Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-28

in the Superior Court. The large losses re.
Gently sustained by many Of our citizens
should be warning against gambling in
what is known as the purchase and sale Of
cotton futures," or speculating in the price
of cotton without having the article on hand
for delivery. squer.. srf7
Hamptsn's Opinion Of Hayes.
- In published interview of Governor
Hampton by reporter of the New York
Herald, the following is given as the Cover.
nor's reply to the question, "What do you
think of President Hayes9"-
' II Ihave no hesitation in saying that like
him. He is true man and evidently under.
stands the wants of the entire country. Po.
litically, in party sense, many Of our people,
and I among the rest, may differ With him
but why should We antagonize one who has
done 80 much to secure our welfare? When
saw him in Washington he asked no compro-
mise I required none. simply asked him to
remove the troops from the State House, and
on my guarantee of public order he did 80.
You know what has been the result, and
might have come years ago had our people
united on q common platform. There is a
great deal of talk about Mr.. Hayes having
been fraudulently elected. 1t was the Dem
ocrats in Congress who made the Commis.
sion, and the Commission having given its
decision it becomes the citizens Of the United
States to accept the verdict of that body.
We of the South certainly have no right to
complain of the policy which he has observed
in the treatment of our section. When q
people lave endured with 80 much fortitude
and forbearance political evils which entered
into and affected their domestic and business
life, it poorly becomes them to throw obstruc.
tions in the path of a new ruler whose aim
appears to be the reconstruction of the entire
country upon basis which means peace and
prosperity throughout the land" @
Indians on the War.Path.
II Dispatches from Portland, Oregon.
with advices from the Indian war in Idaho
report that in recent fight with the Walla.
Walla Indians on Salmon river, q soldiers
of Col. Perry's command, including Lieut.
Heller, were killed. The Indians were bet.
ter armed than the troops, and appeared in
greater numbers. 1t is claimed that the In.
dians killed every white man on the Salmon
river, but spared the women and children
The soldiers we're driven from White Bird ia
Mt. Idaho. A dispatch from Boise City gives
the following brief account of the engage
ment: ......
"Our informant says, by citizens who were
in the fight, he is assured that the troops
though they allowed themselves to be decoy'
ed into an ambush, displayed, throughout the
action, the utmost gallantry and fought like
tigers. About twenty-five or thirty soldiers
were killed in the same number of minutes.
The situation in Northern Idaho far exceeds
in gravity any Indian outbreak in our day,
and it will tax the best resources of the Gov
ernment and of the people. Howard's official
report of the battle Saturday gives thirty.
three men and Lieutenant Heller, of the 21st
Infantry, killed.
1t is thought that force of 500 men will
be necessary to dislodge the Walla- Walla
warriors Volunteers are arriving at Fort
Sopwai, and Gen. Howard is collecting forces
enough to make sure work before pushing
toward the final Indian position. The coun-
try about the scene of operations is very diff.
6cult Of access, with rough roads and deep
caiions.
The Mexican Question.
- The following is telegraphed to the
New York Herald from Washington, and is
thought to reflect the views of Secretary
Evarts with reference to Mexico:
Though time has not elapsed sufficient to
define what the policy of the Administration
will be in detail, it can be positively stated
that the whole force of the Government is to
be exerted toward the acquisition of the
Northern States of Mexico. The Secretary
of State, however, disclaims that the massing
of evidence of the losses of American cattle
raisers on the frontier is at the instance of
the present Administration. His predecessor
sought, under resolution of Congress, to as.
certain to what extent our people had been
robbed, and that information was submitted
by the Commission to Congress. If addition
al statements were forwarded to the State
Department, it might be as sequence to the
labors of the Border Commission four or i've
years ago, but not at the invitation of the
present Administration. Of course there is
nothing to prevent the citizens of Texas from
sending forward statements Of their losses
which might be the subject Of further investi
cation hereafter. 1t is understood in official
circles that Lerdo has the moral support of
the Administration 80 far as it can be unof-
6cially extended, and that the ultimate hope
is, that it will be for the interest of Mexico
to cede to the United States 80 much of her
territory as lies north of the line based upon
the natural conformation of the territory,
and extending from the lower part of Texas
in a southwesterly direction, and terminating
at the twenty.second parallel of latitude.
The late Commissioner of Pensions, Mr.. At.
kinson, resigned to accept the position of
Surveyor-General of New Mexico, with the
purpose also of looking after rich mineral
lands in Northern Mexico. The movement
to bring these lands under the dominion Of
our flag was encouraged by General Grant,
and The belief here is that the pressure will
be greater in that direction than that which
wrested the Black Hills from the reservation
of the Sioux.
The Wheat Crop.
- The June report of the department of
Agriculture indicates better prospect than
usual for wheat. The report of June, 1875,
made the average for the country 13 per cent.
below the standard of normal condition, and
subsequent returns of condition and yield were
still lower, forecasting the scarcity which has
occurred. The average for winter and spring
wheat together is this year 100, winter wheat
being above that figure and spring wheat be-
low it. The following is summary of the
report: