Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-04-12
Gplltributpria1.
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. APRIL 9. 1865.

run through now connecting Charleston,
Columbia and Augusta.
Life of Judge Petigru.
A Biographical Sketch of James Louis
Petigru has just been published by the
Harpers of New York. 1t is written by
William j. Grayson, the lifelong friend
and intimate of Petigru-a man we'll dis
posed, we presume, to give q favorable
sketch of the great champion of the Union,
both in the days of Modification and on
the night of Secession. We mean "favor.
able" to Judge Petigru. We have not yet
seen the Sketch, and know nothing of its
merits beyond the matter contained in the
above statements.
The Military Courts.
The hearing of evidence in the case
against A. 8. Wallace was concluded, as
we stated before, on Thursday, the 29th
ult. 1t will be argued on Wednesday, the
18th instant, by Col. Samuel W. Melton
and G. W. Williams, Esq. The impression
that prevails among those well.informed and
competent to form an opinion, is that Mr..
Wallace will come off easily.
The taking of evidence in the case against
J. NJ. Smarr was concluded on the 3lst ult.
The argument in the case was made by
Col. Melton on Tuesday the 3rd inst. A
decision of the case has not yet been made
and it will be perhaps several days yet be-
fore it be announced. The same confidence
as in the case against Mr.. Wallace prevails
of favorable issue in the one against Mr..
Smarr.
General Gary, whose case We mentioned
last week, was sent to Charleston on Mon.
day the I'd instant. We learn from the
Courier of the 9Th instant, that he has been
released on parole. From all we can learn,
the charges against General Gary are friv.
olous and feeble.
The New State Money.
The people of our State do not seem to
understand the real value of this new issue
of Bills Receivable and in some places they
have shown so little sense as to depreciate
it.
The fact is, the new Bills Receivable
are worth more to citizens of South Caro-.
lima than Green Backs are.
There have been issued but three hun
dred thousand (sSOO,OOO) dollars of these
Bills Receivable; whereas there are one
million (s10OO, ,OOO) dollars state taxes to
be paid within a year. Now, is it not ap.
parent that, when this million must be paid
by our people, this third Of million OF
state bills will be all needed, and the other
two.tbirds of the million to be paid with
other currency? These Bills Receivable
will then be worth to the taxpayer, their
face in gold.
1t is both good sense and honest patriot.
ism to take these Bills at Green Back par,
as the people of Columbia are now doing.
We hear that the S. c. Railroad takes
the Bills at the same rate as Green Backs.
To Venezuela.
1t is stated by Dr. Price, of Virginia,
who represents the Venezuelan emigration
movement in the Southern States, that the
temperature of that region to which emi-
grafton is encouraged, never rises above 81
degrees and never sinks below 70 degrees.
In Columbia we have hotter weather than
that every summer. DR.. Price further states
that the substantials of life can be pro-
duced there with one third of the labor we
have to give to their production. Three
crops of corn and cotton can be produced
there in one year. Mines of gold, silver,
and diamonds abound, richer than those OF
California, in many places. Membership
in the Association entities ole to receive
1880 acres of the most fertile land in the
world and there are $4,000 memberships
reserved gratis for poor Confederate sol.
diers, preference given to those with fami-
lies. 1t will cost one $50 to sail from New
Orleans to the point of attraction. The
voyage is of about eight days in steamer /;
and one must carry his own rations.
Col. Bryce, of Columbia, expects to pub
lish information upon this whole matter in
the course of the season.
Negro Education.
The present system of negro schools in
Columbia was commenced on the sixth of
November last 1t is under the manage.
ment of the Freedmen's Bureau, of which
Gen. Ely is in command in this State
The superintendent in Columbia is DR..
Wright The number of pupils with
which they commenced last November, is
two hundred and forty.three (243).
The present number Of pupils in atten-
dance is eight hundred and eighty one
(8SD, of which number majority are
males. These are taught by ten female
teachers-elght northern and two native,
nine of them being white and one black.
The attendance of these pupils is said to
be better in Columbia than in Charleston.
They are taught spelling, reading, geog-
raphy, and arithmetic.
There are similar schools in several places
elsewhere in the State. In Greenville
there are two hundred and sixty.six (266)
pupils and three colored teachers.
At Hopkins, ( on the South Carolina Rail-
road) there are ninety.one (9D pupils
taught by native teacher.
At Gadsden, few miles below Hop
kins, there are hundred and twenty pu-