Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-08-31

war he has been an active promoter OF al
works of internal improvement, and did much
to secure the running of the Airline Rail
road through Spartanburg. For some years
he was director of the Airline Railroad,
and is now director of the Spartanburg and
Asheville Railroad. Col. Evins is an able
lawyer, and conspicuously amiable and up
right. An Elder of the Presbyterian Church,
he is beloved and honored for his purity, lib
erality and sincerity in every walk Of life.
T. G. GAsToN, ESQ
The sixth Judicial Circuit is composed of
the counties of Chester, Lancaster, York and
Fairfield. The voting population is: Whites
7,174, Colored 11,019. Mr.. T. @. Castor, Of
Chester, the Democratic candidate for Solic-
itor. is the youngest member of q family dls-
tinguished for gallantry in the field and high
merit and unswerving integrity. Graduating
at the State University in 1869, with conspic-
uous honors, he returned to Chester and de-
voted himself to the practice of law, becom.
ing the junior partner of the firm OF Patter'
son & CASTOR. His career in his profession
has been eminently satisfactory, while his IN
auence has been already felt in county poll
tics Entertaining Conservative views, he has
been an unswerving advocate Of reform. The
prospect of bis election is decidedly fatter-
ing. He is personally popular with all class
es, and recently, under the propositions made
by the Chester Republicans for compromise,
he was promised the support Of large por.
ton Of the colored vote. The Radicals OF
the Circuit are divided into factions, and the
Democracy, by exertion and the use OF prop
er means, can carry the Circuit. -,
GEN. SAMUEL MCGOWAN.
As one of the electors.atlarge for South
Carolina, the nomination Of Gen. MCGOWAN
by the Democratic State Convention, is most
admirable, and will add no little strength to
the ticket. s:e
Born in Laurens county, of the sturdy
Scotch-Irish stock, which predominates in the
upper portion of this State, he was educated
at the South Carolina College, studied law in
Abbeville, and at the outbreak of the Mexi-
can war Joined the famous Palmetto Regi.
ment as private. He was afterwards placed
on the staff of General Quitmsn and received
mention in more than one of the bloody bat
ties fought before the capture Of the city Of
Mexico and close Of the war.
Returning to Abbeville, where he married,
MCGOWAN obtained lucrative practice as q
lawyer, and by his popular manners and in
telligent interest in politics, held seat in the
General Assembly of the State for years.
There be made his mark as ready and able
debater and man Of weight.
In Federal politics be was Of the moderate
school, and attended as delegate the Charles
ton Convention Of April, 1850, with Orr,
Perry, Simons and others.
When war was declared between the Con-
federate States and the Union, General Nc
Gowan raised regiment and took the field.
He came out Of it Brigadier General, with
FIVE wounds on his conspicuous person.
Since the war he has devoted his energies
to the profession of law and with great sue
cess. He is man of many friends and few
enemies, of large acquaintance throughout
the State and considerable influence. His
personal popularity, ability as speaker and
uniform prudence in conduct and in speech,
render the nomination Of General MCGOWAN
for an slactor- At large of South Carolina an
exceedingly wise and judicious selection.