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

"A North Carolina drover, says the Mereu
~, lately made the acquaintance Of Q genteellJ
dressed fellow in Charleston. He showed the
drover round; and when the elephant had been
seen, asked and obtained the loan Of $255-the
drover taking as security $500 note, on the
bank of Milling, Maryland, which proved utter
ly worthless. What enormous caution that fell
low had, to be 'didded' in that way!
In an artesian we'll at Worcester, Mass,
the shaft of which has been sunk 123 feet, reach
ing several water-bearing veins, the water rises
and falls about III feet at nearly uniform Pc
riods of 25A hours. Gentlemen, acquainted with
such things, fail to give a satisfactory e1plana-
ton Of this curious phenomenon. We are not
entirely satisfied in our own minds; but, may
be, it is caused by the beating Of old mother
earth's pulse. If so, doesn't it beat slow?
All the members of the House are elected
speakers (by themselves) and such chsttering
no gang of black birds, or parlor full Of old
women ever had, since the days of Babel! They
are getting on swimmingly. But there is no
one yet elected to preside at the parturition Of
appropriation bills, &c. These are 'hsrd, hard
times The following extract will show that
things were in no better state four years ago.
Mr.. Banks was elected Speaker Of the House
of Representatives IN Saturday, February Sd,
1856. The plurality rule was adopted after one
hundred and thirty-seven ballots. Mr.. Banks
had lO3 votes, Mr.. Aiken 100, and there were
eleven scattering votes. Four years ago the vote
stood-Banks 81, Richardson SO, Fuller 81. Pen
nington 8, Campbell, of Ohio, 8, Porter and
Foster one each.
- Poor THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH, the butt Of
EDGAR PoE's wit, on account of his bad grammar
and bad poetry, has published ballad on the
Battle of New Orleans, which is being made
fun of in the old style. Somebody thus speaks
of it,
"The Battle of New Orleans, A Ballad Of Lou
siana," is the title Of o poem in Harper's Aaga
zine by Thomas Dunn English. 1t consists Of
2l4 lines, but we con give but four:
"Here in my rude log cabin
Few poorer men there be
Among the mountain ranges
OfWestern Tennessee"
As there happen to be no mountain ranges in
Western Tennessee, we fear the poor devil has
forgotten the locality Of his hut. Thomas
writes good English, but to misrepresent the
physical geography of the country is thing he
oughn't to have DUNN
- The greatest musical prodigy in the
world is said to be little blind negro boy, who
is now delighting the Charleston public, as pi
anist. He was born near Columbus, Georgia,
and is now about ten years Of age. The discov'
cry of his gifts was purely accidental. He had
free access to all parts of his owners house, and
was frequently found in the room where the pi
ano was. One day the ladies, in an adjoining
room, hearing the instrument touched with 9
master hand, went in and found the blind boy
lingering the keys, he could scarcely reach,
with the skill of an artist.
This is truly wonderful. But the blind have
often been gifted with powers more enviable
than mere physica! eye.sight The drop serene
has frequently been attended with the ray di
vine,' piercing the clouded orb and filling th'
soul with strange resplendent beauty. Thus th'
Creator blesses all ; and those whom we deem
unfortunate ore often the special objects of Hi
woodworking goodness
- South Carolina is emphatically the moth
er of the great men of the Southwest Editors
lawyers, statesmen, governors, she has thrown
off like sparks from an anvil. The Union7illt
Times thus speaks Of it,
Oh! Glorious State Comparatively small o,
the Map of the Confederacy, but giving to tn
Senate of the United States, eight native borI
South Carolinians. This is about one-eighth Of
the whole body. What State In this Union cal
beat tuis-or, even approach it? Of thirty
three Soveregnties, the good old South Stat
gave birth to nearly one eighth Of that yenera
Bile body-and they are oil coed men and true
Besides this, there are at this tune, four sout
Carolinians, Governors Of four Southern States