Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-13
of the Bank of the State for taxes, and that
the "Act to facilitate the collection of taxes"

does not violate the obligation OF contract
and is an adequate remedy.
- The census shows that in 1870, there
were in South Carolina, above the age of ten
years, 29O,S62 persons who could not write.
Fifty-6ve thousand two hundred and eight
of this number are designated as white, and
two hundred. and thirty.fve thousand SIX
hundred and 6fty-four as colored. At the
same time there were 265,S92 persons above
the age of ten years who could not read.
- The Ezpress says that Congressman Evins
returned to his home in Spartanburg on last
Thursday. He is in good health and spirits
and speaks encouragingly of the political
prospects in Washington. He will return
to Washington this week, several days in ad,
vance of the meeting of the extra session, in
order to attend the Democratic caucus and
prepare for the work of the session.
- The State treasurer and comptroller-gen'
eral announce that they have sufficient funds
ON hand to pay all the State institutions tor
four months of the present fiscal year without
waiting for the collection of taxes. The pay
ment will not encroach on the interest money
held in dispute, 1t is derived from the sur.
plus over the appropriations Of last year and
from the phosphate royalty.
- The Journal is informed that colored
Baptist preacher in Anderson, named Elias
Terrell teaches the colored people in his min
istrations that they, are the children Of Is
rael; that this is the landof Egypt, in which
they are only sojourning for time, for they
will eventually 60 back to the promised land,
and that they must take all the gold and sill
yer and jewelry they can get from the Egypt
ians and be ready to go at any time.
- David johnson, Jr., was tried at Union
G. H., last week, charged with the murder Of
W. M. Palmer. The testimony for the de-
fense went 10 show that the prisoner and de.
ceased had had some alteration previously,
and that the prisoner, being candidate for
office, approached the deceased for the pur-
pose Of conciiating him, when the latter re-
newed the quarrel, at the same time making
demonstrations of violence. This, coupled
with threats which he had made, induced the
prisoner to think he had deadly malice and
meant to kill him. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty after being out five min.
utes.
Pendergrass, prominent colured Radi'
cal in Williamsburg county, has been con-
victed of libel in the Court Of General Ses.
sions at Kingstree, and sentenced by Judge
Mackey to two years at hard labor in the
penitentiary, or pay fine of five hundred
dollars and the costs of suit. Pendergrass
wrote communication, which was published
in the Washington National Republican, in
November last, charging the managers OF
election at Kingstree with stufHng the ballot,
box, and charging several citizens with
voting two or three times at the general elec'
tion in 1878 The investigation of the charges
showed that there was no truth in them.
The editor of the Columbia Register has
recently had conversation with Prof: N. A.
Bibikof, mineralogist and geologist, who
has been resident Of this State for the great,
er part of the past five years, during which
time he has made careful examination of the
soil in various localities with very surprising
and gratifying results. Among his recent
discoveries are valuable bed Of burr-stone
in Orangeburg county, pronounced by COM
petent judges to be fully equal in quality to
the best French burr He has also found
indications of rich coal heds in the middle
portion of the State, and is convinced that it
is the genuine "black diamond" though he
desires to make some further Investigations
before expressing himself positively on this
point. He has discovered slate in Lexing.
ton, we'll adapted for roofing; also some on
the plantation of DR.. Turnpseed, in Rich
land county, which will make excellent pave.
ments In Laurens county he found marble
mines, and a mine of corundum, a precious
mineral used in making emory.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.