Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-07
The Mnrkpille Guquirer.
YORKVILLE. S. G.. {:
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 7. 1881
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

ton, which suspended in 1879, has settled with
its creditors and resumed business.
Prof. w. H. Orchard, we'll known as ml-
sic teacher, died in Columbia on Friday night
last, after brief Illness
The subscriptions to the capital stock of
the Columbia and Lexington Water Power
Company, exceed 1926, 900.
w. B. Sanders, who was the second OF Col.
Cash, in the Cash-Shannon duel, died at his
home in Sumter county, OH Tuesday Of last
week.
- The annual address at the commencement
of Reidsville High School, in Spartanburg
county, will be delivered by Col. w. B. Will
son, of Yorkville, OH the 14th of June next.
- DR.. A. w. Thompson, one of the leading
physicians of Union C. H., died at that place
on Friday last, after an illness Of only few
days.
- At the term of court now in session at
Columbia, twenty-three cases against Cardozo,
Moses, Chamberlain, and other ex-ofdcials for
conspiracy, bribery, &C., were mol pressed.
Petitions to the Legislature to pass law
totally prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of ardent spirits in this State, are being circu.
lated among the citizens Of Marlboro.
AN election for town officers of Gaffney
City last week, resulted us follows: Inten.
dant-D. A. Thomas. Wardens-W. w.
Gaffney, NJ. Bishop, L. Baker, and J. A. Car
roll.
The total shipments of guano over the
South Carolina Railroad, up to the 31st OF
March, aggregated 81, 1,59S tons. Last year,
up to the same date, the shipments aggregated
50, 9O6 tons-an increase of 0,692 tons.
Jonas Myers, colored, of Clarendon county,
was tried and convicted last week for breach
of an agricultural contract, and fined S1OO, OF
thirty days imprisonment. He had entered
into written agreement for the year.
The town council of Walhalla has passed
an ordinance requiring persons found in the
streets of the town, between the hours of IL
P. NJ. and A. NJ, to give an account OF them
selves.
- The survivors of the ''Lost Cause" in An.
derson county, who were members of Gen.
Micah Jenkins brigade, are taking steps to Sc,
cure contributions for the erection OF monu'
ment to his memory in Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston.
The Germans of Charleston have deter
mined to organize cotton factory in that
city, with capital stock of one hundred
thousand dollars. Nearly all the stock re-
quired has been subscribed, and in few days
application will be made to the clerk of the
court for charter.
Last season there were recorded in Green
Vile county, 2,34O Lens, averaging about S45
each, making an aggregate OF SlO5,3OO IN
property pledged by the farmers for supplies.
This season, thus far, there have been 972 liens
given, for amounts ranging from SIS to $3.50,
averaging about S45, making total of $43, ,,
74O.
ALI the railroads in the State will give
special rates to delegates to the sunday-School
Convention, which is to be held in Columbia
on the 18th instant. Tickets for the round
trip will be six cents per mile, except on the
Spartanburg and Union Railroad, which will
issue them for one fare. They must be pur-
chased at the starting point.
The Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad
was sold at Spartanburg on Monday last, un-
der decree of the U. S. Court, and was pur-
chased by the bondholders for one hundred and
eleven thousand dollars. The new company
was organized, payment anticipated, deed exc
cuted and possession given. r. Y. McAden,
of Charlotte, becomes President; W. H. In
man, of New York, Vice-President ; and Jas.
Anderson, of Spartanburg, Superintendent.
Arrangements were Rade for an immediate
completion of the road to Asheville.
DR.. j. L. M. Curry, the general agent of
the Peabody Fund, was in Columbia last week,
and spent day with the superintendent OF
in consulting with regard to the
best means to be adopted to aid the public
schools of the State. He stated to Col. Thomp-
son, the superintendent of education, that he
adhering to the established rule, not
to assist schools which were not kept open
nine months of the year. His motto is to
''help those who help themselves. 1t is un-
derstood that aid will be given from the Pea
body Fund to such public schools as comply
with the conditions above stated.
MERE. MENTION.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
has defeated the proposed Constitutional
prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors. Mrs. l.. Vir-
5nia French, the authoress, died near Nc
Minville, Tennessee, on Thursday last. ''''T The
Massachusetts House of Representatives has
defeated, by vote of 122 to Is, the bill to
give the municipal suffrage to women. 1t
s asserted that the President will recall Gen.
Longstreet, minister to Turkey, and appoint
lin United States Marshal for Georgia. The
aw in Rhode Island against inter-marriage
Del ween blacks and whites, has been repealed.
There is now no such statute in New England,
,ut several of the Northern States still pro-
libit such marriages. james Curry, the
Texas bully, who murdered Porter, the actor,
vas killed in New Mexico on the oath, by a
,ar keeper who was adjudged to have done so
n self-defence. 1.-The Atlanta cotton facto-
v has failed to meet the interest on it's bonds,
md Ex-Governor Bullock has been appointed
is receiver. The building of narrow gauge
Dads has been steadily on the increase in the
ast two years. Of 1850 miles of road built
Il the United States last year, 1,453 miles
we're narrow gauge.