Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-19
coNTRIBUToRIAL.

State Democratic Convention. The crowd was
dense-large men, talky, with whiskers, from
all parts of the State. Board not fifty dollars 8
day.
The Conservation
OF the Episcopal church, recently built on
Blanding street in this city, tookpace on the 18th
instant. Bishop Davis offciated. The church
is called Christ Church, and is one Of the hand
soonest in the city, being smaller than some and
plain. 1t is cruciform and in all respects we'll
appointed. The Rev. Mr.. Pringle is pastor
Congressional.
We are under obligation to Senator DOUGLAS
for speeches and things, divers and sundry, all
of which, we have no doubt, is ell right. We
admire DOUGLAS more than we do any other man
in the American Congress just now; and we
would be glad to do him a service, five could,
but we cannot make up our mind to wade through
these speeches. We would rather see him Pres
ident than do 80. In word we are obliged-but
not to read the speeches.
Athenaeum Lectures.
Mr.. Baldwin of Virginia has been lecturing
here lately. We heard two-'Courtship' and
the Good Time Coming The Man about To'0n
thought they were slow. The Editor Of the
Field and Frsside heard 'Courtsbip' delivered in
Augusta. He remarks: we went expecting to
receive guiueas, and We came away feeling that
we had received only shilliugs; and some Of the
shillings were sadly pockst-worn.' Mr.. Baldwin
scored the bachelors soundly. The Man about
Topn was indignant at that.
College May Exhibition.
The Exhibition Of the Senior class Of the 8.
c. College takes place, pursuant to the By Law
regulations, con the evenings Of Thursday and
Friday after the first Monday Of May"--.thatis,
this year, on the tenth and eleventh Of May. II
1 is always nice time for those at q distance to
visit Columbia. The virgin blush of girlhood
Spring Yil1 have given place to statelier and
steadier charms by then; still Columbia will be.
even forally estimated, yet worthy visit. The
Exhibition, too has its own peculiar attractions,
Board will not be fifty dollars day. ~ -
Sentimental. -
We have heard much of the martyrs Of sci.
ence, and have read ''The Pursuit Of knowledge
Under Difficulties )" and, besides, have known Of
ruling passions strong in death, and all that;
but, in the face Of all these. the story Of re-
cent explorer in Africa strikes us forcibly-yery
The. facts are these: Ladislan's Magyar, Of
Theresiopol, in Hungary, has recently. struck
out an original mode of safe and authentic e1-
ploration among the negroes. he has married
just last year-the dusky daughter Of the
King of Bihe, in Upper Guinea; became COM
.in-chief Of the armies of his sable father
in-law, and uses his authority and soldiers in
exploring the contiguous districts. The account
is not floating newspaper rumor, but fact
given in recent scientific annual. Weimagine
him returning from the fatigues Of the field to
the bosom of his family. o, ebon endearments
| O, sooty sentiment!- ..- p
! picture It, think Of It." ~
The age Of chiyalry is not past.
The last contribution to college literature is
Julian Home, q Tale of College Life by F. W.
Farrar. The author and Tale are English.
Trinity College, Cambridge, is the scene. Julian's
College experiences are well told, and dimpress
one favorably but not very forcibly. His suc-
cessesall receive our sympathy and the principle
upon which he acted is elevated, hope inspiring,
and exemplary. We are made to- feel that an
honorable course deseryes-and, receives-its
full reward. Right is might And zoe believe
that. The Publishers. B. Lippincott, & Co.,
Philadelphia-have favored US with copy,
through P. B. Glass, Bibliopole of Columbia.
To both parties, thanks.
| The same house in like manner favor US with
copy Of their 'New Dictionary Of Quotations.
1t is beautiful volume on tinted paper. 1t con-
tains all the constantly, occurring quotations in
Greek, Latin, French, Italian, German, Spanish,
and Portuguese. We have in our own library
two other books of foreign quotations, one En-
glish and one American but this one Of Lippin-
colt & Co., for the general reader, is superior to
either-is, in word, the best for the purpose
that we have seen. Acomplete iadez adds much
to its value. We commend it cheerfully to all
who may desire such MANUAL, = -,
"7Re Slape. Holder Abroad' comes to us in the
same manner. It is series Of letters from DR..
Pleasant Jones to Major Joseph Jones, Of Geor-
gia" 1t is by Georgian. Several Of the Let
ters appeared some months ago in the Field and
Fntside, the literary weekly of Augusta. We
commend the spirit in which the Letters are
written. The book is, as some one remarks,
a cup of oil poured upon the troubled waters Of
our national differences. There is q good deal
Of humorous Characterization in it, showing the
Niger in England, still, as always true to his
genius-playing niggsr in some way or other.
We use the word s'nigger" advisedly. We don't
mean negro at all. But we need not define.
everybody knows the difference. P. B. Glass,
Bibliopole, has all the above on sale.
Pseudo-litcrary.
e. We have received from EvertD. Long & Co., Of
New York, three new works, none Of which fall
into the category Of literary atall We take plea
sure in noticing them severally. "7as Diuores.
4 Fashionable Tale of Life, by Lady Clara Cav
endish," is one of "Long's Library Of Romance"
price SO cents. 1t is q. complete specimen Of
the class of fiction known as cotehpenny. It is
tale Of fashionable life, written by one who
knew absolutely nothing Of that style Of life. It
abounds in blood, thunder and smut. The story
is one of guilty love, coarse, indelcate, prurent
and meretricious- The catchpenny char
acter is eminently perceptible in the few last
pages. Near the end-(not ezactly at the end,
however, for there it might have attracted the
buyers attention. we find, in brackets, the fol-
lowing announcement: "But we must hasten
to narrate what else took place ere our heroine
left the Marquis roof-reserving the conclusion
of bar adventures for the volume entitled sMar-