Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-25

YORKVTLLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1875
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Barnwell county has now twenty nine
full companies of militia-6fteen cavalry and
fourteen infantry companies.
- The residence of Josepbus Woodruff, in
Charleston, has been purchased by N. A.
Hunt for $4,000.
"A correspondent of the Lancaster Ledger
nominates John B. Erwin, Esq, of that
county, as a candidate for Congress from the
fourth district.
- The Beaufort Tribune says caucus OF
prominent Republicans was held there last
week to take steps towards organizing for the
coming campsign.
- Hail storms have occurred recently in
Georgetown, Darlington, Williamsburg, Col.
Teton, Orangeburg and Charleston counties
some of them very severe.
The Laurens Railroad is so far completed
that it is hoped that the river, 200 yards from
the depot, will be reached by the middle of
next month.
- The Neps and Courier mentions that the
Azw, which a few days ago left Charleston
for Liberia, with large number of negro
emigrants, was formerly employed in the
slave trade.
The Treasurer of Darlington county has
issued over nine hundred executions for non
payment of poll tax. In most instances, de-
linquents are paying up, not liking the idea
of being imprisoned in the county Jail.
The Charleston Ne,0s and Courier men,
tions that the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany's office in that city has added 25 cents
to its tariff on every message sent from
Charleston to any other point. No reason is
given for this annoying exaction.
-McEvoy, convicted of the murder of
Major Gregg, and several times respited, was
hanged in the Jail of Aiken last Friday, the
Supreme Court having refused new hearing
of the case, on the plea made by his counsel
that be was not present in the courtroom,
when recent decision in his case was made
by the Supreme Court.
The Ninety.Six Guardian says that re.
Gently, in that vicinity, negro woman gave
birth to child which from the waist to the
crown of the head, its skin is pure white
from the hip to the knees the skin is coal
black; and from there down the skin is
white. The head is covered with hair as
white as snow and unusually long for child
of that age. The child is large and quite
healthy.
June Mobley writes an indignant letter
in the Charleston News and Courier, protest
ing against the action of the Liberia Exodus
Association in sending out ship load of en-
igrants without having first sent commission
ers to explore the country and report upon
the inducements it offers. This, he says, was
part of the original programme, and he is
one who expected to have been sent on the
exploring expedition. He thinks he ought
to represent the fourth Congressional district
in Liberia, and regards the failure to send
him there as a great breach of faith.
The Liberian bark Azor, with cargo of
2O6 emigrants for Afric's sunny cline, sail.
ed on its first voyage from Charleston last
Saturday. Quite number of the emigrants
are from Georgia. Lancaster Abbeville,
Clarendon, Charleston, Aiken, Edge6eld, and
Barnwell counties, in this State, are represent
ed in the passenger list, and also Charlotte,
NC. One of the staff reporters of the Char.
lesion Nsacs and Courier accompanies the Ex-
odus for the purpose of writing for that paper
a truthful account of the voyage, as also the
impressions made upon his mind by the land
of promise.
From information received in Columbia,
it appears that on last Friday deputy mar
shal was shot and instantly killed, in the up.
per part of Greenvile county, while in pur-
suit of illicit distillers. Deputy Collector
Jillson, who was with the revenue party, at
the time of the occurrence, telegraphed from
Greenville to Collector Brayton at Columbia,
that when the party of officers were within a
few miles of the North Carolina line, Deputy
Marshal Rufus Springs was shot and instant
ly killed by some unknown party, concealed
in the bushes Springs body was brought in
to Greenvile Saturday morning at o'clock.
The Grand Lodge, knights of Honor, Of
South Carolina, which was only organized last
year, met in Columbia week before last, and
was in session for several days. Unoficially,
it is stated that the progress of the order in
South Carolina has been quite satisfactory
since it's institution within the State two years
ago. The annual meeting just closed was
harmonious and pleasant, and the representa-
tives from the subordinate lodges were much
encouraged by the showing of the past year.
It was determined that the next annual meet
ing shall take place in Newberry on the Sec
ond Tuesday in April, 1879. The following
officers we're elected to serve the ensuing
year: T. S. Moorman, Newberry, Past Grand
Dictator; w. A. Clark, Columbia, Grand
Dictator; S. W. Perrin, Abbeville, Grand
Vice Dictator; w. j. Dargan, Greenville,
Grand Assistant Dictator; j. S. Conner,
Winnsboro, Grand Chaplain; E. M. Lip
scomp, Ninety.Six, Grand Guide; George w.
Holland, Newberry, Grand Reporter; j. I.
Robertson, Abbeville, Grand Treasurer L.
B. johnson, Walhalla, Grand Guardian; j.
G. Cunningham, Anderson, Grand Sentinel
Grand Trustees-M. A. Carlisle, Newberry /;
w. r. Jones, Yorkville, and DIR. George
Howe, Columbia.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Hon. /. G. Lash, wealthy banker, and
in 1867'68 q member of Congress, died at his