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New-York tribune., 1873-05-10
THE NEW MEMBER OF The SOLAR SYSTEM

PROF ALEXANDER SHOWS THAT PROF. KIRKWOODS 5
SUPPOSED TWO PLANETS INTERIOR TO MERCURY
ARE PROBABLY ONE AND THE SANK BODY
To'the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR The additional and very interesting OBJ
servations which Prof Krkwood has discussed in his
second not6 THE TRIBUNE, dated May lSS indicate
that his supposed two planets interior to Mercury are
one and the same for it will observed that the dates
1s02-OctOber 10,
1S19-October 9,
1847-OctOber IL, 0 a. M,
I849-OctOber Ia, y a.
very nearly at the opposite season OF the year 10
those quoted in his first communication. which read
"lg62-End OF February (2Sthlf
IS2O-Feb. H.
1S37-Feb. l6.
ISC2-March 20"
It s thus rendered probable that these letter indicate
new series transits Of the body but near to l
opposite node. Accordingly find that the intervals
between the dates the second series Prof kirk
wood has given them will yield us almost exactly tho
same synodcal revolution for the planet with that
which he himself deduced from the first series Thus:
6,2DS days = 16l X 3S559O
20,22s7 70 days = 265 I 3S.5995
73i.l25 days - 10 X 3s6S32
New-York tribune., 1873-05-10

- Ia M BAIlOWs anu r. W. DoliO"os N. ~
mains President OF the Company.
Within time past the stock OF tho Canton uanp
Company Of Baltimore has become the SupJoo' VI mo
est in walst and the speculation in II mas Decoo te'
large although II has been regarded as o.no'
than fancy stock The stock has been on the Now
York list for many years, but has heretofore eAoiou
eemparatyely little interest Latory IL mas oeen CON
troled by Daniel Drew and his sdherents' VINO us TO
ported are about transfer their interest IN IL 10 party
OF English capitalists represented In England oy
Rsobonsheim q Goldschrnldt, and in this country
nv L. H. Blederman Co. II is said
that a change in the Board OF Direction
n contemplated in tho substitution Of the representa-
yes of the English capitalists for those OF Drew. Within
tho past few days the price has advanced to no. on the
strength Of the alleged negotiations and reported i'm
provements and increased value of the property, IL
being asserted that the stations Of the Philadelphia and
wilmington Northern Central and Baltimore and Poto
mac Railroads would be permanently situated on Canton
ground 1t further asserted that arrangements had
been made disposing OF sOO0OO0 of the Companys
bonds. These statements given for what they are
WORTH and 1t behooves all who propose to deal in the
property TO verify them
New-York tribune., 1873-05-10
Mean - 3s.59Sg DAYS. or
QQl I'm 2On

Mean - 1899 days, or
38d.. 1ih 22u.;
which differs less than hour from the synOdea reVo
luton Ssd l5h l2m which Prof kirkWood mas deuuceu
from the first series.
planet with synodical revolution of 16 days, 10
hours and % minutes would be inconsistent with the
laws of distance from the which have discovered
But the synodca revolution which may be obtained
from the second series, above exhibited is even 1T
tie nearer than the first to that due TO theory And
then we Of The ransts at or near TO
opposite nodes. One can hardly question the existence
OF thepanet after all thus evidence. The difficulty OF
seeing the new member Of the solar system is increased
by the fact that when far enough from the sun to be
seen the planet has at most but little more than hai
of its enlightened side turned toward us.
STEPHEN ALEXANDER.
College Of TecJersey. Princeton, May 8, 1878.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-10
shorng e1s,.. Of .en. eo.. orer epa.ed oo.l . bs

Showing sctusl estimated cost 10 b.
(about ~ per ce incrasel ... 62t 90
b. OEErLY Deputy BIgsseL
Approved: Adolph Clua, Engineer in Charge b. p w.
As viii be seen, Mr. Shepherd publishes this statement
to prove that the of work already done BY
the Board contracted for exceeds the estimated
by only about l per cent This OF the most dis
honest attempts 10 deceive the xpayers Of the dis
trc which, to my knowledge the Board has yet beea
guilty. The first item In the table purporung 90 show
the estimated cost of G9 contracts is the estimate
all which the Board sent TO the Legislature To June l
aud which the Legislature directed 1t by law TO conform
its work to- but the amount the Board supposed De
cember 1874 1t would have to pay awarded
prior to that date. In former letter compared
OF these contracts with the original estimates and
found that their cost exceeded the lmit
upon them by Legislature 10 the extent OF
cent. Aud the only answer Mr.. Shepherd has a
make to that exhibit Is that when the contracts m
shed the Board had TO pay them only IA per cent
more than he expected to when he made them tbres
times as great the law allowed him TO-
The two concluding documents, the first showing the
gross items audited, the other the amount Of prO
erty hand, have bearing on the questions
between the Board and the taxpayers Of the district
To up, Mr.. Shepherds last letter shows that the
Board cash, while contractors arc clamOrng fOr
their pay second that the assertion that the Board
has. In giving out contracts and assuming liabilities
paid attention to the limitations OF law, Territorial
National true, and admitted and third that
accused Of this last Onense, the only answer u has
make that having broken the law, II ONLY paid out
contracts lit per cent than three times as much
IL had rlguL to paw.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-10

1t had spont every dollar that had then oeen spo,a
prated.
Once more. the Board also gives us the data from
which 10 ascertain what would have been ts financial
condition had Congress made Appropriation and tho
Board uad no right TO anticipate IN incurrng labes.
one dollar from this source.
Amount Of certificates Of indebtedness out
percentage withheld on work 25O1 "
Present indehtedness OF Board ........sls2i Os Is
Amount received from United States. 2535fB r
Amount the Board would now be in debt
bad congress made no appropriation. b,SStss n
This seems to be sufficient to show that the Board
fesses having illegally made contracts smountiDgto
millions more than the appropriations.
The next tdocumentpresented By Mr. Shepherd sDoEs
the amount Of yet to be collected assum.
that the exhibit "a correct and only remark in pasn,
that many Of these assessments will be resisted 10 The
Courts as Illegal
The third document presented s from the engineer o,
the Board, and is a. follows:
BOARD PUBLIC woRKs Dfsrsrcr % coruxBfsl
OFFICE o. CHlv ~ EsGisEzEs,
7A< Hon A cLUss Enginser n targ osrdr Fu5e WorE.
sE; Ihe ioosg saens COMPRISE, comp es s1maiy of n.
from ~ organization 70 April !, ls73;
Eslma.ed cost a5der sr hardre and nin'een eonsrlep
HOue Of Representative Dee ~ ..........s s5Wsg
On Of these 6l9 contracts there have been paid
cash sni Auditors eer'iseale. -: 5Oo5Ol
;.......,..,. faSt
paid 10 ea,h and Auditors ceaes....... saTs
Required to complete these ~ ,..... 3lOl %
Percentage Withheld on account Of 2S5H
Showing total and completion 82ssO
completing contracts aaao
Showing net cost OfeOutr,c.' completion 70 sso0s
All 81 contract. = t .iSce Dee g. 5ii and
cost Of completing tte same............' SlsN9 - -
TeBig u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03

- Miss Plume l.. Harris, of Chester, gradu
ated at the recent Commencement ofthe Meth
odist Female College in Columbia.
Gen. H. G. Worthington has been com
missioned Collector of the Post of Charleston
nice Clark removed
- The printing material of the South Caro-
Hnian newspaper, is advertised to be sold al
auction in Columbia, on Monday next, tc
foreclose mortgage in favor of Walker
Evans & Cogswell, of Charleston.
"A new post Office, called Eta Jane, has
been established in Union county, and James
L. Strain appointed postmaster. 1t is located
on Thickety Creek, a few miles above Goudys
vile.
The degree of LII. D. has been conferred
upon ex-Attorney-G General Chamberlain and
ex- Confederate Secretary of the Treasury
Memminger, by the Trustees Of the South
Carolina University.
Congressman Rainey has recommended
Lucen Brown, of Georgetown, for appoint
ment from the first Congressional District, to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The ap
pointmcnt was thrown open to competition.
49, In communication to the Union-Herald
ex-Comptroller General Neagle recommends
the removal of Professor Walker, Superinten
dent of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind at Cedar Springs, for the reason
that the Superintendent has made no arrange
ments for the reception of colored pupils.
A Mrs. Manning, of Sumter, who died a
few days ago, was, by The ties of marriage and
consanguinity, closely connected with four
Governors of South Carolina in the past, none
of the degrees being beyond that of uncle
Governor James B. Richardson was her uncle,
Governor John P. Richardson her brother
Governor Richard L. Manning her husband,
and Governor James L. Manning her son.
BY the census returns for 1870, it appears
that in South Carolina 7S per cent of the
whole numbo of persons returning occupa'
tions are engaged in agriculture to each per-
son so employed there are fourteen acres Of
land under cultivation; the average value Of
land to each hand is $216; and the value Of
the annual products Of each agricultural Ia
borer is 1902.
The acreage in cotton in South Carolina
this year, as reported by the New York Com
meycial and Reporter, is 625,74O acres, against
6O1, ,674 last year; showing an increase of a.
067 acres. The total acreage in cotton of the
Southern States this year is 9,0O2,S15 acres,
showing an increase of 935, 1853 acres over last
year, and of 917, ,27O acres over the planting
of 1870, being an average increase for 1873 Of
II per cent. over 1872
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03

the South is making toward taking business
view of things. In the language of the cor
respondent, to say that the Southern people
are satisfied with the methods of reconstruc.
ton would be folly to nffirm, but they have
gained wisdom by experience in the pursuit Of
politics under difficulties. Blissful as they
appear to be to this enthusiastic correspon-
dent, there can be no doubt that they would
he happier still and their land bloom like
Paradise, if they were permitted to manage
their own affairs without the interference OF
those political pests who have so long preyed
upon their patience and their pockets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
THE Y0RKVfLhK KHQU1RKR.

tablishes the constitutionality and validity of
subsidies to railroads, whether granted direct
by the State itself, or by counties and munich
pal corporations under State authority. Do
nations of money or land as encouragement to
railroads, are shown to constitute the same le.
gal obligation as subscriptions to the stock.
The tax upon the people, imposed for the pay
ment of the interest and principal of the bonds
thus issued in accordance with the law, is de-
cided to be constitutional and binding. Our
friends will therefore see at once that there is
no possibility ofavoiding by repudiation or
otherwise obligations, State, county or muni-
cipal, incurred in aid of railroads.-Montgom-
cru (Ala.) advertiser.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Jail of Spartanburg county is empty.
Charles Jones, trial justice at Lancaster
Courthouse, has mysteriously disappeared.
A despatch to the Columbia Union-Her-
ald, reports a case of cholera at Orangeburg.
james H. Wells, aged S3 years, an old
citizen of Columbia, died in that city on Fri
day last.
j. P. Kennedy Bryan, son of Judge
Bryan, has taken the first honors of his class
at Princeton, New Jersey.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
The Aurkrille @mqnirer,
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1873.

Watch the Fisures.-The date OH the address
laber' shows the time to which the subscription is
paid. If subscribers do not wish irpapers dis
continued, the date mast be kept in ddDamce.
Cash.-It must be distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and job
work, are cash. in advance
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
JOB PRINTING.

Having determined to devote more atten-
ton hereafter to job printing than we have
done in the past, We would inform the public
that our Office is now we'll supplied with new
type of the latest styles, and the best ma
chinery in use; and with choice stock of
inks, cards, papers, &C., we are prepared to
execute as good work as can be done any
where in the United States. Orders for
Ball Tickets, Freight Bllheads,
Bank Notices, Labels,
Bonds and Coupons, Law Blanks,
Bill Heads, Law Briefs,
Business Cards, Letter Circulars,
Certificates of Deposit, Letter Headings,
Certificates of Stock, Memorandum I'illhcads
Checks, Note Circulars,
Deposit Tickets, Note Headings,
Drafts and Notes, Programmes,
Envelopes, Policies, Fire& Life ms,
Election Tickets, Shinplasters,
Festival Tickets Wedding Cards,
willreceive prompt attention, and satisfaction
as to quality Of work, guaranteed in every
instance. Particular attention given to fine
work in colors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The Circuit Court for York county will
meet in adjourned session at Yorkville, on
Monday, the 18th instant. When the April
term of the Court was adjourned, the grand
jury was discharged, it being understood that
the approaching sitting would be devoted ex-
clusively to civil business, except to dispose
of one or two criminal cases that were con-
tinued. In the opinion of Judge Mackey,
however, subsequent events have rendered
the presence of the grand jury necessary, and
under his orders it is being summoned by
the Sheriff.
It is supposed that the Court will continue
in session not less than two weeks. The first
days will be devoted to criminal business
after which Judge Mackey proposes to attack
the civil docket in a vigorous manner, and
rid it, at least, of some of cases which have
been there so long that they may very proper.
ly be classed as "chronic."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. H. Il J. P. Herndon-Flour-Whe Bran
Meal and Observation-Disclosures.
Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient.
NJ. Strauss g. Son-Great Induccment.
John c.. Kuykendal- Quinine-Agan-
Oh My.
McDutfie notwithstanding.
TOWNSHIP TAXES FOR SCHOOLS.
Saturday last was the day fixed by law for
levying a township tax for the support of
free common schools. But little interest was
manifested in the matter, and so far as we
can learn, no levy was ordered in any town.
ship of this county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
NARROW ESCAPE.

On Tuesday last, the kitchen on the premi-
ses of Mr.. J. Ed. Jefferys, of this place, mar
rowly escaped destruction, by fire, which was
communicated from the cooking stove to
some kindling wood on the floor. The dan
ger was discovered before much damage had
been done, and the fire was speedily extin-
guished, principally by the efforts of the SOL
diers stationed at this post.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
The following transfers of real estate in
York county, have been reported to the Audit
or since our last report. rs,lsi
J. C. Russell to James D. Anderson: Fifty
acres of land in Fort Mill township. Con-
sideration 5000. ...,
Sarah Kimbrell to B. R. T. Bowen. One
hundred and seventeen acres Of land in York
township. i. Consideration $500.
Rev. R. P. johnson, attorney in fact, to
j. w. P. Hope. Twenty-Five acres of land
near Yorkville. Consideration 1923. .a. J
B. Brannon to John McCarley. Twenty
eight acres of land in Bullock's Greek town.
ship. Consideration $3.50. ..H~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03
PERSONAL.


Professor j. D. MILLER, who for number
of years has had charge of the musical de-
partment in the. Yorkville Female College,
has resigned the position, and on Tuesday
last started for Asheville, N. c., which place
he proposes to make his future home. Du-
ring his long residence in Yorkville, Mr..
Miller has possessed the esteem and respect
of our best citizens, and in chronicling his
departure we are so selfish as to envy the
good fortune Of the people amongst whom he
proposes to cast his lot .% f'a''
We were pleased to receive call on Thurs
day last from Mr.. Roswell T. Logan, of Char
lesion. Mr.. Logan, has long been connected
with the house of Walker, Evans & Cogswell,
of that city, and Is canvassing the State in
the interest Of their publications, and also,
we believe, as agent for the Charleston Ne.us.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03

UNcoNsrITUTIoNAL1TY OF THE TAX SALES.
A case of considerable Importance has just
been decided in the Third Judicial Circuit, by
Judge John T. Green, in which the recent act
of the Legislature "to provide a summary
mode for purchasers of lands at tax sales be-
ing put into possession" is declared unconsti-
tutional and void. The circumstances of the
case are as follows: Certain lands Of Mrs.
Kate Mcmillan and others were sold for taxes
in June, 1872, under the act Of 1872, and
were purchased by Louis Jacobs. The first
owners of the property, through their attorney,
S. w. Maurice, Esq, made application to
Judge Green for prohibition to restrain the
sheriff from proceeding under the act: A
temporary Injunction was granted, which, at
ter argument, was made perpetual and abso-
lutte by formal decision.
The argument ofMr. Maurice was very ex.
haustive and complete. His main points were
as follows That the act of 1872, under which
the sale was made, is "bill for. raising reve-
nue." and originated in the Senate instead Of
the House of Representatives, as required by
the Constitution of the State. That the act is
unconstitutional, because it relates to more
than one subject and that the subjects are not
expressed in the title. That the effect Of the
act of 1873 as we'll as that of 1872, is to de-
prive the citizen of his property without the
Judgment of his peers or the law of the land.
That the act of 1872 undertakes, upon its
face, to amend repealed statute.
That the same act, upon its face, author
ICES only the sale of forfeited lands. whereas
the land was sold as delinquent land, and
hence the sale was void for want of authority.
The point was also made that tax deed, if
for delinquent lands, must be sealed with the
private seal of the officer who executes it. If
for forfeited lands, the title to which is in the
Government, then it must be in the form, and
possessed of the characteristics, of a grant
under the great seal of the State, signed by
the Governor and countersigned by the Sec
retary of State.
Other grounds were taken in the argument
of the counsel, but the court without enter.
ing upon the consideration of these, granted
the Injunction, upon the broad principle laid
down in the State Constitution, (article l.,
section 14,) that "no person shall be arrested,
imprisoned or despoiled of his property, i'm
munities or privileges, put out of protection
of the law, exiled or deprived of bis life, lib
erty or estate, but by the judgment of his
peers or the law of the land."- Charleston
Ne,ue
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-03

Two IMPORTANT DEcIsIoNs.-Th The Su
preme Court of the United States, by late
decision, has sanctioned the practice in the
courts of this State, of making the value Of
Confederate treasury notes at the time the de-
mand for their delivery was made, the meas
ure of damages. The case was that of the
Planters Bank of Tennessee Us. the Union
Bank of Louisiana, and the judgment Of the
court below, which was affirmed by the y. S
Supreme Court was that the Planters Bank
oug ght not to be permitted to recover more
than the damages sustained by it in conse
ouence of the defendants failure to deliver
Confederate notes when they were demanded
and those damages are measured by the value
of these notes in United States currency al
the time when the demand was made and when
the notes should have been delivered.
The court also rendered another decision or
a question that has occupied great deal Of
public attention, and upon which there has
been much difference of opinion, even among
distinguished lawyers and jurists. The case
was on an appeal from lower court on the
subject of responsibility of States and munici
palities for obligations incurred in behalf o.
railroads. The decision to which we refer es
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
A horrible Tale from
Cuba.
EaFty'& Nn Captured IN liz Vrgilig,
and ?Vs 10 Death
Dastardly Massacre.
Rsparation to be Demanded from
Spain.
War with Spain the Probable Result.

HAVANA, Wednesday, Nov. ~.
On the 9Th inst, the Captain and
thirty-six Of the crew of the steamer
Virginius were executed at Santiago
de Cuba, and on the next day, 9Th,
twelve more of the Cuban volunteers
on the vessel were shot, including the
gallant Gen. Ryan.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November IL.
Secretary Fish received. to-day, a
Telegram from the Cunsul-General at
Havana, stating that the Havana pa
pers publish statement apparently
from an official source that the Cap
tain of the Virginius, thirty.siX of the
crew and sixteen others were shot on
the 9TH and 8th inst, at Santiago de
Cuba. The Secretary Immediately
proceeded to the executive Mansion
and showed the telegram to the Presi-
dent.
New YORK, November l2.-Intcll-
igence from Havana of the shooting
o; the Captain and more of the crew
and passengers of the steamer Virgin.
ius created the most intense excite
ment, today, at the Cuban head.quar-
tiers in this city. For time there
was but one feeing-desire to revenge
the bloody acts Of the Spaniards.
One Of the Cuban leaders says the
following persons on the Viaglnius
were shot: Colonel Boytel, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Castellanos, son of Gen
eral Quesada. aged seventeen; Peter
Alfrero, brother to the Secre airy of
the Cuban organization in this city,
and many others. There were also,
on the Virginius eighteen English
subjects, who had sailed from Jamica.
Some of these were shot. This fact,
it is believed, will call for action by
the British Government.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November II.
The latest news from Havana is re-
garded as putting new phase upon
the matter, and rendering much more
probable the grave step of armed in-
tervention. a prominent Cabinet
officer, on being informed of this dis
patch, remarked that, if true, it would
be the dearest blood ever shed by
Spain. He said the Government was
in sympathy with the public feeling
upon this question, and was restrain
ed only by the absence of official re-
ports from acting at once.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
New Hampshire Items.

At Great Falls, on Monday, two
prominent druggists, hotel land
lord and saloon keeper were com
planned of rs common liquor sellers,
and placed under 5000 bonds to APP
pear at the Supreme Judicial Court.
Monday night the dwelling house
Of Sumner G. Eastman of Conway, &
watch repairer, was entered and about
5000 worth Of watches, chains and
jswelry taken. No clue was obtained
to the robbers.
One day last week Mr.. II. L. Jones
and party Of Nashua Nimrods, who
were doing the Monadnock mountain,
picked more than quart of blue
berries that were rs plump, ripe and
nice as IN the season of them.
The hardware store of George +.
Rollins & Co., at Dover, N. H., was
entered by thieves. and y considers
bic quantity Of pistols, revolvers and
other goods stolen. The money
drawer was evidently overlooked.