Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-11-25

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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Throughout the State there is general
complaint of depression in business.
- The South Carolina Baptist Convention
will meet in Camden today.
- East Tennessee pork hogs are being sold
in Anderson, at six cents per pound gross.
- There are but six Republicans in the
South Carolina Legislature. The Senate
stands 80 Democrats to Republicans. The
House 12O Democrats to Republicans.
Only two of the Senators elected at the
recent election, were members Of the last
Senate. I. D. Witherspoon, Esq, of York,
and Bruce H. Williams, of Georgetown.
- The survey of the railroad from. Green
vile to Laurers has been completed. The
line is said to be very practicable and the
road capable Of construction at a small cost.
1t is proposed to hold reunion Of all the
living alumni and undergraduates of the
South Carolina College and of the South Car
olina University, in Columbia, at some early
day.
- Margaret, Mary, William and Sanford
Smith and Mrs. Little Reese, all children OF
Zophar Smith, who it is claimed fought in the
battle of the Cowpens, are still living in
Spartanburg county.
Mrs Emma Jones, daughter of the late
DR.. G. E. johnson, Of Raleigh N. c., and
wife of Mr.. Cad. Jones, Jr., of Rock Hill,
died on Wednesday Of last week, at the resi-
dence of Col. Cad. Jones, Sen., near Rock
Hill.
On Wednesday night of last week, a
man by the name of VIM. Maddocks, who re-
sided on the Columbia and Greenville Rail
road, between Donald's and Honea Path, was
called to his door by three masked men
and shot to death. The murderers ran
sacked the house and carried off seven hun
dred dollars in money and some valuable
papers. Maddocks was married man and
his wife gave the alarm to the neighbors, not
in time, however, to effect the capture Of the
murderers and robbers.
- The board appointed by the last Legisla-
ture, for assessing the amounts due to maim-
ed and wounded soldiers of South Carolina,
who lost their limbs in the service Of the
State in the late war, met in Columbia on
Saturday last aud decided upon the following
sums as due to soldiers who have not hereto
fore received ;mb from the State: For am
putations above the knee, $780, below the
knee, s75; amputations above the elbow,
$50; below the elbow, $40. Comptroller
General Hagood is prepared to issue his war
rant to all parties who file proper evidence
that they are entitled to these limbs, or mon
ey to the amount that will purchase them.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Heavy snow storms prevailed at Will
mington, Fayetteville and Goldsboro on the
18th instant
- Five northern gold mining companies
are operating as many mines in Mcdowell
county, and another is expected to 60 to
work in few weeks.
- In Caldwell county, Pinckney Benfeld,
while laboring under fit of insanity, assault
ed his wife with IN axe, and inflicted three
dangerous wounds before she was rescued.
-,-nan.--of Mr.. H. H. Caudle, a
worthy citizen Of LeA.-e- '.
by fire last, Saturday morning. There was
no Insurance. and with the contents Of house
the loss is about $1,000.
- The Gastonia Gazette says that the stills
of that county. about two thirds of which
were discontinued during the summer, are
being fred up for the winter, and about forty
will soon be in operation.
At the recent term of the u. S. Circuit
Court at Asheville, B. M. Curry, of Yancey
county, was tried for forging afidavits to
pension claims, and sentenced for three years
in the penitentiary at Albany.
Major Dowd, Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Charlotte district, carried his
district by about 1000, though the district
went Republican on the State and national
ticket.
At the last term Of Cleveland Superior
Court, John Mcrris, colored, was convicted
of the murder of Joe Roark, also colored.
The murder vas committed in Lincolnton.
The murderer was sentenced to be hanged,
but an appeal was granted.
- The Baptists of North Carolina have
given during the Convention year, for For
eign Missions, s4,595.43; for State Missions
$55,155.15; for Sunday Schools little over
$4,000; for Education s1,771.S3; and for
Domestic Missicas 81 900.
The Wilmington Star, depreeatfEg the
change of gauge of the Western N. c. Rail
road, the States interest in which was recent
ly bought by private corporation, Govern
or Jarvis sanctioning the sale, says: If the
proposed change had been known week be-
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