Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-18
The Murkrille &mqniter,
YORKVTLLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. Is, 1877
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Sumter Southron favors the repudia
ton of the greater part of the State debt.
Camden has four white churches and elev
en- bar-rooms.
1t is asserted that one or more of the com
panies of the eighteenth Infantry will return
to Columbia.
The claims of Col. A. G. Haskell are be-
ing urged for the vacant place on the Su
preme bench.
The announcement is again made thai
General Mart Gary will be married at ar
early day. This time it is to be one of Geor
gia's fairest daughters.
Governor Hampton left Columbia for
Greenville last Monday evening, for the pur-
pose of addressing the people there on Tues
day. From Greenville he went to Raleigh
where he will deliver an address to-day.
-Messrs. Hyder Ratteree and j. l.. Wal
ker, of Rock Hill, have gone to Sherman
Texas, where they will be employed by
firm of that city in handling and grading
cotton.
The freight on barrel Of -four from Oar
lington to Charleston-something more than
one hundred miles-is sixty cents while
from Saint Louis-more than one thousand
miles-it is only ninety cents.
IF. B. Lloyd, of Chester, has been drawn
as grand juror, and Joseph Neil, of York
county, and J. J. Roach, Of Rock Hill, as
petit jurors, to serve at the term of the United
States Circuit Court, which commences a,
Columbia on the fourth Monday of Novem'
Der.
A much larger quantity of cotton has
been sold in Columbia since the commence
ment of the season, than for number OF
years past. The Pheniz mentions that cot
ton which was raised in the vicinity Of New.
berry and Winnsboro, is being wagoned to
Columbia and sold.
H. j. Maxwell, ex-senator from Marl.
borough, who was arrested and lodged in Jail
in Columbia last week, on the charge Of &C.
cepting bribe of $1,000 for voting in favor
ofa swindling printing bill, has been released
on giving bond for three thousand dollars for
his appearance at Court. Maxwel's wife be-
came his surety.
Adjutant. General Noise, for the purpose
of arming the newly organized militia, has
applied to the Secretary of War for six bat
teries of light artillery, with harness, equip
ments and fixed ammunition 5000 Spring.
field rifles, with equipments; 5000 Springfield
csrbine rifles, with equipments; 1000 sabres,
with belts; and 100000 cartridges.
Beverly Nash, colored, who since the days
of reconstruction has been a member of the
State Senate for Richland county, was before
the investigating committee in Columbia last
week. As result, he has rendered his resig-
nation as Senator. Nash, while Senator, has
accumulated large amount of property, and
it is asserted that he proposes to make resti-
tuition of part of his ill-gotten gains.
Hon. G. D. Tillman, of Edge6eld, who
contests the election of Robert Smalls, color
ed, of Beaufort, and Capt. j. S. Richardson,
of Sumter, who contests the election of j. H.
Rainey, colored, have gone to Washington.
Hon. NJ. P. O'Connor, of Charleston, who
contests the election of R. H. Cain, colored,
will also be in Washington at the assembling
of Congress. The contestants are we'll forti-
fled with papers from the Secretary of State
and the Governor.
- The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad will carry all persons, who desire to
attend the State Fair, which is to be held at
Columbia in November, for one fare. All
articles intended to be exhibited at the fair,
will be carried free of charge, To prevent
it will be necessary for exhibitors
to pay the freight upon their articles when
they take them to Columbia, but the freight
will be refunded upon their return when they
produce certificate that the articles have
been exhibited at the fair.
The Columbia Register says: "a brief in.
spection of the grounds and buildings ena.
bles US to assure the public that the prepara-
tions for the State Fair are progressing with
admirable celerity. The City Council has
fully redeemed its pledge to put the build
ings in thorough repair, and at no time since
the war has the main building presented such
a comely appearance, while the substantial
character of the Improvements will add great
ly to the comfort of visitors and the grati6-
cation of exhibitors"
In Darlington, last week, six negroes were
put upon trial, charged with conspiracy to
burn the town of Darlington in January last,
when several houses were destroyed. One Of
the gang confessed the conspiracy, implica-
ting the negroes now on trial, and showing
that their plans were we'll conceived and
skillfully carried out. The Darlington Ne,os
makes out the following statement of the
burnings in that county during the past year
"Since October, 1876, there have been 1856
buildings destroyed in this county by fire, in
cluding barns, gin houses, stores and dwell
ings, as we are informed by citizen who as
sures US that he has kept strict account
And most of this was done at the instigation
of B. F. Whittemore and the Radical party
generally"
The Abbevile Medium of last week says
"Work on the Greenwood and Augusta Rail
road is progressively favorably, although not
so rapidly as could be desired. Up to Satur'
day night half mile of the road had been
graded. The work has so far been extremely
light. The deepest fill on this side the river
is eight feet, we believe, and by steady appli'