Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 20, 1874, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
An Albany Methodist girl forces piety
upon her lover by making him say the
Lord's Prayer every time he kisses her.
Twelve thousand barrels of oil were
burned in Pittsburg, Pa., last week by light- !
ning. ^
Turkeys to the number of 2,400 at a
time, turned into fields of army worms fail to
make an impression among them in California.
So far the worms are ahead.
Of one hundred and eighty-two boys in
the Connecticut State Reform School, the suoerintendent
makes the interesting statement
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that one hundred and eighty are liars.
At the Republican Congressional Convention
in Selma, Alabama, Jere. Haralson,
* a full-blooded negro, was nomiuated for Congress
on the two hundred and thirty-ninth
ballot.
The reports of excellent crops throughout
the South continue to be received. Some
idea may be formed of other States when it is
known that in Alabama sales for delivery this
fall have been made at fifty cents per bushel,
and in Texas at twenty- five cents.
Marshal Bazaine, who had been sen- j
teuced to death by court martial for alleged
cowardice and betrayal of the French nation,,
but whose sentence was commuted to impris- j
onmentfor twenty years ou the Islaud of St.
Marguerite, escaped from the place of his imprisonment
on Sunday night of last week.
It is said by the New York correspondents
that Mr. Beecher is so damaged that he ;
will have to retire from the pulpit, and that j
tiou with the editorship of that new paper j
tuey an tne wane are isiting aoout over
there. Tiie corollary that a man not good
enough to teach the public from the platform
is yet good enough to teach it through the
press of Gotham, is rather rough on the other
editors of that city.
Senator Brownlow has a brother, and:
that brother lately rau for register of his i
county. In his address to the voters he des-!
cribed himself and his circumstances, and j
winds up thus: "As for honesty, I am as lion- i
est as the times will admit of," a cautious and j
qualified style of honesty which must have
seemed extreme to old Parson Brownlow. |
How it seemed to the voters we are not ad-!
vised, but we hope that Brownlow the brother, j
was elected, if only for the cynical' fling he I
made at the honesty of candidates iu general, j
For several days last week the town of j
Austin, Mississippi, was the sceue of consider-j
able excitement, owing to a disturbance crea-!
ted by the negroes of the town and adjacent i
country. The difficulty originated from the j
clmntinrr nf u nf>rrrn rrirl hv 51 white !
"vv,""u"' """'""b ** "-to"" o"- -v ? ; |
man, who fired at a negro man in self-defense. .
This so exasperated the negroes that a mob ,
of several hundred gathered, and for two or:
three days held possession of the town?the ;
whites having vacated it. A sufficient force
of citizeu3, however, was organized, who sue- J
ceeded in regaining possession of the town, I
and quiet has been restored.
The recklessness of some young people t
in incurring marital obligations is iu striking j
contrast with the caution of a Kentucky bride-1
groom, Mr. Oliver A. Hunt, who recently in I
company with Miss Sarah E. Hall, fled the ;
wrath of cruel parents and went to Gallatiu,
Tenuessee, to get married. When the preacher
asked Hunt "if he would take this woman
to be his lawful wife, and would protect, comfort
nnd support her as long as he should
live," he promptly answered "yes sir, if I can,"
which, by the way, was a most considerate
answer in view of the hard times and uncertainty
of sublunary affairs.
A Washington dispatch makes the following
reference to colored Cadet Smith:
"The recent attacks of the colored ex-cadet
Smith upon the board of visitors at West
Point have attracted the attention of the officers
of the War Department. They say that
the Secretary of War was extremely liberal
in his interpretation of the regulations on behalf
of cadet Smith, and that he did for him
what has never been done for a white boy in
like circumstances. The officers also say that i
he had a fair examination, and that the Congressional
Board of Visitors unauimously tes- I
tifiedto his incompetency."
Americans are known as a nation of j
chewers and snickers of tobacco, and by no j
means a few are reputed to be decidedly "up
to snuff." In the year 1870 the tobacco crop '
of the Uuited States amounted to the enormous j
aggregate of over two hundred and fifty millions
of.pounds. It was grown iu forty-two
States and Territories. There were 753 estab- j
lishments engaged in the manufacture of
chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff, the j
total value being over S3b,UUU,UUU; ana 4,031 |
establishments manufacturing cigars, the total
number of hands employed being nearly GO,- i
000.
A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala-;
bama, of the 16th iustant says that on the!
evening of that day, on the Selma train, the'
conductor ordered a negro out of the ladies' I
car; on his refusal to go, the conductor took
the negro by the arm to force him out, when
ilusteed, United States District Judge, took
sides with the negro, drew a pistol and told
him not to go. Busteed and the negro then
left the car and soon returned, with some j
twenty negroes, and took possession. There
were only three ladies in the car and one gen-!
tleman. Two white Republicans on the train j
persuaded the negroes to return, after they
had possession of the car for some time.
Great indignation is manifested at such conduct
on the part of an United .States Judge.
Wooden shoes are highly recommended
by some of the scientific societies, and in some i
instances by the governments of Europe, it;
having been ascertained that not a few diseases ;
resulting in impaired constitutions and even in
the loss of life, have resulted from the practice
of wearing leather shoes in wet weather. An 1
experienced workman from France was a
short time since called to Germany to superintend
the manufacture of wooden shoes on an
extensive scale in the latter qountry. These
are represented as being light and easy to.
wear, and are provided with a small cushion ;
within the upper side, to obviate any pressure ,
on that part of the foot; they are also said '
to be of a neat and pleasing appearance,,
blackened or varnished, arc made large
enough to accommodate eomtortatue stockings,
and are furnished with leather straps.
Capt. A. F.Butler, the agent of the
South Carolina Railroad at Augusta, Georgia, i
was murdered in that city on Saturday last,
by a negro, under circumstances which stamp
the deed as one of the most unprovoked outrages
that has recently occurred. As the
Augusta papers represent the affair, Captain
Butler and his wife were in the act of stepping
off a car, the platform of which was obstructed
by a negro named Gabriel Murrel. Capt.
Butler asked the negro to move out of his
way, at the same time pushing him slightly |
with his hand. This exasperated Murrel,!
and he drew a pistol and deliberately shot
Capt. Butler in the head, from the effect of
which he died that night. Murrel was arrested
and committed to jail; but after it had
become generally known that his victim died
from the wound received, a strong crowd
gathered at the jail and forcibly taking the i
murderer from the custody of the jailor, con'
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UUCIOU mm 10 UI0 SUUlinw 01 uiu until ?iu\t
lynched him.
In a recent letter from Richmond to
the Cincinnati Commercial, the correspondent
says of a conversation which lie had with
Gov. Kemper: In the course of our conversation
the governor touched upon the everlasting i
and to the South truly terrible civil rights!
question. "If that becomes a law," he said, "I
shall immediately call the Legislature together
and we will wipe out every free school in
the State from the mountains to the sea. i
Xot one shall be left for either color. We j
prefer our children should grow up in the
blackness of ignorance ; yea, we prefer death
itself rather than submit to this (' gradation.
There will never be mixed schools in Virginia,
never, never! The people, out of their scanty
funds, and burdended with debt and taxation,
have established free schools for both races, i
and contribute for their support a million of a
dollars a year, but not one single cent will ^
they give for free schools if that most infamous
civil rights bill becomes a law. The!
negroes will then have no schools, for not one , f
in twenty of them is able to educate their eliil- 11
dren without aid from the whites. You may c
be sure they will get no aid then. That law
will he the death-knell of all common and :
free schools in Virginia and the South." 1,
Ihr ^orkviUe tfnqnim. '
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. 1
? Sixteeu convicts from Charleston were re- '
ceived at the penitentiary last week.
? JudgeT. H.Cooke, in a speech at Cam- i:
deu, said that C. D. Melton was his choice for t
Governor. e
? The Pickeus Sentinel places the name of o
General J. B. Kershaw at the head of its col- ?
umns for Governor. c
? The Carolina New Era is the only lie- ^
publican Moses paper in the State. It is also j
iu favor of Judge Hoge for Congress. f
? The colored preachers of Abbeville get r
up love-feasts to which the)"charge five cents r
admission.
? A petition, signed by nearly one hundred 1
and fifty ladies, has been submitted to Judge ^
< ' ? ,l. 1_? i.-".i it* I r
i^OOKe urging me paruuu ui jlju. x-. unmco.
? A hog carried off a child from near Black- '
stock last week, but the little one was recov- f
ered without being injured. i
? The following is the refrain of a popular S
song in Charleston: "Beefsteak when I'm
hungry, whisky when I'm dry, greenbacks t
when I'm hard-up, and Heaven when I die." a
? W. H. Denton, convicted of the murder (
of J. II. Albriton, in Horry county, in May
last, was sentenced by Judge Townsend to be 1
huug on the 9th of October.
? Attorney-General Melton was in Wash- j1
ingtou last week. His health has been great- c
ly benefitted by his stay at the springs in Vir- j
ginia. i
? One hundred and seventy-eight negroes j
met at Diamond Hill Township, Abbeville e
county, on the 1st instant, and levied a tax of *
one and a half mills on real estate for school
e
purposes.
? The county auditor of Orangeburg has c
recommended to the board of equalization the j
appointment of two taxpayers in each town- t
ship to confer with said board at their annual j
meeting. 21
? The Union-Herald says: "It is all a mis- 1
take to think that Governor Scott will not he | 1
put in nomination by his friends. He will j j!
probably come in on the Jiome stretch, and 1 |.
attempt to run in between the best pair." [ j?
On Wednesday a water spout formed i t
flift T utwTlni? Afilla wiiinlt i !
UNCI tiiu JWUU auuvt t?IW I-IUK, hiiivi* j .1
caused the water iu the pond to fall two ;
inches. A gale of wind on Thursday morning i
struck the pond and dashed the water com-1 f
pletcly over the dam.
? The fair of the State Agricultural and ! v
Mechanical Society and the Joint Stock As- j f
sociation is to be held in Columbia, com mencing
Tuesday, November 10th, and continue j ^
until Friday the 13th. The premium list is a
lengthy and attractive to exhibitors. \ g
? A Radical meeting was held at Colum-I d
bia, ou Saturday of last week, at which Con- I
gressman Rainey spoke. He said that the j
nation was evidently drifting towards a qual- ! t
ified suffrage, because of the responsibility fc
of the colored people for the present condition j t
of-things. i 1
? Two colored men had a difficulty in | C
Charleston, ou the 8th, when one of them i c
beat with and broke an umbrella over the I
other?Julius Gorman by name. Gorman : t
commenced drinking and died in convulsions > t
two days afterwards, and now the question is s
whether the umbrella or the whisky did the e
job. Howard was arrested. I
? A writer in the Xews and Courier makes 'I
the following point: "Just in proportion as t
(Jrant stock falls below par with the South c
Carolina Radicals, should honest men invest 'J
in it. When thieves turn against a man the
virtuous may safely support him. Therefore,! c
let South Carolina, if Grant will remove the 1
filthy burden crushing the honest people of^.
South Carolina to the earth, support Grant, | I
fliltvl form ntwl nil " 1 f
bl... v. IV.." v-"- v.... , _
? W. J. Oxncr, a young man of twenty-two ! (i
years, and a resident of Winnsboro, commit- i,
ted suicide in Charleston on Monday morning ' |
last by swallowing laudanum. It seems that1 g
he was desirous of paying his addresses r
to a young lady of that city, and his attach-1 }
tneut not being reciprocated by her, mainly e
ou account of his intemperate habits, he was ?
driven by his passion to end his existence as c
above stated. ?
? The gin-house aud fixtures of Mr. W. W. ?
Rogers, of Indiantown, was totally destroyed t
by fire ou Tuesday morning last. The house j
was struck by lightuiug, from which it caught, i
aud had nearly burnt down before the fire i
was discovered. Loss 8800; 110 insurance. ?
The store and entire stock of goods belonging f
to Mr. James Harper was also destroyed by 1
fire 011 the night of the same day : cause of t
the fire accidental. Loss 84,000; no insu- 3
ranee. '"
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Col. Wm. A. Slowe, Democrat, is elected
is Representative in the Legislature from
Gaston county.
? A terrific hail storm occurred last week,
bur miles from Charlotte, on the C. C. and
A. Railroad, inflicting great damage to the
lotton and corn crops.
? The Directory of the Fair of the Caroli- 1
las have determined upon the first week in
November as the time when the Fair shall he '
teld.
? The Raleigh News says a little girl in |
tlorganton was recently bitten by her pet dog,
ince which occurrence she has been taken
villi fits pronounced by the physicians to he
lydrophobia.
? The Charlotte Observer reports that \V.
I. H. Houston, a well-known merchant of
hat town, has recently been detected in a {
mmher of forgeries involving over ?12,000.
Toustou has fled. It is thought there is
mough of his property left unincumbered to |
my fifty cents on the dollar of his indebtcdless.
I
? Perry, .Supervisor of the Internal Reveille
Bureau of North and South Carolina,
las been in Washington city recently, and nl- I
eges that the roceut triumph of the Conser- :
natives in North Carolina will render it neoes- |
ary for more troops to be sent to that State, I
11 order to keep the people from violating the ;
aw. Bah! Mr. Perry. |
? Lee Dunlap, a negro, who killed Mr.
.Reason in Charlotte several years ago, has j
iscaped from the Raleigh jail, where he had ;
?een imprisoned pending the disposition of
lis case in the Federal Court. The Raleigh
Yews charges that the doors of the jail were j
ipened and the guilty criminal allowed to ;
lepart his way in peace.
? Hon. Sion II. Rogers, of Raleigh died
uddenly on Friday morning last, of hemor- ;
age of the lungs. Mr. Rogers was in the j
9th year of his age. In 1854, he was elected j
wi.:? t??tua i.,,...... i-T,
.rj a M i)]^ J.vu|;uot uuunt tw tuo iwnvi jlavuc^ ;
if Congress, serving two years it) that capacty.
In 1870, he was again elected by the j
Jemoeratic party, serving also one term. He J
ras Colonel of the 47th regiment of North !
'arolina troops at one time during the war, j
,iid before the war was Attorney General of!
he State.
EDITORIAL INKLIXOS.
Senator White in Winnsboro.
The Winnsboro New thus refers to a j
peech made by Senator White of York ;
ouuty, at a Republican meeting in Winns- !
loro on Thursday night last:
"G. W. Barber was called to the chair,
lenry Jacobs was appointed Secretary. The
neeting consisting of several hundred blacks, \
md a considerable number of whites, was !
irst addressed by Senator White of York, an \
inadulterated colored man. He spoke forci- |
ily in defence of republicanism. He acknowl- I
dged that "things had not went on smooth"
if late but claimed that corruption existed
irnong the democrats. He claimed that the
:olored people honestly desired reform, hut
:ould not go to the democratic ranks to effect
t. He asked the democrats to come to them,
le advocated civil rights, not as a measure
orcing social equality, but as according rights
1 ue the colored people and claimed that his
ace were daily improving. That they greaty
needed education. He spoke of eiuancipaion
as the crowning act of republicanism.
;Ie claimed to regret the separation of the
aces, and called ou all citizens to help the rembliean
party in its work of reform. Ilis
peech was strong, and plausible arguments
'or his party. At the same time it was not
ncendiary."
ioutli Carolina Courts.
The Washington Chronicle furnishes
he following information respecting the courts
,nd the administration of justice in South
Carolina:
From every indication it seems evident
hat not only in the administration of the. afairsof
the State, but in the execution of laws
nd the trial of causes in court, South Caroina
is in an unusally unfortunate condition,
ierious charges are openly made against the
udges and officers of court, and it is said that
t is impossible to obtain a just verdict from a
ury, and if one is obtained tne couris ians 10
xecute it. The juries are largely selected
rom the colored people. Many of tlieiu are
lonest, and desirous to do their duty conseintiously,.but
ignorant of the most ordinary
ules of business, and without any knowledge
if law whatever, or any experience in the busness
transactions of life. It is 110 uncommon
hing, coi respondents report, to find half the
ury asleep, and in the courts the testimony
ind arguments are frequently interrupted by
he judge ordering the sheriff' to "wake up
hose jurymen." Ifthe judge has not had his
tinner, or if having it, it sits heavily upon
lis stomach and he feels generally annoyed,
le sometimes breaks out after a short stock of
latience is exhausted : "Mr. Sheriff', wake up
hem niggers!"
l Moral ami Ministerial Row.
At the convention of colored preachers
n sessiou at Columbia, on Wednesday, the
ollowiiig resolution was introduced :
Jiesulved, That we do not intend to dictate
rho shall be the nominee of the Republican
>arty as the candidate for Governor in our
itate; nevertheless, we shall urge, nay we
hall demand the nomination of one who will
mite all opposition in the ranks of the party,
ind secure the respect and the support of the
;reat Republican party North, and the confilence
and cooperation of the national adminstration.
After adopting this and other resolutions,
he convention broke up in a row between
t 1 1 ,% r? a __ ... ,1 o. i. _ rp
jam IjM, colored, or oumter, ami oune n-easirer
Cardozo. Lee, who claims to be a Bebrmcr,
made a severe attack on Treasurer
Jardozo?denouncing him as a dishonest offi:ial?
when the keeper of the State money*
>ags struck from the shoulder and stretched
he Sumter Reformer 011 the floor; and, when
he hitter arose and made belligerent demontrations,
the portly treasurer gave him anolhr
soekdollager, and down he went again.
,'arties interfered, and the combat ended.
The Columbia Union-Herald mildly describes
his as a warm discussion between Mr. Carlozo,
Mr. Lee and others.
'lie IMack 11 ill Country.
Glowing reports of the mineral wealth 1
>f the .Black Hill country, now being explored i
>y Gen. Custer's expedition are sent eastward !
>y a correspondent accompanying the party. ;
le writes that indications of gold were dis- 1
'ovpreil about a week mro. and within two '
lays its presence in sufficient quantities ubun- !
lantly to repay working lias been established '
>eyond a doubt, llesays he has in his pos- i
ession forty or fifty small particles of pure !
;old, in size about that of a small pin-head. .
dost of it was obtained from a single pan of !
arth. Until further investigation is had re-j
;arding the richness of the deposit of gold, no
pinion should be formed. Veins of what the I
geologists call "bearing quartz," crop out ou j
ilmost every hillside. Aside from the iudica-,
ions of mineral wealth abounding, the corresmndent
states that the country possesses renarkable
natural beauties. "Grass, water, j
tud timber of several varieties are found in
ibuudance, and all of excelleut quality; small
'ruits abound, game is plentiful. The valleys i
ire well adapted for cattle raising or agricultural
purposes, while the scenery is lovely be-!
ond description. The llora is the most varied .
ind exuberant of any section this side of Cali-!
fornia. In this respect it is a new Florida
it may prove to he a new Eldorado. Thes
reports, if continued, will probably lead ti
the early settlement of that region by th
whites, and the dispossesion of the Indians.
Agricultural Report for August.
The August returns of the Departmen
of Agriculture show an improvement in th
prospects of the cotton crop in all the larg<
cotton States except Alabama,in which durinj
July the average declined 2 per cent.; Virgin
ia also declined 2 per cent.; Arkansas 7 pe
cent., and Tennessee G per cent. The tw
States last named complain of" extensive am
severe droughts. North Carolina maintain
her July average, reporting a general preva
lence of fine conditions of growth ; no insec
depredations, except lice in a few places ii
Lincoln county. The crop was twenty day
in advance?the first bloom being on Jul;
31. South Carolina reports a considerabh
improvement, while the State of Georgia ad
vances her average 1 per cent., Mississippi !
per cent, and Florida 6 per cent. From sev
eral counties in these States come complaint
of local drought, impoverishing the grovvtl
of plants; in others, heavy rains have causec
an excessive growth of weeds, with a tendenc;
to longjoints and a small fruitage. .Cater
pillars are reported in many localities, bu
they appear to be, generally, even later it
their development than the crops. Several cor
respondents think they arc too late to damagt
any but top crops. In some counties, th
bottom crops are poor, while the middle crop
are luxuriant. Where a good stand was se
cured early, the crop is generally reported a
better than for years. Louisiana sufferet
severely from freshets in the early part of thi
season, reducing her July average to 73 ; th
disastrous consequences were partly remediet
by the improved conditions of the growth ii
July, but still the crop is 17 per cent, belov
the average. In some Parishes, as in Ens
Feliciana, the working force of farm animali
was seriously crippled by the charbon, cans
ing the crops to remain unworked at critica
periods No serious insect injuries are fore
shadowed, and the tone of correspondence i
more hopeful. Texas increased her high av
erage, showing a general and satisfactory ira
provcment. Insects were demonstrating ii
different quarters, hut were successfully me
by remedies. In Gonzales county, a larg
red wasp was making war upon the farmers
enemies; while in Waller, flocks of sinal
birds, never before seen, were very destruc
tive upon them. The State average was a
follows: Virginia, 98 per cent, of an average
crop; North Carolina, 102; South Carolina
97 ; Georgia, 94; Florida, 102; Alabama
90; Mississippi, 89; Louisinia, 83; Texas
105 ; Arkansas, 87; Tennessee, 83.
LETTER FROM GEN'. KERSHAW.
The following letter from Gen. Kershaw wil
be at this time read with peculiar interest bj
all classes. The gentleman to whom the let
ter is addressed, on asking its insertion in th
Nexus and Courier, remarks : "There is n<
doubt that your readers will be much gratifiei
to learn thut one ' of South Carolina's mos
distinguished sons has given expression to hi
views on the political condition of the coun
try, in such shape that they may go forth t>
the public authoritatively. He has consentct
to do this at the request of many friends, whi
were desirous of giving them publicity, tha
the world might see how little reason an;
honest, intelligent Republican has to taun
the representative men of the South with be
ing irreeonciliable. Gen. Kershaw has here
tofore filled every publii position to which h
has been elevated with fidelity, courage, in
telligence and a high sense of honor, whiel
demand of his countrymen an unhesitatinj
confidence in any professions he may make
and with him there are thousands of true mei
ready to make the same professions, and hon
orably act up to them. It may be that il
indeed, the era of peace and good-will i
dawning upon our unhappy State, this publi
expression of opinion will hasten that lonj
expected event, and entitle him to the lastinj
gratitude of all true patriots for these boh
and manly declarations, having such happ;
results in this, our time of need."
tiie letter.
Camden, S. C., July 27,1874.
My Dear Sir?Your valued favor of th
11th instant is before me for reply.
I have arrived at certain conclusions in nr
own mind in regard to the matter upon whiel
you desire the expression of my opinions, anc
I give them for what they may be worth.
The restoration of an honest, economica
and competent government to South Carolini
at this juncture I consider the paramoun
duty of her citizens. Such means and sue!
sacrifices, consistent with honor, must he re
sorted to as may he found necessary, practica
blc and expedient to accomplish that end
With us it is no longer a question of Republi
caiiism and Democracy. The struggle is fo
an honest government under which we cui
live and prosper. In comparison with that
party distinctions should go for nothing
Seeking no political triumph, hut simply th
substitution of an honest and responsible gov
eminent for the horde of plunderers who havi
robbed and degraded the State, and throwi
her back at least twenty years in the march o
improvement, we are entitled to the sympatic
and support of every right thinking man
whatever be his political opinions.
A better feeling pervades the whole conn
try. It is a great pleasure to note the stead;
growth of more kiudly seutiment and feelinj
toward the South on the part of the North
In act and utterance we should at all time
cordially reciprocate the generous and friend
ly overtures held out to us so frequently o
late by the Northern people and press, with
out distinction of party, and especially by th
officers and soldiers of the Union armies
whose magnanimous and soldierly conduct ii
honoring the memory of their fallen fbemen
on many recent occasions, is tne Desi pieag
yet offered of a restored, happy and unitei
Americanism. I am sure that in our effort t
rescue the .State we will have the cordial sup
port of the public opinion and press of th
North ; but more important, because nior
immediate than these, the aid of the Federa
Executive.
President Grant can do more for the speed;
restoration of the State than all other influ
enees from without; and although I have m
political information, other than such as i
common to all having access to the papers o
the day, still, from the perusal of these, I en
tertain strong hopes he will not withhold hi
great influence from so good a work. Ther
is no overt hostility to his administration ii
any part of the South ; certainly none of an;
sort in an organized form in this State. Oi
the contrary, the Conservative element lool
to him as their chief, if not their only hop<
of good government. Congress has been ap
pealed to, and is powerless to remedy th
evils under which we suffer. Thejudieiar;
can afford no relief, for it has no jurisdiction
The Executive alone can constitutionally am
legally assist us. It would be the crowuinj
glory of Gen. Grant's administration to effec
a reconstruction, and restore to the plunderei
and ruined States of the South the blessing
of good government, and the opportunity t
enjoy and to contribute to the future prosper
ity of the country. I cannot think that h
will be indifferent, and Itkuow how gratefull;
his aid would be appreciated by our sufferinj
.South Carolinians. Could he be brought fac
to face with the monstrous evils which degrad
and oppress us, nothing could prevent hin
from employing every prerogative of his vas
power to crush them out forever.
; After all, however, our relief depends most- j
u ly upon our own people. Let them organize
3 and consolidate all honest men who eau rise !
above unworthy prejudices and party slavery, i
to rescue the State from anarchy, ruin, and, j
in the end, a bloody despair. Respecting the
Republican principles of the colored citizens, I
t we should earnestly seek their co-operation in
e the movement. The State has heeu plunged
3 into this ruin by the rapacity and dishonesty
r 1 of their trusted leaders, who have brought
3 i shame and obloquy upon the party, whose
honor and interests were in their keeping, and
r trampled upon every right aud interest of the i
0 whole people in their insatiate greed for plun- j
1 j der. They owe the State some reparation j
s for the past, and we surely may hope that1
. there are some thousands having sufficient;
. honesty, intelligence and patriotism to join i
the hue and cry against the robber band.
a Not many would be required, for the true
d majority of the Radicals has always been exy
] nggerated. The whites have never been fully
? polled since the war, and the ballot has never
j. j been free from frauds. To secure such codp2
oration the honest colored people should be j
invited to a full share of all puonc omce. !
Power entrusted to us should be administered j
s without favor or prejudice, so as to secure the i
h best interests of the whole people, protect j
1 equally in the enjoyment of his just rights
y every citizen, however high or humble, and
.. | promote the welfare of all alike, so far as may
j. | come within the legitimate sphere of govern- :
ment.
1 ! Upon such principles only can harmony ;
* and good government be secured in the pres- j
i ; ent state of society here. Cooperation in this ;
e good work would lead to mutual dependence, i
3 respect and good will, and tend more to the
; elevation and development of the colored j
, j people than all other possible expedients.
j I consider these views worth pondering at!
1 | this time with reference to the taxpayers'
? I movement and the promised reform in the
e Republican party. Of course the policy of
1 the people can only be settled by conventions
tl of their authorized representatives, but it is
well to take counsel together and to interchange
views beforehand, in order that the
' public mind may settle down upon such mens3
ores as may be approved after due considera-1
i* tion. I firmly believe the hour of deliver- j
1 ance is at hand, if we but true to ourselves.!
. Indeed, the crisis does not admit the thought j
of failure. Success is a necessity; failure is '
j death, and disgrace to the Commonwealth.
" I I need not say to you that I do not pre*
sume to dictate a policy, and consider my
1 opinions of much less importance than you
t seem to attribute to them ; such as they are
e they are heartily at your service.
,? Very truly yours, J. B. Kersiiaw.
1 FARMING IN THE NORTH-WEST.
King's Mountain, S. C., Aug. 11,1874.
8 Editor of the Enquirer .-?Please publish
a -1 " " i-^.? p T\_ n^e
^ me iojiowiog leuer irum J-?r. uitisiuii, ui
> Iowa. I asked him for this letter, descrip?
tive of farming in Iowa, with a view to pub'?
lishing it in the Enquirer. I made statements
to iny friends, in letters from that
State, while there in May and June, and
j when I returned home, I found a sort of inr
creduIUy that induced me to ask this confirmation
from Dr. Ralston, notifying him of
e my intention.
0 I may state that we on the Atlantic belt
j are totally ignorant of the prodigious resources
j of the great North-west. A Mr. Duncan, of
g North Illinois, stated to me that his son
. worked forty acres of corn, which yielded
0 forty bushels to the acre; he raised three
j hundred bushels of oats and about oue hun0
died bushels of wheat, doing all the work'
t himself, except the necessary assistance rey
quired for harvesting.
j. The soil is rich prairie, and when the crop
is well nut in. the trouble is half over. I was
surprised at the rapid growth after sunshine
e fairly commences in the spring. But there
. are troubles, too, in that fertile region. Amid
I, all the advantages of fine soil and improved
? agricultural implements, I found wealthy
, farmers coming South, having grown tired of
the long, cold winters. The people of the
. North-west require huge stores of provisions
f to carry them through the almost artic wing
ters of the rigorous climate. A notable fea0
ture of the winter season there is the almost
,r entire absence of rain, and the quantities of
lT snow Hying in the air much of the time?esj
pecialiy during mid-winter.
y When I was with Dr. Ralston, he one day,
for the umusement of myself and traveling
companion, put on bis snow costume, for winter
travel, and I confess he resembled greatly
e a Laplander or Esquimaux. The great Mississippi
freezes from shore to shore at Le
Y Claire, four huudred miles above St. Louis,
j1 and becomes a safe and pleasant highway for
travel, up and down its course, with sleighs,
j Iowa is far in advance of South Carolina
t in educational facilities. As we drove through
t Scott county, on a beautifcil summer day in
i June, I wa9 in ec9tacies all the while, ranging
my eye over the countless objects of interest
that spread out like a picture of beauty?a
| panorama of prosperity?and among the most
r interesting objects presented, were the schooli
houses, painted white and elegantly fitted up
for the comfort of the children. This looks
' like civilization. Say what you will about
e training the youthful mind to think, and
storing it with treasures of knowledge, yet
J half the education is omitted?and the better
f half, too?if you have not instilled sentiments
y of self-respect and refined taste, and a love
, i for the beautiful as well as the good and the
useful. How can you succeed in those desir*
; able accomplishments, if you never let your
\ child see anything but a hut which a savage
j] might have built? Look at our .South Caros
' lina school-houses all over York county ; mud-1
daubed cabins, often with wooden chimneys
f; and puncheon floors ! Is it not a blushing
* I shame?an everlasting reproach?upon our
? I O .1 -.1.1.... K.voctml rotinsmont 9
j OUUlllCill UIIITIIIIJI miu uuuctvu .www.*....,....
3' In Iowa, not yet fifty years settled by the
i whites, taste and refinement are everywhere
e ! seen, and the people would deride the backJ
j woods civilization of a State a hundred years
0 j old, and yet fancying itself at the head of the
" i Union! " E. E. B.
ei
j | Lk Claire, Iowa, July 17, 1874.
I * * * And you have seen the far-famed
Y j North-west?a small portion of its wide ex
pause. I am sorry you did not spend longer |
time with us to look round a little. Coming |
8 into Iowa on Saturday, and leaving on Mod^
day morning following, the visit must seem i
like a dream. Doubtless such are your feelB
ings; since you ask me for a statement in rc-j
1 gard to the mode of cultivating corn, its pro-;
f duct, &c. You arc aware that what I may I
1 say in reply to your inquiries must be gathered '
* from what I see and hear, uot from what I do. j
amount of land cultivated.
e : Some farmers have twenty acres of com,
y some thirty, or perhaps even forty to single
i. J hand. One neighbor, in plain view from my ,
1 j door, with the help of a hired man, hasculti-;
% vated seventy-five acres of corn, and done it
^ well. My son and his man have cultivated
sixty-two acres ; and this having been more
B immediately under my observation, I may j
- note the viodvs operandi in this case. The ;
e land was deeply plowed with a turning plow? 1
Y most of it plowed last fall.
= preparatory. |
g Preparatory for planting the ground was
j well harrowed ; and then marked off with a
t marker, making three rows at once. This
simple contrivance is drawn by a span of
horse;", the driver standing erect on the top
of it.
THE I'l.ANTINU.
Next came the two-horse corn planter. The j
driver is .-euted as if on a sulky, hut not so 1
high ; and another man, seated still lower, ,
does the dropping by means of a small lever i
moved back ami forth. The corn falls into ,
furrows made l?y sharp runners that expand
into an open forked shape in the rear. And
the covering is done by broad melalie wheels >
that follow. This machine plants two rows j
at once; and does it far better than the old1
hand process, provided the dropper is an
adept at the business. It is surprising how
exactly straight such dropper cau make the
cross; and much depends on this in the after !
culture.
THE CULTURE.
After planting the harrow was again used, !
the seed being beneath its depth ; and then {
the corn plow, costing about $25. This con-1
sists of a tongue, an axle, two wheels, two le- :
vers attached loosely to the axle, each lever |
forking into two downward prongs, on each ,
of which is adjusted a shovel?four shovels in ,
all?and a handle is adjusted to each lever
by which to direc; and controll the shovels.
The plow is drawn by a span of horses, one ;
on each side of the row. Plates of sheet iron are
adjusted between the shovels and the corn,
as fenders to keep off the dirt from the smallcorn
; but when the corn gets strong enough
to bear the dirt the fenders are taken off. '
This plow, as you will perceive, makes four
furrows at once, plowing a row thoroughly at
every pass. In our smooth praines there are '
neither routs, stones, nor other obstruction? '
nothing to do but go right on. Hence a man
can make a large show of work in a day, especially
alter the coin has become strong
enough not to be injured. In one week my <
son and his mau with their two plows plowed ?
over the sixty two acres once, and eleven acres 1
of it the second time. On one day they plow- i
ed sixteen acres, and on another day eighteen 1
acres. I
pltobablk yield. 1
The corn now looks very promising all over
this regiou ; but it is yet too soon to count
bushels, except with a wide margin of peradventures.
Should those marauding locusts,
that devastate the North-Western border, be
seut upon us, wo to us! Should storms of
wind or hail beat down the towering corn, the
calamity would be sad. Or should an unusually
early frost be sent before the corn matures,
that might injure the quality. Should
a kind Providence ward off such calamities a |
large yield may safely be looked for; but
were you to pass round amongst the farmers,
asking for their expectations, you would elicit
a great diversity of guesses. One man would
try to keep within bounds by naming forty,
forty-five, or fifty bushels, as an average yield
per acre. Another would say fifty bushels at
least. And one of still more sanguine temperament,
would name sixty bushels just as <
confidently.
THE IIUSKING
Will Kn a liooup mh nn hum! whpn timp.
Hi J j~v, ... ,
comes, provided no misfortune comes our way.
The farmers will need to employ a good supply
of help, or there will be cold fingers before
all comes in. I have now responded to your 1
inquiries, as best I could; giving the esti- i
mates of other men in regard to probable '
yield. But you had better come back about
the middle, or last of October, and see for 1
yourself?would not wonder you would make
a brisk husker.
We are now in the midst of wheat harvest;
and since I am the only "lad" about the place,
it devolves on me to hurry away to the men
witlnfresh water frequently. In view of this
fact, you need not be surprised to fiud this 1
communication rather disjointed. * * * 1
Yours fraternally, I
S. S. Ralston.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM THE BLACK HILLS.
Black Hills Expedition, Aug. 2.
When I last wrote we were within sixty
miles of the Black Hills, but owiug to the
uneveuness of the "ouutry we did not get into
the Hills until five days after my letter was
written.
From what we have seen of the Black
Hills we are pretty well convinced that many
exaggerated stories have been told and misrepresentations
made by the Indians in regard to
this region. Boundless forests of massive
pines have dwindled down into insignificant
scrubs, such as grow in the old fields of York
county, rarely exceeding twelve inches in diameter.
Grass iu the valleys is good, but the
hills are bare. Springs of water are numerous,
and water abundant; but it is so strongly
impregnated with minerals of various kinds
as to he almost entirely unfit for use, either
to drink or for culinary purposes. Invalids
might appreciate the water, but soldiers suf- !
feriug from thirst certainly do not. Ou the
,20th, we found a large spring of ice-cold
water, which had a delightful taste while .
drinking it; but the moment one stopped
swallowing it a very disagreeable and bitter
taste was left in the mouth, and in a short
while thirst was greater than before drinking.
The mystery was easily explained. Beds of
gypsum could be seen all along the batik, and j
in some places it formed the entire surface of ,
the ground, ,
We were forced to camp at this place, as j
our teams were uuable to proceed further j
without rest, the day having been very hot, j
and the ground over which we had traveled ,
exceedingly rough, while it was uncertain |
when we would next reach water. s
rPU?. mor/tK nrnooH tn hp Inner 4
111C liCAb uaj o maivn i-w w .??g, |
dry and hot. The lips of the men were i
parched to such an extent that the slightest ,
movement of the mouth would cause the lips
to crack iiud bleed. At the camp from which
I am writing we have clear, cool water?pure <
and with agreeable taste; but many of our <
men are sick from the effects of the water 1
drank the day previous. We remained at 1
this camp a day to rest our animals, and to J
enable the scientists of the expedition to visit j
and explore a high hill some distance from <
our route and known as Ifiau Kara. It is : t
6600 feet above the level of the sea. I <
The explorers were somewhat disappointed !
with the results of their visit to the hill. The j j
atmosphere was hazy, and the hill, though of i ]
greater height, was not in other respects dif- ]
ferent from those all around us. J
I have seen many places since we moved J
from Fort Lincoln where excellent farms could
be obtained so far as relates to fertile soil, but t
in these localities there is a universal luck of ^
timber, while the water, cither from natural i ^
springs or from wells, is unfit for use. We |
have marched a distance of fifty miles with- j ^
out seeing a single tree or even a shrub. } c
Another great obstruction to the country 1
is the superabundance of grasshoppers, which
literally cousumic every species of vegetation 1
wherever they go. They had destroyed all {
the gardens around Fort Lincoln before we !
left that post, and we find many places on
our march which have been devastated to the 1 s
last blade of grass by the same insatiable insect.
We are now nearing a region called the i
Park, and as there are indications of gold and j
silver, we hope to meet a general change for e
the better in all the surroundings of the famed | a
"Black Hill" country. SOLDIEll. ' j
LOCAL AFFAZHSi
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T. M. Dobson A Co.?At and below coat?September
1st?Flour?Very Cheap?Furs?dent's
Hats?Baskets?Step Ladders.
M. Strauss A Son?Tax Returns?Tax UnionsShirting?Prints?Remnants?Odd
Lots.
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation?
D. J. Howe, Applicant?Solomon Quinn,
deceased.
Boylin A Wolfe, Editors Monroe Enrpiirer, Monroe,
N. C.?Press for Sale.
J. H. White, District Chairman?Congressional
Convention.
T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?Application
for Discharge?In the
matterof J. G. Webber, James E. Savage,
Bankrupts. *
F. Gardner, Chief Engineer?40,000 Cross Ties
Wanted.
W. M. Walker, 1). D. S.?Dentiil Notice.
Nancy H. Smith, Administratrix?Sale of Law
Books.
Dr. John May, Agent?The old Doctor has at last
become possessed of a large fortune.
John C. Kuykendal ? Four Reasons Why?Headquarters
for Drngs?No Aches, No Pains?
A Boon for Dyspeptics?A Large Supply-^
Wholesale Agency.
W. H. & J. P. Herndon?Miscellaneous?Breakfast
Bacon?Sugar?Coffee?Cheese?Settle
Up?Plows.
Wittkowsky A Rintcls, Charlotte, N. C.?To the
Wholesale Trade.
J. B. Hunter?Administrator's Sale.
Joseph A. McLean?For Judge of Probate.
J. II. White, Chairman?County Convention.
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?CitationMrs.
Mary Boggs, Applicant?Mrs. Klizabeth
Meaders, deceased.
E. N. Crawford, Chairman?Equalization Board.
Thomas Cross?Horse Shoeing
Joseph Miller and others?To Contractors.
PERSONAL.
Rev. Henry R. Dickson, Pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of this place, has returned
to his home, after au extended visit to
die Northern States and Canada. We are
pleased to learn that Mr. Dickson had a
pleasant trip, and returns to his pastoral duties
Much improved in health.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.
The Columbia Pluenix of the 16th announces
that Hon. I. (i. McKissiek, of Union
county, has been renominated for Congress
trom tms imngri'tsnmai uistnct. we are not
iwarethata convention uf the Conservatives
has been held in this district, and presume
that the Phamix only meant t?? say that the
name of Mr. MeKissick has been suggested
for the nomination.
NfcW cor I ON.
The first open bull of cottou we have seeu
this season was sent to our office on Tuesday
last by Dr. W. M. Walker, of this place,
who has a farm near town. The Doctor is a
progressive farmer, aud as such is entitled to
honorable mention iu the list of those whose
names we published some time ago; and lest
Bome of those gentlemen assert that they could
have brought iu a boll last Monday?in advance
of the Doctor?we would say that the
one before us has the appearance of having
been pulled several days ago."
WITTKOWSKY & KINTELS.
We direct attention to the announcement
of the enterprising Charlotte merchants,
Wittkowsky & Kintels. Since the close of
war they have built up the largest dry goods
establishment to be found in any other city of
North Carolina, and the large trade they
command is the best evidence that their business
deserves the success it meets. Mr. Henry
C. Strauss, formerly of this town, and favorably
known by our people, is now a salesman
iu the above house, aud will be pleased
to meet his York friends when visiting Charlotte.
THE HOME AND LT. BENNER.
The Southern Home of Monday contains a
card from Mr. Randolph A. Shotwell, the Associate
Editor, in reference to a personal controversy
pending between himself and Lieutenant
Benner, of the garrison at this place,
iu which Mr. Shotwell presumptively intimates
that the Enquirer is uuder the necessity
of taking a part in the disputation. A copy
of a letter, said to have been addressed to
Lieutenant Benner by Mr. Shotwell, was forwarded
to us by the latter, with a request
that we should publish, and in Mr. Shotwell's
card the complaint is made that we neither
answered uor published his communication.
We have only to say that immediately on
the reception of Mr. Shotwell's letter, we addressed
him a note politely declining to publish
bis article, for the reason that it related
to a personal matter betweeu himself and
Lieutenant Benner, in which, our readers were
not concerned or interested. And in cornpli .
i 1 r on . ill . ?
ance with ivir. onotwens request, we aiso, oj
the same mail, sent him a copy of the En*
quirer containing the presentment of the
Grand Jury of this county at the April term
of the Circuit Court. That he failed to receive
either is not our fault; and, inasmuch
as we have, from its inception, refrained from
any allusion to the matter in dispute, regarding
it in its preseut stage as a personal affair,
aud not a subject for public discussion by outside
parties, we feel that we are not lacking
in courtesy to either disputant by the course
which we have seen proper to pursue.
CONGRESSMAN WALLACE.
We last week published a card from Hon.
A. S. Wallace, in denial of the charge preferred
against him, that in a speech at Gowieysville,
several weeks ago, he advised the
negroes that if they failed to secure theirrights
at the ballot-box they must resort to
:he cartridge-box. Mr. Wallace, it will be
remembered, in his card of denial, giiotea the ?'
words he says he used ou the occasion, which
le concedes were misunderstood or misconstrued
by a number of his hearers. Since
;he publication of his card, we find in the
Union Times the following certificate, which
we republish injustice to all parties concerned :
Union County, August 10,1874.
This is to certify that we, the undersigued,
lid hear A. S. Wallace, of York county, S.
J., now member of Congress from this Congressional
District, in a speech at Gowdeysrille,
in this county, on the 18th ult., make
lse of the following language to the negroes
here assembled, viz: Your rights are in
)eril and you must defend them. "If you
ion't gel them at the ballot box, you must resort
o the cartridge box." If necessary, we will
nake oath to the same.
Wm. Jones, M. A. Moore,
Daniel Gallman, Marcus Fowler,
ft. M. Tench, A. A. Sarratt,
ft. W. Davis, Middleton Stuart,
3. F. Dawkins. Jno. W. Tench,
5. S. Walker, J. N. B. Beard.
Gowdeysville, S. Cm Aug. 10, 1874.
I heard A. S. Wallace, M. C., in a speech
,o some colored men at Gowdeysville, on the
[8th ultimo, use this language : "Your rights
ire imperilled, you must rally to the ballot
iox?if needs be to the cartridge box." My
ecollection is that these were his precise
vords, and that he used the word rally instead
)f "resort to," as understood by other gentlenen.
As he pronounced the last words of
he sentence he turned to a group of white
nen with a smile and look of devilish defiance
)eculiar to A. S. Wallace. I am willing to
)e sworn to the above statement.
Wade Fowler.
We, the undersigned, concur in the above
itatement. Jas. H. Alexander,
D. Parr.
Auother of those domestic tragedies
vhich are due to jealousy, intensified by inoxication,
occurred in New York, Triday
svening, when a German named John Brandtine
shot his Jwife, attempted to murder a
>ol iceman, and then blew out his own brains.