Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Large numbers of army worms have ap-
peared in Richland county.
Cotton picking has been commenced in
Richland county. The price paid for pick.
ing is forty cents per 100 pounds.
Rev. E. J. Meynardie, D. D., occupies
the Presidents house in the University cam
pus at Columbia.
1t is estimated that the stealings in Or
angeburg county and State-amount
to half million of dollars in the last eight
years.
Last week, Rev. Tilman R. Gaines ad.
dressed citizens of Anderson and Pickens, on
the subject of immigration.
Ex.Probate Judge Sparnick, of Aiken
county, has been convicted Of fraudulently
appropriating funds. He is absent from the
State and is likely to remain so.
james Van Tassel, auditor, and j. P.
Mays, county commissioner, of Orangeburg,
both indicted for fraudulent breach of trust,
have fled.
William Keitt, mulatto member of the
House of Representatives for Newberry, was
arrested in that county last week and lodged
in Jail on charge of bigamy, in default Of
$500 bail.
1t is reported that ex-Judge Carpenter
has been promised the support OF every mem:
Der Of the Cabinet, except Gen. Devens, in
his application for the Office of United States
District Attorney for South Carolina, made
vacant by the resignation of VIM. Stone.
1t is said that the Investigating Commit
tee will print the whole of the testimony they
have taken, together with tabular statement
of the money paid to each person for services,
real or imaginary, from 1868 down to the
present time.
At the recent election in Fairfield, the
Democrats carried the county by majority
estimated at from 1900 to 1900. The Radi-
cal leaders made determined efforts, but many
colored men stayed away from the polls, and
large number of them voted the Democrat.
ic ticket openly.
"A large meeting of delegates from the
counties of Greenville, Spartanburg, Union
and Abbeville, was held at Laurens, G. H., on
the Sd instant, to discuss some mode of giving
Laurens increased railroad facilities. The
claims of various routes were vigorously urged,
but that from Spartanburg to Augusta seemed
L. L. Anotbo, poeot;p,- will ha
held in October, when some decisive action
will probably be taken.
"A convention of the stockholders of the
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad was held
in Greenwood, on the 2Sth ultimo. Reports
of committees we're encouraging. A resolu-
ton was passed to enter upon the work of
grading forthwith, and committee appoint
ed to notify the State authorities that the
company was ready to execute contracts for
convicts. A board of directors for the ensu.
ing year was elected.
Several of the Irish admirers of Cover
nor Hampton, residing in New York, have
presented him with black.thorn walking
stick, procured in Ireland expressly for the
purpose. The cane is of good size and beau
tifully knotted. Around it near the top is
heavy silver bandeau, which displays in the
centre a harp, ornamented with shamrock
leaves, with 1877 thereon. Above is the in
scription "Decori decus addit arito;" which
translated reads, "He adds honor to ancestral
honors." Below the harp is another inscrip-
ton, can Irish twig for the home rule Gov
ernor of South Carolina"
Governor Hampton returned to Colum-
bia on Tuesday night of last week. He has
not been to Philadelphia as reported. While
in Washington he had an interview with the
President and Secretary of War relative to
the arms for the militia of this State, and
with reference to the Charleston Citadel, but
the results of the interview are not known.
On Saturday night last the Governor left Co.
lumbia for Rockford, Illinois, where he goes
to deliver the annual address before the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association of that
county next week.
The Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, gives the following as the sub.
stance of the agreement with Jones and Wood
ruff, the late clerks of the House and Senate.
A nolle pros. to be entered on the indictments
against them they to testify in behalf Of the
State when called upon to do so. Each sur
renders twenty.eight thousand dollars of bo-
nanza warrants and all claims against the
State for printing, &c. Jones also surrenders
his Beaufort property, valued at twelve thous-
and dollars, and Woodruff surrenders the Re-
publican Printing Company's building and
fixtures in Columbia, valued at about seven
thousand dollars, and also claims against the
Bank of the State for one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars Both Jones and Woodruff
saved their respective residence in Charleston
as settled upon the wife in Woodruff's case,
opd Tho ohi1dron IN that of ,Iones