Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The crops in Williamsburg county are
represented to be in splendid condition.
A movement is on foot in Spartanburg to
construct street railway in that town.
Judge Cooke has decided that bills of the
Bank of the State are not receivable for taxes,
and Judge Graham has decided that they are.
1t is said that there are seventy candi'
dates for the legislature in Sumter county, all
pledged for honesty and reform
- We learn that National salute was fred
in Lancaster on the Fourth, for the first time
since 1860.
A deafand dumb negro was ran over and
killed at Kings Mountain Station, by train
on the Airline road one day last week.
The sheriff, probate judge and clerk of
court Of Barnwell county deny that they
signed the petition for the pardon of the con-
victed county commissioners.
The Macon correspondent Of the Louis
vile Coauier-Journal says that President
Grant is in favor of nominating Gen. j. B.
Kershaw for Governor of South Carolina.
- A branch of cotton about three inches
long, containing three bolls and blossom,
was left at the office of the Fairfield Neaus, a
few days ago, by Mr.. G. S. Brice of that
county.
"Conservative," in the Winnsboro Neos,
nominates Mr.. r. Hal. Clarke, Of Fairfield,
as candidate for Congress for the fourth dis
trict.
A number of the colored taxpayers Of
Charleston, in a communication to the Ne,ps
and Courier, nominate Ex-Governor Aiken for
Governor.
-Messrs. T. H. Moffatt, Barney Hum.
pbreys and John Simpson, have been ap'
pointed county board Of equalization for
Chester county.
&C. D. Hayne, colored State Senator for
Aiken, is vice-president of tax-union re,
Gently organized in that county. Hon. S. j.
Lee, Speaker of tie House, is also member
of the same Union.
The Columbia Union.Herald says that
the postmaster at Gafney Station, on the
Airline Railroad, was arrested on Thurs
day last, charged with taking sl40 from a
registered letter.
- Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, the cololed
Georgia Wahoo, who is now a resident Of
South Carolina, announces himself as can.
didate for Congress from the Fifth Congress
sional District.
- The sentence of H. A. Smith, the default
ing treasurer of Fairfield, has again been com.
muted. This time from close confinement in
the county Jail, "to confinement in the jail
building and enclosure during the remainder
of his imprisonment"
- The Columbia Union- Herald learns that
it is the intention of the Governor to issue
an order, at an early day, prohibiting officers
Of militia, whether captains, colonels or gen
erals, from parading their commands at po
litical meetings.
Governor Moses has pardoned Anderson
Rinehart, convicted at Chester in March last
of stealing cotton from train on the Char
lotte railroad, and sentenced to one year il
the penitentiary, which sentence was after
ward committed to six months in the county
Jail.
- In Barnwell last week, while some col
ored persons were on their way to a burying
ground with corpse, in the upper part o.
the county, and during thunder storm, s
streak of lightning struck the coffin, tearing
it to pieces, and killing instantly two of tht
men.
- In Charleston last week, Judge Allen, il
the Criminal Court, ordered that bencl
warrant issue for the arrest Of Congressman
r. H. Cain, and that he be held in custody
until he gives bond in the sum of $4,000 tt
answer an indictment for libel at the mex
term of the court.
- The Columbia U,lion- Herald announce
that the Governor, in accordance with th
election law requiring new set of election
commissioners to be appointed sixty day.