Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- There we're good rains in every section o.
Anderson last week.
- Several portions of Kershaw county were
visited by hail storms on Saturday Of last
week. No damage to crops.
Mad dogs cause much CONSERVATION
throughout certain sections of Lancaster
county.
- The Columbia Convocation of the Epis
copal Church of this State will meet at Rock
Hill, July SOth, 1879.
- On the 10th instant, DR.. j. j. Bossard
was elected by the Democrats, without opposi
ton, Senator from Sumter county.
- A severe hail storm passed over the Tur'
key Creek section of Edge6eld county on
Saturday last, doing considerable damage to
the crops.
- Barnwell county will harvest more small
grain this year than she has ever done be-
fore. This speaks we'll for her planters, and
it is to be hoped that they will increase the
yield two fold next year.
- On the 22nd instant, Hon. John G. Shep'
perd, of Edgefeld, Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives and Miss Helen Wallace,
daughter of Hon. w. H. Wallace, of Union,
were married.
- The recent rains in Oconee county have
brought up good stand of cotton, while corn
is looking fine, having been ploughed out
and the grass taken away. The warm sun is
drawing it up rapidly.
- The temperance workers in Anderson
county are making strenuous efforts to revive
all the dormant Divisions within its limits, as
we'll as to establish new ones in every section
where there is none.
- In Sumter, on last Saturday Aleck Will
der shot July Law, inaicting painful but not
dangerous wounds in the hand and thigh
Both are negroes, and the cause of the shoot
ing was Alexis wife. Aleck is in Jail.
- In Williamsburg county there was a
superabundance of rain during last week, and
hot weather is needed to kill the grass. Cut
worms are hurting the cotton, and corn is
dying out very badly.
- The Columbia Register Of Tuesday says
Mr.. Phineas F. Frazee, formerly Sheriff Of
Richland county, took quantity Of laudanum
on Sunday night about 8 o'clock, from the
effects of which his life was for time des
paired of: His physician was sent for, and
under careful treatment, it was thought late
Monday evening that he would recover.
- Owing to unfavorable weather the cotton
throughout Barnwell county presents rather
a sickly appearance. There are frequent
complaints in regard to the very bad stand
Some, or rather most Of the planters had tc
plant entirely over again. Notwithstanding
this drawback, all seem to be hopeful thai
with good seasons from now on, and late
fall the yield will be fully as good as in pre-
vious years.
-Ex-United States District Attorney Cor
bin, who is in Charleston as counsel in the
railroad cases before Chief Justice Waite
was held to bail last Friday, at the instance
of the Attorney General of the State, in 6
civil suit pending against him for the recov
cry of $4,000 The origin of the suit is a'
follows: In 1875 the State retained Corbir
to prosecute claim against phosphate mi
ming company for phosphate royalty due thu
State. A judgment for $4,000 was recorded
and Corbin paid into the State Treasury zoe
dollars, retaining the balance, which hi
claimed as counsel fees. The State purposes
to allow him only $4,000 and expenses, which
was the award of referee, as his fee, and thu
present suit against him was instituted fol
S24,OOO. Corbin gave satisfactory bond tt
answer the suit and abide the process of the
Court