Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Capt John Waties, for ten years previous
to reconstruction, Clerk of the Appeal Court
died in Columbia on the 29th ultimo.
The docket of the Supreme Court shows
but one case from the siSth circuit (Judge
Mackey's) at the present term. Heretofore
there have been from twelve to thirty.
| Strawberries in Columbia are IS cents a
quart; in Charleston rs cents to 81 90; in
Savannah so cents in Jacksonville, Florida
81 25.
At recent term of the Circuit Court,
held at Pickens, his Honor Judge T. H.
Cook decided that debtor is not entitled to
have his homestead set off in copartnership
property where execution is levied in favor OF
creditor of the firm.
- From the 1st of December, 1872, to the
3Oth of April, 1878, 43,997 tons Of CONNER.
cial fertilizers were shipped from Charleston
over the South Carolina Railroad. For the
season of 1870, 1928 tons; for 1871, 49,.
GIT tons; for 1872, 29,136 tons.
- Lancaster is wide awake on the question
of building the Cheraw and Chester Rail
road, and meetings are being held in the va
rious townships throughout the county. The
people of Chesterfield are also on the move,
and we're to have held a meeting at the Court
House on yesterday.
- On Wednesday of last week, two families
of immigrants from Holland arrived in New.
berry. There were thirteen persons in the
two families. They are we'll to do in the
world, and came with the intention Of pur'
chasing small homes and permanently set
tling in this country.
AT the meeting of the stockholders Of the
Greenville railroad in Columbia last week,
it was agreed to put the road in frst'class
condition at an early day. The business Of
the road for the past year is without parallel
in its previous history. The gross earnings
reached the handsome sum of 1901 900.
The Chamber of Commerce in Charles
ton has retained Messrs. Porter & Memmin.
ger to represent the citizens, in conjunction
with the Attorney General, in the pending
bond case The citizens of Columbia have
retained the Hon. Armistead Burt, of Able
Vile, and Messrs. Butler & DeSaussure, Of
that city.
- The Columbia correspondent of the Neaos
and Courier says: "It is reported here from
Republican sources, that several State off.
cials are interested with the New York bond
holders, in the successful issue of the suit Of
Morton, Bliss & Co., they having very re.
Gently invested largely in State bonds, buy.
ing on margin for future delivery at eight.
cen to twenty cents"
"A cotton factory company was organized
at Greenville last week by the election of the
following officers: Colonel H. P. Hammett,
President; H. Beattie, T. G. Cover, James
Bernie, Alex. McBee, Eli Gregg, of Marion,
and R. L. Mclaughlin, Of Newberry, Direc'
tors. The capital stock of the company is to
be 100000, of which $4,000 is already sub.
scrbed.
- According to the Nears and Courier, a
telegram has been received in Charleston,
from the clerk of the Supreme Court of the
United States, announcing that a re-hearing
had been granted in the cases involving the
receivabilty of the bills of the Bank of the
State for taxes. The re.hearing of this case
unsettles the decision rendered short time
since, in which an adverse opinion was pro-
nounced.
"A number of Danes, who recently immi-
grated to Newberry county, passed through
Columbia last week, en- route for Chicago.
The Union says: "When the party landed in
New York it divided, portion of them 60
ing West and the remainder coming South,
for the purpose of carrying on the dairy bust
ness, that being the occupation with which
they were most familiar. The number who
located in Newberry county found the coun.
try not suited to their tastes or occupation, it
being impossible to raise clover there. Hence,
they have started for the section west Of
Chicago"
- The Charlotte Observer learns by tele.
graphic dispatch that "in spartanburg on Sat-
urday evening last, discharged soldier, un.
der the influence of whisky, meeting one Of
the officers, Lieutenant, attempted to be
sociable, and slapping the officer on the back,
invited him to drink. The officer became
indignant and refused, when the soldier
slapped him in the face. The officer imme.
diately went to his room, and procuring his
revolver, went in search of the man and killed
him. The officer was arrested and lodged in
jail. His name is Capt. Gallagher"
- The Columbia Union, of Tuesday, says
"It is generally understood that the trial Of
Captain George Upper, for the murder, in
this city, Of Captain John D. Caldwell, last
summer, is to begin to-day in the Court OF
General Sessions. The particulars of this ia
tai affray are already so we'll known to the
people of Columbia, that we refrain from any
description thereof. Captain Tupper arrived
here from Summerville on Sunday last, and
is to be defended by General M. G. Butler,
Colonel William Wallace and Judge John
S. Greene. Solicitor Runkle will be assisted
by Messrs. Leroy F. Youmans and G. F.
Janey. A great deal Of interest is manifested
in this trial, and its progress will be watched
closely by large numbers of people,
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-W.S. Pearson, of Burke county, has been
commissioned by the President Consul at Pal
ermo, the Capital of Sicily.
The Greensboro Patriot reports the fruit
in that section as seriously injured by the re-