Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-01-28
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.

Southern Securities.
Until recently, South Carolina Bonds were
unknown in the Northern Stock markets They
are now regularly quoted and sell at higher rates,
than the six per cents Of either Virginia. Iennes-
see, or North Carolina, and at the same price as
those of Louisiana. Old South Carolina Bonds
are quoted at 10 to IA; new at 6S to 70.
Death of J. Aug. Black, Esq.
The Phnnir announces the death in Colum-
bia, on Thursday last, Of Mr.. j.. Augustus Black,
of Abbeville. He had been elected to fill vacan'
cy in the House of Representatives from Able
Vile, and was in Columbia on business connected
with the removal of his political disabilities He
has filled a number of important positions in the
State, and among others that of Comptroller-Gen-
eral.
The Assessment Of Taxes.
AS the Assessors are now engaged in listing
property for the purpose Of assessing taxes the fol-
lowing extract from the tax law is published tor
the information of our readers: .r... , re-.
'If the persons required by law to list refuses or
negleets to list and swear to the number and value
of the whole of any of the items in the list, when
then make the return from his own knowledge or
information of others, and will enter on the margin
of the list Refused to list, or Refused to swear,
as the case may be; to which return the auditor
will add fifty per cent as penalty. go b..
The Fifteenth Amendment. sol. Liza ...-
in the u. 8. Senate, on Friday last, Mr..
Stuart from the judiciary Committee, reported
the following constitutional amendment, and asked
to have the committee discharged from the further
consideration of the petitions and memorials pray
ing for it: . -'.:.-.
Article Is. The right of citizens Of the United
States to vote and hold Office shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or any State on
account of race, color, or previous condition OF
servitude. 49, ..
Gen. Grant and the Colored People. ...
"A Committee from the Colored National
Convention, recently in session in Washington,
waited upon General Grant, the President elect,
and congratulated him upon his election, and ex.
pressed their devotion TO the country. General
Grant, in reply, said: ..:. .... ~.
II thank the Convention, of which you are the
representatives, for the confidence they have ex-
pressed, and hope sincerely that the eolored peo-
pie OI COe ndIlOu udy lSCSNO OfSiy pio@SSsioh
which the laws give them. They shall have my
efforts to secure such protection. They should
prove by their acts, their advancement, prosperity
and obedience to the laws worthy ofall privileges
the Government has bestowed upon them by theiI
future conduct, and prove themselves deserving
Of all they now claim"
Our Former Judges.
The Union Times furnishes the following
interesting paragraph in reference to our former
judges:
''Chief Justice Dunkin has entered into copart-
nership with his son, A. H. Dunkin, Esq, at
Charleston. Judge Wardlaw, it is said, will open
a law Office at Edge6eld Judge Inglis practices
law at Baltimore. Chancellor Carroll resides at
Columbia, and has resumed his practice at that
place, with the NIessrs. Melton; be has also re-
formed the old law firm Of Carroll 4 Bacon, al
Edge6eld. Chancellor Lesesne has law office in
Charleston, with C. R. Miles, Esq Judge Gloy
er has formed a copartnership with his son, Morti
mer Glover, Esq, at Orangeburg; and Judge
Munro with bis son, William Munro, at this place
Judge Dawkins has also resumed the practice Of
law at Union; and Judge Aldrich, we believe, al
Banwell G.. II. Judge Moses is Chief Justice ot
the Supreme Court Of Chancellor Johnson, We
have heard nothing; but presume that he, too
has returned to the Bar"