Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-02-02

in praise Of our peculiar system, different from
the other States. Bad as it is, our State is not
entirely overrun with demsgogues and Office
seekers. The press is not enlisted in petty
war fare of politics. There are no parties rotten
to the core. She is a unit. She is free and un-
- Since the advent of PAUL MoRpHY, new
impetus has been given to the time-honored and
world renowned game Of Chess. Our Chess
Column in many Of the leading papers, bios
SONS abundantly. And now the Caissienne'
world is to have a Book of Chess Beauties from
the accomplished and enthusiastic pen Of ?. A.
Avr1LHr, Jr., Chess Editor hitherto Of the
Charleston Ooa-isr. That journal, for want Of
space, disoontiuues its Chess Column with the
last number and Mr.. AvEILHE goes to the work
Of compiling his book. We append his card =
At the solicitation of many friends, owing to
the cessation of this Chess column, and in order
to give publicity to the Prize Problems, as well
as to large number Of other fine conceptions
from tho Courier Problem Tournament, have
determined to issue Book Of Problems, for
which now solicit subscriptions and additional
original contributions. The work will be imme-
diately undertaken, and my friends or the pub.
lie interested, need apprehend no delay in its
publication, The price Of subscription will be
S150, because only limited number Of copies
will beissued. Those therefore, desiring copies,
will please address me at once, care Of Messrs.
O. otr
PA. AVEILHE, Jr., Chess Editor.
- The subjoined paragraph will show to
the reader the condition of the Press in China,
aud the direction, in which commerce &C., are
beginning to reach US from that quarter of the
world. A prophet might look into the future
and see San Francisco on the West rivalling N
York and Charleston on the East; the white
sails of commerce running bee line between g
great western emporium and Pekin, and China
and Japan waking up at the clarion call Of popu
lar literature:
The Boston Traveller says: "We have re-
ceived copy Of the Pekin Gazette. the organ o.
the Government, issued daily, and the only pa.
per in the Chinese language now published ir
that country of four hundred and fourteen mil
lions of people. 1t is printed on rice paper o.
dingy, drab color, with yellow paper cover
Each page contains twenty six lines, Of sever
characters each. In all, there are seven pages
Of four inches each in width and ten in len 9Th
Its entire contents would not fill half column
of the Traveller. It is remarkable fact that this
paper was received by the way Of Japan snd
California"
- The Southern Christian Advocate contra
diets the report which has been going the round:
Of the press, in regard to the health Of the Ne
thodist Bishops, South. After speaking O.
KAvANAuGH, soULE, ANDREW and PAINE in {
manner to relieve the anxiety Of their many
friends, that paper quotes the following from q
letter of Bishop PIERCE, whose mission lies il
Texas, California, and on the Pacific shore
81 see by the papers and learn from private
letters and personal enquiries, that the impress
sion is abroad that my California trip has utterly
broke me down in health and constitution
This is great mistake. True, was sick il
California, with intermittent fever, but doubt
less-as most prudent men would have don't
If I had remained there and taken care o.
myself, should soon have recovered. My sense
of duty, however, constrained me to meet th'
Texas Conference If possible. / left my bed t.
start and took the Overland mail line. The fa
tigue and exposure of that route brought on thu
chill and fever daily. Travelling night and day
took no medicine-ate nothing-had no time t
get better, and Of course grew lsnk and feeble
felt all the while that all really needed was
few quinine pills and rest-repose. According
| " on reaching home took the medioine-brok'
up the chills, and began to mend straightway.-
Now am resting and improving rapidly. Thanl
God am neither superanuated nor supernume
rary-expect to preach next Sabbath and thel
labor as aforetime."
- The Creator has made many beautiful
things the stars in heaven, the diamonds on tn
earth, and the pearls and coral formations il
the sea; the roses Of Sharon, the lilies Of tn
valley, and the daisies and violets by the stream
and the forest fountain; he has made the rain
bow that spans the storm-cloud, and the cascade
that falls like silver veil over the precipice
he has made the dolphin, the bird Of paradise
the lark, and the nightengale He has made al
ear: but, in our opinion, he has made nothing
known to US. so beautiful as pure and good ant
true woman. Art has created her Venus, bu
she dead thing. A noble woman is living
light, shedding peace, happiness and hope init
the dark places of life.
Apropos to these remarks we attach running
statement Of some events which occurred in the
life of celebrated female who recently died il
England
We notice, in the English journals, notices o
the death of Mrs. Anne Wallingford.: This lad,
Rochforth, with whom George the Fourth, wher
Prince of Wall, was madly in love. 1t is du'
to her memory to state that she successfully re-
sisted all attempts made by his Royal High
ness to compromise her honor. Some singular
anecdotes of Miss Rockford ere extant. She wa
asked in marriage by the Duke Of B
for his son, the Marquis Of C--s; while tn,
Prince of Wales solicited her to bestow her hanC
upon himself, backing his suit by an offer o
q private marriage, princely settlements, &c
The young lady, wavering and somewhat per
plexed between these noble offers which court
give her advice how she shold act. The Count
ess recommended her not to consult her hear
upon the occasion, but St. Nicholas, who wa
the patron saint of virgins. The saint accord
ingly appeared to her, but whether when sleep
ing or waking history is silent, but che decided
against both. Soon after Miss Rochforth NE
Mr. Henry Wallingford, then the haudsomes
man of the day. A mutual passion spraug ~
between them, and in due course they were uni
ted. Mr.. W. died in 1910 SO that his wife ha
survived him for the long time Of forty.nin'
years.
- One of the beauties Of Switzerland AM
the Alps country is the presence of the chamoi
their wild mountain goat-which dedss tn
extcrminsting march Of civilization. The Al
pine hunters horn is heard upon the hills at tn
gray-peep Of dawn. The first morning sunligh
greets him on the glaciered peaks, and he look