Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-17
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Sale of the Carolina Central.

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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Sale Of the Carolina Central.
- The Carolina Central Railroad, run.
ming from Wilmington to Shelby, has been
purchased by John M. Robinson, President
of the Bay Line of Steamers, for the Sea-
board Airline route, embracing the Sea.
board and Roanoke, the Raleigh and Cas-
ton and Raleigh & Augusta Air Line rail,
ways. The statement has been made that
Mr.. Edward Matthews and his wife, Of
New York, who claimed to own large
interest in the road, would contest this sale
bu: the Raleigh Observer, of Monday, says
that all difficulties in the way of the sale Of
the stock of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews having
been removed, the bargain was consummated
last Saturday. The Observer also says: "The
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company is
the purchaser, and now holds the majority of
the stock of the Carolina Central Railsoad
Company. Captain Murchison is to remain
president of the road. The new arrange
ment will he great benefit to all concerned" ."
The South. Western Cotton Crop.
- Special dispatches to the New Orleans
Democrat of last Saturday, show the following
condition of the cotton crop in the States
named:
Alabama reports show no change in the
condition of the crops. The yield is now
estimated at 80per cent. of that of last year.
In Louisiana, rain has fallen, but generally
no damage has been done, except to interfere
with the marketing Of the crop in some
parishes. Unpicked cotton is seriously dam.
aged in quality, and perhaps in quantity.
About ninetent Of the cotton is picked ;
labor is scarce; the roads are in terrible con-
diton and cotton cannot be moved. Many
farmers are holding back for better prices.
In Mississippi, one fifth ofthe crop remains
unpicked; rain has fallen for week, doing
some damage; the yield is now estimated at
85 per cent. of last years crop.
In Tennessee, the weather has been rainy
and very unfavorable for picking. The yield
is now estimated at 81 per cent. of last year
about four-ninths of the crop has been mark
eted, while fve.ninths remain in the hands OF
farmers and producers.
In Texas, heavy rainfall is interfering
with picking and damaging the crop remain
ing in the fields. About 80 per cent of the
cotton is picked and about three. quarters has
been marketed.
The Gorernorship.
- We take the following from the Winns-
boro Neus in connection with the name of
Gen. Bratton as the choice Of many people
for the next Governor of the State:
A paragraph has appeared in some of our
exchanges to the effect that General Bratton
has resigned his chances for the governorship
in favor of General Kennedy" We are not
able to trace it to its source and do not know
how it got into circulation. We have had no
opportunity of interviewing either of the gen.
tlemen in question, but from what We know of
them, we feel justified in saying that neither
is Irresponsible for this squib. It is early in the
canvass, very early indeed, to put any such
report in circulation. No possible good can
come of it, whether propagated in good faith
or not. Without having had any communi
cation with General Bratton on the subject,
our knowledge of him and his high apprecia-
tion of public duty, justifies us in saying that
the report in question is without foundation.
Gen. Bratton has always held that public office
is not personal perquisite, to be claimed for
ones self or declined in favor of anyone else
Although prominent in the councils Of the
State since the war, and al earnest worker
in every movement undertaken for the good
of the people, he has ever shrunk from claim.
ing any reward therefor, because he believes
it is for the people and them alone to make
the selection. He has long been the choice
of a large portion of the State for governor,
and we believe still is; and his friends are de-
termined that he shall not be crowded off the
track by newspaper squibs in advance of the
opening of the canvass.
Tile Elections Last Week.
- Elections were held in various States
of the Union on Tuesday of last week, with
the following results:
Connecticut-Senate, II Republicans, 7
Democrats; House, 147 Republicans, 100
Democrats.
Virginia elects Cameron, Readjuster, Gov.
ernor by about 10000 ma jority. The Legis,
lature, according to the best estimates that
can now be made, stands: House-Readjust.
ers, ST. Democrats, 43; Senate-Readjuste
%; Democrats, 1S majority for Readjusters
on joint ballot Is. :,
Minnesota went Republican by reduced
majority as compared with the last vote-the
Democrats gaining correspondingly.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas,
Massachusetts and Wisconsin gave Republi-
can mnjorities.
In Maryland the Republicans gained unex-
pected victories in several Democratic coun-
ties. The next Senate will stand, according
to the present estimate, 16 Democrats and
10 Republicans. In the last Senate there
were 7 Republicans and 19 Democrats.
Based on the same estimates, the House will
stand So Democrats and % Republicans
Mississippi gives Lowry, Democratic can
didatc for Governor a majority of from TO-.