Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-10-24
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"A statistician estimates that every married
couple may calculate upon A. l94, ,3O4 descendants
in about 500 years.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: 'The
Tennessee Legislature meets next Monday. Its
principal business will be to elect Governor Brown
low to the United States Senate"
When man dies, people generally inquire
what property he has left behind him. The an
gels will ask what good deed he has sent before
him.
- According to Paris letter-writers, Louis Ma
poleon has twenty-three mortal diseases. Wesup-
pose the only reason he defers his funeral is that he
has so many complaints that he can't determine
which one to die Of.
The statements forwarded to Mr.. Adams by
Secretary Seward, in the matter OF the claims py
the United States against England for damages
done by Confederate privateers fitted out IN En-
plish ports, exhibit the following aggregates
DESTROYED by the Alabama, So, 355, $780, 66; She
nandoah, $2,l69, ,29l.ls; Florida, s2,l33,577.5l.
"A young man in Southwestern Missouri has
committed suicide in manner to excite the envy
of a Partisan. He put himself at an angle OF q
sVirginia rail fence, and using. an axe-helye as
lever, he raised the fence, put his head under 1t
and caused his neck to be broken by the falling
weight of fence timber.
The New York Times states that the reason
there is such keen contest for the appointments
in the internal revenue service is that they can be
made so valuable. A Collectors salary Is about
three thousand five hundred dollars, but sharp
Collector can make the place worth one hunoreu
thousand dollars year.
"A singular occurrence was witnessed at Ste
vens Plains, near Portland, last week. Two per-
or yppr
" affected by the electricity, and recovering from
n heavy bolt found the horse, a light chesnut col,
or before the shock, to have changed to a diamond
black.
At the lakes in the Northern part Of Maine,
last Monday, snow fell to the depth of ten inches
At Rumford, Oxford County, there was four inch o
es, which remained on the ground and roofs OF
buildings all day. Such snow-storm was never
known In those regions in the month OF October.
-Oue of the most regular attendants OF the
meetings of the Howard Association, IN New Or,
leans, and one of the most jealous and efhclent
members, is Gen. Braxton Bragg. he has MS
regular beat assigned him, and is as kindly in
caring for the afflicted poor and the stricken stran-
ger as he was faithful at the head OF great army
We saw lump of gold last week weighing
six pounds, which was found in branch near the
Austin Mine, in Union County. Judge Kelley
was not far from right when he talked about the
vast wealth of this region of the earth. The sun
never shone on better section of country than ths
and all that is necessary is for our Northern rulers
to let us alone--C harlotte Democrat
"A German newspaper says: Two years
ago, MIR. Christian Segemeyer became father OF
his ffty-eghth child. His first wife gave birth to
twenty-three, ofwhich twelve were twins and eleven
single born children. Of these fftyeight children
twentv.eiaht are living all being daughters, and
the man has never been sick. and enjoys gooa
health and so do his children
Mrs Bowden, of Newton County Georgia,
died at 10 q. M, Saturday, August 24th. At
y, M, her husband died. They were converted
on the same day, joined the church the same day.
were baptized the same day, died the same day,
and were buried the same day IN the same CONN,
after living together rs man and wife quarter OF
O century.
There is q curious story in Houston, Texas,
of an indignant individual who kicked the cover on
his coffin the other day as they were on the way to
the dismal grave 1t seems that he was toollsh,
enough to suppose that he wasn't quite dead, and
hence the catastrophe. After some dispute with
the pail bearers whether he was in his right MIND
and sense, he was brought back and put 10 Deo Will
fair chance ct recovery
The Navy Department offered seventeen
vessels for sale at New York, on the lst instant
Eleven were sold for three hundred thousand dol
Lars The remaining six were withdrawn, the
price bid not being equal to the government ap-
nraisement. The old receiving ship North Carroll
ia, sold for thirty thousand dollars. The great
s;dewheel steamer Rhode Island sold for seventy
thousand dollars.
The compilers of the census tor 1861, IN
presenting a life table of the white population OF
the United States, express the opinion that the
average duration of human life in this country is
greater than that of any other nation, and that
person at 10 years of age, may calculate upon nv
ing Al years; person at 20, Al years one OF ~,
IS years; of 40, % years; OF SO, 22 years and
of go, ISL years.
Lawsuits are often improbable things. A
Vermont paper tells of a trial at law between two
men in that State, about sheep, worth hve q, Goi-
lars the ownership of which was disputed. Inc
case was heard twice, and the plalntltt recovered
$ll6.46 damages and costs OF the defendant
whilst the plaintiff, although successful, was sun
outof pocket some $3.50 for lawyers tees. Each
of the disputants might have bought flock OF
sheep for what it cost him to quarrel over single
animal
"A proposed railway consolidation OF lmpor.
tance is mentioned by the New York Consn,ercadl
Adpertiser. That journal says the plan is to con-
soidate the New Jersey Central, Camden and Am
how. and Pennsylvania Central railroads, with
Western connections and the Pacific Railroad, SO
that by 1870, three years from the present time,
passengers can take the cars at Jersey Clty, ana
20 through without change to San francisco. ne
undertaking is certainly one OF great magnitude.
"A drop of human blood placed under mi;
croscope and magnifed 20,O0O,0O0 times, would
show all kinds Of animals that ever existed, or now
exist upon the earth. So says German professor.
In the blood of healthy person, the animals are
uuiet-in that of a sick person they tight: The
natural German conclusion from all this is,
that man has within him all the elements OF crea-
tion. Our Teutonic metaphysician further says
that ifa cat is thrown into pool OF water, and
left to decompose, drop of the water will show,
when under microscope, all the animals belong
ing to the cat species.
War in Europe next year is considered al;
most inevitable France is armlng, and 1t IS SAID
strategic studies have been made with a view Of
covering Strasburg, the Emperor having made
personal observations of the country in that neigh
borhood as he returned from his recent visit to
Salzburg The country around the town is belng
leyelled to allow of the establishment OF four de-
tached forts, and an intrenched camp OF immense
extent is TO be constructed protected on one side
by the Rhine anu by submerglble lands, and Oh
the other uy the four advanced forts, capable o.
sheltering IL, he case uf need, a large number o
troops.
Gen. Cary, The newly elected member o.
Congress from Ohio, spoke at Cincinnati after the
election and defined his position. We copy from
the ENQUIRER: General Cary said he went te
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