Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-17

poured into the convent court Thiswas surrounded
with small cells, in which the Christians had barri-
caded themselves and kept up their fire tor SIX
hours. Finding all resistance Intellectual, the de-
tenders of the convent formed the desperate reso-
luton Of setting fire to the powder magazine. A
monk applied the match. The explosion was tre-
mendous, hurting Turks and Christians intothe air,
thousand Turkish soldiers were killed on the spot,
and large numbers wounded Thirty-nine men and
sixty women and children of the garrison were all
that escaped These were taken prisoners and
carried off 10 Rethymnos The wounded Turks
are daily being brought into hospital Canea and
SCUBA have received upwards of thousand, many
being officers among gthem being Mustapha Pacha's
brother. .in-law. The Turkish army is reported tobe
much dispitted by this disaster"
The following statistics in reference to the
vice in New York, are taken from the annual report
Of the New York Police Department:
Number of houses of iI-repute in New York,
72l number Of inmates, 2,670; number of con-
cert saloons Of bad reputation is; number of in
mates in ditto, $40; drinking saloons in which
female walters are employed II female attendants,
l27. The total shows that the whole number of wo-
men of known bad character in. New York is be-
tween 5000 and 1000.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
makes the following statements in reference to the
Income Tax and the Gold Bill:
A strong effort is to be made in the Ways and
Means Committee to reduce the income tax to three
instead of five per cent above $1,000, and that all
incomes below 81. 500 should be exempt. and all
above that up to $4,000 should pay three cents
The committee, however, have not formally consid-
cred the subject but they intend to do so in few
days. The gold bill viii bedefnitely acted onin afew
days; that is, the mode and manner of disposng of
the gold, and the amount which it is thought
expedient should be kept on hand.
Gov. Cunningham, of Colorado, telegraphed
to the House of Representatives in Washington,
that the Legislature of that Territory has passed
a resolution protesting against the admission of
Colorado into the Union as State. They argue
first, that they have right to voice in selecting
the character Of the government, and second, that
the population Of Colorado is not sufficient to sus-
tain the expense of State government.
On the other hand, two hundred free American
citizens, Of the African SCENT have teleraphed
Sumner, that they must have State out there, in
asmuchasthey fnditimpossible to existwithouton
Of course Congress will listen to the voice of suf.
fering Africa, in preference to legislature of white
men.
We publish the annexed extract from Eu-
ropean paper, to give specimen of themanner in
which Poland is governed by Russia. The story
reads very much like one of Baron Munchausen's
anecdotes but as Poland is, without doubt, suffer.
ing fearful oppression, it may be true.
A young Russian officer arrived at Wilma with
dispatches from Mourevief Tell me-" said the
General to him.. "are you armed? IF not, take
this, handing him pistol; "shoot the first man
you meet on the street You will be sure to have
the Generals staff and their friends The party
was large and wine was drank freely. After din
ner the officer left with three comrades. "You
did not ask, said one of them, chow we amuse
ourselves after drinking. Come, and you will see."
They walked on, and presently reached large
shed, from which horrible stencil issued. By the
light ofa lantern, which was placed on hogs6ead,
the officer distinguished a hundred corpses of
young men, almost all clad in the garments of per
sons in easy circumstances. They were thrown to-
gether inndisriminatey, cut and shot, with bro
ken skulls. All had their wrists tied They were
Polish prisoners, who had been assassinated BY the
officers Of General Mouravieff's staff after leaving
the table. This is the amusement at Wilma. On
one occasion, Governor was attacked on the
street by a young man with light hair. By order
Of Mouravief, all men with light hair were arrest
ed. As each man was brought forward, Mourayi-
eff asked the Governor if this was the man? IT
only know" he replied, ''that he was man with
light hair" "'Hang, this one" said the General
Six men were hanged. The seventh declared that
he was the guilty person. A poor widow applied
on her knees, to Mouravie for pardon for her son.
he was very young, and had been dragged, she
said, into the insurection. "Come tomorrow"
said Mouravief ''you shall have him." She came;
Mouravief kept his word but he had hanged him.