spitzen-
bergen, the longest day is three months and
q half
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRAT1oN.-The
Chester Standard states that the citizens of
Rocky Creek neighborhood are preparing
for Fourth of July celebration at Pleasant
Grove Church. It says: "The orator of
the day, Mr. Mcdaniel, is recent graduate
of Erskine College and a young man of fine
promise we bespeak for him full audience.
The reader, Mr. Wylie, if we are not mista-
ken, is member of the Senior Glass, at
Davidson College, North Carolina, and is in
every respect we'll qualified to FIJI the posi-
tian assigned him in the exercises of the oc-
casion."
ONE THOUSAND AFRICAN NEGROES
WANTED.-An advertisement appears in
the Ne,os, published at Enterprise, Missis-
sippi, addressed to ship owners and masters
of our mercantile marine, offering $500
each for 1000 native Africans, between the
ages of IA and 20, sound and healthy, to be
delivered within twelve months, at some
point between Pensacola, Florida, and Gal
weston, Texas. The advertisement is signed
by eighteen responsible citizens, whose char
acter is vouched for by the editor of the
Ncrs.
EDUCATION AND FIGHTING.-By law
of Prussia every child between the ages of
seven and fourteen is required to 60 to school
and to learn to read and write. In lS45
there were but two persons in hundred
who could neither read nor write. 1885,
900 children of the 100000 between sew
en- and fourteen years attended school. In
the standing army of 10000 but two SOL
diers are unable to read. In case of taking
part in the war, Prussia can bring into the
field 800, 900 men, in one sense the best edu-
Gated military force in the world.
uA1rssANDRIA "-This nlace. the rendez.