Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-22
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80. II london. zoo persons commit sui.

Teeth in Philadelphia, which turns out 700
daily, and its yearly sales are sS5o,OOo.
......The Senior Exhibition of Erskine
College will occur on Thursday evening,
the 9TH of April.
.....' From stagnant powers is bred the
violence Of Society; from stagant sympa-
thies the malice, hatred, and revenge-a
very social chain.
......A A Southerner, who resides in De-
troit, Mich, has opened an agency in that
city to enable fugitive slaves in Canada to
return, if they wish, to their owners in the
Southern States. Many of the fugitives are
said to be in starving condition, and would
willingly return if they had the means.
......The Committee towhom was referred
the expediency of subscription by the city
of Columbia to the Columbia and Hamburg
Railroad Company, have had the same un-
der consideration, and recommend that the
city authorities be requested to subscribe
$500, 900 to the capital stock of the Comp
any. ...- 49,, ,..
...... There will be in Charleston, during
the session Of the Democratic Convention,
a Convention of Southern Inventors for
the purpose of forming an annual Union
Inventors who design attending, may have
suitable board secured in advance, by ad-
dressing sDodge's Machinery Agency, In
stitute hall, Charleston, s. c.
...... Since 1s41, twenty British and A
merican steamers have been utterly wreck
ed, involving the loss of SIS $3.50, 900, and
the frightful loss of 2S07 lives. This ap-
palling list begins with the President, and
ends with the Hungarian. How many a
heart retains the memory Of these sad
....., 1t is remarkable fact that the first
case that ever occurred under the fugitive
slave act of 1893, was that of Gen. Wash
ington. In the year 1796 he had negro
woman that ran away from him, and went
to New England. In letter to Mr.. Whip
ple Of one of the New England States, he
demanded her restoration under the act
passed but three years before, but it was re-
fused, and he lost his negro. ~'s
:....John G. Terrell, at Bennettsville,
found guilty last Fall, of poisoning his un-
Gle, has been sentenced to be hanged, on
Friday, 18th April. We learn from the
Son of Temperance, that Terrell, s'in reply
to usual question as what he had to says
asserted his innocence of crime, and re-
quested the Judge to give him as much
time as possible. He was deeply affected,
even to tear"
...... We have heard, of late, great deal
of complaint by farmers from different Sec
tions, in regard to bad wheat crops-all kill
ed up-won't make enough to support their
own families, &C. This is all talk, as we
have it from a reliable gentleman of this
District, that such is not the case. He in
formed us that his wheat crop looked more
promising by 800 bushels than last year
We also hear that the crop prospects in
North Carolina promise bountiful harvest.
We, who have been acquainted with these
current rumors for the last ten years un-
derstand them.-Lancaster Ledger.
.....: The Annual Commencement of the
Medical College of South Carolina took
place on the 10th instant. We learn from
the COURIER, that the class iu attendance on
the lectures now terminated, amounted to
two hundred and forty eight students from
South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut,
Virginia, Texas and Kansas. The numbers
of candidates for the degree of Doctor of
Medicine was one hundred and nineteen.-
Among the list of graduates, We recognize
name of Mr.. W. Edward Erwin Of York
vile. o.. ~. -~...
...... John Williams, ESQ.,, Representa-
tive from Lancaster District, communicates
to the Lancaster Ledger his views of the
intent and constructions of the Act of 1859
concerning licenses for itinerant traders
Some of our North Carolina friends have
believed, or some persons interested in di-
yertine trade from South Carolina, have
affected to believe that this Act applied to
North Carolina negroes and venders Of
North Carolina produce. Mr.. Williams,
concurring with all the members of the
Legislature whose opinions have reached
us, regrets this construction and limits the
Act to Northern dealers and sellers, by
samples, &c.-Charleston Courier.
49,. If the clothes which cover the body
are damp, the moisture which they con-
tain has tendency to evaporate by the
heat communicated to it by the body. The
heat absorbed in the evaporation of the
moisture contained in the clothes must be,
in part, supplied by the body, and will have
a tendency to reduce the temperature of
the body in an undue degree, and thereby TO
produce cold. The effect of violent labor or
exercise is to cause the body to generate
heat much faster than it would do in a
state of rest Hence we see why, when the
clothes have been rendered wet by rain or
perspira.ion, the taking of cold maay be pre-
vented by keeping the body in state of
exercise or labor till the clothes can be
changed or till they dry on the person, for
in this case the heat carried off by the
moisture in evaporating, is amply supplied
by the redundant heat generated by labor
or exercise.
......A A case of robbery occurred at the
Charleston Hotel on Saturday morning,
which, very fortunately, was discovered,
and the thief detected, a few hours after
wards. Capt. Thos. Wilkes, of Chester