Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Meningitis is prevailing in Abbeville to a
considerable extent.
Governor Moses has appointed Jesse B.
Mobley a Notary Public for Lancaster county.
A large number of colored people who
left Newberry county, some time ago, for the
West, returned last week.
"A revival in the Methodist church at
Chester has continued seven weeks, and a
lively interest is still manifested.
- The par value of share in the Granite
vile Manufacturing Company is 500, but
they are selling at s145.
Mr.. j. M. Davis, of Abbeville, has in
vented an improved fire extinguisher and
applied for patent.
1t is estimated that two thousand tons of
fertilizers have been disposed Of in the Spar
tanburg market during the present season.
- The resignation of Rev. j. E. White, as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Chester,
has been accepted by the church.
The acts and joint resolutions passed at
the last session of the Legislature have been
printed by the Republican Printing Company,
of Columbia, and are about ready for deliv.
cry.
Colonel J. B. Palmer, president Of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
has gone North to make arrangements for
buying an improved pattern of rail for his
road.
The United States Circuit Court will COM
mence its sittings at Charleston on Monday
next. The civil docket will be called and
disposed of, after which few ku-klux cases
will be tried.
The Times give currency to rumor that
Mrs. Fannie Goss has been appointed post
mistress at Union Court House, vice A. A.
Hamett appointed mail agent on the Spar
tanburg and Union Railroad.
- The first through train over the Airline
Railroad between Charlotte and Spartanburg,
passed over the road on Monday last. The
Charlotte Democrat mentions that but one
bridge remains to be completed to make all
rail connection between Charlotte and Green.
Vile.
Deputy United States Marshal John H.
Williams, requests the Union Times to state
that the District Attorney desires that it be
generally known in Union county, that but
few cases are to be tried at the coming term
of the United States Court, and no witness
will be paid for attendance who is not regu'
larly subpenaed by the marshal.
The Columbia Union, of Tuesday morn.
ing says: ave have been shown dispatch
from the Clerk of the Supreme Court at Wash
ington to Mr.. Chamberlain, saying that the
Court yesterday decided that the Northeas-
tern Railroad is liable to State and municipal
taxation-and further, decided that the bills
of the Bank of the State, both old and new,
are not receivable for taxes. Both these de-
cisions are in the interest of the taxpayers,
and will be hailed with great satisfaction"
Governor Moses has appointed Messrs. G.
Davis Melton, J. D. Pope and R. B. Elliott,
Commissioners to examine and report upon
the claims presented under the appropriation
of s35, 900, made last winter, for rewards for
the apprehension of ku.klux. The Commis.
sion have held two meetings, but have pro-
gressed no further than to order the making
out Of schedules, giving the names, the char,
acter of proof and the amount of the claims
of the different claimants The Commission
expects within the next ten days to make a
report.
- The Winnsboro' News says: eve are in.
formed that Al. Thomas, white man, living
at Blackstocks whipped his wife unmerciful-
ly some some time ago, giving her several
hundred lashes, after which he poured kero,
sene oil on her head and feet and set it on
fire. The poor woman reported the facts,
and Thomas was arrested and tried last week
at Chester, and was sentenced by Judge
Mackey to nine months Imprisonment in the
county Jail. Such man ought not to be al
lowed to live in decent community, and we
hope the citizens of Blackstocks will drive
him from among them when his term of i'm
prisonment expires"