Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-21
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

The lecture of Mercer Brown on the "Dev-
lis Doings," was not delivered at this place
according to appointment. The principal
cause of its non.delivery was the want of an
audience. The lecturer appeared at the ap
pointed time, but, as there were only about
half dozen persons present, declined to de-
liver the lecture He did not desire to waste
his knowledge upon the desert air in this way
Though he gave notice of his intention 10
give portion of the proceeds Of the lecture
to the cause of Sunday schools, yet this did
not draw. Probably. people were of the opir-
ion that they were already sufficiently inform
ed in regard to the "Devil's Doings," and did
not care to know anything more upon that
subj Ct.
On Thursday morning a dispatch was re-
ceived here from Gen. W. A. Walker, an
nouncing the nomination by the Democratic
members of the Legislature, in caucus assem-
bled. of T. J. Mackey- for -the-Iudgeship- -uf
the Sixth Circuit. This gave very great sat
isfaction to the great majority of our people,
who desired that simple justice should be
done to one who had rendered faithful and
efficient service to the Democratic cause du-
ring the last campaign. They believed that
it would have been an act of base ingratitude
ON the part of the Democracy not to have re.
elected Judge Mackey. And this result was
in great measure secured through the strong
popular sentiment as expressed in petitions
and through the newspaper press. Members
of the Legislature, with political aspirations,
hearkened to the voice of the people, and 70
ted accordingly.
Hon. J. H. Hudson, who was elected Judge
of the Fourth Circuit, was horn in Chester,
and lived here number of years. Though
he was very poor, yet he was enabled, by the
assistance of friends and his own indomtable
perseverance, to pass through the preparato.
ry academic course and then graduate with
the highest honors at the South Carolina
College. After his graduation, he taught
school in Marlboro, then studied law, was
admitted to the bar, and practiced his profes-
sion successively until the present time.
Though he has passed the greater portion of
his life in the low country, Chester claims
him as one of her distinguished sons, and re-
ioices in the great honor that has recently
been bestowed upon him.
The bill, providing for charter for the
Landsford Manufacturing Company, while it
has passed the House, has not yet worked its
way through the Senate. Their opposition is
due to that feature of the bill which provides
for an exemption of the Company from taxa
tion for period of ten years. With all due
Difference to our wise and honorable Senators,
it appears to me that every encouragement
should he given to any company that is able
and willing to develop the magnificent water
power in the vicinity of Landsford. 1t is
only by the establishment Of manufactures
that we can give prosperity to our poverty
stricken State.
On last Tuesday afternoon, a lot of cotton
upon the platform of the depot at Lowrys-
Vile, took fire from spark from the locomo-
tive, and was considerably damaged. There
were two bales almost entirely consumed. and
FIVE or six others badly burned. The Rail-
road Company will suffer no loss, as the cotton
was insured
Sam Williams, worthy and respectable
colored man, who was at one time the body
servant of Matthew Williams, Esq, deceased,
departed this life on Wednesday morning.
His death was occasioued by dose of NOR
phine, which was given him instead of qui,
nine, as his physician intended. The respon-
sibiity for the mistake falls upon the drug.
gist who prepared the prescription. The law
should throw the mantle Of its protection
over every citizen, no matter how humble ne
may be. in way that such an inexcusabe
blunder as the one recorded would never oc.
cur. No one ought to be allowed to prepare
a prescription, of which deadly poison is
component part, unless he thoroughly under
stands the drug business Human life is too
precious to be at the mercy of those who have
no knowledge Of drugs, either theoretical or
practical Let the Legislature take the mat
ter into consideration, and enact a law that
will give protection to the people. Let pro-
prietors of drug stores be held responsible
for the ignorance and inexperience OF their
clerks, and the too common occurrence of
killing people by mistake will stop.
Judge Mackey was in town on Saturday.
In the afternoon he made an address, in which
he stated that he had won the Judgeshp by
no strength of his own, but had been lifted
to the position on the shoulders Of the peo'
ple Chester, he said, set the ball in motion,
which rolled on through the other counties,
gathering strength as it reached Columbia.
He spoke of Governor Hampton as the lead
er of the forces in his behalf. and acknowl
edged the assistance rendered him by Cen
w. A. Walker The newly elected Judge
then spoke of the opposition that was organ
zing in Columbia and throughout the State
to the reelection of Hampton to the Cover:
norship. Gen. NJ. w. Gary, the leader of
the opposition, had said that Hampton would
be too heavy load for the people to carry.