Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-10
SOIJTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- lhe report OF cnOlera III OTanSeuuTS Is
denied by the Mayor of that town.
- Georgetown and Aiken, were made mon
ey order Offices on and after 9TH of July.
-Winnsboro has resolved to levy tax Of
one and quarter mills for school purposes
the next year.
james L. Jamison, colored, Senator from
Orangeburg died in Columbia on the End
instant.
Mr.. Wills Rogers, formerly resident of
Yorkville, died recently in New York, of
heart disease.
"A child was born in Charleston several
days ago, having Two well developed teeth in
its mouth.
-- In consequence of the dull times, and in
order to reduce the expenses, the Columbia
Union Herald has dispensed with the services
of Mai. Z. w. Everson, the local editor Of
that paper.
"A little son of Capt. A. G. Brenizer, Of
Columbia, met with painful accident on
the 4th. He attempted to pour powder from
a flask upon a coal, which caused an explo-
sion, and his right hand was badly lacerated.
The citizens of Blackstocks and vicinity
celebrated the Fourth by picnic in beau
tiful grove near that thriving village. The
tables we're we'll laden, and the attendance
l.~ge.
Governor Moses has made a rcquisition
on the Governor of North Carolina for the
body of Calvin Faison, now in the Jail of
Cumberland county, charged with stealing
horse in Chesterfield county.
The Phenir of Tuesday says that the print
ing material-type, presses, etc.-of the de-
funct South Carolinian newspaper was disposed
of at auction, on Monday, and was bought in
by the mortgages, Messrs. Walker, Evans q
Cogswell, for the sum Of 81 1,O0O-about one
third of its original cost.
- storm of unusual severity passed over
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta rail-
road on the evening Of the 4th. In the Vi
cinity of Mayesville several barns and other
outbuidings were blown down, and trees and
fences were prostrated for considerable dis
tance on both sides of the railroad.
"A destructive fire is reported by the Col
umbia Union-Herald to have occurred at the
town of Frog Level, in Newberry county.
Thirteen stores and two private residences
we're destroyed, involving loss of s53,2OO
on which there was but $4,000 insurance.
The fire is supposed to have been the work Of
an incendiary.
- The Phenir of Tuesday puns the follow
ing important item yesterday, member
of the Legislature from one of the upper coun-
ties called on Treasurer Cardozo, for the pur-
pose that needy parties would. The Treas
urer received him kindly, and requested him
to be seated and then Mr.. Pursestrlngs ex-
cused hmselffor a few moments; but the last
seen of him was as car-dozer, bound for New
York, while the man from up about York
walked off with the o,Vins."
- The Columbia Henir says: "We are
pleased to record the highly prosperous con-
dition Of the Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad Company-more especially
under the management Of Col. Palmer and
the present board of Directors, and the able
supervision of the General Superintendent,
Mr.. James Anderson. The gross earnings
for the last seven months arc about thirty per
cent. in excess of the same period last year !;
and the net earnings over fifty per cent. in
excess of last year. This speaks we'll for the
road, and shows energy and economy on the
part of the management. The debt, floating
and funded, has been in the last seven months
reduced about $4,000, and the assets in
creased about s500OO-nearly 100000. The
receipts for the current year are estimated at
sSOOOOO, against s63o,OOO the previous year"