Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-06-17

their former wickedness and present right
eousness.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Prospect in Louisiana.
- The situation in Louisiana seems to be
improving, both politically and materially.
A -cent letter from that State presents the
following cheerful picture:
"A new era of agricultural prosperity seems
about 10 dawn on Louisiana. Corn, cotton,
cane and rice are alike splendid. Old plant
ers tell US that they have never seen such
crops at this season, and if they fulfill their
promise this year, will do much to reestablish
the old time prosperity of the State. Even
the gardens send forth such vegetables and
fruit as 1 have never seen before. / don't
know if the conditions of the atmosphere fa-
vorable to vegetation are equally favorable to
mental and moral development, in fact have
always been taught the contrary, but certain
it is that this spring there seems decided i'm
petus given to every project for the improve
ment of the State. The government still
hampers at every turn, but men seem deter
mined to do their best in spite of the evil
rule. The hill Difficulty has been hard to
climb, but do believe it will be crossed at
last"
AS in confirmation of the above, the New
Orleans Picayune says:
Louisiana appears to have reached the bot
tom of her troubles, and to be on the ascent
again. There is no Disgusting or msunder-
standing it, the future looks strangely bright
and hopeful. Politically, we may be consd-
ed as having shaken off our worst embarrass.
ments. Financially, both State and city are
improving. Agriculturaly, the news from
every quarter of the State is cheering and
reassuring to degree almost unprecedented.
The Texas Border Troubles.
- Advices from the Texas frontier would
indicate that troubles continue between the
herders of that State and the Mexicans along
the Rio Grande. A dispatch from Browns
Vile dated the 18th says that on the morning
of that day, Capt. McNeely, of the State
troops, with a few of his men, pursued, and,
after forced march of twenty-five miles,
overlook band of twelve cattle thieves about
twelve miles below Brownsville They show
ed fight, and in the engagement which ensued
the whole band of raiders were killed. Capt.
McNeely lost one man killed. He captured
two hundred and fifty head of stolen cattle.
A dispatch from Galveston Of the same date
says:
Gen. Steele and Maj. Dwier left yesterday
for Rio Grande City. Capt. McNeely and
part of his company are below watching for
the raiders now on this side. Mexicans re-
port the crossing Of fifty beeves below here
Wednesday. Sergt. Hall went to Bagdad to
see the beeves which Gen. Cortina is shipping
to Cuba. Many Of them have American
brands. A large pile Of hides with American
brands await shipment, and men assisting in
their shipment say the beeves were stolen from
Texas. About 100000 pounds dried beef
ready for shipment is undoubtedly American,
as Mexicans don't raise half enough beef to
supply their own market Sergt Hall was
closely watched and succeeded in taking note
of only about twenty brands. On Sunday
morning Gen. Cortina left Bagdad with sew
enty-five men, Above here cattle.stealing is
terrible. Oxen are driven off almost daily.
1t is reported that Gen. Cortina's resignation
has been accepted. The supreme government
is determined to remove him from the frontier,
but he does not intend to 60. Report says
that Gen. Steele gave orders to the rangers
not to cross the Rio Grande on account of the
exasperated feeling of the Mexicans, and the
danger that they would lay waste the country
between the Nueces and the Rio Grande be-
fore force could be sent there to check them.
The war feeling is strong on the Mexican side.
"Gov. Chamberlain is q Necessity"
- Under the above heading the Winns-
boro Neps, Conservative gives expression to
the following views:
We are deeply interested in Gov. Cham
berlain. We are anxious to see man of his
ability prove himself worthy of the talents
intrusted to him. But there is an element
of sel6shness commingled with this interest.
Governor Chamberlain Is necessity He,
alone, in the State has power at present to
check frauds, foster honesty and restore order
out of chaos. His vetoes are terrible scourges
on the backs of the thieves, and never fail to
evoke howls of rage and despair. BY him
corruption can be forever crippled. Should
Gov. Chamberlain lose the mastery he will be
trampled in the DUST and with him will be
DESTROYED the last barrier that has been
reared against crime during the past six
months. Ignorance, beastiality and villainy
will usurp the throne, and rendered savage
by previous disappointments will make the
last state of South Carolina worse than the
first. By losing the confidence of the honest
people of the State, and thereby losing the
vote in the Legislature which has heretofore
firmly supported every measure OF reform,
this mastery will be lost by Gov. Chamber
lain, and while the State will be ruined, he
will be forever buried in disgrace.
Every taxpayer will await with anxiety the
result Of these pending prosecutions. They
must succeed. And every step at present
taken to weaken the power of the Governor
will render them more difficult of success.
The thieves, who are now badly frightened,
will again pluck up courage, and by them
selves raising the cry of "stop thlet, will 81, SO
divert the public attention that they will
succeed in escaping. Let us, therefore, as
friends of reform and justice, forbear from
making any comments until the Governor
shall have had reasonable time to carry his
plans of reform into execution. Should ne
then fail it will be time to denounce him as
an impostor.
The Beecher Trial.
- Evarts closed his argument in behalf OF
Beecher-which occupied seven days in its
delivery-on Tuesday evening of last week,
and on the next day Beach, counsel for Til"
ton, commenced hi, argument, with which
the summing up of the evidence pro and con
will close. The case has become monotonous
even To the scandal. monpers of Brook lYn ; but