Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


tend the State Fair at Columbia.
- The Columbia Register says that the lar
gest part of the 18th Infantry is expected tc
return to Columbia to 60 into winter quarters
The names of about dozen persons have
been suggested for the senatorship of Rich
land county, made vacant by the resignation
of Beverly Nash. ........-...-.... ....
The Presbyterian Synod, which was in
session in Columbia last week, adjourned on
Saturday. The next annual meeting will be
held at Spartanburg.
At recent meeting of the citizens of the
town of Georgetown, the town council, in its
corporate capacity, was instructed to sub
scribe fifty thousand dollars to the capital
stock of the Georgetown and Chester Rail.
road. .....a,
At the recent term of the Circuit Court
for Darlington county, number of negroes
were convicted of arson and sentenced to i'm.
prisonment in the penitentiary for various
terms. One was sentenced to ten years, one
for twenty years, and four for life.
-Ex. Treasurer Parker arrived in Colum.
bia from Jersey City, on Wednesday of last
week, in charge of Special Officer Roman
Parker, it is understood, will turn States evil
dence and tell what he knows about stealing
generally.
In the Orphans Court at Baltimore, last
Friday, letters of administration on the estate
of the late ex-State Senator John Y. P. Ow.
ems, of Laurens, who died in Baltimore on
the 5th of September, were granted to his
brother, James T. Owens and Baltimore
lawyer-Frank Gosnell. Bond $4,000.
The political complexion Of the State
Senate, in which the Republicans had small
majority last spring, has been so far changed
by the resignation of Senators against whom
corruption has recently been proved, that
when the Legislature reassembles next month
more than two-thirds of the Senators will be
Democrats. A Columbia dispatch says
SHOULD Patterson be expelled, Gov. Hamp'
ton will probably be chosen to succeed him
in the United States Senate"
The regular fall term Of the Court Of
General Sessions for Richland county, com.
menced its sitting at Columbia on Monday
last, Judge Townsend presiding. 1t is un'
derstood that the cases of ex-oficials indicted
for pundering the State will not be taken up
until after other business of the Court is dis
posed of. The joint investigating committee
is still in session, working day and night
unearthing fraud and detecting the perpe
traitors.
With regard to the vacancies in the State
Senate, the Columbia Register of Sunday says
"When the Legislature adjourned on the 9th
of last June, the Senate stood as follows
Democrats, 16; Republicans, 16. One va
cancy then existed, caused by the resignation
of Whittemore, which was filled by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Coker. This gave the Democrats
a majority of one in the Senate. Then came
the designations of Maxwell, of Marlboro
Nash, of Richland and Gaillard, Of Charles
ton; whose places will undoubtedly be filled
with Democrats. Following these vacancies
it is reported that Corwin, of Newberry, and
Green, of Beaufort, have Joined the grand
caravan of ex.statesmen, and rendered their
designations to the presiding officer Of the Sen.
ate. 1t is also limited that Swails of Williams,
burg, is on the ragged edge, and will most
likely abandon the pursuit of politics in a
short time. Another dusky Senator, in the
person of Clinton, from Lancaster, will prob
ably vacate the Senate chamber, and the rev.
erend rascal Bird, from Fairfield, is not GER
tain that he will return at the next session.
Admitting that these vacancies will occur,
and that Democrats will be substituted in ev.
cry instance, the Senate will be composed of
25 Democrats and Republicans-including,
among the latter, Mr.. Cochran, of Anderson.
Some of these rumors may prove untrue, but
we think it is safe to predict that the Senate
will be controlled by Democratic majority
of two.thirds, when it re.assembles next
month"