Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-19

and are doing much mischief Similar re
ports come from Edge6eld and Abbevill'
counties.
The Beaufort Republican says: "L. Cas-
Carpenter, formerly editor of the Columbis
Union, after having straddled the fence for {
few days, and finding the discomfort Of his po
sition, has consented to come down on tht
Moses side for the small remuneration of $40,
900, and has or is to leave the State during
the campaign
- The old Charleston firm of H. F. Baker
& Co., has been dissolved. Capt. H. F. Baker
the senior member of the firm, continues the
shipping and coal business at No. 20 Cumber
land street. Mr.. E. F. Sweegan, the junior
member of the firm, has opened an office or
Central Wharf and engaged in the same line
of business.
In Charleston last week, Trial Justice L.
I. Woolf, shot and instantly killed Henry L.
Perrin, Clerk to the Board of County Com
missioners. Both parties were under the in
fuence of liquor, and the shooting resulted
from trivial misunderstanding between the
two men. Woolf was arrested and committed
to Jail to await trial.
The Conservatives of Spartanburg have
made the following nominations: For the
Senate-David R. Duncan; House of Repre-
sentatives-Dr. R. NJ. Smith, Col. Gabriel
Cannon, DR.. w. P. Compton, Col. Thomas j
Moore School Commissioner-W. H. Rich
ardson; County Commissioners T. Thorn
H. D. Floyd, J. NJ Elford Probate Judge
Benjamin Woford Clerk-F. NJ TRIMMER
Sheriff-John Dewberry; Coroner-Moses
Foster.
The attorneys of James NJ. Baxter and
T. B. Jeter have filed bill in Equity against
H. G. Worthington and the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad, for the foreclosure of mort
gage on said road, and for the appointment Of
a receiver. The case was heard before Judge
Moses, at Chambers, in Newberry, on Thurs
day last, asking for an injunction restraining
the agents of the road and all others having
funds belonging to the road, from paying
them over until the whole case can be heard
which will be at the next regular term of the
court for Union county. The injunction was
granted.
The Charleston Neaus of Saturday last
says: "Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell
have on board the steamer Charleston three
presses. These are to replace similar presses
disabled in the recent unfortunate fire in their
establishment. They hope to have them at
work on Monday morning. As the carpenters
will have finished the repairs in the press-room
by tonight, and as the balance of their ma.
chinery will be in the steamer which sails
from New York to-day, Walker, Evans &
Cogswell hope, in a very few days, to be able
to announce their readiness to execute all
their orders, with that excellence and prompt.
ness which have so long distinguished their
house."
The Chester Reporter Of last week says
eve regret to say that there is no abatement
in the amount of sickness reported from all
sections of the county. Nothing like it has
ever been known here before. Chills and
fever, bilious fever and diptheria are the pre-
vailing diseases. In several families two and
three, and in one case four, deaths have oc-
Cured. Among the more recent deaths We
have heard offs son Of Mr.. John Hood, aged
fourteen son of Mr.. Josiah Miller, aged six
teen the wife and child of Mr.. Valentine
Atkinson, Jr. child of Rev. Mr.. Boyd, Of
Rich Hill and three children of Mrs. Camp
bell, living near Rich HILL"
Gen. M. G.. Butler, Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic State Executive Committee, has ap-
pointed the following persons as county Chair
men for the respective counties Abbeville-
j. S. Cothran Anderson-J. A. Hoyt; All
ken-W. P. Finley; Barnwell- B. Larti-
que Beaufort-Wm. Elliott; Charleston
H. Walter; Clarendon-B. L. Barron Ches-
ter-W. A. Walker; Chesterfield w.
Duvall Colleton-J. j. Fox; Darlington
F. F. Marley Edgefeld-W. T. Gary Fair
feld-J. H. Rion; Georgetown-B. H. Will
son Greenville-Wm. Beattie; Horry-J. T.
Walsh; Kershaw-J. B. Kershaw; Lexing'
ton-H. H. Meetze; Lancaster-J. D. Wylie
Laurens-J. W. Ferguson; Marion-A. @,
McDufie Marlboro. H. Hudson New.
berry-Simeon Fair; Oconee-R. A. Thomp.
son Orangeburg-J. F. Izlar; Pickens-R.
E. Bowen; Richland-John Mckenzie; Spar.
tanburg-J. H. Evins; Sumter-T. B. Fraser
Union-W. Munro Williamsburg-S W.
Maurice York-Cadwallader Jones. The
appointees are charged with the local organi.
zation in their respective counties, and are re-
quested to communicate with the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee.