Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A fat, clumsy boy, in the village Of Tim
monsville, Darlington county, has learned to
walk wire like Professor Bond.
"A child died in Barnwell, short time
ago, from having accidentally swallowed
draught of concentrated I've.
Mr.. James Anderson, lately appointed
Superintendent of the Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, has entered upon the
duties of the position. ..
DIR. R. H. Jordan and Allen Leard, of
Chester, have been licensed by the Examining
Board of the State University, as druggists
and pharmaceutists. ......
Winnsboro is to have brass band, COM
posed of a number of the white citizens OF
the town. The instruments have been Or
dered.
In communication published in the An
derson IntelHgencer, Mr.. W. D. Evans chal-
lenges Judge Orr to public discussion of the
issues of the present political campaign.
-Shadrach Harris killed Charles Creyon,
near Ridgeway, in Fairfield county, one day
last week, by stabbing him with knife. The
murderer escaped. Both are colored.
United States Marshal R. M. Wallace, has
appointed Mr.. j. A. Beattie special deputy
marshal for the State at large Beattie was
a mail.agent on the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad.
Mr.. Edward F. Stokes, of Greenville,
who at the last election was candidate for
Congress, made straight-out democratic
speech in Columbia on Friday night last.
"Hurra for Stokes" ' '......
j. G. Featherston, of Anderson; T. B.
Milford and R. T. McCasland, of Abbeville; !;
and w. H. Watson, of Greenville, deny that
they belong to Governor Orr's party, or that
they are willing to vote for Grant.
Mr.. A. M. Glreath, aged about twenty
four years, who resided near Pickens Court
House, while laboring under mental derange-
ment, committed suicide on Saturday morn
ing of last week, by shooting himself with
pistol.
The Phenir gives currency to a rumor
that Col. William johnson has resigned the
presidency of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company. Colonel R. r.
Bridges, President of the Wilmington, Col
umbia and Augusta railroad, is mentioned
as his successor.
Judge Bryan, of the District Court of
South Carolina, has received a communication
from the Attorney General of the United
States, informing him that only such prisoners
as are sentenced by the United States Court
to hard labor, are hereafter to be sent to the
Albany Penitentiary.
William Sartor, of Union county, recent
ly arrested in Lexington on the charge of vio-
lating the enforcement act" was last week
taken before Commissioner Boozer in Colum-
bia, by order of Judge Bryan, and admitted
to bail in the sum of $4,000 for his appear
ance before the United State Court.
Mr.. James L. Rosborough, freight agent
in Columbia for the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company, died at Black
stocks, in Chester county, on the 18th instant.
Mr. Rosborough will be remembered by many
persons in York, from his connection with the
commissary department Of the 18th Regiment,
S. G. v, during the war.
The Circuit Court for Union county con-
vened on Tuesday of last week and adjourned
on the following Thursday afternoon. Judge
Montgomery Moses presided. The Times
mentions that zone petit thief was sentenced
to Imprisonment in Jail for two months; a
colored forger of money orders was sentenced
to one years imprisonment, and white per-
son convicted af assault and battery was Or
dered to pay fine of thirty-fve dollars and
costs, or be imprisoned for four months"
The Chester Reporter of last week says !:
"Mr. William Hollis, of our county, met with
an unfortunate accident on Sunday last. He
was returning from church at the time, and
his horse for some reason or other taking
fright and running away, he was thrown vio-
lently from his buggy, sustaining very Sc
rious and painful injury. Mr.. Hollis prompt
ly received the professional services Of DIR.
Babcock, who does not consider his wounds
of fatal character"
- Thos. w. Blease, DIR. w. B. King, Geo.
Turner, William Turner, William Terry, J..
E. Hamilton, R. S. Towles, j. L. Terry, Jas.
P. Merchant, Mack Smith, Jesse Riddle, D.
A. j. Bell and William Wheeler, we're re-
Gently arrested in Edgefeld, charged with
violating the reinforcement act." The special
act charged against them was riding disor-
derly negro on rail about two years ago.
After examination before Commissioner
Boozer, they were bailed in the sum of three
thousand dollars each.