Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-07-01

the verdict of the jury might be. e.'''''''''Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail have signed treaty
by which they agree to cease hunting in Ne
braska for the consideration ofs25, 900. "A
princely advertising agent in St. Louis is of:
fering the Georgia papers one dollar and fifty
cents year for square advertisement. This
is one of the reasons that Georgia editors are
becoming bloated and proud.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Company K, 18th infantry, has been or
dered from Newberry to Greenville.
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Bratton, wife Of Gen.
John Bratton of Winnsboro, died in Abbeville
on the 23rd ultimo.
Gov. Chamberlain left Columbia Friday
evening for Yale College to deliver the ad-
dress before the law class of that institution.
The sheriff of Richland county has adver-
tised Neagle's bridge across Congaree river,
at Columbia, for sale next Monday.
"A new post office has been established at
Mountain Ridge, Spartanburg county, and
D. D. Davenport appointed postmaster.
- The grand jury of Spartanburg county
have indicted the solicitor of the circuit, Flem-
ing, for drunkenness.
The Sumter Watchman publishes list Of
thirty survivors of the Hampton Legion, re-
siding in that county.
Capt. George H. Mafett, a highly-esteem-
ed citizen of Charleston, died last Sunday
morning from injuries caused bya fall which
he received several days previous.
The Greenville farmers are busily enga-
ged in harvesting their wheat. Although
much of the early sowing was injured by the
late frosts, the average yield is uncommonly
good.
Judge Carpenter has issued an order for
a special term of the Court of Common Pleas,
for Richland county, commencing on the 9th
of July. The case of ex-Treasurer Parker
will then be heard
The presentment of the grand jury of
Edge6eld shows that county to be in most
pitiable condition from incompetency and
derilection of the county officials. Nor is the
presentment complimentary to Judge Carpen-
ter, of that circuit.
The Laurens Reratd says: "Grasshop-
pers have put in an appearance in this vicini-
ty, but so far to limited extent. The insects
are very small, and those seen by US have ap-
peared only upon flowers, and do not seem
hungry for vegetation. We trust they are
not of that sort"
j. H. Seegers, tried at Greenville last
week for the murder of Miss Tucker in An.
derson county last July, was acquitted. 1t
seems that the testimony made it appear that
the shooting was accidental. Seegers is
young Prussian, and was in the employment
of the Tucker family as a farm laborer at the
time of the occurrence.
Two colored men, Oliver Spencer and
Kelly Mcclellan, were hanged in Darlington
on Friday of last week. The former was con.
victed of the murder, near Florence, of a col.
ored man named Thomas, and the latter Of
the murder, near Darlington of Jack johnson,
also colored.
A fire broke out on Wednesday morning,
about o'clock, in the second story of the
building owned by J. R. Cochran, opposite
the market, on Main street, Anderson. The
lower story was occupied by the harness shop
of Heldman, whose stock and books were con-
sumed. Senator Cochrans loss in building
and goods is estimated at $4,000; partly in
sured.
C. C. Bowen, Sheriff of Charleston, was
tried last week, at Georgetown, for the MUIR
der of Col. White, with the history of which
the public is familiar. and acquitted. Grimes,
the principal witness in the case, who admit
ted that he killed Col. White at the instiga-
ton of Bowen, has been arrested since the
trial, charged with the murder Of colored
man, a captive from blockading vessel dur
ing the war, whom it is alleged he hanged.
The complaint is general with the State
press at the action of Judge Mackey in dis
charging a man accused of murder on his own
recognizance in the sum of $500. 1t is con-
tended that Crews should have been discharg-
ed altogether or held to bail in sufficient
amount to secure his appearance for trial.
As the case now stands he cannot be rear
rested on the same charge, nor is there any
pledge, except his own recognlzance, that he
will appear in court to answer.
- The first case for the violation of the law
for the "Protection of Useful Animals" came
up in Lancaster on last Saturday. Mr.. Robt.
Hegler was indicted for killing wild turkey
gobbler during the prohibited season laid
down in the statute. The killing Of the tur-
key was admitted by the defendant, but in
Justification thereof it was pleaded that said
gobbler, with his family, had, without the
fear of man, unlawfully tresspassed upon de-
fendants premises. There was mistrial.
- The Union Times says that recently Mr..
E. J. Zimmerman, of Vernonsville, in that
county, when about to put his horse in the
stable was struck senseless by lightning, and
his life was saved by his wife's presence of
mind. The horse was killed and the stable
set on fire, and but for the almost wonderful
efforts of Mrs. Il. who actually carried her
husband away, be would have burned up, as
his hair was already singed when she moved
him. He was immersed in cold water and
kent out in the rain until respiration was re-
sumed after which he had violent convul-
sions, of which he was relieved by Dr. West
moreland.
Says the Newberry Herald: "On Monday
last there passed over the Greenville railroad,