Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-23

"H00 IN the hOcR sCaClOn aOouG ninety ullee
north of the fort. Accounts received there
state that the hostiles had possession Of the
station, and would allow no one to pass either
way. They told those. who have made the
attempt, to turn back and they would not be
molested. 1t is not known that any one has
been hurt. The telegraph line is down and
the wires strung in different directions. All
the young Bannocks and Shoshones at this
agency who can raise gunshot, left this
morning to fight the hostiles.
The Texas Frontier.
"A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas,
says that Governor Hubbard, of that State,
has made demand on General Canales, Gov.
ernor of Tamaulipas, for the extrsdition of
the raiders who entered Rio Grande City
on the 18th instant, broke open the Jail, shot
Judge Cox and the jailor, and released two
notorious outlaws.
Thomas G. Nelson, County Surveyor of
Tecos county, states that while out prospect
ing, forty miles southeast of Stockton, he was
attacked by five Indians from behind point
of rocks. He received serious wound in
the left breast; one bullet passed through his
hat, another through his canteen. Several
parties have left in pursuit of the Indians.
As to how the Rio Grande City outrage is
viewed in Administration circles, Washing
ton dispatch says that Acting Secretary Sew
ard does not hesitate to characterize it as the
most outrageous proceeding and most glaring
violation of international aud treaty obliga-
tions He says not only will this government
insist upon prompt pursuit and capture of
the desperadoes, but will also exact their sig
nal and Immediate punishment.
Every one of the offenders must be brought
to Justice, and in addition to demand for
this having been made by the military au-
thorities and Governor of Texas, the United
States will also prefer similar demands, and
a claim will be made for reparation for the
insult given to the American flag, and viola
tion Of the territory protected by it.
A San Antonio dispatch Of the 18th says
the leader and two of the band have been
captured, and the others, in due time, will be
caught.
The Cotton Crop.
- The August report of the Department
of Agriculture makes an unusual showing of
the condition of the crop for the month of
August, no material decline being apparent
from the status in July. The general average
for July Was ninety. three and four teuths, in
August ninety.three. No State averages
stand higher than in August, 1876, except
those of Louisiana and Florida. The States
of the greatest production, especially those
west of the Mississippi, are those reporting
highest condition. Estimates are as follows
North Carolina, SO; South Carolina, SO
Georgia, S5; Florida, SO; Alabama, 81; Mis-.
sissippi, 80; Louisiana, 1906; Texas, So; Ar
kansas, SO; Tennessee, 80. On the Atlantic
coast there is frequent mention of inferior
fruiting. In the Carolinas there has been too
much succulence of growth in consequence of
abundant moisture. In Georgia and Alabama
there has been some injury from drought, but
the weather has been lately more seasonable.
1t has been too wet in much of Mississippi.
Some cotton in bottom lands in Tippah coun-
ty has been abandoned from this cause. In
Louisiana the promise is extraordinary. In
Concordia Parish the best crop since 1870 is
expected. In Union the best since 1860.
The prospect in Texas is marred by the ap.
pearance of the caterpillar. More than halt
of til. counties reported are infested by cater.
pillars, not seriously as yet, except in few
cases in Lavacca, the bulk of the crop is de.
stroyed. In Gonzales seventy five per cent.
is complete wreck where preventives we're
not used. Poison is successfully applied by
prudent planters. The caterpillar has ap.
peared in the parishes of St. Landrey, Rich
land and Claiborne, in Louisiana, in Perry,
Wilcox and Conecuh, in Alabama, in Colum-
bia, Florida, and in Brooks county, Ga.
The State Militia.
Adjutant.G General Noise has furnished a
reporter of the Neus and Courier with a
lengthy statement of matters appertaining to
the duties of his Office, from which we extract
the following. In regard to the condition in
which he found the affairs of the Office as ad.
ministered by his predecessor, Gen. Noise
said:
"When obtained possession Of my Office, I
found that it had been misused by my prede'
cessor, principally as caucus room for Rad
ical politicians it had also been made the
headquarters of the State colored constabula-
ry, and all the guns in the possession OF the
of the State were stored in
the office at the State House, precluding any
approach to the desk of the Office. Ball car
tridges we're also there in large quantity, but
no stationery. All the writing paper had
been stolen, and before I could proceed at all
with the regular correspondence of the office,
I was obliged to order a supply of stationery
from Charleston. This was promptly furnish
ed and my work was at once begun. The
clerk in the office (Mr. Kennedy Informed
me, and 1 saw by letters copied, that the
clearing out steal of the paper and envelopes
had been charged upon the United States
troops who had occupied the Office during the
period when Dennis (not the celebrated hang.
man of that name) held sway in the Capitol,
and with a corporal and squad oyerthrew the
ancient liberties of the people. The custom
seems to have been to keep as few records in
the office as possible, and the absence ofprop-
er books has given me much trouble. The
military property of the State on hand when |
took possession, consisted Of one hundred and
fifteen guns, already referred to, and large
quantity of ammunition of very inferior
quality.
"The collection of arms has been begun, and
has thus far resulted in the receipt by the
State of about seven hundred guns, the greater
portion of which were out of order when re-
ceived, and five hundred of which have been
repaired and reissued to ten companies Of
State troops. The average expense, 30 far, has