Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-16
Correspondence of the Yorkyilie Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHEsTER March 13.

Correspondence Of the Yorkyilie enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, March 13, 1875.
While brief account was given in my last
letter of the meeting of tue Democratic Con-
vention of Chester cou nty held at this place
on the 1st Monday of this month, it may not
be amiss to give more extended account in
this correspondence. In the 6rst place, as
this Convention will be the governing power
of the party in the county, and a. such-4Sill
hold frequent meetings during the campaign,
it will be'well to give the names of5delegates
from the different precincts Chester was
represented by Messrs. j. j. Hemp,ill, w
A. Sanders, WIS. Gregg, J.A. Withers, w.
H. Harden and CIV. Simpson. Torbit's
Store by Messrs. Hemphill Mcdaniel, Will
liam Simpson and w. j. Henry Carmel
Hill by Messrs. j. w. Davis, j. B. Atkinson
and j. w. Carter. Lewis Turn Out by
Messrs Julius Mills, G. G. Gill ard DR.. 6. W.
Jordan. Landsford by Messrs. Joseph Nun
merry, w. E. Fudge and G.. w. McFadden.
McAliley's Mill by Messrs., J. S. McLnre..J
G. McAliley and J. G. McAfee. Rich Hill
by Messrs. 0. Barber, John Knox apd Q. A.
Wylie and 'Boyd's Store by Messrs. r. z.
Mockbee, R. K. DeBardelaben and j. ..
Carroll It is needless to say that the dele
gates are gentlemen of high character and
worth, and will discharge the important du-
ties assigned them faithfully and fearlessly.
Lowrysville, Hazlewood and Rossville pre-
cincts we're not represented in the Convention
at the meeting on last Monday, but they will
doubtless have their delegates at the next
meeting of the Convention, that takes place
on the lst Monday of next month The
names of the officers chosen to preside over
the Convention were given in my last CORES.
pondence. The following resolution offered
by W. A. Sanders, Esq: 4
"Resolued, That the County Convention
hereafter be composed Of delegates from each
club in the county in the proportion Of one
delegate for each one hundred and fifty Dem
ocratic voters polled at the precinct at which
the club is formed" did not meet With STA
vorabe reception from the county delegates.
The feeling that the town was endeayoring 70
obtain an undue share Of representation 10 the
Convention took possession Of them. The
principal participators in the discussion, which
was quite spirited for a while, were Messrs.
Mills, Sanders and Mockbeel The latter Id
justed the difficulty agreeably TO all parties
by an amendment providing for 8 representa-
ton of three delegates from each precinct.
As Chester takes within her loving embrace
two precincts, this gave the town the desired
number of delegates, namely, six. The Con-
vention, at the next meeting, will elect three
delegates to the State Demecratic Convention,
that meets in Columbia on May 4th. The
number Of those who will aspire TO- 90 70 the
capital at that time,in a representative cspac.
ity, will doubtless be considerable ESs S9'''
On Wednesday morning the Deputy Sheriff
Of Lexington county passed through our town
on horseback in pursuit.. Of aman named -.
Williams, who had stolen q horse from some
one living near Lexington, and selected this
course as the way of escape. The thiefsar-
rived here on the Saturday previous, and re-
mained short time. After making arrange
ments for sending his valise to Yorkville BY
the train, he took the public road leading TO
that town, mounted on the horse hs had sto-
len. Had the villainous act he, had commit.
ted been known at the time, his,captpre could
have been effected with ease, However, the
Nemesis Of justice is upon his tracks, and. the
information may reach Us any moment that
she has laid her avenging hand Upon her victim.
My young friend, W. G..siC Campbell; for.
merly of this place, after the prescribed
course of study at the Charleston Medical
College, recently graduated with high honors,
and is now invested with all the dignity and
-u,ss,nctfun 'arracnrg TO tne= =trrreuT dyrtgr Or
medicine. He will practice his pTofessisn at
Ranalesburg, Mecklenburg county N. c.,
and will, doubtless, by his devotion to duty,
establish himself SO firmly inft the hearts. Of
the people among whom he will labor, that
bis success in life may be regarded 40 . mat
ter Of certainty. The best wishes Of his
Chester friends attend him ID his' new home.
A negro, charged with being one Of the
party who recently effected an entrance into
Major Sanders store, and stole therefrom q
considerable amount Of money and goods, has
been arrested and lodged in jail. While,
like all thieves, he avows bis Innocence Of
any completely in the crime, it is we'll known
that he left Carmel Hill, where the store Is
located, 1.-The morning Of the commission tlof
the burglary, and for some mysterious pnr.
pose made tracks for Rock Hill, where heEss
arrested. The probabilities are that he will
weary Of prison life before . great while, aDd
with view to regaining his liberty, viii dis
close the names Of his accompfces. The i'm.
portant revelations will very soon fbe followed
by the arrest, trial, conviction, & sentence and
lodgment of the guilty parties in. i.the aReni-
Tertiary. .,...,s. ~ n.si i, 5tiapg4ssa
C. s. Brice, Esq, who had been summoned
to Columbia by Judge 7. j, Mackey in order
to defend him in the event Of impeachmens
returned on Saturday. He says that the i'm.
peachment scheme is doomed TO defest He
is of the opinion that any resolutions that
may be offered in the Legislature recommend
ing the appointment Of 9 committee 10 inyes.
tigate the official conduct of Judge Macksy,
will be defeated. B. G. Yocom, who has been
active in pushing the proceedings against
Mackey, has been aided BY the legal assis.
lance Of Major 8. p. Hamilton Yocotn and
Msckey returned on yesterday from the seat
of war, the latter coming forth from the con.
test with flying colors. Before the train
reached Chester Yocom was arrested BY Dep
uty Sheriff Walker on q warrant Issued By
Trial'Justice Sanders, charging him with hr-
ceny and conspiracy to defraad the county.
He was released upon giving bond in thesuna
of $1,000 to appear for trial at the next term
of the Court of General Sessions. George w.
Melton, Esq, became his bondsman. The
charge, upon which the warrant was Issued,
was based upon developments elected last
week in the preliminary examination Of JAS.
Kinard in the matter of the subtraction 'of
school certificates from the Office Of the Conn-
ty Treasurer in May last. Startling disclo-
sures may be anticipated at the approaching
term of the Court. It is delightful reiiec-