Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The sales of guano in Greenville, for the
season just closed, aggregate $3.50 sacks.
- The Seneca Journal, is the name of new
paper published at Seneca City on the Air.
Line Railroad, by Mr.. W. M. Warlick, for
merly of the YorkviAe Neacs.
"A colored man in Orangeburg county
, recently attended the preaching of his wife's
funeral services in the morning, and got
married again in the afternoon.
The next annual meeting of the 1nterna'
tional Grand Lodge of Good Templars, re.
Gently in session at Topeka, Kansas, will be
held in Charleston.
From the 1st Of September to May 25,
1880 bales of cotton were shipped from
Union, and 1850 tons of guano were received
from December 1st to April 1st.
The first peaches of the season we're sold
in Charleston on Thursday last. They came
from Georgia, and are nearly mouth earlier
than usual.
- The Governor has ordered an election to
be held in the First Congressional District
on Thursday, the 9th of June, to I'LL the va
cancy in the United States House of Repre-
sentatives caused by the death of Hon. M.
P O'Connor.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the
Fishing Greek Factory, in Chester county,
was held on Friday last. All the old officers
were reelected. 1t is proposed to have the
factory in operation within the next FIVE or six
months.
The Barnwell People says that Judges
Aldrich and Maher, of Barnwell Coils. J..
w. Moore, of Hampton; and William e.
lott, of Beaufort, will be candidates before
the next Legislature, for the office of judge
of the Fifth Circuit.
The Reviev is informed that the negroes
in the section Of Lancaster county known as
Tank, have formed a league, pledging them.
selves that after certain date they will not
hire to white persons as house servants or
field laborers. AS remedy for this state of
affairs, the Reuieo suggests the repeal of the
lien law. If the lien law is repealed, large
number of white men will be unable to get
any credit whatever.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is send.
ing blanks for data in regard to sheep hus-
bandry in the State, and requests for speci.
mems of native woods to his correspondents,
the secretaries Of oranges, aud to sheep
growers throughout the State, with the in
tention of preparing pamphlet on this in
dustry in South Carolina. The information
already received gives the assurance that it
will be complete and valuable. In the list
products, of which specimens were request
ed by the commissioner for exhibition at
Atlanta, wool was left out 1t is intended to
make specially Of it and contributions are
very much desired.
The Clafin University at Orangburg, ex-
cluslvely for colored students, is reported to
be in Hourishing condition. 1t is entirely
supported by the State, and connected with
it is branch of the State Agricultural Col
lege and Mechanics Institute, the whole be.
ing directed by cooperating boards of trustees
lhe institution is under the administration of
KeV. Dr. Cooke, who has had much expe.
rlence as teacher in New England and the
Northwest He is assisted by corps of
able teachers, the faculty in the different de.
partments numbering nine including the Pres.
ldent. In the College classes during the year,
there were twenty students-juniors 2. sopho.
moreS 3, freshmen 10. In the Normal and
college Preparatory there were 1926 students,
and IN the Grammar school 242 pupils, max.
ing total of 1888. The attendance varied
somewhat during the different terms, the av-
erage number of pupils being 256.
Representatives of the temperance socie.
ties in this State, met in Columbia, Friday last
tor the purpose Of devising the best plan for
the neutrality-suspicious. of the various tenn.
perance organizations in promoting Temper
ance and advancing the cause of prohibition.
AS result of the meeting, joint committee
was appointed to prepare the matter for publ.
cation IN the press, whose cooperation in the
work was promised, consisting of facts and fig
uses about the liquor traffic, tending to sustain
public interest in the cause of prohibition until
the meeting of the Legislature. A committee
was also appointed to induce the advocacy of
temperance from the pulpit. Another COM
mlttee was appointed to bring to the assis-
tance Of the prohibition project, the co-opers-
ton Of the colored temperance societies and
individuals in the event of popular vote on
the question another to circulate petitions
tor prohibition and aid similar committee
on the part of the State organizations. 1t is
intended to hold, during the SUMNER frequent
open mass meetings to arouse further public
interest in the question. Finally, the commit.
tee recommended the appointment of SUBJ
committees to investigate infractions of the
Sunday liquor laws and selling liquor to mi
nors, and to report to the joint committee who
Will take steps to enforce the laws by publ
cation or prosecution. This is the beginning
OF an organized effort, which will be felt
throughout the State.
The Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier furnishes the following informa-
ton in regard to the State Lunatic Asylum
"Under the energetic management of Superin-
tendent P. E. Griffin, the State Lunatic Asy.
lum is rapidly becoming the equal of any