Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-14
GLIMPsEs OF THE PAST

The following items, local and gen.
eral, are taken from The Yorkville En-
quirer Of January and February, 1856:
Thursday, January 8, 1S56.-The fol-
lowing members Of Philanthropic
day: Richard Hare, w. M; James L.
Clark, 8. W.; P. B. Darwin, ]. W.;
Miles Johnson, s. D.; ]. Ed Jefferys,
j. D.; Lewis M. Grist, secretary; DAN
lei O'Leary, treasurer; ]. s. Lewis,
Tyler; s. ]. Kuykendal and A. Cody,
stewards.
The exercises of the Yorkville Fe-
male college are to be resumed next
Monday.
Cotton selling at from "A to 81 cents.
General assembly at its recent ses-
sion amended the act Incorporating
the village of Yorkville so as to ma
terially enlarge the corporate powers.
Among the advertisers are: M. Levi,
fancy dry goods; John G. Enloe, c. c..
C.. Pls.; Richard Hare, Marble yard;
J. M. Ross, Ordinary; Mrs. Gibson's
School for Young Ladies'; Union Acad-
emy, eight miles southeast of York
Vile; Ebenezer Academy, Gen.. John
A. Aston, principal; Bethel Academy;
Yorkville Female college; s. c. Young
blood, Sheriff; Adickes & Withers,
dry goods; S. ]. Kuykendal & Bro,
groceries; w. E. Rose, Palmetto no.
tel, Best in the Up Country" william
c. Owen, tailor; Dr. Alfred Craven,
surgeon dentist; ]. c. Chambers, attor-
ney at law; w. B. Wilson, attorney at
law and solicitor in equity; John L..
Miller, attorney at law; B. Derrer, boot
and shoe maker; also a number of ad-
yertisers from Charlotte and Charles
ton; also a number of advertisements
Of negroes for sale; Simril & Williams
merchandising and tailoring; Roach &
Co., Of Rock Hill; Samuel McNinch,
Chester, marble yard; Simpson & Tur-
ner, Rock Hill, furniture; McAfee's
Hotel, Chester; M. Johnson & Co.,
saddlery and hardware; Lindsay &
Thomson, drugs, medicines, etc; L. P.
Barnett & Co., drugs, medicines, ETC.;
v. E. McElhaney, auctioneer and COM
mission merchant.
Thursday, January 10, 1S56.-After
January l, the act Of congress requires
that stamps or stamped envelopes be
used in the prepayment of postage.
Either may be purchased at the post
Office.
Call for a Democratic convention to
be held in the court house on salesday
to Columbia to elect delegates to the
national convention.
Thursday. January II, 1856.-There
was a heavy snow fall last Friday.
The news department of this issue
Is directed largely to foreign affairs,
giving especial attention to the pre-
limineries in connection with the out
break of the Crimean war. Kars has
lust been surrendered to the Russians
and France and England are growing
at the Bear"
Thursday, January "a, 1S56.-Thom-
as ]. Eccles Of Yorkville, acquitted at
Charleston of charges Of robbing the
mails.
Gen. Edwards gives notice Of his
resignation as brigadier general and
s. r. Gist announces his candidacy.
We learn that the sentence Of James
Huggins, sentenced to be hung on Fri
day next at Chester, for the murder OF
George w. Culp, has been commuted
to one years Imprisonment by the
governor for divers reasons" The
Communication was signed last winter;
but in obedience to orders was not
made public until last Monday.
Reports have been received OF the
breaking out Of civil war in Kansas.
John Duncan, a soldier of the Revo-
luton who fought at Kings Mountain
died in Jackson county, Ca, on Janu-
ary s. He was born in Randolph coun-
ty. N. c., on April q, 1854.
The following candidates are an
nounced: S. r. Gist for brigadier gen.
eral; Wylie L. Harris for tax collec-
tor; Samuel w. Jackson for tax col
iector; Benjamin F. Boyd, for tax col
lector; Rufus Adams for the legisla-
ture. n
following municipal ticket Is announc-
cd. for intendent, ]. H. Adams; for
wardens James Jefferys, Thos. H.
smith: Eli Meek; Peyton B. Darwin.
There is a column article on wran-
ole between the United States and
England over Central American affairs