Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-19

afterward surrendered. The city of Atlanta
owns 100000 of the stock, which is doubt
less lost
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, Nov. 16, 1874.
The Baptist Convention, which has been a
prominent topic of conversation for consid-
erable time, meets in this place next week.
The number of delegates, lay and clerical,
that will be present upon the occasion, will
be in the neghborhood of two hundred.
Though there may be some difficulty in OBJ
tanning accommodations for so large num-
ber yet our hosptable community will, be-
yond doubt, be equal to the emergency. This
is abundantly manifested from the handsome
manner in which the Methodist District Con-
ference was entertained by us during the past
summer. Our Baptist brethren express con-
siderable disappointment in consequence of
the inability Of fseveral of their distinguished
preachers to attend the Convention. Among
the brilliant lights whose bright beams will
not be reflected in our midst during the happy
occasion, will be Drs Broaddus and Williams.
As the Baptist Church is at the present time
undergoing repair, some uncertainty is felt
respecting the place for the holding of the
Convention. If the desired improvement
upon that building is completed in time,
the sessions of the body will there be
held. The edifce will present, upon its COM
pletion, beautiful appearance To the inde-
fatigable efforts of the ladies of the Baptist
congregation, are to be ascrbed all the praise
for raising the means whereby the good work
has been accomplished.
According to late decision of Judge T. j.
Mackey, our county is at the present time
without Board of County Commissioners.
The Judge holds that the present Board were
elected for two years, and as that time has ex-
pired they are consequently out of office.
Heretofore the official life of these worthless
was supposed to take its beginning from the
day of their qualification and their entrance
upon the discharge of their official duties, and
not from the day of their election. The de-
csion was based upon the granting by the
Commissioners, or their intention of granting,
license for the sale of spirituous liquors. An
injunction was issued by Judge Mackey re-
straining them from the exercise of this au-
thority on the ground already mentioned
Some members of the bar consider this a ' y
extraordinary decision. Its legality or ille-
gality do not propose to discuss. To the
presiding Judge, however, is to be given due
credit for not permitting the establishment Of
another "grogery" in the county.
The prospect for the sale of the bonds Of
the counties of York and Chester is brighten
ing considerably. A few days since DR.. A.
H. Davega received check from capitalist
in New York for $4,000, with the direction
that the money be invested in York county
bonds. And on yesterday another check, for
the same amount, was received from the same
party, to be invested in like manner. These
bonds were sold at 80 cents; but DR.. Davega
does not propose selling any more bonds at
this price, for he is of the opinion that they
will considerably appreciate in value after the
payment of the January coupons by the coun-
ties. While the real estate of York and
Chester holds its value-and this will be the
case unless war or some unforeseen calamity
comes upon the country-a safer investment
cannot be made than in these bonds, for all the
land of the two counties is pledged for their
redemption.
The Union Herald says The taxpayers IF
Chester event off halfcocked," i'll the adop-
ton of the late resolution, not to pay any
taxes until the first Monday in December.
Whether they acted hastily or otherwise, is a
matter for their determination. At all events,
they do not propose to consult the organ of
the Ring respecting the propriety of critici-
sing the actions of those whose interest it so
warmly defends.
The Charlotte and Columbia fairs were both
patronized by our people. They speak very
ind1erently of the former as an agricultural
exposition; but in very decided and denun-
ciatory terms of it, as a gambling affair.
They are generally of the opinion that the
wheels of fortune and side.shows have given
it a blow from which it will never recover.
The Columbia fair is pronounced partial
success.
There has recently been considerable ac-
tivty in this place in the matrimonial line;
and the activity promises to continue for sew
eral months. To those who have taken each
other for better or for worse" may their joys
be unalloyed, and may they have "that peace
throughout life that foweth like river"
TO those of us who are still left behind, may
the day speedily dawn when we, too, ahall
emerge from the "dark valley and shadow"
of bachelordom, and be ushered into all the
sunshine accompanying the blissful state Of
matrimony. Our.
GEN. SPINNER ON "SH1NPLAsTERs."
dispatch from Washington, under date of the
18th instant, says: Treasurer Spinner, in
his annual report says that constant com.
plants have been made, and are being made,
that the laws made to restrain the issuing and
circulating of notes other than those author
lied by act of Congress are evaded, in large
sections Of the country, and in many localities
they are utterly disregarded. He says that
the latter is particularly the case in the States
of Georgia and Alabama, and that most Of