Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-10

:
. Davis, in the Charleston Convention, given
persistently throughout the whole ffty-sev-
en- ballots, was cast by the President, Hon.
Caleb Gushing.
...... At the municipal election in Phila.
delphia on Tuesday, over II, 900 votes were
. polled, of which the Democratic candidate
for City Comptroller had 35,720, and the
Republican candidate S5,71S-a majority
for the former of only seven votes.
500. Lord Brougham has introduced bill,
providing that party arraigned should be
asked, not whether he is guilty or not gull
ty, but whether he desires to be tried upon
the Indictment, or is willing to be convicted
ON nhisownconfession.
...." DR.. Steinroth, German economist,
!, proposes to add to the food of man by bleed
ing oxen, COWS and sheep occasionally and
usingit for food. Blood contains all the
elements that render meat nutritious, and
he thinks the animals might be bled once
aweek without injury to their health.
.:.... New York has voted alternately for
the Democratic and Opposition candidates
for the. Presidency for the past twenty
years. For Van Burenin 1886, Gen. Harri-
son in 1910, Polk in 1874; Taylorin 1S4s,
Pierce in 1852, Fremont in 1856, and if
consistent in her consistency, will vote for
the Democratic candidate in 1860.
....rA steam plow has been introduced
into sSomersetshire, England. 1t plowed
upwards of eight acres of difficult soil in a
day. The same amount of work would have
employed nearly forty horses. The expense
was 6s. an acre, and plowing by the ordinary
means would have cost at least double that
sum.
...... There has been riot at the South
Dublin (Ireland) warehouse. through the
female paupers appropriating petticoats and
stealing all sorts of things, such as rope,
canes, twigs, buckram. and iron hoops, and
asirsg them as a substitute for crinoAne.-
They would not give them up, and when
personal search was threatened, tins, pokers,
brushes, &c., were flung at the heads of the
seficers.
s..:s..s.. A young man becoming engaged,
lately, was desirous of presenting his iuten-
ded with "a ring appropriately inscribed;
but being at q loss what to have engraven
upon it, called upon his father for advice.
"Well," said the old man, 'put on: when
this you see, remember me-" The young
lady was much surprised, few days after,
at receiving beautiful ring with this in
seription. "When this you see, remember
father" -
...... The japanese have discovered that
o few seconds previous to an earthquake,
the magnet temporarily loses its power, and
have ingeniously constructed light frame
supporting horseshoe magnet, beneath
which is cup bell metal. To the arma-
sture is attached q weight; SO that upon the
magnet becoming paralyzed, the weight
drops, and striking the cup, gives the alarm.
Every one in the house then seeks the open
air for safety. y ....
...;,. The spirits have broke loose in La.
fayette, Ind, and selected the house Of a
Mr.. johnson for their performances. They
Eli the saltscellar with water, upset tea ket-
ties, and threw the coffee pot at peoples
heads. The other morning Mr.. johnson
was reading the Bible, when a voice said,
81 will burn your Bible; I will break your
stove to pieces; I'lr break your windows,
and tear up your foor?" The Bible is Of
fen taken from the stand and hurled on the
floor, and other voices have been heard
One said, "It is the spirit Of this child's
mother who is doing all this p Another
said, "Itis the devil !'
=. ......A witty young rascal, passing
through the town of -, in Alabama, not
long since, wanted somewhisky, and know
ing it could only be obtained by aphysi-
clan, wrote himself an order, signing it with
his own name, to which a>Slearned NJ. D.
was attached. He presented it at the drug
store Of a gentleman who, though unrecog-
nised by him, proved to be an old acquaint-
ance. stRallo, Frank" said he, "when did
you get to be doctor?'' "I'm not doc
tor" "Why, what's this NJ. D. to your
name for, then ?" Frank saw he was caught !;
but determining to make the best of it, put
on very innocent look and meekly answer
ed: ooh that's for highly Dry" Of
course he got the whisky.
...... There have been about two hundred
SIS bills of the old Bank of Hamburger, du-
ring the past two weeks in this city. The
bills are worthless, and lest the damage
already done may he increased, we will de-
scribe the general appearance of these notes.
The paper is fair. The engraving is Of an
old style, almost entirely unused at the pres
ent day, and the note is probably struck
from copper-plate. The central vignette
represents the Goddess of Liberty, with the
Phrygain cap on pole in a plantation
scene The check ends have the head of
Washington on the right and of Franklin
on the left. The notes (or at least the one
we saw are dated July 2, 1924. They
were originally good, but have long been
valueless Charleston Mercury.
...... The Kent county (Md.) Observer
says that Judge Carmichael has, decided
that it is not necessary for postmasters to
inspect each issue of a newspaper to see if
incendiary sentiments are contained there
in: that if the general reputation of a paper
is of that character, postmasters is justi-
fed in Withholding such paper, knowing