Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Lie poSColllCe aI Union Is uOW luOue.
order office.
- Beaufort county has realized four thous
and dollars from its liquor license tax.
The Grangers in Sumter county have or
ganized cooperative store.
- The revenue officers seized one thousant
gallons of whisky, at Greenville, last week.
-Nutmegs are mentioned as one of the pro
ducts of Bucksville in Horny county.
- Daniel Crawford, All old resident of Col
umbia died in that city on Tuesday of las
week.
"A citizen Of Laurens county is credited
with having threshcd 3S5 bushels of oats from
32O bundles
The Union Times suggests the name o
Dr. j. Winnsmith, of Spartanburg, as al
honest Republican, who would be an accepta
Bile candidate for gubernatorial honors.
- The Grange mentions that Mr. William
Boyd died at the residence of his uncle, Cap
tain Frank Workman, near Rock Hill, las
week, after short illness.
Gen. James Cantey, formerly of Kershav
county, died at Fort Mitchell, Ala, on the
30th ultimo.
Governor Moses has appointed James P
Low, State Inspector of Phospates, vice OFT,
A. Moses removed.
- This year, of over $4,000 of taxes assess
ed against Anderson county, all has beer
collected except $50.
"A lodge of colored Masons has been or
ganized at Newberry, under the name o
Meridian Lodge, A. Y. NJ.
"A white military company has been or
ganized in Greenville, under the name of the
Butler Guards.
- The board of trustees of Newberry Col
lege at Walhal!a, have conferred the degret
of doctor of divinity on the Rev. j. l. Bon
ner, of Due West
"A State exchange says, notwithstanding
the Governors liberal exercise of the pardon
ing power, there are now in the Penitenriary
two hundred and twenty-eight convicts, three
OF WnOW are lelllaleS.
- The survey of the Spartanburg and Ashe
Vile Railroad has been completed. 1t is re
ported that an excellent line has been OBJ
tanned through the mountains without any
tunnel work.
- Robinson, one of the Barnwell County
Commissioners, whom Gov. Moses pardoned
has been again arrested for having stolen tht
LIQUOR license tax of one Corcoran just before
his last trial, conviction and pardon.
- The Board of Trustees of Erskine Col
lege, has conferred the degree of Doctor O
Divinity on Rev. r. A. Ross, of York, anc
on Rev. w. T. Capers, of Abbeville Rev
Capers is Methodist minister and was form
erly stationed at Yorkville.
The Governor has pardoned Enos Reaves
Arthur Deas and Lawrence Mills, late Com
missioner for Marion county, convicted Of
official misconduct at the May, 1874, term Of
the Court of General Sessions for that Coun
ty, and sentenced by Judge G. P. Townsend
to imprisonment in the County Jail.
A sabre-club has been organized in ker'
shaw county, with the following officers
President-Col E. NJ. Boykin; 1st Vice-Pres
ident-Major E. B. Cantey; I'd Vice.Presi
dent-Dr. A. A. Moore; Sd Vice-President-
H. G. Salmond; Secretary and Treasurer
Major E. E. Sill. The club is to be compo'
sed of mounted men, armed with rifle, pis'
tol and sabre. The chairman of the meeting
at which the organization was perfected
stated the object of the association to be to
furnish means of social enjoyment and at
fording "a method by which our people could
be united, and act in concert in case of any
emergency"
Treasurer Cardozo has published state
ment showing the receipts and expenditures
at the State Treasury from November lst
1878, to June 30, 1874. The receipts from
taxes and other urces have been 81 ,636, ,6S4.
50, and the expenditures 81 ,45S,l52.3S, leav
ing a balance in the treasury of sl78,532
Of the amount on hand, s135,O33.34 belongs
to the fund for the payment of interest on thu
public debt. The remainder is applicable a.
follows: Salaries, contingents, &C., sl1 ,026.66
penal, charitable and educational institutions
s29 ,es7.32; free schools, s46.59 Legislative
expenses, sS3.S4 public printing, s29.34 fo
deficiencies, $685.; South Carolina Banl
and Trust Company, sS39.25; miscellaneous
purposes, s1,3SS.S6.