Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-17
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

Ex-Governor Chamberlain left Colum-
bia last Friday for New York city. His
household furniture had been previously
shipped to that city, and the general under
standing is that the Ex-Governor has left
South Carolina to return no more forever.
Another Sonora Expedition.
- The story comes from Washington that
new expedition to capture Sonora is report
ed, under the leadership of gentleman we'll
known in California and the Southwest, who
was the youngest member of William Walk
er's ill starred expedition to Costa Rica, and
who, long afterwards, at the head of about
eighty Americans, seized the Government of
Guatemala, and held it nearly two years. A
Joint stock company is formed, ostensibly, to
settle Orezora, several hundred thousand dol
lars being subscribed by San Francisco, New
York and Philadelphia railroad capitalists.
Three columns will start; one from Yuma,
one by stage from San Francisco, and one
from Ell Paso.
The Frontier Indians. L. ..| -.:
- Nine hundred Indian warriors, the en-
tire Crazy Horse bands, surrendered to Gen.
Mckenzie on the 9Th instant, as some $500
had done within the past two months. Crazy
Horse, He Dog, Little Big Man, Little Hawk,
and all the distinguished chiefs, were in this
last batch He Dog did the formal surren-
dering by clothing the United States officer in
his war shirt and bonnet Crazy Horse is an
Ogallalla Sioux, tall, slender, and about 35
years old. He has been at war for IL years,
having left Fort Laramie in 1865 upon the
occasion Of the murder of his brother. He
exhibits two bullet wounds, one through the
face, leaving an ugly scar. In bis tribe he
rules as despot, and his people dread him
while yet almost worshipping him for his won
derful bravery. He has not uttered five
words to his conquerors in fact, he talks to
no one. Chief Little Big Man is considered
the worst of all the Indians. 1t was he who
in 1875 broke up the proceedings of the great
Peace Commission by riding naked and armed
to the teeth into the circle and declaring for
war. Little Hawk wears medal presented
to his father by President Monroe in 1917.
The War In Asia.
- The telegraphic dispatches from the
seat of war in Asia are not only unsatisfacto-
ry, but unreliable as we'll. The New York
Sun says there has hardly ever been such
continuous outpouring of false news from any
part of the world, as has been sentduring the
last fortnight from the region of military ope-
rations in Asia Minor, in the vicinity of Kars
and Erzeroum. Battles that we're unfought,
victories that were unwon, and hosts of pris-
oners that were never captured, have appeared
before the eyes of mankind only to disappear
from sight soon afterward. We have, as yet,
no trustworthy information of any serious
battle between Michael and Mukhtar in any
part of Armenia. There has been some slight
skirmishing, but no trial of strength. The
Russians have advanced to Kars and planted
force there. They are advancing by con-
vrrging tines upon Erzeroum, but The rurKs,
who are in the way waiting for them, have,
thus far, prevented their reaching it. When
the reader grasps these few facts, he knows as
much as anybody about operations in the
field. There has been nothing like the lying
done in the last ten days since Pope had his
headquarters in the saddle" during the late
unpleasantness.
Our Government and Mexico.
- Since affairs politically are beginning
to assume pacific condition in the Southern
States, the Government is directing its atten-
ton to Mexico, which bids fair to present
some knotty questions for solution in the near
future. The horse-thieves of that "unrecon-
structed" country are very numerous and
powerful, and that Government seems power
less to restrain them. It now rests upon the
United States to take the matter in hand.
Two separate movements appear to be in pro-
gress in the hope of remedying the present
condition of affairs. One looks to some inter
ference in Mexican affairs which shall guar.
antee the republic settled Government un-
der the protection of the United States. Tex
as feels certain that before long Lerdo will
oust Diaz and take charge of the Govern
ment. Should he do this, q strong attempt
will be made to secure the guarantee men,
toned, backed by display of moral and
physical force Having expelled Macmillan
and deprived Mexico Of the settled govern
ment he administered, these men argue that
the United States is bound to replace the
growing disorder of Mexico with strong gov.
ernment, under which the protecting nation
shall have special privileges of trade, settle.
ment and investment. At present, England
has this trade In the last fiscal year she i'm
ported at Vera Cruz $4,0O0,0O0 of textiles,
while this country entered S1O5,O00. An ar
ray of such figures has unquestionably very
serious weight. At present. Lerdo has been
keeping carefully aloof from such contact with
our Government as might rouse Mexican jeal-
ousy, and he has consequently avoided pub
lie visit to Washington, but he stands ready
to profit by the movementjust outlined, which
prominent Texans are quietly pushing.
Marshal Fred. Douglass.
- Fred. Douglass, the recently appoint
ed Marshal of the District of Columbia, de-
lvered lecture in Baltimore few days ago
on "Washington City and its Society" His
effort seems to have been an attempt to ridicule
the people of Washington but if he failed
on that point he certainly succeeded in ex-
citing the wrath of the WashingtoDians, who
are highly indignant at the utterances Of the
distinguished colored orator. Among other
things he said: -.
"You can generally tell the character Of