Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-02

it since their purchase OF the same, Whlcn was
in April, 1877.
The News and Courier puts the liabilities
of James Adger & Co., of Charleston, whose
failure was announced last week, at about one
million and half of dollars, while their as
sets are claimed to be about one million dol
lars.
The iron for the Cheraw and Wadesboro
road is being delivered at Cheraw. The
work of laying it will soon commence. Pres
ident Townsend is fitting up coaches, and it
is thought that by the 1st of December the
trains will be running over the road.
- The Charlotte Observer learns that on
Tuesday of last week, about twelve miles
from Gafney City, man named Houston
jolly dropped dead while shearing his sheep
He had eaten good breakfast and had had
not the slightest warning, by sickness or other
wise, of his nearness to death.
The Register of Saturday mentions that
Rev. Dr. Meynardie, who has been for sever
al weeks confined to his room from injuries
received in the recent railroad accident on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road, was on the streets of Columbia the pre-
vious day. He is reported as cheerful and
looking almost as well as ever.
Col. Dargan and Maj. Earle, of Sumter,
who were skirmishing around last week with
the avowed purpose Of fighting duel, return.
ed to Sumter last Friday and both were ar
rested and each required to give bond Of
five thousand dollars to keep the peace. A
board of honor has since settled the difficulty
to the satisfaction of all concerned.
The Times says that the cotton crop Of
Union county will not be over half the usu-
al average. The late cold, dry weather has
affected it worse than the long Drought in ths
summer. The August crop, which it was
hoped would make up the deficiency in the
July crop, will turn out worse than it has for
years back.
A correspondent of the Neaos and Courier
says that O. F. Cheatham, Esq, clerk of the
court for Edge6eld county, has four acre
patch planted in cotton, from which he has
already picked, ginned and packed five bales
averaging 44S pounds. Mr.. Cheatham be
lieves, and other good planters agree with
him, that he will yet get two bales. Three
bales Of this cotton, on account of the fine
quality, brought of cent above the market
price. .
A dispatch from Columbia on Sunday
last, says that on the previous day, twenty
FIVE sick convicts were brought down from
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad. One
died on the way. Some we're blind, some
speechless and all helpless. 1t is said that
more than one.half of them will never do
another days work for the State, but are
only food for the grave. The Governor ap.
pointed special board of physicians, COM
posed OF Drs. Griffin, Taylor and Horne, to
examine them and make a report as to the
causes of their condition.
- The Charlotte IN. c. Democrat gives the
following account of the recent alleged shoot
ing of a revenue officer at Spartanburg, and
refers to Judge Dick in terms which we be-
lieve to be just: The telegraph reported U.
S. Revenue officer as being shot at Spartan
burg, S. c., on Tuesday last, and it turns out
that the officer, Thomas J. Davis, Special
Deputy Marshal, shot himself, having got
drunk and was behaving in disgraceful
and boisterous manner on the streets Of Spar
tanburg, when his own pistol was discharged,
inAicting wound in the thigh. Davis had
previously arrested man from Polk county,
N. G., named j. B. Panther, on an old charge,
had admitted him to bail, and then got drunk
and re-arrested Panther and was Aourishing
a pistol over him when the accident occurred.
We respectfully call Judge Dicks attention
to the affair, as no doubt truthfully reported
in the Spartanburg Herald Of the 24th OF
September. After Judge Dick is correctly
informed on any "outrage subject" we are
sure he will make correct representation
and do justice to all concerned