Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-05
CONTRIBUTORIAL
By JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON,
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA. 2HD MARCH, 1883.
Death of q Citizen.


A worthy, earnest and honest man was Mr. Jno
Stork, whose death last week made mournfn
item in Columbia. He was German by birth
but had been resident of this city for fifteen o.
twenty years and at one time was member O
the City Council. He died ofpneumonia.
At the University.
On account of bad weather, the regular weekly
Lecture, for the 9th ult, was postponed until the
5th inst. and instead of Professor Sachtleben or
Goethe's Faust, we are to hear Prof Rivers on the
Connection of Epic Poems with the History Of
the Times in which they were produced, iIustra,
ted from Homer, Virgil, Tasso, and Milton. g.
Another Death. '-.
The death of Hon. Edward J. Arthur last Wed
nesday night, has caused vacancy in the commu-
nifty that will be hard to fl He was an eminent law
yer; and had been Alderman and Mayor of the city,
State Representative of this District, and State
Senator He was universally known as able, con-
scientious, and laborious. He was buried, on Fri
day, in Elmwood Cemetery.
Photography.
Mr.. Munson, the author of the best book on this
useful and interesting art, has just issued the first
number of journal called the Monthly Phono-
graphic Magazine, at Al Park Row, New York.
1t is printed in Photographic characters contains
l6 pages is an excellent assistance to one studying
the art; and costs SEA year, or 90 cents number.
Lo! the Poor Indian.
The Negro Commission from South Carolina has
just returned from Washington with the informa-
ton that the Republicans do not ,oish for the cleo
aon of oolored Congressn,en." ...
Does our poor friend, the Negro, not get see that
the Radicals are not his friends-that no,o, they
refuse him equality in Congress and that in fu-
ture, as soon as he becomes useless to the party,
be will be kicked out, trampled under, and spit
upon, with as little feeling as if he were hog?
"The Republicans do not soish for the election Of
colored Congressman. ....
Periodicals.
We are in receipt of the first and second num-
bers of new monthly journal called the Southern
Pen and Pulpit, published in Columbia, Tennes-
see, by the Rev. j. M. P. Otis. It contains 20
pages of good literary and religious matter, the de-
partments being separate. The editor is Presby-
terian, though the religious element is not secta-
rian to any Objectionable degree 1t is elevated in
standard and style; and our only fear for it is that
it is too wen-done for popular appreciation. That
remains to be seen, however. The price is $l.50
q year; or Is cents single number. .,.
The March number of Scots Aonthyis is to hand !;
and an excellent number in its way. The editor is
q Methodist minister .....@ ........ .G,
We have also received the curnont nnmhor of
The Home Monthly, Nashville. It well sustains
the high character we ascribed to it month ago.
The editor is a Methodist minister. .,..,.,.,-.
Messrs. Dufie & Chapman are making arrange
ments, we understand, to issue an educational
monthly journal in Columbia. We greatly need
such an organ in this State. s-r5 j j. -.
We see by the papers that Father Ryan, author
Of the Conquered Banner, is, about to commence
weekly Democratic newspaper, The Banner Of the
South, in Augusta. The address is l. T. Blome
& Co. The price is IS q year. r.,..r n.s