Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-30
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, August q, 1877.

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LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, August q, 1877.
The negroes of this county, at the present
time, are afflicted with the Liberia fever. The
leaders are holding meetings in town and
county, and endeavoring to stir up their igno.
rant followers on the subject of emgrating to
Africa's sunny shores. Their principal argu-
ment in favor of this movement is the inabili.
ty of the colored people to live in this State,
now that the government has passed into the
hands of the Democracy. And this is a very
convincing argument with negroes. Their
feelings have been so wrought upon by ap-
peals of this kind, that there is no doubt that
a large number of them, if not majority,
would take their departure with little or no
preparation, if the ways and means for their
removal were provided. At some places in
the county the desire to shake off the dust of
their feet against this Democratic State is 80
greet, that they are talking selling out their
crops and their personal effects, save what
they will need in their new home. But there
are colored men Of sufficient smartness to
know the folly of emigrating, or desiring to
emigrate to Liberia. 1t is their purpose to
stay where they are The present emigration
excitement will end in talk-with no action,
having for its object the accomplishment of
the end in view. Those who declare their de-
sire and intention of finding new home in
Africa, will be compelled to forego the carry.
ing out of their desires and intentions, for the
simple reason that they are destitute of means,
Ia IN
In the absence of Captain j. L. Agurs, Mr..
T. N. Youngblood is the Intendant pro tenn.
of our town. He holds the reins of authority
with firm, yet discreet hand. When oppor-
tunity offers, he increases the lsboring force
upon the streets; and when offenders belong
to the female sex, they are given the alterna'
tive of adding fixed amount to the town
treasury, or taking rooms for d few days at
Murphey's hotel, otherwise known as the
county Jail. On Wednesday morning two
negro women, after trial before the acting
Intendant and other Councilnen for quarrel.
ing and using improper language, had these
disagreeable alternatives placed before them.
Rain fell here on Wednesday night, ending
dry spell which was beginning to injure the
crops. In some portions of the county, sever
al weeks had passed without rain. It's time.
ly coming, it is hoped, will ensure product
i've yield Of both corn and cotton. There is
some complaint of the latter plant having
developed into an undue amount of weed,
and failing to put on the usual number of
forms. The general opinion of the corn crop
is that it will be very fne--probably the best
that has been grown in the county since the
close of the war;
The store of Mr.. 'Gohagan was burglar.
iously entered on Wednesday night and
robbed of small quantity of goods. Mr..
Howard, the watchman at the depot, saw the
burglar when leaving with his booty, and
fred upon him, which caused him to drop a
portion of his goods. and take his departure
in double quick time. The perpetrator Of
this robbery has not yet been discovered.
On Wednesday negro was tried before
Trial Justice Mcdonald, charged with an as.
sault upon Mrs. DufGe, of the vicinity of
Lewis Turn Out, He was found guilty, and
put in Jail for twenty days.
Mr.. Allen Jordan, after spending a pleas
ant vacation of several weeks duration, left
here on Thursday for the military institution
at West Point, of which he has been a stu.
dent for the past two years. He has two
more years before completing the course OF
study, when he will graduate with Lieuten'
ants commission in the United States army.
Mr.. j. j. Hemphill member of the Judi
ciary Committee, which was in session for sew
eral days at Greenvlle, returned home on
Thursday. He tells me that the Committee
will recommend an amendment to the present
trial Justice system. and have devised scheme
for the organization ola county court. The re-
port will be submitted to the Legislature, and
that body will decide whether to continue the
trial Justices or adopt county court.
General w. A. Walker, Senator from this
county, and member of the committee now
sitting in Columbia to examine the bonded
indebtedness Of the State, returned home, for
a brief stay, on Saturday morning. l was
unsuccessful in drawing from him any inter.
esting declarations or revelations respecting
the work of the committee He declined to
pass the ordeal of an interview.
The meeting at Lockhardt's Shoals in the
interest of the Chester and Union Railroad,
took place on Saturday. DR.. A. II. Davega
was the chairman of the meeting Judge 7.
j. Mackey, in lengthy speech, advocated
the building of the road. The surveyors re.
port was read. According to his estimates,
the road can he graded from Chester to Union,
and the bridging constructed, including the
bridge across the river, at cost of $4,000.
Two fifths of this amount so the report sta.
ted, could be saved by obtaining convict Ia
bor, and with iron at 5000 per mile, the en-.
tire line could be graded, bridged, iron laid,
and an engine bought, at a cost of about
100000. The books Of subscription were
opened, and $4,000 we're subscribed. No
organization of the Company was effected. as
a Subscription of $4,000 is necessary before
this can be done. When the meeting had
finished, the crowd. numbering several hun:
dred, paid their respects to some barbecued
meat and other articles of diet.
Mayor Agurs returned home from the Ca
tawba Springs on Saturday night. He was
met at the Depot by the colored band and