Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-12
THE NEWS.

among the Methodists of Virginia and Marylan'
on account of the action taken by the late Gen
eral Conference, North, on the subject of slavery
A "new chapter" on the subject was incorpo
rated into the discipline" This chapter pro
poses to exclude shareholders from membership
in the church. Some say that it is simple advi
sorry; while others contend that it is law o
the church, and that it is binding on the ministry
and officers to enforce the decision of the con
ference. The border men, it is said, agree tina
slavery is sin; but they wish to dismiss th'
agitation of the subject from the church-to bio
it out of the Discipline. 1t is also said tina
three parties are likely to spring up on the sub
iect: one for immediate action a second fol
acquiescence and third occupying the COLDER
mean, merely protesting against the decision
hostile to slave-holding members, but otherwise
disregarding it. 1t is thought that large party
at the North, favoring the "non-interference" o.
the Church, would sanction this course; and 6
party would spring up to rescue Methodism from
the reproach under which it has labored, or
| THIS account, lot many years.
| The excessive heat which has prevailed through
out the Southern States, for the last ten or If
teen days has been very destructive of life The
thermometer in different places reached as high
as one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, on several
succeeding days. The number of deaths Of
which we have heard from sun-stroke and par.
alysis, must exceed fifty. greater number Of
these deaths occurred on the 4th and 9th of July
than any other days. Eight or ten were report
ed in the city of Charleston alone; and about
the same number in Augusta. These were most
ly members of military companies, and especial
ly Germans, who participated in celebrating the
birth. day of our independence. Ice or cold
water applied to the head seems to have afford
ed most speedy and etfectual relief to the suffer-
ing. Persons should "keep COOL be temperate
as little as possible during the hotter hours of
"the heated term"
Bondn has commenced his wonderful tight
rope performances at Niagara for the season.
This has become as much feature Of the great
catarac almost as the suspension bridge; and
Blondin, nationality only less marked and i'm
portant than Barnum. 1t will be remembered
that last year he carried man over on his back {;
and having arrived at the centre with cooking
stove, prepared dish of eggs and ate them.
He has crossed and recrossed several times this
year-each time adding some new marvel to his
performance. One new feature is standing on
his head Mt intervals along the rope and this he
did the other day with his feet in q sack. All
this is done for money and the artists are there,
almost as thick MS 'the notes that people the
suubeams," taking his picture in his most in
teresting atttudes-to sell! Those who have
heard 50 much about the glories of Niagara,
would, doubtless, were they to go there, be cur
prised to see the irreverence paid it by the "Al-
mighty dollar" people; but we have heard it said
that "a nigger baby white washed is niger
baby still"
CuJa.-Yellow fever is prevailing in Havana
TO such an extent that the Board of Health Of
New Orleans have Issued proclamation detain.
ing ten days at quarantine, vessels from that port
as can infected place. THE Cuban Messenger
of the 23rd ult states thata vessel had just beer
captured with 400 Africans on board, who were
to be distributed as apprentices, or emanclpados
among the many applicants. later account
states that ten or twelve American vessels hat
arrived there within the last six weeks, witt
! 1000 negroes, who would be dispersed among
the islanders in the same way. The slave trade
appears to be in fourishiug condition just now
replenishing England, &c., with laborers; while
Brother jonathan is guilty of the folly of the ole
woman who killed the hen that laid the COLDER
egg.
| Ky Wea-Up to the 2lst June, says tht
Charleston Mercury l99 of the United States
pets at Key West, had "dropped off, and were
ouried Tie Savannah Republican says tina
"though 100 collins may have been buried, it il
bv no means certain that each one of them con
tanned negro"
Merico.-Gcn. SaragoSsa in command of thC
Liberals has won battle near Salamanca il
which Miramon was taken prisoner Gen
Ramirez, Of the Miramon party, has also beer
defeated by Gen. Ortemea. Civil war was ra
ging in Neuva Leon and Coahuila and Northern
Mexico was making an effort to restore Gen
Commonfort Mexico is a ''formless void'-G
chaos which seems to have no cohesion, no power
of gravitation.
ABRoAp-The news from the other side of thu
Atlantic is very interesting more so to u
than usual of late. A Conference of German prn
ces and others, was recently had at Baden, wbicl
dissolved ON the 7th June, after decisive agree
ment between the Prince of Prussia and th'
relating to their domestic and foreign nationa
policy. Whatever may be the conditions anC
character of this agreement, it secures an unitet
Germany. These princes rendered their aid, too
to bring about an understanding between Russis
and Austria and Louis Napoleon expressed th
most peaceable and lamb,like intentions.
! IfGY.-MeanWnlle ltdIy Is III tudt CliliCa
position which always Immediately succeeds {
revolution Garibaldi has rescued Sicily from
the grasp Of Francis II; and the Sicilian com
munes have voted for annexation with Piedmont
Garbaldi has proclaimed dowry for the daugh
ters-callaut dictator of those who fell in tn,
recent campaign. He sirgs loud pean o
praise, likewise, to the patriotic clergy of tn
isle Palermo is abandoned but Messna ha
been strongly fortified with some 1000 Neapoi
tan sodiery Garibaldi would march agains
the latter place. i band of stillettoed Nea
poitans had left Naples to assassiuate him. The
king of Naples was i'll. His council have re