Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-24
Correspondence of the YorkviIle Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, Nav 81, 1877

At the election for Senator from this coun.
ty to gil the unexpired term of Dublin l.
Walker, General w. A. Walker was elected
over the Republican candidate, VIM. CHS
holm, by majority of 1898 votes. This is
certainly brilliant Democratic victory. The
box at this place, which at the last general
election gave the Radicals ma ajority of IA,
was carried by the Democracy by majority
of 675 votes. Carmel Hill, which has, since
the days of reconstruction, been overwhelm.
ingly Republican, rolled up large Demo
cratic majority. Lewis Turn Out, Halle
wood and McAliley's Mill gave small Repub.
lican majorities. With these exceptions, the
Democracy were victorious at the voting pre-.
cincts of the county. 1t is an occasion for
profound rejoicing that Chester county will
now be represented in the State Senate by a
worthy and honorable gentleman. Gen. w.
A. Walker is member of the legal profes.
sion, and will take high stand in the hon.
orable body, to which he has been so tri.
umphautly elected. He will take promi.
nent part in exposing and condemning thiev.
ing Republican legislators and officials, and
will lend helping hand in passing such
measures as will rebound to the welfare OF
our county and State.
Ex-Postmaster Richardson, who was arrest.
ed on Tuesday on the charge of forgery, was
given preliminary examination Oh Wednes.
day before Trial Justice Sanders. The evi.
dence establishing the charge was not sufG.
cient to Justify the Justice in sending the case
to a higher Court, and the accused was re.
leased. He was represented by j. A. Brad
ley, Jr, Esq.
DR.. A. H. Davega returned on Thursday
from Dallas. He gave favorable account
of the convicts furnished the Railroad Com.
pany by the State of North Carolina, and
who are now employed in grading the road
between Dallas and Lincolnton. They are
now at work at point about six miles from
the latter place. They are easily managed,
and show no disposition to rebel against the
authority of their overseers.
In conformity with resolution adopted on
Memorial Day, Capt John L. Agurs has ap.
pointed committee to raise, by subscription,
a fund to be contributed to the erection of a
monument to the Confederate soldiers OF
Chester county, killed or died from disease in
the late war. The members of the committee
are Mrs. M. H. CASTOR, Mrs. j. j. Mcclure,
Mrs. ]. S. Wilson, Mrs. S. w. Mobley, Miss
M. E. Mckee, G. j. Patterson, Esq, Maj. T.
S. Mills, Messrs. r. Brandt, It. G. CASTOR
and T. N. Youngblood. believe they will
abundantly succeed in the performance of the
good work entrusted to their keeping. A diff
erent opinion is equivalent to attributing to
the people of this county an Indifference to
the memory Of the Confederate dead. The
memory of those who fell in defence of their
country's cause will, for all time, be dear to
our people, which will be manifested at the
right time in way that will enable the COM
mittee to erect the desired monument of af-
fection. The extreme scarcity Of money at
the present time would act as an efectual bar
to the making of collections, but when the
present stringency has been removed, the
money will be forthcoming in behalf of the
object contemplated. So the committee must
not despair of success if their efforts at first
do not meet with hearty response.
Rev. Mr.. Perry, of Mizpah Church, in this
county, returned on Friday from an attend
ance upon special meeting of Bethel Pres.
bytery, that was held at the Presbyterian
Church at Fort Mill. Rev. Mr.. Lowry, of
York, and Rev. Mr.. Williamson, of Lancas-
ter, were licensed to preach the gospel.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander, an estimable lady
of our town, was desperately ill one day last
week from accidentally taking morphine in.
stead of quinine Her life was only spared
by using electric shocks and other violent
remedies, the effects of which are still felt.
She is, however, convalescing, and will soon
be we'll again.
On Friday morning our Town Council were
engaged for some time in trying the case of a
negro man and woman, charged with fight.
ing. The evidence was clear in showing the
woman to be the offending party, while the
man was not considered blameless for keeping
bad company. The latter was fined one dol
lar, while the former was committed to Jail.
Joel johnson and Wesley Young, both COL
ored, charged with stealing razors from H.
Henderson, worthy man and good barber,
we're brought before Trial Justice Mcdonald
on Friday, tried, found guilty, and commit
ted to jail. johnson afterwards confessed
that he alone was concerned in the stealing.
On Friday evening an ice cream and straw.
berry festival was given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church in behalf Of the mis-
sionary cause. The entertainment took place
at the building of the female school, was we'll