Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-01-05

...... The 18th of June is the time fixed
for the meeting of the Black Republican
National Convention, which will be held at
Chicago.
...... Eldridge F. Paige, better known un
der his nom de plume Of 'sDow, jr.,". the
author of the famous "Patent Sermons" "
published in New York, and which have
made him known to great portion of the
reading world, lately committed suicide in
San Francisco.
...... The Rebeca, vessel chartered by
the Colonization Society, carried forty-two
free negroes from New Orleans to Liberia
last summer, which she landed, and then
went down the coast for cargo Of slaves,
which she obtained and has sailed for the
West.
$500. The correspondence the New York
Tribune states that sHon. Thomas D. Elliot
of Massachusetts, has bill in preparation
which will be introduced during the session
(if there ever is session., prohibiting the
-sy;s.asca &C slsgary in all territories of the
United States, by Congressional action
...... Of the twenty-five men who joined
in the Harper's Ferry invasion, eleven were
killed at that place, five have since died on
the scaffold, two, Stevens and Hazelett, are
yet in the custody of the Virginia authori-
ties, and three, Merriam, Tidd, and one of
old Browns sons escaped, and are now in
Canada.
...... The practice of publishing votes of
thanks, etc., is Intentionally and well bur-
lesuued by genuine card of thanks in a
Nashville paper. Some fellow has been
pardoned out of the State Prison, so he
prints his thanks to the jailor for having ta-
ken good care of him while in, and to the
Governor for letting him out.
...... Washington advices of the lst inst,
state that Spain it is thought, will soon set
tie our claims against her. Measures are in
progress to amend existing laws, so as to
allow Federal Intervention in case of inter
State raids. England, in treaty with
Honduras, restores to that country the Bay
Islands.
.. The lodge-room of the Sons of Nal
ia, in Troy, N. Y, was broken into last
week, and among the articles abstracted
therefrom were 81 pitch-forks, s gridirous,
7 pistols, SO muskets, I cavalry swords, one
small brass cannon, and large Bible. A
reward of $50 has been offered for the ap.
prehension of the burglars, and $500 for
the recovery of the property.
...... It is announced in Porter's Spirit OF
the Times, that COL Colt has invented a
revolving shot gun. 1t says that upon a
late trial of this valuable gun at distance
of thirty yards, it put It's pellets In cir.
Gle of II inches diameter, penetrating 75
scets of ordinary brown paper the shot used
being No. 6 shot, II ounces and two drachms
of powder to each charge. The gun is five
shooter, and is finished in fine style tt
uuit the gun. The cartridges are manufac
tured to suit the gun, and are imperviou'
to the effects of water or dampness.
...... One of our contemporaries asks
uWhat is to hinder US from manufacture!
our own shoes ?" Towhich VIC answer, tn
want of Shoe Pegs Thousands of bushel
of shoe pegs are brought from the Nortl
and sold to Southern shoe-makers. Is
possible that there is no wood in Southern
States suitable, or that the manufacture
ashoe peg is beyond Southern Ingenuity
We know the contrary, and we think tha
those who very properly advocate the man
ufacture of Southern shoes had better begi
at the beginning and let their motto be
Independence in Shoe Pegs.-Angusta DIS
patch.
......A A correspondent of the Montgomer
(Ala.) advertiser, relates the following =
Touching the question of Southern Rights
was recently conversing with young lad
of this country, noted for good sense an
originality, who was earnest and eloquer
in praise of the patriotic resolution adopte
BY the ladies of Richmond, that they woul
not wear any article of dress manufacture
at, or bought from the North; that soon'
than do so, they would learn to weave clot
with the old fashioned leom, &C. l, of cours
agreed with my young lady friend in ever
thing she said but I was q must confes
rather puzzled toknow what the dear 'adi
would do for "h-ps," so I rather bashful
asked the question; ;"W What e0iH you do Il
steel and Jrass:s" Imagine my discomf
ure at her characteristic and patriotic repl
nWhite Oak splits toreverP' Let the Vi
ginia ladies take courage!