Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-09-04

deaths within the past few days. The pre-
vailing disease appears to be diptheria.
DR.. A. N. Talley is at present in charge
of the lunatic asylum at Columbia, DR.. Ensor
being absent for short time.
- The soldiers, stationed at the Citadel in
Charleston, have received the new regulation
uniforms adopted last year for the United
States army.
1t is stated that Major Gulick's new Ma.
tional Bank, in Columbia, will begin opera
tions on the first of October The new bank
will be in the building at present occupied by
the Central National Bank
- The New York World states that the Col
onization Society of Port Royal, South Caro-
lima, have entered into contract with the
Italian Labor Exchange in New York, by
which fifty Italians will be sent to Port Royal
each month.
The meeting in Laurens, in opposition to
the subscription voted for the Laurens and
Asheville Railroad, adopted resolution au-
thorizing proceedings to be instituted to set
aside the subscription, and that one thousand
dollars be raised for the purpose of carrying
on the suit.
The people of Edgefeld Court House are
agitating the project of building a railroad
from that place to Pine House, a station on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road, distance of FIVE and half miles. An
engineer has recently been surveying the
line, and reports the cost as follows: Broad
gauge iron rail, including the rolling stock,
sSS,751; narrow gauge iron rail, including
the rolling stock, s59,13S; narrow gauge
wooden rail, including the rolling stock, $685.
069. The people seem bent upon having q
railroad, but it is yet an open question as to
what kind of road they will build.
The Columbia Union. Herald, which doubt.
less speaks advisedly, states that the extra
session of the Legislature will commence on
the 21st of October, and thinks that there will
be business enough on hand to engross the at
tention of the members up to the time ap'
pointed for the beginning of the regular ses'
sion.
The Uaion.Herald says: "It is under
stood that in the decision of the case of the
State against Hayne, the Supreme Court has
affirmed the constitutionality of the late H.
cense law, or, to be more precise, it has been
decided that the State may enforce tax by
way of license. The court does not pass upon
the question as to whether the late license law
is in violation of the constitution or not, the
case turning upon technical defect in the
Indictment. The inference is that the State
may enforce license tax, but as to the mode,
in what manner that tax shall be imposed,
the court is SILENT"
- The Columbia Union-Herald says: "The
case of Harvey Terry against the Commercial
Bank of Columbia, noted in the Supreme
Court decisions, was carried up to that court
from the Circuit Court of the fifth circuit, on
an appeal from the decree of Judge Melton,
and was argued at the November term of the
Supreme Court. The opinion of the court
filed yesterday was written by the chief justice,
and remands the case to the circuit court re-
quiring the plaintiff to amend pleadings.
The case is against the stockholders of the
bank to recover the value of $4,000 worth
of bills of said BANK
The Marlboro Times says: "a colored
man died some miles below this place few
days ago whose last illness was attended by
some singular circumstances. He had been
in bad health for three or four months, and
was supposed by some TO have been conjured
or bewitched. In order to decide this matter,
conjurer, so.called, living near the line Of
Marlboro and Marion, was called to see him.
This man, after making an examination, said
it was true that the sick man had been con-
jured that his body was full of snakes, liz
ards, cooters, rabbits, &c., but that he could
cure him. With this view he commenced to
treat the case, scari6ed his patients legs, ap'
piled his cupping horn, and claimed toremove,
by these means, the snakes, lizards. &C., with
which he said the sick mans body was infested.
He certainly exhibited dead snakes, which he
said were drawn out by his cupping horn,
and live rabbit and cooter were seen to
come out that same horn. How they came
there is another thing. Some believed in
this mans conjuring powers, and did not doubt
that he had done all that he claimed to have
done. Others again thought him pretty
good sleight-ofhand performer and cheat; !;
'only that and nothing more The result of
the conjurer's treatment can be given in few
words: The man died."