Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-22
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- Treasurer Cardozo has gone to New
York.
John B. Dennis has been removed as Su-
perintendent of the penitentiary, and L. W..
Parmale appointed as his successor.
- From September l, 1874, to March 81,
1875, 16,742 bales of cotton have been ship
ped from Camden.
- Throughout the State, the small grain
crop is reported to be in a fourishing condi-
ton.
At the fall meeting of the Greenvile Ag.
ricultural Society, premiums will be offered
for the best cook and for the biggest baby.
Mr.. John Harris, much respected citi-
zen of Union county, died on Sunday of last
week, in the seventy-seventh year of his age.
Gov. Chamberlain, in response to an ap-
peal, has contributed literally toward the
erection of a monument to the Confederate
dead buried at Kingstree.
Gov. Chamberlain has signed the act to
reduce all acts and parts of acts relating to
the duties of County Commissioners into one
act and to amend the same.
Mr.. r. C. Logan formerly editor of the
Kingstree Star, has accepted the editorial
control of the Greenvile Enterprise and
Mountaineer.
Jas. w. Clack, George Marsh and John
Greer, of York county, sentenced to the pen-
Tertiary last week by Judge Mackey, have
been lodged in that institution.
In Camden, during the months of Janua-
ry, February and March, the rain fall aggre-
gated 1898 inches. In Greenville, during
the same time it aggregated 1877 inches.
Jane Smith, of Columbia, has been sem
fenced to the Richland county JUL for ten
days for having called one Of the officers of
the State Senate a thief.
- An incendary fire occurred at Sumter on
Friday night last, which destroyed the dwell.
ing house of W. B. Peoples, with all the fur
niture and clothing in the building No in
surance.
DR.. J. G. Furman, of Greenville, has re-
signed his position as pastor of the Baptist
church of that city He will now devote his
whole time to his duties as president of the
faculty of the Furman University.
On Wednesday last, the yacht Ella Ann,
having on board fishing excursion party,
was sunk off Charleston harbor, and four of
the party, all young men, were drowned.
The vessel became unmanageable near Suli-
vans Island, and went down in fifteen fathoms
of water.
There was large gathering Of the friends
and admirers of the late John Mitchell, Caro-.
linians, as we'll as Irishmen, at Hibernian
Hall, Charleston, on Thursday evening last,
to give expression to the general sorrow at
the loss of so true and noble Il spirit, and to
the warm sympathy felt for his family, who
are understood to be left in straitened circum-
stances.
- Governor Chamberlain has gone to Mass
achusetts to attend the celebration of the Gen.
tennial anniversary of the battle of Lexing-
ton, and will be absent from the State for ten
days. 1t is understood that soon after his re-
turn he will veto the supply bill which has
been in his possession since the adjournment
of the legislature.
Elijah Adkins, of Lady Island, and
Scipio Bryan, of St. Helena Island, both
colored, were hung in Beaufort on the 10Th
the former for the murder of Thomas Behn, q
white store keeper living near Blufton, on the
18th of June last; the latter for killing March
Legree, colored, on St. Helena Island, last
December. The necks of both were broken,
and they died without struggling, after ad-
mitting the business of their sentence.
- The Lancaster Ledger of last week, says ::
cat the recent election for Probate Judge in
this county, John w. Twitty, Esq, received
majority Of the votes A protest was enter.
ed by his opponent, Capt. X. G. Billings, as
to the legality of four new polling precincts es.
tablished by the Election Commissioners, and
the non return Of the box and ballots from
one other-the CASTOR precinct The case
was carried before the State Board of Can
vassers, who counted out the FIVE polling pre-
cincts objected to, and declared Capt. Billings
elected. He will shortly enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of the office"
The first criminal prosecution of a news
paper for libel ever known in this State, was
begun in Charleston last Monday, at the in
stance of ex. Congressman Bowen, now Sheriff
of Charleston, who is prosecuting Messrs.
Rordan and Dawson, of the News and Cou-
rier, upon eight indictments for publications
extending through several years, and cover
ing charges against Bowen of frauds in office
election frauds, bigamy, forgery and inst1ga-
ting murder. The indictment based upon
publications duplicating Bowen in murder is
the first one set for trial. Monday was de-
voted to preliminary proceedings and the
filling Of the jury panel, which at the hour OF
adjournment had not been completed.
In accordance with the provisions OF
Chapter q of the General Statutes, and un'
der the act passed at the last session of the
legislature, to provide for the enumeration ol
the inhabitants of the State, Governor Cham
berlain has made appointments Of census ia
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