Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-24

Carolina, to be assistant paymaster IN the y.
S. Army.
In the House the sundry civil appropria-
tions bill was reported by the conference
committee, and the report adopted. The
agricultural appropriation bill, appropriating
$25l 300, vas also adopted.
Nothing Of Importance was transacted in
the Senate ON the 18th, and at IL NJ, the
time agreed upon for adjournment, the Sen
ate adjourned.
No business of Importance was transacted
in the House, aud at IL NJ, it adjourned
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Congress failed to make an appropriation
for the Kings Mountain Centennial.
Capt. Reid H. McCosh died at his home
in Rock Hill, on Sunday Of last week, in the
47th year of his age.
- Forty-one candidates are announced for
the various Offices in Edge6eld county, and
more than thirty in Laurens.
- Governor Simpson and General Hagood
are in attendance on the Cincinnati Conven-
tion.
The negroes convicted of burning the
Greenville Opera House, have been respited
by Governor Simpson until August
The negroes in Pickens are constantly
holding political meetings, and have organ
lied new party called the Laboring Mans
Party.
1t is asserted, quite positively, that Judge
Townsend is attempting to organize an nde'
pendent movement in Marlboro county, in op.
position to the Democratic party.
- Miles E. Mason, conductor of the Sleep
ing car on the Air. Line Railroad. and son
of Col. L. A. Mason, of Dallas, N. c., was
crushed to dAAlh l. bling -drAseAd- -hes-~eoa
the moving train and the platform at Cow
pens, on Tuesday night of last week.
- The town of Aiken, at an election held
on the 18th inst, decided against a proposed
subscription of $4,000 in bonds to aid in the
completion of the Edge6eld, Trenton and
Aiken Railroad, by vote Of POP against
&C for subscription.
Over three hundred men are employed in
the machine shops of the South Carolina
Railroad Company at Charleston. They are
able to turn out every kind of work needed
on the road, including the building Of loco
motives and passenger coaches.
- The Chester Bulletin is authority for the
statement that convention to nominate a
Democratic candidate for Congress for the
Fouth District, will be held at Chester the
first week in September. Hon. j. H. Evius,
the incumbent, and Maj. T. w. Woodward,
of Fairfield, are candidates for the nomina-
ton.
- In his charge to the grand jury of Ian
caster, Judge Kershaw said the frequent oc-
curernce of homicdes in this State is directly
traceable to the practice of carrying conceal
ed weapons. In their presentment, the grand
Jury denounce the practice and urge upon
the General Assembly the necessity of proper
legislation in the matter.
- Representative John H. Evins has writ
ten to the Cowpens Centennial Committee
that, in response to the request of the South
Carolina delegation in Congress, the Secreta-
ry of War has contracted with Mr.. j. @. A.
Ward, of New York, for the bronze figure of
the hero of Cowpens, and that it will be deliv.
cred in Spartanburg in good time for the cen.
tennial day, 18th January, 1881.
- The Edgefeld Advertiser of last week
says: To hear Mr., H. T.. Wright, who is
Just back from the District Conference, tell Of
the splendid hospitality and noble brotherly
love of Yorkvile, is something calculated to
keep up ones faith in human nature, He
says in speaking to US on the subject: 1T
was simply splendid and complete. Indeed,
hospitality and brotherly love could 60 no
further"
- The grand jury Of Laurens, at the late
term of court for that county, recommended
the passage of an ordinance prohibiting the
carrying of concealed weapons in the town
of Laurens, and that the Legislature be peti.
toned to pass such law "as will efectually
check and put stop to the carrying of con-
cealed weapons and the sale and abuse of in.
toxicating liquors throughout our entire coun-
ty."
The Aiken Journal has the following to
say about the Blackvile and Barnwell Rail.
road "This road was graded twenty five
years ago. 1t has been very recently finished,
and the following we are told is its condition
the track is by 8, wooden rails, one old
shifting engine and two box cars. When the
wind is favorable, the trip of ten miles is
made in about one hour and half A boy
is carried along to open gates, as the train
passes through the different plantations"
A fendish negro named Joe Brier at
tempted to commit an outrage on little
white girl in Greenvile county last week,
during the absence Of her parents from home
but owing to the presence of some smaller
children in the house. whose assistance was
summoned, he desistvd his dastardy attempt
and left the house. Upon the return Of her
parents the little girl made known the beast
ly attempts of the negro, and at once the ia
ther consulted with his neighbors, who formed
a committee of fifteen to Investigate tbe case
and determine what action to take After
full investigation vote was taken as to what
disposition should be made with the 6end,