Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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ture on w. Gilmore Sims, before the Chera~
Lyceum in April next. a:. =. -r.. .. hn..
There are 593 pupils on the roll of the
Howard School of Columbia, and the average
daily attendance is 430. '|', = -''''' ''''
- The Marion Star says there is a man in
that county who is the happy possessor .et o.
three wives-two white and one colored. ,::
- For several days last week, sweet pota'
toes were sold on the streets of Columbia, at
twenty cents per bushel: -@it 7@''h = '''.'. '''
= fire last Monday night at Newberry,
destroyed an entire block Of business houses
and five other blocks were badly damaged
Loss. $50, 900 partly covered by insurance
- The bonds of Chester and Lancaster
counties issued in aid Of the Chera~ and
Chester Railroad, are selling at IS cents
with an upward tendency. !, .,:'r, ',,, ,..'...,;,
Six thousand nine hundred and ninety.
three bales of cotton have been shipped from
the railroad depotin Abbeville, since the first
Of September. ~ ,". """ .'''.'. !. '" 80
= In consequence Of there being no money
in the State treasury, with which to pay the
appropriations made at the recent session Of
the legislature. the directors Of the peniten-
tiary were, last week compelled, upon their
individual credit, to borrow $1,666, to be
used for the support Of the Institution. .,,..
- The Supreme Court Of the United States
having decided, recently, that the portion of
the Air Line Railroad lying ingthis State is
liable to taxation, it has become necessary
for the comptroller to order a 'reas-
sessment of the gross receipts Of all the roads
in this State for the''parpose of levying the
tax required to raise the amount Of the salary
of the railroad commissioner: The tax upon
each road will be proportioned to its mileage
within the borders Of South Carolina. ,.., Il t.
The recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court declaring the Airline Bail.
road liable to taxation in this State, will add
very much to the financial prosperity of Pick
ems county The bac k taxes due by the road
to the State and county from 1874, to; 1878,
amount to s19,S23.72, of which S7,696,92 is
due the county and sl2,127.SO to the State.
This amount will probably be. increased by
the addition of the penalties, &C., to s22,-
1902. -.. l. '.. - ''''''. cI.'
= Messrs w. Starr & Son of Camden N. j.,
have entered into contract with the City
Council of Charleston to erect water. works
in the latter city, with-a capacity sufficient to
supply 100000 gallons of water daily. The
two artesian wells now 10 the city are to be
used as the means, Of supplying the water
necessary for domestic, sanitary and fire pur.
poses. The contractors propose to pay 1.-The
city S45, 900 for the two wells and have the
works finished by the first of July. ." !: !
= The Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Ma
sons of South Carolina, held its annual con-
vocation in Charleston last week, remaining
in session for two days. The annual election
of officers took place on Wednesday, with the
following result: Wilmot G. DeSaussure, M.
E. G. H. Priest; F. F. Gary, R. E. D. G. n:
Priest; j. Adger Smyth, R.. E. G. King; R.
G. Watts, R. E. G. Scribe; G.. E. Chichester,
Rt. Rev. G. Chaplain !; G. F. jackson, E: G.
Treasurer; j. E. Burke, E. g.. 'Secretary
Thomas R. Robertson, G.. Captain. Of Host !;
G. D. Bryan, G. Royal Arch Captain; Z. F.
Meyer. G. Sentinel. ,..,I =. ..,.,n., -, lla
= In Charleston, last week, Judge Hudson
made all important ruling relating to appeals
from trial justices courts. The Judge ruled
that where party appeals from the judg-
ment Of a trial Justice upon a crimihap mat
ter, he is not entitled to trial de nouo in the
Circuit Court, but; that the appeal must be
made in writing and submitted to- the circuit
Judge, together with transcript of the eyi.
dence taken by the trial justice: Uponthese
papers the circuit judge hears argument and
sustains or reverses the judgment Of the court
below, as the law and the facts induce him to
decide. '...-... 81 :-.:.:: ... ...l..l... :!
- The Abbeville Press and Bonner tells, as
follows, how two young lawyers broke up a
prayer-meeting: "On last Wednesday night
Messrs H. G. Scudday and T. P. Cothran un-
consciously broke up the prayer meeting in
the Presbyterian church. Il After. the first
prayer they understood Mr.. Martin to ask the
choir to sing the doxology, which they did.
This unexpected proceeding on their part
knocked all thoughts Of lecture ut>of the
head of the preacher, and he pronounced the
benediction. Messrs. Scudday and Cothran
are members of the legal profession. They
had appointments to make their first impor-
tant speeches in the court house next day.
- The ,Ne,os and Courier has this to say Of
one of the Charleston fertilizer companies
"The Atlantic Company was organized early
with paid.up capital Of $200,0OO. An ad'
mirable site was chosen, and the company
succeeded in competing successfully with Nor
thern factors, while annually reducing the
selling price of its manufactures. The Allan
tic Phosphate Company has in the past six
years averaged over 20 per cent. dividends tc
the stockholders, and accumulated a CONNER
cial capital which shows on the books Of the
company that each share is worth over 30 pei
cent more than its par value. This arises
from the ability with which it has been man
aged, and the securing at once Of an ample
cash capital" - = .''2 i .'.
At Sumter last week, Abram Mcdaniel
and Charles Wesley, colored, were. tried be
, fore Judge Mackey and convicted of arson
in that they had burned the barn of one Tobe
Lowry, colored. The case was one Of pecu
liar interest Lowry is colored man, and
E Democrat. Mcdaniel and Wesley, both col