Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

at Aiken.
Mrs. W. D. Simpson, of Chester, died in
that town on Sunday of last week.
- The National Bank at Winnsboro will
commence operations at an early day.
- The Port Royal Railroad is now in COM
plete running order, and daily trains pass be-
tween Augusta and Port Royal.
A lady from South Carolina, is attending
course of studies at Moore's business univer-
sity in Atlanta. .... .. ..
1t is said that the work shops of the Air
Line Railroad are to be located at Spartan.
burg.
The United States Circuit Court will
meet at Charleston on the first Monday OF
April.
Rev. Tilman R. Gaines has gone North
to secure material for the purpose of continu-
ing the publication of the Orphans Appeal
and the Working Man.
H. T. Peake, ESQ.,, formerly superinten-
dent of the South Carolina Railroad, is to
hold a similar position on the Port Royal
Railroad.
The Laurensville Herald mentions ru-
NOR that eight citizens of that county were
notified to oappear before Commissioner Boozer
of Columbia, because of an alleged connection
with the 'sriot" there on sale-day.
"A rumor is current in Columbia that
General Stolbrand has been removed from
the office of Superintendent of the Penitentla-
ry, and General J. B. Dennis, appointed in
his stead.
The Carolinian, of Friday, says: "Attor-
ney General Melton and Treasurer Cardozo
are in New York. They form a majority of
the State Financial Board, and are probably
engaged in some business connected with the
State finances"
A horse-race is projected for April I'd, on
the Lexington Course, near Columbia, be-
tween the horses "John Kendrick," belonging
to Mr.. G. R. Franklin, and "Belle of York" /"
owned by Mr.. Ellerby, both of Kershaw.
The stakes are FIVE hundred dollars side.
- 1t is understood that by recent decision
of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
the South Carolina and the Northeastern
Railroads are now liable to taxation by the
State Heretofore, these corporations have
claimed to be exempt from taxation.
- The Chester Reporter of last week, says !:
"Messrs. I. L. Clubhouse, E. Atkinson and
Allen Leard have been duly appointed COM
missioners at Chester to open books and re-
ceive subscriptions for the Chester and Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, and they
are now ready to begin their work"
- The New York Eapress says that there is a
project on foot among some the most eminent
capitalists to establish scheme of immigra-
ton to the State of South Carolina, the main
purpose of which is to increase the cotton pro-
duction of the State. There are to be no un-
worthy persons added into the ranks of this
large army, but it will include only well-to'do
workmen and their families.
- The cotton buyers of Newberry have held
meeting for the purpose Of resisting any
combination of moneyed men in New York,
whose object is to depress the price of cotton.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth the fact
that much cotton had been bought by the
citizens of the State for future delivery, an
amount in excess of the remainder Of the crop
now unsold, and that the buyers have it in
their power to advance the price within the
next sixty days; also appealing to the buyers
throughout the State to organize, and act in
conjunction with this movement, and help
defeat the New York combination.