Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The next regular term of the Lancaster
Court will begin on the 3rd Monday in April.
During the present season, nearly. one
thousand tons of commercial fertilizers have
been sold at Greepville. :-
- The survivors of the old Richland VOL
unteer Rifle Company are about to organize
rifle club in Columbia.
Several companies. of the Seventh Caval-
ry, with their horses, were shipped from COL
umba for the West, on Monday night last.
"A report is in circulation at Washington
to the effect that ex-senator F. A. Sawyer
may be appointed postmaster-general.
- Congress has passed bill making all ap.
preparation to pay the persons who took the
census in this State in 1850 No proof of
loyalty is required.
"A colored school in operation at Green
vile, numbers 23O pupils. There is an aver
age daily attendance of 1870 pupils. Eight
teachers are employed.
- 1t is reported that some Of the infantry
in this State will be mounted to act as caval-
ry, the departure of the seventh regiment
having taken all the cavalry from the State.
john Lee, colorcd, of Chester, has been
appointed by the Governor, Colonel of the
fourteenth regiment of National State Guards
of South Carolina .'' ..'.'.'
- Five thousand dollars Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad first mortgage
bonds we're sold in Charleston last week, at
8Os cents on the dollar
- Jacob Bell, Esq, an old and respected
citizen of Columbia, died in that city on Sat-
urday last. For number Of years he held
the position of Ordinary of Richland county.
"A shooting af'ray occurred in Laurens on
sales.day,. between DR.. Nathan Henry and
James H. Irby, Esq. Several shots were
fired and nobody hurt.
The Newberry Age says that's white man
by the name of Moore was badly beaten by
disguised persons in Laurens county, few
days ago.
- Mrs. Melissa Secrest, widow of Colonel
Andrew j. Secrest, died in Chester on the
9th ultimo and Mrs. Catharine G. Brice,
wife of Charles S. Brice, Esq, on the End
instant.
The Sumter Neps Of last week says that
five colored persons-one adult and four
children-have, within short time, fallen
victims to disease, having the appearance,
and presenting the identical symptoms of the
epizootic, with which all the horses in the
country have been affected 1t is stated that
all who saw the cases, believe it to have been
the same disease: '.
| Gen. J. B. Kershaw has assumed editorial
control of the Camden Journal. In his sa-
lutatory, he says: Recognizing fully the
vast changes of policy incident to the revou'
tions through which we have passed, and ad'
mitting the axiom that accomplished revolu-
tions become laws, we shall not contend
against the inevitable, or struggle for the in
PRODUCTION into questions of the day Of truths
which, however valued as sacred vindications
of our past, have ceased to exist as practical
issues"
The Charleston Menus, Of Saturday, says ::
"It was reported in Columbia, few days
ago, that the act repeating the section of the
act authorizing the issue of the Blue Ridge
scrip, and compelling its receipt for taxes,
had not been presented to Gov. Moses for his
approval. The chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on enrolled bills, whose duty it is to
present such bills to the Governor, is Senator
Maxwell, who was, we believe, an opponent
of the repeal of the Blue Ridge act Will he
be so good as to inform the public what has
become of the act in question:"