Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-20
Convention last Friday, resolutions were

Convention last Friday, resolutions were
adopted condemning all Independent move
ments, and declaring such to be Radicalism
in disguise. Resolutions were also adopted
reassurng the colored people that they should
have representation in proportion to their
strength in the Democratic party, and the
executive committee were instructed to pre-
pare an address to that end.
THE Columbia correspondent of the Ners
and Courier, speculating on the probable noml-
nees by the State Convention, says the race
for Secretary of State will be decided between
Major d. +. Bradley, of Pickens, and Mr.. b.
II. Massey, of York. DR.. w. B. Rice, of Barn.
WE'LL and Col. r. G.. Howard, OF Union, have
also been spoken of in connection with this
office, but in all candor must say that 90
not think either of them will be nominated.
They are both excellent men, but the chances
are against them.
Speaking of the Second Congressional dis
trict, the Edgefield advertiser says: The ne
gro majority in this district is set down at
5000, and it is considered by some the only
doubtful one Of the six generally accorded to
the Democrats. AS for ourselves we consider
it most excellent district, and if we do not
send honest old George Tllman back to Con-
gress from it, then we ought to be driven ont
of the State. There are fully 5, 900 Democrat
ic negro voters in said district, and by the
time Of the election there will be Il great many
more. Old George Tillman back to Congress
from the Second District. Let that be part
of Edgefield s religion from this time hence
forward.
81. G.. H." writes in the Ners and Courier:
In case the trustees of the South Carolina Col
lege should act as have suggested and elect
Col. Thompson president OF the University,
and in case he shouldaeeept the position, it
will be necessary to bring out good men for s'l-
perintendent of education. Two gentlemen
have already been mentioned for the office
Dr. G. b. Lartigue, of Barnwell, and Mr..
Charles Petty, of Spartanburg. They are both
good men. Mr.. Petty is especially we'll quail
fed for the office. He has for years taken a
prominent and active part in educational mat
tiers, he has been teacher of acknowledged!
ability, and he would bring to the discharge OF
the duties of the position thorough familiarity
with the educational wants and necessities of
the State. Other things being equal, such Of
fees should he filled by those who are most
conversant with the duties they will have to
meet.
MORE OF TIE GUITEAU BUsINEss.-Drs.
Sewers and Hartigan, who assisted DR.. Lamb
in the Guteau autopsy, have published their
report They preface it with a statement of
the difficulty between DR.. Lamb and them
selves and give narrative of the circum-
stances attending the publication of DR.. Lambs
report, all of which has heretofore been pub
lished The description of the post-mortem
condition of the organs comedies substantially
with that given by DR.. Lamb. The lungs and
heart were removed by DR.. Lamb before the
brain was examined, and the severing of the
large blood vessels left that organ bloodless,
which Drs. Sewers and IIartigan regard as
an unfortunate mistake. They also say that
DR.. Lamb did not provide himself with proper
appliances for measuring and weighing the
portions of the body subjected to these tests.
In fact the brain was weighed in scales belong
ing to the jail. From the description of the
brain given in the report it seems to have
been normal. No opinion is expressed as to
whether Guiteau was sane or insane.
An analysis has been made of portion OF
the bouquet which it is alleged Mrs. Scoville
attempted to convey to Guiteau the day before
he was hanged. 1t is asserted that large
quantity of arsenic was found in the flowers.
Concerning this alleged attempt to convey
poison to the condemned man, Mrs. Scovllle
denies positively that she put arsenic in the
bouquet which she sent to Guiteau. She says
she did not wish her brother TO escape the
eallows by such means. The story was man.
ufactured, she said, to excuse the brutality
which had excluded her from the cell of her
brother. She expressed the determination to
continue the legal agitation of the subject
until her brothers insanity had been demon
strated.
Mrs. Scoville has written letter since the
execution, descanting on her brothers insanl-
ty and offering his body for sale, in which she
says:
Some people think the Guiteau business is
ended, but, as the shout went up from the
crowd as the signal announced that Charley
Guiteau was hanging in mid-air, l said the
Guiteau business has just begun. The Stall
warts have put their foot in it. Why ? Be
cause many people believe that every official,
from the President down, knew he was as era
Zy as a loon. 1t would have been cheaper for
the StalwartS to have taken care OF Gulteau
Their purpose, as l understand it, was to allay
any suspicion of any completely anywhere in
the murder of Garfield. How have they sue
ceeded The course they have taken has been
the very one to arouse suspicion. Now, Mr..
Hicks, l appeal to you to take such a course as
will protect the President, and through him
the Stalwarts, from any suspicion IN the tu-
ture should he very sorry to have the Re
publican party wrecked by a suspicion. My
Door, crazy brother was Just crazy enough to
take a hint conveyed to him by artful politl-
clans, and carry it out successfully just crazy
enough to impart his secret to one who would
never be suspected of being his cOnhdant, and
who did not himself realize the Importance of
what he was told, but who conveyed 1t to one
who did not realize the whole purport OF the
revelation, especially when taken in conJunc-
ton with several letters conveyed secretly by
A.. F,rf NC from
his cell to his sister He took this way OF
fostering her. Murder will out, and this came
out after the poor fellow was ing glory. have
some letters from Charles which shall very
soon have published I have Il mortgage of
$500, now overdue, on my household goods,
and am negotiating with clothing firm to
buy Charles hat, &C., for enough to meet the
interest. Starvation and want stare me IN
the face, unless | can realize something from
his effects The most important part of his
estate is the copyright of his book and the
market value of his poor body. Nothing but
dire necessity induces me to think of my BROTH
er's body as an article Of traffic, but as it has
already been desecrated, l now offer what re-
mains of his mutilated body to the highest bid
der for cash. My feelings have already been
shocked and lacerated beyond restoration.
Now desire to have you surrender to my le-
gal representative, in Washington, my broth
er's remains, copyrights and everything left by
him.
Correspondence of the YOrkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACK'S STATION.
BLACKS STATION, July 1--WE have had,
up to this time sufficient rain for the growing
crops, and they are luxlriant.
At the meeting ON last Saturday, pursuant
to order of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, to elect delegates to the county con-
yention to be held on the 20th the following