Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-16
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Blue Ridge Scrip.

For several days arguments have been
progressing in the Supreme Court, on a writ
of mandamus to compel the Comptroller-Gene-
raj to levy tax of three mills on the dollar
to redeem the Blue Ridge Scrip. The comp
troller- General is represented by the Attor-
ney-G General, c. G.. Memminger, A. G. Has
kell and Y. j. Pope Esqs, and the holders
of the scrip by D. H. Chamberlain and JAS.
B. Campbell.
Satisfactory Explanation.
- The head of the Department to which
the following is addressed, and which has
Just come to light, would find it more difficult
to explain some of his own "irregularities"
than did Mrs. S. L. D. Davis in clearing up
the mystery as to why she was no longer
"Biggerstaf"
"North Carolina Rutherford County Oak
Spring, November 2, 1870.-Postmaster Gen.
eral: Sir,-In Obedience to your request l
give an explanation why signed my Quar-
terly returns L D Davis formerly S L D
Biggerstaf'i is 1 have Marrid Davis.
"Very respectfully, 81 D DAVIS"
The Daily Evening Herald.
We have received the first number Of
a new evening daily paper. the publication Of
which was commenced in Columbia last week.
Messrs. Andrews, Northrop & Co., are the
proprietors, and L. G. Northrop and E. w.
Everson, respectively, editor and associate ed
itor The Herald is Republican in politics,
and is conducted with tact and ability. As a
newspaper the Herald does not suit this lati-
tude, for the reason that it cannot reach SUBJ
scribers here until twenty-four hours after its
publication, and is therefore always behind
the morning papers in the freshness of the in
tellicence it contains. The Herald is issued
at 81 per annum.
Louisiana Affairs.
The secession Of several members from
the Pinchback Legislature has given quorum
to the Warmoth Legislature. The former,
however, still claims to have quorum. The
State ought to be able to secure as much leg
islation as it can we'll stand.
On Monday both claimants Of the guber-
material chair were inaugurated. Governor
McEnry, of the Warmoth faction, was inau-
gurated in Lafayette Square in the presence
of several thousand persons, including many
ladies and Kellogg, of the Pinchback fac
ton, was inaugurated at Mechanics Institute,
which is still guarded by United States SOL
diers. There were about fifteen hundred per-
sons present, three-fourths of whom were COL
ored. Everything passed off quietly, and we
presume the people of the State will peacea-
bly, submit to the double arrangement until
the pending Congressional investigation set
ties the matter.
The Murderer Stokes.
- The conviction of Stokes, the murderer
of Fisk, takes the country by surprise-not
that it was undeserving, but from the fact
that in New York it is the rule and not the
exception for murderers to escape thejust pen
atty of their crime. But the conviction of
Stokes does not argue that the sentence OF the
court will be executed. From the evidence
before them, the jury could not do otherwise
than find a verdict of guilty, nor could Judge
Boardman avoid pronouncing sentence after
the verdict was rendered. Foster, the "car-
hook murderer" was convicted in the same
city near two years ago, and has been twice
sentenced, but is yet unhanged, and so it will
be with Stokes. He will escape unpublished,
though the laws delays may keep him in pris-
on for an indefinite period. The counsel of
Stokes are now filing bill of exceptions to
the rulings of Judge Boardman, the main
point of which seems to be contained in the
Judges charge to the jury, the language of
| uhieh II is allnned was calculated TO discred.