Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-25

forward by the Louisville Journal as proper can
didates for the Democratic nomination on the 4tf
Of July next ''''.'''Gen. John B. Gordon,'is out
1 in card declining to be "a candidate for United
States Senator fromGeorgia. I'D. B. McCreight
ESQ.,, the editor of the Ne,es, died in Winnsboro
on Friday last ''.,,..The election in Mississippi
on the question of adopting the Constitution, be-
gan on Monday last. The Democrats claim that
they will carry the State by 20, 900 majority
steam fire engine exploded in New York, on Thurs
day last, which resulted in the killing Of five per
sons and the wounding of nineteen others. Ac
counts from many sections of Lancaster District
represent the cotton crop as exceedingly promising
the corn on the uplands is fine. - .'oar al T..
amt EDITORIAL INKL1NGs. ,'.7.'s
Admitted to Practice. -
| "A paragraph in the Charleston :Mercary in
forms us that our townsman. j. s. R. Thomson
Esq, has been admitted to practice in the United
States Courts for South, Carolina. ,.:.:,.. r..
General Amnesty. ......... 81. r.. ,.rs
Late adviees from Washington, indicate thai
previous to the meeting of the Democratic Nomi'
mating Convention, President johnson will declare
general amnesty. 1t is claimed by the knowing
ones that he will do this for the purpose of secu
ring a nomination for the succession. Stranger
things have happened. u.s
The Southern Members of Congress. laH
According to one of our exchanges, the re.
Gently elected members of the House of Repre-,
sentatives, from the Southern States, will have
but short tenure. They were elected to the For
tieth Congress, and their terms will consequently
expire on the fourth of March next. The Legis
latures, soon to oassemble WILL doubtless, fix thetime
for holding elections for members of the Forty
first Congress- "= '-rG.s -! .n'a" .~.'.. s''
A Masonic Insurance Company. orD,' 50 .'@Eia
BY a paragraph in the Enterprise, we learn
that project has been started by the Masonic
Lodge in Greenville, to organize Life Insurance
Company in this State, similar to one existing in
Georgia. The plan has been submitted to the
Grand Master for examination, and it is expected
that in short time circulars will be sent to each OF
the Lodges in the State for the purpose of getting
the association into working order The scheme
is worth the attention of the fraternity. ".' e =
The North Carolina Legislature. ." ,"'ti .''i'
III On the 18th instant, W. W. Holden: the
"Governor elect of North Carolina, issued proc.
lamation converting the Legislature on the first Of
July. This is taking time by the forclock" with
vengeance as the Act admitting the State tc
representation, could not become law until Mon
day last The Sentinel assigns as a reason for this
hot haste, ''that the Howard amendment may be
adopted in time for the Inauguration ofthe Gov,
ernor elect and for grand Radical and negro ju.
bilee on the glorious fourth
Governor Scott and the Legislature.
Gen. R. K. Scott, Governor elect Of South
Carolina, it appears by paragraph in the Char
lesion Ne,cs, is in no great hurry about convenn9
the Legislature A few days ago, he received
telegram from three Republican senators, urging
him to convene the State Legislature at once. In
his reply to this telegram Gen. Scott said that be
had no more right to convene the Legislature than
any private citizen had that he did not desire to
follow the examples Of the Governors of louisiana
and North Carolina, by doing what he had no
right to do, and that he did not intend to be made
the tool or the laughing stock of any political party
The Columbia City Council.
General Candy has removed from the City
Council of Columbia, Mayor Stark, and Aldermen
Hunt, Radcliffe, Geiger, Walter and Fisher. The
vacancies have been supplied by the appointment
of Brevet Col. Francis L. Guenther, Of the U. S.
Army, as Mayor, and Dr.. T. j. Rawls, Dr. +. W.
Green, w. X Greenfield, Joseph Taylor, C. NJ.
Wilder and William Sin,ons, as Aldermen. The
three. last mentioned are negroes. The Ph9air
remarks that "the changes have been made,
not because of any grounds of complaint against
the duly elected representatives Of the people of
Columbia," but because Gen. Candy could exer-
else the power. ,.
Too Much Government. ..... ..'- ..
- Washington city, of late so remarkable for
the development of novel characteristics, is now
enjoying the unusual privilege of two Mayors, each
of whom claims to be regularly elected, and each
administering the duties of the Office on his own
hook. 1t also has two Boards of Councilmen,
each sitting separately, and passing ordinances for
the government of the city. The explanation of
this singular state of affairs is in the fact that at
the municipal election held few weeks since, both
radicals and conservatives claimed the election Of
certain of their candidates, and each charges 81
gantic frauds against the other in controlling the
election The result is split in the city govern
ment. If two Mayors are better than one, Wash
ington ought to have all the benefit she can derive
from such reinforcement for the execution Of the
law.
Whiskey Frauds in Richmond.
In Richmond last week, in the U. S. Court,
John Fl. Anderson, Collector; Robert w. Elsom,
Inspector; and Alfred j. Gouldman and j. Fl.
Patterson, Assistant Inspectors, were tried on the
charge of conspiring to defraud the Government
out of the whiskey tax. After lengthy charge
from Chief Justice Chase, who presided on the
trial, the case was submitted to the jury and ver
dict of guilty rendered against John H. Anderson,
collector; Robert w. Esom, Inspector AL
fred J. Gouldman, Assistant Inspector j. H.
Patterson, Assistant Inspector. The Judge then
pronounced sentence as follows: Anderson fine
of $4,000 and two years in the penitentiary; Pat
terson fine of $4,000 and two years in the peni
tertiary Elsom fine of $4,000 and two years in
the penitentiary; Gouldman fine of $1,000 and
one year in the penitentiary. Anderson and Could
man, were both formerly officers in the Virginia
penitentiary. Anderson is nephew of John Mi
nor Bolts, and is, of course, truly loil.
The Executive Democratic Committee.
The following gentlemen compose the Tx
ecutive Committee of the Democratic party Of s.
Carolina:
Wade Hampton, j. P. Thomas, F. W. McMas-
ter, Joseph Daniel Pope, Samuel MCGOWAN, v.
NJ. Shannon, S. P. Hamilton, W. D. Porter, I.
G. Barker, Robert Adger, John =: Carew, Henry