Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-10-13
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have voted to authorize the enrolment of
colored persons in the militia.
The Governor of Kansas has decided
that Indians may vote on the adoption of
the new constitution.
About two weeks ago cargo Of slaves
was landed near Trinidad de Cuba. One
Of the inspectors, young Creole, informed
the government of the fact. That night he
was assassinated in his bed.
Mr.. William Harding, Of Cincinnati,
offers to back Benjamin Smith, also resi-
dent of Cincinnati, aged 80 years, to run
foot race with any man in the world OF a
similar age, one or two hundred yards, for
the sum of $1,000.
49, The Brandon (Miss.) Republican of
the 18th, says two hands on the plantation
of VIM. D. Bibb, picked 1905 pounds of
cotton one day last week; one picked 5o5
and the other 500. On hill land this is de-
cidedly good picking. ~a 49,
Colonel J. Wooten, few days since,
disposed of the Natural Bridge property, to
John Lustrs, for the sum Of $4,000. The
Natural Bridge, Rockbridge county, Va,
next to the Falls Of Niagara, is the greatest
natural curiosity in the United States.
- - At the last accounts -four was selling
on the island of Hayti at two hundred and
forty dollars per barrel! That looks like a
high price-but the money was Haytlen
currency, which is like our old continental
money. About $50 Of itare worth one silver
dollar.
49, The North Carolina Military Institute,
in this place, opened on Saturday last, ac-
eording to published notice. It has opened
under every prospect of success, having en-
rolled some fifty young men on their list,
and many, others are coming.-CharIotte
tRhig.
"A =. Western editor lately called his
ndevip' to him and told him he could not
afford to hire his. services any longer, unless
he would agree to take niuepence per week
Or share equally the.pro6ts Of the paper
The boy concluded to stay, but unhesitating-
ly chose the ninepence for his wages.
The Washington States after quota
lions from and commendatory remarks on
Senator 4Ghesnut's speech says: owe need
scarcely add that the speech of Senator
= ssChesnut-so sencible, SO temperate, and SO
sresolute--is making a profound impression
Hin every circle in which it is read, as well
lin as out of South Carolina.
So The population of Rome at the high
est period of its power, has been estimated
at 6,s0O,OO0. The present population of
London is about 100000. The entire
population of Paris, including that of all its
metropolitan suburbs, is about l,500,0 ,00O.-
That Of New York, estimated in the same
way, is ], 100000.
SO The City Gas Works at Wilmington,
Del.) entertained q large party on the I'd
inst, to witness the manufacture of gas from
water, as substitute for coal gas. The de-
muustration was m every way satisfactory,
the light being very pure and brilliant and
greatly cheaper than that manufactured from
coal. 1t was manufactured under DR.. San
ders' Cincinnati patent.
The Kennebec Journal says that a
few years since the wife of the then Ameri-
can Minister to England received from a
friend in New England box of autumual
leaves, selected for their beauty and their
variety of tints. The lady wore them as or
,naments, and they attracted much attention,
and were greatly admired by the English
people. Since then these leaves have been
in demand there, and every autumn pack
ages of them are sent over in the steamers.
..- The Keowee Courier of Saturday
says We omitted by accident last week a
report of the sale of negroes belonging to
the estate of Elias ,Mullinnix, in this dis
trict.. Twenty.one negroes sold, at auction,
j, for sl9, ,705, being an average of about s942.
There were in the lot two families, one con-
sisting of a woman and two children, and
. an unsound woman, with two small children.
A boy thirteen years old brought 81, 500 /;
and another, fifteen years old, sold for ST.
.795. A lot of old corn was bid off at ST 4 l
per bushsl, for the purpose Of distillation.
THE Scientific American speaks of a
new invention for horse shoeing, designed
to obviate the continual driving of nails in
the hoof, by which great injury is some
times inflicted upon valuable horses by un-
skillful workmen. A groove is made in the
underside of the common shoe, into which
is fastened piece of iron of the same width
and shape as the groove, only thicker and
slightly curved upwards, the junction form
ing complete dove tail The advantage of
this inner shoe, is that it is made to project
beyond the ordinary shoe, and when worn
down can easily be removed and replaced
by another without pulling off the shoe from
the horses hoof.
We were grati6ed, yesterday, by a
call from Mr.. W. W. Walker jr', of the Co.
lumbia Courant. Mr.. Walkers visit to
Charleston was for the purpose of meeting
Mr.. Ashmead, the London Attorney, who
was charged with the transmission of the
necessary legal documents to Mr.. Walker,
relative to his English legacy. The chief
papers were, yesterday, arranged before
Robert Bunch, Esq, Her Majesty's Consul
~ th;s nort This visit of Mr. Ashmead to