Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-06-21

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THE NEWS
Ar HoME.-Congress has been endeavoring 70
get the business of the country in such condi-
ton that they might adjourn before the meeting
Of the Baltimore Convention. June the 18th
was busy day, especially with the Senate. On
that morning-every Senator found on his desk
copy Of an enlarged and handsomely bound edi'
ton of Helpers stImpending Crisis" No one
seemed to know where the books came from !;
and the Southerners,- especially, were surprised
at the donation. On the same morning, the
Senate committee on Finance determined to re-
commend the re.enactment of the Tariff bill OF
1916, giving Pennsylvania specific duties. The
Senate on the same day called on the Depart
ment of State for papers relative to the settle
ment of the questions between our country and
England, in 1856, relative to the Bay Islands,
This call was made, because Honduras has re-
Gently ceded these islands to, Great Britain
An amendment was made on the same day to
the Civil Appropriation bill, appropriating
S400, 900 for distributing arms to the militia oi
the States, allowing them to choose their own
pattern of arms. On the 18th, the Pacific Rail-
way bill was amended so as to determine the
route, and thus laid over till the next term
public printing reduced 40 per cent and the
time of adjournment put off to the 25th instant
The following officers have been elected by
the National Division of the Sons of Temperance,
in session at Portland, Maine, for the ensuing
two years 'Most Worthy Patriarch, DR.. Silas
L. Conditt, of New Jersey; Associate, Thomas
J. Evans; Scribe, DR.. F. A. Fickardt, Of Penn
sylvauia; Treasurer, Robert NJ. ,Foust, of Penn.
sylvania; Chaplain, Peter G. McGregor, Of No.
va Scotia; Conductor, Nathaniel Constable, Of
Missouri Sentinel, John q. Batty, of Indiana.
Nashville, Tenn, was unanimously chosen as the
locality for the Annual Session of 1851"
A secret organization is said to be rapidly
spreading throughout the Cherokee nation, into
which none are admitted except pure blooded
Indians. It is death to divulge the object Of the
society, They hold meetings in thickets, and all
other convenient places, to initiate members
This is now said to be an abolition movement,
headed by one Rev. Evan Jones, Northern
Baptist Missionary. It appears that he has
been arguing in the pulpit and in social circles
on the subject of slavery, contending that it is
not political question but a moral one; and
has thus gotten up an extensive excitement. 1t
is thought that the secret organization designs
to move down upon the Cherokee nation and
the borders of Arkansas and uproot the "pecu-
liar institution"
A foul murder has recently been committed
in Cincinnati under very mysterious cicrum.
stances. Prof Henry 4. Crawley, of the Mt
Auburn Female Seminary was with two misses
(Menzies and Vallette) escortiug them from
Pixies Opera House late at night to Mt. Auburn.
The ladies were just ahead of him, when they,
in passing wretched locality, were insulted by
four rowdies standing on the streets. Professor
Crawley coming up, turned and confronted them,
the ladies proceeding. Miss Vallette thought
she heard Mr.. Crawley laugh sneeringly hut a
moment afterwards he staggered towards them,
and fell headlong in the street. He was dead !;
and the young ladies had to make their way
alone through that dangerous and vile locality
back to Mt. Auburn.
The extra session of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature, convened on business relative to the cat-
tie disease, has adjourned. Two bills were
adopted relative to the disease, increasing the
State commission to FIVE members; providing for
a scientific investigation; giving large discre-
tiouary power to town councils in regard to cat
tie, and approprating $1,000 to meet the ex-
peuses arising from these enactments. They
could not adjourn without putting their fingers
into the pie of Federal politics. Resolutions
were adopted-s6 to 44-endorsing Summers
recent speech in the Senate.
Various accounts from oil parts Of the South
show that the crops are both more forward and
more promising than usual. The first cotton
blooms were seen as early as the last of May
A drought has prevailed in parts of Georgia
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Mis-
souri, ; and several hail-storms have done some
harm in different parts of the country. But
upon the whole, prospects are bright throughout
the land of an early and abundant harvest.
Merico.-The latest news from this unhappy
country goes to show that while hostilities con-
tiuue, both parties are in completely exhausted
and PROSTATE condition. Uraga had organized
an army in the north and captured San Luis
Potosi and some other cities; but in an attack
on Guadalajura, his army was routed and ht
taken prisoner. simultaneously, the failure o.
the treaty between our country and the Juarei
party has shed additional gloom over the Libe
rails Furthermore the latest adyices declare
that Lerdo, one Of the ablest Of Mexican states
men, and Senor Tegada, the Secretary of th'
Treasury either had or were about to retire il
disgust from public life. On the other hand
although Zuloaga failed to successfully declar
himself president, serious division was seel
to exist in the Miramon party. The bankers
too, on whom Miramou depended for resources
have failed. Both parties, then, are withou
resources; defeated, divided, dispirited. Th
idea Of third party, now, is said to be preva
lent; ard any sudden change not at all improb
able.
ABRoAp.-A general war throughout Europ
is considered by some as imminent; whil
others regard it as joke. There are FIVE or si'
powers, it is said, which know not whether Il
vote with view to war or peace-for railway
or armaments; and the questions, who are to b
friends and allies? who, enemies? what is tn,
game to be bagged and who will bag it? ar
the absorbing topics of the day. Some say tina
L., Ill, nl g.