Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-23

ously or die righteous without wife. ."'''"'lt
is said that A. T. Stewart intends to build
grand hotel in Washington, D. C.'''''''"Carl
Schurz, who has just returned from visit to
Europe, expects to make nine speeches in
Ohio, the present campaign, in favor of hard
money. .'.'''''The Ticket Agents Convention
for considering reduction Of rates for the
Centennial for period of six months, will
meet next month at Jacksonville, Fla.
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.
North Carolina Convention.
The Orange county election to ill the
vacancy caused by the death of W. A. Ora.
ham, resulted in the election of Patterson,
Democrat, by about six hundred majority.
This gives the Democrats a majority OF two
in the Convention.
In the convention an ordinance fixing the
per diem of. members of the General Assem-
bly, at 81, with a limited session of sixty
days, and making the mileage ten cents per
mile each way, passed its third and final
reading.
An ordinance reducing the number of Su.
preme Court Judges from five to three passed
its third and final reading on Saturday, and
it is probable that the number of Superior
Court Judges will be reduced from twelve to
nine.
Mixed Schools in Brooklyn.
- Last week, Judge Gilbert, of the Su-
preme Court of Brooklyn, N. Y, rendered a
decision in the civil rights case, wherein Will
liam F. johnson, colored man, sought to
compel the principal of the public school to
admit his son thereto, instead of sending him
to the school provided for colored children.
The Court holds that the common schools are
public charity that the benefits conferred by
them are free gift from the State, and like
every other donor, the State may prescribe in
what manner and upon what terms and con-
ditions the gift may be enjoyed. In conclu-
sion, Judge Gilbert says that the statute, by
guaranteeing equal privileges, does not con-
fer the right to enjoy them in common with
any class of persons, or in any particular
school, and that nothing has been shown from
which it can be inferred that the relator has
been deprived Of equality of privilege to
| which he is entitled. A motion for man.
damus was denied.
The First Paper Money.
- A hundred years ago, Oh the 22nd Of
June 1775, the Continental Congress put in
circulation its first issue ($2,000,0OO) of paper
money. These issues were repeated from
time to time till they reached, in the aggre-
gate, s3OO,0O0,0OO. Their subsequent depre'
ciation, and worthlessness, Notwithstanding a
law of Congress making them legal tenders
for the payment of debts, are familiar facts
of history. In 1888, thirteen years subse.
quent to the first issue of paper money by
Congress, Madison, in a communication to
the Fsderahst says: "The loss which Ameri-
ca has sustained since the peace, from the pes
tilent effects of paper money, on the necessary
confidence between man and man, on the
necessary confidence in public councils, on
the industry and morals of the people, and on
the character of republican government, con-
stituting an enormous debt against the States
chargeable with this unadvised measure,
which must long remain unsatis6ed, or rather
an accumulation of guilt, which can be ex-
plated no otherwise than by voluntary sac
ri6ce on the altar Of justice of the power
which has been the instrument of it."
The Bank Of Mecklenbarg.
- The Charlotte Observer gives the fol-
lowing information to those interested in the
assets of the Bank of Mecklenburg:
The creditors of the Bank of Mecklenburg,
have filed petition in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of the United States at
Greensboro, asking to have the Bank adjudged
Bankrupt. Among the creditors who have
signed the petition, are: The Mecklenburg
Building and Loan Association, the Charlotte
Building and Loan Association, DR.. Jos.
Graham, R. B. Alexander, D. M. Rigler and
many Others Among the acts Of bankruptcy
charged against the Bank, are: Its suspension
of payment and failure to resume also its re-
fusal to pay depositors on demand. The Pc
titioning creditors represent large majority
in numbers and amount of debts against the
Bank. The order to show cause upon the
petition, will be heard at Greensboro within a
short time before Judge Dick. The action
of the creditors will be a matter Of news to
many. 1t has not been much discussed, but
on yesterday Thos. B. Keogh, Esq, Of Green's
boro was telegraphed for and arriving in the
city last night, received the petition. The
purpose of the creditors in forcing the bank
into bankruptcy, is to render its assets availa-
BILE, and get its affairs in better shape.
The Gale on the Gulf.
- The wind and rain storm which set in
on the Gulf of Mexico last Wednesday even.
ing and continued until Friday night, was
more disastrous in its effects than at first re-
ported. The water from the Gulf overAowed
half of Galveston island, knocking down some
hundred small tenements and unroo6ng sew
eral churches, cotton presses, and residences,
knocking down signs, awnings and other
hangings. The water on the principal streets
and in the market was several times two feet
deep. Three large schoouers lying in the
harbor were swamped. One steamboat and
two tugs sunk, one being completely demol.
ished. One large English bark was forced
from her moorings and driven ashore; one
schooner is forty feet on land, and some ten
men working on the breakwater at the bar
we're drowned. The health officer, DR.. e. W.
Peters, and his guards are drowned, his horse
was also carried off, One negro woman was
killed by the falling of house after having
Aoated fifty feet. The railroad track is torn
up in twenty places on the island the bridge
is partially DESTROYED, culverts on both roads