Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-02-10
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One hundred years ago her parents settled
with her in the town Of Newtoniimavaday,
and she lived there till the day of her death.
"A shrewd business man who takes lit
tie interest in politics, is reportedto have re-
marked, that the proposition to buy Cuba
seemed to him E'like an offer to give money
that we had not got, for thing we didn't
want to nation that wouldn't sell!'
p For pocket money Louis Napoleon, it
is. alleged, gives fat Prince Napoleon mil
lion Of francs (2OO,OOOJ upon his marriage
with Clotilde, miss Of sixteen, daughter of
the King of Sardinia. The newspapers had
been directed not to mention the present
The fire department of Montgomery,
Ala, was called out On the night Of the Goth
ultimo, by the furious ringing of the market
house bell. On investigation it turned out
that stranger on the cars had been robbed
of $3.50, and at the advice ola bystander,
rung the market bell for the police.
MIR. Ten Broeck has purchased from
Col. JEFF. Wells, of Louisiana, the noted
race horse Starke: The price paid was $1,000.
The Louisville Courier says: ':Starke is the
best race horse in America, and if he don't
make the sporting men of England see sights,
blood don't tell"
Under the head Of "Facts and Ru-
mors," the Washington Star of the 2Sth
ult., says: ssIt is stated that number of
gentlemen now in this city from the North,
are doing all in their power to prevent the IA
vorable action of Congress on the proposition
to acquire Cuba, because it will ruin their
business. e. efFectually break up the clan
destine slave trade, in which they are suppo-
sed to belargely interested"
The following toast was given at the
late anniversary of the New England Society,
at Minneapolis, MINI: The Lire Nanhee.-.
He's a drivin' his keows to paster all over
the Continent; keepin' school in Australia
peddlin' Cherry Pictorial in China; playin'
"Yankee Doodle" il Japan openiu' land
Office id Arizona kissin' queens everywhere;
and maxim himself at home generally, with
out invitation.
- The funeral of Mr.. Prescott took place
at Boston on Monday, the services being
conducted at Chauncey street church, and
the Rev. Mr.. Ellis officiating The funeral
was largely attended by his fellows of Har-
ward College, the Massachusetts, Historical
Society, delegation of book publishers,
Governor Banks, and other diguitaries, and
many of the members of the Legislature,
which body adjourned in order to attend
these services.
-Pusuant to call a preliminary meeting
of the contracting mechanics of Newberry
was held in the Court House last Wednes-
day night, for the purpose of considering the
best action to be taken in regard to the act
of the Legislature taxing the income of me-
chanics. A committee. was appointed to
draw up report and resolutions, and to re-
port at the next ing.-NewJerfy Risiny
Sim.
--1Hn- have been informed by our wor-
thy Mayor, o. G. Spark, Esq, of the firm
Of Hardeman and Spark, of this city, that
he has sold the crops of cotton belonging to
the negroes of Col. John B. Lamarand Hon.
Howell Cobb, to Mr.. James Rea, for the
sum of $3.50 81. This is all clear money
to them, and We are likewise informed that
the same negroes sell sugar cane, syrup,
chickens, eggs and ground peas, which a.
mounts to at least one half as much more
Macon State Press.
"A letter was read at the Boston Burns
celebration from J. G. Burns, son of the
bard, expressive of his own and his brothers
thanks for the honor to his father. A gentle
man came to Boston from Missouri express
ly to be present. At the celebration in AL
bany, the autograph copy of Auld Lang
Syne, now the property of Jno. vi. Pruyn,
ESD, of Albany, was exhibited. Our ex-
changes are crowded with accounts of cele-
brations throughout the United States and
Canada.
- In a. late speech in Congress, Mr..
Stephens, of Georgia, said that the expenses
of the Government in lS49 were only thirty
millions per annum. The expenses of tie
Mexican were ffty-three millions, and now,
in time of peace the estimates were seventy
three millions. He believed forty millions
an abundance for the national expenses -
In the Mexican war, we had sixty-three
thousand soldiers in the field at a distance
of two thousand miles from our seat of Gov
ernment. And now, time of profound
peace, our expenses are twenty millions
greater!
- The Crawford county (Ohio) Forum
says: Mr.. Beal, wishing to 90 from Gallon
to Cresteline, on the G. G. & c. Road, some
two years ago, got on the train and rendered
the conductor fifteen cents in payment for
his fare for the four miles travel. Twenty
cents was demanded, five being added to the
fifteen because he had not bought u ticket
This Mr.. B. refused to pay, aud the couduc-
tor stopped the train and elected him from
the cars. Mr.. Beal brought his action for
damages, in the Court of Common Pleas of
this county. The case came on for trial at
the present term, and resulted in q verdict
for the plaintiff of $500.
- Ireland continues in disturbed state
Notwithstanding the speedy suppression, of
the late movements there against the English
Government. A profound effect, it is said,