Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-08
MERE-M ENTION.

Senator CHESSCT Will De compHmeuteu Will q
public dinner, il Camden, on the 2Sth September,
on which occasion he will fully declare his posi-
ton Ample preparations are being made fol
large number Of visitors. 1.-THE General
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons Of the Uni
ted States will meetin Chicago this month '''''''
The cars approached within three and halt
miles of Talladega, Alabama, on Monday evening
the 22d ult. The Reporter says they may be ex-
pected at the depot in the course Of month.
......Parson BRowNLow is on visit to the Virgin
ia Springs. "He has almost entirely lost his
voice, but he says he intends to raise it against
Locofocosm as long as he can, and when he can
no longer speak, he intends to make mouth at the
rascalv concern !'.........Bruised onions, either
top or root is said to be cure for the sting of
insects. ..."A tobaconist at Cincinnati says that
he sells upwards of two hundred pounds ofsnutf in
the course of month to ladies (?) who chew it in
lieu of the weed in the leaf state. .""BARRow, the
Chinese traveller computes that there is more
material in the great wall Of China, than in all the
houses of England and Scotland combined. '''-'' As
the national census will be taken next year, it is
suggested that the farmers of the country keep
an accurate record of the amount and value of
their crops for the present year, so that when they
are called upon, they may be able to make re-
liable report. ''...'..Advices from Washington,
state that Attorney General BLACK, is in receipt
OF o la..ar from Nica- President RaEcKINRInaE. in
which he said that he was not, and would not be,
under any circumstances, candidate for the
Presidency .......'. Married last week, JOHN COBB
to Miss KATE WEBB Their house will undoubt
edly be full of cobwebs. ...'.."The widow of Gen.
JOHN A. QulTMAN, died on Tuesday, 23d ultmo,
at her plantation near NatcheS, Miss. '''''''There
is a serious drought in Maine. The Bath Time,
says water is so scarce that some people refuse to
dilute their liquor with it. '''''""A monster boat
was launched at Memphis last week by BoHLEs,
WILSON & Co. The hull is 3s5 feet in length and
80 feet in width, and is intended to carry 3,40O
tons of ice. .........Iowa, which had but 100000
population in 1916, has now 600,0O0-an unpar-
aleled increase.
The highest mountain in the world is Mount
Everest, in the Himalayas. It's height IS 29, 600
feet, or FIVE and half miles above the sea. .'..'
1t a beautiful custom in some Oriental lands to
leave untouched the fruits that are shaken from
the trees by the wind; these being regarded as
sacred to the poor and the stranger. .....A first
class locomotive costs about $4,000; and pas
senger car $4,000; baggage car $500; a freight
car $3.50 gravel car $3.50. The iron of rail-
road costs from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile. '.'.'''''
short time ago, lady advertised in the Lon
don Times for housekeeper, and received up
wards Of 1000 replies, 500 of which came to hand
by the first delivery. 1.-THE policy that can
strike only while the iron is hot will be overcome
by the perseverance that can make the iron hot
by striking ...'..The proprietor ofa patent medi-
cine in Pittsburg, Pa, offered BONNER, of the
Ledger, one thousand dollars for one column Of
advertising. BONNER refused, of course. .'"....No
poultice has ever yet been discovered, that draws
out mans virtues so fully, as the green sod
which covers his grave. .....'.."Perseverance will
often carry through life, even if he is with
out talent. ......'..The Salisbury Banner says
Greensboro (N. c. Female College is crowded to
its utmost capacity. ......."The new bell recently
cast in Columbia. for the market, gives entire sat
isfaction. ......The greater man is, the less he
necessarily thinks of himself; for his knowlege
enlarges with his attainments.