Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-30

to our public credit at home and abroad, and
unless some judicious restrictions can be de-
Vised to stop these reckless issues of bonds,
the outcry-in favor of reputation win be of.
tener heard in the future. In addition to
these two subjects 'fof the. action of the Con !
vention, other questions Of interest will be
discussed, among them the reconciliation OF
silver, the. resumption of specie payments,
and the union of the banks for refunding the
public debt
Political Speculations. IT. '..,'.' -.
--.T The dangerous illness of Senator Nor
ton, which may result fatally at any time, has
suggested q canvass of the Senate politically
in case his death should give Governor Will
liams an opportunity to appoint Democrat
as his successor. The Senate, as now made
up, is composed Of seventy.three members,
there being three vacancies from Louisi-
ana and one from South Carolina-.over which
there will be contests, with chances over
whelmingly favoring the admission of the
Democrats. OF the seventy. three members,
thirty. mine are Republicans, in which are in
cluded Christiancy and Cameron, of Wiscon.
sin, who were elected by coalition of Demo-
Gratis and Republican voters, but who usually
vote with the Republicans. There are thirty
three straightout Democrats. and one Inde-
pendent, Judge Davis, of Illinois. Now, if
the Democrats secure the admission Of their
members to fill the three vacancies, and count
ing Judge Davis as . Republican pure and
simple, the Senate will stand thrty.six Dem
ocrats aud forty Republicans. Should Nor
ton die, the Senate would stand thirty.niue
Republicans and thirty-seven Democrats-a
Republican majority of two. If, however,
Judge Davis should affiliate with the Demo
Gratis, the body would be made up of thirty
eight Republicans and thirty-eight Democrats,
and it would require the vote of the Vice-Pres.
ident to turn the scale when the Senate divi-
ded on political issues. 1t should be borne in
mind, however, that Edmunds, Booth and
Christiancy frequently vote with the Demo
Gratis. .... .....
Fall Trade Outlook. .
-The New York Times, in reviewing the
fall trade outlook, says:
"When, last fall, business men we're invi.
ted to say what the prospect in trade was for
the immediate future, they we're full of conf
dence that the bottom had been reached and
that new era of prosperity was about to be-
gin. 1t did not begin, however, Immediately,
and the winter, to most of them, was one of
dependency since then very slight gener-
al Improvement has taken place and the con-
dtion and prospects are given as they appear
to merchants themselves.
In the grain trade there is great hope of a
good time coming with the immense crops
from the West, aud there is a steady health.
ful growth in the produce and grocery trades,
which encourages men who are satisfied with
small profits. The volume of business done
by grocers is larger up to this time than it
was at corresponding date last year.
The clothing manufacturers are feeling a
small but good inquiry for their wares.
There has been and is animation among
the boot and shoe manufacturers, and the hat
ters say they have not done so much business
for many years.
Hard as the times are called, the piano.ma.
kers have had good business, and the dry
goods trade reports indicate an improvement
of from thirty to fifty per cent. in leading
houses. There is not as much disposition TO-.
day as there was last August to make san
guine predictions, but the conviction is strong
among business men that they will keep the
ground .hoy havo recovered and continue to
do fair business, with moderate returns"
Border Outrages.
The following dispatch received at the
War Department last Saturday, indicates an
unsettled condition of affairs on the Texas
frontier, which may culminate in collision !:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, August 24.-The fol-
lowing has been received from Capt. Brown !:
General Benevides handed me yesterday the
following message for transmission to you.
Colonel Gomez. commanding at Camargo.
to-day communicates the following telegram ::
"In an interview I had with the commanding
officer of State volunteers, who have arrived at
Rio Grande City, he Informed me that he had
received orders from the Governor Of Texas
to pursue and arrest criminals wherever they
may be found, even though it be on Mexican
soil, in case they are not promptly delivered
up by the authorities. l have answered him,
that have orders to pursue and arrest all
persons who may commit depredations on
United States territory and afterwards take
refuge on Mexican soil, that relative to deliv-
ering them up I shall con6ne myself strictly
to the orders | received from headquarters.
elso notified headquarters that there are at
present organizing in Texas, according to the
statement of said commander, twenty-five
volunteers for the campaign against
Mexico. General Escobedo, his sons and San
Monoy are still in Davis. I beg, General,
to cali your attention to the aforesaid asser.
tons of the commanding officers of the State
volunteers in his conversation with Colonel
Gomez" GENERAL BENEvIDEs.
1 teegraphed at once to Governor Hub
bard: "Your letter, with Captain Halls,
have been received. My advces do not agree
with the latter's. My orders prohibit the
crossing on trails after any sort of raiders
where there are Mexican troops to arrest or
pursue such.
"Benevides telegraphs that Hall proposes to
cross at Camargo, aud says he is authorized
by orders from you to pursue and arrest all
criminals wherever they may be found, even
on Mexican SOIL If this is so, and he cross
es, unless my orders are changed, he will cross
without aid from the. regulars. Hall also,
according to my advices, stated to Colonel
Gomez that there were $4,000 volunteers Or
ganized in Texas for the campaign against
Mexico. Such talk, if reported correctly, is
likely to stop efforts on the part Of the Mexi.
can authorities to capture and return the res.
cned nrisnners nnder the extradition treaty"