Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-08-14
EDITORIAL ENKLINGS.
MermOns in North Carolina.

-- Under the above head, the Raleigh
Observer of Sunday has the following:
They have broken out in this State, too.
In the counties of Clay. and Cherokee, this
much and frequent marrying sect has begun
to multiply to an extent that WAS very graft
flying to them and fullsof danger to the COM
munity. So the people turned on these Lat
ter Day Saints and threatened to make it
hotter for them than the thermometer indica-
ted if they didn't shut up and put out. They
we're kindly allowed thirty days in which
to arrange their North Carolina affairs pre-.
vious to their departure to the land of the
Saline Lake. Thereupon, one of the Elders
writes letter to Governor Jarvis bitterly
complaining of this abridg gment Of their re-
ligious liberty, and requesting the Governor
to interfere in behalf of his people, especially
the new converts. The letter is clever ar
rangement of part truths and exaggerations,
and in the name of liberty of worship, coolly
asks for license of conduct that is not North
Carolina growth or to our liking.
The Governor has written the Solicitor OF
the District and the Sherifs of the two coun.
ties to see that the laws are preserved and
that the public peace is not broken. This
is all that he can do.
People with Mormon ideas had better 60
to Utah, and until they get there bless Joe
Smith that they don't live in Georgia, where
Mormon elder has been found not on the
earth nor yet in the heavens-hut sorter be.
twixt and between.
Blood will Tell!
-- The Chicago Times of the 4th instant
gives the following account of a swindling
transaction in that city, in which the son of
"Honest" John Patterson prominently fig
ures:
A sensation has been created at government
headquarters here by Silas NJ Patterson, late
of South Carolina, who arrived some weeks ago
on his return from California He put up in
grand style at the Palmer House, and intro
duced himself at the custom house with letters
from John Sherman, Charles Devens, S. j:
Randall, D. M. Key, John R. Hawley, and
others we'll known at Washington. These
introductions placed him in the good graces
of William Henry Smith, Collector Harvey,
and all government people. He was taken
by the hand, smiled upon, wined, dined and
toasted. All went merry until one day he
appeared in the custom house and explained
to Collector William Henry Smith that he
had lost $1,000 betting on wrong horse,
and was dead broke. He expected draft
from Sherman; also one from pere Patterson.
In the meantime he wished temporary 9oan
on some family diamonds, which luckily he
had with him. He was fortunate. He left
a handful Of diamonds among the government
officials, obtaining $4,000 to $4,000 of loan
on them.
Next appeared one Warren Knight, claim
ing to be q diamond broker, who had given the
diamonds to Patterson to sell and return the
money, which he did not do. He secured
warrant for Patterson, who, it is said, has
bounced from the Palmer House, owing a
large bill. Knight is said to be connected
with gang of thieves, and Patterson is sus-
pected of being in confidence with him, IN a
confidence game to rob government en-
ployees.
Counterfeitors and Connterfeiting.
Information comes from Washington
which may be of great value to bankers, mer-
chants and business men generally Officers
of the secret service division in the treasury
department., say that the business of making
money is constantly increasing With the
resumption of silver coinage the work of
counterfeiting silver coins was begun, and al
though hardly week passes in which gang
of coin counterfeitors is not broken up, new
gangs are organized with alarming frequency.
Evidence of the existence of counterteltors in
this State has already come to light. Con-
gress appropriated 100000 for the use of the
secret service division this year. Thirty-hve
men are employed, and their travelling ex-
penses are paid out of this sum.
Several gangs of expert counterfeitors are
known to be making counterfeits of legal ten
der notes in Canada A sample of new
counterfeit SIS note has been received at the
secret service headquarters. In general look
the face of the counterfeit closely resembles
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