Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Col. Cad. Jones, of Rock Hill, has be-
come resident of Charlotte, N. G.
The Southern and Atlantic Telegraph
Company has established an office at Rock
Hill.
From the first of September to the first of
February, nearly nine thousand bales of cot
ton were shipped from Rock Hill.
Strawberries are reported as one of the
luxuries in which Charlestonians are now in
dulging.
On Thursday of last week, six immigrants
arrived at Rock Hill, and on the next day
repaired to the places in the vicinity for which
they had been engaged
The Governor has approved a joint reso-
luton to postpone the payments of instalments
and interest due upon lands purchased Of the
land commission.
In Fairfield county an organization of
colored ku.klux has been formed for the sup
preston of polygamy. They have whipped
several colored men who we're emulating Brig
ham Young.
Mr.. Jacob R. Frey, of Spartanburg coun-
ty, killed Chester hog on the 9th ult, of his
own raising, feet 9 inches long, feet in cir
cumference, weighing 796 pounds gross, and
which netted 694 pounds -
The taxpayers Convention will assemble
in Columbia on Tuesday of next week, the
18th instant. 1t is understood in Columbia
that the legislature will not agree to appoint
day for adjourning sine die, until after the
meeting of the convention.
- Hezekiah E. Duncan, who killed Levi M.
Bolick, at Winnsboro, in October last, was
found guilty of manslaughter, and was SEN
fenced to the Penitentary by Judge T. j..
Mackey, at the recent term of the Circuit
Court for Fairfield county. The jury were
out fourteen hours. Within twelve hours af-
ter sentence, the prisoner was safely lodged in
the Penitentary.
In regard to the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, the Augusta Chronicle
and Seatinel says: "The net earnings of the
road, in excess of all expenses, for December
last, amounted to $4,000. The receipts
from all sources during the fiscal year, end
ing September 80, 1878, we're s752,a16 33,
or an increase over the preceding year of
S122,6 The increase in the amount Of
freight received at Augusta equaled s27 1884,
90 over receipts for 1872; and of freight for
warded from Augusta, s43,O32.SS over 1872.
Eleven miles of Fish-bar have been laid at
this point Columbia-wards.'
The Spartanburg Spartan of last week,
; announces the death, by violence, Of Gen. j..
W. Miller of that county. Gen. Miller was
prominent citizen of Spartanburg, and pre-
vious to the war represented the county in the
State Legislature. The Spartan furnishes the
following as the circumstances attending his
death "He retired at an early hour the
night before, and was found dead the next
morning, lying out in his horse-lot, near his
corn crib, with his feet extended over log,
on which, it is supposed, he was sitting at the
time the deed was committed. His head was
terribly torn to pices by large ball entering
the upper lip just below the nose, and passing
through the upper part of the head. Between
his feet lay pistol, with the barrel empty,
and an exploded cap on the tube. 1t is
thought by some that he might have gone out
to his crib, on hearing some one trying to
break into it, and been killed by the rogue at
close quarters, while others think the circum-
stances lead to the conclusion that he must
have taken Lis own life An inquest was held
over his body, but we have not heard what
verdict has been given. We can scarcely be-
lieve it possible that he could have taken his
own life, as he was uniformly cheerful in dis
position and not given to melancholy moods" "