Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 07, 1874, Image 2
Scraps and partis.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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[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 '
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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