Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-24
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Beauregard Movement.

listened to an address. A resolution WIS
adopted endorsing the Beauregard resolutions
as previously reported by the Committee of
One Hundred, and also the following:
That we, the people of Louisiana, white and
colored, assembled en- masse, pledge ourselves
to support the enjoyment of civil rights to all
citizens, irrespective of color, and shall unite
all our influence and energies, and cooperate
in the common movement to reduce taxation
to rate corresponding to the resources of the
country; to investigate and correct the public
debt to suppress unnecessary Offices; to di-
minish the high salaries and exorbitant emol-
uments attached to public Offices, and to Sc.
cure in Louisiana, as soon as possible, the es-
tablishment of an honest, economic and patri-
otic government
Compliment to Yorkville Physician.
Mr.. VIM. A. Steele, citizen of this
county, having for long time suffered with
a painful and aggravating disease, determined
to avail himself of the skill of our former
townsman, Dr. j. R. Bratton, now citizen of
Canada, and accordingly went thither for
treatment. The result was highly gratifying
to the afflicted gentleman, who published
certificate of his cure, whereupon the London
(Canada) Herald made the following edito-
rial remarks:
ave take this occasion to extend to DR..
Bratton warm reception amongst our COM
munity, and congratulate him upon his sue
cess. Coming among US more than one year
since, an entire stranger, under rather adverse
circumstances, he has, by his practical energy,
professional skill, moral department and gen.
tlemanly bearing, won the sympathy and high
esteem of our best citizens. We welcome
him among US, and would be pleased to re-
ceive him as permanent citizen Of Canada"
Columbia Gossip.
"A correspondent of the Charleston
Mews and Courier, writing from Columbia,
says:
There is serious talk here in official circles
about converting the Legislature upon the
first of October, to legislate on the Blue Ridge
scrip and kindred matters. think it would
be to the interest of the State for Mr.. Cardozo
to pay the legislators their per annum as soon
as the House meets, for to assemble them
without funds will insure the "putting up" of
some huge job before month has elapsed.
The gubernatoral question is agitating the
minds of the politicians considerably. Moses
is a candidate for reelection, and Chamber
lain, Scott, Sam Melton and Worthington are
pitted against him by their respective friends.
A colored candidate will also be in the field,
the most prominent man Of the latter class
being R. B. Elliott, the Congressman from
this district.
IfSpeaker Lee is in the field, as report says
he is, he will be found to have considerable
support at his back Lee is certainly re-
markable man. With limited early educa-
ton, by dint of industry and application, he
has made himself one of the most creditable
lawyers in the State for his age. heard him
argue case at Chambers the other day, and
he displayed tact and ability that would
have done credit to one longer engaged in the
practice.
Worthington will receive the support of
Patterson, whose word is now claw" amongst
the politicians who control the State. Moses
will die game, as he holds a good hand, and
is playing his cards we'll. He will not have
the support of Elliott, and, perhaps, Swails
will be the man selected by him to preside at
the next State convention.
The Narrow Gauge Railroad Meeting.
- In the Hickory Tavern Press, of last
week, we find the following additional partic-
ulars regarding the meeting of the stock
holders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company, recently held at
Newton, N. c.:
"Dr. Davega, chairman ola committee pre-
viously appointed to confer with Col. Melton
in regard to the purchase of the Kings Noun
tain Railroad, or its consolidation with the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company, reported that the committee had
discharged that duty, and submitted the terms
upon which Col. Melton would sell his inter-
est in said road. His price being $S5,OO0;
he would take $4,000 in Chester county
bonds, at 80 cents on the dollar, requires $15,-
900 in cash and will give reasonable time for
the payment of the remainder. Upon accom-
plshing these terms, he would turn over the
road, with its assets, of which DR.. Davega sta
ted $4,000 was equivalent to cash. DR.. Da-
vega also stated that he thought the remain
ing interest of the road, 5000 shares, could be
bought and paid for in the stock of this Com
pany, at for a.
Mr.. McCorkle introduced a resolution &C.
cepting the terms of purchase upon the con-
dition that only the property of the Kings
Mountain Railroad shall be liable for the re-
mainder of the purchase money. Col. McCor-
kle remarked in support of his resolution, upon
the Importance of a direct line of transporta-
ton from this point to the South, and that in
his opinion it would be economy to purchase
the twenty-five miles of the Kings Mountain
| Road.
Mr.. H. G. Hamilton, of Lenoir, offered an
amendment to the former resolution, leaving
it discretionary with the President and Board
of Directors to accept the terms and complete
the negotiations with Col. Melton.
After some discussion, the resolution, as
amended, was adopted"
The Exemption and Bankrupt Laws.
- The Statesville IN. Co. american makes
the following points regarding the homestead
laws of that State, and as the remarks are
equally applicable to the debtor class of
South Carolina, we reproduce the article:
The people, since the decision of Justice
Reade, reaffirming his former decision sus'
tanning the homestead against old debts, ap-
pear to be in fog whether to depend upon
the State law or go into Bankrupt Court.
The question is of deep interest to many who
are involved beyond their means to pay. The
impression now prevails that the homestead
will hold till case shall be decided in the
Federal Court at Washington, from this State,
independent of the Georgia decision. If
that be so, is it not more than probable that,
the merits being the same, a similar decision