Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-13

endorsing the action OF the Legislature, IN
electing Whipper to the position of circuit
judge, and in effect censuring the course of
Governor Chamberlain in connection with the
election. '-,'tn,t. -, +. .....;.
- The jury in libel suit, tried last week in
the court of Greenville- E. Earle against
J. C., and E. Bailey-proprietors Of the Green
Vile Enterprise, returned verdict last Fri.
day morning, in favor Of the plaintiff, with
damages for $50. The suit was brought by
Mr. Earle on account of editorial articles in
the Enterprise .defamatory of bis character,
and much public interest centred in the case.
AN election was held in Columbia on
Tuesday of last week for Mayor and Alder
men Of that city. There were four candidates
for Mayor-John Agnew, W. B. Stanley, j.
F. Ensor and W.P. Geiger. The election re-
suited in the choice Of John Agnew by ma
jority of twenty-three votes over W. B. Stan
ley, the highest competitor. Mr.. Agnew is
an old citizen of Columbia and enjoys the
confidence of a majority of the people of that
city. The Boar 4 Of Aldermen elected at the
same time is said to be a great improvement
Oh the "city fathers" with which Columbia
has been afflicted since Reconstruction"
"A correspondent of the Greenville Enter
prise says: "Twenty-four miles down the Gar
ner's ferry road, below Columbia, Mr. Cross
lives, near the forks of the Congsrse and
Wateree rivers. He is from the North. He
paid sl25,O0O for the plantation. which lies
on the Wateree, and has an embankment
thrown up around his place, to prevent over
flow on the rise Of the river, costing near
100000. He makes from 10000 to $4,000
bushels Of corn and 10000 to $4,000 bushels
of rice, besides wheat, oats, &c., upon this
huge plantation; be employs droves Of ne
groes, who are made to walk chalk line;
and has store on his farm, filled with pro.
VISIONS clothing, liquors, &c. u ..
The Columbia Register says that Mahala
DeGrafenreid, the colored woman who 6gur.
ed rather extensively in one of the afidavits
filed in the Legislature in the effort made to
have Judge T. j. Mackey's official conduct
investigated, has brought suit against Cover
nor D. II. Chamberlain and Treasurer F.
L. Cardozo, as proprietors of the Union.Her-
aid newspaper, for permitting certain publica'
tions to appear in that paper about the time
Of the said proposed Mackey investigation.
In her petition she states that said publication
contained language which reflected strongly
upon her private character, calculated to do
great harm, detriment and damage to her
good name, fame and repute; wherefore she
asks for a salve in the shape of $4,000 to
heal the same. .. ...
Bethel Presbytery held its regular spring
session at Rock Hill church, commencing on
Thursday, March 80. Presbytery was con-
stituted by the election of Rev. J. W. Query
as moderator, and Elder Julius Millsas tenn.
porary clerk. There we're present nineteen
out of the twenty.four ministers, and twenty
two ruling elders, representing the thirty.six
churches of Presbytery. Rev.J. B. Mack &C.
cepted the calls from Unity and Waxhaw
churches. Rev. James H. Saye was elected
principal and Rev. A. A. James alternate, and
Elder j. L. Harris principal, with Julius
Mills as alternate delegates to the General
Assembly, to meet in Savannah, Georgia, on
Thursday, May 8, 1876. Rev. B. G. Clifford
zrA= ardo;rad 70 the full --af tho -GaaaAl
ministry. Rev. ]. Monroe Anderson was dis
missed to Concord Presbytery, and Rev.
Gardner Spring Robinson to Mecklenburg
Presbytery. The Presbytery adjourned on
Saturday afternoon, to meet at Fair Forest
Church on Thursday before the second Sab
bath of October.