Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-03
Seraps ank faefs.

more than those of the previous yesr
AS large maple tree was being saw
ed into stove wood, at Lyndon, Vermont,
the other day, stone, measuring nearly
four BY six inches, was found imbedded
within it. The stone was about sixteen feet
from the roots of the tree, and one hundred
and twenty annual layers of wood had grown
over it.
We see it stated that Lieutenant
Andrew Campbell, vf the Thirteenth Ten.
nessee Volunteers, who killed General John
q. Morgan, after he had surrendered, has
received an appointment, upon the recon-
mendation of Judge Patterson, Senator E.
lect from Tennessee. Louisville Courier,
19h.
The New York Tribune says that the
taxes in this country are heavier than are
or ever were borne by any other thirty mil.
lions of people on the earth. Adding our
State and Municipal to our National taxes,
and they amount to not penny less than
$40 each per annum, for the whole Ameri-
can people.
The population of the world is now
about 1,225, 100000. Professionalism en-
rolls about SO,0O0,00O. Romanism and
the Greek Church report about 230, ,O0O,-
600. Not one.fifth of this worlds popula-
ton Is even nominally Christians, and out
of the SO,0OO,OO0 of Protestants not more
than 100000 are estimated as deVout
members of the Protestant Church.
The travelling public will be grati6ed
to learn that the Peoples Line of Steam
Ships, of which Messrs. Willis & Chisolm
are the Agents, have reduced the fare from
Charleston to New York to thirty dollars
$500. We are also informed it is the in
tention of the Company 10 make reduction
in the prices of freight at an early day
Charleston Courier.
- The law officer of the Government,
under the instructions of the President, is
preparing to have Jefferson Davis arraigned
before the United Circuit Court of Virgin.
ia, which meets at Norfolk, Virginia, on
the first Monday in May upon the charge of
high treason. Nothing will prevent this
action but the Intervention of Congress, or
the refusal of Chief Justice Chase to try
the CASE Washington Republican, 25h
The Ways and Means Committee Of
the House have now completed the tax bill
in all its essential features, with the excep
ton of tobacco and spirits. These will be
reported upon separately. The bill will be
reported about the middle of this week.
The tax on incomes has been equalized at
.fve per cent, and the exemption raised to
one thousand dollars. The tax on clothing
is reduced to one per cent and on boots and
shoes to three per cent.
1t is reported that the military dis,
tricts of Charleston, Port Royal, Eastern
South Carolina and Western South Carolina,
together with the sub districts are to be a
bolished. These districts are to be divided
into twelve military posts, named as follows:
Charleston, Colleton, Georgetown, Hilton
Head, Lawtonville, Beaufort, Darlington,
Columbia, Aiken, Chester, Anderson and
Uuionvlle These posts are to be garrison.
ed by seven regiments of volunteer troops,
among which will be the One Hundred anC
Twenty eighth United States colored troops.
National InteNigencer 25th.
Thirteen daily papers Of New York
have returned to the Internal Revenue Bu.
reau S1,S7S,267 as the amount received
during the Is months preceding December
81, 1854, for advertising. The Herald,
S577,455; Tribune $3.50, ,096; Times,
1851, ,Sl2; the others smaller amounts
During 1865 the same papers report an ag
gregate of s2,4S3,724. The Transcript
and the tStaats Zeitung have the largest
proportionate increase :; the former in 1864,
S62, ,644-in 1865, s164, ,46l the latter in
1864, s67, ,550-and in 1865, sl2S, $3.50.
Advertising pays pretty we'll in Philadel-
phis also. During the three months end.
ing March 81, 1866, sixteen papers (daily
and weekly have received an aggregate of
1927, ,254,06. The share of the Public
Ledger is $72, ,2I3, ,62; the Press, s44, OFT !;
the Enquirer, 42,s5l,65.
The Camden Journal contains the
proceedings of public meeting of the citi-
zens of that District, in regard to the refu-
sal by Judge Aldrich to hold Court, because
of military interference in the execution of
sentenc pronounced by him at the Janu.
ary term in Charleston. This meeting COM
p1ised the members of the bar, officers of
the Court, and citizens generally, and was
presided over by Col William NJ. Shannon,
The resolutions, disapproviug the Judges
course, were introduced by Gen. Joseph B.
Kershaw, 80 well known as an accomplished
soldier and gentleman. The meeting was en-
tirely respectful to the Judge, as might be
expected. I. was declared by resolution
s'tha. the refusal of the Judge to exercise the
jurisdiction permitted them is not warranted
by the circumstances, would be subVersive
of order, encourage lawlessness and crime,
disappoint the just expectation of the peo.
pie, shut the doors of justice against our
own citizens, and if persisted in generally
will tend to an extension of the jurisdistioD
of military courts, to embrace all classes
of people and all subjects of litigation. -
The action of Judge Aldrich, be it remem
bered, is not endorsed by similar action Of
another Judge in the State, and We feel as
sured that his course has received few COM
mendations auywhere-Anderson IateW