Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-04-02


mercantile agency, number for the United
States 24S and Canada 90, making a total of
277 against 27S the preceding week. The
failures for the Western States are lighter
than for some time past. The Southern and
Middle States show an increase. Very few
assignments are reported in New York city.
"A West Virginia paper has been urging
the establishment of a new State of which
Pittsburg would be the natural centre and
capital, out of eighteen counties in West
Pennsylvania, seventeen in Eastern Ohio,
papers in that part of the world are discuss
ing the project in all seriousness. The OBJ
stacles are, of course, insuperable. The con-
sent of all three of the States affected would
be required, and the passage of an enabling
act by Congress also.
= The Omaha Bee explains the Oklahoma
troubles in the following terse paragraph:
"All there is in the Oklahoma business is
that the boomers who want to secure home
steads and improve the land, are being kept
out for the benefit of the cattle kings,
who have fenced in the country. If the
farmers are to be kept out on technicalities,
then let the cattle king land-grabbers be
driven off the disputed territory. 1t is the
cattle monopolist, who are the ones that are
blocking the way of the homesteaders."
The executive committee charged with
the arrangement for the Inauguration OF
President Cleveland, have held a final meet
ing and closed their accounts. The eXpen-
ses of the Inauguration ceremonies were, in
round numbers, $46,5OO, and the receipts
from Inauguration ball tickets, privileges,
sales of lumber, &C., were about $46 900, leav-
ing deficiency of only about $500. The
committee, will, therefore, be able to return
nearly the whole of the guarantee fund sub
scribed by individuals.
= The Savannah Ne,cs thinks that "the
young men of the South will make mis-
take if they seek Offices in Washington.
There are very few places there that they
would be likely to get which pay more
very little chance for advancement, and at
the end of four or eight years they would
be little, if any better off than when they
entered the service. Those who have hope
of accomplishing something in life will,
if they are wise, avoid getting a position
under the government at Washington"
The United States Supreme Court has
rendered decision recently, declaring the
Edmunds law, which prohibits polygamists
from voting, to be constitutional. The de-
cision is sweeping in its character. 1t de-
fines the jurisdiction of the United States
over the Territories and the power Of Con-
of suffrage which it might previously have
given to the people of any Territory. No
doubt this decision will be unwelcomed by
the polygamists, but it comes from the high
est Court in the land, and if it can do any
thing in the way of suppressing the growing
evil of polygamy, it will have done much
for the morality of the country.
The shameful conduct of some of the
Pennsylvania militia while in Washington
attending theinauguration has called forth
letter from the district commissioners to the
Governor of that State, regretting that the
praise due the Pennsylvania volunteers for
their excellent behavior and discipline must
be qualified by the bad conduct of a few
members of the fourth, eighth, fourteenth
and eighteenth regiments. They were ac-
cused of forcible robbery and other depre-
dations regardless of military discipline, law
or morals. The charges seem to be substan-
tiated by trustworthy evidence. The COM
missioners suggest that payment be made
to the injured parties, and suitable apollo
gy rendered them.
"A special dispatch from Washington to
the Chicago Duly Neacs says: "President
Cleveland, a few days since, caused the in
guiry to be made of eX-President Arthur if
he contemplated European trip, and if he
did would he accept diplomatic position
to the several European courts, the Presi-
dents intentions being to offer the eX-
President some high position of this charac-
ter. This reached Mr.. Arthur in due time,
and he replied that while the compliment
was greatly appreciated, he preferred to go
abroad, if at all, simply as private citizen.
The relations between the two gentlemen
are of the most cordial nature, as has been
shown by the numerous cOurtesieS extend
ed to each other since Mr.. Cleveland ar
rived here"
The aggregate appropriations of the last
session of Congress amounted to $2l7 $685.
434+-an excess of S23, 1851, ,747.62 over the
appropriations for the current year. The
increase arises from the increase in pensions,
amounting to $39,0O0,000. But last year
there was an uneXpended balance, which
enters into the appropriations, being some
$E 100000 in excess of differences. This
year there is no river and harbor appropri
alton. Last year it amounted to some Sl4,-
100000. Omitting the pension item, the
amounts to some $16,OO0,OOO less than for
the current year; or, with the amount of
river and harbor of last years appropria-
tion deducted. would show the narrow mar
gin Of $4,000, 900 retrenchment, exclusive of
pensions.
There seems to be great suffering both
by man and beast, in some sections of West
Virginia. The sections affected by the last
years drouth have no seed to plant and
none for feeding purposes, and are in very
bad condition generally. A dispatch from
CharlestoWn, w. Va, says: $50 great is the
suffering of the people in the drouth-affected
district that the authorities and people Of
Kanawha county have been appealed to
and quantities of provisions have been Or
dered sent by the County Court for the re-
lief of the distressed. Tales of suffering
men, women and children and of beasts
reach here from portions of jackson, Gill
mer, Calhoun and Roane counties. The
mountain farmers in these counties are un-
able to purchase either food or seed, and as
the season for planting is near, things look
decidedly serious. kanaWha county can
take care of her own needy people, but help
will be needed for other counties"
- Highlands, small town in Swain coun-
ty, n. c., is considerably stirred up over
the action of some of men the vicinity.
The town is situated near the borders of
Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, and
they claim that desperadoes from these
States gather there in winter to the great
annoyance of the public. They have been
engaged in illicit distilling in the wild re-
giOns around the town. A few days ago
some revenue officers made arrests of the
ringleaders, and shortly afterwards a mob
from Georgia attacked the posse and con-
siderable scrimmage ensued, killing one or
two and wounding others. Governor Scales
directed the Solicitor of that circuit, togeth-
er with the Adjutant-General of the State,
to proceed to Highlands and investigate the
lyipu inyeStipatj tjOn A d.