Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-08

CHESTER, March 9th, 'loH.
Last week was unusually dull. Farmers
took advantage of the pleasant weather, and
did not favor the town with their presence.
They are so engrossed with their planting ope-
rations as to give themselves little concern
about politics. When here, they ask few
questions respecting Hampton's prospects for
Governor, and then devote their time to buy
ing guano and bacon. These latter articles
occupy the first place in their hearts at the
present time. People are predicting big
crop this year on the ground that such is al
WAYS the case after winter OF considerable
snow. It is hoped that their predictions will
be verified. A big crop, followed by . big
nriee for the same, is the great need of this
unfortunate country. Money, and plenty of
it, is what we want.
Roswell T. Logan, Esq, travelling agent of
the Charleston Ne,us and Courier, was in our
town last week. In consequence of the pow
erty of the people and the dullness of the
t;mes he did not meet with much success in
obtaining subscribers for the excellent paper
he represents. To use his own language, the
neonle have not the money to invest in news
On Wednesday, Peter Crawford and Sam
White, colored, were brought to town and
lodged in Jail, charged with stealing cotton.
Tbey will be tried at the approaching term of
the Court of General Sessions, and will in all
probability be convicted. Mr.. w. A. Will
son. the prosecutor, stated that the evidence
AGAINST them was so strong as to be irretuta-
HE and will undoubtedly secure their convic-
tion The capture of Crawford, who has been
notorious for his midnight depredations, is n
event calculated to greatly delight the Lands
ford people.
DR.. A. H. Davega sold on Thursday $4,000
of York county bonds. The bonds Of Ches-
ter and York counties are steadily increasing
in popularity. Capitalists are becoming aware
of the safety and pro6tableness of these bonds,
and consequently are making investments in
them. Dr.. Davega has received an offer for
$4,000 of Chester and Lenoir Railroad bonds,
which are now upon the market The price
offered for the bonds was 70, but.a the price
asked is 80 foS amounts less thap $4,000, and
rs for amounts ranging at and beyond this
.sum, the bonds were not sold. Capitalists
.can invest in these bonds with safety, for the
road, completed only to Dallas, is doing a
GOOD business, and when Lenoir is reached,
will do capital business. If such be the
case, and there is no doubt of it, the Railroad
Company will be able to meet the interest up
on their bonds with regularity.
A case of some interest was tried before
Trial Justice Sanders on last Wednesday, in
which Mr.. - Earle, of Greenville, who had
been an agent for the sale Of fruit trees. was
the plaintiff, and Mr.. Levi Wilkes, the de.
fendant The plaintiff, it appeared, had
bought number of claims from some Allan
ia firm in whose employ he had been, against
persons owing for trees. Among this num-
ber was a claim against the defendant who
was represented by S. P. Hamilton, Esq.
Gen. w. A. Walker appeared for the plain
tiff. A part of the contract, 6 wen in writing,
WAS g. denial of the right to the defendant to
countermand the order for trees; yet the evil
dence showed that the order was counterman-
ded and the trees not received by the de.
fendant. The jury found in favor of the de-
Sendant. on the ground, however, that the
claim was not properly assigned to the plain
tiff by the orig ginal holders. The trial of a
similar case, in which Dir. George Doug las
was the defendant, came of before Justice
Sanders on Wednesday, The jury made
mistrial.
The store of Mr.. G. D. Heath was broken
into on Thursday night, and robbed of q