Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Twenty-Five convicts were received at the
pcnitentiary in Columbia last week.
- Great complaint is made in every part of
the State in regard to the dullness of trade.
- The wheat crop of Chester is reported as
being in a more promising condition than for
several years.
- The GreenviIe cotton factory is nearly
ready for work. The committee have adver-
tised for hands.
- Mrs. Starnes, daughter of Capt. j..
Frank Workman, after an illness of two
weeks, died near Rock Hill on Friday, 22d
ultimo.
james Reid and Madison Pendergrass,
two of the county commissioners Of Chester,
have been indicted on the charge Of embez'
zling the county funds.
Rev. J. r. Wilson and Rev. James B.
Adger have rendered their designations as
professors in the Theological Seminary loca-
ted in Columbia.
- Petersburg, Va, which has been under
Republican rule ever since the war, elected a
full Democratic ticket in the municipal elec-
tion last Thursday.
Announcement is made that the publica-
ton of the Daily Columbia Union is suspend
ed until the first of September. In the mean
time the Union will be issued weekly and
semi-weekly.
AT the recent term of the Circuit for Ma
rion county, Judge Townsend sentenced the
whole board of county commissioners to
Jail for malfeasance in Office. Arthur Davis,
the chairman, for six months, and fine of
500; and Laurence Mills and Enos Reeves
for four months, and $50 fine
ID. j. Carter Esq, editor of the Lancas-
ter Ledger, was honorably acquitted last
week of a charge of murder. About a year
ago, Mr.. Carter shot in the dark and acci-
dentally killed man by the name of H. j.
Hickson, whom he heard in his yard after he
had retired at night. 1t was proved on the
trial that the deceased was innocent of any
viintention in trespassing on the premises of
Mr. Carter.
County Treasurer Ellison, Of Abbeville,
has been presented by the grand jury for en-
bezzling public money. Judge Cooke imme-
dately ordered his arrest. W. P. McKellar,
T. A. Jefferson and A. R. Burton, the County
Commissioners of Abbeville, were presented
by the grand jury for disbursing funds con.
trary to law. They were ordered to give bail
for their appearance at the next term of the
court.
At the recent term of the Circuit Court
for Barnwell county, presided over by Judge
Maher, the county commissioners of that
county were sentenced to imprisonment in the
pententiary for malfeasance in office and mis-
appropriation of the public funds. A. L.
Robertson, mulatto, was sentenced to ten
years; G. B. Cloy, white, to nine years; and
Cesar Cave, black, to thirteen months. There
are other officers in that county against whom
it is intended to institute proceedings.
Il Sentencing a criminal recently, Judge
Cooke said that his sentence would be light
for two reasons: first, the prisoner had told
| the truth about the matter when put upon the
stand to testify; second, there was no use
sending him to the Penitentiary for long
term, because he would be pardoned by the
Governor. Judge Cooke said that the efforts
of the courts in this State were so prostrated
by the undue exercise of Executive clemency
that there was premium on crime.
An engine and freight train of six cars
on the Airline Railroad were levied on at
Greenville, Tuesday of last week, by Mr.. j.
p. Latmer, the treasurer of that county, by
order of Comptroller-Gcneral Hoge. After
the passage Of several kilograms, the train
was released, the company giving bond fo1
the tax, which is about three thousand dol
lars The company, through their attorney
w. T. Earle, Esq, have commenced an &C
ton against Treasurer Latimer, laying their
1amare at $50 000