Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-10


what inducements are offered to Immigrants A
few iaSs ago theparty was in Columbia preparing
10 make an excursion to Greeuvilie.i sWe!thape
that iH their pesginatioos they will,uot ignore
the existebce Of York. The party consists Of tha
following persons: :@1a::.:i SIC: ~ ~ q ls .9nE'
"D1 Deehert and lady; Hsgerstown tMaryland)
MaasJ1M. Cooper, Chambetsburg lPa3 .Eaaey
Spirit; VIM NJ. Brealin, Lebanon aPa AdDe'zs'
sa;A, J.Stenmar, Lancaster PA; ] Irtellgsaes
%@ UT Bs aed bsS ssss 5hs s oss
McCsuley, NJ. V. B. Dener;aJ NJ Funk, VIC.
Kifkheart, H. F. Neikuk, Dr.. NV. T. StoIebreak.
er Mrs Geo. Sheadle, Washington County, Md;
H. SNYDER, Samuel Wells, Franklin, County. Pa;
J. .:G. Wyatt, Sparkling CatawbaS Springs. n; C."
Tponbie at Marion Count House.. y.daip ]. 4
81 q sfsw days ago thsprisoners confined in tht
jail at Marion, H., about sixty in number, made
adcsperats attempt to escape; but were fSiled, and
ut last accounts were in state of siege. "a dis
patch to the Charleston Nsps, dated the 4th IN
slant, gives the following account of the affair,
ssTheyy succeeded in forcing open the cells, and
had reached tie outer door, when Sheriff Collins
with aposse Of citizens, prevented theft further
egress BY firing through the windows from the out
SIDE Athoug the effort to escape has thus been
checked, the prisoners are not subdued, and still
hold possession Of the jail. They are closely
watched, however, by the citizens and it is hoped
that strong guard and no tations will ultimately
bring them to terms. The Jail birds, oh the other
hand, affirm that they will never yield, and that
they5wM sally forth tonight Much excitement
prevails in the town., r.... ~! n.~i igs-.....
Burning Of Fort Lafayette. i.--..- .....:
,-Nearly the whole Of the interior of Fort La,
Fayette, in New York harbor, WAS destroyed by
fire on Tuesday Of last week, caused by the care
lessness of q workman III lighting fire to warm
his dinner in an old and unused chimney; from
whence the flames set fire to the roof and spread
with great trapidty The fire ragged until past mid.
night, deyouring 100000 feet Of lumber stored
there preparatory to being used in repairing the
fertilization, and completely quitting the entire
work of everything ofan inAammable nature. =
Great fears were entertained that al, explosion
would occur, from the fact that there were S. 600
pounds of gunpowder in the magazine. Fortu.
nrtely, though sorely tried the bombproof proved
efficient in staying the progress Of the fire in that
dangerous quarter, and a fearful explosion was a.
verted. The loss to the Government is estimated
at quarter ofa million of dollars The New York
Erpress comments on the event as follows:
"An interesting incident Of this afternoons news
is the destruction, whole or partial, Of Fort La
Fayette, at theLNaroTs, made. famous, or ':infa-
mous-just rs. the reader likes-by the tiHkling Of
MIR. Stewards ''little bell, or Secretary Shnton's
edicts during the war IF there is any loss Of hu-
man life or limb by the eonaagration it is some
thing to be depIored, but if not, no American gan
be expected to grieve that the fire has dsyoured
dungeon which was linked with associat tons quite
ss hateful to the great body Of our eeuntrymen as
those which were connected With the Bastile which
commencement, of The old Rey0lltionS The tele-
graph tells us that the walls Of this American Bas-
.hla ara still standing. Let them stand forever if
need. .ba % the black and charred monuments Of
an oppression that is past, and Of the ttle balls
fhat, HANK Pptidefics, have DOW eeased to- tin.
.Ele1 1T q Secretary sor tyiant touch ssish hs;