Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

causes 1t to be neglected. line day Will no
doubt come when we will look upon the old
field pine as a source of wealth.
:."" SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. q.
- The Methodists of Greenville are building
a new church. -... " $3.50
Mr.. James Anderson has formally taken
charge of the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad as General Superintendent.
- Cerebro spinal meningitis has made its
appearance in the southern portion of Lex
ington county. il. ... '"t
- The United States District Court for
South Carolina is in session at Greenville,
Judge Bryan presiding, 81 81. a.. ..
The only colored Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church in the world has lately
been built at Due West, Abbeyille county.
Miss Martha Beatty, a maiden. sister of
Robert Beatty, Sr., died about four miles
below Union Court House, on Monday of last
week.
1t is reported that j. Wood Davidson,
formerly of this State, late clerk in one of
the Departments at Washington, has been
appointed 70 position in Japan. o..
David T. Grice, youth convicted in
April, 1870, of tampering with the United
States mail, and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment at Edgefeld, S. c., has been par
doned by the President. .u...
The Rock Hill Lantern of Saturday last,
says: "The name of Mr.. James Bynum Of
this place was improperly placed in the list of
Radical Candidates for School Commissioner,
published in the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER Of
Thursday. This is an injustice to Mr.. B."
A son of Moses Vincent, (colored0 of
Chester, hung himself in the suburbs Of the
town on Thursday night last. It appeared
on the inquest, that his father had chastised
him for some fault, and he took that fatal
method of revenge. ..-.' .......
The Charleston Menus says "it is reported
that some of the men who are now candidates
for office before the Radical Convention have
said that they will spend a hundred thousand
dollars to secure their election. How gener-
Gus they are with the peoples money
In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, on Friday last, VIM. j. McLaugh-
lin and H. w. Henderson, under sentence Of
ten years each for violation Of the enforce
ment act, were ordered to be transferred to
the penitentiary at Albany, New York.
F. L. Cardoza has issued call for the
State Council of the Union League to meet
at Columbia on the 10th of August the day
preceding that fixed for the meeting Of the
State Republican Nominating Convention.
The reason assigned for the meeting is to or
ganize and prepare for the State and national
campaigns. ..,
Rev. Tilman R. Gaines has sold his inter-
est in the Working Christian, the organ Of
the Baptists of South Carolina, to his partner,
Captain G. NJ. McJunkin, and retired from
the management of the paper. Hereafter
Mr.. Gaines will devote his whole time and
energies to building up the Palmetto Orphan
Home.
The Right Rev. Bishop Howe, Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, has commenced
his annual tour of visitatons throughout the
State. On Sunday, the 18th of September,
he will consecrate the new church at Rock
HILL On Wednesday, September 18th, he
will be at Yorkville, and on Sunday, Septem-
Der 22nd, at Chester.
- The Lancaster Ledger of last week, says ::
"Trial Justice G. L. Jones held an inquest
over the dead body of colored child named
Elizabeth Colbert, aged five years, on the
plantation of Captain w. G. Stewart, on
Monday last The circumstances of the
child's death, as related, is Of the most shock
ing character. The verdict of the jury of
inquest charges the death to the brutal treat
ment of the step-mother, Marion Colbert.
She has been committed for trial.
At meeting of the Republican voters of
Chester township held on Saturday last, a
resolution was adopted, instructing the dele
gates from that township to the county Con-
vention, "to vote only for such delegates to
the Congressional Convention of the Fourth
District, as will vote and work for the re-nom-
ination of the Hon. A. S. Wallace for men,
ber of Congress from said District, and will
stand by him first and last, as the peoples
friend"
The Camden Journal says: On the 18th
instant, near English's mills, in this county,
one Harry McRae, colored man, was visited
late at night by certain parties, who knocked
at the door of his house and asked if he was
in, but not waiting for an answer burst open
the door, and rushing in, to the number of 6f-
teen or twenty, fell upon the struggling Harry
and threw him to the ground, after which they
slipped bag or cap over his head and tied it
tight around his neck. They then tied his
hands and feet and carried him long dis
tance in the woods when they finally depos-
ted him upon the ground and taking sticks
beat him until they thought he was dead, cut
off piece of his ear and untying him, left
him there The alleged cause of the beating
was that Harry had bewitched party. 1t is
alleged that the parties engaged in the affair
were all colored.
POLITICAL ITEMS.
The Hon. James Lyons, of Virginia, has
declared for Grant.
-Galusha A. Grow, Republican, ex.Speak-
er of the House Of Representatives, goes for
Greeley.
- Senator Ferry, of Connecticut has writ
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