Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-15

was eDOtteEuonelON '"t' t'!'"'rT's ''S'-4'~-'' "
sale 6f south estSi1a; stocksss. seis."'' rr''~
aIaaag Iaarisa SALE hSf h6Sf stocks s|id sidd secdfsisy va
made id ~ in Idsnss: dhn sY iast assta SaHiaH Aoagothen
We note the following sales 81 South Ca1tse!ih.
stocks iii ;W of Gfsshvitle 4 C5fuh'biS Rail
ssad TO &C., S S g & 81 ssss S.ais
FR,, e. itSt ist6et esrdkeass, ,e5; sNDoe sdath Car
olilnaa registered " waa a'ts boRas, ofs e
r. R. SKIES, das 1874, from At to14t $5,5Q6o b
[stt ttK Rss sssma@, m dha ais7S ST. sssIs as..:' @
Wit i4sxa.hihr q Colofsd SWIM ~ ~
~: PssaaensG Giant appointed negro. na,pet
Turner, post,master, at Macon Ga,, in the faee
strong oppostoa pn ths eitissqas Of tfst eity
Ths appointee's sole ecopmsndeten " vas the COLO
Of his skin, which like charity covered mpltitnd, N
Of sins, hss aiace beer, ,prozsp. 81 0fhe 10Th
iast month is ssgsa % NoaPp oaa agesseded y pessa!
money One ofthem followed her to Atlanta apt
bad her arrested ybenshe oonfesseal that abe, ha(
received nearly q b 400 in bad moasy fIop Turner
while the tVa were i. Washington CITY. o. eondi
lt;op that she wasyto get nd Of It and divide witl
him the, good money received in change, The q
Is. Marshal went .te Macon; srrestsad Hasaer gusa
brought him to Atlantis sud PLACED him IN eonfpg fir
,aent,at ths military barracks Ihe e9zAamipatiol
cret mannsr; but the upshat. eftbs matter Is tha
Turner vas turned loose and now s denies abs. h!
Waa eyer AErested sryItc- IT ri: t7ls s;Art.G:
The mix in, the cocoanpt is accounted forrby tht
Georgia papers They say that the evidence inn
phcated some official Of high position in. Washing
ton, on which account it became necessary to white
wash Turner and let him 60, ratber than 10 faster
guilt on illustrious shoulders. But clue a. Il
the identity Of the mysterious third party is given
Affairs in. West Tennessee, see,.s. = ! :.I,a, .
- The benignant rule sof Browplow and hi
militia has not yetproduced that feeling ofsecurity
as to life and property which; might have. beei
expected in State SO much governed. as TenDes
see has been Perhaps nothing will give. so cleal
idea ofthe status Of society there, as the foow
ing incident ia the expetieneeipf ,sn.eh citizen o
this county, who basjysr returned from lyisit;tt
West Tepnessee,.js .js <y:.ss d ~ 4 SIC
{. On arriving in the aeighborhood 10 which ,ht
xps bound, be got off the cars in tha evening, apt
walked tothe house Of friendi some two or threft
miles distant, after dark As be- haauet seen thu
friend for twenty years, he thought hawould give
him pleasant surprise, BY dropping in on hin
unannounced. But no oisoener had be- got inside
the gate than he found himself the centre ofat
traction to several fine large dogs. He very expe
ditiouslyc took refuge on O. high mounting block
wherehe did some good 1hopest shouting. 1t wa
not long before two men appeared at the door, who
enauired who he was, Not wishing to make him
self known, he told them to come. out aud see
They refused to come out to the gate when hesaid
be. would come tothep, if they would call of the
dogs. The reply to this proposition was 4 az
not certain I want you heres sillL I know. who yor
are.n Being fairly treed, he announced his name
and was cordially Welcomed When inside. .ht
learned that it was unsafe fora man to be out atel
night in that section. Men haye been called ou
of their houses only to be made victims. to lawes
rufians, and the, people there now dare not 60 eu
of their gates until they knew who calls them
They do not, even leave their windeWs up during
the night: af '.:sr''' !:g--sr ~ .s,.....
Resisting the Tax q: .:"...y W. g. :. So.
On last Monday meeting of the taxpayer
Of Richland was held at the Court House in Col
umbia, to adopt some concerted plan ofresistine
payment of the State tax. Col. VIM. Wallaceswa
called to the chair, and Mr. Fl: W. Rice request
ed to act as Secretary. The, following brief; -bu
pointed resolutions we're adopted:",: - q.
Resolved That,itis the opinion of this meeting
that the present assessment OF State and County
taxes is oppressive, unequal and, as We believe
illegal ~. -. :, 81, :, .,,y, ,.,.., q ;:5,.
said taxes by an lawful means, to the extent 0
Resolned, That in order,to do so, We viii selec
able counsel to take such legal steps in the premis
es as they may deem best - - ~, :, .,s.:
a committee Of three, consisting Of John Nc
Kenzie, Thomas Taylon apd D, B DeSausspre
was appointed to SELECT counsel under. the thir'
resolution, aud to make the necessary assessment
Ito defray the expenses Of counsel The Gommntte
chose Hons, j. ?. CARROLL and, F. ", HckGng a
COUNSEL. and their choice: was approved BY tn
meeting. James D. Tradewelr +. W. Hcklin
and John S. Green were appointed 2 committee t
prepare and publish a!reply toGqv.. Seotts lette
in reference to taxes, after which the meeting ad
joarned Their proceedings look as, if the citizen
of Columbia mean business. ! III: =. :. .-...
Female lawyer
-Mrs< Bell a. Mansfield, young woman Q
twenty.four, was lately admitted to the bar in 10
wa. Her husband, Prof J. NJ: Mansfield, wa
admitted az the same time: Tie committee o
lawyers appointed to examine Mrs, Mansfield sa.
in their report: -''t-
"shs has passed most ieminenay satisfacto
long and careful study, Of excellent application ant
a thorough acquaintance with the elementary prin
ciples of law. Your COMMITTEES take unusual pleas
ure in recommending. the Admission df Mrs Mans
field, hot only because she IS the first lady thatha
because in her examination, she has giVenthe yer.
best rebuke possible to the impptation that ladis
cannot qualify themselves for the practice Of law
And we feel confident, from the intimation of tn