Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ...
- The summer meeting of the State Agricul
cultural and Mechanical Society, and the
State Grange, will be held at tSpartanburg or
the second Tuesday in August.
Judge Mackey is holding Court in Alb
beville, and much to the disgust of witness
es, jurors, lawyers and suitors, is running the
court on night schedule.
- Judge Hugh L. Bond arrived in Charles
ton on Saturday last, and Immediately enter
ed upon his duties as United States circuit
Judge.
At the late session, the legislature repeal
ed the act under which the property of the
Atlanta and Charlotte Airline Railroad
Company has hitherto been exempt from tax
alton.
A wealthy gentleman living in Xenia
Ohio, who is member of the United Presby
terian Church, and friend to the South, has
made a most liberal donation of $1,000 to the
endowment fund of Erskine College at Due
West. ...3 ....
"A correspondent of the Spartanburg Spar
tan, who thinks few changes would do good
proposes the following State ticket: For Gov
enor, Wade Hampton; Lieutenant Governor
W. W. Harlee; Adjutant and Inspector
General, Alfred Rhett; Treasurer, John Brat
ton Com mptroller General, I. G. McKissick
Secretary of State, R. NJ. Sims; Superintendent
of Education, E. M. Boykin.
- The Grand Lodge of Good Templars was
in session in Charleston last week. The off
cial reports show the present condition of the
Order in the State as follows: Number Of
lodges organized during the past year, IA
number reorganized, 3; number disbanded
%; total number in good standing, r.
Among the Grand Lodge officers elected for
the ensuing year, is Rev. T. E. Gilbert, OF
Yorkville, G.. w. G.
- There will be grand array of distin'
guished gentlemen in attendance upon the
commencement exercises il the Due West
colleges this year: Senator Butler, as ami
versary orator before the literary societies of
Erskine; Rev. DR.. Talmage, Of New York,
as special sermonizer, to the graduates of the
colleges; Rev. DR.. Phillips, of Georgia, as
alumni orator in Erskine, and is the guest of
the grand occasion: Gov. Hampton, Hon.
D. w. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, Gen. M. w.
Gary, Hon. j. L. Orr, Judge Mackey, and
other famous folks in civil and social life.
At preliminary convention for Kershaw
county, held at Camden on the oath, matters
progressed smoothly enough until the ques-
ton of nominations by primary elections was
taken up for action. Extreme differences Of
opinion on this subject were soon developed,
and occasioned much debate. Gems. j. D.
Kennedy aud James Chestnut and Col. w.
M. Shannon were advocates of the primary
election system, while the contrary view was
urged by Capt H. l.. Clarke and others. Af-
ter repeated votes it was found that the Con-
vention was tie on the question, and that
each side was settled upon it's own view. 1t
was then agreed to submit the matter to the
county clubs for decision. The vote of the
various clubs on the plan of nominating will
be had at an early day.
The Pickens Sentinel says that the facts
in regard to the alleged shooting of Redmond
are as follows: deputy Sheriff Mason, with
five other persons, went in pursuit of Red
moDd for the purpose of arresting him under
the bench warrant issued by Judge Mackey.
They went to his home in Ooonee county,
some twenty miles from this place. They
found Redmond at work in field, and ap-
preached within forty or fifty yards of him be-.
fore they we're discovered by him. He start
ed to run, when he was halted by the party.
He did not stop, but kept up his run, when
the deputy sheriff and party ESQ we are in
formed by the deputy himself) fired at him
twelve times. He ran up a mountain and
made his escape. The party thought they
hit him, but we're not sure. 1t is now assert.
ed that Redmond has left the country"