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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
RADICALS versus RADICALS.

The excitement of the past week in Colum-
bia has been the arrest of man calling him
self Captain Carter, who represented that he
was secret agent sent by General Grant to
General Moses, the regular nominee of the
Republican party for Governor, to offer aid
for carrying the State for Grant and Wilson,
and to inform Moses that Grant endorsed his
ticket and would do all he could to support
the same.
Carter telegraphed from Florence for Moses
to meet him in Charleston. AS he had these
important papers, Moses started on the next
morning; but friends who thought if Carter
bore such important documents he should
bring them to headquarters, intercepted Moses
by telegraph, and he returned to Columbia.
Carter went on to Charleston, and stopped at
thehouse of General Gurney, one ofthe Repub-
lican candidates for Congress in that district.
1t was planned by Moses and his friends,
without letting Carter or Gurney know what
the real intention was, to bring them to Co.
lumbia. So they were invited by telegraph
to Columbia, and on arriving there, Carter
presented to General Moses two forged letters,
purporting to come from Grant and Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, A. Richardson, the
first letter guaranteeing to support the Moses
ticket, and the latter stating that Richardson
would be in South Carolina to further the in
terest of Grant and Wilson. Both letters
were forgeries, and the Grant letter was signed
by Private Secretary Horace F. Porter instead
of Horace Porter.
The executive committee, having by tele-
graph posted themselves, then came down on
Carter, and he divulged the plot to get Moses
to Charleston, away from his immediate friends
and advisers, give him the forged letters, get
them into print, and then arrest Moses for the
forgery. Carter has undertaken to make the
committee believe that he was but tool Of
others, though he is now in Jail in Columbia
waiting indictment by the grand jury for for
gerry.
The parties who are represented to have put
up this huge job are prominent politicians in
the boiling faction of the Republican party,
among them United States senator from this
State. A writ of habeas corpus was granted,
and Carter was on Friday brought before AS
sociate Justice Willard, ofthe Supreme Court,
which had no Jurisdiction. Carter was again
remanded to jail, and on Monday last had
hearing upon a writ Of habeas corpus before
Judge Melton. The motion for absolute dis
charge was opposed by the State, but before
the counsel for accused closed his argument,
the Judge adjourned further hearing Of the
case until next morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
DRAWING OF PETIT JURORS.

subjoined is a list of the petit jurors, drawn
on Tuesday last by the Jury Commissioner,
County Auditor and the Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, for the next
term of the Circuit Court for York county,
which is appointed to meet on the first Mon
day of November next. The jury is compos-
ed of sixteen of the white race and twenty Of
the colored
WAites.-W. R. Thorn, W. A. Templeton,
Isaac N. Davis, s. G. Matthews, Reuben Gran
ford, Robert Hays, j. A. Carroll, S. W. Stur.
gis, Allen W. Holt, J. L. Davies, Samuel
Blair, ST., AMI N. McNinch, R. G. White
sides, ephen NJ. johnson, Lawson Jenkins
and J. w. Beamguard.
Colored.-CharlesK Kennedy, Samuel Starnes,
Jacob Choat, James Franklin, Thomas
Gill, Anderson Barron, Smart Starr, Russell
Kennedy, Isaac Massey, James H. Leech,
Thomas White, Samuel jackson, Isaac Ken
nedy, Mark Campbell, Lewis Davie, Isaac
Adams, Waites Smith, sylvanus Byers, Geo..
Hetherington and Franklin Tate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
JOB PRINTING,

Having determined to devote more atten-
ton hereafter to job printing than we have
done in the past, we would inform the public
that our Office is now we'll supplied with new
type of the latest styles, and the best ma
chinery in use; and with choice stock of
inks, cards, papers, &C., we are prepared to
execute as good work as can be done any
where in the United States. Orders for
Ball Tickets, Freight Billheads,
Bank Notices, Labels,
Bonds and Coupons, Law Blanks,
Bill Heads, Law Briefs,
Business Cards. Letter Circulars,
Certificates of Deposit Letter Headings,
Certificates of Stock, Memorandum Billheads
Checks, Note Circulars,
Deposit Tickets, Note Headings,
Drafts and Notes, Programmes,
Envelopes, Policies, Fired Life ms,
Election Tickets, Shinplasters,
Festival Tickets, Wedding Cards,
will receive prompt attention, and satisfaction
as to quality of work, guaranteed in every
instance. Particular attention given to fine
work in colors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
FROST AND ICE.

For several days the weather in this vicin-
ity has been quite cool, rendering fires and
thick clothing comfortable. On Tuesday
morning last the ground in some localities
was covered with frost, and thin coatings Of
ice were observed on water in vessels which
had been exposed in the open air during the
nreqious night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John H. Adams-New Stock Of Fall and Winter
Goods at the Old Established House.
R. X. Scott, Governor-Off1cial-To the Commits
sioners of Elections.
T. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-In Bank
ruptcy-In the matter of Thomas G. Henry,
Bankrupt.
G. Dickson-Notice.
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Water- proof Cloth-Insert-
ings and Edgings-Net Coats-Real Lace
Linen Trimmings-Linen Cuffs and Col
lars-Silk kFrnge-Cotton Edgings-Persian
Shawls-Trunks-No Goods Taken Back
Furs--Plumes and Ffowers--Robes for
Gents--Valises- -Blankets-S -Shoes--Remem
observation-disclosures Ask Us for Credit.
o. Y. u, Yorkvile, s. C.-Situation Wanted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

On yesterday morning, Lieut.. Weston, Of
the 7th Cavalry, while engaged in drilling his
troop, was seriously injured by falling on his
sabre, the point of which entered the left arm.
pit, penetrating depth or two or three inches.
The accident resulted from the horse he was
riding rearingup and the saddle turning from
its proper position. The hurt is quite severe,
vet hopes are entertained that no fatal result
will ensue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
THE ELECTION.

AS we go to press on Wednesday, the elec'
tion at this place is progressing quietly. The
various candidates present, assisted by their
respective friends, are working energetically,
and each seems to be sanguine Of success.
The voting is being done to considerable
extent on independent principles, and the in
dications are that the tickets are very much
mixed and "split up. At II o'clock A.
M, SOC votes had been polled at this pre-
cinct-1SS by the whites, and 31S by the
negroes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
The Murkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. II, 1872.

Watch the Figures.-The date on the "address-
label' shows the time to which the subscription is
paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers dis
continued, the date mast be keptin adUance.
Cash.-It must be distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and job
work, are cash, in advance
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
THE AURORA BOREALIs.

On Monday evening last there was bril-
liant display of the aurora borealis, or north
ern lights" which was seen by such of our
citizens as happened to "look we'll to the
North"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17

The Liberal DEFEAT.-The stunning de-
feat of the Liberals in Pennsylvania and
Ohio is blow from which they cannot recov-
er. An effort will be made to explain away
the Radical majorities, but the people are pro-
foundly disappointed, and it will be extreme
ly difficult to keep them at the sticking point.
There is more, and worse, behind. The elec-
tions held on Tuesday confirms the idea al
ready freely expressed, that the power of the
administration, used unscrupulously, is so
great that it is impossible to defeat any Pres
ident who may be bent on reflection
Charleston Menus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17

Columbus, who made several interesting ex'
periments by the application Of the galvanic
battery, which are thus described by a cores
pondent:
The trap on which John Barclay was stand
ing for his execution dropped at eleven min.
utes before IL o'clock. His heart ceased
beating at ten minutes after IL. At twenty
three and half minutes past II the body was
in the dissecting room of the Sterling Medical
College. The galvanic battery, under the su-
pervision of Professor Mendenhall, of this ci-
ty, was applied, under the direction of several
physicians. The first test was on the spine.
This caused the eyes to open, the left hand to
become elevated, and the fingers to move, as
if grasping for something. The hand finally
fell, resting on the breast. The battery was
then applied to the nerves on the face and
neck, which caused the muscle Of the face to
move as in life. The test was next applied to
the phrenic nerve Of the left arm, and after
ward to the sciatic nerve.
The further investigation determined the
following facts: Death was caused by strang-
ulation. There was neither fracture nor
dislocation of the neck. There was rupture
of the ligaments between the first and second
cervical vertebr@, with laceration of the ver-
tebral vein. This would probably have been
sufficient to have caused death in time, but
did not in this case. It is certain there was
respiration after the body fell. The right and
left ventricles of the heart were found filled
with fluid blood. There was less blood than
usual in the lungs and brain. There was an
effusion of blood in the muscles outside the
vertebral column, possibly from rupture, or
from the arteries. The cause Of death was
technically asphyxia.
Five hours after death, the battery was
again applied, and the muscles Of the hands
contracted quite readily.
Greeley to the Young Men.
- The following are the concluding para
graphs of Mr.. Greeley's address before the
Maryland Agricultural Society on Thursday:
II hold that millions of acres right about
us which have never yet yielded to civilized
man any crop but frewood and charcoal may
be pro6tably cleared of its mainly stunted,
trees and bushes forthwith, made
to produce 800 worth per acre of food next
year, and every year thereafter, giving en-
ployment and subsistence to hundreds of
thousands of workers, and that larger as we'll
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
Straps aud fafts.

"A single California plantation has
turned out $4,000 worth of cotton this year.
Libby, son of him who owned the Libby
prison, is editing Grant paper in Virginia.
I'm the past three months $4,000 emf
grants have sailed from Liverpool to America
- San Francisco journal states that
wealthy miner has fallen in love with Mrs.
Fair, and will marry her.
"A Connecticut merchant, being asked
how he spent his evenings, replied, "At night
store my mind and during the day I mind
my store"
The deepest we'll in the world is in a
salt mine near Berlin. 1t was bored to the
depth of 4, 1874 feet, when mechanical difficult
ties stopped further progress.
"A California couple, who were divorced
twenty-three years ago, were recently married
again, having tried several other partners un-
satisfactorily in the mean time.
- A laborious literateur of New York is
collecting materials for dictionary of Amer
lean political slang, to be completed in twen-
ty.four folio volumes.
The operation of weighing the five hun
dred million francs, recently sent by the
French Government to Germany, lasted three
days.
- The government at Washington has
taken no recent action under the ku-klux
law, no complaints which would authorize it
having been received.
-- The Chicago Journal of the oath ulti-
mo, says the corn crop of this country the
present year will be the largest and best ever
gathered. Grain men estimate the grand to-
tai at billion and half of bushels.
"A machine is exhibited in Courtland-
street, New York, which derives its power
from a galvanic battery, and which, it is
claimed, will "run" a sewing machine at a
cost of fifty cents month.
The Chatham, Va, Tribune says: "a
peach tree in our garden has borne three
crops the present year. The first was of the
usual size, the second about half as large, and
the third, although perfectly developed and
ripe, not larger than small MARBLE
- Professor Plantamour, who prophesied
that the world was to be burned a few weeks
ago, is now in Paris He desires to read a
paper before the Academy to prove the suns
heat, and that all will efrozen to death about
A. D. 2O11.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29
A Park for Manchester.

The people of Manchester are showing a
great deal of pluck and enterprise. Their
real estate has doubled in value the past
year, and they are determined to make an
impression upon the world by energy and
public spirit.
They propose to have park at once. The
idea is good. Land is low now, and may be
purchased adyantageously. BY beginning
early and gradually improving their grounds
they may have place of public resort in a
few years that will do them honor.
We are not aware that there is more than
one plan afoot. That one is to purchase an
estate Of near six hundred acres south of
Manchester, adjoining the Broad Rock race.
course. 1t is pretty fairly wooded with
second growth, in which there are some very
tine trees. 1t would be superbly adapted to
fine drives, and by proper care and artistic
arrangement would certainly become very
pretty as it would he a very commodious
place.
For ourselves, we can hardly think of a
park in this locality without making the
river Il feature in it. The view of that GER
Lainly would add incidentally to the pleasure
and beauty of a park. But our friends of
who are the best judges of their
own interests, and of course will decide for
can't be injured by buying pro-
perry now almost anywhere. 1t must rise
in value with time, and may be readily dis.
posed of ut any time change of grounds
might be deemed proper.
AS to buying grounds for park, our fell
|ow-citizens of Manchester cannot do that
too soon. Such purchase would be wise
,ct, and one which, they will not regret.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29
PnIifieal Notes.

According to a New York dispatch to the
western press there is report current tiat
General Dix will decline to accept the nomi-
nation of the cll>tom-house faction for Coy
,ernor. He is comptroller OF Trinity churcn
|cOrpolation, and us such he has TO attend 10
Ity vast estate, which is said to he worth
400, 100000. The position Is very lucrative;
so Il Is thought that General Dix will not re-
sign it. 1t was formerly held by Mr. VII
liam E. Dunscombe, who, after thlrty.hVe
years. service, was virtually removed 10
make place for General Dix when the General
was recalled from France.
A New York letter Of Monday says
" Among the visitors at the Administrator
HEADQUARTERS to-day were Senator Conkllng,
of this State; Governor Geary, OF Pennsyl-
yapia; Congressman Speed, OF kentucky ;
and Judge Settle, of North Carolina. The
last mentioned was very emphatic IN us as
surances that North Carolina would go for
Grant in November At the Democratic
HEADQUARTERS there was the average number
of visitors. but none of unusual proml-
ncnce."
As an indication of the straits to which
the GRANTEES in this State are reduced, 1t IS
only necessary to remark that Senator Cam
eron was in Washington recently on flying,
begging visit, the burden of his besecchings
being L" Money, money, or we are lost j. =
"We wish to remind the MASSES that
Henry Wilson was Il shoemaker says the
Boston Globe. What Of it? Captain Kidd
was IL carpenter, but you don't find any one
who praises him on that account.-Detrcu
Free Press
i bet of $1,000 was made in Raleigh. n.
c. Tuesday. that Greeley would carry that
State.
The Unsere Zeit d German paper pub
Mshed at Chillicothe, O., heretofore neutral,
has raised the Greeley flag. and its editor
faken the stump for the Reform ticket.
L. kirke Hart, Republican member OF the
; Assembly last winter from Orleans county,
q: is the chairman OF the Greeley Republican
| County Committee of Orleans county.
Colonel Ordway, of New Hampshire, who
ia sergeant-at-arIns Of the House of Repre-
sentatires, and politician Of acknowledged
! sagacity, has declared for Greeley.
Robert Lincoln, son Of President Lincoln,
! is strongly for Greeley. In conversation re-
Gently with a bosom friend of his father he
remarked, elf father was living he would
take an active part for Greeley
Gideon HOLSTER, United States Minister
to llayti under Lincoln. and author of the
standard history of Connecticut, rcpudiates
Grant and has declared for Greeley.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel says
its information is that Governor johnson, of
Georgia, will give Mr.. Greeley his support
as n choice of evils, and there is no prospect
whatever of his lending any aid to Grant.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29

IMM1GRATIoS.-Th steamship Austrian, OF
the Allan line, from Liverpool, arrived at
Norfolk, Va. Tuesday morning. She brought
sixteen cabin and tifty-four steeragc passcn-
gers, all of whom were English except
twelve. who are French, from AlSaec ana
Lorraine. The majority of th" passengers are
destined for Tennessee, Mississippi, -Ala-
bama, Louisiana, and Texas, and left yeSter-
day morning over the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad. She brought twenty pack
ares of merchandise. The following is list
of her cabin passengers Mrs. NJ. {. Clark,
Martin Clark, ii. Dyer, Miss Carey, l.. Nor
gan. G.. Green, w. ii. Green. j. Finklyer, a.
J. Howe, DIR. II. Brown, Mr.. Elphsh and
Mrs. Elphsh. Ellen Commongcr. Mary Ann
Commongcr, +. J. Hunter, Joseph Green
Several of these passengers have been to VIZ
ginia before, and after providing home for
their families had gone back to bring them
to the New World.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29
rur Nr0Ro.-A very intelligent c.

THE NEdRo.-A very intelligent CORE.
spondent OF the Tribune, writing from Mis-
sissippi, gives some very correct views of the
negro as politician and voter. The writer
gives the purport OF conversations with
white planters as we'll as his own observa-
tions. He gives the following conversation
with one of them:
"sThe negroes have three times as many
votes as, we have. They will not listen to us.
They will take the advice of the lowest
scoIndrel i'm the city in preference to that of
the most respectable citizen. The carpet
baggers have taught them to vote always
against the white people. They are entirely
beyond the reach OF our influence. wish
you could see the kind of men the negroes
elect to Office here. would like to take
you to our City Council and have you
look at the men who govern us. Nobody
wants to put up buildings and start
business as long rs such fellows have
the power to tax us and spend our
money How do you hope to cure the
evil !? asked. after we have elected
Greeley, and you have rescued your State
Government from the carpet-baggers, how
can you prevent the negroes in counties
where they largely preponderate from per-
petuating the same system of extravaganza
and corruption which is now crushing you p
: We expect that the influence Of honest
government, beginning at Washington,
viii permeate the whole country the gentle
man replied. The negro is very timid,
and wants to be on the strong side. Assoon as
he finds that our party is victorious and Grant
Is defeated he will be more ready to lis
ten to us, and we can convince him that we
do not want to put him back into slavery, as
the carpet-baggers keep telling him, and that
we IRE bis true friends. The negro means
well, as rule, and if we can once break the
influence Of the carpet-baggers over him we
Shall soon have no trouble in getting him to
vote for honest men for Office You see we
put all our hopes in the election of Greeley,'
said another gentleman, joining in the con-
yersatioG. -Four years more of Grant and
his earpct-baggers will jnst about ruin us.
Greeley y no bitter pill for us to swallow.
We feel that he is the only man that can save
US, 81 -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29

Mr.. Darwin has therefore emphatialiy
dwalt on tho absence of mammalia in islands
far from continents as strongly conirrnatory
Of his theory of the origin of all species by
descent from preexisting. closely-allled spe-
cies.-LyeN, uoI. III, p. 4l8.
This fact should strongly" attest the
follv of Mr.. DARwIN's theory. 1t is not sup
possible that the evolution " and "gradua'
DEVELOPMENT" of species, according to i'Ah-
WIN. could, as n natural operation, go 0" u"
equally and partially. e., prevail III oA'
nlace and not act at all in another in me same
latitude similarly characterized. lake M"-
deira for instance. 1t is an island OF great
beauty and fertility, and now supports oo'ooo
souls. Yet the foot of man is not beIleVea
TO have touched its soil until the year lii9.
It is situated in the latitude which lncluaes
probably the greatest variety of mammal
life. is believed to have been formed III The
miocene period, and yet, when discovered lt
was devoid of mammals, save bat or TWO
The natural revolution and progressive
DEVELOPMENT" theory had not commenced
opcration there, although there was no want
II
of time. the island having existed since the
| mioccne period
Sir CHARLES LYELL, seeming to ac4ulcScc
in Mr.. DARwm's theory, says OF this very
island Of Madeira "We are not mercy
called upon to explain the absence OF lille-
| rior animals, but why, if we adopt the
"theory of special creation, no race OF man
| sskind was formed expressly to lnhaDlt such
ga paradise" There is certainly no dill
Guilty in the matter upon the theory that the
creative power might, as it certainly dId,
work arbitrarily, making mankind OF dl1lcr-
ent coIors. and only populatIng, iinlteo
area of the earth at first.
The trouble with the great gcologlst Is
certainly easily removed i'll this manner; but
enthusiastically the remarkable fact OF the
absence of mammal life in certain islands
cannot be explained upon Mr.. DARWIN 5
theory. 1t is one of the very strongest evil
dences amongst the innumerabIe conclusive
ones that his theory of the origin OF species
is altogether absurd