Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-01-15

place without means of support. She finally,
by the aid of friends at home, was enabled to
return, and Hargrave subsequently returning
also, she brought suit as above described for
$4,000. The terms of the compromise have
not as yet been made public.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Suit Against the c., C. & A. Railroad.
The merchants of Augusta, Ca, have
made move against the Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad for alleged discrim'
inaton in the matter of freight rates. Their
petition was recently presented to the city
council, which, upon the report of commit.
tee, passed the following unanimously:
Whereas, 1t has. been represented to the
railroad eommittee of the city council and
mayor, that the Charlotte, Columbia & Angus.
ta Railroad have violated the contract entered
into with the city council of Augusta not to
discriminate in freights against the merchants
and business Of this city, said contract enter.
ed into in 1867 be it, therefore,
Resolved, That the mayor Of the city be
and he is authorized to have legal proceed
ings instituted against said Charlotte, Colum.
bia & Augusta Railroad, in the sum Of $780,
900, it being the amount of stipulated dam.
ages agreed to be paid for the violation Of
said contract.
The ssSoIid Union'' Party.
"A "Solid Union" club was organized
in the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, in
Newberry county, on the 10th instant, as we
learn by the published proceedings in the
Columbia Register. The report Of The pro-
ceedings says:
"After the enrolment Of members and the
election of officers, Col. E. S..Keitt rose aud
offered the following preamble and resolu
tions, which he supported in an eloquent and
practical speech:
Whereas we earnestly desire a cordial re.
union of the people of the entire country and
that peace and prosperity which will natural.
ly flow from reciprocally kind feeling be-
tween them,
Resolued, That to effect this earnest desire,
we nominate Gen. u. S. Grant and Senator
Thomas Bayard as our standard.bearers for
President and Vice President in the approach
ing Presidential election.
Resolued, That we send greetings of peace
and good will to all the people throug hout the
land, and invoke them to rally and organize
themselves into "Solid Union Clubs" NOM
mate Gen. u. S. Grant and Senator Thomas
Bayard as their standard. bearers for Presi.
dent and Vice President in the next Presiden.
tial election, and let us become one people ill.,
divisible.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed."
After the appointment of a committee to
prepare and report constitution and bylaws,
and the transaction of other business, the
meeting adjourned until the second Saturday
in February.
The Air Line Railroad.
The Talbotton (Gs.) Register pays the
following well. deserved compliment to the
Atlanta and Charlotte Airline Railroad,
and it's efficient management:
The Airline is one Of most splendidly
equipped and managed roads in the South.
It IS the shortest route from Atlanta, to
the East and North, and owing to its supe-
rior road-bed, the fastest trains that leave the
Gate City, thunder like lightning over its
beautiful and magnificent track. The ele
CANT sleepers and passenger coaches on this
line are not excelleG North or South. One Of
the marked features of theskillful management
observed by the tourist, is the life, enterprise
and success with which Major W. j. Houston,
the popular passenger agent, and Col. Fore
acre, General Manager, have invested this
wonderful thoroughfare. Colonies Of the
sturdy Swiss farmer, mechanics and artisans,
with thousands Of good northern people, are
settling up the valleys, glens and mountain
Businesses erecting towns and villages. plant
ing orchards and vineyards, and covering the
mountain slopes with sheep along the great
Air Line.
Major Houston, assisted by Colonel W. G.
WILDLY, a man whose fertile pen has embel-
lished many pages of Georgia journalism the
past twelve years, and who now edits the
Heed Light, newsy and energetic monthly,
are directing their thoughts to newer fields of
industry, and propose next spring to furnish
seed rice to farmers along their. road, that
this important grain, hitherto neglected, may
find its place in the field and on the table of
the industrious farmer. Success to Major
Houston and friend WILDLY, whose enter
prise all Georgia must honor, and whose fa'
vorite route North will become the route for
all travellers.
Grant and Sherman.
"a sly observation, reported by Judge
Mackey to have been made to him by Grant
on the train, as they neared Columbia, the
other day, has created quite sensation at the
North, and is construed as an attack upon
Sherman by Grant, who is making political
capital for himself at Shermans expense.
The Washington correspondent of the Chica'
60 Times tell the story as follows
Gen. Grant is reported as saying in conver.
sation with Judge Mackey, something which
reflects very much upon Gen. Sherman.
Pointing to the blackened chimney of half
burned house along the route of his journey
in South Carolina, Gen. Grant said: "That is
one of Gen. Sherman's monuments"
Judge Mackey said, II am glad to know
that you left very few of these monuments
during the war;"
"That is true" said Grant; "there was one
private house burned by my orders during
the war, and that was one where water was
refused to. wounded soldiers In all my
campaign around Richmond there was not
single house burned except by accident or in
violation of orders" This remark by Gen.
Grant is construed here into meaning much.
It is known that Grant never says anything
now that is not premeditatel. That he should
have gone out of his way, apparently, to
make such remarks upon Gen. Sherman's
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