Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-20

ton have degenerated into q complete show. OD
the night of the 18th a meeting was held, with
Mayor Pillsbury in the chair full account which
| is published in the Charleston papers. 1t caps
anything in the debating line that We ever read,
and beautifully illustrates the old proverb with ref
erence to monkeys exhibition of his tail by the
act of climbing - ..
There is a split in the honorable board Of alder
men, ten ofthem being opposed to their respected
chiefain, Pillsbury, who has the support of mi
nority, only, of his council Asa matter of course,
the bone of contention is the division of the spos,
and the distinguished belligerents hardly pretend
to conceal it. One gentleman" alderman COL
Inns. seemed to take great pride in the title Of
"Pillsbury's fugleman," which was conferred on
him by some of his colleagues He gloried iu it,
and announced that he would continue to be that
worthy rulers fugleman, 50 long as be held seat
in the Council
The same alderman ran a tilt with the Mackeys,
an account of which we extract from the Courier,
as perhaps the choicest display of the evening:
alderman E. W. NJ. Mackey moved that the
board proceed to an election of a temporary City
Attorney.
Alderman Collins did not wish the Mayor to be
hampered with legal adviser appointed by fam
lily clique, Cooking at the Mackeys, clique, he
said, that could make it legal to be an Alderman
and hold two or three city offices at the same time
Laughter He wanted the Mayor to choose his
own legal adviser: a
Bowen be appointed City Attorney until an elec-
ton could be held for the Office in, conformity to
law. -.
Alderman Collins trusted that the Mayor would
not accept the nomination. He did not see how
the Alderman could make it, when he was 50 lately
opposed to him. He (Mackey) had villi6ed him
(Collins) in the papers and before the Union
League fCries Of order And had even said
that he (Collins) was not Republican.
Alderman T. j. Mackey-I did not say that he
was not Republican. [ said he was public
thief
Alderman Collins (excitedly)-And | say you
are highway thief, and you have proved yourself
Here ensued one of the most confused and
the City Council of Charleston. Alderman T. j.
Mackey, amid the greatest confusion, arose from
his seat, and approached Alderman Collins, who
placed his hand on his vest and shouted: Come
on; am ready for you !"
Mr. Mackey was, however, prevailed upon to
take his seat and did so, remarking that this was
the tail of the Yankee carpetbag kite that has
been flying so high down South" Whereupon
Collins remarked that this was the beginning and
end of the South Carolina traitor" The crowd
began to become excited, and amid cries Of rogue,
thief, order, &C., &C., the Mayor endeavored to
call the Board to order. His efforts for while
were perfectly futile, and the Mayor of Charleston
was utterly unable to preserve order in the Council
Chamber Of the city, I O Temporal, Omores
The belligerent Aldermen, however, did not
fight, and at length Alderman Barrow obtained the
floor, and made speech in behalf of peace" =.
The Neus proposes to make the City Council
entertainments profitable as we'll as amusing. 1t
says: 'The latest scheme for replenshing the city
treasury is proposition to hold tri weekly meet
ings of the City Council at Hibernian Hall-ad-
mission twenty-five cents 1t has also been sug-
gested that the post band be engaged to eniven the
interudes between the scenes, on the principle,
we suppose, that music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast ,"