Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-29

YORKVTLLE. s. c.:
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 20, 1878.

lican paper will be commenced in Columbia
at an early day.
- The farmers on the west side of the Wa
teree river expect to make million bushels
of corn this year.
- Some of the dissatisfied Democrats in the
new county of Hampton, threaten to bolt and
run as Independents.
- The Democratic executive committee OF
Anderson, has fixed upon the 18th day of DC
tober as the time for holding the primary
elections in that county.
- 1t is claimed by the revenue officers in
Greenville, that some of the recently released
illicit distilers are returning to their old
haunts and habits.
- The Ledger says that the farmers of Ian.
caster, for one time in their lives, are nearly
unanimous in saying that the crops in that
county are in splendid condition.
The "army worm" has made its appear
ance in Anderson county, and is destroying
the crops of young turnips, clover, etc. The
ravages are, however, not extensive.
- The Democratic Convention of Laurens
county, at meeting held few days ago, re-
nominated all the old members Of the Legis-
lature for reelection.
Mrs. Woodward, wife of Major T. W.
Woodward, died at her home in Winnsboro,
on Wednesday of last week, from congestion
of the brain, after an illness of two days.
- It is said that prominent white Repub-
lican in Barnwell county, has received So, 900
as campaign fund from the National Exec
utive Committee of the Republican party.
-Ex-Judge Thompson H. Cooke has an
nounced himself candidate before the pri-
mary election of Greenville county, for nom-
ination on the Democratic ticket for the Leg
islature.
In the United States Court at Greenville,
last week, Alexander Bryce, noted Radical
politician of Oconee county, was convicted OF
the fraudulent removal and concealment OF
spirituous liquors.
- The Winnsboro Ne,cs says: David Aiken
and Frank Williams, two colored men, for
their faithful services as servants in the Sixth
Regiment during the war, were made regular
members of the Survivors Association.
j. H. Rainey, colored, has been unani.
mously renominated as the Republican can
didate for Congress from the first district. j.
S. Richardson is the Democratic nominee, and
was beaten by Rainey in the last election by
1919 votes.
The Republicans of the fifth Congression'
al District have renominated Robert Smalls,
colored, as candidate for Congress. George
D. Tillman, of Edge6eld, is the Democratic
nominee. At the last election Smalls' major
ity over Tillman was l 1,449 votes.
In consequence of the absence of Attor-
ney. General Youmans and Mr.. Meetze, the
counsel for the State in the bond cases. the
Court of Claims has adjourned until the first
of October. Previous to adjournment, judg'
ments were rendered in favor of bondholders
in large number of cases.
The Abbevile primaries resulted in the
nomination of Messrs. w. K. Bradley, R. r.
Hemphill, James A. Rice, H. H. Harper and
Samuel MCGOWAN. Messrs. F. A. Connor, j.
N. Cochran, F. F. Gary and John A. Robin,
son were unsuccessful. Senator J. G. Max
we'll was renominated without opposition.
The Sumter Watchman urges the Democ-
racy of that county to renominate j. W.
Westberry for the Legislature. Westberry,
it will be remembered, was the colored repre-
sentative from Sumter, who, in 1875, despite
the ieers and curses of the Mackey House,
boldly came over to the Wallace House.
The Agricultural Society of Newberry,
at their meeting last week, met the color ques-
ton promptly and fearlessly. Two colored
men applied for admission to membership of
the Society. The Society, on motion of Mr..
Johnstone, one of its members, Immediately
adopted a resolution providing that they
should be admitted to the privileges of mem
bership upon complying with the usual terms
of admission.
- -Appropos to the caviling among a num-
Der of politicians as to who devised the
"Straightout" movement of 1876, the Nescs
and Courier gives expression to the following
sensible views: "To have been an original
Straightouti is not patent of nobility in South
Carolina. The abuse of the "Fusionists' is
an offense against some of the worthiest and
ablest citizens of the State. A revival of the
discussions which distracted the State in 1876
is neither polite nor patriotic"
Having been interrogated by the Charles
ton Neaus and Courier as to the relative amount
of crime committed in this State since the in.
stallation of Governor Hampton, all the cir
cult judges except Judge Shaw, whose illness
prevents him from attending to any business,
have made prompt replies, in which they all
report to the general effect that there has not
only been a diminution of serious offences
against the law, but greater security is felt
among all classes of the people, white and
black.
"A Lancaster correspondent of the Charles.
ton News and Courier says: "The primary
election in this county is over, and the con
duct of the people throughout the day gave
unmistakable signs of united action and a
glorious triumph on the 5th of November
next. Though there has been few excep.
tional cases of dissatisfaction and dissent in
regard to part of the ticket, yet it is re-
garded more as an expression of feeling in
the moment of disappointment and excite
ment, than a settled purpose to bolt or refuse
to support the whole ticket"
A prominent Republican of Columbia
has informed the correspondent of the Ne,cs