Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-08
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lied at Rock Hill, in this District.
goo. Several small droVes of hogs have
already reached L%ynchburg, Va, which
were sold readily at Sc per cwt. gross.
"..One pennya day will buy food in
China sufficient to enable a mai to live COM
fortably.
49,. The population of Arkansas is like
" to exceed 500, 600, and she will probab-
" be entitled to four, if not FIVE Represeu-
tatives in Congress. She now sends but
two.
1.-THE census of Vermont, it is stated,
will show a decrease since 1850 of about
four or five thousand. This is, we believe,
the first instance in the history of the coun-
try where the population of a State has re-
coded in the course of ten years.
$500. The Russian government has ordered
the Polish clergy not to urge the people to
total abstinence, because the revenues from
taxes on spirits may be diminished. They
are, however, allowed to enlarge in general
terms on the blessings of temperance.
We learn from a private letter to
Jul friend DR.. Babcock, that Mr.. Till In
gram, formerly a citizen Of this District,
but now a resident of Florida, has been
elected to the State Senate of that State,
by a handsome majority.-Standard.
....... Mr.. Boyce, in a speech at Columbia,
on Tuesday, took the ground that, if Lin
coin is elected, South Carolina should Sin
the quickest manner and by the most direct
means withdraw from the Union. The way
to create revolution, he said, is to start it
ourselves.
..... ~Itappears from returns in possession
of the Auditor Of Public Accounts, thatthere
are. at the present time, in Virginia, 52,456
slave owners over 81 years of age. This is
about one-fourth of the entire portion of the
population who have arrived at years Of
maturity.
...... The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday
last, says: "The market for hogs is slug
gish, but prices are unchanged. We heard
of one or W small sales for November de.
livery at SIS. so gross, which, including the
slaughtering, is equal to $6.75 net. Pack
ers are daily becoming more indifferent a
bout buying for future delivery at current
rates"
1--WE take the following from the
Helena (Ark.) Shield: GA vast number
of negroes are now being brought South
>for a market. The possibility of the cleo
ton Of Lincoln may have something to dc
with this. The owners of negroes living
in the border States of Kentucky, Missouri,
Virginia and Maryland, seem determined
that they will not be the losers if Disuniou
should befall the country; hence they are
rapidly selling off their slaves"
As the polite omnibus agent of the
Lexington and Louisville Railroad was 60
ing through the ladies' car, checking bag
gage, he asked a very pretty young lady
if she had any baggage she wished taken
to the hotel? She replied, "No sir" The
agent then asked heri if she desired bus
She instantly gave him a very sweet smile
and replied, ono, sir, I am not in a bus.
sing humor this evening" The agent
dropped his memorandum book, hastily re.
tired to the baggage car, and said be fel,
unwell.
*...A very loquacious lady offered tc
bet her husband $50 that she would moi
speak a word for a week. "Done," cried
the delighted husband, instantly tabling
the money, which the lady as soon grab
bed and put ID her pocket, observing very
n~aively that she would secure it until the
bet was decided. "Wby" said the hus
band, 81 have won it already" and re
quired her to fork over. "Not at all" sale
the lady; "you are mistaken in the time
I mean the week after I am buried" The
lady went a "%shopping" that same after
. noon.
...... In the school of David Parke, Esq.
of Parkersburg, Pa, an ink bottle, PIN
size, about two-thirds full, was placed fol
safe.keeping in the oven of a ten plate
stove. A few days ago a fire was lighted
in the stove, the teacher having forgotten
the bottle was there. The consequence was
q rousing explosion, so violent as to break
the stove in several places, and throw the
fire upon the floor, at the same time scat
teripg the ink over the walls and ceiling sc
P profusely as to scarcely leave a square foot
that was not more or less spotted. The
teacher and scholars escaped unhurt, YET
far enough from unscared.
We were shown on yesterday an in.
~veution which we think excels anything in
the way of firearms that we previously ever
saw. 1t consists of common shaped rifle
barrel, to which are annexed two tubes,
which tubes are parallel with the barrel,
One of these is for powder, the other fol-
ball. By a peculiar arrangement of the
lock of the gun, the main barrel is made tc
~revolve, and bring the tubes in succession
over the chamber of the gun, and by this
means a load is deposited. This loads the
gun forty times, without replenishiDg either
powder or ball. Mayuard's patent primers
are used, so that a person may load the CUR
once, and fire forty times before there i:
any necessity for reloading Philadelphia
= North American.
...... The Hon. J. Chestnut and Hon
NJ. L. Bonham we're sernaded by a large
crowd of citizens, last evening, in front o
the CoDgaree House. The Rife Band
which was in attendance, enlivened thu
scene by their spirited music. Mr.. Ches
nut was called out, and delivered a stirring
and eloquent speech to the citizens, il
which he strongly urged separate State ac
tion. should no other State move, in tn!