Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-02

commodaton of the colored population there will
be a gallery running all around the building.
It is designed to warm the building, in the winter
season, by one of Chison's hot air furnaces. The
work is to be completed by the 1st Of July, 1861,
at cost of $lO,4OO.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
- The last best thing about the muscle men
Is challenge by Georgia negro, published in
Porters Spirit of the Times, to fight the Benicia
boy for any sum ranging from one to ten thous-
aud dollars-tbe fight to come off within twelve
months from date. ssShadrick" weighs 1924
pounds, is 27 years old, and is the property of
JolL BELv1Ew, of Albany, Georgia Mr.. BEL
VIEW apparently regards HEENAN, and Of course
all the fisticuffers, ls on a par with Georgia
niqq,r. This is pretty low; but, owing to his
participation as On accessory in the beastly sport,
we are constrained to place him in the same
category. This prize.fghting is the most igno-
BILE, shameless and abandoned species of gam
bling 1t is not even lone for the low honor OF
beipr regarded the best man. 1t is done for the
money which is bet 1t is worse than horse
racing by as much as man is nobler than the
horse.
Meanwhile, HEENAN is said to be conducting
himself with exemplary order and quiet for
fstic champion. He drinks no whiskey and in
suits no one merely for the sake of fight. he
will not challenge Morissey; but if Morissey
challenges him, he will not back out. In that
case the fight may come off in Florida. Some
enthusiastic Cubans, however, have suggested
that the combat come off in the amphitheatre
for bull-fghting at Havana. A very suitable
place and we hope they will go there.
The New York correspondence Of the
Darlington Flag gives US the following, about the
present condition of Daniel E. Sickles and his
wife. Our readers already know something Of
their past history. 1t is written in light vein,
but its truthful delineatons should teach US more
than one saddening moral:
"Doubtless you would be interested to know
of the whereabouts of another public character
allude to Hon. Daniel E. Sickles. He is in the
city, at his residence on Bloomingdale Road
Dan was very popular after he killed Key. The
New York people would have fought to the death
for him. When, however, he took back his wife,
every body was disgusted, and l believe no man
ever sank so quickly and completely in the pub
lie estimation. He feels that he is unpopular
and despised, and shuns society. He has even
allowed his beard to grow over his face, as If
to disguise himself from his fellow men. In the
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ming. Well it may. Once the Queen Of Wash
ington society--courted, petted, and feted on
all sides afterwards to fall so low, and that fall
to record her eternal banishment from the scenes
in which she so much delighted !; the gooG name
of her husband, her child and her herself for
ever bighted; her lover slain; and, to add to
the keenness of the blow, the subsequent for
giveness by her wronged husband-all were
enough to undermine the constitution of any
woman, and much more, that of the frail and
delicate Teresa Sickles. She is dying slowly
dying-the only earthly expiation she can return
for her offences. Dan seems to have abandoned
politics altogether and probably will not run for
Congress next Fall. 1t is said that he is in favor
of Breckenridge and will use his influence if he
has any left. for the regular Democratic ticket"
The following truthful and sensible re-
marks, in relation to Mexico, are originally from
the N. Y. Sun. Already have France and Eng.
land begun to have a hand in the pie. We be-
lieve in the sentiment that Americans should rule
America. The Sun says:
The civil war in Mexico has almost ceased to
have interest for newspaper readers. From time
to time we have, by telegram or mail, reports
Of the movements of the contending parties, but
1h1,, 81 xAaa x1nf, 3
was a year ago. The Church party retain pos
session of the Capital, and the Liberals stllhold
Vera Cruz All the rest ofthe country continues
to be debateable ground, on which the rival lead
ers meet occasionally to indulge in little fight
ling practice. The battles, however, are rarely
of o desperate and detructive character. If the
Mexicans fought as Americans would, the coun-
try would have been almost depopulated by this
time but the Mexicans know better than to fight
hard when it is not absolutely necessary. Some
times the opposing forces just come near enough
to see each other, and then prudently retreat,
both sides claiming of course, decided victory.
At other times, when the leaders succeed in get
ting up the courage of their followers there is a
little bloodshed and the capturing of prisoners,
arms and ammunition. An event of this kind is
at once proclaimed by the more fortunate party
as signal and crushing triumph.
Yet the chronic state of revolution and civil
war into which Mexico has fallen must Ultimately
result in utter exhaustion. Like the victim of a
slow consumption, Mexico is passing gradually
into the lost stage of national decay. Dissolution
is inevitable, and the apparent Indifference Of
the people and Government Of this country to
the condition of Mexico is well calculated to ex-
cite the surprise and tempt the ambition of the
European nations which desire power upon this
II ho o1a INN fiva nm.
on US to adopt decided policy, but we may de-
! Law action until European Intervention has crea-
ted difficulties of serious and most dangerous
character"
- We frequently hear people say, "Oh if
I only had any influence would do so and so.''
This is emphaticaly the case with those who
would make an excuse to keep out of such things
as the Temperance cause. Let such take this
beautiful idea in moral influence to themselves
"a BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-Away among the Al
) leehanes, there is q spring so small that sim
T ole OK, in summers day, could drain 1t dry.
It steals its unobtrusive way among the hills
until it spreads out into the beautiful Ohio.
Thence it stretches out thousand miles, leav-
irc on its banks more than hundred villages
and Cities and many cultivated farm, and
hearing on its bosom more than half a thousand
: stenmboats Then joining the Mississippi, it
stretches away and away some twelve hundred
miles more, till it falls into the great emblem of
eternity 1t is one of the great tributaries of
> the ocean, which, obedient only to God, shall
roll and roar till the angel, with one foot on the
sen and the other on the land, shall lift up his
hands to heaven and swear that time shall be no
longer. So with moral influence. 1t is rill-
a riyulet-an ocean, boundless and fathomless
f as eternity.
!, At the battle of Aamance, in Alamance
| Co. N. c., began the American revolution. A
paragraph thus speaks of the battle:
"The first blood shed in defence of liberty, and
in opposition to English oppression was in the