Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"s SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-I.aurens is nov in telegraphic communica-
tion with the outside world.
The Supreme Court commenced its sitting
in Columbia on Tuesday last. ...
During the last week, eleven patients were
received at the I4unatic Asylum in Columbia.
= The Town Council of Winnsboro has de-
cided to buy steam fire engine. 'r.. "..
A negro man and white woman were
convicted in Greenville last week and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for intermarrylng.
- Judge Willard and family have removed
from Columbia to New York city, where they
will permanently reside.
Mr. Henry Longshore, of Newberry, lost
an eye a few days ago by the bursting OF the
ball while suffering with sore eyes, .. r..
In Charleston, last week, three persons
were tried in the Court Of Sessions and con-
victed of carrying concealed weapons.
Tomorrow, three murderers are TO De
hanged in South Carolina. One in Marion,
one in Lexington, and one in Sumter.
- The Augusta and Knoxville Railroad has
now been completed to point thirty miles
from Augusta, and trains will run to Green
wood in about three months.
Attorney-G General Melton does not think the
political cases in this State will be tried at the
approaching session of the United States Court
at Columbia.
The Young men of Spartanburg are organ
izinr new military company to be known as
the Morgan Rifles, in honor of Daniel Morgan,
the hero of Cowpens
- The sword of General Francis Marion IS
now in the possession Of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture, at Columbia while his commls-
sion and china tea sets are in the possession
of lady in Aiken.
- The term of Collector Baldwin of the port
of Charleston, expires in December, and +. W..
NJ. Mackey, Harry Noah, of Columbia, L. B.
Johnston, of Sumter, and r. NJ. Wallace are
candidates for the place. The fight is thought
to be between Wallace and Mackey.
Mr.. D. J. Pipkin, Williamsburg. county
planter, gathered this year $500 bushels OF
corn from fifty acres of old swamp rte lands,
which he had reclaimed and drained. He has
been making similar crops of corn for several
years.
The Chester Bulletin of last week says ::
s'The buildings and cottages at Fishing Greek
Factory have been completed, and the ma
chinery will arrive this week. Wllllam
NJ. Robinson died at the residence OF MAJ.
w. Perry Gill, near Lewis Turnout, on the 18th
instant. aged 76 years. Wheat and oats
are looking exceedingly fine, so the farmers
say. 1t is said larger area OF small gram mas
been sown in this county than ever before'
L. NJ. Nash, from Fountain Inn, Green
Vile county. informs the Greenville Enter
Urise that company of about forty colored
people, half of whom are residents OF that Sec
tion of the county, and the remainder from
Spartanburg county, have made arrangements
to emierate to the State of Arkansas, and are
to leave at an early day. These people are
under the impression that they can purchase
lands in the West cheaper and on better terms
than they can in this State.
In Baltimore, on Saturday last, the sale OF
the South Carolina Railroad, under the decree
of the United States Circuit Court, was con-
firmed by Judge Bond in Chambers. Convey
ances of the property of the road have been ex-
ecuted and delivered, and the new company
will take possession Immediately. 1t under
stood that the new purchasers will mfuse new
life into the road, which is likely to rebound
to the benefit of the purchasers, the city Oh
Charleston, and the State.
MIR. Robert E. Steele, well known nler-
chant of Richmond, Va, in recent casual
conversation with reporter of the Columbia
Register, expressed the opinion, founded upon
what he had heard in Richmond, that ennis
saries will be sent from Virginia to South
Carolina before long to organize party SINH
lar to the Malone party in that State. He
says there is no doubt that Malone aims to be
the ruler, not only in Virginia, but of the en-
tire South, and he will use any means to ac-
complish his end.