Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-16

slight frost on that morning has inspired new
hope. Very few new cases were reported up
to noon. The important feature now noticea-
BILE in the disease is that it soon turns its
course to recovery or death. The mortuary
report from noon Monday to noon Tuesday,
shows list of forty-two, of which thirty'six
died from yellow fever and six from other
causes. Trains leaving the city continue
crowded.
The s. C.. University.
"A short time ago, Henry +. Hayne,
the present Secretary of State, and who is a
colored man, was admitted as a student Of the
medical department of the South Carolina
University. Shortly after the admission Of
Hayne, Drs. NJ. LaBorde, A. N. Talley, and
r. w. Gbbes, professors in the University,
each rendered his resignation In accepting
the designations, the Board of Trustees Of the
University adopted the following resolutions: {:
Resolued, That this Board accepts the re-
signatons of NJ. LaBorde, M. d., A. n. Tai
ley, M. D., and r. w. Gibbes, NJ. D., as Pro.
fessor Of the University of South Carolina !;
and in accepting the same, this Board deems
it due tothe public to place upon record their
conviction that the designations of these gen.
tlemen were caused by the admission, rs a
student of the Medical Department Of the
University, of the Hon. Henry E. Hayne,
gentleman of irreproachable character,
against whom the said professors can suggest
no objection except, i'll their opinion, his race !;
and recognizing this as the cause of these re-
signations, this Board cannot regret that a
spirit so hostile to the welfare of our State, rs
we'll as to the dictates ofjustice and the claims
of our common humanity, will no longer be
represented in the University, which is the
common property of all our citizens, without
distinction of race.
Resolued, That this Board hereby disavows
any intention to abridge, reduce or suspend
any of the schools of the University.
Resolved, That the Treasurer ofthe Univer-
sity of South Carolina be, and he is hereby,
authorized to remit all fees and room-rent
now imposed by law on students entering the
University.
Affairs in France.
- The situation in France is again attract
ing attention. The trial of Martial Bazaine
has been progressing at Versailles for several
days. He has been under restraint for many
months, the specific charges against him
being:
First. Of having capitulated with the enc
my, and surrendered the fortress of Metz, of
which he had the superior command, without
having exhausted all the means of defence.
Second. Of having, as the head of the
army before Metz, signed capitulation in the
open field, the result of which was to cause
the troops to lay down their arms and of not
having, before treating verbally and by wr-
ting, done everything which he was bound to
do by duty and honor-ofenses provided for
and punished by articles 209 and 2lO Of the
code of military justice.
These ohenses are punishable with military
degradation and death. Two hundred and
seventy-two witnesses have been cited to ap.
pear for the prosecution, nearly half of them
from the army. Nine Of the witnesses are
women.
The Marshal is accused of pursuing per-
sonal policy by which the enemy pro6ted.
There is evidence that he even refused to as
sist in the effort made to provision Metz 1t
is also charged that his action is attributable
partially to hesitation caused by the news from
Sedan and Paris, and partial negotiation with
the enemy. His accusers charge that had he
done his duty by taking his army into the in
terror of France, leaving Metz to defend her.
self with garrison which could subsist on
the resources Of the surrounding country,
Metz would have held out until the armistice,
and Lorraine would never been ceded. Among
the documents read at the trial, was one show.
ing that there were seventeen million cart
ridges in the Arsenal of Metz, of which only
one million had been uesd when the place ca
pitulated, and that when Bazaine said he had
no ammunition, the fact was that he had no
intention of fighting.
A political revolution in France is immi-
nent. The majority of the Assembly is known
as the Conservative element, and is composed
of Orleans, Bonaparte and Bourbon factions.
These elements, however, do not exhibit a
great degree of harmony. They united for
the purpose of ove throwing Theirs but with
the exception Of tneir opposition to republi-
can form of government, they have no unity
of purpose. Each faction has separate hopes
and plans. De Chambord, it is said, is intri-
guing to be proclaimed King, which the Or
leanists favor, as in that event the succession
would go to them, De Chambord being old
and childless. A few weeks at furthest will
no doubt develop grand coup dftat, for
which the French are so famous.
The Balloon Bubble.
For many weeks past it has been exten.
sively published that grand balloon voyage
would be made from New York to England -
over the Atlantic ocean. Notwithstanding
one of the city newspapers, as neat adver-
tising dodge, made itself conspicuous in the
enterprise, the press Of the country, with
marked unanimity gave the aforesaid paper
the full benefit of its scheme for acquiring no.
toriety, and many glowing notices we're accor-
dinghy heralded forth, the newspaper, ofcourse,
being mentioned with as much prominence as
the big balloon ITSELF Prof: Donaldson, the
hero of the occasion, based his hopes of sue
cess on the currents of air, which he asserted
pass regularly, at this season, from east to
west. As very few persons had ever been up
in the clouds to test the Professors theory, it
remained uncontradicted, and he no doubt
became fully convinced, from this singular
circumstance, that he was correct in his views.
Accordingly, on Tuesday of last week, the at
temnt WAS made-the YoYagers being Prot.