Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-07


States office, and present the following fig
ures: White males, 1856; white females,
1904; colored males, 6,l47; colored females,
6,34O Total, 22,965. Total Of acres un-
der cultivation, 76,7s5 Of this number &c.
752 are planted in cotton, 32,554 in corn, and
1919 in wheat The total amount of fertili-
zers used is given at 800 tons.
At Columbia last week, an application
was made for a writ of p,andamus in the case
of the State er rel. Henry G. Corwin, Us. Thos.
C. Dunn, Comptroller General of South Car
oina, intended to compel the Comptroller
General to issue his warrants for the payment
of pay certificate held by Corwin and allow
ed bv the commissioners under what is com.
monty known as the "Bonanza BILL" The
certificate of Indebtedness thus issued is signed
by Guick and Cavender, the commissioners
under the act. The matter will come up for
a hearing before the Supreme Court about
the end of this month. The question at issue
is whether the bill became law by the fail
ure of the Governor to return it with his ap'
proval or veto, within the time required by
the State Constitution.
- The Circuit Court for Laurens county
met on Monday of last week, Judge Mont
gomery Moses presiding. The Messrs. Shell,
who were arrested and lodged in the Jail of
that county several weeks ago charged with
the killing of Joe Crews, were brought before
Judge Moses on writ Of hubeas corpu, and
admitted to bail to appear for trial at the
term of Court then in session. A correspon-
dent of the Ne1us and Courier says: 1.-The
substance of the argument on the part of the
defense went to show by affidavits that MIR.
Washington Shell was seen at his residence
at about halfpast on the morning Of the
murder of Crews, and that the distance be.
tween Shells residence and the place of the
murder, seven miles, would not have allowed
him to be at home if he had been present at
the shooting, which took place some time after
sunrise. The counsel for the State claim that
they havea dozen afidavits to prove the guilt
of the Shells, and the counsel for the defense
on Lne OGQer manu- Cldliu W uO 0doohJ Pie
pared to prove beyond doubt their innocence.
Public sentiment has already been formed in
favor of the innocence of the accused, and
considerable doubt is entertained that the
cases will ever come to trial. No indictments
have as vet been handed to the grand jury,
and, as the Judge announced to-day that he
intended to discharge that body tomorrow, it
is extremely difficult to see how even bill IS
to be obtained at this term. In the matter of
Adam Crews and John Bolt, who are under
bonds to appear for trial at this term, charged
with being accessory to the murder OF DIR.
Shell, in 1868, the defendants are here, ready
for trial but the State, it seems, is not ready.
No bills of indictment have been preferred
against them, the solicitor stating that there
are no witnesses against them upon whose ev-
idence the State can come to trial. The only
two witnesses in this case are Wright Sulli-
van and Albert Parks. The former is now in
the Penitentiary for ten years, under sentence
for assault and battery with intent to kill, and
Parks is now in jail on similar charge"