Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-17
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.

- hCCOrulnR U d reCeuGVOto III hoF oeSiola-
ture, Connecticut is just two thirds Republican,
one third Democratic. The vote was taken for
United States Senator, Hons. LAFAYETTE s. Fos
TER, Republican, and W. W. EATON, Democrat,
being the rival candidates. Mr.. EATON takes
strong ground against DOUGLAS and his doctrines,
declaring that the seventeen Democratic States
repudiate them; and defends the Southern view
of the Territorial question. In the Senate the
vote stood, for FOSTER IA, EATON Z; in the
House 139 for Foster. and 70 for EATON.
- The following story may be taken as typ
ical of the era of-we use soft phrase-"Phys-
cal Education" A correspondent Of the Chica-
60 Journal relates it. We are slightly inclined
to regard it as burlesque; if so, it is we'll
meant, and serves good purpose. None admire
maniness more than we do; but when it degen-
crates into ballyism, ruffanism and blsckguard
blood-and- d-bone culture for gambling purposes,
it is supremely disgusting and contemptible.-
But the story:
On Saturday last, about o'clock A. NJ. as
the train westward was within three or four
miles of Chicago, on the Fort Wayne road, o
horse was discovered on the stit work and be-
tween the rails. The train was stopped, and
workmen sent to clear the track. 1t was then
discovered that the body Of the horse was resting
on the sleepe-s. Hislegs having passed through
the open space, were too short to reach the
ground. Boards and rails were brought and the
open space in front of the horse filled up, making
plank road for him in case he should be got up,
and by means of ropes one Of his fore feet was
raised and there matters came to halt. 1t
seemed that 10 strength or stratagem could ava il
to release the animal. Levers of boarls were
splintered, and the men tugged at the ropes in
vain; when passenger who was looking quietly
on stepped forward leisurely, slipped off pair
with tremendous force, hurled him forward on
the plank road.
No one assisted, and indeed the whole thing
was done SO quickly that assistance was impos-
sibe The horse walked away, looking foolish
and casting suspicious side glances towards his
caudai extremity. The lockers on laughed and
shouted, while the stranger resumed his kids,
muttered something about the Inconvenience Of
railway delays lit cigar, and walked slowly
into the smoking car. He was finely formed, of
muscular appearance, was very fashlonaDly
dressed, wore moustache and whiskers of an
auburn or reddish color, and to all questions as
to who he was, only answered that he was o
Pennsylvania travelling westward for his health
The horse would certainly weigh at least twelve
hundred.
We often hear of boys getting out of their
place-girls, too-men, too-women, too. They
sometimes 60 mile and quarter out OF the
way Just to slow themselves. How they look is
pretty we'll illustrated in the following story:
"a young bull belonging to Mr.. Kendrig, OF
Woolbrook Farm, in Salisbury, Chester county,
Pa, recently astonished the denizens of that
locality, by some extraordinary feats. With
other cattle, the bull was ranging in the farm
ward; thence he ascended short fight Of stone
steps rising from the yard to bank. From this
he got on to rhe roof of shed which rested a.
cainst the enc of barn. The caves of this shed
were about three feet from the ground He as
cended this until he reached the square of the
barn When he reached the highest point of
the shed roof, with the agility of cat, he leap
ed undaunted from that to the roof of the main
building which was much steeper-having what
the carpenters term three-eight pitch. He
continued his perilous ascent until he reached