Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-02
The Aurkrille @nqnirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 2. 1880.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

james ~. LTdueWelI, Esq, uieu az LILO
residence in Columbia, on Wednesday of last
week.
There are four colored Democratic men,
bers in the House of Representatives. One
from Coleton and three from Charleston.
The United States Circuit Court is sitting
in Columbia, Judges Bond and Bryan pre-
sidering.
Col. Lipscomb, the superintendent Of
the penitentiary, has recently sold, at II cents
per pound, two hundred and fifty bales OF
cotton which were produced by convict labor.
From the 1st of October to the 20th Of
November, 3,176 bales of cotton were shipped
from Chester, over the Chester and Lenoir
N. G. Railroad.
The South Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Church will meet at Marion Court
House on the 18th instant The following is
a list of the lay delegates for the Columbia
District: Abram Jones, P. l.. Wright, Dr.
w. M. Walker, Rev. A. B. Brown. Reserves
B. R. Turnipseed, W. T. D. Cousar, R. D.
Sem, R. H. Jennings.
On Monday, a bill was introduced in the
House of Representatives to raise commits
sion to investigate the matters and report at
the next session of the General Assembly
what changes or amendments should be made
to the Constitution of the State. 1t was re-
ferred to the proper committee. If the bill
passes it will probably settle the question OF
q Constitutional Convention until the next
session, as members think the defects in the
present Constitution can be remedied by
amendments. A. bill was also presented in
the House, to raise a commission to examine
into the present system of collecting taxes
and ascertain what changes are necessary to
lessen the cost of the same.
The commissioner of agriculture has re-
ceived letter from Mr.. G. J. Huske, who
has charge of the State hatchery at Morgan
ton, N. c. stating that at an early day he
will start for South Carolina with $4,000
young California salmon for Broad river.
At later day he will distribute 100000 sal
mon in the Broad, Reedy, Saluda and Tuga-
loo rivers on the Air Line Railway in the
Wateree from the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad in the Black and Pee
Dee from the Wilmington Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad. They will take small ship
ment to Three Runs in Aiken county, and
another consignment to the Waccamaw in
Horny county.
- On Thursday last, while Ephriam Kelly
and Major Jeter, two negroes, were at work
hauling cotton on plantation near Santuc,
in Union county, dispute arose between the
two, which resulted in Kelly's almost instant
death by pistol shot from the hands of Jeter,
the ball entering the region just below the
heart and going entirely through the body.
Kelly spoke very few words after receiving
the fatal shot. 1t is said that they were
drinking at the time the difficulty occurred,
and that Jeter became angry at Kelly for
teasing him about something, and deliberate
ly pulled out his pistol and shot him. Jeter
claims that it was purely accidental. Jeter
is mere boy, only eighteen or nineteen years
of age He was arrested and lodged in jail to
await his trial at the next term of the Court
Of General Sessions.
- The Synod Of South Carolina assembled
in the Presbyterian Church at Sumter on
the 18th ultimo, Dr. J. Martin, of Abbeville,
and Mr.. E. G. Smith, of Hope.
well Church., secretary pro tenn. The atten-
dance was unusually full, over one hundred
being present. An unusual degree of har-
mony and good feeling prevailed throughout
the deliberations. The Synod adjourned Sat-
urday night the goth. The closing exercises
were very solemn and impressive, consisting
of memorial tributes to four of its members,
who during the past year have been called
to their eternal rest, to wit: Rev. w. S.
Plumer, D. D., Rev. D. Mcqueen, D. D.,
Rev. w. H. Adams and Rev. T. H. Gun
ningham.' The next meeting will be held at
Columbia.
"A permanent organization of the company
which recently purchased the Greenville and
Columbia Railroad, was effected in Columbia
on the 25th ultimo, under the name of the Co..
lumbia and Greenville Railroad Company,
and the proper certificate has been filed with
the Secretary Of State. The following are
the officers: President, R. L. Mclaughlin !;
Directors, James Conner, w. A. Courtney,
F. j. Pelzer, Charleston James S. Cothran,
Abbeville A. C. Haskell, Columbia w. P.
Clyde, H. B. Plant, R. T. Wilson, New York !;
T. M. Logan, Joseph Bryan, J. H. Dooley,
F. R. Scott, Richmond. Legal adviser, Gen.
James Conner. All the incumbents of po.
sitions under the temporary organization are
continued in their places. A resolution was
adopted instructirg the president and direc-
tors to furnish every facility to develop the
country traversed by the road, and without
discrimination against any locality.
- The Baptist State Convention was in ses-
sion at Camden last week. The Rev. Mr..
the corresponding secretary, stated
10 the Convention, that the cash collection for
The work of State Missions since the 1st of
July last, amounted to about sc, 500 that all
Indebtedness of the board had been paid all
he salaries of the missionaries paid up to
,axt Iannaru md q ha lance remained in the