Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 08, 1866, Image 2
Sfcraps aiti Jacts. '
The Home Journal says: "James ;
Wood Davidson, of Columbia, South Caro
Una, is writing a book, entitled "The Lit- i
terateurs of the South."
Twenty-nine persons are confined in 1
the Raleigh jail, for different affairs, among
"Kink is fw>f?nolfln?kfr,? on/1 Q^nlfOTV7 i
wuiwu to VUVAVj uiauoiau^uvx uuv* mm vi>*w* j j j
of which the former claims twenty-four. >
Methodism seems to be gaining i
ground in France. The Conference, be- '
sides its 184 chapels and preaching places, i
holds frequent open air service without hin- <
drance from the police. 1
Lord Maoauley well writes that the i
young should never learn any language but !
this : "You have your own way to make, 1
and it depends upon your exertions wheth- i
er you starve or not." ]
A constable in Ohio lately testified ]
in court as follows : "I know nothing of i
her but what I hear the neighbors say j and, 1
in my opinion, what a woman says of an- I
other is not worthy of belief." i
The Vermont Legislature is tryiDg to 1
Mormonize the Marriage Contract?three ]
bills having been introduced, tending to <
make marriage a limited or dissolving part- <
nership. i
There was a wrestling match at the (
Nashville race-course, the other day, be- i
tween a white man and a negro, for $1,000.
The white man was thrown, as he deserved
to be, and the negro took the currency.
The "Grand Army of the Republie,"
a Radical secret organization, it is
said, now numbers 500,000 members in the
West, there being nearly 100,000 in Illinois
alone. The same order is being exten- J
sively organized in the Atlantic States.
There is a farm in Colorado 18 miles r
long by 12 wide, whioh pastures 3,000 bead r
of cattle and 6,000 sheep, and last year J
yielded $80,000 worth of grain. It is worked
by Mexican laborers, who are fed and *
managed by officers, like an army. *
A trumpeting fellow complaining of 1
the wounds he had received in his face and s
in battle, a companion, knowing bim to be "
a coward, told bim be bad best take heed
the next time be ran away bow be looked
back.
An express train carried the twenty 5
millions of thalers which form the war indemnity
Austria must pay Prussia. The
whole amount was paid in silver. It was 8
loaded by the ton, and took twenty men six C
days to count it. Ten clerks, twelve tellers,
and thirty-six gendarmes accompanied i
the train. 7
A body of men, styling themselves
the Tennessee Conference, under the auspices
of the Northern M. E. Church, met in
Nashville a few days ago, Bishop Clark presiding.
Negroes and whites met together
without any distinction, and the publication
of appointments is made in the same 1
manner. 1
The Tennessee Conservative State
Convention met on Saturday of last week.
Resolutions endorsing the Philadelphia Convention
and President Johnson, pledging c
resistance to the Constitutional Amend- j
ment, and declaring its ratification by the
last Legislature as cull and void, were
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suopieu.
Messrs. Theirs, Guizot, Victor Ilugo, 1
Lamartine, Cousin, George Sand, and other j
illustrious writers, are actually eogagcd in
writing upon Paris a boob in which each
of them will contribute a chapter. The c
book will appear at the French Exposition F
as a fresh monument to French genius and f
talent. t
The New York Times says the Democrats
are much more sanguine of electing
Hoffman than they were a fortnight ago.? f
It also says the number of names registered
already indicates a vote in the city which
will approach, if it does cot exceed, 10^,000
j and this fact is regarded as favorable
to a very heavy Democratic majority here, c
The meteoric shower promised by the (
astronomers about the middle of November \
is, it appears, preceded by preliminary exhibitions.
It is stated in the Philadelphia
Ledger that for several nights past, notwithstanding
the moonlight, brilliant me- *
teors have been noticed in the heavens, and s
the grand display anticipated this month .
will probably not fail us.
Krupp's great steel works at Essex,
England, cover 400 acres ot ground, consume
750 tons of coal daily, use the steam
of 120 boilers, burn 7000 flames of gas,
and give employment to above 8000 men
and boys, whose wages amount to nearly 1
?400,000 a year. The establishment last j
year turned out upwards of 50,000 tons of ,
cast steel.
At a tournament held lately in Tus- |
cumbia, Ala., the prize, a pair of silver 11
stars, was awarded to a competitor who had ?
been a Federal officer, General Forrest be- j,
ing one of the judges. The victor, as soon .
as he had received the prize, announced J
that it was offered as a present to tho Asso- 11
ciation for the sepulchre of Confederate j <
dead. This aot was highly applauded. |;
The Revenue Commissioners esti li
mate that over 42,000,000 gallons of distil- ! (
led spirits, 186,000,000 gallons of fermen- j
ted liquors, and 10,000,000 gallons of im. j
ported liquors, are annually consumed in '
this country, costing 8500,000,000. The '.
Government revenue derived from the li- >
quor business is estimated at 847,727,276 j,
annually.
Dispatches from New Orleans state j '
that Governor Wells and Judge Howell, |]
who claim to be Presidents of the Consti- ;
tutional Convention of 1864, are about to I j
reconvene that body, and that they have or- j
dered elections of delegates to fill vacancies, i1
Governor Wells states that he has received 1
assurances from leading members of Con- j1
gress that he will be sustained by force if |.
necessary. ! (
The Richmond Whiy says that the
Virginia tobacco crop has turned out well, I{
'1- ? Ul?
tut* quantity uemg uuueiueiauic auu iuu
quality good. Nearly every farmer whoso ]
land admitted of it has raised tobacco, and
as this is the great money crop of Virgina,
the Whiy anticipates that by the sale of
their tobacco the farmers will be placed in
a good financial position, and can begin 1
their agricultural labors next year under
better prospects.
The Pittsburg /-fast is responsible for
this ungallant paragraph : Jane G. Swisshelm
writes a letter to the Pittsburg Ua-.
zette. She advocates fire and sword as the
mildest remedy for oar Dational grievances.
If Jane and Parson Brownlow conld only
hitch teams and make a professional tonr,
we wouldn't be much alarmed on the fire
and sword business from the people before
whom they would appear. They are both
as ugly as mortal sin and just as bad.
The New Albany (Ind.) Ledger of
Tuesday last, says of the condition and
prospects of the coming hog-slaughtering
3eason around the falls of the Ohio, that
"not a single contract has been made either
in New Albany, Louisville or Jeffersonville.
There will be a large hog crop the present
season. There is an abundance of the best
corn to feed them on, and for this reason
feeders are not likely to crowd the market
until their supply of oorn is pretty well exhausted.
It is believed that nearly four
hundred thousand hogs will be slaughtered
in the cities around the falls during the
packing season of 1866?'67. There aro no
prioes established, the views of packers being
widely different as to what should or
will be the opening rates. The price, it is
believed, however, will be between six-andi
half and seven-and-a-half cents These
Sgures are, however, the mere guesses of
packers. The probabilities aro that tne
opening price will be the same as at Cinjinnati."
? Mfait fiipim.
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CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS.
We are gratified to notice that this stering
sheet has increased its size, and apmora
in on nnfirplc np.W drPKfi. A POOd
'v,-4? *' "" ? O
inper heretofore, it promises now to beiome
a better one. These evidences of
irosperity aDd enterprise are cheeriDg to its
riends, and we hope they will lend the
land of encouragement to its worthy mangers.
We call attention to the Prospectus
inblished in another column.
RULES OP PRACTICE.
We are indebted to the compiler?Wm.
X. Huntt, Secretary of State, for a copy
>f the rules of practice in the District
Courts of this State, as recently established
>y the Court of Appeals. The compilation
unbraces many of the most important aots of
he Legislature appertaining to the District
Courts, as well as other information importint
to the practitioner. Price 75 cents
)er copy, and sent on application to the
jompiler, Columbia, S. C.
REDUCTION OF FREIGHTS.
It is a matter of siucere congratulation,
:hat the rail road corporations of this State
rave, to some extent, become awakened to
i sense of their responsibility, as important
ittributes of its prosperity. The freight
jharges on these roads have heretofore been
so enormous, as to drive trade out of the
State, wherever any competing line was
offered to the people. The prodace of Unon,
York, Chester and Lancaster Districts,
xnd Charlotte N. C., has sought its way
jver the North Carolina roads to Newbern,
ind Portsmouth, because better induce
oients were offered, than over the South
Carolina rail roads, to the natural focus?
Charleston. So has the trade of the Westsrn
portion of the State been carried to
Augusta and Savannah, for similar reasoos.
For several months past the tariff on cotton
From Chester to New York, over the North
Carolina roads has been only five dollars
per bale; while from the same point to
New York, by Charleston, cost the shipper
From seven to eight dollars per bale. The
result was, that Charleston, in whose prosperity
and enterprise, the people of the
whole State are vitally interested, found her
irteries clogged by excessive freight tariffs,
ind the produce of the State seeking an
jxit elsewhere.
Whot.hop indohterl to the action of the
Legislature, in this matter, or to a returnng
sense of justice on the part of the
managers, we are glad to know, that such
iberal reductions have been made on
hrough freight to Charleston, as will enable
;his community, as well as many others, to
esume the natural trade route for their
products. We are informed that first class
Freights are now shipped from Charlotte to
Charleston, at one dollar per hundred
pounds, second do., at seventy-five oents, j
and cotton at three dollars per bale. With c
this the people ought to be satisfied at j
present. The injury done to Charleston, c
as a trading mart, by the previous distinc- t
tions, we hope soon to see compensated for, t
by a liberal trade dispensed through and t
with her. \
THE ISSUE IN* BALTIMORE.
Governor Swann has tried and dismissed
the Police Commissioners of Baltimore,
and appointed their successors. There a
seems to be but little doubt of their guilt, c
in the matter upon which they were arraigned,
bat the question of the Governor's
jurisdiction to try and dismiss, is still in
some doubt. Riot and bloodshed may ensue,
as the result of Governor Swann's
policy, but on whom the responsibility will
rest, it is not easy to decide, at this distance
from the scene, and with an imperfeot
knowledge of the lews of Maryland, on
the subject.
The Sheriff, and the new Commissioners
appointed by the Governor, have been arrested
and imprisoned, in Baltimore, under
charges against the peace. A writ of habeas
corpus was issued in their behalf and
the matter now comes up before au unquestionable
legal tribunal, for a hearing.
It is not easy to discern the results that
may attend these violent proceedmgB. The 1
inflammatory state of pnblio opinion is I
?
suob, that a few blows strnck by indisoreet
men, may lead to deplorable issues. Oar
latest intelligence, indicates a riotous state
of affairs as existing, that may at any
moment break oat into serious disturbances.
Our readers will And the latest news from
the affair in another column.
ALL IS LOST BUT HONOB.
The South is now very muob in the
attitude of a criminal at the bar, vehemently
pleading ber good conduct, and loyalty,
in mitigation of the punishment inflioted
upon her. Although the Jury persists in
a verdict of guilty, the suppliant attitude
of the criminal, is still maintained, without
hope of avail. We believe there has been
enough of this. The Southern people seem
to have forgotten that dignity of oharaoter
and patient resolve to endure the afflictions
sent upon them, will possess greater weight (
than all the special pleas tbey may offer. (
Even the Northern press is becoming im- j
patient with this toadyism, to which we have
become so much addicted of late. f
The duty of the South in this trying c
ordeal, is ao patent to oar miod, that we
cannot refraio, even at the risk of repetition,
from alluding to it again. As it is
evident that her voioe in political questions
is without weight or influence, she ought
carefully to abstain from becoming a party
to any of the political quarrels now agitating
the country. Her people should yield
implicit obedience to the laws of the country,
and put down local disorder and wrong,
by every possible means. Tbey should not
compromise either oharacter or honor, by
further humiliation, in order to appease the ^
Radical sentiment at the North. It will v
do no good, but increase the measure of a
our shame. We want to see the Sonth E
c
dignified, obedient, and resolute. Her
present position in relation to the Union is 0
deplorable, but if she seek to better it by
further self abasement, the illustrious deeds ^
of her past history, will fall in strange and
mournful contrast with her future. As she
was strong in battle until overcome by num- n
bers, bo let her be proudly?not fawningly t
?obedient and dignified, in defeat.
o
Much of this new and foreigh spirit in 8
the Southern people, has been brought
about by the desire for peace and restore- 1
tion to the Union. It is idle to indulge
the hope of such measures proving effica- ^
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UIUUH. IT CIC Iuc UVUUI LU uajrj tu auu^/v a
the Constitutional Amendment, as odo t
man?repudiate her war debt, graDt suf- F
frage to the negro, and do all else that
Wendell Phillips or Tuad Stevens r
have ever suggested, it is our firm belief c
that she would not be restored to her place c
in the Union. We go further, and say ^
that we believe the Old Union irretrievably
broken and destroyed, never agaiu to be s
restored on the basis of sovereign States. 1
But this is foreign to our subjeot. We a
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only desired to enter our humble protest ^
against that sickly fawning that unfortunately
characterizes too many writers and speakers 1
in the South. The South has nothing but
her honor left. Let us throw our shields *
around that in the faithful endeavor to
hand it down pure and untarnished to the I
generations that follow us. F
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Col. LyDch and Father MoMahon, |
! m/Jar onntanfto nf rlnafK in flonorlQ i
ai? ; " ?-m-?! (
charged with participation in the reoent
Feoian invasion of that province. Colonel
Lynch, is understood to have been with the j
' expedition in the character of a newspaper j
! reporter; and not ooly to have taken no!
| active part in the proceeding, but to have;
' declined a commission of Colonel in that!
' service ; and the other, Father MoMahon,
! to have been present merely as a spiritual j
adviser, and to have limited his efforts to j
| the commendable object of alleviating the i
1 sufferings of those engaged in the campaign.1
Secretary Seward has written to the Brit- j
ish Minister, Sir Frederick Bruce, request-1 ^
ing a copy of the record of the trial of j (
Lynch and McMahon. Mr. Seward ap- J
>rizes the British GoverDmeDt that it is the l
luty and the right of the United States to 1
>rotect these men, should they prove to be f
litizens of oar nation, and intimates that g
heir execution before a fall examination of i
he case would be the caase of serious in- t
emational trouble. Mr. Seward has also ?
vritten to our Consul at Toronto, requesting |
r> 1 j?
nm to procure tne uourt recurus mtu iu? (
east possible delay. (
The Covington (Ga.) Examiner, in j
.n artiole against repudiation, says that in j
lonversation a few days sinoe with a promi- t
tent and well-known wholesale merchant of I
Augusta, who has large sums of mouey due
lim, the editor spoke of the agitation of the ,
juestion of repudiation, relief, &o., to which .
.he merchant seplied:
"I see no reason that the country should <
)e so agitated on the subject of debts, for, '
n this section, very little disposition is <
manifested on the part of creditors to push <
heir claims, but, on the contrary, they are <
disposed to be very lenient. As for myself,
[ proclaim it publicly, that any man indebt- '
id to me can be discharged from his obli- i
Ration on his own terms. If he represents <
.hat he is able to pay only fifty cents in the '
lollar, or twenty-five cents in tho dollar, or <
iven five cents in the dollar, I will receive 1
t and give him a dear receipt. And if be I
epresents that he is unable to pay any por- 1
ion of his indebtedness, without beggaring <
lis family, I will give him up his papers <
ind discharge him from his obligation to ]
lay anything. No man who desires to prelerve
honesty and integrity, need harbor a
bought of repudiation on acoount of his
ndebtedness to me!"
The following decision by the So- 1
ireme Court of New York will be read with
i
nterest :
i
A New York telegram of the 25th says :
'Before Judge Iugraham, in the Sapreme 1
3ourt to-day, three oases were tried agaiuBt j
he Bank of the State of South Carolina, 1
ocated in Charleston, S. C , whioh are of (
utal importance to owners of Southern bank i
tills, which have hitherto been supposed j
valueless The plaintiffs are owners of bank
lotes issued before and during the rebellion }
mounting to 853,000. The defence set
tp that the bills were void, having been isued
by the bank during and in support of
he rebellion, in violation of publio policy.
The Judge overruled the defence, and gave J
i verdict for the plaintiffs in the full amount,
vith interest. 1
Prof. E. P. Alexander of the S. 1
j. University, late Brigadier General and ^
3hief of Artillery to General Longstreet,
las at the solicitation of the former com- 1
nander, and many of the officers of that i
amous corps, consented to prepare a history ]
if its exploits. From a personal acquaiDanoe
with General Alexander, we^ are
>repared to assert that both in point of
ntelligeDce, and a knowledge of the facts, (
here are few men in the South better capa- }
>le of writing such a history. In a card (
ecently published in relation to the subject, 1
le calls for information on the following 1
)oints. '
1. Official reports of every organization 1
or every battle, skirmish and campaign
ince 1862, or equivalent accounts. They
hould always include statements of the
losition in wbioh the command was engaged
with diagram, if possible), or what troops
rere on the right or left, the hour of the
ction, the effective strength of the comuand,
the numbers killed, wounded and
aptured, the names of the officers and men
omplimented for gallantry, and incidents
f general interest.
2. Accounts of prominent events in the
listory of the corps written at the time,
itber for publication or for private rofernce,
by those who saw.or participated.
3. Particular accounts of skirmishes not
oeationed in general reports, inoluding
hose in 1862. 1
4. Topographical sketches of the ground ]
coupied in battle, showing woods, houses,
treams, roads, etc., however roughly.
5. Brigade, regimental and battery his- f
ories. 1
A statement at least of the regiments c
omprising brigades, and of the comman- c
lers of regiments and batteries at different
ctions, is very necessary, and many other
biogs may be well added, if circumstances 1
termit, such a character of arms at differ- i
nt times, number of rounds fired in en- f
;agements, original strength, number of
ecruits and conscripts received and total
lumber of those killed, wounded, captured, 1
lied, discharged and deserted during the t
rar. Interesting statistics can be prepared 8
rom such data.
All papers sent me will be carefully preerved
and returned, if desired. Any re- 1
ating events in 1862 should be forwarded j 1
,s soon as possible. Those of later date f
nay be sent at any convenient period beore
January next. -?
My address is University of South Caroina,
Columbia, S. C.
E. P. Alexander,
jate Chief of Artillery, 1st Corps A. N. Y. *
In an exohange we find the following
jaragraph under the caption, ''Corporations
iave Souls." The statements made are so
nuch out of the usual order of doing things,
bat we re-print the article and direct the
ittention of our readers to the fact, that
Japt. Thos S. Jeiferys, of this place, is '
he agent of the Company to which refer- 1
mce is made :
The subject of life assurance is attracting
be attention of nlmost every man. Capialists
arc availing themselves of the oppor- 1
unities it affords for profitable investments, j
tnd poor men arc seeking it as a refuge for
heir dependent families While all life
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issuranoe societies are nnaaoiawy suuuu auu
irm, as the record of each will show, how
mportant that a spirit of high-toned liberality
and integrity should characterize the
lecisions of those who, as officers and directors,
control the payment of losses. The
Equitable Life Assurance Sooiety of the
Joited States shares largely in the public
ionfidence, the names of those honored
Philadelphians, George H. Stuart, Thomas
Biddle &Dd Theodore Cayler acting dieotors
therefor, beiog sufficient guaranty
0 ail. The following instance, however,
llustrates clearly the generous and noble
lentiments that do and will guide itsoffioials
n the settlement of claims which arise from
he death of its members: John Thompion,
deceased, had resided in this city many ;
?ears, doing business at Spruce street wharf,
ind for years had been insured in the j
Equitable,' for the sum of five thousand (
iollars. All his premiums were promptly
jaid excepting the last, which fell due
Monday, October 15, 1866. On Tuesday'
Dctober 17, the agent of the society called
it the office of Mr. Thompson and learned
;hat he was dangerously ill. Returnkg,
be found the son of Mr Thompson with a
1 i i i it mi I !t
jnecK drawn Dy Mr. xnompson Dimseu, ou
Saturday, October 13, for the amount of
premium.
Under the*e circumstances the agent
:ould not receive the premium, and thus
revive the forfeited policy, without consent
sf the society, to whom the facts were at
)nce presented. Ootoberl8, and after the
society had been informed of the death of
Mr. Thompson, J. W. Alexander, Esq.,
Secretary, Teplied as follows: ?Wo think
it best, under the circumstances, to receive
the premium on Thompson's policy, and
tvill not make the failure to pay on the day
the premium was due a reason for declining
to pay the los9. We are certainly not legally
bound to receive it; but as the parties
ippear to have acted in good faith, we preFer
to incur the loss rather than take advantage
of their neglect. Please receive the
premium and issue receipt.'
LOCAL MATTERS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
P. C. Harris, 0. Y. D.?Citation?Wm. Nelson, Applicant
?Andrew Nelson, Deceased.
P. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?Citation?R. S. Warren, Applicant?Wm.
N. Merritt, Deceased.
P. C. Harris. O. Y. D.?Citation?R. S. Warren, Applicant?
Henry Merritt, Deceased,
p. C. Harris, 0. Y. D.?Citation?R. S. Warren, Applicant?R.
Newell Merritt, Deceased.
Savage & Ensign, Charleston?Merchants Hotel.
(Vm. Van Wyck, Assessor?United States Internal Revenue,
3d District, S. C.
Urs. H. L. Buttcrfield, Proprietress?Pavilion Hotel.
J rown, Coombs & Co.?Prospectus of the American Artisan.
?athcart, McMillan & Morton?Prospectus of the Charleston
Semi-Weekly and Weekly News.
I. F. Adickes?Assessor's Notice.
3. C. Youngblood?Candidate for Representative,
fames Mason, S. Y. D.?Ordinary's Sale?Land of Jane
Story, deceased, to be re-sold at the risk of the former
purchaser, for distribution among the heirs-atlaw.
fames Mason, S. Y. D.?Sheriff's Sales?Sale of Land belonging
to the Estate of J. B. Brian, deceased, at the
- ? ??II n..L.i An,l Atkurc
suit oi /inn uampucn, xuicuci vuiupuui ?*j? \r*u*.mo9
against J. Blair Hunter, Administrator. One tract of
land, the property of John A. Kincaid, deceased, at
tlie suit of Joseph R. Kincaid. One House and Lot
in Ynrkville, property of J. J. Garvin, at the suit of
S. S. Farrar, Bros. & Co.
tames Mason, S. Y. D.?Ordinary's Sale?Land of P. R.
Sandlfcr, deceased, to be sold to make partition among
the heirs.
IV. B. Metts, C. E. Y. l>.?Snle'of two tracts of land belonging
to the estate of \V. H. Hard wick, deceased.
rV. B. Metts, C. E. Y. D.?Sale of a tract of land belonging
to the estate of Rev. Archibald YVhyte, deceased.
IV. B. Metts, C. E. Y. D?Sale of two tracts ot land belonging
to the estate of Dr. J. H. Stewart, deceased.
V. II. McCorkle?Auction Sale of Cooking Utensils,
Chairs, Jewelry, Clocks, Dry Goods, Shoes, &c.
Steele & Co.?First and Last Dun.
?loyd Dobson 8c Co.?How to save twenty-five per cent
" " " ?On Consignment.
" " " ?Groceries.
Y. G. Floyd.?Administrator's Notice,
lomesley !t Asher.?Patterns for November. n.
t? C. Chambers.?Candidate for the Legislature. \
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Death of Rev. R. Y. Russel.
It is with pain that we announce the
leath of this esteemed and venerable servant
of God. He has long been known in
>ur community and District, and by his
imincnt labors, and devoted life, had won
;ho respect of all. Yory tender ties bound
iim to many; from many a heart, prayer
vill ascend for his bereaved family; many
vill weep teats of genuine sorrow at his
oss.
With him it was going to rest. In a
nature age, after long and faithful labors
?or his Saviour, with an experience ripened
ror heaven, by the sanctified trial of a telious
and painful illness, he has disappeared
'rom us, to stand amid the blest.
May the tender mercies of a gracious
aod and Father, be abundantly manifested
o his strioken household.
The Crops.
It is gratitying to troow tnac sinoe me
larvesting has began, the cora crops of the
District are foaad to have made a better
rield than could possible have been expectid
from appearances early in the fall.?
Many fields apparently worthless, have ap>n
examination, responded in a generous
[oantity of nabbins.
The turnip crop was never more prolific.
large quantity of ground was seeded du?
ing the Fall, and the seasons have been
avorable to their growth.
Potatoes are also yielding abundantly.? 1
imong some excellent specimens upon our
able, we notice as especially large, the
ample sent us by Mr. James McElwee,
if Allison Creek. Mr. Robert W. Shaw
las also sent us a fine sample from his farm,
rhese gentlemen have our thanks for their
'avors.
Sales-Day. i
Our streets presented an animated ap
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jearance ou iuuuuii^ iu?t iu uuubcljucuuc u> |
henumber of persons attracted hither by j
he Ordinary's Sheriff's and Equity sales.
Several tracts of land were disposed of at
)etter prices than have been commanded
'or such property for several years. One
ract brought 87.00 per acre; another 88.)0;
and two others at 810 30 and 812.00
>er acre. These sales were all in specie, ,
md on a credit of from two to five years.?
Dther parcels sold at much lower figures
?or cash. A valuable town lot and buildng,
situated on main street, sold under
'oreclosure of mortgage, for 8675 00 cash, in
ipeoie.
The Elections.
Our readers will not forget that on Tueslay
next, an election will be held at the
leveral precincts for Sheriff of York Disirict.
Oo the same day the polls will be
ipened to fill a vacancy tor Representative
:or this District. S. C. Youngblood, J C.
Chambers and J. N. McElwee, Esqs., are
tho candidates for this latter position.
fafnktonal
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA, 8. C.. 5TH NOV., 1866.
Literature.
Tbe name of Mr. De Fontaine's soon to
be-expected-out book is, The Boys in Grey,
or Life under the Stars and Bars.
Gloriously gifted.
Some one has let off tbe following wellrounded
period of opinion :?"Mediocrity
dispatches and exult; tbe man of talent
congratulates himself on the success of his
exertions; genius alone mourns over defeat
ed expectations."
How many of us, these times, appear to
have genius!
rLOtUlll VI v.m iiiiiiiih.
Although our frosts havo thus far been |
but few aDd light, jet there has been a marked
effect upon the malarial fevers prevailing.
There is much abatement in the number
of cases of this kind of sickness. Last
Thursday morning was our first well-defined
and general frosts of the season. We have
bad several gourd-vine frosts for the last
fortnight or so : but no general killer.
We are encouraged to look for still greater
improvement of the health of the oitj. It
is many, a great many, years since Columbia
has been as sickly as this year. Some,
indeed, tell us that never since it has been
a oity has it ever been so bad.
The State House.
Governor Orr advertises for estimates of
costs for finishiog enough rooms in the new
state house to do the legislature for its reg
ular work. Estimates are invited, according
to plan on exhibition at the Executive Office.
"1st. To enclose and finish the East
wing of the buildiog, so as to accommodate
the legislature and its officers.
2d. To cover the entire building, and
finish one of the wings so as toaocommodate
the legislature and its officers.
3d To enclose and fioish the East wing
as above, and to oover the remaining walls
of the centre building and West wing."
Or, if architects prefer, they can furnish
tbcir own plans; ana tnese win oe considered
by the Governor. All propositions in
this matter mast be ready and banded into
the Governor by Tuesday, the 20th of No
vember.
The Constitutional Amendment.
There are a good many who are in favor
of our tegisluture'8 passing the Constitution
al amendment; but these are of twoolasses,
first, ? negroes ; and second, ? renegade
southroos, such as have skulked through
every trying time of our unhappy effort,
and who now tell ns that policy is our best
means to regain our influence.
But of our publio men there is not ooe
who does not spit upon the idea of South
Carolina's assenting to it. Even our Governor,
who is noted as a policy man in
many things, spurns this ultimate humiliation.
He was content to walk arm in arm
with General Couoh into the Philadelphia
Convention ; but this Constitutional amendment
nauseates him? nauseates even him.
With what retching, then, must South Car'
olina contemplate the measure.
Bankruptcy.
The Laws of Georgia exempt from sacrifice
the following items of property of every
debtor who is the head of a family, by
virtue of any process whatever :
1. "Fifty acres of land, and five additional
acres for each of his or her children under
the age of sixteen. The land shall include
the dwelling bouse, if the value of
such house does not exceed $200; Provided,
That none of the above land be within
the limits of the city, towa or village, and
does not include any cotton or wool factory,
saw or grist mill, or any other machinery
nrnnollprt hv water or steam, the value of
r* j '
which exceeds the sum of S200; and provided,
also, that suoh land shall not derive
its chief value from other caase than its
adaptation to agricultural purposes; or in
lieu of the above land, real estate in a town
or city, not exceeding $500 in value.
2. One farm horse or mule.
3. One cow and calf.
4. Ten head of bogs, and $50 worth of
provisions, and $5 worth additional, for
each child.
5. Beds, bedding and common bedsteads
sufficient for the family.
G. One loom, one spinning-wheel and
two pairs of cards, and 100 pounds lint cotton.
7. Common tools of trade of himself and
wife.
8. Equipments and arms of a militia
soldier, and trooper's horse.
9. Ordinary cooking utensils and table
orockery.
10. Wearing appearel of himself and
family.
11. Family Bible, religious works and i
school books.
12. Family portraits.
13. The library of a professional man in
actual practice or business, not exceeding
$300 in value, and to be selected by himself."
Would it not be well for South Carolina
to digest some plan for that unfortunate
class ? how large, alas! ? who havo been
surprised by the present calamities with I
debts impending over them ?
mebe-mention.
Attention is directed to a change in the
advertisement of James Jefferys, Esq calling
a meeting of the oreditors of John G. (
Enloe, Esq., The Charlotte Demo- j
crat of last week mentions the sale of a lot |
of corn, in Iredele County, N. C., at forty j
cents per bushel. Corn is selling at Mar- j
tinsburg, Va., at fifty cents per bushel. j
A tannery, at Charlotte, N. C.,* belonging .
to Dr. M. B. Taylor, was destroyed by fire .
on Wednesday morning of last week. Loss j
estimated at ?25,000?insured for 810,000. '
The Chester Standard, states that
London Jones, convicted in that District, of (
the murder of Mr. Alexander D. Walker,,
has been sentenced to be hungou Friday, the
30th instant. Virginia, Kentucky,,
Tennessee and Missouri pay this year an ,
internal revenue tax of 819,000,000 on to
baooo A Missisippi paper deo'ares i
that it will not be able to contain all the ;
advertisements of sales under the Sheriff's .
hammer. "Nonsense blended with;
bad grammar," is what an Enlishman calls
American poetry. The house in which
General Lee surrendered the Army of
Northern Virginia to General Grant, on the
9th of April, 1865, at Appomattox Court
House, is offered for sale. When we
picture the hundred or more trunks that ladies
travel with, says Panoh, we cannot only
reflect how happy is the elephant, whose
wife, when on a journey, only has one trunk.
Alice Ashley, formerly of Charleston
committed suicide in New York, on
Monday of last week. In Nashville
colored children are heartily invited to attend
the Catholic Sabbath schools with the
nthor nhildran and nn diatintion is made on
aocoaot of oolor or previous condition of
seiyitude In Michigan all colored
per&ons haviDg less than one-quarter African
blood io their veins have been declared
by the Supremo Court to be white, and
hence are entitled to vote. The Democrat
says there is a prospect for the establishment
of one or two cotton factories at
Charlotte, N C , at an early day
Public Meeting.
Pursuant to notice, a respectable portion
of the oitizens of York District, met In the
Court House, on Sales-day, and on motion of
S. G Brown, Esq., James M. Hope, Esq.,
was called to the Chair, and T. J. Bell,
requested to act as Secretary
The meeting was then briefly addressed
by Hon. W. C. Blaok and Col. J W. Rawlinson.
J. N. MoElwee, Sr., made a few
remarks.
On motion of Sam'! G. Brown, Esq., a
Committee of ten was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the
meetiog. The Committee consisted of S.
G. Brown, Esq , Col. Cad. Jones, Allen
Robertson, A W. Beard, Maj. A. A MoKenzie,
Capt. Miles Wallace, Capt. D. D.
Moore, R. A. Blaok, J. T. Lowry, Esq.,
and Givens Galagher.
During the absence of the committee,
Hon W. C. Black addressed the meetimr
at some length and with great foroe. Mr.
B. wan decidedly in favor of a convention
of the people, and a Homestead Law Mr.
J. N. MoElwee followed Mr. Black, bat
was interrupted by the return of the Committee,
who reported the following resolu1
utions, which were adopted unanimously :
1st That we are decidedly in favor of
the call of a Convention of the people of
this State at an early day.
2nd. That should the Legislature refuse
to call said Convention, then we respectfully
ask onr Senators and Representatives to
advocate a farther suspension of the Courts
and such other measures of relief from the
enforced collections of debts, as the necessities
of the country require.
3d That it is right and just that the
creditor should loose a part of bis claim,
where the debts are made prior to the war
?that we are opposed to the Distriot Coarts
as now organized; and we request onr delegation
to nrge a repeal of the act establishing
said Court.
4th. That we are in favor of a homestead
law in this State.
On motion of J. N. McElwee, Jr, it
was Resolved, that other Districts be requested
to bold meetings for the purpose of
instructing their members to vote for the
call of a convention of the people of this
State.
On motion of Samuel G. Brown, it was
Resolved, That these proceedings be published
in the Yoricville Enquirer, and
that the papers of Columbia be requested
to copy the same.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
JAMES M. HOPE, Chairmen.
T. J. Bell, Secretary,
Nnvpmher 5th. lRfifi.
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Prom Baltimore.
Baltimore, November 5? Judge Bartoe,
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals,
appeared in court this morning, and
in answer to his inquiry if the writs of habeas
corpus, in the case of the new Commissioners
and sheriff, which were issued by
him Saturday evening, had been served,
was informed they had been served tbis
morning, but tbe prisoners were not forthcoming,
owing to the warden of the jail refusing
to surrender them for want of proper
convenience.
The counsel for prisoners contend that
the writs should be returned immediately
unless unavoidable impediments are presen*
ted
The prisoners not appearing at eleven o'clock
their counsel announoed that they bad
prepared a petition that his honor would
command the deputy sheriff to produoe the
warden, together with tbe prisoners. Tbe
counsel for old Commissioners thought suoh
return would be made by one o'olook as
would render further proceedings unnecessary.
Later ?November 5.?Judge Bartoe decided
that the warden had three days in
which to return writs.
An establishment containing 150 boxes
fire arms and ammunition was seized to day
i _ Ti i _ IT J
oy me ponce ivesiscance was ouereu to
the arrest aod one man shot.
Gen. Grant, acting in a private capacity,
made the following proposition to the old
Commissioners, whioh, it is supposed, will
be accepted : That the Conservatives have
one jndge of election and olerk in eaoh precinct,
and according to the registry law
have boxes for registered ballots, one to be
placed at every precinct.
General Grant was acting as representative
of Governor Swann in the matter.
All quiet at present. No trouble apprehended.
The Judicial Powers of the Preedmen's
Bureau Declared NulL
The Louisville Courier, of the 24th ult,
reports the following case :
The case of Smith vs Reed was disposed
of in the United States Cirouit Court yesterday,
and the action of tho 'Bureaucrats/
in connection therewith may be regarded as
a concession, on their part, of the illegality
of their would-be courts. The case was one
involving the legality of the judical powers
olaimed by the Bureau agents under the
Freedmen's Bureau Aot.
Captaiu Heed, as agent of the Jtfureau at
Cynthiana, rendered a judgment for 875
against Jonathan Smith, and issued an execution
to enforce the judgment. His 'officers'
found Smith hauling wood with two
horses?which were all he had?and took
them from him by virtue of and in satisfaction
of Captain Reed's 'execution.' Smith
brought suit against Reed and others in the