Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25
SOuTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Robert w. Shand, Esq, of Union, has
been appointed reporter Of the Supreme Court
for two years.
In the event that Governor Simpson does
not desire reelection, the Newberry Herald
nominates Hon. John H. Evins, of Spartan
burg, for the position.
The Court of General Sessions for Rich
land county will begin on the fourth Monday
in October. His Honor T. J. Mackey will
preside.
DR.. J. F. Ensor, late Superintendent Of
the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, has re-
ceived an appointment as Surgeon in the
United States Army.
Napoleon B. Taylor, the party who shot
and instantly killed man by the name of
Sewell, in Monroe county, N. c., on the 26th
of February last, and for whom reward Of
500 was offered, was recently arrested while
attending preaching at Cheraw in this State.
The Register has been informed, on what
it supposes to be good authority, that the
Winnsboro case on appeal to the Circuit
Court, involving the right Of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad to charge on
cotton by measurement, has been decided in
favor of the railroad.
-speights, of the Greenville Citv Item,
says: "The Democrats of South Carolina
can make up their minds now to dance square
up to the music, and give the prominent
working Democrats seats in front of the ar
istocracy, or suffer ignominious defeat at the
next election"
The two Cobbs, Dunlap and Long, four
of the parties charged with the murder of
Bryce, in Oconee, were brought before Judge
Presley, at Anderson, on Monday Of last
week, on a writ of habeas corpus, and bailed
in the sum of $500. There was no evidence
against any of them. The elder Moore the
father of the men at present in custody, has
escaped from the State.
Some time since, Christopher G.. Betch-
Ter, son of Christopher Betchler who be-
came famous by the manufacture of the
Betchler gold coin, specially recognized by
the government, and who died within the past
year in Charlotte, N. c., was arrested in or
near Spartanburg on charge of manufac-
turing counterfeit coins At the late term
of the United States Court at Greenville, his
case was called up for trial, and the jury fail
ing to agree, mistrial was ordered. The
family of Betchlers have always stood well,
and their friends and acquaintance will re-
gret to hear that one of the number has dis
honored the name.
One of the editors of the Abbeville Me-
dium has recently visited Charleston, and fur
nishes his paper with the following in regard
to the notorious D. T. Corbin "Chief Justice
Corbin, of Utah, has opened an office in this
city for the practice of law and established
himself as a permanent citizen. He is the
same sleek sinner he used to be when he ma
nipulated the phosphate money and pulled
the party wires at Columbia. He has pref
ty strong hold on the radical and fusion ele-
ment, is favorite with the general govern
ment, shrewd and managing lawyer, and
will get enough to live on in the ordinary
way of his profession until he can make an
opening, or the demands of the political sit
uation will give employment to his special
gifts. He has already been prominently
named in connection with the next radical
nomination for Governor"
The suspension of the banking house of
James Adger & Co., of Charleston, was an.
nounced in that city on Friday last. j. E.
Adger & Co., wholesale hardware dealers,
also suspended in consequence Of being in
volved as the endorsers of James Adger & Co..
As result of these suspensions, the Peoples
Bank has suspended operations and its affairs
will be wound up as early as possible. The
liabilities of the Adgers are not definitely
known, yet it is generally understood that
they are large, and have been stated at about
two millions of dollars. Their ability to re-
sumo is considered as doubtful. The Peoples
Bank is a state institution and had but little
capital. The outlook is that but little will
be realized from its assets.
ugly rumors are afoat in regard to the
cruel treatment of penitentiary convicts, by
some of the lessees, and an investigation seems
to be in order. The monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the penitentiary was
held in Columbia on Thursday last, in re-
gard to which the Columbia correspondent
of the News and Courier, says: 81 called, as
usual, and sent in my card as the representa-
tive of the Nsus and Courier, and it was re-
turned to me with the endorsement that the
meeting was of privare nature, and no rep
resentative of the press was to be admitted
Enough is known of their proceedings, how
ever, to justify me in saying that the princi-
pal subject of discussion was the terrible
death rate and the alleged bad treatment Of
the leased convicts, and especially those hired
by the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
Company. About one hundred out of two
hundred and twenty-five, are stated to have
died within the last year" 1t is stated that
charges of cruel treatment of convicts will be
brought against some of the lessees, if not at
this at some future meeting, and that at least
two Judges in the State will take cognizance
Of this shameful matter, and they will do so
in obedience to request made some time ago
by Governor Simpson in circular addressed
to the Judges, asking for statistics in regard
to the increase and decrease of crime in all
parts of the State.