Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08

bcrs, 19 are colored.
The Boston firm of Jordan, Marsh d Co.,
recently detected in smuggling, were enabled
to carry on the business for two years, by
having in their employment at the head of
their importing department, secret officer
of the treasury, who connived at their opera
tons.
- The strike among the railroad operatives
in the western States remains unchanged.
The strikers hold out, and assert that they
will not return to work until their demands
are complied with. Travel has not been i'm
peded to great extent, though freight is ac-
cumuating on all the roads
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Congressional.
- Congress re-assembled on Monday last
The Senate was principally engaged on the
salary question, but without action. The
House devoted the day to the consideration
of the supplementary civil rights bill. Sever
al speeches were made. A. II. Stephens read
lengthy speech in opposition to the bill.
Ransicr, coored member from South Caro-
lima, followed in written speech in support
of the bill, contendng that there was no prac-
tical freedom in the Southern States for the
colored people, and would not be- 81 long as
the matter was left to the discretion of the
States. The warmest advocates Of the meas
ure say the bill, as ameaded, will amount to
nothing, should it become law.
General Forrest and the ss0ld Flag"
- The Confederate veteran, Gen. n. b.
Forrest has written letter to a Memphis
paper in which he freely expresses his feelings
toward the "old flag" against which he once
so valiantly fought. 1t will be remembered
that only a few weeks ago, in communica-
ton to the War Department, General Shcr-
man spoke Of General Forrest in the most
complimentary manner. In his recent letter,
General Forrest says:
"Within the last few days have received
large number of letters from men who were
prominent Confederate officers and soldiers,
volunteering to the Secretary Of War, through
me, their services to fight for the 'old flag in
case of a war with Spain. Being too much
engaged to answer their letters separately,
allow me to say, through the columns of your
widely circulated paper, that it is very graft.
flying to me to see upon the part of those who,
like myself, fought against it, so earnest dis
position to fight for it, in case of foreign
war. As for myself, our civil war having
closed, and having pledged allegiance to the
Government, should she become involved in
war with foreign power, l should struggle
as hard for it as 1 once, as a Confederate SOL
dier, struggled against it. As to those friends
and old companions in arms who have written
to me, would say, hope and believe there
will be no war, owing to the wise policy
adopted by the distinguished soldier now at
the head of the Government; but should it
come, let us show our loyalty to the flag by
standing ready to strike down any hand raised
against it"
Encouragement Of Manufactures.
-- The following is the substance Of the
Act passed by the Legislature, previous to
adjournment, to encourage manufacture" {:
Section one of the act provides that for the
purpose of inducing investment Of capital in
manufactures of cotton and woolen fabrics,
paper, iron and lime, and agricultural imple-
ments, all parties engaged in such business
shall be entitled to receive annually from the
State Treasury q sum equal in amount to the
aggregate of the State taxes upon the
capital 80 employed, except the two mills for
school purposes. The amount Of the rebate
is to be fixed by the comptroller-general from
the tax returns and is to be repaid upon the
warrant of the comptroller Section two pro-
vides that it shall be the duty of the county
treasurer and of the treasurers Of all munich
pal corporations to pay to the individual or
associations engaged in the manufactures
named in the first section an amount equal to
their county or municipal taxes, upon the
capital 50 invested. Section 8 provides that
the act shall apply only to investments to be
made hereafter, and shall not operate until
satisfactory proof be given to the comptroller
general that the capital or property for which
the benefits Of the act are sought to be OBJ
tanned had been actually employed in this
State in the classes Of industry named pro-
vided that nothing herein contained shall ap-
ply to enterprises of the specified character
which have been commenced within the past
twelve months provided further, that moth.
ing in this act contained shall be so construed
as to exempt from taxation the land upon
which said factories are erected. Section
provides that the manufacturing enterprises
enumerated in the foregoing sections OF the
bill, which have been completed since the first
day of January, 1872, or on any improve
ments made or added to any that were built
at the time of the date mentioned, and all
vessels of one hundred tons measurement and
upward, built or owned within this State, shall
be entitled to the benefits of the act. The
act is to continue in force for ten years.
The South and its Needs
- In an editorial article, discussing the
above theme, the New York Tribune says
the hard times in the manufacturing districts
and distress among the unemployed workmen
of New York and other large cities is slight,
as compared with the terrible destitution that
now prevails in southern agricultural dis
tricts, where the owner Of a farm is supposed,
at any rate, to be in no danger of starvation.
Yet says that paper, in these fertile regions
there is perhaps, more terrible suffering than
in any other part of the United States. The
Tribune protests that it does not exaggerate
its statements and gives in explanation of this
distressing state of things the fact that plan
ters have unfortunately trusted too much to
cotton. Embarrassed by various financial
difficulties, they mortgaged their crops in ad-
vance to buy food for their negroes. 1t has
been bad year. The yield Of cotton in some
sections is not half the average it is not
enough to pay the advances on the crop, and
tl,o oor,