Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-27
EDITORIAL INkLINGS.
Reunion of the Method dist Church.

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Reunion of the Methodist Church. '~..-
Our Western exchanges publish an accoun
Of a'meeting recently held at St. Louis, Missouri
with reference to reunion of the Methods
Churches, North and South, together with th'
correspondence on the subject between Bishops
James and Morris, of the Northern, and Bishops
Paine and McTyre, of the Southern Church
The overtufesfo reunion came from the North
ern Church, but were declined on the ground tha
'.yra,ema1 relations must first be proposed and es
tablished, before the subject Of reunion can bt
entertained. NJ ~ ,. -
The Charleston Picture Case. - s-.'.'@ ''
- In late issue we stated that the pictures o
Generals Lee and jackson were removed from th'
city hall Of Charleston, and their places supplied
by the portraits Of Generals Grant and Sherman
I'VE have since learned, through the Charlesto,
papers, that the portraits of the Confederate gen
erals were private property, and were removed by
the owner and not BY order Of council. This state
ment is made as matter of justice to said council
whom we accused Of improper motives in ordering
the removal. We take pleasure in clearing then
Of any desire to detract from the wellearned char
acters Of Lee and Jackson
Medical Association of South Carolina.
"A meeting Of the Medical Association Of s
Carolina was held in Charleston on the Goth in
slant. Only eight counties were represented. Dr.
A. N. Talley, of Columbia, was elected President
Drs. n. G. Horlbeck, of Charleston, and A., s
Sally, of Omugeburg, Vice-Presidents; DR.. j. s
BUST. Of Charleston, Recording Secretary, ane
DR.. F.. p Porcher,. Of Charleston, Corresponding
Secretary. The Association was in session two
days, during which time a constitution was adopt
ed, and committees appointed in furtherance. O.
the objects of the meeting. 1t was resolved tina
all members of the medical profession resident il
South Carolina, who are regular members Of {
properly constituted medical society, or who livt
more than twenty miles from any such society
may become members of this society All claims
for dues previous to this meeting were relinquish
ed. The next meeting will be held at Columbia
on the second Wednesday of March, 1870
The Railroad War at Augusta.
The city council of Augusta have interferec
in the controversy between the Columbia andAu
gusta and South Carolina Railroads, andin man
ner so effective as to make it likely that the strife
will soon end. The two roads were contesting, il
the United States Court at Savannah, the right O
the former to cross the river by a bridge at Au
gusta. The city council of Augusta applied for al
injunction to restrain the s. G.. r. R. from using
a through depot in the city or running their carr
through the streets, on the ground that the com
pany had violated the contract made with the city
in 1852. Upon this, Mr.. Magrath, the President
of the s. G. R, r., proposed to withdraw all suits
against the Columbia road and allow it the use o.
the Carolina road track and bridge, until it could
build one of its own, on condition that the Colum
bia road pay 100000 in its own bonds, at par
for the privilege. This offer led to negotiation.
not yet made public; but the Charleston Courie'
says, ION the best authority" )" that an arrange
ment satisfactory to all parties may be considered
certain. '-..'."
Teaching the Young Idea How to Shoot.
Foreign papers mention novelty in the way
of fschool-teaching, in the case Of Prince Charles
Radzivil This young scion of nobility possessed q
mind above A B G, and arrived at the age of if
teen without knowing his letters. His mother, in
despair, offered to settle two farms upon The per
son who succeeded in teaching him the rudiments
A genius won the prize by painting the letters up
on large picture and letting the prince fire al
them with his pistol as they were called. The
prince soon learned the peculiarties of each letter
This anecdote recalls the memory of an es
teemed friend Of our younger days, of whom We
retain feeling "reminiscences He was accustomed
to teach young disciples the letters of the Greek
alphabet in somewhat similar manner. There
was slight difference, however. Instead of call
ing out the letters for his pupils to shoot at he
reversed the process and shot at the scholars, il
the letters we're miscalled. 1t is but just to ado
that his scholars probably learned their letters as
rapidly as Prince Radzivil. .
Judicial Decisions.
Judge Carpenter has been recently engaged
in holding Court at Orangeburg, and has decided
several important questions We quote from the
Charleston Courier. He has held, among othe,
things: ~,
First That Executors, Guardians and other
Trustees, are not protected by investments made
in Confederate bonds, unless the cestm quo trusts
authorize them, or ratified them by receiving the
interests, profits, &c.
Second. That as to judgments or mortgages priol
to the passage of the Act, the Homestead Act j.
no exemption, and that the Sheriff shall make sale
under the liens thus created and in default there
of is liable to an attachment for contempt
Third. That as to contracts for purchases made
during the war, under the scaling ordinance, proof
cannot ordinarily be introduced as to the value OF
the property sold for that would be equivalent tt
the making of q new contract; but that the value
of the contract may be found by showing the rela
tive value of Confederate currency in good money
by any other property at the time
The Air Line Railroad.
The ir-Line Eagle published at Gaines
vile, Georgia, with reference to the projected Air
Line Railroad from Atlanta to Charlotte, says:
"We made a short visit to Atlanta last week
and were gratifed to learn from personal obserVa
ton that work is being vigorously prosecuted OF
this important road As fast as the permanen
location is made, companies are organized and pu
to work. With the energy at present MANIFESTED
the first section Of twenty miles will soon be com
pleted."
The Town Council of Greenville, S. c., recently
adopted the following resolutions:
Resozrea, That the City Council Of Greenville
appreciate the great and vital Importance OF Of the
Airline Railroad, connecting Atlanta with Char
otte to the upper country Of South Carolina, ano
in their Judgment the city of Greenville stands up
on the best and most practicable route for said
road.
Resozred, That the Mayor Of the city be request
ed to communicate with the President Of the Air
Line Railroad, and assure him Of our deep interest
lin the said Road and of our willingness to cooper