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f craps and Jarts. | New Jersey still has ice thick enough to i skate upon. The Delaware peach crop promises to be the largest for many a year. It is proposed in Texas to pass a law making inability to read or write a disqualification from sitting on a jury. ?? The third assistant postmaster-general has ordered the manufacture of five million I postal cards. One inch of rainfall distributes 100 tons of water over an acre of land?a suggestive j fact in a mechanical as well as an agricultur- j al point of view. "You can't do too much for your em- j nlAiror " aoirl o man +/\ a Viarrl ohrmlrlnrn/^ la VI } OUtU M IIIUU IV (* 1IU1U OliVUAUViVU JW borer. "I don't mean to," was the prompt | but rather unsatisfactory answer. Recently 3986 tons of rail were made j in a fortnight at a British iron company's works?the largest quantity ever made in England under one roof within the same space of time. The annual report of the Gainesville Manufacturing Company, near Augusta, places the earnings of the year at $190,289.76, being nearly 26.56 100 per cent, of the capital stock. The San Antonio Express says the grasshoppers are ravaging Bexar and adjoining counties of everything, and that they are already masters of the situation against grass and farm crops. Quinine, mustard baths, and rubbing, Uno mi rrj/1 ninn nnf nP nrnrir fart nacns ftf AOrn. luio tui tu uiug villi vi ciu j rot* vaow v* vv?v bro-spinal meningitis in a Kansas neighborhood, where there have been 200 people down with it. Hon. Oakes Ames, who figured extensively in the Credit Mobilier investigation in the last Congress, was stricken with paralysis on Monday night last at Boston, and died on Tuesday morning. The circulation of London newspapers is stated as follows: The Daily Telegraph, 170,000 copies; the Standard, 140,000 ; Daily News, 90,000; Echo, 80,000; Times, 70,000. The morning and evening papers together give a sum total daily of 569,000 copies. Since the beginning of the present century the population of the United States has increased seven-fold, while that of Great Britain has only doubled. According to the last census the population of the United States was 38,558,371. The emigration from England to this country has been very heavy this spring. Ten thousand emigrants left Liverpool last week, and even before that, when the season had not even fairly opened, the tide had commenced to set toward the United States. A telegraph operator in Baltimore recently sued a friend for twenty-five cents, the amount be paid for a telegram sent at his request. He obtained a verdict for the amount and costs, aggregating $1.95, but the defendant appealed, and has finally given bond in the sum of fifty cents. A summary of the religious statistics of the census show that church property has more than quadrupled during the last twenty years, while membership has increased only fifty per cent. The Methodists possess the largest amount of property and the largest number of members?$69,854,121 and 6,528,209 members. Congressman Garfield, of Ohio, shifts the responsibility of the back pay grab in a manner that would do Benjamin F. Butler credit. A Republican convention held in his district, having passed a resolution requesting him to resign his seat in Congress because he unlorl fnr tKo anlarv Kill Ko ronlieul tKof Kic vote did not make the l&w, but that "General Grant's signature did." The New York Legislature has passed the bill, which has been for some time pending, intended to prevent the frequent accidents that occur from the careless handling of firearms. It is now a misdemeanor in New York to point a gun, pistol, or other firearm, at any one, whether the weapon is loaded or uot, and the crime is punishable by fine and imprisonment This is a wholesome enactmeut, well worthy of imitation everywhere. The money market in New York is still stringent, but for what reason is not apparent. No great movement of crops or anything of that kind is on foot, calling for the immediate use of large sums of money, nor is the condition of the country such as to create any real disturbance in money circles. The stringency is thought to be caused by the Wall street cliques, who lock up gold and currency, hoping thereby to cause Secretary Richardson to change his financial policy. An expedition is being organized, to be assembled at, and in readiness to depart from Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, on the 15th of June next, for the protection of engineering parties of the Northern Pacific Railroad in making surveys for the location of the line of.the rnq/1 Kotti'onn tlm \f icoAnri onrl 4V>n T?/-w?Lr rr i v/rtM utwn wii vii v iccuut i i n ui auu IUC xvw^aj mountains. AmoDg other troops connected with the expedition, will be ten companies of the 7th cavalry, several companies of which were recently stationed in this State. A circular issued by one of the prominent mercantile agences of the country states that last year there were 4069 mercantile failures, the aggregate liabilities being 8121,056,000. Compared with 1871 this is a large increase, there having been in that year 2915 failures; with liabilities aggregating 885,252,000. The increase is said not to be chargeable to the ordinary causalties of business, but caused mainly by the Chicago and Boston fires. The Chicago fire, although occurring more than eighteen months ago, it seems, has not yet gone out. The papers there mention that smoke was recently seen issuing from a portion of the ruins near Van Buren and Clark streets, and, an excavation being made, a pile of glowing coal3 was found, which, when the air reached it, was speedily fanned into a vigorous flame. The investigators, to make the fact memorable, baked some potatoes in the fire, ate a lunch and lit their cigars after the repast. Alexander Von Humboldt died in a state bordering on poverty. His financial embarrassments were caused by his loss in 1843 of the sum of 89000 or 810,000 in gold, which the King of Prussia had presented to him. At the time it was believed that the money had been stolen from the great savant; but the police were unable to find eny clue to its disappearance. Strange to say, a short time since the gentleman now living in the house formerly occupied by Mr. Humboldt, found the money in a small box among some old rubbish in the cellar. A Western genius has invented a little machine for removing the shells from chestnuts and peanuts. It is made to fit over the nose. The breath, passing from the nostrils, furnishes the motive power; the nuts are dropped into the hopper on top, and the meat, or unshelled nut, is dropped into the mouth of the eater below. It is noiseless in its working, and gentlemen or ladies who have been debarred from attending opera bouffe or church, because they were not allowed to "crunch" nuts, can now experience a new pleasure. The last census exhibits some facts which will do to reflect on as showing the amount of crime in the various conditions of society in Massachusetts and Georgia. In Massachusetts one person in every 577 is a criminal; in Georgia only one criminal in 1606. Of the native whites in Massachusetts one in every 946 is a criminal; of native whites in Georgia only one in every 1982 is a convict. Of the colored people in Massachusetts there is one criminal to every 100 ; in Georgia there is one to every 913. Foreigners in Massachusetts are criminal in the proportion of one to 286; in Georgia only one in 799. The SupremeCourt of the United States has decided that the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York is bound to pay over to bis heirs the amount of a policy which had been taken out by a man who afterwards com- j mitted suicide. What adds much to the in-1 terest of this case is that the policy in ques-1 tion contained a provision by which it was made void in case of suicide. Nevertheless, the court held in effect that the suicide contemplated by the policy was a voluntary suicide, and as it had been shown that the insured was insane when he killed himself, the court held that the act of self-destruction was involuntary, an insane man not being possessed of that sort of volition which renders acts voluntary. The Mutual life Insurance Company now stipulates in all its policies that if death result from the act of the policy holder in any form, it will return all the premiums which have been paid to it, but shall not be liable to any further claim. This provision nnll kltt Ko nonorollv (l(lnn)pfl ***** |#*VVMU4jr WV gVUVIHHJ ttuvj/nvw ihe ffarfeviUe inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.s THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1873. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to whicli the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terras for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance JOB PRINTING. Having determined to devote more attention hereafter to job printing than we have done in the past, we would inform the public that our office is now well supplied with new type of the latest styles, and the best machinery in use; and with a choice stock of inks, cards, papers, &c., we are prepared to execute as good work as can be done anywhere in the United States. Orders for Ball Tickets, (Freight Billheads, Bank Notices, | Labels, Bonds and Coupons, | Law Blanks, Bill Heads, I Law Briefs, Business Cards, j Letter Circulars, Certificates of Deposit, |Letter Headings, Certificates of Stock, iMemorandum Billheads Checks, 'Note Circulars, Deposit Tickets, j Note Headings, Drafts and Notes, (Programmes, Envelopes. (Policies, FireA Lifelns., Election Tickets, (Shinplasters, Festival Tickets, (Wedding Cards, will receive prompt attention, and satisfaction as to quality of work, guaranteed in every instance. Particular attention given to fine work in colors. ? ? SOUTH CAROLINA ABROAD. No one can be wholly indifferent as to what others think of him. At least no man can be regarded as a good and trustworthy member of society,who can treat,with perfect contempt, the opinions of others respecting himself. What is true respecting the individual, is true with regard to the place where he was born, the commuuity in which are all his early associations, and the country that he calls his ' - i-_j t ?j t> e native lUUU. ljuru .djiuii, mi u. ul ui ncii?jr, pronounced a bitter curse upon his native England ; but no doHbt, when reason and the instincts of his nature returned, he regretted at heart what he had written and said against England. The Pilgrim fathers fled from England to Holland to escape English tyranny ; but when they would leave Holland for America, they desired to be regarded as Englishmen and to colonize under British patronage. It took the Revolutionary war to kill the love of our fathers for Old England. Americans still point to England with emotions of filial respect. Moved and animated by the same feelings which characterized the patriots and pilgrims of old, every South Carolinian loves his native State, and desires that her name may stand fair and unsullied before the world. Nor is this an idle dream. The prosperity of every enterprise and of every individual in the State depends, to a considerable extent, upon the position which the State of South Carolina occupies in the eyes of the world. A good name is not a mere ornament. It is an indispensable reality, without which no true greatness can be attained. The honest man with the reputation of a rogue, may enjoy the blessing of an approving conscience, but his influence for good is no greater than that of the veritable rogue. What the reputation of South Carolina ? "1 _ 1- ,1 1 x _ i. _ aoroaa is, we uo not aeein it pruuent, at present, to say. We are vain enough, however, to think that from the time of her early settlement up to very recently, the reputation of South Carolina is creditable. Unbiased historians have awarded to South Carolinians the honorable title of "refined gentlemen." It seems the only object some people have in view, is to injure and degrade. The best things that some men think they can say, are the most abusive words they can utter about their native State. Their vocabulary of abusive epithets is exhausted in describing South Carolina. These things go abroad and make an impression which is any thing else than favorable for the general good. One would suppose, did he not know to the contrary, that a large portion of the people of South Carolina are in a starving condition. From some things to which currency is given abroad, it might be fairly concluded that the war, the ku-klux, and ku-klux prosecutions, literally and totally depopulated the whole State; but still there are many good and honest men and women in South Carolina, and the majority of these are in a prosperous condition. The government of South Carolina is not sucn as we wisa it was; out nouesuy, it is not as bad as some people make it out to be. There are two poles, and both are regions of perpetual ice. "We injure ourselves by saying that a thing is better than it really is, or by saying it is worse than the facts in the case will warrant. If the government of Paradise be taken as a model, the government of South Carolina is bad, indeed ; but if human government be made the standard, the government of South Carolina is a long ways from being the worst government the world ever saw. We are no apologist for the State gov- j ernment. This is not our object. Our only ! intention is to show that South Carolina, whilst it may not be the best place in this i world, is by no means the worst. There may j be some States in the Union that have better j governments than South Carolina, but there are some that have decidedly worse govern-1 ments. We mention no names, as our iuten- j ? ! tion is not 10 injure any uue. it um. we calmly ask, can be accomplished by villi-' fying and abusing every thiug? We cannot, | by this means, advance what is good, neither can we cut off abuses nor reform errorists. What would be thought of the planter who j would heap all sorts of abusive and deroga- j tory epithets upon his plantation ? Would he j increase its intrinsic value or render it more, saleable? No. He would decrease its rear as well as its marketable value. He would , I do himself and all his neighbors a real and lasting injury. His worthless plantation i I would be regarded as a sample of the land in the neighborhood in which it is situated. The good name of a State, like the good name of an individual, is better than precious ointment. It seems to us, however it may seem to others, that it is our duty and interest as a people, to secure, in every honest and honorable way, a fair and untarnished name for the State of South Carolina abroad. Our prosperity, as said before, depends, to a very considerable extent, upon this single thing. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Winnsboro' National Bank has commenced operations. ? Watermelons are now one of the luxuries to be found in the Charleston market. ? All the free schools in Kershaw have been closed. ? It is stated that over $1,700,000 worth of cotton was raised in the county of Newberry last year. ? It is rumored that the military post at Spartanburg will be discontinued at an early day. ? Counterfeit five cent pieces made of lead, or some other soft metal, are circulating throughout the State. ? Capt. John Waties, for ten years previous to reconstruction, Clerk of the Appeal Court, died in Columbia on the 29th ultimo. ? The docket of the Supreme Court shows but one case from the sijth circuit (Judge Mackey's) at the present term. Heretofore, there have been from twelve to thirty. ? Strawberries in Columbia are 75 cents a quart; in Charleston 75 cents to $1 00; in Savannah 50 cents; in Jacksonville, Florida, 95 ? At a recent term of the Circuit Court, held at Pickens, his Honor Judge T. H. Cook decided that a debtor is not entitled to have his homestead set off in copartnership property where execution is levied in favor of a creditor of the firm. ? From the 1st of December, 1872, to the 30th of April, 1873, 43,397 tons of commercial fertilizers were shipped from Charleston over the South Carolina Railroad. For the season of 1870, 38,253 tons; for 1871, 18,677 tons ; for 1872, 29,136 tons. ? Lancaster is wide awake on the question of building the Cheraw and Chester Railroad, and meetings are being held in the va-' rious townships throughout the county. The people of Chesterfield are also on the move, and were to have held a meeting at the Court House on yesterday. ? On Wednesday of last week, two families of immigrants from Holland arrived in Newberry. There were thirteen persons in the two families. They are well to do in the world, and came with the intention of purchasing small homes and permanently settling in this country. ? At the meeting of the stockholders of the Greenville railroad in Columbia last week, it was agreed to put the road in first-class condition at an early day. The business of the road for the past year is without a parallel in its previous history. The gross earnings reached the handsome sum of $601,000. ?' The Chamber of Commerce in Charleston has retained Messrs. Porter & Memrninger to represent the citizens, in conjunction with the Attorney-General, in the pending bond case. The citizens of Columbia have retained the Hon. Arraistead Burt, of Abbeville, and Messrs. Butler & DeSaussure, of that city. ? The Columbia correspondent of the News * ^ ?T, a _1 I * ana L'ourier says : it is reported nere irom Republican sources, that several State officials are interested with the New York bondholders, in the successful issue of the suit of Morton, Bliss & Co., they having very recently invested largely in State bonds, buying on aTnargin for future delivery at eighteen to twenty cents." ? A cotton factory company was organized at Greenville last week by the election of the following officers: Colonel H. P. Hammett, President; H. Beattie, T. C. Gower, James Bernic, Alex. McBee, Eli Gregg, of Marion, and R. L. McCaughrin, of Newberry, Directors. The capital stock of the company is to be 8200,000, of which $80,000 is already subscribed. ? According to the News and Courier, a telegram has been received in Charleston, from the clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, announcing that a re-hearing had been granted in the cases involving the receivability of the bills of the Bank of the State for taxes. The re-hearing of this case unsettles the decision rendered a short time since, in which an adverse opinion was pronounced. ? A number of Danes, who recently immigrated to Newberry county, passed through Columbia last week, en route for Chicago. The Union says: "When the party landed in New York it divided, a portion of them going West, and the remainder coming South, for the purpose of carrying on the dairy business, that being the occupation with which they were most familiar. The number who located in Newberry couuty found the country not suited to their tastes or occupation, it being impossible to raise clover there. Hence, they have started for the section west of Chicago." ? The Charlotte Observe)' learns by a telegraphic dispatch that "in Spartanburg on Saturday evening last, a discharged soldier, under the influence of whisky, meeting one of the officers, a Lieutenant, attempted to be sociable, and slapping the officer on the back, invited him to drink. The officer became indignant and refused, when the soldier slapped him in the face. The officer immediately went to his room, and procuring his revolver, went in search of the man and killed him. The officer was arrested and lodged in jail. His name is Capt. Gallagher." ? The Columbia Union, of Tuesday, says: "It is generally understood that the trial of Captain George Tupper, for the murder, in this city, of Captain John D. Caldwell, last summer, is to begin to-day in the Court of General Sessions. The particulars of this fatal affray are already so well known to the people of Columbia, that we refrain from any description thereof. Captain Tupper arrived here from Suraraerville on Sunday last, and is to be defended by General M. C. Butler, Colouel William Wallace and Judge John S. Greene. Solicitor Runkle will be assisted by Messrs. LeRoy F. Youmans and C. F. Janey. A great deal of interest is manifested in this trial, and its progress will be watched closely by large numbers of people." NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? W. 8. Pearson, of Burke county, has been commissioned by the President Consul at Palermo, the Capital of Sicily. ? The Greensboro Patriot reports the fruit in that section as seriously injured by the recent cold snap. ? The dwelling house and contents of R. E. Miller at Rutherford College were destroyed by fire on Monday night of last week. Caused , by a defective stove-pipe. ? The Charlotte Democrat publishes the proceedings of a public meeting of the farmers recently held in Mallard's township, Mecklenburg county, protesting against the rules adopted by the cotton buyers of Charlotte as being humiliating to the farmer, and calling upon the farmers of that and adjoining counties to have a general meeting of delegates to consider where and how they shall sell their cotton next fall. ? Charles Ridenhour, convicted at the recent terra of the United States District Court at Statesville of passing counterfeit silver money, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ? Fielding Lucas, of Charlotte, died suddenly near that town on Thursday last. He was in good health but a few hours before his death. Mr. Lucas was one of the proprietors of the steam distillery near Charlotte. ? As the law now stands, $100 worth of property is exempt from taxation. Among the proposed amendments to the Constitution to be voted on next August, is one providing for the exemption from taxation of $300 worth. ? At meeting of the Directors of the North Carolina Railroad Company, held at Salisbury on Thursday last, Col. Thomas M. Holt, of Alamance, was elected President of the Company, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Hon. \V. A. Smith. ? The rebuilding of the Greensboro Female College is rapidly approaching completion. At a recent meeting of the trustees, Rev. T. M. Jones was elected President. He held the same position at the time the building was burnt in 1863. ? The Charlotte Democrat says that seven pounds of gold was recently taken to the mint in that place from the Brewer gold mine in the edge of South Carolina. It was run into one-pound bars, and in that condition bought by one of the banks. ? The municipal election in Charlotte last Monday resulted in the choice of Wm. F. Davidson, Esq., ?ver the present incumbent, Gen. J. A. Young. There was no special issue before the people, and both candidates are Democrats. W. W. Grier, W. H. H. Houston, F. Horah and F. A. McNincb, were elected Aldermen. ? The Raleigh News says that in Granville county two men are playing marbles for the championship?thegume to last ninety days. The Milton Chronicle says, if the labor bestowed in that town in marble playing could be bestowed on a cornfield, a thousand bushels of corn could be made that will never see day light. 4 ? -? NEWS OF THE DAY. | ? The business portion of the town of Como, Miss., was destroyed by fire on the 28th ultimo. Loss, 875,000. ? The steamer Francis Wright, bound from New York to Wilmington, N. C., sunk at sea on the 1st instant. The crew was saved. ? A Philadelphia broker, named Grambo, failed last week. His liabilities amount to 8700,000. ? Hon. James Brooks, of New York, died in Washington on the night of the 30th ultimo. ? The production of postal cards has been commenced in Springfield, Massachusetts. The presses will turn out five hundred thousand cards daily. ? A decision in the case of Stokes, the murderer of Fisk, was to have been rendered on Tuesday. It is believed the decision will be adverse to Stokes. ? Advices of the 3rd instant from Cloud county, Kansas, state that another fearful storm had occurred in that region by which a number of lives were lost, and much property destroyed. ? Gen. E. Mclver Law, formerly ofYorkville, will deliver the literary address at the approaching commencement of the Alabama flftnfprpnrp Female College, located at Tus kegee, Alabama. ? The wreck of the Atlantic has been blown to pieces with gun powder. Large quantities of goods were recovered. Thus far 349 bodies of the passengers have been brought up. ? Telegraphic consultation between the President, General Sherman and the Secretary of War, regarding the conduct of the Mo doc campaign, has resulted in leaving everything to the discretion of General Schofield. ? At Dixon, Illinois, on Sunday last, an iron bridge gave way with two hundred persons on it, including many women and children, who were witnessing a baptism. Ninety lives were lost, and a great many persons were seriously injured. ? Reports from Virginia City, Nevada, are to the effect that the settlers in the Mountain City district are greatly alarmed at the threatening attitude of the Indians. Parties of the Snake tribe are assembling from all directions, and they are all in war paint. ? The opinion is expressed in Washington fViaf tVia TTnit-orl St-flfpa finnromp fViurt will """" "*" f ----- not act upon the Louisiana matter, but will delay in order to give Congress another opportunity to settle the complications as a political question, thus removing it from judicial review. : ? A narrow-gauge railroad now under construction in Western Virginia costs $4750 per mile, all told, in that rough and mountainous section. According to these figures a narrow-gauge road could be constructed over our comparatively level country at a much lower cost. ? John R. Thompson, well known as one of litercUeur8 of the South, is dead. For several years past he has been one of the editors of the New York Evening Post. Since his last illness Mr. Thompson's place on the Post has been supplied by J. Wood Davidson, of South Carolina. ? Joseph T. Curry, who styled himself a prophet, divinely commissioned to teach a new dispensation, and convicted of fornication at Columbia (Georgia) Supreme Court, has been sentenced to imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of $500. He had ample opportunity to escape, but preferred to be a martyr. ? A lawsuit was terminated in California last week involving a large amount of valuable mining property. As soon as the decision was rendered a general fight ensued among the contesting lawyers ana otner parties interested. Several were severely wounded, one mortally, and the next day a dozen street fights occurred. The excitement continues unabated. ? Treasurer Spinner, in answer to an inquiry upon the subject, says that $111,222.97 of the back pay the members of the last Congress voted themselves has been returned to the Treasury; but as a considerable portion of the amount has been returned my members who have requested that no publicity be given to the matter, he does not feel at liberty to furnish names. ? In a recent Cabinet council, referring to the possibility of effectually surrounding the Modocs, General Sherman remarked that "there are not enough troops under arms on the continent to accomplish such a purpose. The lava beds are thirty miles in circumference. Atlanta was only five miles, and it was found impossible to surround it with one hundred and fifty thousand men. It is probable that our effective force operating against Captain Jack now numbers about one thousand, including cavalry aud artillery, the usefulness of which is greatly impaired by the epizooty nor prevailing in the camp." ? The latest intelligence from the Lava Beds is to the 5th. No demonstrations have been made on either side. Generals Davis, Hardie and Schofield are in the held. Nothing will be done until the arrival of the fourth infantry from Little Rock, Ark., and five troops of cavalry from Arizona. One hundred and twenty recruits have been sent to the Modoc region from Governor's Island, XT V 1. new JLuri^. ? Susan Eberheart, a young unmarried woman, was hanged at Preston, Georgia, on last Friday. She had been convicted of being an accomplice with E. F. Spann in the murder of his wife, which was committed just one year ago. Spann was hanged on the 25th ultimo. The unfortunate woman met her fate calmly, and without the least tremor ascended the gallows, expressing happiness at the prospect of soon being released from this life. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. Liabilities of National Banks. The recent defalcation of Taintor, the Cashier of the Atlantic National Bank of New York, has induced depositors and the creditors of that institution to enquire into the liability of the stockholders for the loss sustained by the malfeasance of the cashier. On Wednesday a consultation of the most eminent lawyers of New York, representing the depositors, considered the question of holding the stockholders responsible for the deficits of Taintorand it was unanimously conceded that under the fifty-third section of the National Bank act the directors can be held liable for all damages sustained by depositors or creditors. As all the stockholders are also liable, each to the amount of his stock, it would seem that there is no danger of anybody else than stockholders and directors losing anything. Louisiana Affairs. A fire occured in New Orleans on Saturday-last, burning twelve houses on Lafayette and Freret streets. Loss, $30,000. During the fire, a den of nickel counterfeiters was discovered, and a large quantity of bogus coin captured, and several arrests made. On the same day the citizens of Iberia parish organized a tax-resisting association. The meeting was enthusiastic, and was addressed by several members of the bar, who offered their services free of charge. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Governor McEnry and repudiating Kellogg. Resistance to his collecting of taxes was strongly advocated. One hundred Metropolitan policemen, (in the service of Kellogg,) have gone to St. Martinsville, St. Martin's parish, taking with them one piece of artillery, for the purpose of installing Kellogg's officers. Is Captain Jack a Jersey Man I A story is going the rounds of the papers that Captain Jack, the Modoc chief, is a Jersey man. The story, as circulated in Newark, is to the effect that a few years since there dwelt in the Thirteenth ward a number of Indian half-breeds, who gained a living by well-digging. One of these had a son, named Jack, who was noted as a ruffian and desperado of the worst type. After five years' service in the United States array, this Jack returned to Newark, and opened a low groggery, but so great a nuisance did it become that the authorities closed it. Finally "Jack" went West, and it is asserted by those who knew him in Newark that his personal tallies in every particular with the description of this Modoc chief. It is also plausibly set forth that "Jack" is likely Jack, from the fact that his fellow-fiends incarnate, "Steamboat Charley" and "Boston Charley," once dwelt in the East. n?AnnTirn11fa OAnlllAWn Tnil ? Jir. i/icssfTCiro ovukuciu AVUH Postmaster General Cresswell has recently made an extensive tour through the South, and on his return to Washington gives his impressions of what he saw and heard. He states that he was well pleased with his trip. He noticed a large amount of lands which have never been cultivated, and he is of the opoinion that the productive industry of the South could be increased ten fold. Mr. Cresswell and his party found that among the people of the South there was a general willingness to converse upon the recent struggle between the North and South, and in a spirit void of any vindictiveness. Northern capitalists are located in some sections, and Mr. Cresswell believes that more enterprise from this source would exist but for the feeling of severe ostracism after the war. This feeling of hostility, however, he believes to be fast dying out. The Postal Cards. As the postal cards will be soon introduced, and will doubtless be employed to a considerable extent, the following recent decision is important to the public: Third Assistant Postmaster-General Barber recently received a letter asking whether postal cards containing notices of assessment, <ftc., which have been once propeny transmitted through the mails, and the stamp thereon cancelled, can, after their being retured to the sender in a stamped envelope with the remittance, be transmitted to the person originally addressed with the word "paid" stamped or indorsed thereon, on placing upon the card a one-cent adhesive stamp. The Postmaster-General has decided that such cards can be so transmitted upon payment of the required postage of one cent each. This decision will be largely availed of by Masonic and other associations in the collection of dues and assessments. From Lancaster. A correspondent of the Columbia Daily Herald furnishes that paper with the following items from Lancaster, under date of the 23d ultimo : "Never has there been so much confidence inspired as has been at this session of the court. The presiding judge is giving universal satisfaction to all, of both parties. He is pursuing a rigorous course with the county officers, and the expectation is that several of the said officers will be hauled over the coals. The grand jury failed to find a true bill against D. J. Carter, the editor of the Lancaster Ledger, who fired from his door step, several months ago, in the night, and killed Henry J. Hickson, one of his near neighbors. The people are unanimous and earnest in their efforts to get the railroad started from Chester to Lancaster, and subscriptions are rapidly being made. Judge T. J. Mac'xey and several of the most influential citizens addressed a large mass meeting of the people in the court house, and were highly applauded. Already is the price of property looking ? ^ liAitono oil /^oonnn. upwaru, auu llitxuy ucn liuuowo v* un u\AJVi tions will surely rise where was formerly vacant and useless land. Forty thousand dollars have been subscribed by those in the immediate vicinity of this town, and in a few days it will doubtless reach a hundred thousand. The grand jury has found true bills against the old and new board of county commissioners and the treasurer. The impression prevails that the treasurer will come out all right." JST Colonel Wheaton says in his twentythree years' service against hostile Indians he never encountered an enemy in stronger natbral position, better armed, or more skilled than the Modocs. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?First Meeting of Creditors?In the Matter of Uriah J. Culp. R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales?Attachment Sale?Foreclosure of Mortgage. Adickes & Black?Spring and Summer Goods. Carroll, Clark & Co.?At the Cheap Store of Yorkville. M. Strauss A Son?For $4.50?Calicoes?Pique? Shirting? Bedticking?Jaconet?CambricNainsook? Ladies' Shoes?Brogans?Cottonades?Hata?Crockery?Parasols. W. II. <fc J. P. Herndon?Changes?Groceries? Behind Time?Don't Listen?Our ModeHoes?Plows?Tobacco. Dr. R. L. Love, Administrator?Application for Dischargo. Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation? 1 Jaines E. Curtis, Applicant?Hazel Smith, deceased. W. B. Williams, Secretary?York Grange, No 37. Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?CitationMrs. Julia E. Smith, Applicant?Lawson H. Smith, deceased. J. Harry Clawson, Assignee of Sam'l Anderson, Bankrupt?Petition for 8ale and to call in Lion Creditors. T. M. Dobaon <fc Co.?Meal Bags?Valises?Candies?Whisk Brushes?Scrub Brushes?Tin Ware?Feather Dusters?Squares?Hams? Yarn?Roasted Coffee?Just Listen?White Marseilles Vests?Umbrellas?Halloo, Mr. Jones?The Nicest Dress Goods?Marseilles Quilts?Cottonades?Step Ladders?Breakfast Strips?Baskets?Sad Irons?Brooms. TRIAL JUSTICES FOR YORK COUNTY. On Friday last, Governor Moses appointed W. B. Williams, T. K. Bates and John B. Good, Trial Justices for York county. SALES DAY. Monday last was sales day for May. Quite a number of persons were in town from the i country; but there were no public sales other than "delinquent" lands by the County Treas- i urer, a full report of which will be found in another part of to-day's paper. i DEATH OF MRS. GEO. W. WILLIAMS. Mrs. Sarah L. Williams, widow of the late Geo. W. Williams, Esq., and sister of Col. ; W. C. Beatty, died unexpectedly in this place on Saturday night last, about 11 o'clock. She had been unwell for several days from an at- 1 tack of bilious cholic, but no uneasiness was felt as to her condition until about an hour j previous to her death. PARDONED. At the request of the county officers, legis- , lative delegation and the presiding Judge, , Governor Moses has pardoned James Miller, colored. At the late term of the Circuit Court, he was indicted, with several others, on a charge of stealing cotton from Dr. W. , E. Erwin, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to imprisonment for three months in the penitentiary. TRAN8FER8 OF REAL ESTATE. The following transfers of real estate in York county, have been reported to the Auditor since the 15th ultimo: John T. Lowry to Elvira Davis, colored. Half acre lot in York township. Consideration $20. J. G. McDowell to George T. Latimore. 1 Ten acres of land in Bethesda township. Consideration, $59. John S. and Mary A. Chambers to Michael DtffFy. Eighty-six acres of land in Bethesda township. Consideration, $260. John C. Robinson, to J. C. Hoke. Four hundred acres of land in Catawba township. Consideration, $2500. Rev. R. P. Johnson, attorney in fact for J. E. Dubose, to Reuben Hunt. Ten acres of land in York township. Consideration, $110. i Emsley Osborne to Wm. McKeown. One hundred acres of land in Broad River town- 1 ship. Consideration, $500. TOZER'S MACHINE SHOPS. I Speaking of the "City Machine Works" of ' Richard Tozer, located in Columbia, the Her- 1 aid of that city says: "They present just now one of the busiest scenes in Columbia. The popularity of his portable engines spreads with each succeeding week, and orders come in with frequency that attest their merits, and which must be gratifying to him. There is a prospect that he will enlarge before long his facilities for the manufacture of machinery. The success he has attained thus far is but a tithe of what he has a right to expect from present indications." We are pleased to note i the prosperity of Mr. Tozer's establishment. Over twelve months ago we replaced the engine inen employed in running the Enquires press with a new one from Mr. Tozer's shops, and all our expectations of a good engine have been fully realized. Mr. Tozer is a thorough master of bis business, and all work turned out from his shops may be safely re- 1 lied upon as represented. It is such men as he who are quietly advancing the interests and developing the rich resources of our section. Would that we had more of equal enterprise. PIC-NIC. On Saturday last, the young people of our town spent a pleasant day at the barracks of King's Mountain Military School. It had i been arranged by the cadets, with the assis- 1 tance of the ladies, to have an in-door pic-nic on Friday, but the bad weather on that day prevented. The prospect then was gloomy j enough, and well calculated to check the j pleasant anticipations of those interested in i the coming frolic; and in view of the probable [ continuance of the rain, the committee of ar?~ nnin Vinll fpVlt t\T\ ThllPll/laV ! laugcuicuto iiau bug luiutuuuguv vu I evening to inform their fair guests of the un- j avoidable postponement of the fun, and hence, , we presume, no great inconvenience ensued j from the change. On Saturday, the day was all that could be desired?bright, balmy and beautiful; and , by mid-day the portion of the building set , apart for the young folks was itself bright ; with merry, happy faces, and resonant with < the sounds of voices which showed plainly < that all were intent upon having a good time. ' We have called this entertainment a pie-nic, 1 but scarcely with due regard to the usual ap- 1 plication of the term, for most of the time was spent in dancing in-doors. Indeed, any other . plan was impracticable in view of the damp- j ness of the earth consequent upon the recent ( rains. It took no long time for everybody | present to become a happy participant or interested spectator of the amusement abun- 1 dantly afforded. The prosy pedagogue for- j got all his wonted dignity and sternness, j while the student was happily oblivious of the ( fact that but a day or two before he had been j sorely "bothered" over his exponents and his coefficients, his parlez-vous fran^ais, and his sprechen Sie deutsch, his hie, hcec, hoc, and his parallelopipedous, rectangles and hypothenvses, all uniting in one common effort to have a nice time. With a view to give variety to the entertainment, a number of the more active of the cadets, under the supervision of their efficient and enthusiastic instructor, Capt. Naumann, diverted the assembled guests with some interesting and amusing feats at the gymnasium. The agility displayed shows that the Captain has been zealous in his efforts, and his pupils ambitious of physical as well as of mental attainments. In the afternoon, a handsome collation, provided by the ladies, was served in the messhall ; and it is needless to add that the entire company?more particularly the athletes just from the vault, the leap and the somerset? did full justice to the dainties so bountifully set before them. Altogether, the pic-nic was a pleasant affair, and well calculated to inspire the youthful participants with renewed energy and resolution in the prosecution of their studies. We shall always be pleased to chronicle the occurrence of similar entertainments. TAX SALES. On Monday and Tuesday last, Mr. John L. Watson, the county treasurer, exposed to public sale fifteen of the parcels of land heretofore advertised by the county auditor, to*be sold as "delinquent" lands. The other parcels advertised were withdrawn from sale in consequence of the taxes and costs having been paid. Only one parcel of land was forfeited to the State, a tract of fifty-eight acres, belonging to G. Henry Johnson, the taxes and penalties upon which are $17.27. The taxbooks locate this tract in Bethel township ; but persons who claim to be familiar with the locality of the land, say it is in North Carolina. The following is a report of the sale of the "delinquent" lAnds, giving the name of the owner of each tract, the quantity advertised, the quantity sold, the name of the purchaser, and the price paid : Estate of Thomas Estes, deceased?365 acres advertised; 275 acres sold to W. B. Byers for $19.74. Ainzi Biggers?96 acres advertised; 70 acres sold to Cynthia Ann Biggers for $15.56. Mary Cranford?52 acres advertised ; 35 acres sold to Joel McCarter for $11.81. George Anderson, Administrator?House and lot in Rock Hill. Sold to 8. A. Glenn for $20.60. William McCloud?House and lot in Rock Hill. One-third of the lot sold to John L. Watson for $15.60. David Clioe?25acres advertised; 20acres 3old to John G. Enloe for $7.75. Martha E. Moss?10 acres advertised; 9 r,?ij w w nm IHiiUO DU1U TT ? XJidUUVJ IVi yv?AV? Mrs. Virginia Moore?4 acres advertised ; If acres sold to R. H. Glenn for $15.90. James Dickey, deceased?600 acres advertised ; 440 acres sold to Joel McCarter for 839.80. M. T. Faris, trustee?100 acres advertised; 50 acres sold to Reuben Dulin for $10.95. Solomon Quinn?115 acres advertised ; 25 acres sold to John H. Adams for $19.15. Samuel B. Hall?205acres advertised; 174 acres sold to R. H. Glenn for $90.07. Isaac Spencer?172 acres advertised; 48 acres sold to Reuben Dulin for $15.10. Green Erwin?Lot at Fort Mill. Sixeighths of the lot sold to Reuben Dulin for $7.07. THE MODOC WAR. Another battle with the Modoc Indians, re suiting in the defeat of the United States troops, is reported to have ocourred on Saturday the 26th ultimo. The following accounts of the engagement reach us via San Francisco, to which point the intelligence was conveyed by a courier from Yreka; General Gillem ordered a reconnoisance to be made of the enemy, who were supposed to be south of the lava beds. For this purpose he detailed sixty men of the Fourth Artillery and Twelfth Infantry. The troops then marched across the beds in the direction of the bluff, to the south, where the Modocs were supposed to be entrenched. The reconnoisance was made with due caution and a sharp look out was kept. The troops reached within twenty feet of the bluffs without molestation or discovering any traces of the enemy; when, suddenly the Modocs, who lay in ambush among the rocks awaiting their approach, opened a most telling and destructive fire upon the unsuspecting troops. The latter on finding that they had fallen into a trap, attempted to retreat. A n u m ber sprang among the rocks and crept into the crevices for shelter from the galling fire of the Indians. The Modocs, who were hidden behind the rocks, fired with deadly precision, and had every advantage over the troops, who found themselves opposed to the withering fire of an unseen foe without being able to return it effectively. A part of the infantry retreated to a hollow spot among the rocks. The Indians saw this, and in a few moments the troops were surrounded. The Modocs, secreted in the rocks, opened fire, and killed and wounded all except three, who managed to escape. No Modocs are reported killed. The ambuscade was so complete that the Indians were entirely covered from the return fire of the f*A/xrw> TVia lotto* wprfl cnmnletelv taken bv AWV ?M*VV* ?? v. w ^ -? surprise. Daring the entire engagement seventeen privates were killed and twentythree wounded. > The movement made by Major Green in ordering a reconnoisance by daylight is severely condemned, as it invited an ambush attack. The Modocs evidently saw the move- J ment made by the troops from their cave, and, marching at double the speed of the troops, reached the bluff and awaited the arrival of the soldiers unseen. Twenty-five Modocs were behind the bluff, and as the soldiers drew near they leaped from their ambush and fired a well-directed volley, throwing the little army into confusion. The officers while endeavoring to restore order placed themselves in exposed positions within range of the enemy, and were shot down. A portion of the troops behaved shamefully, firing in every direction to make good their escape. Battery A, Fourth Artillery, under Major Thomas, fought with great bravery, and resisted the attack of the Modocs to the last All the commissioned officers belonging to the battery are either killed or wounded, together with three sergeants and two corporals. The officers killed were Major Thomas, Lieutenants Harris, Howe and Wright They were well known throughout the country, haying served in the late war. Maj. Thomas was in command of the garrison at Charlotte, N. C.,only quite recently, having been ordered from that post to the West He is a son of ex-Adjutant-General Thomas, prominently known as ad interim Thomas, by reason of his ippointraent by President Johnson as Secretary of War, during the Stanton regime. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The Modocs bad Spencer and breech-load- Jk ing rifles. Some are known to have had two 9 er more rifles. The Indiaus numbered twen VVk.n k/i onlrltAra frtrtt rofnrrp in thfl l/jraUUOt TT UOil bilO oviuivie wwm hollow every egress was commanded by the rndiaos, and the soldiers could not show a bead or a hand without certainly being wounded. Very few escaped; the rest were either killed or wounded. It was a fearful trap, and ;he first four shots were only fired to draw the W ;roop3 more directly between the fire of the [ dians on the right and left. The rout was complete, and with the exception of the officers and non-commissioned officers, a majority >f whom lay stretched on the rocks, with their ife-blood ebbing fast away, the watch-word vas "Save himself who can." During, the light the Indians were creeping through the *ocks to scalp and strip the dead. Gen. Schofield has officially communicated vith Gen. Sherman, confirming the foregoing iccountof the engagement. The report states hat Major Green, commanding en the west 1 ".I 1 L.J_ __i J uae 01 iae lava oeas, oruereu v^apu?iu xuumis, with seventy soldiers and fourteen Warm Spring Indians, to reconnoitre four miles from? < he camp. The party reached the designated K)int and were resting. No Indians had been leen. The narty was suddenly fired upon; a )anic ensued, and organization in a great neasure ceased. The stragglers reached the :amp at half-past one, p. m. Major Green vent to the assistance of Captain Thomas and bund that Thomas' command was entirely lisorganized and scattered. The details fully lonfirra the casualties above reported. All