Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-01
to order the levy asked for, giving the follow
ing as a reason for his action:

to order the levy asked for, giving the follow
ing as reason for his action:
"In accepting the nomination at the hands
of the Republican party in this State of the
Office of Comptroller. General, pledged my
self to the people that would not levy tax
to pay the interest on the public debt, or any
class of bonds, unless the matter was investi-
gated and judicially decided by the courts of
the State first, as to my powers and duties to
levy a tax for the payment Of the interest on
the public debt; and, second, as to that por-
tion of the said debt the State is legally bound
topay. In conclusion, I believe what the peo-
pie of this State are not onl ly able but willing
to pay the interest on the public debt as soon
as they are satisfied by a proper judicial in
vestigation what the valid debt of the State is.
On receipt of this reply, the attorneys of
Morton, Bliss Il Co., made an additional de-
mand for tax levy for the purpose Of meet
ing the accrued interest on these bonds, the
levy to be made on or before next November,
in conjunction with the general levy. This
demand was likewise refused, and it is under
stood legal proceedings will be Immediately
instituted to enforce the levy.
New York Morals Improving.
-One of the hopeful sings Of the times is
an evident disposition on the part of the New
York pickpockets to act houorably with their
Victims so far as the nature of their calling
will admit. Whether they have been ava
kened to proper sense of their obligations to
the public by the recent unusual dispensation
of Justice in the New York courts, or whether
they wish to appear before the world in less
unenviable light than the members of the last
Congress who voted themselves back pay, it
does not appear; but the following letter
which the New York Tribune prints from one
of the guild is not only refreshing. but con-
tains hint which it would be we'll for all to
heed:-
please advise your readers always to leave
their names and addresses in their pocket
books. 1t frequently happens in our business
that we come in possession OF portemonales
containing private papers and photographs
which we would be glad to return, but we
have no means of doing 3d. 1t is dangerous
to carry them about, SO we are forced to de-
stroy them. I remember an instance where
I met with serious trouble because could
not make up my mind to destroy picture OF
a baby which I had found in the pocket-book
of a gentleman which came into my hands IN
the way of business on the Third avenue road.
1 had lost baby myself, the year before, Of
the same age as this one, and would have
given all had for such picture. There
was no name in the portemonuaie, and no
way of finding out who was the owner, 50 like
a fool I advertised it and got shadowed for it
by the police. Tell your readers to give US
fair show to be decent-and always leave
their addresses in their pocket-books. We
want to live and let live.
Yours, truly, A PIcKPocKET."
The State Treasury.
The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston Courier and Ne,us, furnishes the
following in regard to the condition of the
State treasury:
"There have been no new arrests Of county
treasurers since Eichelberger's release, but it
is confidently expected that Cardozos bottled
wrath will soon break out in another place,
unless prompt payments are made. am in
formed, indirectly, from official quarters, that
the shortcomings of various county treasurers
will aggregate between $500, 900 and 100000,
or about as much as the entire regular ap-
preparations, exclusive of legislative expenses,
the public school fund, and the public print
ing. This tardiness or defalcation OF the
county treasurers accounts for the early ex-
haustiou of f the State treasury, which has
caused considerable surprise and uneasiness
here for some time. Very little has been said
about it, for almost every one is impressed
with the belief that Cardozo is doing his best,
and there is, consequently, disposition to
withhold censure, at least, until it should be-.
come reasonably certain that the want OF
money was due to some fault or mismanage-
ment of his. Applicants at the treasury, for
a month or two past, have been invariably
turned away with the reply that there were
no funds on hand except that set aside sa-
credly for the public schools, and draft upon
that was dishonored at bank a few days since,
though it was afterwards said that the non.
payment was caused by some irregularity in
the order, and not from want of funds. The
warrants upon the appropriation for the Lu-
natic Asylum have, I know, not been paid,
and the failure to meet them has caused great
embarrassment to some Of the merchants who
have been supplying the institution with pro-
visions, &C., since Christmas. No merchant
here has capital sufficient to extend accom-
mediation to it for any great length of time,
for it consumes about three thousand dollars
per month in provisions alone. Payment is
promised by the treasurer during the coming
week, by which time, I presume he thinks
the Aliens and the Eichelbergers will have
settled"
The Columbia Canal.
- Some four years ago, the Columbia Ca
nal, property owned by the State, was turned
over to Senator Sprague, wealthy manufac-
turer of Rhode Island, for the nominal sum
of 5000, it being regarded, in fact, as gift,
on condition that the Senator should erect
cotton mills, and other manufacturing estab-
lishments in Columbia. Up to this time the
Senator has failed to erect the establishments
that had been expected, and what is worse, he
does not seem inclined to do so. He was in
Columbia last week, and on being approached
with proposition by number of gentlemen
who agreed to raise 100000, if be would fur
nish like sum, for the purpose of organizing
joint stock company, declined the offer. He
proposed to sell the canal and its franchises
a gift to him from the State-asking for the
property the modest sum of 100000. 1t is
said he has expended $4,000, the great part
of which is in real estate adjacent, but not nee