Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Three hundred and twenty nine teachers
were in attendance on the sessions of the Nor
NAL Institute, recently held in Greenville.
- 1t is asserted that twenty-five acres, on
many plantations in Kershaw county, will
not make more than one bale of cotton.
AT the recent elections in Pleasant Hill,
Flat Creek, Buford and Gill's Creek town
ships, in Lancaster county, the stock law was
defeated.
u There are confined in the Chester county
Jail sixteen prisoners, thirteen of whom are
awaiting trial at the next term of the Circuit
Court This is the largest number of prison.
ers in Jail at Chester at any one time for the
last two years. Since the first of August
there have been thirty.seven commitments.
- The Lancaster Reuiew says: at is some.
what remarkable fact that the Waxhaw
country has escaped the chills and fever this
year-the first time in quarter of century.
1t is attributed to the long drought, and the
fact that there is much less decayed vegeta
BILE matter in that section than in previous
years" ....
- The phosphate business of this State has
become very important one. In 1867 the
shipment of crude rock amounted to only six
tons, in 1881 to three hundred thousand. In
addition to this there are in Charleston thir-
teen factories for preparing the crude rock
for fertilzing purposes, which ship annually
ninety thousand tons. ..
B. w. Hicks, the wife murderer, who is
sentenced to be hung on the Both Of Septen'
ber and is now confined in Spartanburg Jail,
had entered into plot with some of his out
side friends for a rescue by them. The plot
has been discovered by Sheriff Blassingame
and every precaution taken, Hicks being
more securely guarded, and the outsiders be-
ing known, will be promptly attended to.
- The Washington Republican says that
colored postmaster in South Carolina re.
Gently sent long petition to the department,
praying to he relieved from Sunday work.
He recited that his objections did not arise
from laziness or aversion to the work itself,
but that his religious scruples forbade any
kind of labor on the Sabbath. He was in.
formed by the department that his only rem
edy lay in resignation of his Office, and since
then nothing more has been heard from him
- Messrs. E. J. Earle, E. H. Watkins, A.
M. Holland "and many Others" of Anderson
publish the following call: "The farmers Of
the dry streak in Savannah and contiguous
townships, are requested to meet at A. E.
Scudday's on Saturday next, 9th of August
at 10 A. NJ. and the merchants, guano deal
ers, and all others interested in the prosperity
of the country, are invited to meet with them
and discuss the difficulties of the situation
face to face, that proper arrangements may be
made for their mutual benefit and protection.
"A reporter of the Greenville News has
interviewed farmers from many sections OF
that county, and from them the most discour'
aging reports come with regard to the present
indications for harvest time While here
and there farmer is found whose crop has
not suffered so extremely from drought, there
is very general complaint from almost ev'
cry quarter. The estimates on the crop
based on the assumption that good seasons
will accompany crops on the last stretch
range from one.third to two.thirds of an av
erage crop.
- The Abbevile Press and Banner says
1T is only necessary for one to ride into the
country to become convinced of the alarming
ly short crops of this year. In our opinion
we are on the eve of a panic, the like of which
we have never seen. Hundreds Of farmers
cannot begin to pay for the advances which
they have received on the crop, and the
greatest number of them have mortgaged their
mules, wagons and cattle to secure the pay
ment of the lien. In some instances the mer'
chant may>be able TO wait, but it is fair to
predict that many plough animals will be
sold off the various farms Of delinquent
debtors"
- The Union Times says: The reports that
come to US from different parts of the county
as to the condition of the crops, are 80 con-
ficting and confusing that We are at loss
what to think, much less say, about them
One thing, however, is very evident to US;
there cannot be more than half crop of cot.
ton made in the county. The last three weeks
drought has done more injury to cotton than
the eight weeks drought Of May and June.
A very intelligent and reliable gentleman
living in Draytonville township, told US yes
terday, that he did not honestly think there
would be more than one third of crop OF
cotton and corn made in that township, and
throughout the whole section north of Paco
let not more than half crop would be made.
The Augusta Chronicle and Constitution
alist gives the following particulars Of rem.
contre which recently occurred in Edge6eld
county, between members Of the Buzzard and
Zimmerman families: ut appears that there
had been difficulty between the two men,
who were neighbors, in reference to line
fence, which caused very bitter feeling. Last
Wednesday, Zimmerman, who was mounted
on mule, met Buzzard and his son in the
road, about nine miles from Johnston and ten
from Edgefeld. The Buzzards, who were