Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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of national development.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-Four deaths occurred in the town o
Newberry last week from meningitis
Edward Scott has been appointed post
master at Newberry, nice D. R. Phifer re
moved.
Mrs Eugene Mckee, wife Of John Nc
Kee, jr., deceased, died in Chester, on Satur
day night of the week before last.
William D. Chisholm, of Chester, in th'
55th year of his age, died in that county or
on the 18th instant.
"A meeting in the interest of the Newber
ry and Chester Railroad was held in New
berry on Wednesday of last week.
The PheniS says that number of capl
talists are now prospecting this State with
the intention of establishing manufactures
The Columbia papers give currency to
rumor that President Grant has asked the
Senate to reconsider the confirmation Of DIR
B. A. Boseman, as postmaster at Charleston
Governor Moses has commissioned VIM
McKenna, as County Auditor for Lancaster
and Gen. j. B. Dennis as Superintendent o.
the State Penitentiary.
Bethel Presbytery will hold its regular
spring sessions at Pleasant Grove Church, ir
Chester county, beginning on Thursday next
the Sd Of April.
The Aiken Tribune gives full descrip
ton of the tournament of the colored men o.
that place and vicinity, which came off last
Friday.
The Reporter says that Judge Thomas j
Mackey has purchased from Col. E. T. At
kinson the property situated on York street.
in Chester, and known as the Kennedy place
The Judge will take possession, in ashort time
of his new home, and will establish himself
permanently as citizen Of Chester.
AN election was held in Barnwell county
on Saturday last to decide where the Court
House of the county should be located
Barnwell, Blackville and Allendale were the
candidates. The result was majority ot
about thirty in favor of Barnwell as the coun
ty seat, out of vote of about $500.
The Charleston Courier printing estab
lishment is advertised to be sold at public
auction in that city on Thursday next. The
Courier, with one exception, is the oldest
journal in the South, and for many years has
been regarded as one of the leading papers OF
the country. As a reason for the proposed
sale, the Courier says: "The death of several
its proprietors has cause the necessity of
change of ownership, which can only be fairly
and fully effected by public sale, so that nc
injustice may be DONE"
The earnings of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railrod for the month of Janu
ary we're s89.518.89, gross, and s5S,5O5.12
net-an increase over the corresponding month
of last year of more than $4,000 of gross
earnings, and nearly $4,000 Of net earnings
The statement for February is not completed
but the totals are estimated to be nearly equal
to those of January. The prospects of the
company are very promising. The floating
debt is being rapidly decreased, its bonds ap'
precating in value, and are now considered
one of the best investments in the market.
The Columbia Evening Herald Of Satur'
day, says: "There came near being conAa
grafton at Roses Hotel last evening. A
cartman, driving by, saw flames issuing from
the roof of the kitchen in the rear of the ho.
tel, and giving the alarm, the fire was put out
before serious damage was done. A hole
about two feet square was burned through
the roof. The cause of the fire is unknown
Mr.. Rose, with characteristic liberality, re-
warded the cartman, and considers that the
timely notice he received was all that prevent
ed serious conAagration, as the wind was
blowing gale at the time"
1t is reported that Judge T. H. Cooke
of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, is closing up
all the bar rooms in Anderson, Oconee and
Greenville counties, which do not conform tc
what is known as the Upper law. This is q
law which has remained on the statute books
of the State for many years, but has been
practically dead letter, for it was never ex
ecuted. 1t provides that no one shall KEEP
bar except he has certain number of beds
and accommodations for horses-in short, un
less he keeps an inn. Judge Cooke, it is said
ingnores licenses issued by town or city cor
porations, and holds each vender to an ac
count under the Upper law.
- The Charleston Nescs says "there are ru
mors of impending changes in the Federal
officials in Charleston. It is asserted posi-
lively that Collector George W. Clark is "a
ted, and that Gen. Henry G. Worthington
who was Honest John Patterson's right bower
in his memorable campaign at Columbia last
winter, is to have this snug berth as a reward
of his zeal. An impending change in the
office of sub.treasurer is also rumored, and
Representative James F. Greene is spo
ken of as the coming man for this position
The name of Mr. F. Jacobs, of Columbia
has also been mentioned in this connection
The present United States District Attorney
for this State, D. T. Corbin, will also, it is re-
ported, be "rotated" out Of his very comfort
able Office, to make way for ex-Attorney D.
H. Chamberlain, than whom perhaps no more
competent person could be found in the ranks
of the Republican lawyers of the State"