Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-25
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The United States Circuit Court convened
at Columbia on Monday last.
Matte daughter of Captain and Mrs.
w. L. Roddey, died at Rock Hill, on Friday,
18th instant, from diphtheria.
The Charleston Ne,us and Courier is to be
enlarged in the early part Of next month to
the extent of eight columns of space.
Rev. E. L. King, of the firm of King q
Sons, died in Columbia on Friday last from a
cancerous affection.
Camden boasts of a man sixty-eight years
of age who never rode horse, drove buggy
or fired gun.
Several droves of Tennessee hogs are en-
route for South Carolina. The price asked is
u cents per pound, gross
Rev Allan McCorquodale, of the South
Carolina Conference, died at his residence in
Sumter county, on Sunday of week before last.
The Southern and Atlantic Telegraph
Company have established an office at Black
stocks, in Chester county, on the line of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
The President has issued orders consoli-
dating the revenue collection districts. Mr..
L. Cass Carpenter has been retained as Col
lector of the first and third Districts Of South
Carolina.
The Winnsboro Ne,us says that the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Com,
pany have reduced the freight from $3.50 to
$3.50 per bale on cotton, between Winnsboro
and Columbia.
The Grand Division Of the sons of Tenn
perance of South Carolina met in Charleston
on Wednesday of last week. Out Of one hun
dred subordinate divisions in the State, about
eighty we're represented.
DR.. Richard E. Wylie, prominent ply:
sician and an esteemed citizen of Lancaster
county, died at his home in Lancaster village,
on Saturday of the week before last. He
had, but few days before his death, reached
MS slXLy-HCn year.
The Union Times mentions that DR.. A.
w. Thomson Of that county, has made this
year one hundred and twenty-eight and one
third bushels of corn on one acre of bottom
land and three hundred bushels on fraction
less than three acres
"A young man named D. Nobler, from
Charleston, who had been cadet at the Car
olina Military Institute of Charlotte, died a
few days ago between Columbia and Charles
ton, while being taken home, 1t is said that
he died from hemorrhage of the lungs.
Governor Chamberlain has pardoned
Dublin I. Walker, Senator for Chester coun.
ty, and ex.School Commissioner, and Henry
Blake, an ex-School Trustee, both Of whom
we're convicted of conspiracy to cheat and de-
fraud and sentenced to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, but whose sentences were subse-
quently commuted to imprisonment in the
county Jail. Next week we will print the
excuses of Governor Chamberlain for granting
the pardons.
The Charleston Ne,os and Courier, of Fri
day, says: Senator Robertson, with whom
we had brief but pleasant talk yesterday, is
confident that the reform policy of Governor
Chamberlain has the cordial sympathy and
support of the national administration. Some
months ago President Grant told Senator
Robertson that Governor Chamberlain could
count on having. Unnecessary, the active inhu-
ence, personal and official, of the executive in
completing the work SO we'll begun; and we
are authorized to say that President Grant
told Senator Robertson, only few days ago,
that Mr.. Chamberlain was the best Governor
in the South
Mr.. H. G. Lawson, residing in Fair For
est, in Union county, recently, with rock,
killed large grey eagle. The Union Times
gives the following as Mr.. Lawson's version
of the exploit: II heard considerable fuss
among my "better half's" poultry and went
to see about it. On going into the lot found
the eagle devouring a goose. He did not seem
afraid of me, although got within twenty
yards of him, but appeared determined to
make sure Of a fat goose dinner. had neith-
er dog nor gun, but as rocks were plentiful [
made the attack with them. The first throw
1 disabled him for flying, then pelted him
until he was dead. He measured 7 feet from
tip to tip of wings and weighed II pounds"
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road Company, was held in Columbia last
week. Col. Palmer, the president, on behalf
ofthe directors, submitted the annual report.
From this report it appears that the gross re-
ceipts for the year amount to s614,O31.52.
The operating expenses for the same time, is
reported at S364,009.27, making the net re-
ceipts s25O,0O4.25. The present debt of the
company-bonded and Aoating-is s2,2O7,-
S35.4O, or s1l, 1929 per mile. The debt of
the company, during the past year, has been
decreased s56,796.04. The following persons
were elected directors for the current year
John B. Palmer, F. w. McMaster, T. S. Rob.
ertson, James H. Rion, A. B. Springs, B. D.
Townsend, L. D. Childs, J. j. Mcclure, South
Carolina; R. R. Bridgers, j. W. Thompson,
S. B. Alexander, A. B. Davidson, North Car
oina w. E. jackson, j. o. Matthewson, Jo-
siah Sibley, David Dickson, Georgia; B. F.
Newcomer, w. T. Walters, Baltimore; Chas.
Estes, &c o6icio, Mayor of Augusta. John B..