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Scraps and partis. " ~ r *""" "" 7 * ~ 77 7 Snow storms prevailed in several sections of the North last week. In Baltimore snow fell to the depth of four inches. Crop reports from all portions of the State of Georgia are discouraging, owing to cold weather, continuous rains and overflows. Reports from southern Georgia state that there was a heavy hail storm in that section on the 29th, which inflicted serious injury to the growing crops. Ex-Senator Pomeroy's trial is again the subject of conversation in Kansas. It is said now that it will begin some time in June, but a general impression prevails that it will never begin at all. "And so they go," one of the Portland school committee is reported to have said. "Our great men are fast departing?first Greeley, them Chase, and now Sumner?and I don't feel well myself," The Bishop of Manchester, England, has declared in favor of cremation, and states that the Almighty can raise a man from the dead whose body had been burned, just as easily as He could raise one whose body i i i iiau uecu uuiicu. Statistics show a remarkable decline in matrimony of late years. Formerly there was one marriage a year to every eighty-two of population. Now it is one marriage to One hundred and eighteen of the population. The girls must be getting fastidious. A Mormon bridegroom was simultaneously married to three blushing brides in Salt Lake City recently. Some confusion was created after the ceremony, by each bride persisting on her individual right to the first kiss. Depositors are making a "run" on the Freedman's Savings Bank in Charleston, with a favorable prospect for the concern running out. The Freedman's Savings Bank was chartered by Congress and has branches in nearly all the Southern States. Alexander H. Stephens, while on the way to his home in Georgia a few days ago, told a correspondent that he was going home to die. The maladies with which he is afflicted have not, until recently, affected any vital organs, and he says he cannot now much longer survive. The Adam and Eve apple question is not yet settled, and as stated by a recent writer opens the following mathematical problem: Adam 8 and Eve 8 also?16. But Adam o?:.i. 4<c?a r n isi />,. ion 1?1 " oaiu ucc, i. ate yue , wi jiua, vi ivvjjlva# Eve replied: "See, I excel. I ate two, or CIXL182, or 100,140,182." Total, 100,240,363. Ex-President Johnson is in Nashville. It is reported that his movements have reference to the approaching political campaign in Tennessee. While he is willing to become a representative in the lower house of Congress, he does not disguise the fact that under proper and fitting circumstances he will be a candidate for the United States Senate. In Cincinnati, on Tuesday, Charles Wagner, with the assistance of his wife, forcibly ejected several lady crusaders from his premises. An immense crowd collected in front of his saloon, which was dispersed by the police, who also ordered the ladies to move on. Wagner has been arrested for assault on the crusade leader. ??. TtiP nnrrnw orniiorp rnilrnnd Kvstpm is ~ ~ ?; j?? rapidly becoming popular in this country, and but few people are aware of the fact that since it came in vogue, during the last three or four years, no less than 1,445^ miles of narrow gauge railway have been built in this country and in Canada, which roads, when completed, will have a mileage of 4,5621 miles, while there are 1,291 miles under construction. A Richmond (Va.) correspondent says that the solid men of Virginia have taken alarm at the administration of affairs in South Caroliua, "and having arrived at the conclusion that the existing generation of blacks will continue to cling to a party in opposition to their former masters, have determined to let them shift for themselves and look for support from those under whose direction they vote. Gov. Kemper, of Virginia, has again given otfeuse to a portion of his constituency, this time the mercantile community. The general tax bill contains provisions which are claimed to be onerous and oppressive to the merchants, and despite numerous protests from Richmond and other cities, the Governor approved the bill. The merchants threaten to appeal to the courts to test the constitutionality of the act. It is stated that from the beginning of transatlantic steam navigation in 1840 to the present time, a period of thirty-three years, fifty-one steamers have been lost, the "President" being the first, and "L'Amerique" the last. In the period mentioned it is estimated that sixteen thousand voyages going and returning across the Atlantic have beeu made by the different steam lines. So it would appear that there is little more risk to lite in ocean voyaging than in railroading. Joe Waltz, a condemned murderer in the jail at Catskill, N. Y., killed his keeper in his cell on Thursday evening last, the day previous to that appointed for the execution of the sentence of the court. The deed created intense excitement, and over two thousand persons soon collected around the jail for the purpose of lynching the prisoner. Quiet was, however, restored, and the next day he was hanged for the murder of which he had been previously convicted. State Seuator Alexander E. Barber and Bradford It. Davis, both colored, have brought suit against the Louisiana Jockey Club, each claiming 850,000, because, as the petitioners aver, said club refused to sell them quarter-stretch badges during the recent races on account of their color, they being of Africau descent; and that such refusal and exclusion were not only in violation of the principles of natural justice, but also of the rights guaranteed them by the Constitution and statutes of the State. Paul Hayne recently visited the grave of Edger Allan Poe in the Presbyterian v i * n i.? l . _ J 1'iiurcn-yaru in i>amraore, ana araws a sau picture of its desolation. The burial-ground is quite uncared for, and the grave is ODly marked by a wooden foot-board. The headstone represented in all the biographies, with Latin epitaph, has never marked Poe's resting-place. Soon after it was finished, and awaiting removal from the stone-mason's yard, a freight car precipitated from a track near by rushed through the yard and ground the stone to powder. All of which would have been obviated by cremation. A change in the mode of electing the President and Vice-President has been for some time under consideration by the Senate Committee of Privileges and Elections. It is understood the committee have agreed upon their report, which is substantially the plan suggested by Senator Morton. The proposition is to divide each State into Electoral districts, corresponding with the Congressional districts. The people will vote direct for President, and the candidate in a district having the highest number of popular votes will be given one vote for that district. Each State is to have two votes "at large," which are to be given to the candidate having the highest popular vote in the State. All of these votes are to be counted at Washington, and the candidate having a majority will be elected President. A similar course is proposed for the choice of the Vice-President, and a tribunal is created for the decision of "all questions arising out of an election for the office of President and Vice-President." The reform chiefly secured by the proposed change is the abolition of the "Electoral Colleges" in the separate States. A young woman who rides horseback in a circus, has communicated her biography to a reporter of the Baltimore American, who publishes its mysteries. She appears, by his ,report, to be more refined than Miss Josephine Sleary and her associates, in "Hard Times," ! and she certainly earns a larger salary in a | week than the lady who married the celebraJ ted E. W. B. Childers did in a year. The re* I porter describes her as "a young and pretty ! girl, with an innnocent, artless manner, but ; with a quiet consciousness that she is able to take care of herself; dressed very elegantly < j in a black velvet basque and silk dress made ( j in the finest style, and with very little jewelry | , about her." She is the daughter of a celebra- j ted circus rider who was formerly the leading j1 attraction at Astley's ; recieves one hundred and fifty dollars a week ; in nineteen months | has only fallen from her horse twice; had her i arm broke in two places long ago, by a fall; . designs all her own costumes; and thinks that French female riders as a class have the | most reckless abandon, but English women ; most endurance. The reporter inquired wheth; er circus people have any "religious feeling," ! and was told in reply that jumping through 1 1 1? 1 . .1 A I _ 1\ - A .* A - I noops nia not prevent ner irom trying to < j do good, and that she was a member of a ! church and in good standing. 9ke fotMU inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1874. , How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name , of the subscriber very plainly, give post-olliee, county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The postage *on the Enquirer, to any part of the United States, is five cents per quarter,or twenty cents peryear, and is payable in advance at the post office where the paper is received. Watch the Figures.?The datcon the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. 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Particular attention given to fine work in colors. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Senate, on the 28th, the committee on the judiciary reported adversely on a large number of disability bills on the ground that ^ no petitions accompanied them. The Senate i j currency bills, with the veto message of the President, was, after some discussion, taken up. The question was put: "Shall the bill j carry, the President's objection to the contrary notwithstanding?" On a count of votes ( there were 34 yeas and 30 nays, when the bill t was declared lost for want of a constitutional ? majority. In the House, a bill appropriating ' $90,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the j J overflow of the Mississippi was passed. The j ( legislative and judicial appropriation bill was j , taken up, amended and passed. j < In the Senate, on the zyai, a Din was introduced in relation to reducing the salaries of officers, clerks and messengers in the civil service. The civil rights bill was taken up, and Mr. Frelinghuysen made a speech in its support. In the House, two bills were introduced to amend the currency law. The consideration of the bill to carry into execution the provisions of the fourteenth amendment, concerning citizenship, was before the House during the morning hour. Mr. Hale, of New York, made a speech in opposition to the bill. The Indian appropriation bill was considered, and the committee on commerce reported the river and harbor appropriation bill. In the Senate, on the 30th, the civil rights j | bill was under discussion. Mr. Norwood, of j j Georgia, spoke in opposition to the bill, and ( I without concluding his speech, the bill went i ; over. The bill to increase the pay depart-1. | ment of the array was passed. Five addi- j1 I tional pay-masters were added to the service, I j j making the total number employed fifty. In \ the House, the Senate amendment to the Lou- j | isville and Portland Canal bill was discussed, t j Mr. Wheeler, of New York, opposed the bill, j The committee on elections submitted a report ? on the Utah election case, declaring that 1 ' O | < j George R. Maxwell was not elected, and that j i George Q. Cannon was elected, but omitted ? to say that he was entitled to a seat. A reso- j i lution was then offered for the appointment t I -e _ :_i :?i? : I t Ul & SpeUltW I'UIU linnet: LU in vcouj^aic 11IC I i charge of polygamy agaiust Mr. Cannon, and ! : to decide whether, if this charge is sustained, j ! a man with four wives, as Mr. Cannon is al-1 I leged to have, is eligible to a scat as a member of the House of Representatives of the United States. In the Senate, on the 1st instant, Mr. Washburn was seated as Senator from Massachusetts. The committee on appropriations ' reported the House joint resolution appropriai ting S90,000 to the purchase of rations for 1 the sufferers by the overflow of the Mississip! pi river, which was passed. The civil rights J bill came up as unflnished business; but Mr. I Norwood, who was entitled to the floor, not! having concluded his speech commenced the j day previous, said he was physically incapa- ! ble of proceeding, and the bill went over, s 1 Afrmrl n v T n Vi a : ( j JL11C UCliabO uvijv/uittvu wubtk V..V j ; House the Indian appropriation bill was dis- j i cussed. j Iu the House, on the 2ud, a large number I of private bills were reported and acted upon, ! the day being devoted to bills of this class alone. j A Washington dispatch says that the Sen-j ate finance committee have matured their new bill, and will probably report it during the present week. The provisions agreed upon are free banking, the proportion of greenbacks to be retired to be fifty per cent., reserves to be deposited iu the treasury to redeem notes, and the time for resumption of specie payment to begin January 1, 1879. It is also understood that Gen. Butler proposes to introduce into the House a bill legalizing I the claimed forty-four million reserve, which ! meauB inflation by the proposition actually to j issue that amount. The President, it is bei lieved, would certainly veto the bill; yet there seems to be no doubt but it will pass the House if presented. I SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. * ? The free schools in Columbia have been closed for the want of money. ? Blackberries are being sold in Charleston at two-and-a-half cents a quart. ? Between seven and eight hundred tax executions have been issued by the treasurer of Abbeville county. ? The oat crop iu Marion county is unpre-1 ccdeutedly large, and in Kershaw the acreage in corn is much larger than last year. ? The citizens of Charleston held a meeting | on Friday last and appointed a committee to \ solicit aid for the sufferers in Louisiana by i the recent flood in that State. ? Rev. Tilman R. Gaines arrived in Columbia on Wednesday of last week with thirtythree able-bodied immigrants, farmers and mechanics, for whom situations had been j secured in different sections of the State. ? Henry Welsh, one of the convicts recently pardoned out of the penitentiary by Gov. Moses, committed a robbery three days after his release, and has been sentenced by Judge Mackey to six months' imprisonment in the Lancaster county jail. ? The Charleston News and Courier, of Friday last says: "The members of the Washington Artillery Club, and the survivors of Hart's Battery, which did gallant service in the army of Northern Virginia, gathered at the hall of the above club last evening, for the purpose of meeting Major Jas. F. Hart, who commanded the battery in the war. During the evening Major Hart was called out by a sentiment, to which he responded, referring in complimentary terms to the conduct of those whom he commanded in the memorable past, and thanking his friends for their present courtesy. The entertainment was a very pleasant affair throughout." MERE-MENTION. Snow fell at Richmond, Va., on Thursday last. The State of Michigan is not only now out of debt, but has so large a surplus in the treasury that no State tax will be levied this year. One breeder of cattle in Texas boasts that he will have seventy-five thousand calves to brand this season. He branded sixty-five thousand last year, and seventy thousand the year preceeding. Philadelphia has subscribed three thousand dollars for the Louisiana sufferers. Within a year twenty-six vacancies will occur in the Sonate of the United States. Among the most modern conveniences in dwelling houses is the cremation cellar with self-rotating roaster, oder-escape flues and comfortable seats for the mourners. At the Memphis Cotton Exchange on Saturday, seventythree estimates of the cotton crop were opened. The highest was 4,287,087 bales, and the lowest 3,891,000; average 4,132,000. The Russian census awards 20,000 patients to jvery doctor. In the United States there is a regular physician and a fraction to every 1,000 of the population. One hundred Pennsylvania national banks have adopted resolutions in favor of free banking on the ; of national bonds. THE TAX-PAYERS' MEMORIAL. On Tuesday of last week, Mr. Tremain of die sub-committee of the House judiciary jommittee, presented to the full committee a "eport on the memorial of the Tax-payers' Convention of South Carolina asking for reief against misgovernraent in the State. The report, winch is averse to tlie petition, was idopted by a majority of the judiciary committee, and is as follows : The committee say they can not resist the sonvictiou that the extraordinary condition of he people of South Carolina is owing in a jreat degree to the extraordinary events that lave occurred, and the great changes that lave been produced within the last few years, or which her present citizens or the majority hereof arc not properly responsible, and vhicli are beyond the reach and control of Congress. The committee refer in this connection to he late civil war, and to the organic changes n the Constitution of the United States, not 'or the purpose of reopening the wounds caused by that war, but because it is the duty of itatesmen who are invoked to apply a remedy ;o existing alleged wrongs to ascertain the naure, extent, and origin of these wrongs. rni l. p it a.1. _ J L: ine resiuc or me war was me uesirueuon )f slavery, and the loss to the slaveholders of hat State of two hundred and fifty millions )f property invested in slaves. Then came he thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth intendments to the Constitution, whejeby the emancipated slaves became clothed with all lie attributes of citizenship, or invested with .he right of suffrage. The freed men now constitute a majority of the people there, and poitical power has been transferred front their brmer masters to those who, while in a state tf slavery, were denied all participation in the ights and privileges of American citizenship. Whatever evils may arise front placing politcal power in the hands of the freed men, the esponsibility therefor rests not with them ; tut with the people of the United States, they taving adopted the amendments, and they done having the power to change the Constiution. In the judgment of the committee the real jrievances of the memorialists and those they eprescnt relate to these changes in the Contitution. The colored voters of South Caroina are about 90,000, and the white voters ibout 40,000. Congress has no constitutional tower to grant the relief which is asked by he petitioners, in the opinion of the commitee. Although this objection was presented md fully discussed, the proposition was not :ontroverted that Congress could not intervene in this case unless the power to act was :onferred by some express grant in the Coutitution, or was necessary to carry into exe:utiou some power that was conferred. The committee say that they are not able o discover the force of the claim made by the teti doners that they are suffering front the inti-Ilepublican and odious oppression of a ysteni of taxation without representation, and hnt (!f\nfrrpsu has no morn riVht to interfere ? o? -- -- o disturb the State govermneut of South G'ar)lina, or to invade the rights of her people, j ban to interfere with the States of New York, Pennsylvania, or Illinois. The committee further answer the argunents of the memorialists, and say they are 'ally sensible of the delicacy and the imporaneeof the matters presented for their consideration. They would not withhold auy institutional aid which can be extended to ,he lives, liberties, and property of auy citizens, but they are unwilling to usurp unauthorized authority to accomplish such results.! The committee say they have confidence ini the final success of the great changes that j liavc been wrought in favor of the African ' race in this country, from the intelligence and capacity exhibited by their representatives in Uongress aud by those who appeared before the committee, they feel assured they can, if they will, establish their right to the confilence of the country. It is hoped that, with | the advantages aflbrded now of education, ind with the eagerness they display to avail themselves of its benefits, they will be found f 11 1 . *!._ ,i:. ?..Tj [U11v equal lu inc 11111Ly unu uunu ui biiv.ii newly acquired citizenship. It is believed that by the mutual interchange of kind and friendly intercourse, and by employment of ill these means, which are found sufficient in nther States, existing evils in the administration of the affairs of South Carolina may be remedied by the people themselves. The committee, therefore, report a resolution that the prayer of the memorialists be denied, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject. s ' / I LOCAL AFFAIRS, |d NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ( I T. S. Jeft'erys, Secretary?Masonic Meeting. J. II. Clawson, Assignee?In Bankruptcy?Notice 0 to tiie Lien Creditors in the matter of Jona- C than L. Sutton, James S. McSwain, J. M. , Smarr, Hamilton Wilson, Bankrupts. a Wittkowsky it Rintels1 Circular for May 1X74. g S. J. Springs, Sole Executrix of last will of R. A. .. Springs?Notice to Creditors and Debtors. T. C. Dunlap, Agent?Bureaux?Washstands? c Walnut Bedsteads?Provision Safes?Spring Beds?Lounges?Falling-Leaf Tables?Mat- ' tresses?Cooking Stoves. M. Strauss A Son ?Cheap Dross Goods?Spring _ and Summer Clothing?Hats?Great In- J dueeiuent?Shoes. J II. 0. Peoples?Agent Wanted. f T. M. Dobson A Co.?.10 Days?Coffee and Sugar? v Canned Goods?Candy and Nuts?Guns? Buggy Whips?Andirons?New Goods? Millinery Store?Bleached Shirting?Para- tl sols?Bed Ticking?Bags?Shoes?Suspenders?t'ash Boxes. John 0. Knykenkal?Special Indueemonts?Call ^ for It?Lactopoptinc?10,000 Wanted?Sure t< l'?P- * n Dr. John May, Agent?Pure Drugs and Medicines. * 6 T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bank- fi ruptcy?Application for Discharge?In the ? matter of J. C. Coan?A. Sylvanus Wallace, , A. M. Peden. John G. Enloo, Auditor, York county?Delin- d quent Land Sales. * h Josepli M. Whitesides?Strayed or Stolen. R. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales. 0 T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bank- li rupte.v? First Meeting of Creditors?In the m.r i?v_U V _ \u Jjiijau xj<uiuiwi it, %m aiiauo n at it- t Call, S. M. Pegg an<l Cviithia J. Roberts. | COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. n There will be no meeting of the Board of I County Commissioners until Monday, the c lltli instant. Hereafter the regular meetings v of the Board will be held on Monday and Tuesday of each week,?instead of Fridays ^ and Saturdays as heretofore. Persons who ^ may have business with the Board should n bear this in mind. e RECENT DEATHS. J On Thursday morning last, Mr. It. Springs g Moore died in this place, aged about sixty c years. Mr. Moore had been a citizen of a Yorkville for the past thirty-nine years, dur- t nearly all of which time, up to the commence- j. ment of the war, he was engaged in mercan- ^ tile pursuits. a Ou Saturday last, Mrs. Harriet Bratton, s relict of the late Dr. John S. Bratton, died at p her residence at Brattonsville, in this county, C at the advanced age of eighty-two years. J YORKVILLE FEMALE INSTITUTE. I The first quarter of the first session of this ? Institute will end on Monday the 18th instant. J| The success of the College uuder its new regime having largely exceeded the most sanguine ^ expectations of its friends, the instructors and ^ their pupils propose, as a fitting expression of ii satisfaction at this result, to favor the friends a of the institute, on Friday the 15th instant, a with an instrumental and vocal concert. We are authorized to say that the stockholders P and their families and the patrons of the In- tj stitute and their families, are requested to be I present without further invitation. u SALES-DAY. 8 Monday last was a very inclement day, and | there was but a small attendance of people in w town from the country. The only land sold 1 was the Margaret Robinson tract, sold by p order of the Judge of Probate, which was d bought by James White at $5.75 per acre. " The notes and accounts due to the firm of Al- " lison & Bratton were sold by the Sheriff, un- 0 der sundry w/its of fieri facias, and brought r, in the aggregate $115.70. tl After the above sales were over, JLieuten- d ant Whitehead, Quartermaster at this post, a sold at auction a number of condemned army ^ horses, which brought good prices. MAY-DAY PICNIC. n On Friday last, the Cadets of King's Moun- ^ tain Military School, in accordance with a ^ custom prevailing for several years past, and in recognition of the return of May-Day, en- C) tertained their friends in the way of an indoor ai picnic. d The weather, which is always a matter of ^ great consideration on such occasions, was all 01 that the most sanguine could have auticipa- j* ted or the most fastidious have desired?be- ? ing bright enough for outdoor arausemeut, V and mild enough to make dancing very agreea- tl ble within the building. The class-rooms, on s( the lower floor, had been prepared for the oc- w casion; and the decorations of flowers and evergreens were none the less tasteful and j: handsome for having been hastily arranged tl l-_ -L - /"I- 1-.- .1 1 noc.'cf fr Oy Lne UlutilSCivtrs, n iiuuut tuc oooiob- w ance of their fair friends. In the main en- j1 trance hung the banner of the ante bellum Corps of Cadets, now unfurled for the first time since it was laid aside for officers and ? students to enlist under various colors, to do w real service in the field. This banner, as tl many of our readers will remember, was pre- b scuted to the Cadets by the young ladies of 1C the Yorkville Female College. Sf At the appointed hour the greater portion ^ of the guests had assembled, and the merri- w mcnt of the day was soon in full blast. Dan- it cing seemed to be the favorite of most of the ai company, while those whose taste led them to ai prefer other pastimes, engaged in croquet on ^ the green, or in games of different sorts inside. ^ The young ladies were, as usual, very attract- c] ive, and fully sustained the reputation of our p little town for the grace, beauty and winsome- tl ness of her daughters; and the gallantry of r< the Cadets and their friends was quite as con- Pj spicuous as the charms so well calculated to ^ inspire it. In the afternoon, the entire party repaired tl to the mess-hall, where a bountiful supply of if choice dainties had been provided by the le ladies. Of this collation, it is only necessary .w to say that it did credit to the housewifery of 111 those who prepared it, and was, after a full j and practical test, duly approved by the com- j, pany. The entertainment was kept up with fr unflagging interest and unbroken mirth till m sunset, when the party dispersed, doubtless much gratified with the day's experience. ( The picnic must have been specially pleasant to the officers and students of the institu- i: tion, who have been steadily and industrious- w ly at work siuce the opening of the present term ; and, we doubt not, it will be a source cj of increased zeal and effort in the future. We b; trust that with the return of another such ^ festivity, the progress of the Cadets will have ft| been creditable, and the prospects of the in- jc stitutipn improved in a measure commensu- j C rateKvith its great merit. C ^ . w r SUICIDE OF CAPT. CHRISTOPHER. b On Tuesday morning last our entire com- w munity was shocked at the aunouncment that' cc Captain John Christopher of Company C,; ^ 18th U. S. Infantry, stationed at this place, j had committed suicide about 9 o'clock the i previous evening, by shooting himself through J w * ' ' Af a. i ?i tne neau Willi a piSlOl. VJI me uauaca nuitu pj led to the tragic occurrence but little is known 1 K outside of the facts elicited before the jury of J inquest. At different times during the past1 re week he had remarked to acquaintances that: to he was in great trouble and that his mind was j M in much distress, owiug to the recent treatment 1 4l at the hands of some of his relatives at the 9. North, one cause of his grievance being a let- fr ter lately received from his father, who de- cl clined to accept a contemplated visit from fe Capt. Christopher's family. This, as he sta- ar ted a few days ago, gave him much annoyance, and, as lie confessed, caused him to iu- d< lulge ratherfreely in the use of ardent spirits, Lieutenant Whitehead, a boarder in Capt Christopher's family, after hearing the report f the pistol, and ascertaining that Capt Christopher was lying in his room dead, imme' iately proceeded to summon Dr. Girard, the urgeon of the post, and to notify W. B. Wiliarus, acting coroner, of the occurrence. The oronerarrived on the spot about 10.30 o'clock hat night, and summoned a jury, consisting ol \ J. Bell, I. D. Witherspoon, H. F. Adickes, \ M. Dobson, J. S. Lewis, John J. Smith, oseph Herndon, T. M. Whitaker, L. M, rrist, J. Ed. Jefferys, Thomas S. Jefferys and \ C. Dunlap, before whom the following tes' iraony was adduced: Lieut. F. F. Whitehead, sworn, said : Mel dth Capt. Christopher but once on yesterday o speak with him. It was at au informal guard louuting on yesterday morning. He inquir d of me if I "went on." I replied in the af rmative. Yesterday, about 8, p. m., saw Capt. Christopher and Lieut. Benuer crossing he street from the "Adickes corner" in the irection of the Court House. Did not see im again until I found him lying on the flooi f his office, in the McCaw building, where e now lies. After tea, went direct to my office in the lose hotel building and received ray mail leing officer of the day, I remained there With ly clerkB until about ten minutes to 9 o'clock then received the report of my guard and ameon over to my room in the building ic rhich the body now lies, not waiting fur tattoc o beat off. I came into the building and rent direct to ray room ; lit a candle and par ially undressed myself. I lay down on thf red and commenced reading. In a few rao aents I heard Capt. Christopher, the deceas d,come up stairs and speak to Mrs. Christo her as he entered her room. I distinguished lis voice, but could not understand what he aid. He closed the door, and I heard bin: onversing rather loud. He remained then bout 6 or 7 minutes, when he came out, shut ing the door violently, and proceeded direct y to bis office, and across it. He did noi lave more than time to get his pistol before J leard a shot fired and him fall. I jumped uf s quick as I could, put on my pants anc hoes, and rushed across into Mrs. Christo her's room. As I entered, I noticed Mrs Christopher and Miss Dennis sitting oo tin ed. I think they were both crying?Mrs Christopher was very much excited. Mis.1 )ennis seemed to be trying to quiet her Something that was said induced me to be ieve that they supposed Capt. Christophei ad shot himself. Can't remember what was aid. I said to Mrs. Christopher, "do please e quieta few moments. I do not think youi usband has shot himself, and he is only try :ig to scare you. Be quiet a few moment* nd I will take the lamp and go down and Be." This was about 9.15 o'clock. I took he lamp and proceeded to the office door U8hed it open, and saw Capt. Christopher lyigon the floor. I advanced far enough into he room to see the pool of blood at his head 'earing that Mrs. Christopher would become nmauageable and get down stairs, she being ick and in a weak state, I thought I would o up stairs and break the news to her n* ently as I could, aud get Miss Dennis to stay rith her and lock themselves in the room, 'his, Miss Dennis agreed to. Mrs. Christoher at this time was in a very excited conition. Realizing my position as the only lan in the house, and as the person to act, I nmediately returned to Capt. Christopher's ffice for the purpose of ascertaining whether r not he was dead. I went to the body and jn my hand between his blouse and shirt to le location of his heart, to ascertain if it was eating. I could not discover any sign of life, nd was satisfied that he was dead. About lis time I heard Mrs. Christopher and Miss )ennis coming down stairs. I went out and let them in the hall. Mrs. Christopher was early frantic. After considerable persuasion, succeeded in getting them back to their )om, up stairs. I then said "I thought the octor and the coroner should be called," nd tried to impress the ladies with the neBssity of remaining where they were, quietly 3 possible, while I was absent looking for the rtnrl nnvAnni* T Imrmfl/lintnlu lofl UWIUI UiiU tuc V/Uiuugi. jl iiuiuvuiuuvij iVM le house aud proceeded up the street, and illed at the store of Dr. Allison. In com' any with Dr. Allison I proceeded to the res^ leuce of Dr. Girard, and with him and >r. Allison, called at the residence of W. B, ifilliams, Esqr., the coroner. I did not find le coroner at home. Dr. Girard and my;lf returned to the house, and Dr. Allison ent in search of the coroner. I am morally jrtain that there was no one in the room ex3pt Capt. Christopher, when he was shot, lave discovered no sign that he was shot from le outside of the room. Heard Capt. Chris>pher say that he was shot at last year, near is residence. It was Capt. Christopher's opintn that he was shot at, at the time alluded to, y a soldier, who subsequently -deserted, here was a light in the room at the time apt. Christopher was shot and at the time itness entered the room. Witness knows lat for some time past Capt. Christopher has cen very much under the influence of intoxsating liquor, and was frequently in an inine condition. Miss Sue Dennis, sworn, testified : Yesteray evening was in Mrs. Christopher's room hen Col. Christopher came in ; he sat down i the room for a while, and then got up nd walked around the room several times, nd seemed to be quite excited. He then ent down stairs, and shortly thereafter we eard the report of the pistol, and then the ill. Witness heard the dining-room door !o8C, and saw afterwards that Col. Christo her had gone in there and eat his supper; liuks he went into his offi'0 from dining)ora, and then he came iuic Mrs. Christoher's room. He seemed very much excited, [rs. Christopher asked him if he had been rinking. He answered that he had taken vo or three drinks. She suggested to him lat he had better lie down. He replied that she did not wish him in her room he could ave it. Mrs. Christopher said she did not ish him in the room iu the condition he was i, and to keep quiet. He replied, if she did at mind, he would do something she would ^ sorry for, and then left the room. Several ays previous to this, witness was induced, cm threats she had heard him make, to reove his pistol from his office. Did not seem mger than two minutes from the time Col. hristopher left Mrs. Christopher's room atil she heard the report of the pistol. For week past, Col. Christopher has acted more ke an insane man than a sane one, and in itness' opinion has been dissipating. Dr. A. C. Girard, sworn, states: He was illed out of his quarters about 10.15 p. m., y Lieut. Whitehead, accompanied by Dr. llison. Lieut. Whitehead stated to him lat Col. Christopher had shot himself, probaly in the head ; that he gathered up a few istruments and hastened with them to Col. hristopher's house ; entered the office; found ol. Christopher lying on his back near the indow, the head in a pool of blood and cerero-spinal fluid ; life was extinct. A revolver as lying by his feet. Un arrival ot tne ironer, the body was placed oil a bench, and >e head examined. Found a bullet hole irough the external aperture of the right ear, le ear itself blackened by powder. Is of the sinion that death occurred from a gunshot ouud, and that the weapon was closely aplied to the ear. Death was instantaneous, mows very little about his habit of drinking. Iu accordance with the above facts, the jury iturned a verdict that "the said Capt. Chrisipher came to his death in his office in the [cCaw building, in Yorkville, S. C., on the ;h day of May, instant, about the hour of 15 p. m., from the effect of a ball discharged om a Colt's array pistol, held in aud dislarged by his own hand, and voluntarily and loniously himself did kill, against the peace id dignity of the State." .... Captain Christopher is a native of Philailphia, and forty-one years of age. He mar , ried a Chicago lady, hy whom he lias two , children. He entered the United States Ar; ray in 1857, and was the private secretary of; . i Albert Sydney Johnson in the Utah expedi-! tion. He served in the United States Army ; s during the late war aud attained the rank of : Brevet Colonel, and was Senior Captain in his s! regiment. His remains will be embalmed aud : taken to Philadelphia for interment, f By the regular order of promotion, we learn ; ,! the command of the company at this place"* , will devolve upon Lieut. J. K. Hyer, who is . the senior first lieutenant of the regiment to j I which Capt. Christopher was attached. Lieut. Hyer is now stationed at Columbia. / . . / II EDITORIAL INKLINGS. ' North Carolina Press Association. I' ' 1 j We return our thanks to Jordan Stone, ': Esq., Chairman of the Executive Association ,! of the North Carolina Press Association for ,! an invitation to the second annual session of .' the North Carolina Press Association, to be !: held in Raleigh on the 12th and 13th instant. ' i Also, to Col. Thomas M. Holt, President of !; the North Carolina State Agricultural Asso! ciatiou for an invitation to a complimentary i dinner to be given the members of the press on i j the occasion of an excursion to his residence , at Haw River, on the 14th. ' ' | Wisconsin Railroad Law. 1 j The new railroad law in Wisconsin, an | j offspring of the "Grange" movement, which is . designed to regulate by legislative enactment > the tariff of rates by the different railroads of; the State went into effect last week. Three commissioners have been appointed to carry ' out the provisions of the act, but the point has been raised that they cannot legally assume their duties until their appointment is > j confirmed by the Senate. The railroad cora j panies have signified their intention not to comply with the law. They will, at an early t day, address a letter to the Governor, setting forth their reasons for refusing to obey the I law, and embodying the opinion of eminent . counsel that it is unconstitutional. With this . they will leave the question to be determined ; by the courts. In the meantime the Govern or of the State has issued a proclamation 3 having refereuce to resistance of the law, and ' warning the railroad companies that as Exec. utive he is charged with the responsibility of 5 seeing that the laws are faithfully executed, ! and that all the functions of his office will be ' exercised to that end. Modification of Test Oaths. 31 1 til . nt 1 lne waauingiwu unvniuc vji jlnuay says that the House judiciary committee has , agreed upon a report to be presented to the House to cover all the disabilities iu regard 1 to oaths, &c., necessary to be taken by those living in the South during the war, when ap\ plying for bounties, pensions, payment of conj tracts, &c. Quite a number of bills and res, olutions have been introduced during the ses sion of a different character, but all aiming . to one point, viz: the removal of all laws dis' criminating against Southern people, and the report just agreed upon is intended to cover the ground embraced in all these bills. The , report sets forth that, as the general acts of amnesty and laws of the United States have exempted property from confiscation, there 1 can be no just reason for adhering to laws 1 which prevent creditors of the United States from receiving their just dues, as such irapedi' ment virtually confiscates a person's property in the shape of debts due. The report accomi panies a bill which repeals all laws discrirai, natiug against those who, ou account of participation in or sympathizing with the late 1 rebellion, were debarred from receiving their claims. The Flood In the Sonth. ! The devastation in the South and South; west, occasioned by the overflowing of the J * 1? ..r tL. ' rivers, is unpreceaenieu iu me wsiury vi wie States. Louisiana has suffered most; though Mississippi and Arkansas have been severely overflowed by the rise of the Mississippi river, I while the overflow of other streams, though not so disastrous as that of the "Father of 1 Waters," has inflicted serious loss in Ken-, tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Not less than 14,400 square miles of the best cotton-growing region of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are under water, embracing a 1 belt of territory 480 miles long by 30 miles wide. The crops in this wide extent of ter1 ritory are, as a matter of course, totally destroyed, and it will be too late, when the water subsides, to replant. As affecting the next cotton crop, the destruction caused by this great overflow must necessarily exercise a considerable influence upon the price of the staple next fall, and it will probably be much higher than was anticipated before this unlooked-for occurrence. In the midst of this great calamity it is pleasant to note the spoutaneity with which the northern cities have responded to the aid of the suffering people, foremost in which work ? *? ?t-i-L i i 13 tbe city 01 jdusluu, wmuii nus uuuluuuluu 843,000. Baltimore contributes 825,000, and other cities are also liberal iu their donations to the impoverished people. Judge Macfecy and Congress. The Columbia Union-Herald of Sunday last, publishes the subjoined letter from Judge Mackey to Hon. A. S. Wallace. The letter is dated, Chester, May 1,1874: Dear Sir?I desire to inform you that I am not a candidate for Congress. Having been solicited by many Republicans to permit my name to be placed in nomination, I have had the matter under consideration, and have decided after mature reflection, that I will not become a candidate for Representative in Congress from the fourth district under any circumstances, nor would I accept the nomination at this juncture, even though it were unanimously tendered me by the convention. The main issue that comes home to the business and bosom of every good citizen is, to effect a thorough and durable reform in the administration of the entire Government of the State. In comparison with that, it is of little importance whether South Carolina has any Representative in the Congress of the United States; and it is of still less importance to her people who that Representative shall | be. To aid in combining all elements friendI ly to that reform, is the ever present and pari nmnnnt niirnnse of mv life. To that end I j Ml"wv,"w I 1 J ? - # i j invoke with confidence your active efforts in the pending canvass. You cannot be neutral J in the local issue of regenerating instantly the j I State and county Governments, without giv-! ing by your silence a presumptive endorsement; to the existing organized wrong and political j debauchery that render South Carolina to-day l I the odium of American States, and stamp j upon the present maladministration of her j ; Government the stigma of being a crime j j against civilization itself. The watchword in i j the coming campaign should be, "Who stands j by the State ?" ! I am, dear sir, very respectfully, your obe- j ' dieut servant, T. J. Mackky. t i The Arkansas War. In the absence of Federal intervention,! the Arkansas beligerents are still fighting it: out on their respective lines. Brooks and i Baxter have each published a letter, reviewing, from their own stand-points, the present j situation and the causes that led thereto. | Baxter repeats the assurance that he will abide by the decision of the legislature, which he has called to dispose of the question of the dispute) title to the Governorship, and eontends that it is the only tribunal of competent jurisdiction. Brooks, on the contrary, says the legislature lias no jurisdiction over the present case, and, with a view to dispose of the dispute us quickly as possible, he entered an appeal, in order to bring the matter before the courts in June, the earliest practicable time. The supreme court of Arkansas, in au opinTon pronounced on this same case, a year ago, decided that uuder the constitution the determination of the question as to whether a person exercising the office of Gov rnor has been duly elected or not is vested exclusively in the Geueral Assembly of the State, and neither that or any other State court has jurisdiction to try a suit in relation to such contest, be the mode or form what it may be; whether at the Quif. nf t.lip. Attorney General or on the rela tion of a claimant through him, or by an individual alone, claiming a right to the office. Such issue should be made before the General Assembly. It is their duty to decide, and no other tribunal can determine that question. This opinion is clearly in favor of Baxter's pretensions, and in direct contravention with the ruling of the circuit judge, granting a judgment of ouster in favor of Brooks. Should a quorum of the legislature assemble in accordance to the call of Baxter, it is probable a | solution of the vexed question will be arrived ; at. Of the operations of the different forces, telegraphic dispatches from Little Rock, dated April 80th, report the following engagement as having taken place on that day: General King White, who has charge of. the Baxter forces at Pine Bluff, hearing that a party of Brooks' men were assembled at New Gascony, in Jefferson county, committing depredations, moved a column of two hundred men down to that point to-day for the purpose of dispersing them. A dispatch to-night j to General Newton from Pine Bluff says Gen. White sent forward a flag of truce to order the men to disperse, but they fired upon the party, and a regular battle ensued, in which nine of the Brooks party were killed and twenty wounded. The remainder were taken | prisoners, disarmed, and sent home. General J White reports seven of his own command wounded, and three horses killed. A second dispatch of the same date conveys the following information: Baxter was reinforced by one company from Hempstead county this morning. Brooks sent out a squad last evening, and cut the tel i Tk? r?t. m egraph wire between tins city ana nne dun. This squad was captured last night by the Baxterites, and is now under guard. Major General Churchill, of the Baxter side, withten men, was surrounded last night while coming from the depOt of the Cairo and Fulton railroad by a party of fifty Brooksites, who were lying in wait for him, and he was captured. He was released a short time afterward, and is to-day in command *of his forces. Beyond arrests on both sides there are no active operations. The United States troops got out in line last night, prepared to prevent trouble, but the alarm which caused this proved to be unfounded. A Little Rock dispatch, of the 3rd instant, says : "Three of Baxter's troops were killed * in the fight with Brook's men at New Gascony. Captain Van Desande, one of the leaders on the side of Brooks, was dangerously wounded. He had been a colonel in the Federal array." The Little Rock Gazette remarks editorially that the war is opened, and will extend throughout the State unless the President takes speedy action in the matter. Sheriff Vaughn was arrested Thursday by King White, one of Baxter's leaders, and imprisoned. The city is getting to be rather unsafe, people being shot at every night with either shot guns or pistols. King White's proclamation of martial law in Jefferson county is published. The Democratic Conservative State cornmi tfpfi nnhlish an address calliner UDon the people to stand by Baxter, while the three Democratic contestants for seats in Congress have united in an address to the people of Arkansas, taking strong grounds in favor of Brooks. The attorneys of the respective contestants having filed their arguments with Attorney-General Williams, the AttorneyGeneral will report the case to the President for his action as soon as practicable after all the arguments and evidence are put into his hands. The report will be in the nature of a brief, stating the pertinent facts, and citing the law bearing on the case, in systematic order, and in as succiuct a form as practicable, for the President's consideration, as, under the provisions of the Constitution, it must be decided by the President, and not by the Attorney-General. LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AN ACT To aid and encourage Manufactures. Be it euacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same : Section 1. That for the purpose of inducing the investment and employment of capital in the manufacture of cotton, woolen and paper fabrics, iron, lime, and of agricultural implements, any individual, or association of individuals, who shall hereafter iuvest capital in the manufacture of cotton, woolen or paper fabrics, iron, lime, and of agricultural implements, within this State, shall be entitled to receive from the treasury of the State, annually, a sum equal to the aggregate amount of State taxes, (less two mills to be used for school purposes, which shall be exclusively so applied,) which shall be levied and collected upon the property or capital employed or invested, directly and exclusively in such manufacture or enterprise, the said sum of money to be fixed and determined by the comptroller-general of the State, in accordance with the tax returns, and to be paid by the State treasurer on the warrant of the said comptroller-general. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of all county treasurers, and of the treasurers of all municipal corporations, which are by law authorized to levy and collect taxes, to pay to the individuals or association of individuals, described iB the first section of this act, a sum of money annually, equal to the aggregate amount of county or municipal taxes levied or collected during any year upon the property or capital described iu the first section of this act. Sec. 3. That the provisions of the first section of this act shall apply exclusively to in vestments maue nereatter, ana shall not operate until satisfactory proof or evidence shall have been presented to the comptroller-general of the State, that the property or capital for which the benefits of this act are claimed have been actually employed, paid in, or invested in this State: Provided,That nothing herein contained shall apply to enterprises enumerated in this act commenced within the last twelve months and not yet completed ; and, provided, further, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to exempt from taxation the lands upon which said factories may be erected. Sec. 4. That the manufacturing enterprises enumerated in the foregoing sections of this act, which have been completed since the first day of January, 1872, or any improvements made or added to any that were built at the time of the above named date, and all vessels of one hundred tons measurement, or upwards, built and owned within this State, shall come under the provisions of this act, and be enti-' tied to all the benefits therof. Sec. 5. That the benefits of this act shall extend to the property and capital designated in the first section of this act for a period of