Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-10-18
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Court Week: ss. ss.S2.sI
- Tho Fall Term Of the Court Of Sessions and !
Common Pleas continued in session until Saturday
evening. No cases Of public interest came up for
trial. Although his Honor exhibit edymuch endustry
and energy in the effort to bring up the business Of
the Court, large number of cases remain nPon the
Issue Docket, and to avoid the laws delay-!ssthe
greatest curse known to the administration of JUS
tice"-an Extra Term next Spring will bc indispen-
sable. II ~
Our tax-payng citizens will be interested in the
perusal of the Reports Of the several Boards ofCom
missioners which we publish in our advertising col
umns.
Elections in Chester.
p Au election was held in Chester District, last
week, for Tax Collector which resulted in favor on
the present incumbent, JAS. A. THOMAS, Esq, by an
Unprecedented majority. The vote stood Thomas,
1885,; G. W. Curtis, rs; Robert Elder, a.; Wm
Lucas, 7S; VIM. Stroud, SO; Jno. 7. Carters
R. W. Murray, 15; J. D. simril, IA i'll Par
ishs2.
- In consequence Of the severe accident which
of life, DR.. J. LussRoRD DouGLAs has notified his
constituents of his resignation; and election will
be Immediately ordered for o Member of the Legis-
lature to fill his place. DR.. T. W. MooRE, former
lya Member, has been put in nomination.
A New California. ~ -. -,s:szstes 4
Mr.. THOMAS g. WYLm, this District, left at
our Office last week perfect gem in the shape OF
| specimen of gold ore, which was recently found on
his place near ttWylies Store" In size it is about
as large as spiece of chalk" and as to quality
is by far the richest specimen we have ever SEEN
studded thickly with large fakes of pure, virgin
gold. It appears to have broken off from mass Of
flint and was found near o mine, which has been
worked with good success but for several years past
in consequence of difficulty between the parties
interested, has been left idle The specimen assures
us of the existence Of IN exceedingly rich and valua-
BILE vein, and we have no doubt that in the hands OF
men Of energy and enterprise, the mine can be made
to yield an untold fortune. Who will prospect
for it? The ore can be seen at our Office.
Our Outside Page. rs.es4s
! At the risk Of everlasting the readers patti
cnee, we have published on the first pagea graphic
ond 3
pen q Glover and indeiati gable friend spnArr,
Of the Charleston Standard 1t gives us pleasure to
present such On unqualified Endorsement of the
seemingly oyerdrawn report made by us, last week;
and we think it ought to convinceso of our friends
that our extravaganza" was not entirely creature
of the 'imagination." The reader will find embod-
led in the article, that portion Of Mr.. PREsTos's
speech and the outline of Mr.. BANcnoHr's remarks,
which we promised in our last issue. The whole
article, though long, will amply repay the perusal.
On the fourth page, we have published an article
from the editorial columns of the Abbeville Inde-
pendent Press, to which it was our design to make
a reply in this weeks issue. The imperative de-
mands upon our advertising, as well as our reading
columns, however, have SO circumscribed our al
ready limited space that are compelled to defer
our comment to another time. The truth will not
suffer by the delay, we opine ;and we ask our ,es-
teemed friends Of the Press to bear us until We
shall have relieved ourselves OF the burden of other
and to US more profitable demands. We have writ
ten, we think advisedly and we shall take occasion
to clear up the controversy with ample justice to all
parties.
The Associate Reformed Synod.
- This body met at the Cedar Spring Church,
in Abbeville District on Monday the 9th Instant
The attendance was quite large as usual and the
utmost harmony prevailed throughout the sessions,
which extended to Thursday evening.
Our space will not permit US to enter into de-
tailed account of the action of this meeting and we
can only spare room for the proceedings in relation
to the contemplated union between this and the old
School Presbyterian Church. The prospect of the
learn, entirely promising. A motion was made and
adopted instructing the Standing Committee on
Psalmody to give their attendance at the next meet
ing ofthe Presbyterian Synod, at Camden, we think
and confer with their Presbyterian brethren as to the
expedency of getting up new version of the Psalms
which will meet the desires and opinions Of both
branches of the Church and an amendment was pass
cd, asking the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church to appoint Committee to CONFER in relation
to this question: with the Committees of the several
Associate Reformed Synods in this Country, with
view to the Union of the churches throughout the
United States The feeling and desire generally ex-
pessed is decided in favor of the proposed union, if
it con at all be accomplished satisfactorily-a
ter of which which we have no doubt
We are indebted to Rev. Mr.. Ross for this item
The Synod adjourned on Thursday to meet ne1tyear |
at starkville, oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
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Brutal Murder. 4
We hayethe particulars of brutal murder,
committed in Chester District on Sunday morning
the 7th instant, by JOSIAH WILLIAMS upon the per-
son of JOHN M BRADLEY both citizens of North Caro-
lima.
The parties who werc wagoners met at the Cele-
bration, and up to the time of this melancholy event
were upon the most friendly terms After leaving
the mountain they travelled together and on satur-
day night encamped near Maj. EAvEs' plantation
about miles this side of Chester, WILLIAMS having
one and BRADLEY two sons along with them. About
one o'clock in the night WILLIAMS arose, and, steal
thily creeping to the tent of BRADLEY, struck him
heavy blow with an on the right side of the head
oleaTing the skull and killing him almost instantly
WILLIAMS Immediately fed, and wandered about in
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