Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-02

- The Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama
difficulties have not yet been solved, and the
status of the respective States remains virtual
ly unchanged. Since our last issue delega-
ton from Louisiana, headed by Judge Camp
bell, visited Washington city, and besides
having an interview with the President, issued
a lengthy address to the people Of the United
States, i'll which the grievances Of the people
of Louisiana were fully set forth. Judge
Campbell and his associates profess neutrality,
personally and politically, so far as the claims
of either Warmoth or Pinchback are concern
ed, though they claim that justice to the true
interests of the people compel them to present
the claims of Warmoth. The President ad-
heres to Pinchback and says the decisions Of
Judge Durell shall be maintained, which in
this day of ofbayonets and Gatlin guns, is equiv
alent to saying that Warmoth will have to
succumb to the Pinchbsck faction. Already
has Warmoth's Legislature dissolved, and the
probability is, that the Pinchback party will
have everything their own way, to which the
people in que time will become reconcled.
The latest advices regarding the situation in
Louisiana represent that the Supreme Court
of that State will render q direct decision on
the 18th instant on the legality of the War
moth returning board of electors. The opin-
ion prevails that the decision will be adverse
to Warmoth A special messenger, bearing
the vote of the electoral college of Louisiana
has arrived in Washington. He is an elector
at large on the Grant ticket.
The crisis in Arkansas affairs has not yet
been reached. The 9Th instant is the day ap-
pointed for inaugurating the Governor elect.
Both candidates for the Office claim to have
been elected, and each one expresses his de-
termination to be inaugurated. At present
both parties are skirmishing with injunctions
and mandamuses, which, it is to be hoped, is
the heaviest artillery that will be brought to
bear though on the decisive day trouble is
apprehended.
Both the Alabama Legislatures continue to
meet, Notwithstanding the professions of the
Court House or bogus body to accept the
proposition made by Attorney General Will
liams, which we published in our last issue.
The Court House body has passed bill pro-
viding for the issuing of State bonds to the
amount of 100000, which action is contes'
ted by the other body, and the press of the
State warns capitalists against investing in
the said bonds, for the reason that the body
which passed the bill had no authority to act
for the people of the State.
The S. C. Legislature.
-On the 20th ultimo, the South Carolina
Legislature adjourned until the 7th instant.
Previous to adjournment, the following acts
were passed and approved by the Governor
"An Act authorizing and directing the
Comptroller. General and County Commission.
ers to levy certain taxes all Act to repeal
an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a
general license law" joint resolution to
make appropriations for printing ordered by
General Assembly of 1S7O-'71, 1S71-'72.
The Burning Of Columbia.
- The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier.Jownal, furnishes that
paper, under date of the 18th ultimo, with the
following in regard to the burning of Colum-
bia by the Federals in February, 1865:
General Sherman was examined before the
American and British Commission to-day in
regard to the burning of Columbia. He de-
MED that he had issued orders to burn COL
umbia, but admitted that the army was
greatly exasperated against South Carolina,
and said this evaporation was increased by
Gen. Hampton's rear guard firing into his
camp night or two before entering Colum-
bia, which evaporation he and his officers
participated in, and this was known to the
men. A correspondence was then shown to
General Sherman, purporting to have taken
place between him and Gen. Halleck, while
on his march to Columbia. The communica-
ton from Halleck desired him to destroy
Charleston and SOW it with salt, so that there
might no more nullifers or secessionists
grow up there. TO this, Sherman, in reply,
wrote that Charleston and Columbia would
soon be in his hands, and Halleck would have
no cause to complain of his treatment of them
that he had the Fifteenth Corps with him,
and that corps did their work we'll and fur
ther that he (Sherman) would not spare the
public buildings in Columbia, as he did at
Milledgeville. Gen. Sherman admitted, on
his examination, that this correspondence was
authentic. General Sherman stated that he
occupied Columbia with the Fifteenth Corps.
In reply to the question whether he kept the
men in the ranks after taking possession of
the city, he said no he would not have done
so to have prevented the burning Of every
town in the State of South Carolina. These
responses were drawn out by the representa-
tions of British claimants, who allege that
their property at Columbia was destroyed
wantonly and in violation of the usages Of
war. Gen. Sherman manifested good deal
of excitement during the investigation.
The South Carolina Conference.
-A the recent session of the South Car
olina Conference, at Anderson, the following
appointments were made for the Columbia
District
COLUMBIA DIsrR1cT-WM. MARTIN, P. E.
Washington street-O. A. Darby.
Marion-street-W. d. Kirkland. City
Mission to be supplied.
Columbia Circuits. P. H. .Elwell.
Richland Fork Circuit-J. K. Mccain.
Winnsboro' Circuit-J. S. Connor, super
numerary.
Fairfield Circuit T. Kilgo, J.A. Clifton.
East Chester Circuit ii. NJ. Boyd.
Chester Circuit. w. Humbert.
Rock Hill Circuit-J. E. Watson.
Yorkvlle Station-A. W. Walker.
York Circuit-L. A. johnson, Supernu-
merary.
Iexinqton Circuit and Mission-J. G. Mil.