Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

of California watermelons has just been shipped
to New York.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Ramie Handkerchiefs.
The Wilmington IN. c. Star has bee1
shown several h,ndkerchiefs made, in New Or
leans, from the Ramie plant They are of tex
ture finer than silk and sell at one dollar each
Pickpockets at Getaysburg.
The Gettysburg (Pa) Compiler says thu
late celebration of the battle anniversary turned
to good account by the pocket-picking fraternity
1t gives formidable list of missing pocket.books
which took an eternal farewell of their owners or
that occasion. The thieves were so adroit that il
no instance was any one Of them detected.
This was rather heavy on the sufferers, wht
ought to have been spared on such an occasion
If the thieves were truly loyal, like most Of the
brethren, they should not have levied a tax OF
loyal demonstrations, especially when made in hon
or of a "gelorious Union victory" so-called. The
victims will doubtless have feeling appreciation o
the heavy Union losses at Gettysburg, when they
hear them alluded to in future celebrations.
International Convention, Y. M. C. A.
- The Young Men Christian Association held
an international convention at Portland, Maine
last week. On the 18th, eight hundred delegate:
had arrived and reported themselves. From the
reports received by the Convention, it appears
that there are 669 associations in this country, 347
of which are represented in the convention. Many
of these own the buildings which they use. The
paying members of 27l associations are reported
to be nearly $4,000, and the total membership Of
all classes is supposed to be 10000. The finances
are in fourishng condition, one association, that
Of New York City, being now engaged in erecting @
building which is to cost $5OO,OO0, three.6fths
of which they have already raised. 1t was re-
solved to publish history Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and one of the religious
societies of young men in connection with it.
Riot at Edisto.
The Charleston Courier of last Saturday
says that serious riot occurred at Edisto day
or two previous. 1t was caused by the arrest of q
negro for assault and battery. Some three hun
dred negroes assembled and took Mr.. Christy, the
magistrate who made the arrest, from his house
He was finally released, and no blood had beer
split at last accounts; but the negroes were riot
ing and threatening that no more arrests shall be
made on the Island. 1t is thought that bloodsheo
was prevented solely by the escape of the negro
arrested.
Where is Gov Scott, with his big talk about
preserving order and putting down resistance tc
the laws? He has said that no government is en-,
titled to respect, unless it can enforce its laws.
IL hall i'll, n
contemplate condition while under his auspices
The Governor is an expert at blowing his OWL
trumpet. Can't he blow it loud enough to be
heard on Edisto?
Railroad Convention in Columbia.
- meeting of the Presidents and Superin.
tendents of various railroads in the Southern States
was held in Columbia last week. Col. VIM. John.
ston, President Of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad was called to the chair. The
object of the meeting was stated to be to arrange
schedule to meet the various opposing lines from
New Orleans and Mobile to points North, and, as
far as possible to harmonize their conflicting in,
terests Committees were appointed to arrange
schedules, to. determine upon passenger rates, tc
frame resolutions relative to the Pacific Railroad
and to protect growers and shippers of vegetables
from Southern ports to Northern markets against
fraud.
Owing to the absence of representatives from
roads between Montgomery and Mobile, no sched
ule could be agreed upon. The other objects in
view we're all more or less accomplished. A report
on passenger rates was adopted. Also resolutions
favorable to reduced rates for immigrants and land
buyers Two hundred copies of the official pro-
ceedings we're ordered to be printed, for distribu
tion among the roads represented.
Higher Law Philanthropy.
Wendell Phillips is pleading the cause Of
outlaws, murderers and other desperate villains,
by advocating the abolition of capital punishment.
He avors the plan of turning all such rascals loose
upon society, after con6ning them awhile and sub
iecting them to ''the best moral influences" Ii
is remarkable how the ''moral idea" apostles SYM
pathize with the very worst classes of criminals.
These are the stuff of which said apostles make
saints and martyrs. Wendell is not opposed to
the shedding of blood per Sc. On the contrary, he
was lately hoping and praying that the Indians
would tear up the Pacific Railroad and destroy the
trains, possessing at the same time full knowl.
edge of the Indians amiable weakness for fresh
scalps And no man called more loudly for the
execution Of few leading rebels. 1t is only when
some notorious villain has been tried by jury and
found worthy Of death, that his scruples are ex
cited. Then it is that fellow. feeling makes him
wondrous kind
So far from dispensing with the gallows, it is the
growing conviction of thinking. men that it ought
to be put into more general use. At any rate, il
ought to be preserved until Phillips is dead by
some other means. If the meters to bloodshed
and murder we're held responsible by the law fol
what their influence has done, Wendell would long
ago have adorned the galows-tree. Few living
men have causad the shedding Of more innocent
blood than he, and yet he has been subjected tc
what he calls "the best moral influence all hi
life
A sc~ne in the Army and Navy Society.
General Frank P. Blair lately undertook to
elicit some demonstration of respect for Confede
rate soldiers from the "Army and Navy Society. u
This Society held reunion banquet at Long
Branch last week, which was attended by many
prominent Union officers of the late war. Gen
Sheridan had made short speech in praise OF the
Union volunteers, when Gen. Blair was called out
What success his well-meant effort met with, may
be seen from the following report of the scene
published in the New York papers:
Major General Blair said he would say wore
for people who had not yet had voice raised il
their behalf. II will speak of a people who were
once our enemies, and I know that when l speaI
of them before soldiers | speak before those who
will heartilu rasnnnd Those against whom WI