Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-09

tinue to be used for both purposes for an in
definite time to come. .... ......
A few days ago, disturbance occurred
during the hours of religious worship at a
Methodist colored church in the western por'
tion Of this county. On Tuesday last, Crima'
ria Epps and William Debtor, both colored
we're brought before the Trial Justice at this
place, charged with having created the distur
bance After an examination into the facts
of the case, their discharge was ordered by the
officer of the law, upon their giving bond
with approved security, to keep the peace
This disposition of the defendants met with
the satisfaction of the prosecuting witnesses
The colored people of this county are doing
admirably, and, as far as my knowledge ez
tends, entertain kind and friendly feelings to-
ward the whites. Certainly the preposterous
idea Of getting up an insurrection, as their
brethren in Georgia desired to do, does moi
enter their minds; for they we'll know they
might as we'll endeavor to pluck the sun from
the heavens as to rise and murder the whites
There was time after the war when they
might have done some harm but the whites
are now too we'll provided with firearms to
have any fears of a negro insurrection. How.
ever, it gives me pleasure to state that the
colored people of this county are kindly dis
posed toward the whites and have no inten-
ton of doing them any injury. All reports
to the contrary, therefore, may be regarded
as utterly untrustwortby.
On Wednesday, Mr.. William Westbrook, o1
this county, brought to town two bales Of new
cotton. 1t was the first new cotton of this
season that has appeared in this market, and
was bought by Maj. T. S. Mills at 12a cents
per pound. A white elephant could hardly
have excited more interest, or bride arrayed
in beautiful apparel, more cordially welcomed
Chester promises to become celebrated, in
due course of time, for its mineral waters
Some time ago water was found on Mr.
Withers' place containing sulphur to CON
siderable extent. This statement is borne out
by the testimony of one of our physicians
who, after a careful analysis of the water
pronounces one of its component parts to be
sulphur. This is the sulphur we'll which is sc
frequently visited of late. But our mineral
water is not confined to sulphur. Last week
spring, strongly impregnated with iron, was
found on DR.. A. P. Wylie's place. The iron
element is established by an analysis to which
the water has been subjected by DR.. Wylie
1t is pleasing, under the inspiration of hope
to look forward to the time in the shadowy
future when Chester will become the Saratogs
of the South.
Judge T. j. Mackey, in reply to a commu
nication Of several gentlemen from Landsford
township asking him to favor them with his
views upon the nefarious practice of cotton
stealing, which has been carried on so exten
sively to their injury in times past, has com
piled with their request by giving his views
and promising to do all in his power to stop
it. 1t is to be hoped that he will stand by
this promise, when the cotton thieves have
been tried, convicted, and stand before the
bar of their country to receive the sentence OF
punishment attaching to their misdoings.
Let the penalty be commensurate with their
crimes And when they have been safely
lodged in the penitentiary, let no party infiu-
ence be exerted to obtain their pardon. The
prominent part that Judge Mackey recently
played in the Parker case has shaken the faith
of Conservatives in the sincerity of his pro-
fessions. While they are willing to give him
due credit for some good that he has been in
strumental in accomplishing in the county,
they vehemently condemn that act of his,
which opened the Jail door and gave liberty
to one of the arch.thieves of the State. He
seems inclined to act upon the principle that
ifhe takes care of the small rascals the big
ones will take care of themselves. Well, this
principle, which suits the rascals, does not
please the people; and it is time for Judge
Mackey to be acquainted with this fact and
act accordingly, if be has any regard for his
reputation.
MI. Charles Hemphill, son of our highly
esteemed fellow-citizen, Jas. Hemphill, Esq,
was recently united in the bonds of matrimo-
ny to Miss Emma Muller, Of Columbia, and
has for several days been visiting his friends
at this place, in company with his fair bride.
The happy couple received the hearty con-
gratulations of their many friends upon their
arrival, and have been the recipients of con-
siderable attention during their stay. They
will return to Columbia this week.
Mr.. Allen Jordan, of this place, having sat-
isfactorily passed the examination, is now q
student of the West Point Academy. He
has entered the institution with the determi-
nation to finish the course, and / believe be
will so act and study as to carry out that de-
termination.
The very hot weather of the past week has
caused cotton to open with great rapidity.
Farmers are now engaged in picking, and be-
fore long our streets will be lined with wagons
loaded with cotton. Then the good times
will begin, and all will rejoice and be glad.
QU1.
MERE.MENTION.
Six men, including Quaker and full
blooded Cherokee Indian, we're hanged at
Fort Smith, Arkansas, last Friday. '''''''''1n
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