Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-13

No definite action has yet been taken in the
purchase of grounds for the purposes of the
Association. CHESTER.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON.
THE EX-GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED WHILE
FISHING FOR TROUT.
A Reporter for the News and Courier was
sent to Colleton county on Saturday to search
for Senator Hampton and interview him.
After a tramp Of about seven miles from
Green Pond depot, on the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad through country roads
and paths, rice. fields. swamps and thickets,
the explorer reached the edge Of "Chapman's
Back Water" Ca pond probably half a mile
long by considerable width in a scratched,
muddy, heated and generally disagreeable
and unsightly condition. Peering through
the underground, he discovered the familiar
figure Of Senator Hampton, sitting in small
canoe in the middle Of the sheet of water,
surrounded by the pond lilies and "whipping"
for trout.
so NEAR AND YET 80 FAR!
Finally, however, the boat was padded to
the dam by the old colored man who com.
posed the crew, and the reporter had talk
with the distinguished object of his search.
Senator Hampton is looking as we'll as he
ever has during the past three years, his
face being full and his complexion apparent
ly perfectly healthy. The only visible trace
of the suffering he has undergone since his
accident, is slight increase in the gray in
his whiskers. His general health is excel.
lent, except that the change from his former
active outof:door life to the necessary con-
6nement of the past three months has devel-
oped dyspepsia, which causes him the loss OF
much Sleep His leg still gives him great
trouble, and frequently intense pain, the end
of the remaining portion of the bone being
dead. The physicians are waiting to allow
this an opportunity of coming off itself, but
should it fail to do so during the next month,
it will probably have to be amputated.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Being questioned as to the probability of
his being in Washington at the Extra Ses-
sion, he said that it was uncertain as yet,
although he would 60 if he possibly could.
The doctors rather advised him against it,
but he hoped to be able at least to 60 and
pair off with somebody; or else he might wait
and see if the business before the Senate was
important. In case it was particularly so,
he intimated that he would 60 at any rate,
as he hated, he said, the idea of not fulfilling
the trust committed to him. He thought he
could stand the travelling tolerably, but seem.
ed to dread the idea Of having to live in a
strange place, where he would be compelled
to give trouble.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
The reporter asked him his opinion Of the
action of the Democrats in refusing to pass
the appropriation bills without the amend.
ments abolishing the test oath for United
States Jurors and the United States supervi-
sors of election, and forbidding the use Of
troops at elections He replied that he
thought the House was right. He ,oould ta-
vor Congress sitting forever, # necessary, before
1t receded an inch from its position. He did
not think the President would have right
to oppose the amendments if Congress con-
tinued to urge them, as such action would
show that they were the will of~the people.
THE HEATHEN CHINEE.
On the Chinese question, he expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Hayes action was right. In
the first place, he did not think Congress had
the power to abrogate part Of treaty. He
thought that body wrong in yielding to the
clamor from California.
HAMPToNs RETREAT.
This conversation took place as the Senator
sat in his canoe with the wounded leg rest
ing on an air cushion. Several fine trout,
captured by himself and little boy, who had
accompanied him, lay in the bottom of the
boat, and at the termination of the interview
the paddle was again piled, and the little
craft foated slowly away down the pond. If
its distinguished occupant was in search of
quiet, he could have selected no better spot for
it. The little lake is surrounded on all sides
by dense thickets and woods, which shut out
the rest of the world, and with their heavy
draperies of gray moss are reflected perfectly
in the clear and still water, the surface of
which is partly covered with the broad leaves
of the pond lilies. Saturday was thoroughly
spring like in temperature and slightly cloudy,
with haze like that of Indian summer. A
more perfect picture Of quiet and seclusion
than the "back water" afforded there, it would
be difficult to imagine.
AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
The reporter could realize the out-ofthe
way position of the spot from the difficulty he
experienced in finding it, the object of his
pursuit threatening to battle him, even when
in hailing distance, by keeping the water
between them. The News and Courier man
noticed, however, that there we're no provs-
ions aboard to speak of, except raw fish, and
that he could lie in wait at the landing until
starvation compelled return. He also dark
ly intimated that in case the worst came to
the worst, he could swim. Under these cir
cumstances his victim capitulated.
SLOWLY GAINING GROUND.
The Senator seemed in his usual good
spirits, and, when driving home, devoted him.
self largely to teasing his young companion
Oh the amount of bait he had allowed the
fish to 6lch from his hook and make off with.
The trout, he said, had evidently known ex-
actly where they could get silver fish without
danger of being caught. He passes all the
time possible in the open air, either going
about the yard and grounds, driving or fish
ing, the latter sport having occupied large
portion of the past few days. From all the
indications he seems to be gradually, but
surely, gaining ground, and there seems to be
no reason to doubt that the thousands all
over the country who admire and respect,
and the people Of South Carolina who are so
proud of him, will be grati6ed by seeing him