Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-12

selection as Circuit Judge few years ago,
understanding that the office was not only
worthily bestowed honor, but that he would
honor it and do the State and the cause of
Justice honest and able service. The regret
at his loss will be equally as unanimous. A
learned and just judge, good citizen and
strong man is lost to the State"
RAILROAD FACTS AND RUMORS.
- 1t is stated, upon what seems reliable au-
thority, that negotiations are now pending for
the lease of the Carolina Central Railway by
the Richmond and Danville combination.
A correspondent in the Daily Ne,os, writ
ing from Gaffney's, says that the citizens of
that place have raised $500 to make the rail.
road survey from Shelby to their town. They
teegraphed to President Barbour that they
were ready at any time to have the work
done.
- The Charleston Neus of Friday, says:
"We are informed that the Danville or Clyde
Syndicate have leased the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad for ninety-nine years, at
$4,000 year. The Spartanburg and Ashe'
vile Railroad, with the Knoxville and Cin-
cinnat connections, will naturally 60 next"
- The Spartan of last week says: "In-
fuential friends of the road from Spartan
burg to Augusta, have been busy for the last
few days getting up the petition to the county
commissioners to order an election in the
county as to the subscription of $4,000 in
aid of that road. Up to this time there are
about 500 signatures to the petition"
- In Atlanta, the case of Henry G. Tanner
vs.. the Air Line Railroad Company, has end
ed with verdict of 4,44O.5O for the plain
tiff: This was a suit brought by Henry G..
Tanner for $4,000 damages for the loss Of
leg, which was run over by the cars while
he was in the employ Of the Airline Road
as conductor. The accident occurred at GaF:
ney, South Carolina, in October 1879.
Under date of the 9Th instant, the Secre-
tary of the American Iron and Steel Associa-
tion of Philadelphia, has published complete
returns from the manufacturers of the pro-
duction of iron and steel rails for the year
1880. In his report he states that the pro-
ductiop of all kinds of rail in the United
States in the year 1880, far surpassed the
production Of any previous year. 1t reached
the enormous quantity of l,46l 1897 net tons,
or 1,385,2l2 gross tons. This is 81 per cent.
more than the production of 1879.
- The Lancaster Ledger Of the 4th instant
says: Several hundred shares of the stock
of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad was
purchased at this place last week by Mr.. W.
H. Hardin, the president of the road, for a
nominal sum. We understand that he claims
to be purchasing the stock for parties beyond
the State, who Che says) have promised suf:
icient loan to build the river bridge, repair
the trestles, &C., provided they can get con-
trolling interest in said stock. These parties
require this before they will invest in the
second mortgage bonds of the road, which
have been recently orderd by the directors to
issue"
- The Joint committee on the railroad laws
of South Carolina, met in Charleston last
week. Arrangements we're made to hold an.
other meeting in Charleston on the 18th Of
next month. 1t was determined that notice
of the next meeting should be given by ad'
vertisement, and that an invitation should ip
like manner be extended to all the railroads
of the State, and to all parties having com
plants against them, and to all persons inter.
ested in the subject, to submit to the commit
tee at that meeting any suggestions or COM
munications they might desire. Senator
Smythe was directed to prepare a draft Of a
bill covering the legislation on the subject Of
railroads for the State.
According to the Railroad Circular Of
John A. Hamilton & Co., of Baltimore, the
Richmond and Danville Railroad system
embraces the following roads, all Of which
are owned or leased for long term of years
Richmond and Danville Railroad, Richmond
to Danville, Va, 140 miles; Piedmont Rail.
road, Danville, Va, to Greensboro, 49 miles
North Carolina Railroad, Goldsboro via
Greensboro and Charlotte N. c., 223 miles
Northwestern N. C. Railroad, Greensboro to
Salem, N. c., 25 miles Atlanta and Charlotte
Airline, Charlotte to Atlanta, 269 miles At
Ianta and Charlotte narrow gague branches, 70
miles Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Rail
road, Charlotte to Augusta, Ga, 19l miles
Columbia and Greenville Railroad, Colum.
bia to Greenville 143 miles Columbia and
Greenville branches, S5 miles Spartanburg,
Union & Columbia Railroad, Aston to Spar
tanburg, 6S miles; Western North Carolina
Railroad Completely, Salisbury to Asheville,
40 miles, Total ], ,403 miles.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The Observer says that it is understood
that the liquor dealers of Charlotte are de-
termined to contest the legality of the action
of the board of aldermen in summarily re.
voking their licenses.
- The County Commissioners of Cabarrus,
Harnet, Bladen, Sampson, Robson, Rich
mond aud Cumberland counties have all re-
fused to grant license to any one to retail
liquor.
- The board of county commissioners of
Guilford county. ON Saturday last, after hear.