Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-06-08

ed of six jurors, two whites and four colored,
rendered a verdict of acquittal. The State
was represented by G. s. Brice, Esq, and the
defendant by Gen. w. A. Walker.
Mr.. F. NJ Galbraith, the genial and &C.
commodating conductor of the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad, returned on Thursday, after
an absence of several days, on q visit to Phila-
delphia. He gave me a glowing account Of
the Centennial Exposition. Judging from
his description, his feelings on first beholding
the grand and magnificent sights must have
been similar to those of the Queen of Sheba
on seeing Solomon in all of his glory, and his
exclamation must have been of a liar char
acter. He spoke in the most admiring terms
of the immense buildings. and the architectural
skill and beauty displayed in each of them.
And of the contents of these buildings Ian
guage was entirely inadequate to express his
opinions. He thinks that no proper concep-
ton can be formed of the Exposition from
newspaper descriptions, and is, consequently,
of the opinion that it ought to be seen by ev-
erybody that can raise the required amount Of
money. Moreover, he says that person, who
is disposed to be economical, can give the Ex-
position an inspection of several days dura-
tion at a comparatively small cost while one,
who is extravagantly inclined, will find no
difficulty in getting rid ofall the money in bis
possession.
Mr.. j. L. Harris, the lay delegate from
Bethel Presbytery to the Southern General
Assembly, at its recent meeting in Savannah,
returned home on Thursday, after an absence
of almost two weeks, in attendance upon the
proceedings of this religious body. The trip,
which he greatly enjoyed, resulted in great
benefit to his health Change Of air and
scene, together with the pleasure with which
he listened to the interesting discussions Of the
meeting, were instrumental in removing the
injurious effects of his severe illness of two
months ago, and restoring him again to his
accustomed health. He speaks in enthusias.
tic terms of the hospitality and kindness of
the people of Savannah. In his opinion,
Rev. DR.. Huge, Of Richmond, Va, was the
great man of the Assembly. While this body
was favored with the presence Of several strong
men, the intellectual power Of DIR. Hoge, he
thinks, lowered above them all. On the Pan
Presbyterian question, which was the promi.
nent subject of discussion for several days,
the affirmative side of the argument was led
by Rev. Drs Hoge and Robertson, and the
negative side by Rev. Drs. Adger, Smoot and
White. Though considerable opposition was
manifested toward this measure at the begin
ming of the discussion, it disappeared with the
progress and conclusion Of the debate. In
speaking of the address of Rev. DR.. Girardeau
in assuming the professorship of didactic and
polemic theology in the Columbia Seminary,
Mr.. Harris thinks that while it was entertain
ing to doctors of divinity, il VAS beyond the
comprehension of the mass of men. But an
enlargement of the report of my interview
With the delegate from Bethel, is not compati
BILE with the space at my command, so must
forbear.
On Thursday evening meeting was held
at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
for the purpose of devising some practical
measure for the early completion of the Ches-
ter and Cheraw Railroad. j. j. Mcclure,
ESQ.,, was chosen chairman of the meeting,
and Mr.. w. A. R. Wilson, secretary. j. A.
Haseltine, ESQ.,, of Lancaster, President Of the
road, was present, and made some remarks in
reference to its condition. He stated that the
grading and trestling were completed between
Chester and Lancaster, with the exception Of
the bridges over Fishing creek and the Cataw
ba river He spoke of the amount of assets
and their unavailableness, and called upon
the citizens to come to the assistance of the
Railroad Company in raising money for buy.
ing iron, and other things necessary for the
proper equipment of the road. On motion Of
Mr.. Joseph Wylie, committee of five citizens
was appointed to confer with the president
and directors. The committee consisted of
Messrs. Joseph Wylie, w. S. Gregg, M. H.
Ross, w. H. Hardin and I. L. Clubhouse.
On motion of Major G. w. Melton, G. j. Pat
terson, Esq, was added to the committee.
The conference of citizens and directors was
held on Friday morning. at which it was de.
termined to hold a public meeting at the
Court House, at IL o'clock Of the same day.
At the appointed hour the town bell rang,
and citizens wended their way to the temple
of Justice" When considerable number
had collected, w. A. Moore, Esq, of Lancas-
ter, was called to the chair, and Mr.. Dawson
Heath requested to act as Secretary. Major
G. w. Melton, in behalf of the Chester and
Cheraw Railroad Company, of which he is
director, gave clear and satisfactory state
ment of the condition of the road. The assets
of the road, he stated, we're $4,000 in bonds
of Chester and Lancaster counties 12,7S1
acres of land in Lancaster county, valued at
$50, 500; $4,000 Of unpaid subscriptions, and
thirty miles of road with grading completed
all aggregating an amount Estimated at about
$36O000 After making so splendid show
ing for the company, Major Melton stated
that as the assets were unavailable, 100000
were needed for the purpose of buying iron
and other equipments for the road. After
dwelling upon the great advantages that would
accrue to Chester from the building Of the
road, he closed by calling upon the citizens to
rally to the support of the directors in push
ing forward the important enterprise to
happy completion.
G. J. Patterson, Esq, then occupied the
floor for short time. he thought it was the
duty of citizens of Lancaster to unite with
those of Chester in the execution of paper,
having money value of $4,000, and with
which iron and other equipments might be
purchased. He suggested the appointment Of
a committee consisting, of gentlemen from
Chester. and Lancaster, for the purpose of de-
and deciding upon scheme calcu-
lated to secure the end in view.
J.J. Mcclure, ESQ.,, made few remarks.
He referred to the fact OF there being no
mortgage upon the road, and thought that
money might be raised in this way. He also
the engagement by the company Of
only one contractor for the work of laying
the track and putting the road in running
order. DR.. A. H. Davega informed the
meeting of the difficulty that lay in the way
of obtaining the iron by mortgage Of the