Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


"A large number Of colored men voted
the straight Democratic ticket in Richland
county.
Chief supervisor Pointer gives notice that
supervisors of election, outside of the city OF
Charleston, are not entitled to pay for their
services.
- The Spartan says that the planters Of
Spartanburg county, although the price Of
cotton is low, contemplate putting in larger
crops next yea than ever before, as they can
not make anything by raising grain farther
than for home consumption.
- Every county in the State, with the ex'
ception of Beaufort, has elected Democratic
members to the Legislature and county Off
GERS. In Beaufort county, there are about
twelve negro voters to one white voter. The
next Legislature will be composed as follows
Senate-Democrats, 20; Radicals, 5. House
Democrats, 121 Radicals, 8. Majority Of
Democrats on joint ballot, 142.
- The election in Charleston county result
ed in the entire success of the Democratic
ticket, by a majority of 5.S55. The Demo.
cratic majority in the city was 5,527. The
Radical majority in the country was 67l.
In the city of Charleston, j. B. Campbell, the
Independent candidatate for Senator, led his
ticket by about 200 votes. The majority
in the city against him, however, was 6,12s
votes.
Peter Freeman, a Hollander by birth,
who killed his partner-F. w. Dunkan-in
the boating business near Beaufort, nine
months ago, escaped to Liverpool, where he
was arrested and returned under extradition
treaties to the United States, was killed last
Sunday morning on the Port Royal Railroad,
near the Augusta depot. He leaped from
the window of car while the train was in
motion, and being heavily manacled, fell un-
der the train and was crushed horribly.
Ex. Governor Chamberlain was indicted
in the Court of General Sessions at Columbia,
on Wednesday of last week, for conspiring
with G. P Leslie, H. H. Kimpton, J. L. Nea-
gle and Niles G. Parker to cheat the State by
purchasing tract of land in Charleston
county, at certain price, and returning it to
the State at price much larger than that at
which it was actually purchased. Chamber.
lain, Parker and Neagle composed the Advi-
sorry Board of the Land Commissioner, Kimp
ton was the Financial Agent of the STATE,
and Neagle was Comptroller General. The
purchase in question is that of tract of land
(aud water) in Hell-Hole Swamp, Charleston
county. 1t is utterly worthless except for the
timber there is upon it. The tract was offered
in the North for months for $4,000 without
finding purchaser. 1t was bought by the
Land Commission for $4,000, or less, and
was charged to the State as costing $l2O,752
The Grand Jury found true bills against the
persons indicted, but a mol pros. was entered
as to Neagle and Parker, who will testify for
the State. Chamberlain telegraphed Attor-
ney.General Youmans last Friday, expressing
his readiness for trial at any time. Mr..
Youmans replied that the present Court of
Sessions being about to adjourn, he would
not be ready before the March term, and that
reasonable bail would be allowed meantime.
Chamberlain replied, expressing his readiness
to give bail, and so the matters stands