Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-17
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A married lady in Loudon county,
Virginia, is said to weigh five hundred and
ffty.three lbs. Prentice says her husband is
a great ladies man.
"A table, compiled from official docu-
ments, gives the number of Free Masous in
the United States as I'll, ,53S, and the iu-
come of all the lodges as about 81 5000
The Romish Bishops of Ireland have
issued circular denouncing the National
Schools of Ireland as subversive of the Faith;
as displeasing to the Pope, and as creating
idaes favorable to Protestanism.
There have been paid to Revolution
ary pensioners s64,51s,2S1; to other army
and navy pensioners, s21, 1886, ,O6s, making
total (since the organization of the govern
ment) of sS6,354, ,S44. This amount has
been paid to 13, ,16S pensioners.
in the Eastern States there are 3,749
miles of railway, built at an average cost OF
$96,32S per mile, in the Middle States g.
AS miles at an average cost Of s4O,9l9 per
mile in the Southern States 5,5l2 miles,
at $22,9O6 per mile, and in the Western
States 10, 1873 miles at an average of $36,S33
per mile.
Rev. E. A. Bolles, the Bible Society's
Agent, announces, through the Due West
Telescope, that the $4,000 pledged by the
State Convention at Abbeville, in 1858, has
been raised and forwarded; and that about
$500 have been raised on account of the
$4,000 pledge of the Yorkville Convention OF
1859.
MIR. Ten Brock has lately been un.
lucky on the English turf. Three of his hor-
ses took part in as many races on the Cam
bridgeshire day of the New Market meeting.
Pomona came in sixth at the frrt race;
Prioress was fourth in the race for Cam
bridgeshire stakes, and Starke was fourth
in another race in which five horses ran.
AS mark of their appreciation of
their services, the Executive Committee of
the Agricultural Society, through the Sec
retary, R. ]. Gage, Esq, presented to the
chief of police, Mr.. Burdell, a very hand
some silver cup, for his services in protect
ing visitors to the Fair, from the operations
of the light fingered delegation in attendance
on the occasion.
- 1t is said of Lady Franklin that she
has expended nearly every shilling she pos
sessed, to the amount of s30, 900, in various
endeavors to ascertain her husbands fate,
and that unless something be done for her,
she appears destined to pass her remaining
years in penury. If the British government
will not avert this, it is suggested that the
women of England and the United States
unite in subscription to raise fund for
her future support.
At the sale, F. P. Robertson Auc-
tioneer, of the estate of Chas. Dendy, de-
ceased, of which we are only able to report
the first days operations, Al negroes were
sold, among whom were II children at the
breast, -asd -shsse old women averaging a'z-
ty years of age, at the astonishing average
Of S92S. 90. Mules averaged $1,000. The
terms of this sale were one years. credit, with |
interest from date.-AbbeuiNe Banner.
There is in New York, fresh from
the chisel of Hiram Powers, of Florence, a
beautifully executed full-length statute of
the Father of his Country, clothed in Ma
sonic regalia. It was executed for Fred
ericksburg Lodge, Virginia, in which Wash
ington was initiated, passed and raised, at
an expense of $4,000. 1t will probably be
placed on exhibition before being sent to
Virginia.
At public sale of negroes, yester-
day, it is said prices ruled lower than the
Richmond market. We append the list and
prices, politely furnished by our friend, Mr..
Thomas Hartwell: Boy Dick, sl,5l5; boy
George, 81, ,45O ; girl Amanda, 81, ,43O girl
Narcissa, 81 400 woman Rachel and child,
1910; girl Charlotte, $1,000; girl Lave
MIA, 81, LAO. The ages of these negroes
ranged from IA to 80 years.-Nontg0mery
(Aa.) Mail.
We learn from one of our citizens
that Mr.. w. W. Ellis, living in the eastern
portion of our District, was waylaid and
shot by some person secreted upon the road
side, on Friday evening last about dusk
Mr.. Ellis was returning home, riding in his
buggy with his wife, and at the discharge OF
the gun his horse took fright, and running
off some distance before he could be checked,
so the assailant in ambush was allowed sut-
fcient time to make his escape. The ball
took effect in the back part of his neck and
lodged just behind the right ear. At hrst,
no hopes of his recovery were entertained,
but we are happy to state, from last accounts,
be is doing well.-Lancaster Ledger
Every one has heard of "Leather
medals fact that leather money, which
would be literally maonnate de CUR and
queer money, has been issued in this coun-
try, is not generally known. The Massachu-
setts colony, in 1929, passed law to the
effect following: Whereas, great inconve-
uiences and difficulties have arisen to the
affairs and trade of this province, for want
of small money; for remedy whereof: Be
it enacted, &c., that there be forthwith i'm
printed on parchment, the sum of FIVE hun
dred pounds in pennies, two pences, and
three pences of the following figures and
inscriptions, viz. forty thousand and one
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