Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-17
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YORKVILLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. II. 1881
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Judge Kershaw has decided that dentist
is exempt from jury duty.
The town council of Anderson recently
fined two men for carrying concealed weap-
ons-one $40 and the other S25.
"A new phosphate company, to be known as
the "Edisto," has been organized in Charles
ton with capital Of s200,OO0.
A few Irishmen in Columbia have taken
initiatory steps for the organization OF an
Irish Land League Club in that city.
Joe FAINT, Union county colored man,
last season, with one mule, raised twenty-five
bales of cotton and two hundred bushels OF
OATS
DR.. w. L. Reynolds, well-known den:
tist of Columbia, died in that city on Sunday
of last week, in the 6fty-third year Of his
age.
In the town of Darlington, there are
twenty licensed bar rooms, besides two drug
stores where liquor can be had on physicians
prescription.
Farmers in Pickens county are trying
the experiment of sowing wheat at this late
time of the year. Many are of the opinion
that the first of March is not too late to SOW
for good harvest.
The Washington papers say that John
R. Cochran is an applicant for the United
States Marshalship of South Carolina, rem.
dered vacant by the rejection of the nomina'
ton of Wallace.
COL Butler, the fish commissloner has
perfected arrangements for the establishment
of a fish hatchery on the Edisto, at Jackson
boro, in Colleton county, on the line of the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
On Saturday last, the swollen condition
of Saluda river caused breakage of one of
the dams at Piedmont Factory, and the stop.
page of the mill. It is said that the mills
will not, however, be stopped for a great
while.
- The passenger fare on the Charlotte, Go
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, has recently
been reduced to four cents per mile for first
class fare, and three and.a-half for second.
The Airline Railroad has also reduced its
rate to four cents per mile. To secure the
reduced rates, passengers, however, must pro
cure tickets before boarding the train.
- The City Council of Columbia has agreed
to the proposition of the Wilmington, Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad, to buy the Potter's
field in that city for $4,000 cash, and $500
for fifteen years. Tie city will remove such
remains from the Potter's.feld as can be
reached within thirty days, and work on the
new depot will be begun at once.
AT recent meeting of the stockholders
of the Pelzer Manufacturing Company, held
in Charleston, the following persons were
elected as directors to serve for one year:
Francis ]. Pelzer, VIM. Lobby, VIM. B.
Smith, David Lopez, Ellison A. Smyth. This
company will, at an early day, commence the
erection of cotton factory near Williamson,
Anderson county.
- The Abbevile Medium says: "1t is all
a mistake about cotton factory at Hodges,
in this county. The supply of water is not
sufficient for drinking purposes, let alone
running cotton factory. Last year an at
tempt was made to get along on water, but
The good people suffered so much from thirst,
that they determined to supplement the natu-
raj supply by allowing the sale of whisky"
At the recent term of the Court of Gen.
sral Sessions for Kershaw county, only seven
hours were required to dispose Of all the bust
ness on the docket. Only three cases were
tried: One for intermarriage Of the races,
one for grand larceny, and one for assault and
battery and assault with intent to kill. In
each case verdict of guilty was rendered.
Allen Hough, intermarriage, was sentenced
% the Penitentiary for twelve months at hard
abor.
The Chester Bulletin of last week says
John Davie, colored, died few days ago on
Mr. Andy Hafner's place on Bullock's creek,
and on his death.bed confessed to his spiritual
adviser that he had committed murder sever
Il years ago in Orange county, North Carroll
Ia. He gave his right name as Jackson
Taylor, and said he murdered colored man
~ the name of John Mauney, jealousy about
woman actuating him to commit the crime.
He worked a while with Mr. J. A. Sanders at
lis saw mill in this county, and has been
lere couple of years"
The Ne,os and Courier says there is con-
iderable unneasiness among South Carolina
stalwarts as to who will be appointed to the
principal Federal Offices in this State by the
Incoming Administration. The air is full of
umors, and the plans of the Radical Ring
IRE freely talked about on the street. +. M.
Nallace's friends think there is no chance of
lis confirmation by the present Senate, but
hat President Hayes will not make another
appointment, and that he (Wallace) will hold
ver under the appointment Of Chief Justice
Waite. Taft is said 10 have retired from the !