Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-10-11
s. c.. 9TH OCTOBER. 1853.
The University.

These, added to the forty. nine of last session,
make total of sixty-6ve.
Numbers more are expected still and, as
the annual session opens with the first of
January, it is hoped that large number
will then be added.
Health Of Columbia. a.-..
Our city Physician informs Us that there
is good deal of sickness prevailing in the
city. The most common kinds of disease
are, Intermittent Fevers, Bilious Fevers,
and Catarrhal Affections. .-
Quinine is the rage; and bitters are in
large demand The French practice of
treating Intermittent fevers - of stopping
chills, at least-with Chloroform has been
tried here with success. Spirit of Harts-
horn also is used for the same purpose.
There is not a case of Small Pox now in
town; but it is to be expected that as the
winter comes on, few cases will creep out
of the rubbish somewhere. It's way it
has.
Distribution Of the Negroes. -
A correspondent of the N. Y. Watchnsan,
writing from Georgia, is opinion that Prov
idenee intends the Negroes to be scattered
equally over the whole United States. He
says: ... ~.
"Why are there such abundant grain.
crops in the North aud such scarcity in the
South, just at the time of the freedom Of
the colored people2 Is not this the hand
of God? Does be not direct these people
to go to the North to get corn d? Is there
any Joseph to welcome them to the abund-
ance of the land? It is too far for them
to send; and moreover, they have neither
"money" nor "cauels" The inhabitants
of the land must send for them and their
"pioes" and "little omes," aui bid them
hearty welcome to their abundance" =" BIZ.
His conclusion is thus summarily reitsr.
ated: ............ .....- t..
III am wholly mistaken in the indications
of Providence, if God does not intend, to "a
great extent, to distribute the oolored people
among the Northern States" --.'.r'
We have only to add our hope that God
will urge on these Egyptians of the North
who have corn, to send down South after
their dear proteges, before the dear prote-
ges shall have eaten out our slim crops of
corn. Hurry up. ....
Southern School Books.
We are advised of quite a number of
school text books in process Of preparation
by southern scholars and teachers. Profess
sor Joseph LeConte, of the University Of
South Carolina, has accepted an engage
ment to prepare, and is now preparing q
xt.book on Geology, and another on Chem.
istry. Professor John LIE Conte, of the
same institution, is getting ready work on
Natural Philosophy. ...
We perceive BY public announcement
that Professor Holmes, of the University of
Virginia, has just finished series of seven
Southern Readers, commencing with the al
phabet in No. l, and comprising complete
set of textbooks in this line. The same su-
thor has also an English Grammar just out.
Professor Schele de We're, of the same ia
stitution, has just prepareda French Gram.
mar and two French Readers Professor
Venable, formerly of the South Carolina COL
lege, now of the University of Virginia, has
COTTON out Series of textbooks in Math-
emalics, comprising Arithmetic, Algebra,
and Geometry. Professor GildersleeVe, Of
the University of Virginia, increases this
list with his Outlines Of Latin Grammar,
and Progressive Latin Reader.
Thus it appears that at length our South.
ern people are waking up to the importance
of helping themselves in this matter.
Arm in arm again. H.....
In the October number of the Phrenolog-
ical Journal, appear two articles, placed
side by side in the spirit of harmoniziug.-
The first is Portrait, character, and Bio
graphy of Hon James L. Orr, of South Car
olina; and the other is Portrait, Charac-
ter, and Biography of Hon. Charles Sumner
of Massachusetts.
Both ikenesses are good at least that of
Governor Orr is, as we know personally, and
We presume that of Sumner is equally good.
Both characters are given with terms Of
high praise and respect. That Of Governor
Orr attributes to him great executiveness,
dignity, decision, will.power, observation,
memory, and practical faculties generally.
he has large intuitive perception of the
character of others, very ready language,
strong social affections, and high degree
of frmness and self-esteem, with an active
sense of honor aad thorough self-possessiou,
selfreliance, and self-regulation. All his
mental qualities point him out as a man of
mark 8nd born leader of the many. Mr..
Sumner is represented as original, clear
minded, and executive !; frank, scholarly,
ordesly, and firm having self-esteem large,
With strong affections, dignity, mauliness
and selfreliance has great hope and but
little mirth.
The Biographical sketch of Governor On
is brief but complimentary. 1t concludes
With these words :-"Mr. Orr's reputation
as scholar and an orator is inferior only
to bis fame as statesman, and he has of.
ten been called upon to deliver orations at
college commandments and similar coca.
sions, and has always acquitted himself with
great credit" . ..ss. .-.
The sketch Of Mr.. Sumner is equally
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