Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-10
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was announced to be held in New Haven;
in the latter part of February.
"A complimentary dinner has been
rendered to the Hon. A. H. Stephens, of
Ga, by his personal and political friends in
Congress. He has declined the distinguish
ed honor on account Of pressing business at
home.
S-Since the relaxation Of the censorship
in Russia by the present Emperor, more
than 200 papers, dailies and monthlies; have
been started. This is besides the journals
issued by the Government, and amounting,
under various names, to about SO.
Oh the 18th ultimo, Baron Meyer de
Rothschild was returned member of Par
lament for Hythe, unopposed. His election,
with that of Alderman Salomons, makes the
third member of the Jewish community now
in the House of Commons.
A few days since while Mr.. William
McUandless was engaged in taking down
and removing an cid gin house, he had the
misfortune to lose valuable negro fellow,
who was killed by the falling of heavy
piece of timber upon his neck and shoulders.
Chester Standard
We notice that several Northern pa
pers lacking the requisite amount of adver-
tising to fill their columns, have commenced
copying advertisements of negroes for sale in
the South. This is better than their edito-
rials, in many nstances.-JaeAsonr'Ne Rs-
publican.
- The rumor which has been going the
rounds of the press that Chief Justice Taney
contemplated resigning his judgeship in the
Supreme Court of the United States, as we
learn from the best authority, is wholly with
ont foundation. Chief Justice Taney does
not, and has never contemplated taking such
step.-States.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer at Jackson, Ohio, gives an account
of subterranean vault discovered there, in
which the air was so impure that it was in-
possible for any oHe-to 60 down into it. By
means of rake, human bones of gigantic
size have been, raised, and small chain of sill
yer, with coins attached to each end
Gen. Houston addressed the United
States Senate, on Monday of the last week,
in what he termed his farewell speech at the
close of the forty-sixth year of his public
life, in which he reviewed at some length
the attempts to defame his character, and
reciting, in refutation to them, his military
career in defence of the State of Texas.
The Wanderer is advertised by the
U. s. Marshal to be sold in Savannah, the
18th inst. The Ketch Brothers, which yes.
sci was taken on the coast of Africa some
months since, by the United States sloop.of,
war Marion, under suspicion of an intention
to engage in the slave trade, was sold in
Charleston, Friday, by the U. S. Marshal, for
$1,000 cash.
We hear it rumored that the relatives
Of those who were lost on board of the i'll.
fated steamer Austria, have announced their
intention of prosecuting the company in
whose services she was plying, for damages.
The accident, they claim, was caused by the
carelessRess Of their employees, hence they
are liable for its consequence. \. Nems.
- The minutes of the Georgia Confer.
ference, recently published, presents the
following gratifying exhibit. The net iu-
crease in church members reported was d.
500 whites; and 1000 Blacks, total $500.
There was raised for Sunday Schools about
$4,000, for the Tract Society about $500,
and for the Missionary Society, including the
anniversary collection, about $4,000.
- In some parts of Western Virginia, it
would appear, that it is something of mis-
fortune to own and have to keep negro. In
that region at louisville, Taylor county,
the Methodist Church have been !aboring
with brother who took the liberty to sell
his own negro to trader. After an impair
tial trial the accused was found guilty of the
crime and expelled from the church.--An-
gusta Dispatch.
"A travelling Irishman, who had gone
the whole round of the continent, was re,
turning home satiated with having ''seen
nothing" when, in field by the road, he
saw fight; he stopped his carriage, hurried
to the scene of action, took his side, with
small reference to the question at issue, oh
tanned his due amount of binding bruises,
and gfoped back to his carriage, ezclaiming,
"By Jove, this is the first bit of pleasure |
have had since I have been from home %
"A correspondent, writing from Mob,
ley's Pond, Scriven County, says: ''The
black or sore tongue has again broken out
among the cattle in this section. Our RENE
dy is rubbing the mouth with salt, and Civ
ing them salt in their food. Query. What
is the cause of this disease? Can any satis-
factory cause be assigned for it? If we
knew the cause of it, we might possibly oh.
viate it by change of food, or by proper
treatment of the cattle. ."-Augusta Chron.
icle.
- Crinoline was put to rather novel
use at Lyndon, few days ago An officer
was searching for keg of liquor known to
be in the hotel in that place, but the man
couldn't get a smell of the "critter" from
garret to cellar. The hostess on seeing him
drive up, had "seized" the keg, and cover