Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-27
The Murkrille Guqnirer.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 81. 1881
SOUT.I CAROLINA NEWS.


Large additions are being made to the
of Anderson Division, Sons of
Temperance.
AT the recent municipal election in Bel
ton, Anderson county, the "dry" ticket was
elected by a considerable majority.
Wholesale dealers in whisky complain
tina, the new anti.liquor law has already cut
down the sales of whisky in this State. This
is the best evidence of its being good law.
The bar-keepers of Chester have resolved
among themselves, upon forfeit of fifty dol
lars, not to sell liquor on Sunday and to
abolish FIVE cent drinks.
During the year 1880, there were forty
eight commercial failures in South Carolina,
with liabilities aggregating 1898, ,230. In
1879, there were seventy.three, with aggre-
gate liabilities of s2,429,740.
A drove of mules which was purchased
near Montery, in Mexico, recently arrived at
Greenville. They were driven by way OF
Laredo to San Antonio from whence they
were shipped by rail via New Orleans.
The Greenville Neus suggests to the
South Carolina militia organizations, which
propose to visit Washington and participate
in the Inauguration ceremonies, that they at
tend in red shirts
The Abbeville Press and Banner thinks
Mr.. Absalom Blythe is the only Republican
candidate for Congress during the late cam.
paigu, who commands the respect of the white
people, Mr.. Blythe declined to contest Col.
Evins' seat in Congress.
Mr.. John Fl. Miller, of Camden, Ala,
has been elected Professor of Mathematics in
Erskine College, He. graduated recently in
that institution, and will enter upon special
course in Johns Hopkins University during
the present year, taking charge of his chair
in Erskine in October.
At the recent meeting of the Grand
Lodge, I. O. o. =, in Charleston, the follow.
ing persons were elected officers for the cur
rent year: F. W. Sindorf, M. w. G. NJ; j.
R. Simons, D. w. G. NJ; Ralph B. Hama
han, G. w.; F. DeMars, G. S.; John Heese
man, G. T.; G. NJ. G. w. Curtis, G. R.
The following business failures were an
nounced in Charleston last week: j. M.
Greer, book and stationery, southwest corner
of King and Beaufain streets. Foreclosure
of mortgage-liabiities about $4,000. A.
Loryea, clothing, PIG King street-liabilities
reported at $4,000. B. K. Neufville, station
cry, 70 East Bay. Made all assignment
liabilities reported at $4,000. ]. S. Bee, Jr,
books and stationery, PSI King street. Made
an assignment-liabilities reported at about
$500. E. H. Wuhrman, wholesale liquor
dealer, 191 East Bay, made an assignment
liabilities stated to be between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The fast mail train of the Airline Rail
road was wrecked three miles east of Ga6ney's,
at 8 o'clock last Saturday morning. The
accident is supposed to have resulted from
spread in the track. The train consisted of a
postal, combiration and Pullman sleep
ing car. All three of these leaving their
trucks, went. down an embankment twenty
feet high, but remained upright. Three pas
sengers, Conductor Jno. Humphries and two
train hands were hurt, but not serious, Con-
ductor Humphries receiving the severest in
iuries. The combination car, belonging to
the Richmond g. Danville road, caught fire
and was consumed, but the other cars were
uninjured. The engine was drawn from the
track by the cars but did not 60 down the
Engineer Newman escaped
unhurt.
The Lancaster Ledger says: "Mr. Bart
lett Adams, young man, aged about twenty
four years, committed suicide on Thursday
last, near Fork Hill Church, by shooting
himself with pistol. Mr.. Adams had been
in bad health for length of time, and his
mind at times seemed to be greatly affected.
He left his home on Thursday morning, it
was thought, with the intention of going over
to the gold mine, and not returning search
was instituted for him on Saturday morning,
when his body was found about one mile
from home in an old dilapidated building. Our
informant states that he shot himself with an
old pistol loaded with shot; the pistol having
no hammer to it. 1t is presumed that he burst
ed the cap with piece of iron which was
found lying by his side"
- The News and Courier says that the Rad
ical leaders in the low country are organizing
a close corporation for the distribution of the
Federal Offices. 1t says: "The main object
of the movement is to make room for Taft
and his associates. Taft is the choice of the
Ring for United States Marshal. Straker
wants the District Attorneyship, Ex-Mayor
and T. B. johnson, of Sumter,
are mentioned for Collector of the Port.
Postmaster Boseman is to be put out of the
way and his place filled by white man, and
in every other department of the Federal SER
vice in this State, there is to be complete
revolution if the Ring can rule the President.
T. B. johnson is also a candidate for United
States Marshal, and is not disposed to allow
Elliott and his crew to place him where they
please. S. R. Adams, of Kershaw county,
is now in Washington pressing his claims for
the Office of Marshal. He claims to be a
Republican, although for the last ten years