Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-01-02
The Aurkrille Guqnirer.
YORKVTLLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 2, 1873
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

F. B. Lloyd has been appointed a trial JUS
tice for Chester county.
The Legislature adjourned sine die at $50
A. NJ, on Tuesday, December "a.
Mr.. John Boyd, of Chester county, recent
ly slaughtered hog which netted l, 15S
pounds.
j. J. Wright, the colored ex-Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, has opened a
law Office in Charleston. .....
- The delinquent tax list of Charleston coun-
ty, embraces more than nine columns of small
print in the Ne,rs and Courier.
The bill before the legislature to prevent
the intermarriage of the races, was postponed
until the next session.
Ex-Governor Bonham, of Edgefeld, has
been appointed Railroad Commissioner by Act
ing Governor Simpson.
In round numbers, the deficiency created
in Charleston county during the last fiscal
year, by reason Of the tender of the Bills of
the State, amounts to $4,000.
A bale of cotton was sold in Abbeville last
week at four cents per pound. This is the
lowest price at which cotton has been sold
since 1S49. -'..: .... ....
F. A. Schumpert, of Newberry county,
fattened ten hogs last year on half acre OF
chufas. He intends to plant five acres this
year.
The Lancaster Reuiep says that recently
in that county, lad, aged sixteen years, ate
ffty-six hen eggs at one sitting and wanted
more.
e. w. M. Mackey, the defeated Radical
candidate, has served notice of contest on
Hon. M. P. O'Conner, recently elected to
Congress from the First District.
-Messrs. Geo. A. Shields, John c. Seegers,
A P. Butler, w. B. Bradley and G. S. Allen
have been appointed directors of the South
Carolina Penitentiary. Gen. Lipscomb and
the new board will take hold on the 1st of
January.
"A duel was fought last Monday near Bish-
opville, in Sumter county, the principals be-
ing Mr.. Cantey, of Camden, and Mr.. Cash,
of Cash's Depot. Two shots were exchanged,
without effect. The nature of the quarrel is
not known.
The State tax for the present year has been
fixed by the legislature at p mills, exclusive
of the two mills school tax. The time for
collecting the tax is: First instalment from
1st of May to 1st of June; second instalment
from 1st of October to 18th of November.
The Herald says that 6, S,414 bales of cotton
were shipped from Rock Hill from the 1st OF
September to the Oath of December, 1878,
little less than four months. During the cot
ton year of 1S77.7S, the sales and shipments
aggregated 1859 bales, about 1000 bales less
than for the four months mentioned.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, on the 21st ultimo, peremptory
mandamus was issued at the suits Of Felix j.
Moses and others, VS.. the county commission
ers of York, ordering them to levy and collect
taxes sufficient to pay the interest on the coun-
ty bonds issued to aid in the construction OF
the Chester and Lenoir Railroad.
On the Saturday previous to adjournment,
the legislature elected COL Thos. J. Lipscomb,
of Newberry, Superintendent of the State
Penitentiary, for term of two years, COM
mencing January l, 1879. The nominees for
the position were Gen. Richard H. Anderson,
Col. Thomas J. Lipscomb, Major T. B. Lee
and Gen. Thompson Earle. On the first bal
lot, the vote stood: Lipscomb, 115; Ander-
son, 16; Lee, 8; Earle. l.
Thomas N. Tolbert, ex-Treasurer of Able
vile county, under Radical rule, was waylaid
on the outskirts of Greenwood, on Christmas
day, and fired upon by a negro named Andrew
Palmer, who was after Tolbert's money. The
weapon used was common shotgun, and fif-
ty-one shot took effect in the victims neck
and head, lodging against the skull and among
the muscles Of the neck. The shot were ex-
tracted and few hours afterwards TOlbert
went to his home in a buggy. Palmer has
been arrested and fully identified as the right
party Both belong to the same party, and
this attempt at murder cannot be tortured in
to political outrage.
On the 10Th ultimo, the Court of Claims,
popularly known as ''the Bond Court" con-
sisting of three Circuit Judges, announced
it's decision upon questions submitted to it in
relation to portion of the South Carolina
consolidated bonds, coupons and certificates
of stock issued under the act of 1873 known
as the Consolidation Act. The opinion holds
that the vouchers upon which said consolida-
ted bonds and stocks were issued, as specified
in the conclusions reached by the Court,
amounting to about 81 500, 600 of said bonds
and stocks, were not issued in accordance
with law and authorized to be consolidated
under the act of 1873, and that the consolida-
ted bonds and stocks exchanged for said
vouchers, so far as they rest thereon for their
validity, are not binding obligation upon
the State of South Carolina. The opinion is
pronounced by Judge Thomson, Judge AL
drich concurring. Judge Hudson delivered
dissenting opinion, holding that every consol-
idated bond issued since the act of December
%, 1873, known as the Consolidation Act, is
valid obligation of the State of South Caro-
lima. The case will be carried, on appeal, to
the Supreme Court, in the interest of the
bondholders.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
"A destructive fire occurred in Wilmington
on Tuesday of last week, involving loss OF
$4,000.
THE assay Office at Charlotte is now receiv-
ing gold at the rate of about 81 600 per week.
Harrison Osborn shot and killed lad,
James R. Martin, wantonly, in Watauga coun-
ty, because the latter told him not to shoot his
NJ in bo bOuco Osborn accaDpd