Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-04

The Examinations for graduation commence on
Tuesday, the 10th instant and extend over ten
days. The annual session closes with the last
week Of June.
storm.
The storm last Friday was stunnsr It peeled
off tin roofs with the, greatest ease, but made 8
good deal of fuss about it. Sign boards and board
fences, cabin roofs. cupolas, sky-lights, empty
wagons, and loose things generally, went a-kite-
ing in the liyeliest style imaginable. S9I, ~
For particulars, see small bills.
Politics. zrT &Zs aqIasI5aH3 ~ yapFp 4
We see Charleston has just walked up to the i'm:
portance of calling a. Democratic Convention in
South Carolina, and has appointed forty delegates
to the same. ! a.,r'f[.lsy
Why not appoint three hundred? The hall viii
hold at least that many. ~ . ~ ;,.,,
in mia-ashamed Of what it has done, but too
angry TO acknowledge its error. "iIa5. ,'''t
When ia Convention was called, two months ago,
Charleston was on q high horse Of sovereign con.
tempt for the Democratic Party, North; and
so refused to join the Convention Now, howev-
er, when the Democracy is rising in the chance Of
controlling the government, Charleston is all agog
with the great work that ought to be done-rushes
into mass-meeting, and appointsforty delegatesto
its own Convention .r9 zilr 70 is.,iI.sf ,'ss :.
To that portion Of Charleston that believes that
Magnolia Cemetery is near the northern boundary
of South Carolina or that the dividing line between
South and North Carolina nsthrough Charleston
Neck, it may be information to hear that State
Convention has already been held, and has done al
that is necessary in the premises a.27 i'2H
The Black Crook. -r,' = - =. - :.s
The Black Crook in Columbia, is o'the Black
Crook in New York, somewhat as Columbia is to
New York essentially the same play, but with
inferior outfit, appliances, corps and acting.
The play is q tragedy in its main plot, though
the underplot is low comedy 1t is q kind Of, Dr..
Faustus story, in which the hero sells himself to
the Devil In New York the great power Of the
piece lay in its incidental scenes and scenerythe
grotto full Of nymphs and fairies, and the wonder
full mechanical appliances Of thunders and ghosts.
It is something ike Shakespeare s Tempest. -
The Black Crook came South with a bad name.
Everybody understood it to be lot Of obscenities,
questionable scenes spicy wickednesses and dances,
both lewd and nude, with an unmentionable
Of ct eeteru, which everybody wanted to see, and
nobody wished to be seen seeing. And this bad
name kept good many away from it here, and
drew good many to see it. ~.l:zt;1 g.s,ii as..'
Last Friday and Saturday nights Gregg Hal
was crowded to see the B. G. 1t was to be seen
there, and that smartly. - - -. -
There was nothing at all the least Questionable,
except the ballet. Those who object to that part
Of the modern drama were Of course offended at
this play But, as ballet itwas; the best thing Of
kind we have ever seen in Columbia; and upon
the whole, was q decided success. One could zee
more than usual for that amount Of money. La
dies attended-but rather more the first night
than the second; fact worth noting by the way.
The number of giifis visible on the stage at once,
was less than we expected: not over six or seven
at any one time but these we're pery visible; and
that made up the deficiency in number We OBJ
served that the applause was always heaviest when
the drapery was lightest From which We infer
that people don't care much for drapery anyhow.
As to the objection upon the score of propriety,
we do not see that the Black Crook deserves the
bad name it has We have seen, repeatedly, far
more Objectionable doings and dancings upon the
boards of the very best theatres in New York, and
sat by Doctor Of Divinity at the same time And
as to the objection itself and per Sc we for one
don't see it. s. ~, r.. -; "a :I.,..ss = =:
A German Colony. sE =
All Of our readers, perhaps, are not aware Of
the fact that we have colony Of Germans already
located and at work in Richland District The
colony is as yet a very small one, it is true, but
it is nucleus to which additions, to- any desired
extent, can be added. tits called Germantown,
and is situated on the Wateree river, twenty-five
miles east of Columbia, and fifteen miles from the
South Carolina Railroad. It consists Of four fam.
lies of Germans, and, atpresent, numbersnineteen
persons. It is under the direction and auspices
fMr. Fl. Leiding of the firm Of Kerrison & Leid-
ing, of Charleston. The Germans commenced ope:
ratious the first of November last by building FIVE
lweIings-cottages with suitable outhouses dig
ying two wells, and clearing, for cultivation, over
TWO hundred acres Of land. They prefer to work
aphnds rather than take the risk Of bottoms
They have hired few negroes; and these make
The effective actually at work in the fields
,welve laborers aa@
During November they sowed thirty (30) acres
If wheat and twenty Toy acres ofrye. Since then
hey have added eight (S) acres Of Irish potatoes;
;hree (S) of sweet potatoes; thirty (30) ofoats;
seventy (7O) Of corn; thirty-6ve (35) of cov-peas;
md fifteen (l5) Of cotton. Besides this there are
wo (2 acres of garden lots, with the vegetablesof
he latitude growing in them. They work six
horses The aggregate lands in cultivation is two
hundred and thirteen (2l3). acres-nearly eighteen
,18) acres to each hand. .r..., ..-
It is the purpose of Mr. Eeding to increase this
,olony by immigration from Germany; and he is
hopeful of the most complete success.
We see no reason why there are not hundred
,uch, or larger, colonies already in South Carolina
IF farmers and land owners will act with prompt
md selfprotecting iberality, such colonies viii
spring up rapidly all over the State.
Mr.. Lieding suggests the following six points
IS important for those desiring to give substantial
to these movements: . --....
Get such labor as the country now already
las. IF they succeed, they will induce others,
heir friends or relatives, to immigrate from Eu-
ope. ..-f
Put up comfortable little house in heal
by locality for each family. .
5Turn over to the laborer fifty acres of good
and for cultivation; and furnish him with mule,
cow, and a SOW with pigs
furnish him with bacon, corn, and proven
Ter for six or eight months.
5-Pay him So or $40 month as a part Of his
arnings; and then interest him in the nett pro-