Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-15
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The Winnsboro' Register announces
the death of Jacob NJ. Wolf, merchant of
that place.
On the 5th inst, Ex-President Van
Buren, was II years of age and almost as
sprightly as young man.
The Richmond Dispatch 6enounces
the Baltimore N. E. Conference, as an anti
slavery organization.
a bill has beeen introduced into the
lower House of the Texas Legislature, ap
propriating 100000 acres of the public
lands to the support and maintenance of the
public schools.
- The Holly Spring Herald says there
is living in that county maiden lady, Miss
Ann Thompson, who was born in Warren
county, N. G., on the 2Sth day of August,
1853. She will be 1O2 years old next Au-
gust. She enjoys good health.
The Augusta Constitutionalist has
compiled from its exchanges list of gin
houses and cotton burned and lost on the wa
ter in transit at various points, for the months
Of October and November. The total gives a
loss Of 949 bales burnt with the gin houses,
and grand total of 2376 bales burnt in the
same time.
1t was stated by leading dentist Of
Chicago, in recent address to his brethren,
that the value of gold plate and leaf used in
the United States for the replacing and re-
pair of defective teeth, is s2,250,0OO This
is fact that tests the existence of a high
civilization and good deal of toothache in
this blessed land.
During the present year, nearly
dozen churches of different denominations
have been destroyed by fire within the limits
Of the State of Massachusetts. Some Of
these it is known were set on fire by in
cendiaries. The loss of so many buildings
Of the same character in one locality in SO
short time, is unparalleled.
TO give the planters an idea of the
extent to which the negro traffic is carried
on by certain groggeries in this town, we
would state that we are informed on reliable
authority that one of these vile and damniug
houses, recently sold in one day four hun
dred bushels of corn, all of which was real
lied by negro traficking in rum, &C.
Georgetown Times.
BY despatch received at Washing
ton, December 10th, we learn that the State
of Louisiana will probably instruct her Rep
resentatives in Congress to withdraw from
that body, in the event of the election of
Sherman to the Speakership Of the House.
The Governor of Louisiana will, for this pur-
pose, call an early meeting of the Legisla-
ture.
I'VE learn that the prompt and eff
cient Governor of N. Carolina, Hon. John
W. Ellis, intends taking immediate steps to
re.orgauize the Militia, thoroughly. The
Council will assemble to-day (6th) and we
have been informed that, besides the elec-
ton of Judge of the Supreme Court, His
Excellency intends to bring the Militia sys-
tenn before the Councillors with view to
its thorough and strict re.organization.-Ps-
tersburg Enpress.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, speaking of the organization Of the
House, says: ssSickles was not present
when his name was called, but entered be-
fore the roll was gotten through. lie walk
ed placidly round the centre row of seats
and dropped into seat on the third bench.
He looks we'll, and has grown his beard so
as to make tolerable effective Disguise
He was the only solitary man in that large
assembly. He was not spoken to-"
Banking is likely to become less
pleasant business il Georgia than in some
other States. The Governor of that State,
in his recent message, recommends reVis-
ion of the criminal code, to the end that
suspension of specie payment by any bank
in Georgia, shall be deemed conclusive evil
dence of fraud on the part of the President
and Directors, and punish the officers of the
Bank for it by imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary, without, permitting them to show that
it was not fraud.
-The following curious account is Civ
On in Appleton's Cyclopedia, of the number
of horses in the various parts of the world !:
The general estimate has been eight or ten
horses in Europe for every hundred inhabi
tants, which is more than any other Euro
pean country. Great Britain and Ireland
have 2,500, 900 horses France, 5000, 900 !;
Austrian Empire, exclusive of Italy, 2,6O0,-
600; Russia 3,50O,OOO. The United States
have 100000, which is more than any
European country; the horses of the whole
world are estimated at 81 100000.
In the Massachusetts Legislature the
other day, Mr.. Tucker of Boston condemned
severely, Browns wicked and uncalled for
folly. "What, he asked, is left to the South
ern men to do, but to make Southern Con-
federacy? They are driven to it in self
defence. Read the articles of the faDatical
wanderipgs and rawlings Of the Boston press.
The Southern press is mild, compared with
them. What good have all your rawlings
been to your Union or what relief has it
been to one slave? Not any. But has des-
troyed the peace of the country, and done
only injury"
The corner stone of the Philomathean
Hall, on the campus Of Erskine College,
was laid with appropriate ceremonies on last
Tuesday evening. On the occasion, prayer