Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-20
Scraps and faets.
A big sensation occurred in Chat


tanooga, Tennessee, last Monday.
Chief Justice D. L. Snodgrass, of the
State supreme court, shot and wound
ed in the wrist, lawyer named John
R. Beasley. 1t seems that Beasley was
the author of an article in the Chatta-
nooga Times charging that Snodgrass
had rendered decision in certain
railroad case for political reasons,
rather than on any grounds of law or
Justice. Snodgrass saw Beasley in a
law office and denounced him as liar.
A scuffie ensued, and Snodgrass drew a
pistol and fred with the result stated.
Snodgross was arrested but was sub
seauently released on bond of 81 600.
- Secretary Carlisle's annual report
on the state of finances was sent to
congress on last Monday. 1t shows
that the revenues of the government
from all sources during the last fiscal
wear amounted to $390,373 ,203. The
expenditures during the same period
aggregated 1923, ,17S, ,425, leaving de-
fcit for the year of $58, ,805, ,223. AS
compared with the fiscal year 1894,
the receipts for 1895 increased ST., ,57O,.
7O5, although there was decrease of
$11, 1929, ,9S1 in the ordinary expendi-
lures, which is largely accounted for
by reduction of $11, ,134, ,O45 on sugar
bouuties. The revenues for the cur
relics are the cape, gauntlets and
sword of General Lee; the plumes
from General Stuart's hat; the spy
glasses used by General Beauregard at
the battle of Manassas, and the col
lections from the various soldiers
homes established throughout the
South, including the Lee Camp Sol
diers' Home collection, which contains,
in addition to many rare and interest
ing relics, the skin of Stonewall Jack
sons charger. There are also a number
of manuscripts and private papers.
Within short time the old home
of jefferson Davis in Richmond, Va,
will be thrown open to the public as q
Confederate museum. The "White
House of the Confederacy," as it has
been called, has been the property of
the city for many years and has re-
Gently been used as schoolhouse. A
room in the house will be assigned to
each of the States that seeded, for
collection of relics, and in addition
there will be large room for gener-
al museum and one for library. The
first of the State collections-that Of
Georgia-has been received. 1t was
presented to the committee by Mr.. de
Reune on the seth birthday of Presi-
dent Davis, June, 1894. Among the
rent fiscal year are estimated, upon the
basis of existing laws, at $431 ,907 ,407,
and the expenditures at s448,907 407,
which will leave 8 deficit of ST., ,0OO,-
900. For the coming year, ending
June 80, 1897, the secretary estimates
the receipts at $464, ,793,12O and the
expenditures at S457, 1884. 1913, or an
estimated surplus is s6,9OS, 1926.
II United States Consul General Pau
field, at Cairo, Egypt, has made re-
port to the state department which
will, from its Importance, be made the
subject of special publication calling
attention to the rapid growth of Egypt
as competitor with the United States
for the cotton markets Of the world.
He says that his former representations
appearing to have failed to secure the
attention which the subject demands,
he is induced to once more strongly
urge the United States cotton producers
to make efforts to meet this competi-
ton. At present Egyptian cotton is
sold at Alexandria for two cents per
pound more than the price Of Ameri-
can cotton, and owing to the superior
ity of the Egyptian product, it is be-
ing purchased in quantities for export
to the United States. The sales which
10 years ago amounted to but 3,815
bales have increased until, from the
best estimates, it is believed that du-
ring the year beginning September 1,
1895, no less than $4,000 bales will be
shipped to the United States, and as
these Egyptian bales are so per cent.
larger than the American bales, the ex-
ports to this country will really amount
to $4,000 bales according to our stand
ard. Mr.. Penfeld urges that efforts be
made by our planters to grow the
Egyptian long staple cotton in this
country, holding that there must GER
tainly be some portion adapted to its
growth, probably the Mississippi val
lev or the Brazos river section of Texas.
The officers of the Confederate
Veteran Camp of New York met in
executive session last Tuesday night
after the publication of the presidents
special message to congress and unani-
mously adopted: "Whereas the mes
sage of the president submitted this
day to congress marks critical stage
in our relations with Great Britain; and
while we trust that the difficulty may
be amicably adjusted to the satisfaction
of the two greatest nations of the earth,
be it Resolved, That the president has
been heartily endorsed by us and that
there should be no step backward. And
be it further Resolved, That we, the
Confederate Veterans Camp of New
York, do pledge ourselves, in the event
of war, to raise in New York and offer
to the president company of Confed-
crate veterans to battle for the honor