Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-09
The Murkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1879
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1879.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Senator Hampton returned to Columbia
from Virginia, on Thursday last.
The Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Company have been putting down steel rails
A cotton exchange and Board Of Trade
was organized in Greenville last week.
Out of a scholastic population Of 1921
in Charleston, about 5000 pupils attend the
public schools in that city.
The United States District Court COM
menced its sitting in Charleston on Monday
last.
Rev. Donald Mcqueen, who for forty
three years has been pastor of the Presbyterl-
an church in Sumter, has, on account of fail
ing health, rendered his resignation.
The Reedy River Manufacturing compa-
ny of Greenville, has declared a semi-annual
dividend of per cent, payable on and after
the 9th instant.
DIR. w. B. Rice was last week elected
member of the House of Representatives for
Barnwell county, in place Of Henry Hartzog,
deceased.
An election has been ordered to be held
in Union on the 4th of November, for men,
Der of the House of Representatives, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Robert W. shand, Esq, recently appointed
Supreme Court Reporter.
- The Medium says an expert has visited
the plantation of Judge Thomson, in Able
vile county, and examined the supposed pla-
tinum deposits, of which mention was made
several weeks ago. He reported that ne
could not find single particle or trace Of
platinum.
An effort is being made in Camden, to
have the sentence of Neill Blair, colored,
convicted Of the murder of Adamson, color.
ed, and sentenced to be hung, commuted to
Imprisonment for life. 1t is announced that
Judge Mackey, before whom the trial was
had, will sign petition to the Governor ask
ing for the Communication.
The directors of the Anderson County
Fair, have decided to offer purse Of $50 to
the best drilled military company, provided
as many as three companies enter. Each
company will be required to have not less
than twenty men, rank and file. Capt. j. B.
Patrick, of Greenville, Col. A. Coward, of
Yorkville, and Col. j. P. Thomas, of Char
lotte, will be invited to award the prizes
- The following prizes have been offered to
the various military companies in the State
by the committee entrusted with the arrange
ment of the matter for the State Fair: First
prize, $500, open to the United States; second
prize, $3.50, open to all companies in the
State; third prize, SIS, open to all companies
in the State, excepting companies from
Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. No
prize is to be awarded unless two companies
compete for it. The judges in the contest
will be three United States Army officers.
The Ne,us and Courier reports the sale Of
one thousand shares of South Carolina Rail-
road stock in Charleston, on Thursday last,
at 1884 per share. There is large quantity
of this stock in the up country, but judging
from the following report Of the sale, the
price paid is no indication of the value of the
stock. The bidders wanted the stock be-
cause it was large lot, and because it gave
the purchaser considerable number of
votes towards controlling the management of
the road "a lot of 1876 shares was put up
with the privilege of the whole. The sale
was opened with bid of S. share by Mr..
John S. Riggs, which was increased by Mr..
F. Campbell to $6 share. The bids were
then run up rapidly to sS by Messrs. Cochran
& Alexander, John S. Riggs and Edward
Moreland. Nine dollars share was then
bid by Mr.. Campbell. Mr.. Moreland bid
s9.123, Mr.. Riggs 1926, Mr.. Moreland s9.27a.
By bids of one and two cents, the price then
advanced to $3.50 a share. Two bids Of FIVE
cents then raised the price to s9.4O, and by
degrees the price was run up to $3.50 share.
The bidding then began to fall off, and with
difficulty crawled up to 1884, at which price
the stock was knocked down to Messrs. Coch-
ran & Alexander, who took the 1000 shares
at that price. The stock was the property of
the city, and had long been considered al
most worthless. The proceeds of the sale,
9,540, less the commissions, are therefore
clear gain to the city, and by law 60 into the
sinking fund.