Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-10

Mayor Sale, Gen. Hagood and Mr.. L. Barker
Jones.
3. Carriage containing Gen. Noise, Hon.
NJ P. O'Conner, Capt. G. c. White, and Mr..
John Gonzalez.
T. Carriage containing Mr.. Jas. G. Gibbes,
Mr.. Samuel Sanders, Mr.. G. N. Tharin and
Mr.. Hugh Ferguson.
Upon the arrival Of the procession at the
Battery, the speakers addressed the meeting
in the following order: l. Governor Hamp.
ton; 2. Lieutenant. Governor Simpson; 8
Senator Butler; 4. Hon. M. P. O'Connor s.
Gen. Hagood; g. Gen. E. w. Noise.
The speeches were all excellent, and went
off in 6ne style before an enthusiastic multi
tude. At night grand demonstration in
front of the Charleston Hotel was carried oui
to the very letter. The speakers were Col
James G.. Gibbes, Senator Butler, Governor
Hampton, Hon. M. P O'Connor, Gen. Noise
Lieutenant Governor Simpson and Gen. Ha
good.
Death Of Judge Shaw.
Judge A. j. Shaw died at his home in
Sumter, on Wednesday of last week, after
an illness of two months In regard to him
the Ne,os and Courier says:
The death of Judge A. J. Shaw is severe
shock to the public, and grievous loss te
the State None had better war record
than he but be was as liberal as brave, and
accepted the office of Solicitor of the Fourth
Judicial Circuit, in 1868, upon the urgent rep
resentation that the public good demanded
of him the sacrifice Of private interest and
personal inclination. A split among the
Republicans led to his election as Judge Of
the Third Judicial Circuit, and at the general
judicial election, in 1875, the notorious F. j
Moses, Jr., was elected to succeed him. 1t
was held that no lawful election of bis sue.
cessor could be had at that time, and Judge
Shaw, at the instance of the Bar of the Circuit
declined to surrender hiS Office This was in
August, 1876. When the Democracy came
into power the question of the validity of the
election of Judges held in December, 1876
was still unsettled, and case was made
against Judge Shaw, the point then in issue
being whether the election must be vive Uoce
or by ballot. Judge Shaw was singled out
inasmuch as he was Democrat, and the
State Government could not, therefore, be sus.
pected of discriminating against him. The
decision of the Supreme Court ousted him,
but he was at once re. elected, without opposi-
ton, by the Legislature, and held the Office
of Judge at the time Of his DEATH
A sound lawyer, palnstaking and indus
trious, he was all ornament to the Bench.
A conscientious Democrat, pure in his char
acter and exalted in his views, setting to bis
fellow citizens an example Of unostentatious
patriotism, he was valuable and valued son
of South Carolina. Dying in the prime of
life and in the beginning of his usefulness, he
will long be remembered as one who wore
the ermine worthily, and helped, in no small
degree, to give force and character to the
Judiciary Of the State, being indeed, for years,
an oasis Of experience and virtue in the
midst of desert of venality and ignorance.
Governor Rice to Governor Hampton.
- Governor Rice, of Massachusetts,, has
sent the following reply, under date of the
23rd ultimo, to the letter of Governor Hamp-
ton, which we published last week: ~
His Ezcellency Wade Hampton, Governor,
Columbia. S. c. S1R-I received on Satur-
day last an extraordinary official communica.
tion, addressed to me over your signature, the
contents of which l had read in the newspa.
pers three days before. beg to remind your
Excellency that any attempted rebuke OF
Massachusetts by South Carolina, for the
non.observance of constitutional or statutory
obligations, is the refinement of sarcasm
which renders any other defence Of the form.
er State unnecessary.
The treatment of the case of Hiram H.
Kimpton, by the authorities of this Common.
wealth, was uninhuenced by any personal OF
political considerations. Massachusetts had
no quarrel with South Carolina, and no friend.
ship for Kimpton, but was bound to extend
to each their respective rights under the laws
Every courtesy, official and personal, was ex-
tended to the representatives of South Carroll
ma. Unusual care was bestowed upon the
investigation and consideration of the case,
and the decision was reached upon grounds
of perfect impartiallity, in accordance with
the law and facts and with convictions OF
public duty. In communicating the decision
to your Excellency, my statement that the
object of the requisition did not appear to be
for the purpose of trying Kimpton for the
crime charged against him, but for different
purpose, was the simple recital of q fact con-
taiued in the report of the Attorney General,
a copy of which was furnished with my letter
to you, and in his opinion and mine, clearly
established by evidence, your Excellencys g
letter requires no argument in reply. 1t is
sufficient to say that it contains statements to
mislead the public where the facts are IN.
known. Its language and untimely publica-
tion are offensive and unjusti6able. l de-
cline to accept it, or permit it to be placed
upon the files of the Executive Department
of this Commonwealth. 1t is herewith re-
turned. Your obedient servant,
ALEX H. RICE, Governor.
The Hostile Indians.
"A dispatch of the 4th instant, from
O'Gallala, Nebraska, says that courier who
arrived there on that evening, from Captain
Mauck's command, reports that the Indians
were last seen on Republican river. They
had killed every white man they came across
on the route, stolen horses and committed
other depredations There are about one hun.
dred we'll armed, we'll mounted warriors. 100
squaws and children are in the party.
A dispatch of the same date from Denver,
says the Indians east of that place and north
of the Kansas Pacific are committing horri'
Bile depredations. At Buffalo station, seven
teen men were killed. 1t is probable that the
entire State militia will be called out.
Information from Wallace, Kansas, refer
ring to the Indians who left the reservation
near Fort Reno, says: Indians crossed the
Kansas Pacific on Sunday, going north.
When about twenty-five miles north of Buff