Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-06-16
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I'm Lynchburg, Va, the grand jury
has presented several persons for betting on
the Gubernatorial election.
"A gentleman who died recently be-
oueathed to his wife handsome sum, pro-
viding in his will that in case she again mar
ried it should be doubled.
- The Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad Company have declared semi-an-
nual dividend of three dollars per share,
payable July LIST.
We have received a cotton bloom ia
ken from field at Allendale, in this Dis
trict, on the 9th instant, the cotton of which
was planted as late as the 4th of March
Corn in that section is smaller than usual,
but looks well and will yield well.-Barn-
qceN Sentinel.
Wenotice in the Portsmouth Virgin
ia) Transcript an advertisement by the Col
lector, proposing to sell, on the 18th instant,
thirty.six free negroes, men and boys, and
seventy women and girls, under provision
of the city charter directing the sale OF all
free negroes who fail to pay their taxes.
OF the 100000 agreed to be paid
Mr.. Washington by the ladies Of Mt Yer
non Association, for the tomb Of George
Washington, only about $50, 900 now remain
unpaid tits said that $40, 900 will be re-
quired to restore the grounds and make the
repairs, necessary to arrest the rapid decay
now going on. b
According to the Millerites, the world
was to have been destroyed on Thursday
Ascension Day-but by some unwarantable
oversight, the "continuity' was not broken,
and the "signals" remain as usual. They
now say that the grand event will occur on
the Day Of Pentecost. On that day, they
are now almost certain the clock of time is to
cease ticking forever. Day and night are to
be obliterated, and the world blotted out.
One of our loquacious and jolly citi-
zens approaching Baptist Minister, said TO-
him, with much seriousness, that hoops were
wholly inconsistent with the doctrines OF
his church. The clergyman being at loss
to know why, and rather thunder.struck at
the idea, inquired the reason for such. no
ton, when the wag stated to him that they
forbid close communion. n.-Atlanta htelli-
gencer.
MIR. J. D. Smith, one of our young,
energetic go-ahead planters, handed US on
Monday last, large and fine looking cotton
stalk, taken from ten acre field, which IS
81 inches high, with leaves 3 inches broad
and containing ten we'll developed FORMS
We are informed that Mr.. Smiths average
crop is excellent and much envied by his
neighbors-his>frst square was observed on
the goth of May.-CAester Standard, 9Th
instant.
- The Uticah Herald says THAT Mr..
Gates, of Frankfort, Herwiker county, has
made, during the last lsyears about ., ,455,-
900 matches, using 100000 feet of lum-
ber. He now makes 22,750 matches daily,
making use of 500 feet of lumber. He uses
pounds OF phosphorus daily, which is about
the amount found in the bones of single
horse. He has thus used up the skeletons
of about 23OO horses-a host of "matched"
teams. -"
THE telegraphic reports of injury to
the growing crops in the North by the frosty
weather of Saturday night last are verya-
farming. There was snow on the st. Law
renee, and as far south as Cincinnati the
reports tell of the most serious damage, not
only to the small fruits, but to apples, grapes,
corn, wheat and potatoes. From the north
ern portion of Ohio, and the western coun-
ties of New York, the reports are equally
discouraging.
A gentleman removed from this Dis
trict last Fall to Florida, taking with him
dog on the cars to Charleston, where he
kept him closely confined for week, and
from there on board steamboat to Flori-
da. After remaining in Florida for week
or ten days, the dog left, and made his way
overland back to this District This is the
most remarkable instance of animal sagacity
we remember to have heard Of, and is fully
attested by a gentleman of the highest re-
spectability.-UnionuiHe Times.
The Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Bridges met in Manning on last week
aud did good days work. They deserve
we'll of the public both for what they have
done, and for what they have left undone.
Several applications were to have been made
to the Board for license to retail spurious
liquors, but, in advance of all such applica-
tions, the Board passed series of resolu-
tions declaring their determinations not to
inAict the curse of grog-shop, upon our
beautiful village.-Garendon Banner.
- The Grand Division of the Sons of
Temperance are to meetat this place in July
next Should we not give them proper
reception? The hospitality of our little vii
lage will certainly be extended-but ought
we not to ask of those who use the ''Aowing
BOWL" to abstain, for one day, from their
potatious. We do ask, and demandit, that,
at that time, even those who believe they
have right to 60 the devil their own way,
will stop for few hours, and listen to the
warning voice of truth and reason.-Rock
Hill Chronicle.
"A recent communication to the Indian
Office, from the Superintendent of the In