Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-13
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Stephen Foxworth, aged 1l2 years, died
near the town of Marion one day last week.
DIR. William M. Fitch, prominent ply
sician of Charleston, died in that city on
Tuesday night Of last week, aged 56 years.
Twelve patients have been admitted to
the Lunatic Asylum in Columbia since the
last meeting Of the regents. ,.... .s..a .~
The Medium says that four hundred dol
lars worth of whisky was sold at retail in
Abbeville, last sales7day. g..!...- ..,. r.ss
= The South Carolina Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church, con-
vened in Beaufort last week. .,.. ...: ..
--Rev. Jacob Burriss, the oldest Baptist
minister in the State, died in Anderson coun-
ty on Tuesday of last week, aged SS years.
The merchants of Columbia are COM
planning that the railroad freights. as now
charged there, have the efec. of seriously in
juling the trade of that city. *. ... ....
~ The Beaufort Crescsnt. says that in conse'
quence of the passage Of the pension act,
about one hundred thousand dollars will be
distributed among the negroes Of that county
who were soldiers in the Federal army. .,
Acting. Governor Simpson is making ar:
rangemen,s to move his family from Laurens
to Columbia. He will reside in the "Gover.
nor's Mansion" on Arsenal Hill, now occupied
as hotel. nI,.I ~. .........
A man named Bostick, who killed Henry
Brunson, in November, 1873, during drum.
ken quarrel in barroom at Barnwell, c. b.,
and who made his escape at the time, was ar
rested last week in Atlanta, Ga. i. .',.I ......
= The Columbia correspondent Of the Ne,rs
and Courier says "there is absolutely no oc-
casion for any concern about Governor
Hampton's condition. He is improving very
rapidly, and looks quite as we'll as he did be-
fore his accident" ..u, ...,....,.
- The grand jury Of Sumter county, has re-
turned true bill against Sam Lee, the noto-
rious negro politician of that county, charg.
ing him with official misconduct while pro-
bate Judge. So soon as the finding of the
Jury was known. Lee Immediately fled.
- The veterans of the Mexican war, now
residing in this State, are. making arrange.
ments to send delegation to Washington, to
attend the annual gathering of the veterans
on the 22nd Instant. Thus far the following
survivors have signifed their intention to so !:
O. R. Levy, Duncan Cameron, John Easter
by, Judge T. J. Mackey, Capt W. B. Stan:
ley and H. Wing. Others are expected to
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- The work of grading has been temporar-
lily suspended on the Greenwood and Angus
ia Railroad, the parties engaged in it
having contracted to build twenty miles of
fence for Abbeville county. The price paid
for the fence is $105 per mile. The amount
realized from building the fence will enable
them to continue the grading some two
months longer. The grading is now com.
pleted from Greenwood to the vicinity Of
Dorn's Mines-about half the distance.
- The Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that the property Of the Airline
Railroad Company in South Carolina, is liza
BILE to taxation. The suit which has just been
decided, was brou ght to enjoin the collection
of taxes upon the part Of the Atlanta and
Richmond Airline Railroad lying within
the limits of South Carolina, on the ground
Of exemption in the company's charter. The
Court holds that as the act incorporating the
Air. Line Railroad in 1856 contained no
clause exempting its charter from the provis.
ions Of the law of 1S41, they must be held
applicable to it. The State, therefore, has
the right to withdraw the exemption Of the
original charter and collect taxes.
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