Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The Federal troops stationed at Sumter,
are to be removed about two months hence.
The Columbia Herald quotes Blue Ridge
Scrip at two and onehalf cents per pound.
Capt. Cad. Clark, an old citizen Of Union,
died IN that place last week, at the age OF
seventy-six.
For fear of the old Upper law, the bar
rooms of Greenville have been closed since
the first instant.
A meeting of the Chester and Cheraw
Railroad Company will be held at Lancaster
Court House on Tuesday next.
The Chester Reporter of last week ane
nounces the death, recently, at Savannah,
Georgia, of the wife of Maj. S. P. Hamilton,
Of Chester.
DR.. B. A. Bosemon, the new postmaster
of Charleston, has executed his official bond
for $4,000, and forwarded it to the postofice
Department at Washington for approval.
The Columbia Herald says that the State
superintendent of education is hard at work
making the apportionment Of the school ap-
preparation for the several counties, and hopes
to complete the task this week.
"A fire occurred in Winnsboro on Satur-
day morning last, by which the Thespian
Hall building in that town was destroyed.
The neighboring buildings were saved. Loss
$4000-insured for S2500.
Governor Moses has made the following
appointments of trial justices in Chester coun-
ty: Asa Darby, James McAlilly, George L.
McNeill, John Dickey, R. M. Culp, vice Da-
vid Hyatt, removed, and Thomas DeGra6en-
reid, vice W. M. Mcdonald, removed.
The Kingstree Star says: "At no period
since the war have we heard so little said
about the labor question, and at no time have
we observed so many idlers about the village
and elsewhere, apparently unconcerned about
making provision for themselves and f'mi-
lies"
The Lancaster Ledger of last week says
"a gay Lothario, in the western part of this
county, has destroyed the peace Of a whole
family, by seducing one daughter, marrying
another, and running away with the third and
last of them. The three were sisters. We
understand that the parents are about taking
steps to publish the villain to the world
The gratifying exhibit made by the Pres
ident of the Northeastern Railroad
ing Florence and Charleston-to the directors
of that company, shows that prosperity has
not altogether forsaken the State The report
shows that the receipts of the past year have
exceeded the expenses by about $16O,0OO.
The increase from freight over the former
year averaged $500 per month, and from
passengers $4,000 per month. This shows a
healthy condition of affairs, and the company
has every reason to be satisfied with its success.
The Charleston Courier establishment
was sold at public auction in Charleston on
Thursday last, and purchased by Messrs. Rior-
dan, Dawson Il Co., proprietors of the Neaos,
for s7,1OO. In relation to the sale, the Neaus
says: "The public sale Of the Charleston
Courier, yesterday, resulted in its purchase by
the proprietors of the Neaus. This, of course,
will necessitate some change in the manage
ment of the combined journals and we shall
take the earliest possible opportunity of ad'
vising the public of what shall be the course
ofa liberal and progressive newspaper which
will then represent both the hoary age and
the lusty vigor of the new South Carolina, to
which, through good and evil report, we are
bound forever
A few days ago the Columbia Union gave
currency to rumor that Congressman FL
liott had refused to profit by the $4,000 Of
retroactive increase of salary which the last
Congress was generous enough to vote to each
of its members In reply to this, Congress-
man Elliott, in card published in the Her.
aid says: 81 desire to state that such is not
the case. I can certainly claim no such vir-
tue, if virtue it is. I prefer rather to meet
nv responsibility to my constituents for my