Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-31

ment in 1868, they would not touch the past obi
cations of the State until they had inquired into
them. It was the part Of prudence, and thnk,
in this one particular afford to follow their
example. It is my opinion it is to the interest OF
the bondholders to have this investigation first,
as il will relieve the valid bonds of the suspicion
which attaches to the whole debt. There are debts
nearer home which we should strive to pay first;
and it is an unjust discrimination against our
home creditors for us to pass them by, and 20 out
of our way to meet foreign Indebtedness, which
may or may not be valid.
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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Spicy Telegram.
- Senator Cochran, who applied for the
position of Internal Revenue Collector, has
withdrawn his application in the following,
which was telegraphed to Senator Patterson:
l have the honor to withdraw my applica-
ton for the position of United States Inter
nal Revenue Collector Ex-Governor Cham
berlain's recommendation should be carried
out from the fact of hi. having fully identi-
fed himself and his political future with the
Republican party in this State, by establish
ing an Office in New York. AS usual, car
pet.baggers to the front. l have every reason
to believe my appointment would have given
satisfaction to ninety-nine men out of every
hundred in the State-the odd man, in each
instance, an ousted carpet.bagger or thief.
JOHN R. COCHRAN.
Affairs in Mexico.
"A New Orleans dispatch says that Gen.
eral Lever, an agent of President Lerdo, has
just arrived in that city from Matamoras. 1t
is understood from him that arrangements
have been made with the States of Mexico,
Sinola, Hidalgo, Chipas, Jalisco, Tobasco and
Champeche, to pronounce for Lerdo as soon
as an attempt is made from the American
side. This will positively be made, and Gen.
eral Escobedo is in San Antonio engineering
the project. 1t will be first made as feint
on the Northern Pacific side, in Sonora, but
the main attempt will be made near Mata-
moras. The boast has been publicly made
by one of Lerdo's agents in New Orleans,
that he would be in possession of the Mexican
capital in three months. Efforts have been
m ade in New Orleans to purchase arms in
considerable quantities, both rifles and revol-
vers, to be shipped to San Antonio and Mat
am0ras.
More Fruits Of Reconciliation.
- Another evidence of good feeling has
recently been shown by letter of Mr. 6. 4.
Messersmith, a Northern nun, to Gen. M. G.
Butler, of South Carolina. Mr. Messersmith
was bank cashier at Chambersburg at the
time Jeb Stuart raided upon that place, and
he has written letter to Gen. Butler, who
was one of the raiding party, which letter is
full of the spirit of goodwill which the
Presidents policy has inspired. Mr.. Messer-
smith says that long ago he decided that as
soon as all irritating traces of the war were
obliterated, be would write to General Butler
and thank him for his kind and gentle treat
ment of his family, at the trying time when
Cham bersburg was in the hands Of the Con-
federates. Now" says Mr.. Messersmith,
"that President Hayes has released the last
of the States from military rule, l deem 1t
fitting occasion to do 80, and to assure you of
nv pleasant recollection and good wishes, and
to say to you now what could not say when
last we met that l would be glad to zee you
at my home, where warm and cordial greet.
ing will always await you" This is good
kind of reconciliation, and Mr.. Messersnith's
letter will doubtless give Senator Butler
somewhat different character than he has had
in the eyes of most Northern people.
The War in Europe.
- The Eucharist correspondent of the
London Times, under date of last Saturday,
says that present indications strengthen the
conclusion that no important events will oc-
cur on the Danube till the whole front line
is in position on the banks of that river. A
strong corps will be formed on the extreme
right, composed of the Roumanian army and
two Russian divisions. This force will move
up the Turkish side of the Timoc and turn
the left flank of the Balkan line by move
ment on Sophia and Philippopolis. This
column would have friendly country on the
right from which to draw supplies. The
Russian army which captured Ardahan was
seventy thousand strong.
A portion of this force have reinforced the
Russians before Batoum, which is seriously
imperiled. Russia will respect the neutrali-
ty of Servia. Her independence is matter
which will only be settled by an agreement
with the Powers.
Some Russian vessels from American wa
ters will return to Constadt. Others will
anchor off Gibraltar to intercept vessels with
contraband of war for Turkey. An Egypt.
ian contingent force embarked at Alexandra
on Friday. A column from Van and col
umn of Circassians from Erzeroum, are push.
ing forward to cut off the Russian advance
in that quarter. The Turkish iron clad des-
troyed the eartbworks at Nikopolis, driving
the Russians out, who left forty dead
The Growing Grain Crop.
IF the war in Europe continues and the
harvests in the Northwestern States shall
come up to their present promise, money there
will be plenty. The Chicago Times publishes
considerable data in regard to the crops to be
gathered during the coming harvest in those
regions tributary to Chicago. According to
that paper, in Southern, central and eastern
Illinois, it is expected that the wheat crop will
be very large this year-fully 40 per cent.
beyond what it was in 1878 and equal to the
great yield of 1874-but the cold weather and
the rains have retarded complaining, and
portion of the southwest of the State is almost
literally under water. As natural conse-
quence the corn crop outside of northern Illi-
nois is estimated at 35 per cent. below the
average.
In Northern Indiana the prospects of a good
harvest are pronounced very encouraging.
In Wisconsin the farmers are in good spirits,
and expect crop that may restore them to
tho nrosnaritu that thau aninyed hefnra the