Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-27

trial began-the best time yet made
The farmers of Woodford county Kentucky,
have organized means for the substitution of white
for negro aborers, and the former, mostly German,
are arriving In the country from the east at the
rate of twenty-five or thirty week.
Gen. Gustavus W. Smith, late of the Con-
federate army, and at present in charge OF the
Southwestern Iron Works, and Rolling Mill at
Chattanooga, has recently been pardoned by Pres
ident johnson --------"--'------
The Supreme Court has overruled the mo-
ton heretofore made to dismiss the appeal In the
McArdle case for want of jurisdiction. The case
will therefore, come up for argument on its merits,
as previously arranged, on the first Monday In
March.
The New York Journal of Commerce says,
with ref renee to the prospects of trade, that the
increasing demand for cotton goods and the daily
advance in prices, gives much satisfaction to man.
ufacturers and is one of the signs Of better times
A number of gentlemen met at the Astor
House, in New York, on Thursday, for the pur-
pose of perectng an organization Tor the purchase
of Virginia lands from insolyent owners and throw
ing them into market in small lots, for the benefit
of men of moderate means
"A spendthrif, who had nearly wasted all
his patrimony, seeing an acquaintance in coat
not of the newest cut told him he thought it had
been his great fathers coat. $50 it was
said the gentleman, land I have also my great
grand fathers lands, which is more than you can
say" ,....
Heretofore the city railways of PhIadel
phia have always given out free passes to the
City Councils This year they do not, and in re-
venge the City Councils have passed an ordinance
that where the fare is seven cents they shall pay
for n
The companies hesitate whether to give out the
passes, reduce the fare, or pay the tax.
Daniel Webster in discussion on the infu-
ence of the Press, spoke as follows: 'Every par
ent, whose son is away from home at school, should
supply him with newspaper. well remember
what marked difference there was between those
of nv schoolmates who had and those who had
not access to newspapers The first were always
superior to the last in debate, composition, and
general intelligence"
The Cincinnati Democracy are moving Wig
orousy to secure the holding in that city of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. Cleveland and
Louisville are also making efforts to the same end,
while ST. Louis offers stacks of money as bid tor
the convention. The Democracy of Indianapolis,
however, are quietly moving in favor of their own
city. New England and the Middle States will
press the claims of New York city.
A planter, near Savannah, consigned his cot
ton crop to merchant of that city, who sold the
goods, pocketed the money, and then failed, after
which he wrote thus to his confiding countryman:
''Dear friend, acknowledge I spent your money:
I feel that my God has forgiven the sin, and l
bsnEaps 9iS 74a5 as SSa s S your eHd
-On Saturday, Judge Kelleyrresented, in the
House of Representatives, memorial from three
thousand colored people in Mississippi. asking
Congress to make an appropriation to carry them
to Liberia They say they see no prospect Of sue
cess by remaining among the whites. The latter,
they say, have all the lands, and refuse to give
them fair wages for their labor and they therefore
wish to emigrate.
The notorious Judge Underwood, q few days
ago. at Richmond, decided, in case where an at
tempt was made to release man from the custody
of the military on writ Of ha6eas corpus, that
Congress, which is the war. making power, had
not yet declared peace, and the country being in q
state of armistice, the civil courts have no right
to take prisoners out of military custody The
case goes up to the Supreme Court.
The efforts to secure emigrants from Europe
for Southern settlement are pretty general. Seye-
raj of the Southern railroad and steamship lines.
in order to facilitate emigration, have made ar
rangemcnts to issue regular enngrants' ticket
from New York to all points int the South. Aspe-
cia agent is stationed at Castle Garden, New York,
to accost emigrants on their arrival there from Eu
rope, and prevail upon them to proceed South I'M
mediately.
The probability of continuous session of
Congress hence to the 18th of March, 1869, is be-
ginning to be discussed among the members. Near
" all the expressions point to recess in June for
couple of months, re-assembling in September,
if events require it, and then recess until Decem
Der. The present session cannot possibly complete
its financial work before the last of June or the
early portion of July and there will probably be
no adjournments for the National Conventions OF
either party.
"A bill is about to be introduced in Congress
providing for the speedy disbandment of all the
negro troops in service, and for recognizing the
same number upon terms which will secure their
ultimate colonization in Liberia. More efficient
provision is to be made for their instruction while
in the service, and a sufficient amount of their
monthly pay is to be reserved to secure both their
fulGlment of the contract and q comfortable outfit
for themselves and families upon their landing in
Liberia AS there is no expenditure of money
from the treasury required by this plan further
than that already incurred the idea is sconsidereda
feasible one.
"A new plow of novel construction has just
been invented by mechanic in San Francisco.
This plow Is an adaptation Of the scrcg propeller
to the process of turning up the earth. Instead of
share, six iron blades are sctina frame and gcarcd
together after the fashion Of marine screw, and
the motion of the machine is also similar. The
blades dip into the ground as they revOve, and not
only turn and pulverize the earth, but also serve
to aid in propelling the machine. This plow can
be driven either by steam or horse power, and will
trench a strip from six to eight feet wide. The
working model of this machine has been found tc
perform quite well.
The Athens (Ga. Banner relates an instance
of q young man living about twenty miles from
Athens, who leased farm containing 800 or 4OC
acres, most of it we'll worn. He worked four OF
five hands, made over twenty bales Of cotton, a
large crop Of potatoes, over 400 bushels Of corn,
and with the proceeds Of his crop bought the farm,
. few days ago, paying 81 100 for it. In good
times the place was worth over $4,000. This is
but an illustration of what we'll directed industry
will do, anywhere in the South. If our young
men, instead of looking towards Honduras Or Bra:
zil, would 60 to work with energy right here at
home, they would soon find that it would pay
Our lands are not yet exhausted.
This being leap year, the present month,
February has twenty-nine days, and as it was
ushered in on Saturday, it will take its departure
on the same day, so there will be five Saturdays in
this, the shortest month Of the year. This may
seem somewhat singular and curious, and has been
noted as such. It may be inquired in what num-
Der of years will the like happen again. The an
swer is easy 1t will happen again in 1896 after
the lapse of twcnty-eight years. AT the next leap
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