Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-09

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The delegates to the Fonrth of July Democratic
Convention are in New York in full numbers.
The New York papers, as usual when an exciting
eyent is about to take place indulge in all sorts Of
speculations. The Eewess says ,-..-.fs, e,
The spacious and beautiful building of the Tam
many Society, where the convention win be held,
Is now being rapidly decorated for the occasion.
Inthe street. opposite the structure is great tn
umphal arch Of evergreen, which is to be lorna.
menteds with the national colors: A number of
this structure, which extends nearly the full length
of the Tammany building in the street
The main hall, where the convention will decide
on acandidate for the Presidency, will present
magni6cent'appearaBce when the decorations are
completed. Over the platform there is splendid
canopy of blue and gold, in which a statue Of
Washington is to be deposited on broad pedestal
Over and on either side of the rostrum are repre-
sentations, i oil colors Of the arms Of every State
in the Union-each being gracefully surmountsd
with the stars and stripes The arms of N. York,
Illinois and Missouri are over the platform the
right of which are the, arms Of Kentucky, Loui-
siana, Oregon, Kansas, .Alabama, Ohio Nevada,
Wisconsin, and on the left are those Of Mis-
sissippi, Minnesota, Vermont, Tennessee Indiana,
Michigan, Florida, Arkansas and Nebraska. Run
ming parallel with the ceiling on q line with the
lrostrum are the arms of the other States: The
galleries and every portion OF the hall are decora
ted profnsey with bunting at cost of over S. 000
The main chandelier has 800 brilliant jets. It is
IA feet high and Is feet in circumference. 30.
The New York San, of Friday, says 2 6s'i
The uptown hotels presented very animated
appearance nnhf late hour last night and rumor
and speculation ran riot At the Fifth Avenue
the Pendleton clement held undisputed sway. But
most singular circumstance was the readiness of
this preponderapt element to talk of q second
fehoicea This choice last evening, particularly a.
mong the better informed, seemed to. centre ION
Raverdy johnson; and judging from the outcrop-
pingsof this Advance guard of the great Pendleton
escort, should i ultimately appear impossible to
ceive his strength. The entire Pacific coast dele
eation, contrary togenera expectation wheels into
the Pendleton line, though California and Nevada
are anxious to compliment both Judge Field and
Governor Haight, the delegates being about equal
" divided in their preferences between these two
The Manhattan Club House was pretty largely
thronged throughout the evening with the more
Representative men Of the Democracy conspicuous
among whom were Senator Dooittle, whose head
quarters are at the Hoffman House, and Clement
L NaIandigham, Of Ohio, who is stopping at the
New York Hotel /. Valandigham ayows that his
be counted out of the councils Of the party.
"A dispatch from New York says '
It is reported, on the authority of an ex-men-
Der of Congress from Ohio, that Hendricks has
written letter declining to run for the Presidency
The Pepdleton men accept this as indicative of the
nomination Of the latter. sl,f.. ..-,....-r.-.-
Chase and Hancock have many friends. The
former is backed by the New Workers, who will 70
for Seymour on the first ballot b.. I'd
1t is said Chase has written letter expressing q
determination to support the nominee Of the con-
vention, and this report gives much satisfaction.
A Washington letter in the Baltimore Gazette,
of yesterday, says: .f.s.,-,.......
delegates from the Southern and Southwest
ern States are pouring in here en- route for New
York. They are almost without exception for Ell
ther Pendleton or Hancock. The Kentucky dele.
CATION is also. here, and has had long pow with
General Frank Blair It is said here that Ken:
tucky will vote for Blair on the first and second
ballots. The Virginia delegates are also here
Governor McMullih, who is one Of the Virginia
delegates says it is extremely doubtful if the
Southern men vote in the Convention The idea
Of some seems to be that the South should take
the candidate on whom the East and West may
unite. =
s@ The New York World chronicles the sale
VI CdISO VI pyacuCS, AOu SouuUuS, O0.. IN
New York on the 22d, at $25 crate. A crate
contains, a bushel. These peaches were from
Esquiline Hill, - the farm Of Major R. j. Moses,
some four miles from Columbus The fruit inten.
ded for shipment is gathered before it is quite
ripe. That sold thus far in New York is said to
have been Of excellent quality. The World states
that the: peach crop this year has been in some
cases failure in the States Of Delaware and New
jersey and New York must depend for supply
upon the orchards Of South Carolina and Georgia.
The journal recommeds the introduction Of good
steamers with decent ventilation to carry fruit
from the South to the North. E.. .....'...'.
I SURGICAL SEPARATION oFTHE SIAMEsE TWINS.
The scientific world and especially that portion
tofit who have made the study of medicine and
surgery their profession cannot fail to be intensely
interested in the fact which has recently come to
our knowledge, of the determination of Chang and
Eng the Siamcse twins, to proceed to Paris to sub
NIT to surpical onerafinn for the nnrnnse of dis