Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
1t is reported that steam plow is to be
one of the attractions at the State Fair.
Mr.. L. c. Carpenter, of the Columbia
Union, has gone to Connecticut and New
Hampshire to stump for Grant
An accident occurred at Pacolet Bridge,
on the Airline Railroad, a few days ago, by
which colored man was killed and several
others badly hurt. :,i,
The Acting Comptroller of the Currency
has authorized the "Merchants' and Planters
National Bank" of Union, to commence busi-
ness. The new Bank has capital of $780,
900.
&C. W. Buttz, once notorious carpet
bagger in Virginia, has been elected Solicitor
of the First Circuit of South Carolina, embra-
cling the counties of Charleston and Orange
burg.
Notice is given in the Reporter Of last
week that application will be made at the
next session of the Legislature for a charter
for railroad from Chester, via Lancaster, to
a point on the North Eastern Railroad.
Garter, the gay deceiver who came to this
State with forged letters from Grant, just pre-,
vious to the State election, and who was igno-
miniously brought to grief, has turned up in
Richmond, where he threatens to bring suit
for false imprisonment.
-Comptroller-General Neagle authorizes
the Columbia papers to say, that, notwith-
standing the removal Of Auditor Gary, the
bond scrip suit will be prosecuted as vigor-
ously as ever, Messrs. Pope & Haskell hav-
ing been retained as counsel.
The Touring, grist and saw mills and
carding machine, belonging to Leroy Near
thur, situated on Pacolet, in Spartanburg
county, were destroyed by fire on the 18th
instant. The fire, it is thought, resulted from
accident. .u
In Chester county, on the 18th instant,
the gin house and machinery, together with
seven bales of cotton, belonging to Major Jas.
Pagan, we're destroyed by fire. The accident
was occasioned by spark from the steam
engine which was employed at the time in
running the gin.
The President of the Senate has issued a
proclamation ordering special elections to be
held in Chester and Union counties on the
9th of November for State Senator for each
county. In Chester to supply the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Lucius Wimbush;
and in Union to . ,ly the vacancy occa'
stoned by the death of H. W. Duncan.
Politically, the next legislature will be
constituted as follows: Senate-Regular Rad
icals, 21 Boilers, 4; Conservatives, 8; Con-
servative gain, House-Regular Radicals
80; Boilers, 19; Conservatives, "a; Conser,
vative gain, II. In the Joint Assembly
Regular Radicals, 101; Boilers, %; Con-
servatives, 80; Conservative gain, IA.
The State Fair commences at Columbia
on Monday, the 4th of November. Arrange,
ments have been made with all the railroads
of the State by which everything intended
purely for exhibition at the Fair will be
brought and returned free of cost. The fare
will be demanded when the articles are first
shipped, but the owners will be reimbursed
on the return.
"A dispatch from Charleston to the New
York SIN, in reference to our State election
SAYS: "Gov. Scott threw all his influence in
favor of Moses, hoping to secure seat in the
United States Senate. Chief Justice Moses
will receive the place. Every one is thor
oughly disgusted with his past course. He
has lost all his influence with black and
white"
The Columbia PheniS, Of Tuesday, says
"We are authorized to state that Gen. F. j
Moses, Jr., Governor elect,) opposes the as
sessment and collection of the tax to pay the
interest on what is known as the doubtful
bonds-amounting to about $6,0O0,0 ,0OO-but
is earnestly in favor Of the payment Of the in
terest on the bonds legitimatized by the Tax
Payers Convention amounting to about
$10,0OO,0OO. This is reform in the right di-
rection."
The Chester Reporter of last week men
tions the following as incidents of the late
election "Dr. w. M. McCollum, for whose
arrest every possible strategy has been resort
ed to by the military authorities, appeared at
Carmel Hill on Wednesday last and voted
for himself for Governor of South Carolina
Garland II. Smith and his son Walker
Smith, both of whom have been pursued by
the military authorities day and night fol
nearly twelve months past, deposited their
ballots at Torbit's Mill"
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
MFR. w. G.. Durham withdraws from the