Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-09
The Murkrille Gnquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1878.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SVO1h OfASVAANh NA"os
Maj. Elihu P. Smith, an old and promi.
nent citizen of Spartanburg county, died near
Glenn Springs last week.
Thomas Y. Simons, Esq, a prominent
citizen of Charleston, died in that city on
Wednesday of last week.
Every county treasurer in the State has
settled up, and their settlement has been ap-
proved by the Comptroller General.
DIR. Dodge, of New York, has purchased
the Preston mansion in Columbia, and pro-
poses to make it the Southern headquarters
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
The Greenwood and Augusta Railroad is
being pushed with remarkable energy and
vigor. The citizens Of Augusta are moving
forward in earnest for a direct connection with
the up country of South Carolina, and on
both sides of the river there is renewed &C.
tivity. About half the grading is completed.
The Abbeville Banner says of Judge
Mackey, who held Court in that county last
week "His rulings have been characterized
by fairness, and his decisions have been ac-
cepted as correct, while he has done more
work at less cost than any Judge who has
presided at Abbeville since the war"
The State Supreme Court has decided that
Confederate currency was not money in lie
gal sense, and therefore receiving Confeder-
ate currency at its nominal value was not
payment, in legal sense In legal contem
plation, Confederate currency was mere
commodity, used by the community as mat
ter of necessity or convenience, as medium
of exchange.
"A meeting of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, will be held in Columbia
on Thursday next, 10th instant. An invita-
ton has been extended to the several County
Chairmen to be present. Among other things
of Importance which will receive attention,
the discussion Of the proper time to hold the
State Convention will take place, and gen.
eral expression of views will enable the de-
cision of this matter to conform to the wishes
of the people, ascertained through their duly
constituted representatives.
At the recent meeting of the State Board
of Examiners, in conformity with the amend
ed school law, the following gentlemen were
appointed to constitute the county boards of
examiners, in connection with the School
Commissioners, in York and neighboring
counties: York-Rev. l.. H. Wilson, Rev.
R. P. johnson. Chester-W. H. Witherow,
S. B. Latham. Far6eld-R. Means Davis,
T. Ross Robertson. Lancaster-R. E. Ali.
son, NJ. ]. Hough. Spartanburg-Dr. j. j..
Boyd, w. K. Blake. Union-David John.
son, Jr., B. r. Rawls.
The Court of Claims, appointed at the
last session of the General Assembly, to pass
upon the validity of consolidated bonds and
certificates of stock, reported by the Bond
Commission as having been issued for invalid
vouchers, met in Columbia, on Monday last.
The Commission is composed of Judges Thom-
son, Hudson and Aldrich. The two former
were present; but in consequence of the alb
sence of Judge Aldrich, nothing was done ex-
cept to adjourn the Court until Tuesday, when
it was expected that Judge Aldrich would be
present. The State will be represented before
the Court by Attorney General Youmans and
Messrs. Meetze and Y. j. Pope
In the United States Circuit Court, at
Charleston, on the 3rd instant, the following
cases we're disposed of: The Bank of Com.
merce vs. the county of Pickeus. Prayer for
mandamus to compel the county of Pickens
to levy and collect special tax to pay judg-
ments obtained by the plaintiffs against the
county for failure to pay the interest on the
bonds issued in aid of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company. Order for
mandamus granted. The Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company Us. the county Of
Pickens. Order for mandamus granted as
above In the cases of the Bank of Com
merce U.s. the county of Pickens, and the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
Us. the same, judgments for s6SO.50 and 3d.
5S16s were obtained by the plaintiffs for fail
ure to pay the interest on bonds issued by the
county in aid of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company. In the cases Of George
Parsons and Henry Parsons Us. the Green
Vile and Columbia Railroad Company,
judgments were obtained by the plaintiffs for
S3,5S1.66 and $5,2O2.70, the complaints be-
ing to compel the railroad company to pay
the past due coupons on their bonds.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Benjamin A. Reinhardt, native of Lin
colnton, died recently in Lincoln, New Mex
leo, in the 9th year of his age.
A wolf, supposed to be about year old,
was recently killed on the Blue Ride in Wa
tauga county.
- Rev. Jacob Doll, who has acted sa stated
clerk of Orange Presbytery for more than
quarter of century, died in Newbern on the
9th ultimo, during session of the Presby.
terry. He was 81 years old.
The grand jury of Buncombe county,
under the charge of Judge Cloud, concerning
the absence of mile.posts and sign boards from
the county roads, indicted almost every road
master in the county for neglect of duty in
this and other respects. The Town Commits
sioners of AsheviIle were also indicted be-
cause of the condition of several streets
- The dwelling house and store (under one
roof of Mr.. j. G. Hines, of Gastonia, were en-
tirely consumed by fire on Tuesday night
about 9 o'clock. Nothing whatever was
saved. The loss is estimated at about 81 900,
but the property was partially insured.
The fire is supposed to have resulted from &C.
cdental cause