Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-30

ing was Senator Wade Hampton, a report Of
whose speech we publish in another column
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In consequence of the scarcity of eggs in
Charleston, they were in demand there last
week at sixty cents dozen.
At the recent term Of the Circuit Court
for Lexington county, there was not single
criminal case for trial.
During a recent thunder storm near
Bennettsvlle, stroke of lightning killed
ten hogs which were confined in pen.
On Friday last Col. Lipscomb, superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary, sold another in
stallment of twelve bales of cotton, raised by
convict labor alone.
-Neill Blair, of Camden, who was to have
been hanged on the 9Th Of October, has been
respited by the Governor until the 18th Of
November. This is his fifth respite.
Capt. O. Barber, of Chester, has recently
been North to purchase the machinery for
erecting Clement Attachment at his Cedar
Shoals Mill.
- The Radicals of Greenville will hold a
County Convention on the 9th Of October. at
which time they propose to nominate full
ticket for county officers.
- The sixth annual Fair of the Union
County Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
will be held at the Fair Grounds at Union
Court House, Tuesday, the 26th of October
next and the tive following days
The Town Council of Spartanburg has
passed an ordinance by which every drummer
or soliciting agent for any person or partner
ship residing within the limits of that town,
is taxed SIS. Foreign drummers may still
solicit without license
The Columbia Register of Thursday last
says: "Information obtained last night from
a reliable source, which there is no occasion
to divulge, says that the Radicals already have
their State ticket made out, and that they
will spring it upon the people at the eleventh
hour, and that every supporter of the party
is already apprised Of the names of the men
who they are to vote for"
In Columbia, nearly every night, the Re-
pubicans holding meetings in various
parts of the city, which are inaccessible to
any save undoubted members of the party.
The meetings are made up almost wholly of
negroes. All their proceedings have not
transpired, but enough is known to lead to
the conclusion that throughout the State,
where there is the least chance of success,
tickets will be put in the field
Col. Butler, the commissioner of agricul-
ture, is receiving the most gratifying reports
from different parts of the State, regarding
the growth and adaptability to our waters of
the carp distributed by him last year. AS
an experiment Col. Butler planted in the
miniature lake of the Statehouse grounds,
last November, few young fish not over two
inches long, and upon examination a few
days ago they were found to have attained
the length of ten or twelve inches. This is
remarkably rapid growth, but it has been
surpassed in other portions of the State,
some of the fish now weighing one and
half pounds From this encouraging ex-
hibit of the capacity of the fish to thrive in
stagnant waters, the commissioner is confirm.
ed in his opinion of its value, and is now
preparing part of the lake for breeding
purposes.
The Charleston NeaUs and Courier Of
Saturday, in regard to the doings of the Rad
ical party in Charleston, says: "ln response
to the call for Garfield and Arthur meet
ing, promiscuous crowd Of colored men and
boys, sprinkled with few whites, and num-
bering in all about one hundred and fifty, as
sembled last night at the Republican head
quarters in Hayne street. 1t was quiet,
undemonstrative, unenthusiastic crowd. The
meeting was presided over by Thomas Aiken,
and John Freeman furnished music for the
entertainment, in the shape of Garfield
campaign song. When Freeman had finish.
ed his little song, the brighter lights not hav-
ing yet put in an appearance, it was intima-
ted that Freeman was likewise expected to
speak for the edi6cation of the crowd. This
he forthwith proceeded to do He was listen
ed to very quietly until he made the an
nouncement that the National committee was
considering the feasibility of furnishing funds
for the campaign in South Carolina. This
announcement produced an instantaneous eff:
feet, and was greeted with enthusiastic ap'
plause. w. R. Marshall, Purvis, Taft and
others followed, advising support of the Ma
tional ticket and the nomination Of full
county ticket, The face of Isaac Rivers, the
sometime Democratic orator, smiling recogni-
tion all over the hall, was among the altrac
t;opc of tho entertainment"