Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-01-23

School in Virginia, for rent of buildings du.
ring the war. Conger, White of Pennsylya.
MIA, and Townsend of New York, opposed
the bill, on the ground of it being war
claim. Haskell, Edell, Hunton Bright 'ot
Tennessee, and Kelly of Pennsylvania, ia.
vored the measure.
On the 18th, the House resumed, as the
regular order of business, the consideration OF
the Geneva award bill. After considerable
debate, at halfpast five the bill was passed by
vote of: yeas 113, nays SO. The bill, as
passed, revives and continues the Court of
Commissions Of Alabama Claims, fixes the
number of Judges at three and limits its exis.
tence to eighteen months. The first class of
claims will be for damages directly done by
Confederate cruisers on the high seas, although
within four miles Of the shore. In cases of
whaling vessels ten per cent. additional will
be allowed in lieu of freights, and same allow.
ance will be made, with six per cent. interest,
on judgments heretofore rendered in favor of
whaling vessels. The second class claims
will be for additional interest on former
judgments. On all judgments hereafter rem
dered the interest allowed will be six per cent.
The third class of claims will be for payment
of premiums for war risks-deductions to be
made of any sums paid in diminution of such
premiums. That the actual loss shall be al.
lowed, the Secretary of the Treasury is d.
rected to pay, without further adjudication by
any court, the ten per cent. upon whaling
vessels and their outfit (with six per cent.
interest," and On awards heretofore made, and
also to pay two per cent additional interest
on all judgments heretofore made; judgments
rendered in the first class to be paid first,
then the second class. If the money is not
sufficient to pay all of the second class, they
are to be paid pro rata, and like rule will
also apply to the third class. No foreign
born person will be included if he was resid-
ing or doing BUSINESS in the United States, or
was sailing under the United States flag. The
act will not be construed as renewing or con-
tinuing any of the commissions Of the Judges
or officers of the former Court Any balance
remaining shall be fund from which Con
gress may hereafter: authorize the. payment of
other claims thereon. 5...... ...l -. IF. .r.,.,.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. IL
- The publication of the Straight, Out DEM
ocrat, of Columbia, has been discontinued.
- Mr.. j. B. Moore, of Williamsburg, has
discovered method of welding copper.
Rev. Cardozo, a brother of ex-State Treas
urer Cardozo, is circulating petition in Co.
lumbia for the pardon of the latter.
Caleb Bouknight, Esq, has been elected
President of the Carolina National Bank, of
Columbia. &. o.
- The colored pastor of the Methodist
Church at Newberry, receives $500 in money
and 1884 in rations, as his yearly payment.
Several rice plantations, which have here
tofore been valued at an aggregate Of $780,
900, were recently sold at auction in Charles
ton for $4,000.
john B. Hubbard, who several years
ago was State Constable, and subsequently
rendered himself quite notorious as reve,
nue. official, is said to be employed in digging
gold in John Cochran's mine in Anderson
county. ...r ..:
Mr.. Thomas Anderson has resigned his
position as Master Mechanic of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and Mr.. T..
D. Kline is doing duty as Superintendent
and Master Mechanic. Captain VIM. Flick
ling has been appointed foreman of the same
road.
The News and Courier says that the di.
rectors of the Liberia Exodus Association
have held meeting and resolved upon the
immediate departure Of the Azor for Liberia,
with another batch of emigrants. 1t is pro-
posed to dispatch the vessel on or about the
10th of next month.
The Legislature, at its last session, appro-
priated $1,000 to be paid to the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society, in aid Of
the purposes of its organization. None of
this money can be used, however, in payment
of any Indebtedness existing when the act
was passed, and the Society must account to
the State for the manner in which it is used.
- An act passed at the late session of the
legislature provides that railroad companies
which shall make any unreasonable charge
for handling, storing or carrying freight, or
shall make any determinations in their
charges, as to distances or persons, shall for
felt twice the overcharge to the person paying
the same, to be recovered in the courts of the
State.
-Adjutant-General Noise has gone to New
York, by invitation, to attend a convention
of National Guard officers called together
from all parts of the United States for the
purpose of consultation in regard to the VOL
unteer military organization of the country.
Gen. Noise will also visit Washington for the
purpose of obtaining, if possible, supply of
arms, &C., for the use of the State militia,
and to urge the claims of the State in the
matter of the Citadel property.
"A meeting of the merchants and factors of
Winnsboro was held last week, for the pur-
pose Of taking some concerted action in re-
ference to the violations of the charter of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company. Mr.. H. Elliott was called to the
chair, and Mr.. D. R. Flenniken was appoint
ed secretary. After some debate, subscrip-
ton was raised to defray the expenses of en-
ploying counsel to assist the Attorney General
in proceeding against the company to compel
its compliance with the terms of its charter.
"A meeting of farmers, residing in the