Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLlNA NEWS.
A telegraph line between Union Court
House and Glenn Springs, is nearly completed
Trial Justice E. A. Webster has been
presented by the grand jury of Orangeburg
county, for official misconduct.
The new board of county commissioners
of Lancaster has elected G. P. Pelham, jr.,
Esq, their clerk.
- The auditor of the Port Royal railroad
says that the loss in operating the road last
year was $71SS.
| - The election to locate the county-seat OF
Barnwell county resulted in favor of moving
it to Blackville instead Of Barnwell, as We
inadvertently stated last week.
- The fine carriage and horses of ex.Gov'
ernor Moses we're sold in Columbia last Mon
day, in front of the courthouse, to satisfy a
mortgage. The property was purchased by
the mortgagor, Mr.. English, of Kentucky, for
$3.50.
Edward Hope an old merchant Of Colum-
bia, was found dead in his room last Monday.
1t is supposed he came to his death by the
stoppage of blood circulating from the heart
to the lungs. Mr.. Hope was about fifty years
old, native of London and unmarried. He
had been successful in business, but lost his
fortune by his trusting nature.
w. H. Gardner, ex-Treasurer of Sumter
county, was tried last week on the charge of
official misconduct The jury in the case re-
mained out nineteen hours without agreeing,
and mistral was ordered. Nine jurors voted
for conviction on every count, and three ju-
rors one colored, voted against conviction on
any count.
- The Union Times is credibly informed
that wagons are constantly traversing that
county, unlawfully selling whisky by the bot
tie, gallon, or in any other quantity at cross
roads and in the woods after dark, much to
the decentralization Of the colored people, who
trade off everything they have for cheap
whisky.
"A correspondent of the Kingstree Star,
saws that General Francis Marion, of revolu-
tionary fame, is buried on Belle Isle Planta-
ton, St. Stephens parish, Charleston county,
on the main road leading up from Murray's
ferry, on Santee river, to the Santee canal, one
mile from the canal. A brick wall with a
marble slab marks the hero's grave. Belle
Isle was the Generals residence.
- The cases of the State against ex-Treas-
urer Parker were continued in the Richland
sessions court, mainly for the purpose of af-
fording time to take the testimony of H. H.
Kimpton and others, by commission. For a
similar reason, the cases against the sinking
| fund commission were also continued. 1t is
probable that an extra term Of the court will
be held in Columbia, in the latter part of June,
for the disposition Of these cases.
The Laurensville Herald reports the ar
rest, on Tuesday of last week, Of G. f. Frank
lin and Elihu Young, of that county, charged
with the murder of Wade Perrin, about the
time of the election trouble in October, 1870.
These same two men were among the batch OF
prisoners tried for the same ofense before
Judge Bond in 1872, which resulted in mis-
trial. The two accused were bound over in a
bond of $4,000 each, to answer any bill of
indictment that may be found against them.
AN investigation last week disclosed the
fact that, for some time past limitations of
the 6ve-cent nickle coin have been made in
the penitentiary at Columbia. The spurious
coin was made from lead taken from the roof
of the shoe.shop and cast in moulds made
from dies formed from the genuine 6ve-cent
piece. The base coins were made by some of
the convicts, though it is suspected that they
had assistance from outside-possibly from
some of the guards A thorough investiga-
ton of the affair will be had.
"A case of "homestead," as against a
mortgage executed since the passage OF the
homestead law, has arisen in Charleston.
Judge Reed held that, under the constitution
and laws of this State, homestead exemp-
ton exists, and is valid against mortgage
executed to secure bond that the only eX-
ceptions to homestead are where the bond or
contract sought to be enforced was either tor
the purchase money, taxes or improvement
that in all other cases the homestead was
good The case will be taken to the supreme
court on appeal.