Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-10
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

had my life to live over again, could im-
prove it in many respects, and would try to
do so. However, if the books have been
properly kept in the other world, there Is q
small balance in my favor" He lived long
afterward, but the improvement was not per-
ceptible. We hope the "small balance in his
favor" did not turn out tight squeeze.
Ante Bellum Mail Claims.
"A circular, issued from the Post Office
Department, directs that in claims for service
on mail contracts, rendered in the Southern
States previous to the war, application must
he made to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General by the contractor or bis executor, as
money cannot be paid to assignees. The ap-
plcation must show the character and extent
of service, length of route, how much in each
State, if it extends over more than one, and
the periods for which the claim is made. All
evidence in writing or print which the claim
ant may have, must accompany the claim.
The facts must be verified by the testimony
of two witnesses who were postmasters on the
route. If this is impossible, two other disin-
terested persons who received their mail at
either of the terminal points on said route.
All applications and statements must be made
under oath, and the credibility of persons
making oath must be certified to by the per-
son before whom the oath is made. When
an oath is made before Justice of the Peace,
his official character and signature must be
certified to by the Clerk of the Court Of Re.
cord in the county where the oath is made
Tragedy in Mississippi.
Our Southern exchanges contain the
following particulars of terrible tragedy
that occurred in Kemper county, Mississippi,
on the 29th ultimo:
On Thursday evening, John W. Gully, a
prominent citizen of Kemper county, was as
sassinated by an unknown party, and there
was intense excitement. Every means were
resorted to to discover the perpetrators. Sat-
urday two colored men made afidavlts that
BENJAMIN Rush, white man, did the deed,
and that Judge Chisolm, who ran for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket in the third
district at the last election. his son and Gil
mer Rosenbaum and Hopper, a prominent
white Republican, knew of and instgated the
crime Chisolm and son were arrested and
imprisoned at DeKalb. Mrs. Chisolm and
daughter insisted on sharing their confne-
ment Sunday, Chisolm sent to Scooba for
Gilmer, for whom warrant had been issued.
Gilmer came and on arrival was arrested, but
Just as he arrived at the jail he was set upon
by mob and killed. The jailer was then
overpowered by the mob, who Immediately
attacked Chisolm, mortally wounding him and
killing his son. Miss Chisolm, in defending
her father, shot and killed DR.. Rosseli and
Mrs. Chisolm severely wounded young Gully,
a son of Gully who was assassinated. Miss
Chisolm was also seriously wounded. Rosen-
baum aud Hopper were carried to the woods
by mob to extort from them the whereabouts
Of Rush, the alleged assassin of Gully. When
last heard from, some weeks ago, Rush was in
Arkansas 1t is supposed that Rosenbaum
and Hopper were hanged. 1t is reported
that horrible state of affairs exists through
out that section, and people are wild with ex-
citement. Other hangings will probably fol-
low.
Whittemore's Attack on the News & Courier.
- In the Senate, on the 1st inst, White.
more rose to question of privilege, first ask
ing that his remarks should be spread on the
journal. He then opened bulky manuscript
and read speech intended to injure the char
acter and reputation of the editors and pro.
prietors of the Charleston News and Courier.
In the course of his remarks, which were in
reply to charges of corruption made through
the columns of the Ne,os and Courier, he
read several letters addressed, by either Mr..
Riordan or Mr.. Dawson, to Josephus Wood
ruff, Clerk of the Senate, in connection with
the publication of the Acts of the Assembly
in the Charleston Neus. The sum and sub
stance of these letters is that they were ad-
dressed to Mr.. Woodruff in familiar style,
and that the proprietors of the Ne'0s agreed
to do the printing for certain price, and pay
Mr.. Woodruff commission of 20 per cent.
on the gross amount of bills for collecting
the same.
On receiving a telegraphic report of the
speech, Mr.. Dawson was prompt to hasten to
Columbia for the purpose of asking of the
Senate searching investigation of his acts
as a Journalist, in connection with the insinua-
tions intended to be conveyed by White
mores speech. Mr. Dawson also replied to
Whittemore's attack, which reply was read on
the floor of the Senate by Mr.. Crittenden.
The reply is BRIEF but covers the whole
ground, in which it is claimed that the print
ing was done at much below the regular prices
for similar work ; that the commission of ~
per cent. allowed to Mr.. Woodruff on such
moneys as he should collect, was legitimate
and sanctioned by practice common IN the
newspaper business as we'll as in every other
business and that the familiar manner in
which Mr.. Woodruff was addressed, in their
business correspondence, was owing to the
fact that Mr.. w. had long been reporter in
Charleston, and thus became on intimate
terms with Mr.. Riordan, with whom he had
been associated.
Stonewall Jackson's Sister.
- The Cleveland (Ohio) Leader prints
the following in relation to Gen. Stonewall
jackson and his sister, the statement being
derived from a lady who was, previous to the
war, an inmate of the latter's family:
"They were orphan children, and were
brought up together until he went to West
Point. Like most orphan children, they were
unusually attached to each other. At later
time she married and settled in Beverly, Va,
where her husband carried on a farm or plan
tation Her brother, the General, frequently
visited her, and during these visits be would