Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-17

county. This SHOWS that We can get back 70 spe-
cie 1paynentsiI { bht hot while the government and
the banks continue 90 issue irredeemataelnotsw III
weoase not tohaveA specie currency, let the nlints
be abolished and all,our specie exported When
he government and the banks resume specie pay
ments al 6ots Of either, OF less than go, should
Be withdrawn from circulation, 30 as, to, give ths
people uniScrm curreugy--at times uniform,
stable and secure =. :,i's H., @!i , @ - ,, -, M
.,.,!, ,|!t J. pEPARrMENr or THE MTsRIoRs. i i,nss
During the year ending june a0t 1858, 6,656YI
900 acres Of public land were disposed Of the oash
reeeipts being 81, ,6S2,7 ,745. On the aOth June the
pension rolls bore 100, CAS- names the amount paid
for pensions during the year being s24, ,0lo gS2
The patent Office report shows that IA i5S patents
we're issued during the year - 5!1't. -, :, r;r ~
~ THE INDIAN WAR, 20 d.;,. III. 81
: The President, is cordially IN favor ofthe prope
sed Indian treaties andsto BE occapedl
BY tue various tribes THIS policy met with, signal
success years ago end is nesei than ever
before. But, in return for what the. Indians IT,
oeiye, they should be made to remaiu within their
This Is the only way In winch war
can be avoided -''1 ,.S,i is y y zq T''& ,nss!a .
-!I.,2 .nITHE PAcIFao RAILROADS. .asiuo, 2t!,
:; The railsead from Omaha TO Sacratentols e1-
pected to be completed before the expiration Of
the next fiscal year. The amount Of bonds issued
to the companies is $4l, 900. - To- '''''.|.
.S0cLTHR ABHE'AND sg4VEGKa5
The strength of the srmy on September SOfw
g. O0O men, which will be reduced by January
to 4ss 900. The President hopes that Congress VIII
sanction the reduction IN, the infantry forcs and
the retrenchment recommended by General Grant
The estimate Of the War Department for the year
ending June. 30, 1869, was S77, ,424,707, but the
expenditure 80 far shows that the cost TOR the
whole year will be in excess Of ss3,00o,UQ it no
are made. ~ g., ;, - zai =, .:,. "
10 the navy considerable reduction has i been en
effected. There are AZ vessels, carrying All gnns,
in the six squadrons which are established 10 dit
ferent parts Of the world. The total numoer OF
vessels in, the navy ,is 2O6s mounting l143 guns
Eighty-one vessels are'in use The number ofen
listed, men in the service Is SoOG 4 more tnor-
ough survey of the North facIhc Ocean s adV'Sea.
The naval pension fund a meiety or the proceeds
of the, sale Of prizes during the war-amounts to
$4,000, ,OOO The expenditures Of theeDepart-
ment during, the last fiscal year were $2q,l2Q,asy
and THE estihhte for the ensnhg year $685. 4l4
b., ,;i,,,s ,., TIE POSTAL a +, SERVICE. IHHIc-FF
The restoration Of fpostal service in the southefn
States, and the opening OF new rontes, has made
necessary deficiency appropriation Of ls74l, ,446,
The restored and new routes amount, within the
last two years, to 487, 900 miles ''r. ''''
,,,',, 49,. e.. &, FOREIGN RELATIONS. ,.1T :. ,,:....r
The President says that the mediation Of the U.
States between Brazil and Paraguay has been with
out effect, and details the circumstance attending
the controversy between Mr. Washburn and Pres
ident lopez as involving the right Of asylum. 10
PEI Charged Mr.: Washburn with completely in in
surrection and treason. According to the state
ment of the latter, two United States citizens, at
tached to thsslsgasioh; YereSsiaedia1d impfs6iisd
and tortured byLopez' Nh MeMahon, the sue
cessor of, Mr.. Washbdrh; ;hss been ordered tdip-
vestigate the iwhois shbtect attended bya prcPef