Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-15

prehibitory law against, nor law granting
licenses for the sale Of intoxicating liquors
the gin dealers are doing a thriving business
Notwithstanding this fact, very little drunk
enness is apparent.
THE WooNsoCKET PATRIOT,
one of the very best family papers in tn
United States is published in this place
weekly, by Mr.. S. s. Foss, a gentleman whom
it is a pleasure to know. Mr.. Foss, by his uD
tiring industry, energy and thorough knowl
edge of the wants of the people, has succeeded
in obtaining circulation of over eight thou
sand for the Patriot, which has, also, an ex
cellent advertising patronage. Mr.. German
Foss, q brother of the publisher and proprie
tor, who has charge of the editorial depart
ment, is gentleman of high literary attain
ments, and was for number of years con-
nected with the editorial staff of the Phila'
delphia Inquirer. n.... -. ... .,:- ... .
There is very little excitement or stir in
reference to the -; - ..''
=. r,;a., PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, .,t e..
though hear occasionally some argument in
regard to the merits and dement's of the op.
posing candidates. AS it requires property
qualification to be voter in this State, ma
jority Of the people are not much interested,
or, if they, are interested, have no, voice in
the matter. Mr.. Greeley, who has been spend
ing several days in the State, enjoying the
fresh, healthy breezes of Naragansett Bay
and eating CLANS, passed through this place
yesterday, en- route to New Hampshire and
Vermont. Greeley stock seems to be advanc-
ing in New England, especially since the pub
lication of Charles Summers famous letter,
announcing his intention to support the NOM
inee of the Cincinnati and Baltimore Con-
ventions. I see by the Massachusetts papers
that another "big gun" in the Radical Re
publican ranks-Gen. N. P. Banks, who will
be remembered by most of your readers as
"Commissary to the Confederate troops" in
the Red River campaign of Louisiana, has also
declared in favor Of Greeley, and his former
political friends are dealing him heavy blows
for his apostacy. Mr.. Banks has the reputa-
ton of being a shrewd politician, and will
carry large vote with him. By the new
apportionment, the 9Th Congressional district
of Massachusetts-the one now represented
by the Generals largely Democratic, which
may account for Mr.. B's "change of heart"
Notwithstanding the confidence so gener-
ally expressed by the adherents of the admin
istration candidate, Massachusetts may be
second North Carolina for them.
AS "straws show which way the wind
blows" and that the party now in power is
little uneasy, I will give you an incident that
occurred few days ago, and your readers can
draw their own inference. You are we'll
aware that there is postal law which for
bids publishers Of newspapers to send copies
of their journal to any person who is not
bona.fde subscriber, without prepayment Of
postage. 1t appears that the publisher of
certain politico-religious paper, published in
New York, and said to have very large cir
culation, has been in the habit of sending
large bundles of this paper to different post
offices throughout the country, some address
ed to parties in the different places, while
many were not addressed at all, depending
upon the faithful postmasters to distribute
the papers to the best advantage. A large
bundle of these electioneering documents ar
rived at the post office in a certain town in
this State. The postmaster wrote the pub
Usher, told him of the existence of the law,
and gently admonished him to desist, but he
paid no attention to the hint, and sent more.
The postmaster wrote again. The publisher
"knew his business" and replied, saying that
he had a special permit from the General
Postofice department at Washington to do
just as he did, The above journal being
supporter Of the Philadelphia candidate, has
privileges which its contemporaries, who hap
pen to be on the "other side of the fence" do
not-papers on "both sides of the fence" be-
ing published under the same government,
are supposed to conform to the same postal
laws. How is that? More anon.
HUNKIDORI.