Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-03
The aurkpille Guqnirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
s0IITH CAROLINA NEWS.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1879.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- DR.. Allen J. Green, at one time Mayor
Of Columbia, died in Huntsville, Ala, on
the 9th ultimo.
Col. William w. Gaffney has been elect
ed Intendant of Gaffney City on the Air
Line Railroad.
- The Rock Hill Herald mentions the fail.
ure of Messrs. Williamson & Campbell, drug
gists of that place. Their liabilities are
about $4,000; available assets about 81 800.
"A farmer of Orangeburg county owns a
Berkshire SOW that has had one hundred and
ninety pigs in the last ten years. and has
raised out of that number one hundred and
eighty-two.
A correspondent of the Orangeburg DEM
ocrat says that in portion Of that county,
foot travelling is almost at stand still on
account of the prevalence of hydrophobia
among the dogs
According to law of this State, the pen
atty for robbing tho nest of any mocking
bird is ten dollars for each offence, made re-.
coverable before any trial justice, one-half to
be paid to the informer.
The laying of the iron on the Spartan
burg and Asheville Railroad has been re
sumed, and it is calculated that in few
weeks, the track will be completed to Hen.
dersonville, c.
A fire occurred in Greenville on Sunday
night, originating in the dry goods store of E.
B. Dickson & Co., and burning it and the
store of Capt. Mcmahon. Both stores were
in the Mauldin block. The losses are fully
covered by insurance.
Col. Alexander H. Brown, prominent
lawyer of Charleston, died in that city on
Tuesday, after a painful illness of several
weeks. He was born in Charleston on the
31st of December, 1909. During the latter
part of the late war, he was resident Of
Chester county.
A public meeting will be held at Spar
tanburg on next Monday, to further the
cause of immigration to that section. The
Spartan says: "Addresses will be made by
Mr.. N. Dumont, president of the late North
ern Mems Convention held in Charlotte, and
Mr.. Gaines, founder of the present practical
scheme of Southern immigration"
John C. Bowling, ex-Treasurer Of Oar
lington county, convicted of failing to turn
over public money to his successor, and SEN
fenced by Judge Mackey to pay fine of
$4,000 or to be imprisoned in the county Jail
for FIVE years, has been granted pardon by
the Governor, on condition that he will pay
the costs of court and the expenses incurred
in the county jail The pardon was granted
on the petition of the citizens Of the county
The Lancaster Ledger reports recent
destructive storm in some sections of that
county. In the neighborhood of Camp Greek
Church, miles of fencing was blown level
with the ground. On the plantation Of Mr.
J. H. w. Stevens, in the Waxhaws, the storm
partook somewhat of hurricane, blowing
down houses and twisting off the tops Of
large trees. The track of the hurricane was
from west to east, and extended only about
400 yards in width. Singular to state, no
lives were lost. Mr.. John Denton was she'll
ing corn in his crib when the storm struck
the house, carrying off the roof and scatter
ing the timber in every direction, yet he re-
,eived but slight injury. A stable, contain
ing two mules, was leveled to the earth, yet
the two mules came out unhurt. At Lam
caster the rain fell in torrents for about fifteen
minutes, the wind blew with great velocity
and was destructive to many fine fruit trees.
A number of the colored people of Char
lesion have formed an association for the pur-
pose of encouraging scheme for a general
emigration to the West. The News and COu-
rier says, "the point selected for the proposed
future residence is a section of the present
Indian Territory, west of Kansas and north
Of Texas, comprising an area Of $4,000 square
miles. The idea is to form of this tract a
Territory, to be called the Territory of Okla
homa, "a bill for the organization of the Terri
tory being now before Congress) and obtain
from Congress the necessary assistance tor
general exodus Of the colored inhabitants of
the Southern States. DR.. M. G. Camplin, a
,olored physician, is at the head Of the move
nent. Through his efforts, a petition has al,
ready been sent to Congress for the aid re-
1uired to carry out the project, which was
signed, he says, by one thousand persons in
Charleston. DR.. Camplin informs the Neus
md Courier that the ulterior design is the
formation of State of the Union which shall
be entirely under the control of colored peo-
pie in all its branches. He regards the loca-
ton as a particularly favorable one, as 1T Is
within the cotton belt, has two railroads and
= number of navigable rivers. There would
be no objection to the presence Of white peo-
ple In fact, their presence, DIR. Camplin
saws, would be encouraged as valuable assis-
lance in developing and building up the coun'
try. DR.. Camplin is native OF Beaufort,
but has been a resident Of Charleston for
many years. " -.
- The cornerstone of the monument to the
Confederate dead, was laid in the State House
grounds in Columbia, on Thursday last, by
the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge Of Free Masons of South Caro-
lima, in the presence of the Governor and
State officers, and the board Of Directors Of
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