Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-15


ceived 1913 votes against 6l9 for Friday
independent; R. A. White, Democrat, for
sheriff. received 1856 against 1873 for Me-
Laughlin, independent; j. B. White, Demo
crat received 7O7 for sheriff against 3OS for
Long, Republican, and 5S4 for Carpenter
independent; Rhodes, Democrat, received,
for register S51 against 753 for Lewis, indie
pendent. There was no opposition to Daven'
port for treasurer, Froneberger for coroner and
Henderson for surveyor. Hoyle's majority
in the Senatorial district, is $500. The mag,
istrates have elected the following new board
of County Commissioners: j. G. Gulick, M. D.
Friday, Jacob Kinzer, B. F. Bradley and
w. G. Rutledge.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Will They Endorse Hampton
- Under the above heading, the more
pertinent when the story is told, the Coum-
bia Register relates the following as an ac'
tual occurrence:
The Chester delegation to the Republican
State Convention, which met here last week,
called on Governor Hampton on Saturday
and solicited from him contribution to eDa.
BILE them to return to Chester. The Cover.
nor, feeling sorry for these unfortunate delo-
gates, generously assisted them, out of his
private means, in returning to their homes.
This incident does not admit of comment
the facts speaks strong enough.
Ben Butler on the Administration.
- At a political meeting in York county,
Maine, last Friday, Ben Butler spoke for two
hours. He said he had not come to make a
speech, but to commune with the people on
the public interests of the day. He had left
the old parties, and had belonged to the Dem
ocratic party until it attempted to destroy the
Union. He was with the Republican party
till it deserted its founders, the laboring men.
Capitalists now hold the Republican party
bound hand and foot. "Hayes," he said,
"has violated every pledge, and betrayed the
negroes of the South" The effort of Grants
administration to strengthen the public credit
vas swindle. He reviewed the history of
greenback currency, and. claimed that it
should be made legal tender for all debts,
public and private.
Hampton and Hayes.
"A Washington telegram to the Balti'
more Sun makes the following contradiction
of a story rife, to the effect that the National
and the South Carolina administrations are
not moving together harmoniously:
Some of the Northern Radical newspapers
have alleged that there was want of harmony
between the President and Governor Hamp-
ton of South Carolina, in relation to the treat
ment of the question which has arisen in re-
gard to the internal revenue troubles in South
Carolina. 1t is we'll known in Washington
that such state of facts does not exist, and
that the President and Governor Hampton
are not at variance at all, but anxious to
come to settlement of the question al issue
between the legal authorities, of the State and
the Federal authorities satisfactorily to both.
1t is believed that the policy determined up
on by the President to extend amnesty to all
the illicit distillers in the State will have the
effect of checking any bad feeling which may
exist in the mountainous region of South
Carolina regarding the release of the three
imprisoned revenue officials, which is likely
to occur any day now. 1t is known that both
Senators Butler and Patterson are strongly
In favor of the policy entered upon by the
Administration.
Tornado in New England.
"A terrible tornado passed over Wal
lingford, Conn.,, at 6'ocock last Friday after
noon, blowing over houses, uprooting trees
and causing the greatest devastation gener'
ally. 1t is estimated that twenty persons
were killed, while the number of wounded
will reach twice that. The tornado was con-
fined to a belt about half mile wide. 1t came
up in a second almost, and seemed to last on
ly moment By actual count forty dwell
ing houses were demolished and fifty barns.
Most of those killed we're caught under fall
ing houses Fire was communicated to the
ruins in many cases by lamps and stoves, and
but for the rain the horror of the effects would
have been greatly increased. A dispatch of
the 18th from Wallingford says impressive
funeral services were held there on that day
over those who lost their lives by the tornado
on Friday. Fully 10000 people attended.
Altogether twenty-seven bodies have been
inferred. Seventeen persons, three of whom
will scarcely live through the night, still re-
main in the hospital. Promises of assistance
are coming in from all sides.
The Mexican Question in the Cabinet.
In the cabinet meeting on the 9Th in
stant, the secretary of war said news had
been received by the war department from
the Rio Grande, to the effect that several
Mexican companies were being organized for
the purpose of repelling raids across the riv-
er by the United States forces. tits consider.
ed that matters are approaching serious
condition in that section. The orders of Gen
Ord, as frequently stated, remain in force,
and raiders upon this side of the river will be
followed into Mexico beyond doubt, though
the hope of the Government is that there will
be no occasion for any future crossing by our
soldiers. The discussion of the matter was
interesting, but it was not considered that
any necessity exits at present for any addition
al orders to the American forces. Occurren.
ces of startling character will be attended
to as they arise.
Again on Friday, Mexican affairs were dis
cussed in the cabinet. The result was the
giving of instructions to the Secretary of War
to issue an order reterating the provision of
that already existing, requiring our forces to
protect the property of Americas on the Rio
Grande at all hazards. If necessary to pur-
sue the raiders into Mexican territory it is to