Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

pointed postmaster at COlumDla.
There are sixteen government distileries
now in operation in this State, and twelve
under suspension.
On Monday last, the subscriptions to the
capital stock of the Columbia.and Lexington
Water Power Company, aggregated s105,9OO
- On account of the great quantity of rain
which has fallen during the past winter, the
weather prophets are predicting dry sum.
mer.
1t is rumored that Dr. B. NJ. Palmer, the
celebrated Presbyterian divine of New Or
leans, is to be Professor in the Columbia
Theological Seminary when it is re-opened.
- Mr.. John L. Youuge, who WAS for many
years agent of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad at Chester, has removed
to his plantation near Cedar Shoals depot.
- Thirty. eight citizens of Marlboro county
have heen bound over to the April term of
the United States Circuit Court in Charles
ton, for alleged violations of the election laws
in Marlboro county.
- The Charleston Ne,cs says the impression
prevails among the officials of the United
States Court, that r. M. Wallace will un-
doubtedly receive the denomination for Mar.
shall of South Carolina
Mrs John R. Minter, who was burned on
the 18th instant, near Cross Keys, in Union
county, while endeavoring to extingush the
burning clothes of her daughter, died at her
home on Thursday last, from the effects of
the injuries she received.
- The real estate belonging to the late Miss
Maria T. McHugb, of Charleston, was sold
at auction last Thursday, realizing the sum
Of s29,4S5 The entire estate Of the lady is
valued at about $4,000, the bulk of which
is left to four Catholic Churches of that
city.
- Martin r. Delany, colored, wko, in 1874,
was candidate for rlieutenant.governor in op-
position to the regular Radical nominee, is
in Washington seeking an office. He wants
a consuIship in hot climate, but will take
anything he can get.
At the recent term Of the court at Wal
halla, Judge Kershaw sentenced Cesar keels,
colored, and Miliy Smith, white, living togeth-
er in adultery, to twelve months imprison
ment in the county Jail. In Edge6eld, Judge
Aldrich sentenced Hughes johnson, colored,
to six months imprisonment in the peniten
tary, for carrying concealed deadly weapons.
johnson gave notice of appeal, aud will re-
main in the county Jail until the motion for
new trial can be heard in the Supreme
Court.
- The surveyors Of the Georgetown and
Lancaster Narrow Gauge Railroad reached
Lancaster on Monday Of last week. 1t is
the purpose of the directors of this road to
connect with the Cheraw and Chester at Lam
caster, which will result in continuous line
from Georgetown to Lenoir, N. G. 1t is also
stated that surveying force is now at work
between Lenoir N c., and the Tennessee line,
on proposed narrow gauge line through
Cooks Gap and along the Watauga. 1t will
connect with narrow gauge that runs
through portions of Kentucky and Ten
nessee.
A new society for boys, to be known as
the "Legion of Honor" was organized in
Charleston two weeks ago, and has already
sixty names on the roll. Upon signing, the
boys promise that they will abstain from to-
bacco and liquor, will neither use blasphe
nous words themselves nor remain in the So
ciety of those who do, and lastly, they agree
never to speak of another boys sister, only as
they would be willing others should speak of
theirs. As soon as the corps numbers one
hundred, the ladies will present them ban
ner, upon which will be inscribed: "Sans
peur ct sans reproche" -
The recent census has rendered necessary
new apportionment of the members of the
House of Representatives of this State. The
Constitution fixes the number of members at
124 The total population of the State is
995622, which, divided by the whole number
of representatives, gives S,029 as the number
required for each member. According to
table prepared by the Greenville News the
result will be. that Aiken will lose one mem.
Der, Charleston four, Richland one, and
Hampton one. Beaufort gains one, Edge
field ono, Greenville one, Laurens one, Spar.
tanburg one, Marlboro one and Sumter one.
Under an exact distribution, the counties of
Union, Barnwell, Horny, York, Charleston,
Beaufort, Pickens, Edge6eld, Kershaw,
Greenville, Laurens, Sumter, Marlboro, Rich
land and Colleton, would have each one less
than the number to which they will be enti'
tied were it not for the fact that after the di
vision of their total population by 6,O29, the
numerical basis Of representation, these coun-
ties have the fifteen highest remainders, which
entities them to the fifteen odd members not
apportioned under the first division. The
highest remainder among these is that of Un-
ion, which is S,O23 or only six less than what
would have entitled her to another represen
tative on the first count.
A week ago last Saturday, near Jones'
vile, in Union county, Walter Long, white,
shot and killed Ned Foster, colored, and Sc
verely wounded his brother, Clio Foster
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