Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-11-13
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Trial of William Rose.

- William Rose and George W. Daniels,
policemen of Columbia, were arraigned be.
fore Judge Mackey, in that city, on Monday
of last week, charged with the murder of
John E. English, on the night of the I'D of
last June, while in the discharge of their of.
fetal duties. The State was represented by
Solicitor Abney, and the prisoners by Melton
& Clark and W. S. Monteith. Each prison
er pleaded not guilty. A motion was made
for severance, which was granted, and Will
liam Rose was put upon his trial. The trial
was concluded on Friday night at 9 o'clock,
by the jury rendering verdict of "Guilty of
manslaughter as to William Rose" with
recommendation to mercy. Judge Mackey
said to the jury that their recommendation
would be respected by the court, in imposing
the lightest sentence of the law. Mr.. Clark,
one of the counsel for Rose, then gave notice
of motion for new trial. The court then
adjourned until Monday next, the 17th in
slant, at which time the sentence of Rose will
be announced, and the case against Daniels
disposed Of
The punishment for manslaughter, fixed
by the General Statutes, is imprisonment in
the penitentiary at hard labor for period
not exceeding thirty years, nor less than two
years.
The Late Elections.
- Complete returns have not been made
of the elections held on Tuesday of last week,
though sufficient is known of the result in all
the Northern States, except New York, that
voted on that day, to warrant the success of
the Republican ticket. Of the election in
New York, the Herald, of the 9th, says that
the Republicans at headquarters in that city,
feel confident that they have elected most Of
the State ticket Mayor Cooper has called the
attention of the police commissioners to the
fact that returns from thirty election districts
are still missing. The Suns returns give Pot
ter (Dem.) majority of about two thousand,
and Horatio Seymour, Jr., (Dem.) nearly ten
thousand majority, and say it is probable that
Wadworth (Rep.) for comptroller, and Ward
(Rep.) for attorney general, are elected Carr
(Rep.) for Secretary of State runs very close
to Beach (Dem.) with the chances in favor of
his being elected. Between Wendell (Rep.)
for treasurer, and Mackins (Dem.) the race is
very close.
In Virginia, the principal issue was the
payment or reputation of the bonded in
debtedness of the State. The voting was
close, and the result is yet in doubt.
Marine Disasters.
- The steamship Champion, which piled
between New York and Charleston, was sunk
by collision with the sailing ship Lady Oc-
tavia at 3 o'clock on Friday morning last,
about forty miles out from the Capes of the
Delaware, and went down within four min
utes after the occurrence. The Champion
left New York on the previous evening with
fifty-eight people on board, twenty-four only
of whom were saved. Among those lost are
several persons belonging to Charleston.
Capt. Lockwood, the commander of the steam
ship and the greater part Of the crew were
saved but so far as is known, only FIVE or
six of the passengers escaped. All saved
were rescued by the vessel with which the
steamer collided. The loss of the vessel and
cargo aggregates about s250,0OO, which is
partly covered by insurance
The steamer Falcon, bound from Baltimore
to Charleston, on Saturday night, collided
with the schooner s. C. Tryon, loaded with
ice, when about ten miles off Barron's Island,
and about the same distance south of Sharp's
Island, and sunk in a short time after the
collision. Where the accident occurred, the