Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-30

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Carolina, has been confirmed by the U. 5. SEN
ate as consul at Naples.
e. w. NJ. Mackey is the South Carolina
member of the Republican National Commit
tee.
Col Samuel Wallingford, the Greenback
Apostle has taken the field. He spoke at
Hodges last Saturday, and will speak in New
berry Saturday next.
- The names of Col. Y. J. Pope, of Newber-
ry, and Hon. James Aldrich, of Aiken, are
mentioned by their respective friends for the
position of Attorney General of South Car
olina.
- The Democratic executive committee OF
Aiken county met on the 18th and adopted a
resolution, calling convention on the l91n OIL
May, for the purpose of electing county
chairman for the next two years, and sucn
other business as might properly come before
the convention.
The New York Herald, quoting from At
torney-General Brewster's letter to Mr.. Will
liam A. Cook upon the attitude OF the Admln-
istration to the Star-route prosecutions, says
editorially ''With such sentiments as these
actuating the President and the attorney-gen-
eral there can no longer be any room for DOUBT
that the present Administration is firmly de-
termined to deal vigorously with these scan
dalous frauds"
- SAYS the Boston Evening Star: The South
ern Democratic journals are displaying Tar
more liberal spirit in discussing current polltl-
cal questions than journals OF like character
in the North. And this fair-dealing impulse
is supported by an intelligent handling OF po-
litical matter, both local and national, which
it would be we'll if their Northern brothers
would both notice and initiate. Intelligence
and courage, hospitable nature and quick
to-resent impulse, with bearing ever gen.
tlemanly and conduct ever courteous,
have always marked the true Southerner.
Now we have evidence constantly deepening
that spirit of justice, strong and pure, forms
no small part of the character of the people
born South of Mason and Dixon's line.
A GREAT FIRE IN RICHMOND.-One OF the
most destructive cOnfagratlons which ever
visited Richmond, Va, second only 10 II1C
which destroyed the business portion OF the
CITY on it's evacution by the Confederate army
in April, 1865, occurred last Sunday, resulting
in great destruction of property, the loss or
one life and several minor casualties. A num-
ber of DOOR people are deprived OF their homes
and household goods, and the travelling public
is vastly inconvenienced by the loss OF the
main bridge directly connecting the Northern
and Southern systems of railways crossing
James River at this point.
At half-past II O'Clock an employee OF the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad company
discovered small blaze near the southern end
of the company's long bridge over the James
River and Immediately started to give an
alarm. In a few minutes portion OF the hre
department was on the ground, but by the
time it arrived the fire aided by heavy gale
from the southwest had made such rapid pro-
gress that the bridge was wrapped IN flames,
and in less than half an hour the whole struc-
ture fell, mass of ruins into the river, leav-
ing nothing standing but the granite piers
upon which the bridge was built. :,
When the flames reached the Richmond emu
of the bridge they Immediately seized upon
the large four-story brick tobacco factory OF
S. w. Rutherford & Co., which also fell a
victim to the devouring element. From that
point the fire continued to spread with fright
full rapidity, attacking and laying in ashes IN
quick succession several large brick tobacco
factories. the Vulcan Iron works, and about
twenty tenement houses. Other property was
also destroyed, the total loss amounting to
about 100000, half of which is covered by
insurance.
The fire occurred just about the time the
churches were being dismissed from morning
service, and the alarm being immediately
given by every fire apparatus and bell in the
city, the notification of the calamity spread
with lightning rapidity, and in short time
the hills and house-tops and all elevations at-
fording place of view were densely thronged
with old and Young, white and cOlOred. The
heavy wind added more than ordinary vitality
to the flames and carried large pieces burning
cinders long distances, which in some cases
set fire to distant roofs, necessitating con-
stant watch on the housetops to prevent the
Threatened danger.