Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-30
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this meeting mass meeting OF citizens was
held, and movement organized to build
monument to the memory Of Gen. Gary.
Col. E. B. c. Cash was tried second time
at Darlington G. H., last week, before Judge
Cothran, on the charge Of killing Col. W. M.
Shannon, in duel on the 5th of July, 1880.
The evidence submitted to the jury was much
the same as that presented at the former
trial, except that COL Cash went on the stand
and denied certain statements which he was
alleged to have made at the time Of the duel.
The jury rendered verdict of mot guilty"
- The superintendent of immigration is
now corresponding with view to the forma-
ton of immigration clubs in every county, to
advance the distribution of immigrants in
September next 1t is designed to engage
them when reports come in from the clubs
in September, and to distribute them in such
way as to place neighbors in the old country,
as far as possible, in proximity to each other
in this State.
WV
eral Sessions for Chester county, the only case
which attracted much attention, was that OF
the State vs. Scott Hopkins, colored, for the
murder of James R. Stroud. 1t will be re-
membered that the case was tried over year
ago, which resulted in the conviction of the
defendant of murder. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court and new trial grant
ed. The recent trial resulted in verdict of
manslaughter, and Hopkins was sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment in the penitentiary
at hard labor.
- The Augusta correspondent of the Char.
lesion News says: ut is known that the
Clyde Syndicate, through Gen. Haskell, Of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road, will soon present another proposition
to the Mayor and Council of Augusta fol
the control of the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad, and it is said that this proposition
will contain more definite offers than that
previously made. The sentiment in Augusta
is strongly against accepting any proposition
offered by the Clyde Syndicate, as it is believ
ed that the principal object is to keep out the
Baltimore and Ohio. The Mayor will moi
act upon any proposition until the board o.
directors of the Augusta and Knoxville Rail
road have had an opportunity to pass upon it.
The superintendent of Education viii
soon issue circular relating to the white
Normal Institute, of which the following art
the main points, In. addition to Professor
SoldanNhe principal, and Professor Joyner
Professors H. P. Archer, R. Means Davis
and E. W. Riemann, and other we'll known
teachers, will take part in the instruction
Others to be added if the attendance justi6es
The tuition is free. Special arrangement
have been made for board at low prices. Full
information in regard to this can be obtained
; from A. M. Howell, Greenville, and it is de
sired that applications for board be made
early. Teachers participating are advised tt
close their schools in August and bring thei1
text books. The following railroad arrange
ments have been perfected: Over the South
Carolina Railroad, Port Royal, Savannah anc
Charleston, Chester and Lenoir Railroads
full rates going, returned free. Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta, Wilmington, Colum
bia and Augusta, Cheraw and Salisbury
Cheraw and Darlington. Northeastern, Co
lumbia and Greenville, Spartanburg anc
Union, Blue Ridge, Laurens, and AIRLINE
Roads, return tickets two cents mile. Ger
ti6cates which allow these rates, will be fur
nisbed before the end of the session.
The Greenville News says: "On Friday
night about 10} o'clock, strong smell o.
burning cotton was perceptible about Cover
Shumate & Reilly's warehouse. Strictsearct
was made, when bale of cotton in the base
ment was discovered on fire. Mr.. Cover and
Mr.. Merrick, who discovered it, Immediately
went about extinguishing it, and succeeded in
removing the bale before it communicated the
fire to others. The damage amounts to moth
ing, but the scare cannot be estimated. The
proprietors are convinced that the cause was
spontaneous combustion, and intend to make
it an important lesson. They discredit the
report that it was of incendiary origin
During yesterday an accidental test was made
by Messrs Cover, Shumate & Reilly that
proved conclusively that the origin Of the fire
was in spontaneous combustion. A colored
laborer wiped some oil from the floor with
loose cotton and threw it away, and in few
moments burning cotton was smelled. A
search showed the loose cotton, used to wipe
up the oil, Qinseed) lying in the street, where
it had been thrown, burning rapidly. An ex'
pertinent was then made by taking clean
piece Of cotton from bale, soaking it in the
oil and placing it upon the platform. 1t ig'
nited and was burning rapidly within an hour.
How many mysterious fires are probably at
trbutable to just such spontaneous combus'
tion ?"
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Two negroes charged with rape, the of:
fences having been committed several months
ago, were taken from the Jail in Danbury,
Stokes county, one night last week, and lynch
ed about three miles south of the town.
-Guilford county Jail was injured to the
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