Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-08-05
MERE.MENTION.

From Alabama the report comes that
drought is running corn and cotton. In some
portions of the State they have had no rain
since May, and the crops are failures. ''''''''A
severe rain and wind caused heavy loss at
Marietta, Ga, on Friday last. Buildings were
Frustrated, and the whole country is submer-
ged in water. '.'.'''''A cyclone passed through
Harrisburg, Indiana, last week, killing FIVE
women and children, and destroying several
buildings. Protracted rains have great
ly damaged the crop prospect in the Southern
parts of Ohio and Indiana. Corn is over
flowed and drowned out, and the harvested
wheat is sproutipg in the sheaves. ''''''The
amount of the indemnity from Spain, growing
out of the capture of the Virginius, has been
received by this Government and is ready for
distribution. ........."JeHerson Davis declines
the presidency of the Bryan (Texas) College,
which was rendered him at salary of 1000
per annum. .''''''''The New York Times says
that the Plymouth Church officials intend to
raise $4,000 of Beecher's salary by mort.
gage on the church in which he officiates.
Judges Trippe and McCay, of the supreme
court of Georgia, have resigned because they
cannot live on the meagre salary attached to
the office. They have formed law partner
ship, and their retainers in few days exceed
ed the whole salary of judge. '''''''Dis'
patches of the End instant from Memphis,
Cincinnati, Columbus (Ohio,) St. Louis, In
dianapolis, Chicago and New York, report
heavy rain storms and high waters in the re-
spectve sections. Crops, in some places, are
completely submerged and complete loss.
EDITORIAL INkLINGS.
Nice Point in Law.
-- The Raleigh Ne,Os gives the following
account of an opinion Of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, rendered last week by
Judge Pearson, which involves nice point,
and by which decision the young men of the
day will no doubt he governed:
Judge Pearson, of the Supreme Court, on
Monday rendered All opinion which is inter-
esting under certain circumstances In this
case the parties had made contract Of
marriage, and on the day previous to marriage
the woman executed deed Of gift Of her real
estate to the value of $4,000 to her STEP
MOTHER without the knowledge Of the man.
After the marriage the husband sues for the
recovery of the land back to the wife upon
the ground of fraud. The court held that the
deed was fraudulent, intended to deceive the
man, and the stcp.mother is ordered to con-
vey back the land to the wife.
The Press at the Capital.
-F For several days last week the Colum-
bia Pheni1 failed to make its appearance,
which fact was accounted for by the with
drawal from its force of workmen of the press
man end FIVE compositors. These gentlemen
give as the reason for their action that their
services were not promptly remunerated." !"
Immediately after their withdrawal from the
Pheni1 Office, the seeding typographers COM
menced the publication of daily under the
title of the Columbia Register, a very credit
able sheet, handsomely printed, containing the
telegraphic reports and which promises to be
independently in its political course. The price
of the new candidate for public favor is $500
per annum.
On Saturday the Phenir made its reap
pearance, with no other explanation of its
temporary suspension than the following
brief statement: Sowing to circumstances
beyond our control, the publication of the
Phenir has been suspended for several days.
We expect to resume its publication next
week."
The Union.HeraM gives notice that from
and after the 1st instant its subscription price
will be reduced to $500 per annum.
The Charleston NeOs and Courier has es-
tablished branch office in Columbia, having
assigned to that point special reporter to
look after the local affairs of the city, which
s.re telegraphed for publication each night,
and placed before Columbia readers early the
following day.
The Great Litigants.
- Since the conclusion of the Tilton-
Beecher trial the principal parties to the suit
have quietly fallen back to their normal posi-
t;ons Beecher is happy under the increased
amount of his yearly salary, and has gone to
the White Mountains. He has recently de-
clned an offer to deliver twelve lectures in
the West at $500 each and all his expenses
paid.
Tilton, though without the patronage and
fattery of wealthy congregation to sustain
him, has gone cheerily to work The Brook
lyn Argus says that on the very day that
Judge Nelson delivered his charge to the
jury, Tilton resumed those labors necessary to
the maintenance of himself and so much of
his family as the late terrible ordeal has left
him. In proof of the application, industry,
and remarkable fertility of the man, it is only
necessary to state that the preparation of
new book, which he began on the day above
mentioned, has so far progressed that he ex-
poets to be able to put it to press by the mid
die of this month. The title he has selected
for it is, "a Legend" and it will make an oc-
tavo volume Of between two hundred and fifty
and three hundred pages. Mr.. Tilton, how
ever, does not seem disposed to give up his
case against Beecher. On Monday afternoon
his counsel, Judge Morris, served a notice on
Shearman & Sterling, attorneys of record for
Beecher, to he prepared to answer in new
trial on the first Monday in September. Mr..
Morris says they have some new evidence,
and he thinks the case can be ended in ten
days.
Death Of General Pickett.
- General George E. Pickett died in Nor
folk, Va, on Saturday last, after brief ILL.,