Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-22

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was sold and bought in by them under this
judgment. We believe that the priority of
the mortgage deed under which the present
company holds the mine is acknowledged,
but the claimants under the judgment will
probably urge some irregularity in the mort.
gage deed. The complaint will be filed at
the next term of CASTOR court, which begins
on the oath inst, but an attempt will proba.
bly, be made to have the case removed to the
Federal Courts.
The Edgefeld ARRAY.
- The following appears to be the facts
in connection with the recent bloody afray
at Edgefeld G. H.:
"On Thursday, April 1st, the voters of
Edge6eld met at the Courthouse to nominate
citizens to fill the municipal Offices, and the
following ticket was selected: For intendant,
C. L. B. Marsh for wardens, Lee Holson,
w. H. Brunson, w. N. Burnett and R. S.
Anderson During the meeting, however,
trouble arose regarding reduction of the
whisky tax of the town. One party, led by Mr..
w. B. Penn, favored II retention of the license
at existing fgures-$200 per annum--and'it
was upon this issue that the gentlemen named
above were nominated. The other party, led
by Mr.. A. A. CIisby, favored reduction of
the tax to $3.50, and they finally placed Sec
ond ticket in the field, the nominees for war
dens being Messrs A. A. Clisby, DR.. w. D.
Jennings, W. E. Lynch and George Sim
kins, colored. VIM. Marsh, the regular nom
inee for intendant, subsequently declined to
run, and Mr.. R. G. Bonham was put up in
his place"
The advertiser of Thursday says: "On Mon.
day morning, the 18th of April, the election
began at o'clock. The managers were r.
II. Mims B. P. Copar and St. Julien Bland
All these were adljstents to the mass meeting
or convention party. Que OF the very first
persons to present himself for depositing
ballot was Lawrence Cain, the muIatto man
who was formerly Radical State senator from
our county, and who is still one Of the leading
Radical politicians of Edge6eld. He lives
on the southern outskirts Of the Incorporation,
and there is difference Of opinion rs to
whether his house is really within the incor-
poration or without. His vote was challeng-
ed by either Mr.. r. G. Bonham or DR.. Wal
lace Bland, both of whom stood near the
polls. Mr.. Clisby contended that he had the
right 10 vote After some discussion, it was
agreed to leave the matter to be decided by
recent survey Of the town made by NJ. II.
Minis, surveyor, which survey was said or
thought to be in the auditors Office. Suhse.
quently it was ascertained that the said sur
vey was not in the auditors office. Cain In
the meantime retired from the courtroom, in
which the election was being held. and after
an hour or so returned, accompanied by Mr..
Clisby, and renewed his application to vote!
Hereupon it was stated that the survey could
1 not be found, and the matter still being in
doubt Cain was not allowed to vote, but was
informed by the managers that if he would
procure an affidavit from Mr.. Minis. survey.
or. that his house stood within the incorpo.
rate limits, he would then be at liberty to de-
post his ballot. Mr.. Minis lives II miles
northward Of our town, but still, befure the
hour of closing the polls, his attestation could
have been procured. After this, MIR. Cllsby
and DR.. Bland walked out Of the court room
together into the high piazza which overlooks
the public square, and here took place the
fatal rencontre. We cannot recount the words
of the dispute. We know them not. We
give the results without pretending to know
or say in what order they came. DR.. Bland
struck Mr.. Clsby in the face with his left
hand. Mr.. Clisby shot DR.. Bland through
the abdomen. Mr. St. Julien Bland shot Mr..
Clisby through the stomach, and Mr.. Arthur
Glover, Mr.. Clsby's father.in-law. three times
in different places Mr.. Glover, it is affirmed
by some, fred twice, and by others that he
did not fire at all. If he fired, he wounded
no one And as regards the question OF
whether Mr.. Clisby shot DR.. Bland before he
was himself shot by Mr.. St. Julien Bland, or
vice versa, there is also very wide difference
of opinion and of affirmation. And these
differences of affirmation come from men OF
equal respectabilty and reliability. Nor Is
this at~a II uncommon in such affrays."
| The latest advices are to the effect that oil
the parties will probably recover from their
injuries.
Sale Of the Greenrille Railroad.
- The Greenville and Columbia Railroad
was sold in Columbia, under foreclosure of
mortgage, by N. B. Barnwell, Master in
Equity for Richland county, on Thursday
last. 1t was purchased by Mr.. W. G. Court
ney, the Mayor of Charleston, for syndicate
of capitalists, for $2,963,40O The competi-
ton was quite spirited and the sale continued
for FIVE and half hours The Register furn'
ishes the following particulars:
"The first bid was 100000 from Mr..
James G. Gibbes.
By this time two hundred persons or more
had assembled, including many ofthe business
men of the town, and good many other men
and boys who came merely to look on. The
upper portico of the court house was filled
with spectators.
The second bid was by Captain j. S. Wiley,
for $2,3OO,000.
The third bid was by Major Cumming, of
Atlanta, who raised it ten thousand dollars
The bidding then went on between Hon.
W. A. Courtenay, of Charleston, and Major
Cumming, of Atlanta, each overbidding the
other several hundred dollars each bid for
time, until at length Mr.. Courtenay regular
ly raised Mr.. Cummings bid 500, but Mr..
Cumming continued to bid variable amounts,
generally raising the bid 5000, till one o'clock,
when his bid was S2,351 900, to which Mr..
Courtenay added $l00.
The bidding went on rapidly between Mr..
Courtenay and Major Cumming till MIR.
Courtenay bid $2,394,600. Mr.. Cumming
raised this bid 500, but the auctioneer did
not hear him, and knocked down the proper
tv to Mr. Courtenay.
Mr.. Cumming demanded tina; his bid be