Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-12-12
MERE-MENTION.

| Rev. William Crook, died at his residence neal
Fort Mills, in this District, OH Monday evening o.
last week. He was connected with the Methods
Church, and was one of its oldest Ministers. ''Ir
August last, near Salisbury, N. c., Moses A.
Bencni, killed Rich, for having seduced the sistel
of the former The case was tried at Salisbury las
week, when the jury acquitted Bencini, on the
ground of temporary insanity. ..."...John Hoff
man (Tammany democrat) has been reelected May
or of New York His competitors were Fernando
Wood, Democrat of the Mozart Hall party, and
w. A. Darling, Republican nominee. Hoffman
was reelected by large majority over both candi
dates. '.:'''''The Ne,os says that the remains Of
Col. John H. Means, of theSeventeetnh South Car
olina Regiment, who was killed at the second bat
tie of Manassas arrived in Winnsboro on Wed
nesday of last week, in charge Of COL R. Starke
Means '.'''''"Farmers in some parts Of Illinois
drive their stock eight miles to water and back,
consuming the entire day. Some are giving away
their hogs, because they have no water. ''''''The
Mercury says that on Christmas day, IT. Rev. P.
N. Lynch, Bishop of this Diocese, proposes to per-
form the solemn service of dedication of Roman
Catholic Church, in Charleston, devoted exclusive,
ly to coored persons. ''.'''.A Cincinnati dentist
broke mans jaw in pulling tooth, and is now
sued for $1,000. ''.''''"A company has been form
ed in Augusta, called the Georgia Fertilizer Man
featuring Company" for the purpose of manufac-
turing manures. The capital stock is to be $685.
600, in shares of 800 each, 1.-THE steamship
City of Paris which arrived at New York on Fri.
day from Queenstown, made the voyage in little
less than eight days. This passage is said to have
been four hours shorter than any ever before
made 1.-THE Presbyterian General Assembly
which has been in Session at Nashville, adjourned
on Friday of last week, to meet in Baltimore next
May. The action of the Assembly, excluding
coored people from the ministry, has been rescin-
dcd, and all persons having requisite recommends
tions will be admitted.
Hon, Jefferson Davis was in Baltimore last week.
He appeared to be in excellent health and spirits
and much improved by his recent sojourn in Can
ada. '.'''.'''Wam Hitchcock, of Columbia, Of
Omnibus notoriety died in that place one day last
week. 1.-THE publication of the Columbia Dai-
h Chronicle has been suspended for the want Of
sufficient patronage. The Charlotte Daily Neacs,
ditto. ..'''''.An exchange says: 1.-THE Empress
Eugene is cultivating moustache. Our fashion
able ladies will of course follow suit ''''A Chica-
60 divorce case rests on the complaint Of the lady
that her husband made her get up in the middle
of the night and make the bed over. 1.-The
Annual Convocation of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina assembled in Raleigh, on the second in
slant. 1.-The Wilmington IN. c. Star announ-
ces the arrival, in that city, of tweutyseven High
land Scotch immigrants, who are going to settle in
Robson county. 1.-THE Winnsboro' Ne,cs says
that tape worm 600 feet long has been extracted
whole from the stomach of young man of sixteen
years of age, living within two or three miles Of
that town. '''.':Rev Mr.. O'Neil, acolored preach,
er, has been arrested at Indianapolis for marrying
colored man and white women, in violation of the
Indiana marriage law. '''.''''The Mountaaeer says
that five droyes of hogs have reached Greenville,
from Tennessee, andmore are on the way ':'''GGn'
dicial officers, has revoked Sheridan's Jury Or
ders.