Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-12-04

best paying property that the ex.comptrollrr
OWNS. Iherrupon the latter became quite IN
dignant, and being about three sheets III the
wind, $worc eternal vengeance against Moses,
and declared that he would kill him unless the
money was immcdiate y paid and the levy
upon his bridge released. "If Moses were
poor" said Nragle, land could Hot pay his
debts, would not grunblc and would meet
these obligations, but hr has got Is much or
more property than have, and will not be
Swin'lIcd in any such MANNER. lie has to
stop this levy on my property, or | will stop
his ltt." Honest John Patterson hearing
these remarks, and feeling Il warm interest in
the continued existence of the Governor, drove
down to the executive office and sent i'll Il hur-
ricl note demanding immediate conference.
He was promptly admitted, and told Moses
the story aS it was, abating nothing, and de-
cIariny that Ncaglc would certainly kill the
Governor unless the levy was Immediately
stopped. "Whv," said Moses, trcmulnus with
apprehension, II will fix it all right if he will
only give me little time. Patterson, can't
YOU 60 up and see Ncag lc and quiet him
littlc:" "(;u and see him" said Patterson,
"nOnc Of that for mc-hc would is SOON shoot
me a< YOU, and am not going to jcopardlzc
my carr;.$c in any such way, and would adj
wise YOU not to risk yourself outside of your
office until you have had this matter arrang.
cd." Whercupon Moses, it is said, slipped
out of the back way of the State House and,
driving rapidly home, got Mrs. Moses, in
whose name I'LL Of his property stands, to al
low the levy to be made as against her.
IIEsrALING ELL.
The likelihood is, from the best information
can get, that the bill to reduce the volume
Of the public debt which has passed the House,
and which brings the debt down to between
four and Il half and five millions of dollars,
will not pass the Senate in its present shape.
The lobbyists will work to tinker it, and will
doubtless succeed in getting the Senate to in
corporate in the bill all Of the floating debt,
thus raising the amount Of the proposed new
bonds to some figure between ci ght and nine
millions of dollars Whether the House will
agree to the amendments or not remains to be
seen. Hitherto the House has evinced de-
cidcd diSinclimation to touch at all the float.
ing debt, such us the outstanding certificates
supposed to be in great part fraudulent, the
DluC stll' 'tiii IlhS "H'Si' ''i y
embraced in the term floating debt.
In the Senate, some discussion sprang up
upon the claim Of the Citizens Savings Bank
for $4,000 for pay certificates and bills pay
able of the session Of 1S71-72. Whttemorc
said that he had no reason to doubt tile e
gaIity of the claim, but he hoped that time
would be given for full investigation, and
that the claims be subjected to such scrutiny
as was the claim Of the South Carolina Bank
and Trust Company. Nash said that the
claim w:l> precisely similar to that of Mr.
Hardy Solomon, that statement of the items
had been shown to all such senators rs desired
to see them, and that there was no reasonable
excuse for any further delay in passing
upon it. Dunn, of Horny, said that he had
examined the statement Of the items OF the
claim, which was fuller and more satisfactory
than the one made by the South Carolina
Bank and Trust Company; but he would
favor postponemcnt Of the matter i'll order
that other senators might be as fully satisfied
lis he was Of the justice Of the claim, before
being called upon to vote for its payment
The consideration of the report was finally
postponed until December ID, and all the
papers connected with it ordered to be printed
On motion Of Jcrvcv, colored, of Charleston,
it was resolved that all the bills, resolutions
&C., being unfinished business Of the extra ses.
sion, be transferred to the calendar Of the reg
ulur session.