Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


the House were unimportant.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- John B. Erwin, Esq, of Lancaster, de-
clines to be a candidate for Congress in the
Fourth District.
Previous to the 18th instant, the County
Treasurer of Lancaster had received but
S52l on account of State and county taxes.
In Charleston, S7,742S3, in bills of the
Bank of the State, have been rendered in
payment of State and county taxes.
-Ex-Judge Carpenter left Columbia on
Saturday last for Denver, Colorado. 1t is
said that he intends to locate at Denver.
Mrs. Jane D. Moses, relict of the late
Chief Justice Franklin j. Moses, died at
Sumter, on the morning of the 18th instant,
aged 81 years.
- Through the influence of Senator M. G..
Butler it has been determined to stock the
Savannah, Broad and Catawba rivers with
| fish.
- The Attorney General has decided that
any unexpended school fund in the county
must be apportioned out to the respective dis.
tricts to which it belongs. 1t cannot be used
to pay off old claims in lump
- The Aiken Democratic County Conven-
ton, recently in session, unanimously recon-.
mended that our present Governor, Lieulen.
ant Governor, and all the State officers now
in office, be reelected to their present posi-.
tons.
- Hon. Thomas G. Perrin, an old and prom.
iuent lawyer, died at Abbeville, on the 18th
instant, of palpitation of the heart. He was
73 years of age, and for so years was prac-
titioner at the bar of A bbeville, besides hav-
ing held several positions of honor and trust,
and represented his county in the General
Assembly for several years. He also has
handed his name down to posterity as the
first signer of the "Act of Secession
- In recent conversation with Charles
ton reporter, United States Marshal r. M.
Wallace stated that the current rumor that
he was to be the Republican candidate for
Governor, at the next election in this State,
was without authority from him, and without
foundation, 80 far as he is informed. He said
that no proposition of the kind had ever been
made to him, and that if it was it would GER
taiuly receive no encouragement, as he has
no desire nor intention of engaging in State
politics at ALL He further stated that it was
his opinion that the Republican party would
put up no candidates for Governor nor State
officers but would con6ne their efforts to the
county, legislative and congressional tickets.
- The new board of trustees of the South
Carolina College, met in Columbia on Friday
last. The principal matters discussed were
the organization of the College itself, of Claf
lin University, and of an agricultural, me-
chanical and military branch of the college.
The feasibility of incorporating the South
Carolina Medical College as part of the
State College, was also discussed. The follow
ing committees were appointed: Executive
Committee of the South Carolina College
Gen. John S. Preston, Superintendent of Ed
ucation H. S. Thompson and Col. j. H. Rion.
Executive Committee of Cafin University
Hons. Samuel Dibble, j. F. j. Caldwell and
Col. Charles H. Simonton. The last named
gentlemen were instructed to complete ar
rangements for the organization Of Clafin
University, and for some disposition of the
property of said university. The new board
of trustees is constituted as follows: Cover
nor Hampton, chairman ex-oficio; Gen. j..
S. Preston, COL James H. Rion, Col. j. D.
BIandng, Major S. Dibble, Col. j. F. j.
Caldwell, Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, Col. e.
H. Simonton Nathaniel Barnwell, secretary.
- The Ledger of last week mentions that a
negro boy, aged about 1S years, under the
name of Tom Brown, was arraigned at the
last term of the circuit court for Lancaster
county for grand larceny, charged with rob.
bing the house of Mr.. j.. H. Latham, near
Craigsville He pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment in the pen
itentiary. Since the trial, the Ledger has OBJ.
tained some information with regard to the
antecedents of Brown, which will prove of
interest to some of our readers. The Ledger
says: "a gentleman from Mecklenburg coun-
ty, N. c.: gives US the following bit of history
concerning this young thief. His real name
is Andy Tate. After the close of the war
his father and mother, with Andy, went to
Liberia, where they soon died. Andy made
his way back to this country and went to
work for Mr.. R. M. Capps, in Mecklenburg
county. He had not been there long before
he robbed the house of Mr.. c., and secured
as his booty, $4,000 and gold watch-tbis
was last December. He was pursued to
York county, where he was overtaken at q
negro hovel, but made his escape minus his
clothes, in the pockets of his clothes was
$4,000 and the watch. After committing