Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-23
EDITORIAL lNKLINGS.

Hot Weather.
Thursday last was probably the hottest day
that has been experienced in this section of coun-
try in number of years. At Wilmington, N. g.,
the thermometer, in the shade, in different locai-
ties, marked from 81 to 1917; at Washington, go
to 94o; New York, 95 to 1902; Philadelphia, 9l to
e30; Richmond, 100 to 1917; Augusta, 9S to 1902 ;
Charleston, 90 to 94'.
ssTroubles never come Singly.'
DIR. A. 9. Mackey having been defeated as
a candidate for United States Senator, it is now
rumored that he will very probably be deposed as
Collector of the Port of Charleston. An agent Of
the Treasury Department has been investigating
the affairs of the Custom House, and the revela-
tons are said to be such as will warrant his ejec-
ton, together with the lesser lights Of radicalism
by whom he is surrounded.
A Third Party.
Rumors were current in Washington last
week, of the formation of third party. The
movement is said to have had its origin among the
partisans of Judge Chase, and disappointed poll
ticians belonging to the Republican and Democrat
ic parties Chase was approached on the subject
but the latest advices indicate that he has given
the movement the cold shoulder and the scheme
is a failure.
Civil Law Restored.
-On Saturday last, the 10th instant, in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the Omnibus
Admission Bill, the President issued Proclama-
tion announcing the ratification by the Legislature
of South Carolina of the fourteenth article of the
Constitution. Expressions doubling the legality
of the Legislature and the authenticity of the rat
fcation, characterize this as well as former proc
amations. The effect of this is to entirely restore
the State to civil rule
The State Treasurer's Bond.
"A few days ago, it was announced that Niles
G.. Parker, the State Treasurer elect, had exccu-
ted bond for ninety thousand dollars with the
necessary sureties. 1t turns out that the bonds
men of Parker are DR.. Mackey, of Charleston ;
Camp, of Spartanburg; Crews, of Laurens; and
number of otherirresponsible scalawags, and that
out of the whole batch, one thousand dollars could
not be recovered in case of necessity Governor
Scott, WHO'S reported to bea holder of State bonds
to the amount of S5O,0OO having ascertained this
fact to his entire satisfaction, ordered the bond to
be cancelled, and Mr.. Hood, the old Treasurer. to
retain possession of the Office until good bond
has been substituted. The truly 'loip are greatly
incensed against Governor Scott, and Rutland has
| introduced resolution in the Senate to enquire
into the expediency of reducing the amount of the
required bond.
Position Of Chief Justice Chase.
The Washington correspondents are specu-
lating as to the position of Chief Justice Chase,
with reference to the Presidential nominees. 1t
seems to be pretty well settled, however, that he
is not in full accord with the Republican party
The HeruMs Washington correspondent furnishes
the following paragraph on the subject, which may
be taken for what it is worth:
"Chief Justice Chase declared to-day to West
ern friend that while hecould not personally accord
with the resolutions against the Reconstruction
Acts, and believed that the present Constitutions
South ought to stand till changed BY the people OF
each State, all voting, yet he was a Democrat, a
State Rights Democrat and IN full sympathy with
the Democratic party"
The Chances.
AS is usual, Immediately preceding Presi-
dental election, the political newspapers are busy
in getting up tables showing concusively that their
respective favorites are certain to be elected. The
World, which is the leading Democratic newspa-
per in New York, makes showing for Seymour
and Blair, and puts down the following as the re-
suit:
Connecticut, 6; New York, 80; New jersey, 7;
Pennsylvania, 26 Ohio, 81; Indiana l3; Oregon,
8; Nevada, 8 California, 5; Delaware, B. Ken
lucky, IL; Missouri, II Kansas, 8; Wisconsin,
s; Maryland, I. Total, l60.
One hundred and fifty-nne votes, saysthe World,
are all that is necessary for election and in the a.
bove tables there are one hundred and sixty eec-
toral votes without counting one of the Southern
States engaged in the rebellion. In the list of
States given every one, save three, nwhich State
election has been held in the last eighteen months
has gone Democratic. In all, the local elections
have exhibited great Democratic gains, sufficient
to insure the States for the Democracy this fall
We have not counted Illinois in the list, but the
delegates to the Convention declared that there
was no doubt but Pendleton could carrythe State
If it would be certain for Pendleton then it can>be
safely counted for Seymour and Blair. In addi-
ton to this, the States Of Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi are certain to give Democratic major
ty with any fair chance for voting; this will give
"A more electoral votes and swell the Democratic
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