Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Corn is selling in Pickens county at fifty
cents per bushel.
- The first snow of the season in Marlboro
county, fell last week.
Seventeen cavalry companies have been
formed in Anderson county.
- Among those lost by the wrecking of the
Metropolis, was the steward Of the vessel,
Phillip J. Kennedy, of Charleston.
Gen. A. C. Darlington, who several years
ago removed from Newberry to Atlanta, Ga.,
has returned to this State and located in
Greenvlle.
A preacher who resides in Pickens and
who is very appropriately y named Thomas
Looper, claims that he has married more than
three hundred couples since he has been in
the ministry.
- The war guidon of Harris Battery, (of
the Washington Artillery, Hampton Legion)
will be presented to the Washington Artillery,
in Military Hall, Charleston, on Friday
night, 22nd instant.
- 1t is asserted that Ex-Governor Moses is
in New York, in utter poverty, and lodging
police officers, who, as the World says, are au-
thorized to arrest him on the charge of steal
ing clothing from his wife, bis mother and
widowed sister.
Says the Anderson Intelligencer: The
frequent rains somewhat retard the progress
of our farmers. A larger aggregate than
usual of small grain has been sown, which, if
the seasons are as favorable as last year, will
bring an abundant harvest.
- The Register says that some of the old
Radical lovers of the dark way of looking at
things we're greatly disgruntled at the elec.
tion of Judge Mackey last week. "De wus
man in de 'pubikin party 'lected by Dino.
Gratis? How cum dis? Whoopee!
- The correspondent of the Ns,us and Cour'-
er says that letter has been received in Co.
lumba from Senator Patterson, stating that
he has decided to vote for the confirmation of
L. c. Northrop as United States district at
torney, with the understanding that he will
appoint E. w. NJ. Mackey as his assistant.
The Rock Hill Herald says that the hog
cholera has appeared among the hogs OF Eb-
enezer township, and that quite number
have died. 1t is thought to have been start.
ed by drove of Tennessee hogs which pass
ed through that section more than month
ago.
Judges Presley, Aldrich, Hudson, Mack
ey and Thompson, of the First, Second,
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits, respect
lively, have qualified before the Supreme Court
and will enter upon their duties as soon as
the bill to regulate and fix the terms of the
Circuit Courts, now before the General AS
sembly, becomes law.
- The Lancaster Ledger says there at pres
ent ten prisoners in Jail, all colored, six Of
whom are awaiting trial, and four serving out
sentence OF those awaiting trial. one is
charged with murder, two with forgery, and
three with burglary and larceny. One of
those undergoing sentence of court, is suf-
fering two weeks Imprisonment for failure to
pay his State and county taxes.
- Wash Booth, the thoroughbred and spir-
tied racer, died on Wednesday night, from the
injuries received in the Charleston races on
Monday Of last week. 1t will be remembered
that while on the "stretch" at Washington
Course on that day, he accidentally broke
the left hind leg at the pastsrn joint. He
fingered out until Wednesday night, when
he died. The horse was owned by Mr.. G. w.
Medinger, and was valued at over $4,000.
During the session Of the Senate last Sat-
urday, Mrs. Carpenter, the wife of l.. Cass
Carpenter, appeared upon the floor of the
Senate and had circulated among the men,
bers a petition, addressed to the Governor,
praying for the pardon of her husband, who
is now confined in the jail at Columbia. The
petition was placed in the hands of Senator
Gary, who presented it to the various Sena-
tors, all of whom signed it. The petition has
been transmitted to the Governor, who, it is
expected, will act upon it favorably.
Robert McEvoy, who cruelty murdered
Mai. James Gregg, at Graniteville, some
two years ago, was tried, convicted of murder
in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged,
and who has been confined in Richland coun.
ty Jail for some time past, has been returned
to Aiken county, where he was re.sentenced
to be hung on the 18th of next March, the
Supreme Court having refused to grant his
motion for a new trial. McEvoy is a young
man in the prime of life, about "a years of
age, of decidedly prepossessing appearance
He uses a crutch having been run over ON
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road some years ago.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.