Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-03-18

the lesees proceeded at once to change the
gauge, which was done last Sunday. This
opens a through line from New York to New
Orleans, with no change of cars between New
Orleans and Richmond.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Special Session of the Senate.
- The special session of the Senate, with
the exception of executive business has been
| principally engaged in discussing the merits
of Pnchback's claims to a seat in that honor
able body. Christiancy, the new Senator
from Michigan, made his first speech in the
Senate on Friday, in opposition to Pnchback
Speeches on the interminable subject have
also been made by various other Senator'S.
The Future of Business.
- The New York Bulletin, forecasting
the future course of trade, refers to the average
prosperity of the agricultural interests; but
there are conspicuous exceptions, it says, to
condition of prosperous activity in the manu-
featuring, mechanical and mining interests.
We quote:
ave feel justified in drawing the conclu-
sion that the country, taken as whole, ls IN
condition to take the usual quantity goods,
the exceptions in the case of the cotton States
and of certain manufacturers not being of suf-
fcient magnitude to affect the general result.
Owing to the general decline in prices, the
volume Of business, as expressed in money
values, will be less; the surplus of earnings,
after proving for individual expenditures, will
also be reduced, and the profits on trade, be.
ing upon less amount of BUSINESS, will be
curtailed. From this feeling of dissatisfac-
ton and poverty will prevail among both the
working and commercial classes, and com.
plant of the unsatisfactory results Of business
may thus for some time continue"
The Election Precincts.
The Legislature has passed an act to
establish election precincts in the several
counties of the State We publish so much
of the act as refers to the counties of York,
Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Union and
Spartanburg:
York-Twelve precincts, viz: Yorkvlle, Hicko-
ry Grove Boydton, Bethany, Clay Hill, Fort Mil,
Rock Hill, Coates Tavern, Pride's Old Mill, Nc
Connellsville, Bairsville, Bethel.
Chester.-Eleven precincts. viz: Chester Court
House, Lowrysvlle, Lewis Turnout, Tor6its
Dave Motfats Store, Landsford, Boyd's Store,
Rich Hill.
Lancaster-Eght precincts, viz: Belair, Wax
haw, Lancaster. Court House, Dry Creek, Taxa
haw Montgomery and Castons.
Fairfcld.-Ten precincts, viz: Jenkinsyille,
Monticello, Feasterville Youngsville, Gladden's
Grove. Durham, Winnsboro, Ridgeway, Horeb
Church, Doko.
U1,ion.-Filteen precincts, viz: Union Court
House, Draytonville, Timber Ridge, Wilknsville,
Tollison's Store, Glandyburg Mills, Kelleys,
Going's, Hughes, Santuc, Goshen Hill, Cross
Keys, Jasper Gibbs, Jonesville and Fish Dam.
a,tanJuy.-Twenty-si precincts, viz Spar
tanburg Court House, Bivingsville Pacolet Depot,
White Plains, Macedonian Church, Limestone
Springs Grassy Pond, j. H. Ezels Store, New
Prospect, Cherokee Springs, McKelly's, Calvin
Fosters, Campobello, Holly Springs, Duncans,
Charlottesville Redsville, Cashville, Woodrutfs,
Hobbvs, Walnut Grove, Hebron, Cross Anchor,
Glenn Springs, Ralph Smiths and Thorns.
New Postal Rates.
- The new post-ofice appropriation bill
has incorporated in it, besides temporary
franking privilege which can be availed by
members of Congress until the 1st of Decem-
her, 1875, an increase on the rates of third
class mail matter to just double the rates pre-.
viously charged. Hereafter the postage on
samples, merchandise and all articles enume-
rated as third class matter will be one cent an
ounce or fractional part of an ounce ; and on
transient newspapers sent through the mails,
two cents each. This act Of Congress is Sc
verely censured not so much on account OF
the increased rates. but for the reason that
the increase seems to have been made in Or
der to supply any deficit that might arise in
consequence of the partial restoration of the
franking privilege. 1t is claimed that the
double charge on transient newspaper postage
alone will more than pay the expense of the
transmission of the documents which Con-
gressmen will lavishly distribute among their
constituents during the remainder Of the year.
So that the recipients of these favors are re-
quired, indirectly, to pay the postage on them,
Notwithstanding they pass through the mails
under the frank ola Congressman.
Andrew Johnson's Position.
- Senator johnson has been recently in
terviewed at great length by a correspondent
of the New York Tribune, and his position as
to the two political parties may be inferred
from his reply to the question whether he
would act with the Republicans or the Dem
ocrats To this enquiry he said:
81 can give no pledge as to my future
course. I cannot say that will act with one
party or with the other. We have had too
much of party, and | propose to bind myself
in advance to no theory of party policy. l
have never done so in the past, and | do not
intend to do so in the future. l shall sup
port such measures as appear to my own
Judgment best for the country, caring not
whether it is Democratic measure or wheth-
er it is supported by Republicans. We have
had too much of parties. They have run the
government quite too long already, and they
have well-nig gh destroyed it. 1t is time for
the people to take hold. The shackles OF
party have caused incalculable mischief, and
until the people throw them off we will have
no conscientious and unsel6sh government.
Caucuses and conventions are only the tools
of managing politicians the people have
nothing to do with them. will never place
myself in position where [ must do thing
because it is party measure, or oppose
thing at a party's dictation. I place the
country above party, and 1 hope to live to see
the time when the people will cast off the
yoke as they did in 1928 when they elected
Andrew Jackson"
TO question as to his reported intentions
of paying off old scores by recourse to the
mass of facts in his possession damaging to
the leaders of the parties as at present consti-