Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-22

test made by W. H. Vanderbilt. ''''''''Ex-
Postmaster General Tyner has accepted the
position of First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. .'.'..''"Gen. Grant has been made Presi-
dent of the First National Bank of New
York. ...'.'..'Arnold, the writing fluid man,
left fortune of $1,00O,000. He had good
inkome. ....'''..The credentials of Gen. M. G..
Butler, as we'll as those of D. T. Corbin,
have gone over until the next session of Con-
gress. ..........Senator Patterson headed del.
egation of nine persons from South Carolina
at the White House last Monday, 49,. 80 ....
Correspondence of the YorkviIle Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, March 10Th, 1877.
W. II. Hardin, of our town, has been spend.
ing considerable time of late in Lancaster, in
attending to business connected with the
Chester and Lancaster Railroad, of which he
is President In Lancaster county, between
the river and the village, lies a large body Of
land, consisting ofseveral thousand acres, that
belongs to the Railroad Company. Mr.. Har-
din has been employedin obtaining titles for
those lands. with the view of making them
available to the Company. By mortaglng
those lands he hopes to secure iron for the
road. Mr.. Hardin does not intend to play
President. He has displayed great energy
since his election, and has given evidence of
his intention to complete the road within a
short time. 1t lie his aim to have the road
in running order from Chester to the river
during the present year. The day Of the at
tainment of this end will be one of great hap.
piness to our Rich Hill and Landsford friends
May they soon hail it's arrival.
Mr.. 6. D. Heath, who has for several years
been furnishing dry goods to his custom.
ers at the old stand on Main street, will very
soon occupy one of the beautiful storerooms
in the new building on Gadsden street, erected
by Mr.. iHolmes Hardin. This is an excellent
location for business, and We trust our friend
will meet with such success as will far exceed
his expectations
Mr.. W. T. D. Cousar, for long time asso-
ciated with Col. J. s. Wilson in the grocery
and cotton business, has barked on his own
account, and will hereafter be foundin the
Coleman building. on Gadsden street, where
he will carry on the same kind of business.
He will doubtless be blessed with the same
good fortune in the future as in the past.
Some of our cotton men were afflicted with
an attack of the "blues" last week. The de-
cline in cotton interfered considerably with
their calculations hence their depression of
spirits. Their losses will be greater or less,
in proportion to the amount of cotton held on
hand by each buyer. This is another illus.
tration of the uncertainty of cotton specula-
ton. Another proof
"That the best laid schemes of mice and men
AIT gang agee." ...
Rev. Mr.. Stringfellow, of Columbia, held
service at St. Marks (EpiscopaD Church on
Thursday, morning and evening. He always
breaches good sermons, which are greatly en-
joyed by his people. During the past year
he has favored US with services as often as
his duties elsewhere will permit. He has
shown his interest in the congregation of St.
Marks in frequently sending them ministers,
when it was not in his own power to come.
Another entertainment, in behalf of, and
under the auspices of the ladies of the Epis-
copal Church, will be given here in short
time. The evening for the entertainment,
which will be of dramatic character, has
not yet been appointed, and will not be until
every preparation, that will ensure its COM
plete success, has been made. The play that
will be acted at the time is known by the
name of "Our American Cousin" and each
character will, doubtless, be 80 rendered as to
reflect credit upon the amateur performers.
Political and financial troubles do not de-
ter persons from entering into the matrimo.
NAL relation. Though the past few months
have been noted for great scarcity of money,
there have been an unusual number of mar
riages. The good work still goes bravely on.
At this place, on last Wednesday, by Rev.
Mr.. Carlisle, Miss Julia Killian and DR.. w.
G.. Campbell were joined in matrimonial
bonds The happy couple left the same day
for Ranalesburg, Mecklenburg county, N. c.,
where DR.. Campbell is practicing medicine
Mr.. Isaac Heyman's store was closed on
Friday by S. P. Hamilton, Esq, acting for
Mr.. Baruch, of Camden, who held mort
gage upon the goods. The many friends of
Mr.. Heyman sympathize with him in his
misfortune, and hope for speedy compromise
of his indebtedness, which will enable him to
continue his business.
On Friday night, Mr.. W. W. Coogler's
store was entered by burglars, and robbed of
a box of tobacco, and other articles. An
empty bottle of pickles, which was found the
next morning, evidently showed that they
had taken their own time about robbing the
store Robbing stores has become alarming
" frequent of late in our town. The robbery
of three stores within month is great test
of human endurance. Something must be
done to stop this vllainous work, or our mer-
chants will be in state of continual appre-
hension respecting their goods. But these
rogues engage in small as we'll as large thev.
ing operations. Robbing chicken coops is
carried on to such an outrageous extent that
it is almost an impossibility to keep chicken
or turkey for any length of time.
Our streets were NOT 80 thronged on Satur-
day, as they generally are on that day. The
rain, suppose, prevented the appearance, in
town, of our country friends. The supply Of
rain at the present time is too. abundant to
please the farmers, who complain of their in.
ability to perform the desired amount Of
ploughing. The upper portion of our coun-
ty was visited with an unusually heavy rain
last week. Sandy River reached point it
had not attained before since 1S46. This is
in accordance with the observation Of an old
and very excellent gentleman who is thor.
oughly acquainted with the history of this
stream for the past forty years.
The Court of General Sessions and Com
mon Pleas did not meet to-day as was expec-
ted. Judge T. J. Mackey is still in Wash
ington, engaged with the others in the endeav.