Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-24


ocrat of last Saturday, gives the following ac.
count of the affair:
We have what we believe to be accurate in.
formation in reference to disturbances in Ten.
sas parish. The reports which have been cir.
culated go extensively have been extravagant.
ly exaggerated. On Monday last, the negroes
in large numbers passed through Waterproof,
on their way to a mass meeting some miles
above town, and in passing through, some of
them we're very insulting and threatening in
their language. The citizens of Waterproof,
doubtless, had good cause for apprehension,
and a messenger was sent to this city asking
for aid to save the lives and honor of women
and children, and property of the town. A
meeting at once assembled at the armory of
the Fifth Infantry, and, under the advice of
the most prudent men in the community, a
company Of persons, numbering about one
hundred, volunteered togo to Waterproof and
learn the true state of affairs, prepared, if me-
cessary, to protect lives and property. A
steam ferry boat was procured, and the party
left about twelve o'clock, and reached Sargent
landing about daybreak. The cannon was
fred to announce their approach to the people
of Waterproof, some three miles distant. Sew.
eral persons from the shore came to the boat,
and the pleasing information was given that
there probably was no need for armed assis-
tance. To convince themselves, however, the
party proceeded to Waterproof with their
boat, where they were met by the authorities
of the town, and the information received at
Sargent was confirmed. At the urgent invi-
tation of the people of the town, the party
went ashore and we're entertained during a
portion of the day, and returned last nj ght at
about IL o'clock. The editor of this paper
used every effort to satisfy himself in regard
to the facts, and he found nothing 10 induce
him to believe that any negroes had been
killed. Three persons we're found in the house
of Fairfax. on Saturday evening last when
Captain Peck was fred upon and killed, two
of whom are thought to be mortality wounded.
There is no evidence that any conflict occur
red other than the one which took place at
Fairfax's house. A gin.house on Burns place,
owned by Moss & Wise, was burned, and with
it some sixty or seventy bags of cotton.
When the party from this city arrived and q
blank charge was fred from six-pounder,
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed among
the negroes in the parish, but when they found
out who composed the party and from whence
they came, they seemed very much relieved,
and seemed very glad to find they were from
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- A special meeting Of the stockholders
of the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company was hell in Richmond on Tuesday
of last week, Concerning the recent purchase
by that Company Of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, the Richmond Dis
patch furnishes the following outline of the
proceedings: ~ "'""-'.'''t"' ''' 49, ''"'
A very large quorum Of the company,
being found to be present in person and
proxy, the president submitted, on behalf of
the board of directors, a report setting forth
the object of the board 10 the call Of the
meeting, at this time, to be the consideration
by the com pany Of an arrangement recently
entered into, which the president and directors
had deemed highly important and advanta-
geous to this company, in connection with the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company. The connecting traffic eastward
of the latter company having for the last four
years been entirely diverted from the roads Of
the Richmond and Danville Company by
combination with the road running east from
Columbia, S. c., to the coast, had, of course,
injnriously affected the interests of the Rich;
nond and Dunville Railroad in this traffic
The object and effect of the arrangement
contemplated was to restore this trade to its
former and natural channel via Charlotte, N.
c., and the lines of the Richmond and Dan.
vile Railroad Company. This, the president
reports, has been effected in connection with
parties largely identified as stockholders and
the owners and operators Of the chief connec-
tions of the companys lines, and so as not to
involve any increased liabilities of the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company. The
arrangement provides for permanent estab.
lishment Of renewed business relations be-
tween this company's roads and that of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company, that were before and can hardly
fail again to be highly advantageous to each
and to the large communities which they res
pectively accommodate.