Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-15
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...... There is Republican paper pub
lished at Milwaukee called The Irrepres.
sible Conflict It advocates the nomina.
ton Of William 81. Seward.
...... A correspondent of the Atlanta Con.
federacy calls upon the South to contribute
to the support of the New England shoema.
kers in their struggle with their masters,
and offers to subscribe 500 to begin with.
...." Recently, at the residence Of the
bride, (Ghoctaw County, Ala, Mr.. Charles
w. Pate, aged about eighty -four years, was
married to Mrs. Elizabeth Conn, aged ninety.
six years.
...... At Louisville, Ca, last Tuesday,
negroes brought higher prices than ever
before known. Old men brought $1,000,
young men and boys $500 to 1900, and
young women without children $1,000 to
$4,000 and upwards-all field hands.
...... It is stated that Palatka, Florida,
near which is located the plantation and res.
, idenee Of Dr.. Keitt, recently murdered by
his negroes, was marked down on John
Browns bloody map with red cross, indi-
eating that it embraced the elements Of
insurrection.
...... Gerritt Smith has commenced suits
against the New York Democratic Com
mittee individually, $4,000 damages, for
connecting his name with John Browns
raid as one of the aiders and abettors.
There are about so members of the Com
mittee, and Gerritt will net 81, 100000, or
nothing.
......The South Carolina Railroad is do
ing an immense freighting business, over
one hundred loaded cars leaving the depots
daily for the country-indeed, one day, the
number was one hundred and seven.
Never before, in the history of the road,
have one hundred cars per day been sent
out Charleston Mercury. No
...,. The Alabama Legislature adjourned
last week. It passed Military bill pla-
cling $500, 900 at the disposal of the Govern
or. The bill to Danish free negroes failed.
Joint resolutions to call convention, in
the event of election of republican Presi-
dent, were passed. The bill to exempt
foreign goods, &c., imported direct, from
taxation, became law.
..... An. amusing occurrence took place
in the New Jersey State Senate on Monday
last. A rumor having obtained currency
that the wife of the Senator from Burling-
ton had recently presented him with triplets,
a resolution was presented, rendering him
the congratulations Of his peers, and re.
commencing that his example be followed
by the entire body of grave and reverend
Senator'S ... .....g ..-. ...-
-..~.. We regret to announce the death Of
Col. L. A. Beckham, who died at his resi-
dence in this District, on Monday last, af-
ter an illness of some weeks. Mr.. Beckham
was an influential and highly respected
man, and will be greatly missed in our Dis
trict He was well known and popular
with our citizens, formerly representing
them With acceptance, in the State Legis-
lature. he was buried on Tuesday by the
Odd Fellows, and he leaves a family and
large number of friends to grieve at his
departure Chester Standard.
.a...... The Lynn strikers maintain their
position, and spend their time in meetings. |
professions, and visits to neighporing shoe
towns. The female operatives es-the stitch
ers and binders-have likewise Joined in
the strike. They have held several meet
ings. At first, the proposition for pro-
cession was rejected, but further discussion
at subsequent meeting has seemed to cou-
vince them that such public concentration
of female charms will exert powerful in
Auence on the manufacturers.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
S...... The prices paid for table supplies
are at the present time most unusually high,
induced, lis supposed, by parties who are
already speculating for the large increase
required during the Convention. Beef, and
not very prime at that, is now selling in our
market at 25@31 cents per pound; NUT
ton, at 81, and pork at 15@1s cents. Fowls
also range at high pricess. Turkeys sell at
s8a@s4 pair, and wild turkeys at these
figures apiece. Vegetables are more rea-
sonable, except cabbages, which sell at
31@37 cents per head.-Garleston Ner-
curry.
...... The results of our search after the
probable present population of our States
and Territories, although conducted entire
" without reference to each other, from an
aggregate differing but slightly from the to-
tai footing which We had from the first an
ticipated. We named 100000 as the
lowest, and 80, ,5OO,0 as the highest num-
Der of inhabitants likely to be recorded by
the coming census. Our separate conclu-
sions lead to us to an ultimatum of 81, 1885,
900. The people (apart from the aborig-
ines) dwelling in this Union are most prob
ably about 32,300,O0O. - Philadelphia
North american.
$500. We have recently seen the watch
which Gen. Marion owned and carried with
him during the days and nights of the Re-
volution. 1t is made of silver, and manu-
factured in London, and has every appear
ance of having seen some service. This
precious relic is owned and highly priced
by female descendant of Gen. Marion's
brother, who is now living in our town, and
who bears the name of her illustrious grand.
uncle. Notwithstanding its age and the
trying times it has kept, it is still able tc
mark the passing hours as correctly as ever
ond for sueh labor. it is far more valuable