Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-17

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which IA are new. The deaths in that town
on Monday were S-4 whites and 4 negroes.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Ex-Assocate Justice Wright was in
Charleston on Saturday last
- Mai. Thomas B. Fraser, of Sumter, is
mentioned as the probable successor of Judge
Shaw.
Rev. j. N. Craig, who was i'll with yel-
low fever at Holly Springs, Miss, has recov-
cred.
- Mr.. Thomas G. Jeter, one of the oldest and
most estimable citizens of Union, died at his
residence in Unionville last week, at the age
of II years.
- The Henderson IN. CO. Courier states
that the Spartanburg. Union and Columbia
Railroad has leased the Spartanburg and
Asheville Railroad.
In Oconee county, on the 9Th instant, the
notorious Lewis R. Redmond and Miss Addie
Ladd, were married. The bride is the sister
of Amos Ladd, who was murdered by Reve-
nue. officers.
George F. Mcintyre, formerly Radical
politician of Colleton county, who was arrest
od Cor failure 90 treasurer to turn pub
lie moneys to his successor, and sent to Jail
for six months and to pay $1,000 fine, has
been pardoned by the Governor and is again
at large
On Monday of last week, at Union G. H.,
David johnson, jr., democratic nominee for
Probate Judge of that county, shot William
Palmer, jr., through the hip and bowels. 1t
is thought the wound is mortal. The shoot
ing was the result of an old feud between the
parties.
The Radicals of Union county have made
the following nominations: Senate-J. w.
Tench, Democrat. House-D. D. Going,
white, Republican; j. D. Long, Democrat
J. T. Littlejohn, colored, Republican. Pro-
bate Judge-William A. Bolt, white, Repub-
lican. County Commissioners-James L.
Strain, white, Republican; N. c. Rollins,
Democrat; George Tucker, colored, Repub
lican. School Commissoner-Rev. A. A.
James, Democrat.
On Monday of last week, at Winnsboro,
Nellie johnson, a colored woman, was killed
while engaged at work in the steam ginning
establishment of Mr.. w. B. McCreight. As
she was stepping over the main shaft, which
was near the floor, her dress in some manner
became entangled, and it was but the work
of few seconds for the shaft, with its several
hundred revolutions minute, to wrap her
dress around it and to swiftly drag her to
certain death. In less time than it can be
told, the unfortunate woman was rolled around
the relentless iron, which carried her with it
at every revolution, breaking her bones,
crushing her skull and mangling her flesh.
Recently, in Clarendon county, negro
man who had gained the reputation of being
notorious thief, was arrested by several COL
ored men, who had been the victims of his
roguery. He had in his possession, when
caught, shot gun and several articles of cloth
ing belonging to the parties who arrested him.
They at once gave him his choice to be carried
to Jail or take one hundred lashes. He chose
the latter punishment. The Press is inform
ed that the whipping was administered by
three stalwart negro men, who took turn
about They peeled the skin from the poor
wretch's back at every lick, he, during the
time, crying and begging for mercy. After
the one hundred lashes he agreed to take
had been given him, he was united and told
by his colored "bredren" to "leab de county
and nebber set foot back here agin." Half
dead with pain, his back literally raw from
the blows he had received, with no one to
sympathize with or befriend him, the poor
devil staggered off down the road to find
home in some other county.
DR.. Eli Geddings, the oldest and most emf
nent physician and surgeon of Charleston, died
in that city on Wednesday of last week, in
the SOth year of his age. He was native OF
Newberry county, and was reared on farm
until he was 10 years old, when he studied
medicine and practiced as licentiate for sever
al years; but, when the College of South
Carolina was opened in 1924, he went to Char
lesion and became the first graduate Of that in
stitutiop, having acted during his course as
Demonstration of Anatomy. He taught on
his own account, for several years, School
of Anatomy, and then accepted professor
ship in medical college in Baltimore, which
he filled acceptably until, on the death Of DIR.
Ramsay, he was offered and accepted the chair
of surgery in his Alma Mater. and returned
to Charleston, where he has ever since resi-
ded and enjoyed large. lucrative practice.
He held his position as professor of surgery
for many years, and contributed much to the
high reputation Of the Medical College of