Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-11-12
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.

| The agony is over, the election ~ past aha
CHARLES MACBETH is elected, and the consequence
is that 1904 of the free and Independent voters
of the city of Charleston are elated with success
while 1881 are depressed with disappointment
The successful candidate was elected by small
majority, and the result was considered ex-
tremely doubtful until the close Of the polls
Every possible effort was made BY both parties
and every inch of ground was stoutly and stub
bornly contested Money was freely used and
the floating vote wasbought up at high prices
Money is said to make the mare 60, but this time
it made the Mayor go. There was considerable
excitement, Mt the polls, but no scenes OF violence
or rowdyism were enacted on the day of the eec-
| ton.
The Inauguration of the new Mayor and Alder
men took place in Council chamber Mt one o'clock
on Friday last before an anxious and immensely
crowded assembly. The occasion is always one
of intense interest and the desire to witness the
imposing ceremony is participated in to greater
or less degree, by all. When the doors were
III,
some might be crushed and seriously injured
Fortunately the excited and tempestuous sea of
humanity became in measure quiet, and the
threatened danger passed off without any serious
personal damage.
The annual examination of the Cadets of the
Citadel Academy commences tomorrow, and will
probably continue throughout the week. A good
deal of interest is generally manifested on oc-
casions of this kind and the attendance is large.
The ladies. who always have q smile and good
word for the gny, the gallant and the brave, will
honor the occasion with their presence, and light
the gloomy pathway of the student with the
bright beams that fash from beautys eye We
learn that the graduating class will be large, and
TINT it embraces many who have talents of q
high order. The State mny justly be proud OF
her military schools, which have already given
some distinguished men to the country.
Our citizens were aroused from their slumbers
Mt the still and silent hour of one o'clock on
Saturday morning last by the startling cry Of fire.
| On repairing to the spot, it was found to have
originated in n large three story brick building
situated at the corner of King and Queen streets,
and occupied rs dry goods store. The timely
discovery of the flames, and the promptuess and
activity of our fremen, prevented the spread OF
the fire, and confued it to the locality of its
origin The goods were damaged more from the
water than the fire, and the injury to the building
was rather slight IS
| A fight of rather serious nature occurred bout
nm hour before the alarm Of fire was raised, be-
tween n party of the city police md some twenty
members of the Charleston Fire Engine Company.
It nppeares that the letter had been ont for the
purpose of seranadng their Captain who had re
Gently been elected an Alderman Of the second
ward. And on their way back to their engine
house, being in rather merry mood, they met
couple Of members of another fire company who
taunted the Charleston -hoys with some jecrinG
remarks, when fight ensued, and the police, il
interfering to suppress the disturbance, was soor
compelled, in self defence, to become party ir
the fight, and some telling blows were given, anc
some severe wounds Inflicted. The disturbance
was finally quelled and the riugleadcrs arreste7
and lodged in the Guard House.
The high taxes on buggies and carriages has
put some ingenious Yankee to work to dodge the
responsibility and evade the law. The vehicles sci
forth in the ordinance, rs liable to taxation, are
set down under the denomination of "two wheeled
and "four wheeled" Two of our carriage makers
brought out new affair last week which they
call "three wheeled pheton," and which is mo-
linble to be taxed under the provisions of the
present ordinance fixing the amount of taxes or
that species of property, as it is neither 1.-TWO
wheeled" or "four wheeled" The third whee
in front and follows Immediately after the horse
rs it is in duty bound to do when the horse goe:
forward. Many advantages is claimed for it over
the old fashioned vehicles, one of which is, tina
It can be turned in smaller space. Who vii
now dispute that this is on age Of progress, whel
Young America is going it on three wheels?
Our cotton market is slowly improving, and th'
sales of Saturday which amounted to seven hun
dred bales was made at small advance; e1
tremes being l1s and 122. The arrivals on Fri
dav by the South Carolina Road was 1900 bales
and 80 bales by the North Eastern Road If cot
ton continues to come in at this rate, and prices
still advance, money matters will soon be easier
and the money pressure will soon be passed. Cot
ton is the only thing that,can put money in circu
lation, and it is to be hoped that the planters viii
not hold back their crop for higher prices, bu
send it at once to market and sell it for what
will brnr MAGNOLIA.
P. S. The sales of cotton this morning amount
ed to 700 bales Mt prices ranging from 12 to Il
cents, 343 bales being at the latter figure, Th
arrivals now by Railroad is near one THOUSAND
bales per day, and the sales will soon equal tina
number, which is about the ordinary business Q
this market at this season of the year. The mar
ket is regularly improving both in price and quan
tty, and the stringency of the times must soo1
relax under its reviving and healthful influence
We have looked to this source oil the time, for re
lief, and now VIC can see glimpses Of the how;o
promise which portends brighter day.
| South Carolina College.
The Grand Jury of Abbeville for the Foil Tern
made the following presentment, which the Ander
son True Carolinian thinks is rather oversteppin
their legitimate sphere: ?
"That the South Carolina College, under its pre-
sent Faculty, is not fulfilling the design had il
view in its organization by the Legislature. Th
present Faculty have shown, themselves utter.
incapable of governing the students and the Grant
Jury are really surprised that the Trustees shoul
le-Ia -ax,la and fhair Prnfpss0rshins nfie