Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A party of deer hunters in Fairfield coun'
ty killed five deer in one day last week.
The Newberry Rifle Club have passed a
resolution that they would not arm themselves
until after the election.
The indications are that Gen. Kershaw
will be nominated as the Conservative candi-
date for Congress in the fourth district.
1t is estimated that the cotton crop in the
State is one-third smaller than that of last
year.
Two companies of the 18th infantry, left
Columbia, on Wednesday of last week for
New Orleans.
- The Board of Equalization of Lancaster
county has directed the Auditor to reduce
the assessment on all real property in that
county 335 per cent.
- The first bale of new cotton sold at Fort
Mills was raised by Mr.. T. B. Withers, and
purchased by Capt J. J. Drakeford at 16s
per pound.
The Republican congressional convention
of the fifth district, has nominated Robert
Smalls, colored, of Beaufort, as candidate
for Congress.
There are ten counties in the State now
garrisoned by Federal troops, viz: Abbeville,
Barnwell, Charleston, Edge6eld, Greenville,
Newberry, Marion, Richland, Spartanburg
and York.
Wiley A. Bishop, of Greenvi|le, convict
ed at the last term of the United States Dis
trict Court of illicit distilling, and sentenced
to six months imprisonment and to pay fine
of 81 900, has been Internationally pardoned
by President Grant.
- There seems to be a desire among some
Of the Baptists of Abbeville county to form a
kind of new church organization holding to
all the main doctrines of the Baptist Church,
with one exception, that is the doctrine of
close communion.
- From the best information we can obtain
there is but little foundation for the rumor
that serious detection exists in the Republican
ranks of the State as regards the Chamber
lain ticket. The boilers meeting in Charles
ton proved failure and it is safe to say that
while there may be dissatisfaction with some
Republicans, yet Chamberlain will poll the
main strength of the party.
- The Marion Star says: "a company of
negroes, one hundred strong, under the lead
ership of two of their number, Trus. McRae
and Bob Mckay, have armed and organized
themselves for the purpose Of preventing the
other negroes of that community from picking
out cotton at the present rate they are re-
ceiving. They have posted. notices to that
effect, forbidding, under heavy penalties, any
negroes violating these notices, and in some
instances bands of them have appeared and
driven from the fields those who had pre-
sumed to pick at fifty cents per hundred.
They demand seventy-fve cents, and this is
the means they have taken to enforce the de-
mand."
- Previous to the adjournment of the Su-
preme Court, on Wednesday of last week, the
following order was made: "It is ordered,
that at the November term Of the court, COM
mencing on the fourth Tuesday of November
next, the causes on the several circuits shall
be called in the following order, and the time
to be allowed to the hearing of causes from
each circuit shall be to the day fixed for the
commencement of the next, except as to the
fifth circuit, to which shall be allowed two
days: Third circuit, Tuesday, November % ;
first circuit, Monday, November 30; eighth
circuit, Monday December 7; second circuit,
Thursday, December 10; sixth circuit, Mon
day, December IA seventh circuit, Thursday,
December IL fifth circuit, Tuesday, Decem.
ber o."
The Republican Convention, recently in
session, elected the following county chairmen :
Aiken, G. D. Hayne; Abbeville, Henry IT.
tus; Anderson, j. r. Cochran; Barnwel, B.
w. Middleton; Beaufort, Robert SmalIs !;
Charleston, S. E. Gaillard; Chester, D. r..
Walker; Chesterfield, T. L. Weston; Claren-
don, Jared Marley Coleton, E. D. Holmes !;
Darlington, T. c. Cox Edge6eld, J. H. Nc
David; Fairfield, Daniel Bird; Georgetown,
j. H. Rainey; Greenville. j. NJ. Runion !;
Horny, j. H. Derham Kershaw, N. w.
Blair; Lancaster, F. A. Clinton; Laurens, Y.
J. P Owens Lexington, D. G. D. Leaphart !;
Marion, G. Smith Marlboro H. J. Maxwell !;
Newberry, Simeon Young; Oconee, M. D..
Singleton Orangeburg, R. r. Duncan; Pick
ems, A. NJ Folger; Richland, G. NJ. Wilder !;
Sumter, w. +. Johnston Spartanburg, Geo..
Settler; Union, J. S. Mobley; Williamsburg,
S. A. Swails; York, j. H. White.