Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-05-16

must perish unIeSS alQ De 8uOfueQ bnem. Our
planters are drawing all their subsistence from fac
are utterly unable to afford relief to the suffering
Most of these destitute persons are old women and
children and diseased persons. Iig :aiJef 5zif,ss
LgncHb,xg, Sumter District There are in this
immediate vicinity at least seven families entirely
without means OF support. a.3i. : r<ilgI o! gAes
Sttmne,ptRe, s.. G-Ihere are about thirty
families, with about one hundred and twenty or
one hundred and thirty children, whites, who must
fstarve without assistance Many Of them would
be starving now but for rations furnished them BY
Colonel Nagle. s!.s,i sssag..s 4sfls ..
district is becoming really alarming, and if help
from our friends abroad does not coon reach us q
greatly fear the consequence It VIII prevent
Clinton La,rens DISCREET There tare2 in'this
neighborhood eight families, white and eolored,
who must suffer without charitable aid, and there
are very few of us able to help others I ia2igfL
GranttepiNe Bun,oeU DisaIct --Therearein in2his
vicinity thirteen families, white and coored, most
ly composed of helpless women and children, who
must perish without assistance ii liiej 3 ta pssd
sGleea's Spaags, iSpa,taabany Dst,ias-There
are in my ighborhood twenty white and at least
as many colored families who are almost entirely
without means of subsistence, and there Is no zone
able to help them. -. - ,st.s ssvfs@T
BasnettsuWs, Marlboro .Disrld,- Starvation
threatens more than fifty families hereabouts,, y
Grahant's, Barn,oM Dsstrd,-I know some
ten or twelve families who are actually suffering at
this time for food. = si a.t- @zs'sGssiis q -
81 Georges, >Coustos District 4-Atsleast thirty
families, white and colored are in great want, and
many more must be suffering IN two or three
months Many are widows with large amiliesE
Waterloo, .Colaon Distrscs-I know of 1note
than twenty families within radius Of less than
four miles who are utterly destitute beg ear
nestly that help may be sent to us at once. So,
hagstrss,, Walsamsoug . Ra'la3ThsTs l2!s e. sis is
aid comes from some quarter many vii sarTe,:-
At this moment there Is pressing necessity tor
Sandy Rim, Lexington DsstTrsatss There IL is
great deshtution in this section, both among white
and colored / know of twelve families who.are
suffering for bread, and am certain there are at
least as many more. @"H - ~ zs'' .b--
Lexington G. HI was furnishing some 45O
persons from supplies of corn which had been sent
me; since then my list has been sweled to $50,
with applicants who have not yet received any
thing, which will carry it to 1000. - !. q .i.a-
Bradford Springs, Sumter District The suf-
fering, assure you, is extreme and unless reiev-
ed by the hands Of charity, many persons must die
The same Naghborhood-The suffering is very
great children are eating all sorts Of things they
can get hold of, and their appearance betokens
great destitution. One boy eighteen years Of age
Addison Logan, has latelely died Of absolute star
vaion Within FIVE or six miles ofme the popala-
ton is fully 500. At least one half are now suf
fering severely, and withina month from this date
the whole population will have nothing to eat.
:Coleton District, near Branchvtlge There are
both
who are in d very destitute condition, and how
they are to survive through the summer am IN
able to see, unless some Of the relief now being
sent from abroad is distributed among them
Ne,ebe7y Court House II can assure you many
families at this time are suffering for bread If
we can pass few more weeks i think We Sil have
better times, as our wheat crops areyery proInis-
ing. r.,,s.g = 4 4i5;!Gf.!a1 .I,;l gt. cd sfyt
sNe,obeny.- Forty-fvewhitesand twelyecelored.
These cases must be relieved, orfatal viii be the
result .as IL Lii.i., u .RrlsEE .;
Georgeo,m.-seyenty-eight adults, mostly in
doors, and one hundred and ffty-one children, not
including those in the town, which would make it
about forty more widows and sixty children, be-
sides families that are not ready to let their wants
be known, though in need The opinion is that
there are between four and FIVE hundred persons
who are or will soon be in suffering condition for
food. "a H. 80 sJt.,.,...g.{ -,
GraniteriNe.-I find twenty families who are
really beggars, and of those who will not beg and
who really need help to procure the commonest
food, think the list could be doubled. ea aasd
Lancaster Court House.-We have thenames
of one thousand women and children, whites, and
FIVE hundred Blacks who must perish without
help. Some have already starved to death. .a"Ar
jaaison's, Oramgdaay District a.-Thereiarei
our neighborhood twenty five families, white and
colored, who are in extreme destitution. .&rsi
Shelton depot, Union. n.-There are twelve fami-
lies in this neighborhood in great need of charity;
there are others who are in need Of help now, but
would be willing and glad to oremunerate for it when
they make their crops. ~. 4 gs,Itt
Clinton, Lauess district. The suffering in this
neighborhood is very great. Some are in danger
Of actual starvation; many are In most extreme
Chereo, Chesterfield district Of our poor
parts of the District are in great danger Of starya
| ton. We need at least fifteen thousand bushels
of corn. .''- 80. .''- -
Spatanbaug.- There are several Thousand per-
sons in this District who must suffer, # notreliev-
ed Rgrassg, Rg sasgsZ Beaufort district vicinity Gov
ers an area of thrty-sx by twenty miles In it
there are at least thirty families who must perish
without charitable aid, and fear some may do so
before relief can reach them. .'sA 3gisGd
Waterloo, Laurens district There are in this
small neighborhood upwards Of three hundred
persons, white and colored, without bread; among
these are twenty white females, heads Of fam
lies, representing ninety children. So ....t.
Bar1aoeN- II have just closed the distribution
of two hundred sacks of corn among the destitute,
regardless of color. This was great blessing;
but the relief is only temporary. Since the 'isTi-
button, during the last two or: three days 4 lave
been visited by fifty or sixty objects Of distress to
whom am obliged to say, There isno moreeorn"
Including destitute widows and orphans aged men
and women, diseased, white and colored, there are
not less than from twelve to fifteen hundred fami-
lies in this District large portion of whom must
meet death without assistance. .s1 !. !,.s.i.
| Monticello, Fairfield disaIca-There are within
an area of ten by fifteen miles, next to Broad Riv-
er, at least two hundred and twenty-five persons IN
great need. They are principally women and chll-
dren, white and colored, the mothers not beng a.
bic to support themselves and children. There ls
another class in which there are males able to work
but with large helpless families, who are'deshtute
of provisions and have no money. -.
Wizlsstom, Uppa part Of BGapM diaraG--
There are sixteen white and twelve coored families
m this vicinity who are IN utter destitution, and
who, without charitable aid, win inevitably sarve.
| These families contain seventy-two persons. IN,