Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-22
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Coming Cotton Crop.

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- The cotton returns of the department
of agriculture, made during the first week of
the present month, compare the products in
bales with that of 1876. The absence of kill.
ing frosts is noted in all the States. Slight
froet- in the more northern districts have been
favorable to the increase of yield by Fastening
the ripening of later bolls. Rains in October
have been unusually heavy and general, in.
terferiug with picking, causing staining and
loss of fibre. The losses from the prevalence
Of the caterpillar we're heaviest in Texas, were
somewhat serious in Louisiana, and to less
extent in Mississippi and Florida. In the
following comparison by States with the crop
of last year, Texas has the lowest percentage,
and would be still lower, but for the ID per
centum increase of area. Arkansas and Ten
nessee stand high, not only by reason of a good
crop, but because their yields were relatively
low last year; and Alabama is above 100, only
because her last crop was a very poor one.
The figures are as follows: North Carolina,
81; South Carolina, 80 Georgia, 90; Florida,
81; Alabama, 1O5; Mississippi, 92; Louisiana,
81; Texas, S2; Arkansas, 10; Tennessee,
1l5. This indicates about 4 per cent. reduc.
ton of the aggregate of last year, even if the
future of the picking season should be as ia
vorable as that of 1876. There are also re-.
ports of q low yield of lint to the seed which
may further affect the returns.
The State Cases.
- The trial of l.. Cass Carpenter, for for
gerry was commenced at Columbia on Monday
of last week. Thejury consisted ofsix whites
and six blacks. The trial was concluded on
Tuesday evening with verdict of guilty.
Judge Carpenter, for the accused, offered a
motion in arrest of judgment and an applica.
ton for new trial, upon the grounds that
the verdict was in conflict with the testimony.
At the same time, anticipating that the Judge
would overrule the motion, he made pathet-
ic appeal in behalf of the family of the priso'
ner, and hoped his Honor would consider the
health of the accused, and the apparently in.
significant character of the offence as compar-
ed with other and more wealthy delinquents.
Judge Townsend promised to consider the
case when he came to pronounce sentence,
and the court adjourned until 10 o'clock on
Friday.
. On Friday, Mr.. Melton, counsel for the &C.
cused, made motion for new trial in the
case of Cardozo, and on the following day, he
submitted grounds on which he based mo-
tion for new trial in the case Of Smalls
The Court announced that the motions would
be held under advisement until Monday the
26th instant, when decision in each case
will be announced.
There are FIVE other indictments against
Cardozo, Carpenter and Smalls, other than
those on which they have been tried, and it
is stated that the Attorney General is deter
mined to prosecute them to the fullest extent
of the law.
The President and his Party.
"A caucus of the Republican Senators
was held in the capitol last Saturday after.
noon, for the purpose of discussing the Presi-
dents policy. There was full attendance,
as the proceedings were expected to be of IN.
common interest and importance. Mr.. Ed
munds and the various other Senators who
waited upon the President on Tuesday pre-
vious, to acquaint him with the general tenor
and spirit of the comments expressed by the
majority of the Republican Senators in the
last caucus concerning his civil service policy,
etc., gave to the caucus verbal account Of
what occurred at that interview, which is re-
ported as follows:
The Senators said that the President, in re-
sponse to their statements Of the widespread
uneasiness and dissatisfaction which had been
created among his party friends by bis appoint
ment of Democrats to Southern Offices, &C.,
had argued that his policy in this regard was
not prejudicial to the interests of the Republi-
can party, and certainly WAS not adopted by
him from any want of earnest desire for the