Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-04


@ LETTER FROM CHESTER. .a.' ,.,t, IT
.. .. CHHrER, October 1, 1877. si
June Mobley, at one time prominent Re.
publican politician of Union county, spoke in
our town on last Tuesday on the Liberia emf.
grafton scheme. He championed this scheme
in earnest style. Some time was consumed
by him in speaking of the advantages Of Ii
beria-the productiveness ofits soil and other
things appertsiniDg to the country. He
then turned his attention towards showing
the dreadful condition of his colored brethren
in this State, and advised them to improve it
by emigrating to better country. In speak
ing of their poor, impoverished condition
power of the white men-he referred to the
repeal of the lien law, and said that bad a.
their condition was, it would now be much
worse that the few who had lands. would be
unable to get provisions without mortgaging
their lauds; and the consequence would be
that in year or so they would be mere ten
ants. The speaker then dwelt upon theways
and means of reaching Liberia. The Steam
ship Liberia Company was explained. Shares
were worth $40 each, and shareholders were
entitled to transportation to their new, home
without additional, expense. The ship, he
said, would be Differed and manned by col
ored men, for fear, if it was under the charge
of whites, they would run it into slave. coun-
try. While he did not care to be a slave. be
had no objection to being Shareholder. One
reason in favor Of emigration was that in Ii
IBERIA they could catch wild men, and make
slaves of them. The pith of MobIey's re-
marks were in closing. He desired to 60 ss
commissioner to Liberia with the view of ma.
king an examination of the country, and in
order to do 80, bis colored friends must con-,
tribute the money. Only those who aided in
sending him would be entitled to hearing his
report of the country on his return. Samuel
Williams, colored, was appointed agent to
collect money in behalf of this object. The
agent will probably have no difficulty In OBJ
tanning subscriptions, but will not find itiso
easy matter to make collections. 2gr ,i8,
Rev. Mr.. Loomis delivered an address on
Tuesday night, at the colored Presbyterian
Church,iin opposition to the emigration move
ment It was bis opinion that the negro
would not benefit bis condition by going to
Liberia, and gave facts Of convincing char
acter to sustain this position. The letters he
read from missionaries respecting the coun-
try were not such as to produce an inclination
to emigrate in that direction. He gave the COL
ored people some sensible advice to stay where
they are and be industrious and economical.
Giles j. Patterson,t Esq, and T. G. CASTOR,
Esq, also favored the colored people with
some good remarks, advising them to stick
and stay by the old State. ,3s'la '.HS g Z u
Messrs c. S. Brice and J. J. Hemphill ar.
gued before Trial Justice Mcdonald on Tues
day afternoon, the point whether or not q pre-.
liminary examination should be held In the
case of the State U.s. I. Heyman and others,
charged with grand larceny in taking one
thousand and fifty dollars from j. Erhlich,
mention of which has already been made.
Mr. Brice took the ground that as the defend.
ants had entered into bonds for their appear.
ance at the next term of the Court Of Gener-
al Sessions, the Trial Justice had no farther
jurisdiction over the matter. Mr.. Hemphill
argued in favor Of the examination, for the
reason that the defendants were entitled to it
in order that they might vindcate their char
acter and thus remove the grave suspicion
resting upon them. The Trial Justice deci-
ded against holding the examination; 60 the
case is referred to the higher Court. The
stealing of this large amount of money has
occasioned an unlimited amount of talk in
this community. Very little is known as yet
in reference to the stealing. A veil of mystery
envelopes the whole matter. This mystery
may be removed at the trial before the Cir
cult Court, and the perpetrators of this base
act be known. -sf 81 10 ...''
The Sessions business at the Circuit Court
will be confined chiefly to the trial of cases
of larceny and assaults committed by me-
groes. Defendants of this character are easily
convicted, and there is very little doubt of
the fact that Chester will furnish a fresh
squad of recruits for the Penitentiary. There
are, believe, only two cases on the Sessions
side, in which the defendants are whites. In
one, the parties are charged with breaking
open a mill and stealing wheat; in the other,
they are charged with stealing money. a."'
II. Henderson, who has been barber in
our town for twenty-five years, has changed
his base of operations. He has left the val
ley, and will henceforth be found on Main
square, in the building adjoining the Bank.
Mr.. Joseph Wylie has returned home, af.
ter buying heavy stock of goods. He con-
firms newspaper reports of the activity of
trade in New York. The number of South.
ern merchants in the city is in excess of any
ever before witnessed by him. A'-. ''..
The Chester Reporter Office has been re.
moved from Gadsden street to the second floor
of the W. H. Hardin building, on Main street.
Success to our brethren of the quill, Messrs.
Hardin & Buchanan.
Our young men are embarking on the trou.
bled sea of business on their own account
Mr.. E. G. Stain, who was for several years
employed by Mr.. R. Brandt, has become the
proprietor Of his own jewelry store. He is
young man of fine character, energy and per.