Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-26

irrespective of party, has been constituted tt
appear before the United States Court ii
Columbia in regard to the aforesaid troubles
DR.. Joseph H. Presley, D. D., native
of Abbeville county, died in Erie, Pennsyl
vania, on the Sd instant. He was pastor O
one of the largest churches there, and Presi
dent of the board of trustees Of Westminste1
College, besides being leading member o
the synod.
james L. Strain, Esq, of Union county
has received the appointment of deputy assis
tant official stenographer to the Surrogate
Court of New York. Mr.. Strain is a native
South Carolinian, and studied the art of ste
biography with Prof. J. Wood Davidson, ir
the years 1869 and 1870.
Among the numerous questions that will
be legislated upon during the present session
of the Legislature, is that of the fence law
The question is whether the crops of the
country or the cattle and hogs shall be kept
under fence. At the recent election, Ander:
son county decided in favor of dispensing
With fences tor the crops.
On Thursday last, the board of State can
vassers concluded its labors, accepting all the
returns of the commissioners, and holding
them to be final. If any Of the contests are to
be continued, it must be before the body of the
legislature, and in case ofcounty officers by quo
auarranto. There were contested cases from
Charleston, Union, Georgetown and Pickens
counties
- The Charleston Neus and Courier Of Fri
day last says: "a novel deer hunt took place
on the Northeastern Railroad track two days
ago, in which the up freight locomotive assumed
the part of hounds and huntsmen. As the
train was approaching Mount Holly, about
nineteen miles from the city, fine looking
buck leaped upon the track. For a moment
he snufed the tainted gale, and then took a
straight course ahead Of the engine. Engi'
neer John Brogden opened his throttle valve
and gave chase. The buck, looking neither
to the right or to the left, strained every nerve
to keep ahead of the iron monster laundering
close at his heels, but he scorned to seek safe
ty by leaving the track. The race for life
was kept up for some minutes, when sinews
gave way before steam, and in moment more
the cow-catcher had caught the deer, hurling
him ten feet from the track. The engineer
conductor and others supped en- venison steaks
that night at Florence. Mr. Brogden has
run an engine for thirty years, but had never
heard of such deer-hunting in his life. Deer
must be abundant about Goose creek"
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Rail
road Company was held at the presidents
rooms, in the Central National Bank build.
ing, in Columbia, on Friday last. j. j. Nc
Lure was president and G. Bouknight, ESQ.,
and a. II. Davega, Esq, secretaries. The
officers reports were read and accepted, and
the following gentlemen we're elected directors
for the ensuing year: r. R. Bridgers, j. W.
Thompson, S. A. Alexander, A. B. Davidson
North Carolina; F. w. McMaster, T. j.
Robertson, j. H. Rion, A. B. Springs, j. B.
Palmer, B. D. Townsend, L. D. Childs, }. j.
Mcclure, South Carolina; w. E. Jackson, S.
D. Heard, Josiah Sibley, David Dickson
B. F. Newcomer, w. T. Walters, Baltimore
Charles Estes, &c oficio, mayor of Augusta
Messrs. w. B. Stanley, j. L. Morehead and
w. R. Robertson were appointed members Of
the finance committee for the next year. Al
meeting of the board of directors, held after
ward, Col. John B. Palmer was reelected pres
ident of the company and G. Bouknight secre
tary and treasurer.