Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-28

of these people are farm laborers and have
been engaged by planters in Oconee, Able
Vile, Richland, Edge6eld, Chester, Aiken,
Hampton and York counties: With very
few exceptions, they have given satisfaction
and appear to be able and willing to work.
The massive memorial column erected by
the "Old Thirteen" and Tennessee, weighing
sixty tons, has been successfully erected in the
centre of the spacious public square in Spar
tanburg, and the magnificent bronze statue
of Gen. Daniel Morgan, ordered by the For
ty.sixth Congress, now crowns the patriotic
work of the State. The statue has been en-
closed in canvas, and will remain covered un.
til the public ceremonies on the 18th of May.
The whole statue is thirty feet high.
A correspondent of the Register says
that the intendant of Cokesbury has received
from lady in Brooklyn, N. Y, by express,
wreath of immorteles, to be placed upon
the grave of Gen. M. w. Gary, as a slight
tribute of respect from Northern lady to
the memory of brave man. The wreath is
an exquisite one, made of immortelles of red,
white and blue. 1t is of medium size, but
quite heavy. 1t is masterpiece of workman
ship. 1t is rumored that it will be placed in
a glass case and be set in the tomb of the
General. The sender is unknown. She sim.
ply signed her note "Mrs. NJ"
The Charleston Exchange and the Charles
ton Chamber of Commeree, have adopted res
olutions earnestly urging president Garfield
to withdraw the nomination of Mr.. W. N.
Taft for Postmaster at Charleston, in favor
of one more conservative and less objectiona'
BILE to the community. A petition, signed by
nearly one thousand of the citizens of Charles
ton, has been forwarded to the United States
Senate, through Senators Butler and Hamp-
ton, earnestly demonstrating against the con-
irmation of Mr.. Taft, for the reason that,
"apart from all political considerations" the
petitioners "deem him an improper man for
the place"
"A public meeting was held in Chester on
Thursday last, to take action looking to the
passage Of prohibition laws Resolutions
were adopted declaring that the sale of ardent
spirits as beverage is great evil that the
Legislature can and ought to pass a law pro-
hibitory thereof, and that petitions be circu'
lated for signatures throughout the county
looking to that end. A central committee
of nine was appointed to conduct this busi'
ness, having power to appoint sub committees
of six in each township in the county. Col
E. T. Atkinson presided over the meeting
and addresses in support of the resolutions
were delivered by number of the clergy
white and colored, the latter pledging the sup
port Of their race.
Col. Boykiu, the newly elected commits
sioner of immigration returned to Columbia
from New York on Friday last, where he had
been to make inquiry into the methods of Sc
curing emigrants in New York. He thinks
that immigrants can be obtained whenever
required from this time forward, by arrange
ments at Castle Garden. Col. A. Pope, O.
the Associated Railways is arranging to as
certain what number are needed along the
lines he represents, in order to supply them
direct through the railroad agents. Immi
grants have been lately sent to E. P. Mobley
EairGeld: N Crawford Riehlanay 4; a + 4.
I Goodwih, Trenton; and the Granitevile Man
ufacturing Company, Granitevlle. Some
have also gone to work in saw mills at Hardee
Vile, Beaufort county.
- Abram Martin, colored, was hanged q
Abbevile, on Friday last for the murder O.
his wife. The history of the crime is as fol
lows: "On the morning of July 10, 1880
about daybreak, Capt. Wade Cothran, living
near Whitehall, in Abbeville county, was
aroused by loud cries proceeding from the
yard of Abram Martin on his premises. Upon
reaching the place he found Abram Martin
bending over the body of his wife, Lucinda
Martin, who lay upon the ground in poo
of blood, with ghastly wound in the head
Medical aid was secured, but without avail
The woman fingered for some hours in com
atose state and died. Suspicion attaf bed to
Abram Martin. At the inquest, Or jus'
afterward, he confessed to Capt. Cothran that
he had done the deed"