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

Mr.. E. H. Cox, of Oconee, has killed two
fat hogs; one weighed 523 and the other 459
pounds net.
The landowners Of Edge6eld are publish,
ing the names of the most notorious of the
colored militia whom they will not employ.
Mr.. George A. Darling has taken posses
sion of the office of county treasurer of Rich
land, in place of DR.. J. L. Neagle, removed
There are now one hundred and forty
prisoners in the State penitentiary, an increase
of sixteen since the first of December Gov
ernor Chamberlain has not granted single
pardon since he came into Office.
The Governor has appointed c. Gage
Jury Commissioner for Union county, vice
Samuel Harris, removed; W. A. Sanders
trial Justice for Chester, vice J. B. Howell, re,
moved.
- Mr.. Julius Grummells, of Barnwell coun,
ty, has a child aged eight months, which
weighs over thirty pounds his legs measure
fourteen inches; around thighs seventeen
arms, twelve around body, twenty-four, and
his height is two feet eight inches
- The Governor has appointed j. Q. Mar
SHALL Esq, member of the Columbia bar,
and Conservative, Trial Justice in that
city. The appointment was made in defer,
ence to the wish of the bar, and upon the re-
commendation of all the delegates to the Leg
islature from that county.
The inmates of the Lunatic Asylum, un-
der the care of Dr. Ensor, enjoyed fine din
ner on Christmas day. Not less than seventy
five turkeys, fifty ducks and chickens, fifty
dozen eggs and an unlimited quantity of
punch, egg-nogg, pies, cake, apples, &C., were
consumed. There are now 311 inmates in
the asylum, of which number 294 are pro-
nounced beyond recovery.
Mr.. William Rose, son Of William f..
Rose, Esq, of Columbia, was seriously cut in
the thigh and shoulder on Christmas night
by colored man named Alfred Miles. Mr..
Rose, it appears, was walking quietly along
Gervais street, and stepped in the drain to
avoid crowd who were having difficulty,
when Miles made the attack upon him. The
wounds are severe, but not necessarily dam
gerous.
- Gen. Samuel MCGOWAN has determined
to contest the election of Solomon L. Hoge as
member of Congress from the third district.
The majority claimed by IIoge is 1868, but
there was repeating by the negroes and intim-
idation of the whites in nearly every county.
Gen. MCGOWAN claims to have received ma
jority of the legal votes. Besides this, the
acts of Congress relating to representation
provide that each district shall be composed
of contiguous territory, and the county of
Richland, which the State Legislature put in
the third district, is not contiguous to any
other county in the district. The vote of
Richland must be rejected by Congress, and
that county alone gave Hoge 2,315 majority
- The Union- Herald says: "The attention
of Governor Chamberlain has been drawn to
the fact that many county treasurers and coun'
ty auditors are serving without sufficient Of
fetal bonds. He has directed the comptrol'
ler.general to notify such officers that strict
compliance with the law will be necessary on
their part if they desire to continue in their
respective positions. He also requires that
the sureties shall justify. The act Of March
19, 1874, requires the auditor of Charleston
county to give bond of $4,000; Richland,
Beaufort and Abbevlle, 1900; all the others
$4,000. The treasurer of Charleston gives
$4,000; Richland, Abbeville and Beaufort,
$4,000 and all the others $4,000. We un-
derstand that close scrutiny will be made Of
the character of the bonds"