Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-07
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

- The Confederate monument, the work
of the Ladies' Memorial Association, was
unveiled at Augusta, Ca, last Thursday, in
the presence of a. vast concourse Of people,
Mrs. "Stonewalp Jackson, Gov. Colquitt, A.
H. Stephens and other distinguished persons
we're present. The Grafton was delivered by
Col. Charles G. Jones. The military was
headed by the Thirteenth Infantry post band
from Atlanta. The monument is seventy.six
feet, made in Italy, and is said to be one of
the handsomest in the country. The statue
of the Confederate soldier at the top and four
statues of Lee, Jackson, Walker and Cobb.
1t has twenty feet base. Several Confederate
battle flags were displayed on the stand in
front of the monument. The Star Spanged
Banner and the Confederate flag were blend
ed and surmounted by an olive fringed
streamer with the watch word, "Peace."
A Worlds Fair Proposed at New York.
"A meeting of prominent New York
merchants and others was held in that city on
the 1st instant, to consider the question of in.
viting delegates from all the States to assem-
Bile in that city on the 5Oth of April next, the
Goth anniversary of the inauguration of
Washington as President of the United
States, and to consider proposition for hold
ing great exhibition of the industry of all
nations in New York city in 1889 or sooner.
Among the houses represented were A. T..
Stewart, Tiffany g. Co., the Singer Manufac'
turing Company, David, Dows & Co., Mitch
ell, Vance & Co., Lord & Taylor, and the
Meriden Britannia Company. There were
also present Judge Hilton, Augustus schell,
General Crittenden, of Kentucky, and others.
Judge Hilton presided, and commented on
the great benefit arising to county from an
exposition, and especially to US, whose inter-
ests are so largely manufacturing. He be-
lieved it would be grand success. Mr.. Ores
tes Cleveland spoke of the benefits derived
from the Centennial Exhibition. A resolu-
tion was passed authorizing the chairman to
appoint an executive committee of ten, who
shall take the whole matter in charge and
arrange for the proposed meeting.
The Indiana Legislature.
-- Complete returns from the election
that took place in Indiana last month, show
the complexion of the General Assembly to
be as follows: The Senate will consist of "A
Democrats, % Republicans and 3 Green
hackers. These three Greenbackers we're all
formerly Republicans, though they were
elected by the Democrats and Greenbackers
over Republican opponents. They hold the
balance of power in the Senate. The House
will consist of 30 Democrats, 80 Republicans
and II Greenbackers-six of the latter hav-
jng been Democrats and five Republicans.
In joint convention the parties would stand
"a Democrats, 81 Republicans and ID Green
hackers. Of course, if the Greenbackers
should unite with the Republicans, the two
would have majority. But this does not
seen to be at all probable. The Green
hackers were elected principally by Demo-
cratic ballots, and there is good reason to
believe that they will act with the Demo-
Gratis on all political questions. The Repub'
licans are endeavoring to create dissension be-
tween the two parties, but are not likely to
succeed. One Of the most important things