Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SUUIh UAhOLlNA NEWSs
The population Of Abbeville county by
the recent census is officially given at 4O,764
Miss Julia jackson, daughter of "Stone
wall" jackson, is visiting at Chersw.
- The Spartan Rifles are reorganizing fol
the Cowpens Centennial. Mr.. Ed. Bacon
was elected captain.
H. H. D. Byron has been appointed in
ternal revenue gauger for the District Of
South Carolina.
Fifteen arrests were made in the town oi
Spartanburg on Saturday of last week. Dis
orderly conduct and gambling were the gen
eral charges.
After the first Of August, Bennettsvllle
Central, Gaffney City, Johnson's Depot, So
ciety Hill and Winnsboro will be money or
der Offices
DR.. James Berney, physician of Charles
ton, died in New York last Friday at the age
of 81. His body was sent to Montgomery
Ala, for interment
The grand jury Of Richland county re-
commend that all liquor licenses outside the
city of Columbia be fixed at $500 per annum
and that the recent laws against gambling be
rigidly enforced.
- The census gives the following popula'
tions to the towns named Edge6eld, SO9
Union, 1850; Orangeburg, 2,l5O; Winns
boro, 1900; white population of Spartan
burg, l,70O.
Major John j. Salley, the oldest of a
large family of brothers, fell dead from apo
plexy at Orangeburg c. H., last Friday
He was aged 72, and his home was about six
miles from the Court House.
The Democrats of Union county, in a
meeting held at the Court House on the 9th,
decided that the primary election for that
county shall be held on the Oath of August,
and that no Republicans should vote.
Henry Manhaim's residence and store
house, in Marlboro county, were struck by
lightning and reduced to ashes one day last
week. All the furniture, jewelry and large
supply of provisions were destroyed.
The County Democratic Convention of
Newberry county met at the Court House on
Thursday last. There was full attendance,
and rules for conducting the primaries were
adopted.
Speaking of The crops in Fairfield, the
Winnsboro News and Herald says: The
drought is breaking up over the whole coun-
ty. But the early corn is generally gone.
Much of it will not make bushel to the
acre. Cotton is healthy but small.
The negroes of Newberry had kind of
celebration of the "Fourth," the principal
feature of which was parade through the
streets by party in fantastic costumes. The
National colors were conspicuously absent
from the procession.
Mine miles from Greenville last Saturday,
negro named Henry Blassingame was kill
ed by Frank Nelson, white According to
the testimony before the coroner's jury, Bias
singame was the aggressor. The slayer sent
word to the coroner that he would appear and
surrender himself 20 the authorities.
The knights of Honor of Darlington
C. H., is the strongest organization in OAR
lington county. They have under construc.
ton one of the largest wooden buildings in
the town, which will be a convenient and
handsome one-over 100 feet in length, with
the lower story for store, and the upper
one to be arranged with stage and other
equipments for 6rs.-class opera hall.
The Anderson latelligencer of the 9th
says: The most cheering reports Of the crop
prospects come to US from every section of
the county. Cotton everywhere is looking
very fine, and with favorable seasons will
make an unusually fine yield. Only the
most forward corn has suffered in the least for
rain, and as yet that has not been injured to
any considerable extent. The farmers all say
they never had better prospects, and are con-
sequently in high spirits.
The storehouse together with all the
stock of merchandise and planting supplies
of Mr.. ]. w. Peoples, Sr., near Lawtonville,
were consumed by fire on Wednesday night
of last week. 1t is supposed that burglary
was committed about IL o'clock P. M, and
that the building was then fired to cover up
all traces of the crime. Suspicion points to
several negroes in that neighborhood.