Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-19
Straps & fatts*

AFR1cANs.-Three Congo Africans, of the
Wanderers cargo, aged Is, 1s and 25 sold
at Memphis last week for $3.50, $500, and
1926.
WoFFoRD CoLLEGE.-Hon. James d.
Tradewell of Columbia, has consented to
deliver the annual Grafton before the Calhoun
Literary Society of WoHord College, on
Tuesday, July ~.
WOULDN'T Go.-Thirty emancipated slaves
from Western Virginia en- route for Liberia
under the control of the agent of the Colo
nization Society, started fol. Norfolk by the
way of Petersburg. Only twelve arrived,
the others escaped, preferring slavery to free
dom.-Petersbury { Ka.) Intel.
COMPUTATION OF PUN1sHMENT.-The
Newberry Conseruatist says We are
pleased to learn that his Excellencys Cover
nor W. a.. Gist, has. most gratefully commu-
ted the penalty imposed on Col. s. T. Ag-
new, at the last Term of the Court of'Gene-
raj Sessions held at this place. The case was
that of sending q challenge and posting.
SrABBNa.-We learn that negro man
belonging to Mr.. Gayden, was badly and it
is thought, fatally stabbed, oniast Saturday
evening, at the Fisheries on the Catawba,
BY a Mr.. Westbrook. 1t issaid Mr.. Westbrook
was at the time very much under the infu-
ence of liquor-he has been committed to the
iail of the District.-Gester Standard.
Dr.. JOHN KNox.-We regret to learn
that DIR. John Knox, Coroner Of this Dis
trict died at his residence near this place,
on the evening of the 9th inst, of typhoid
fever. DIR. Knox was we'll known to the peo-
ple of this community as kind-hearted, at
tentive physician, good citizen and a consis.
tent christian. His death will be lamented
bya large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Chester Standard.
AMERICANS IN THE WAR.-Capt. Je-
rome Bonaparte,' who lately returned to
France from visit to his parents in Balti-
more, is to command troop Of Cavalry
d. Afrigue, every man Of which is mounted
on an American stallion of pure blood. Maj.
Kearney, of New York, who fought so brave
" in the Mevican war, is stated to havejoin-
ed the staff of one Of the French Generals of
Division.
MARRYING FOR FUN.-Tbis is becoming
to be rather critical, if not dangerous kind
of amusement. We learn from the Claren-
don Banner, that q sham marriage came of
in that District some time since, the cere'
mony being performed by an Individual claim
ing to be Magistrate, but who, in fact, was
not. The bride was in earnest, but the groom
was disposed to view the matter in different
light. The court decided that the marriage
contract, though not solemnized by Magis
trate or Minister, was valid and binding.
and gave verdict for the plaintiff. The
law, as established in this case, declares that
nothing further is necessary to establish the
validity of marriage, than the consent Of
the parties, expressed before competent wit
nesses.-Som of Temperance.
The BATTALION DR1LL.-We attended
the battalion drill at brakes Old Field or
last Saturday, with Major Miller command
ing, and Col. Clinkscales and staffreviewing
This is the largest battalion in the district
We suppose that on this occasion there were
near three hundred men on drill. The va
rious evolutions were performed as we'll o.
perhaps better than they are usually executed
at militia musters We give the officers O.
this battalion credit for playing their part'
in this militia farce as well as could be done
under our defective and worthless militis
system. DR.. Barnes, the surgeon Of the re
giment, closed the show by flaming speech
in favor of the militia system, &c. His speech
would compare we'll with the majority of the
militia harangues that we have heard. Il
was very creditable thing of the kind
Abbeuille Banner.
BS- The conservative element triumphec
again at the anniversary of the American
Tract Society on Wednesday morning. Th'
interest of the questions at issue attracted al
immense audience to the Academy of Mu
sic. The first battle was over resolution
offered by Rev. Mr.. Walcott, directing the
Executive Committee to publish tract OF
the evils of the slave trade; after an exciting
debate the resolution was deferred to a sub
sequent period of the meeting, when anothe
angry discussion was had, and it was laic
on the table on motion of Hiram Ketehum
Esq. The next struggle was over resolution
offered by John Jay, Esq, that the Commit
tee be instructed to publish a tract on th'
sin of slavery. A stormy debate resulted il
LAYING this resolution also on the table. 4
qualifying resolution was afterwards adopted
to the effect that ip laying the anti-sav
trade resolution on the table, the Society dlt
not intend to endorse that trade. When th'
questions were thus settled, the greater par
of the anniversary exercises were ATTENDED
by only few. hundred persons.-Neao Hor'
Erpress.
THos. j. WHITAKER, Eso-Who ha
fortunately recovered from "Small Pox,
(says the Winusboro' Register,) left ou
town Thursday night. 1t affords us unquali
fed pleasure to publish his manly ant
grateful letter. Our town has been most for
tunate in having escaped the disease. An'
now that all traces of it have disappeared
we hope that We will again "hold our own.
The convalescent is doubtless at his hom
in North Carolina, where We trust his pas
unhappy siege will be....soo forgotten in hi