Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-26

church. So" NeE York pays $3.50, ,ssl, 1893 in taxes.
Equal to $45 on every man woman man and child In
the State, and more than two hundred dollars for
every voter. AFTER session of over five
weeks, the United States Court at Greenville, ad-
journed on Monday Of last week, O.. .j.;g J..
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.
The virginia Convention. -''''''f .,.-'.'
- Gen. Scho6eld has ordered that, at the cleo
ton for delegates to the Virginia Convention, to
be held on the 22d Of October the ballots Of white
voters shall be taken separately from those Of the
colored voters In every district Of 500 votes,
three persons are to assist the registering officer in
receiving votes and in every district Of more than
500 votes six persons shall assist 80. T.. .'..
Row among the N. c. Radicals. -. .,.-.. ...,,....
The Radicals of North Carolina do not seem
to act with the harmony that ought to distinguish
such eminent patriots. Mr.. Holden, who earn
estly desires to become shining light has bad an
extinguisher placed upon his hopes by the Raleigh
Reqister. This journal, which is the recognized
organ Of the party. in North Carolina, denounces
the late convention held in Raleigh, and reads
Holden and his followers ont Of the party. This
division in their ranks is not very favorable to their
success at the approaching elections ,.,r. 7i
Death of Gen. Griffin. .a .t... So. ,.-.sssg
-Gen. Chas. Griffin, late commander Of the
Military sub-district of Texas, and, since Sheri-
dams removal, temporary commander OF the 5th
District, died at Galveston on the 18th instant OF
yellow fever. He had acquired brilliant reputa-
ton during the war; as brave and talented Off
GER; but he tarnished bis fame, in peace, by for
bidding funeral honors to Gen. A. Sidney Johns
tons remains, and by several other acts Of petty
tyranny But as he has been summoned to ans
wer for his conduct before the highest OF all trbu-
mails, we forbear comment upon his faults. .u'
General Canby,s Policy as to Removals. ,a
~ The Intendant and Wardens of the town OF
Blackville were re-appointed by Gen. Canby on
the expiration of their term Of Office, which occur
red on the 10th instant. The Columbia Chronicle
thinks this action is an intimation that Gen. Can
by will make no changes of officers who have
properly discharged: their duties. We are encour-
this nniaiAa il correct from the
fact that Gen. c. does not appear to be so fond OF
changes as his predecessor. Orders from Head
quarters have not, as yet, appeared in that quick
succession to which our people were lately accus-
toned. 'I.-sE''t .....
Interesting to Cotton Tax Payers.
--E Ex- Governor Herschel V. johnson, Of Geor-
ga, who is engaged in the practice of law at Au-
gusta, publishes the subjoined card. We insert
the card for the benefit of our readers, and would
suggest to those who have paid Cotton-tax, to
communicate with Mr. johnson ut once If there
is nothing to be made by it, there is very little to
be lost The proceedings to be instituted for the
recovery of the tax based upon the opinion that
the tax is Illegal -.''-.. .'.'.'. .'.> 10.
'All persons wishing to recover from the United
States the internal revenue tax on cotton, which
has been or may hereafter be paid by them, will do
we'll to communicate with the undersigned imme-
diately, and we will forward necessary papers and
instructions We have made arrangements with
persons elsewhere, whose position gives them in
huence and advantage, and propose to prosecute
these claims or share Of what is recovered, with
out risk or expense to the claimant. " .'' .
How They Vote. - .""'a 1''-' ~.
The Richmond Enquirer, speaking Of the
negro vote in that city, on the subscription to the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, says: r
sThe polls were soon after opened, and Sambo
rushed impetuously to the breach more eagerly
than he did at the crater, to exercise the nesti-
mable privilege" of casting his ballot for what he
knew as little about as one of Dan Castelos sacred
COWS. But it mattered not to them. ALI they de-
sired was the pleasurable sensation of voting and
showing their equality in this respect with the
white man. A very heavy colored vote was poDed,
and all of it in favor of the proposition They yo-
ted for it because the Neao Nation had told them
to vote that way. Had Hunnicutt counselled them
to vote against the subscription, they would have
been equally unanimous in their opposition. 1t
was novel scene to witness this black swarm push
ing and crowding and elbowing its way up to the
polling stand "a very pleasing spectacle tor the
eyes of a patriot, ,... .
A Fair Matrimonial Offer.
"A t.'culud" lady, of gushing sensibilities,
whose young affections have been basely trifed
with by some gay Lothario Of the white Radical
persuasion, is forgiving enough to publish the tol.
lowing touching advertisement in the columns OF
the Sumter {Ga.) Republican,.
LOVE IN A. CABIN.-I am friend OF de yam
KEGS or more better, de Perradicals, and as hear
dew ar tryin' to make demseves our EQUALS l will
respond wid any good and true Perradical on de
subiec of marvin. And Civ mi promise to treat
him fully as mi equal if he has got white skim,
80 long as he sticks to us cullered women has
nice cabin, GOOD close, am young, %, and has but
one sponsi6ility, whose father is one OF de full
blood Perradicais and I will answer any letters
wild view to marryin will pledge miselff to
make him mi equal in all things, if he haves his
self Address. BETTY SPIRES,
Freed woman, Adams Station, Ga, care Of my
old boss . ...
Deceptive Crops.
An Iowa correspondent of the Country Gen.
tlenaas disputes the accuracy of the crop reports
written by newspaper correspondents. The N. Y:
Tribune, which reports ''unprecedentedy large
crops in the West is the special object Of his strc-
lures. After saying that 1.-THE threshing machines
and halfbushels are making unmistakeable reports,
which cause prices to advance steadily, he makes
the following general remarks
"In an extremely wet, cold and backward sea
son, there never was raised an "unprecedentedly
large" grain CROP on the contrary, in such sea-
sons, crons are almost uniformly deceptive in ap-
pearance, and deficient in yield: 1t was a saying
of o quaint old friend of mine that in wet sea-
son people starved to death, and in dry one were
scared to death" The crops Of a wet season are
sure to be oyerestimated, while those Of dry one
are generally under-valued.
It appears to me that it is high
time we farmers should learn and practice more
wisdom: failure of crops has, to great degree,
come to he the rule; while ''unprecedentedly large
ones are wonderful scarce. Dazzling statisticians,
who ride so recklessly the American Spread Eagle,
and talk of the boundless, agricultural resources