Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

= SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. CO.
There are six hundred and seventy-6ve
delinquent taxpayers in Orangeburg county.
The Blue Ridge mountains were covered
with snow Monday, the 18th.
- The Anderson Intelligencer says there are
two thousand names on the Democratic club
rolls of the county.
The Democratic State Convention will
meet at Columbia. May 4, and the national
Convention at St. Louis, June q.
The annual reunion of the members Of
the State press will be held at Spartanburg on
the 10th proximo.
-Abbeville boasts of colored woman, q
cook, who weighs three hundred and thirty
two pounds, eats moderately, and spends most
of her time in praying and singing hymns.
Work on the Laurens Railroad will soon
be recommended. A sufficient amount Of
funds are on hand to complete it to within
few miles of Laurens Court House.
Col. F. F. Marley, a well-known and
prominent Citizen Of Darlington county, died
| from pneumonia, at his residence, near the
Court House. on Saturday afternoon, 18th in
slant, after short illness.
- Preliminary arrangements have been
made for the speedy re-opening Of the South
Carolina Institution for the deaf, dumb and
blind at Cedar Springs, Spartanburg county.
Mr.. Newton F. Walker has been re-appolnted
Superintendent.
- In addition to the $4,000 in silver coin
received at the sub.treasury in Charleston
about two weeks since, the assistant treasurer
expects, during the present week, an install
ment of 100000, which will be used for the
redemption of the fractional currency.
- Pursuant to provisions Of an act to au.
thorize the Glling of vacancies in the office Of
solicitor, passed at the late session of the Gen.
eral Assembly, the Governor has appointed
A. M. Mackey as solicitor Of the Sixth Circuit,
to serve until the next general election.
- The production of the Graniteville facto-
ry for the year ending April l, was 1O,663,293
yards of sheeting, weighing 3,199,394 pounds.
The profits for the year were $54,776.6O, on
capital stock Of 100000. There were special
losses during the year of $40, 1925, and there
was added S12,4S1.31 in new gas works, ma.
chinery, etc.
Mr. j. J. Gregg, a prominent citizen of
Augusta, and for many years connected with
manufacturing interests, was shot at Granite.
vile, S. c., on Friday last, while attending a
stockholders meeting of the Graniteville Cot
ton Factory. Some five years since, while
superintendent, he discharged a young man
named Robert McEvoy, who shot him three
times, one ball entering his stomach, inAicting
dangerous wound. McEvoy has been ar
rested. Mr.. Gregg has since died.
The work Of paying out silver coin for
the redemption of fractional currency COM
menced in earnest Thursday morning last, at
the office ofthe Assistant United States Treas
urer Charleston. At 9 o'clock, there was a
crowd of hard money people at the Office, and
the teller was busy until halfpast two o'clock
redeeming the currency. The total amount
paid out during the day was $l,975, as fol-
lows: Halves, $916; quarters, S7SS; dimes,
s271. The banks changed about $500 of rag
money.
A correspondent of the Beaufort Tribune
has interviewed General Robert Smalls, M. c.,
and finds that he regards Whipper as decided
" the ablest man in the State, and believes
that Elliott's opposition to the forthcoming
Judge is attributable to envy and the fear Of
50 formidable rival as Whipper must inev-
itably be- His admiration for and confidence
in ex. Governor Moses is unabated, and he re-
CARDS him as nearer and dearer to the repub-
lican heart to-day than any man in the coun-
try, and would givehim his unreserved support
for election. He is opposed to the re-nomina-
ton of Governor Chamberlain.
Maj. Ferguson, representative from Green
vile county, sends the Greenville Ne'Os re-
view of the late legislative session, in which
he makes the following statement: "The leg
islative expense of the legislature which pre-
ceded us was s19O,000, and for us, first session,
S15O,OO0 saving of $4,000. The average
legislative expense from 1868 to 1874 was no
less than s32O,OOO, and for us, this last gener-
al assembly, it was about s150,OOO; here we
claim reduction of $4,000. The contin-
gent fund for the last two years Of Moses ad'
ministration was s47, 900 and s32, 900, making
$4,000. For the present expenses, including
legislative expenses, executive, judicial and
litigation of the attorney-general, all COM
bined, was $4,000. Take this from s79 900
leaves saving of s51 900. Then the salaried
officers of the State were reduced $68 900, and
bill making still further reduction passed
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