Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


license tickets last Monday.
Corn is selling in Abbeville county at 65
cents per bushel
- EX-Judge Mackey has brought property in
Washington, to which cityhe will soon remove
and make it his future home.
- 4 cotton picking machine, invented by
D. B. Hazelton, of Charleston, has been tried
with very satisfactory results.
- A Albert NJ. Boozer, Esq, has been reap
pointed Clerk of the Supreme Court of this
State.
- The U. S. Revenue Department offers a
reward of $500 for the arrest of John Mellow,
charged with the murder of Thos L. Brayton,
who was killed in Pickens county in 1881.
- The annual session of the South Carolina
Conference NJ. f. Church, South, will meet
at Greenvllc on Tuesday next, 18th instant
Bishop McTyeire. Of Nashville, Tenn, will
preside.
- The monument to the Confederate dead
| was unveiled in Magnolia Cemetery, Charles
ton, last Thursday, in the presence of an im-
mense gathering, estimated at $1,000. Sena-
tor Butler delivered the oraticn.
- The Abheville Medium urges farmers to
continue raising large grain crops and in
crease their meat product. The price of West
ern hog meat is molstrous, and the South
should strive to abatc the nuisance and hard
ship by living more within herself.
- At their meeting on the 25th ultimo the
Chester County Commissioners accepted bids
for retirement of 81 bonds Of Chester and
T.enor Ralroad-4G of them at Sl06.31 the
remaining at Sl05,3l this includes accrued
interest.
Mr.. William Mooney, a veteran of the
Mexican war and an old resident Of Columbia,
died in that city last Thursday morning after
long sickness. lie was a member of the
Palmetto Regiment, was wounded while in
service and drew pension from the govern
ment
The special election in the town of Spar
tanburg on Tuesday of last week, OH the ques-
tion of license or no license resulted as fol-
lows Total vote 726; no license 439; license
297 !; majority for no license 152 In spite Of
raw rainy day, the election was without i'll
cident or trouble.
- Mr.. James G.. Wheeler, tenant on Mr..
J. r. Welsh's plantation in Flat Creek town.
| ship, Lancaster, planted this year sixteen
acres of cotton and twelve acres of corn. lie
worked it with one mule, and had no assistance
in the cultivation of it but his wife. lie gath
cred sixteen bales of cotton and seven hum
dred bushels of corn.
Notice was made some time ago in snit
for damages by H. F. Malloy, Of Edgefeld,
against the New York Herald for the publ
cation of telegraphic dispatch in which it
was lbelously alleged that Malloy had burned
down his store to secure the amount for which
he had insured it. This dispatch was sent
from Columbia to Mr.. I. Edward Orchard.
The trial Of the case was set for yesterday, in
New York.
A horrible murder was committed about
thirteen miles above Camden last Thursday
morning. Mr.. +. NJ. Mcdowell, gentleman
we'll known and highly esteemed throughout
the county, was brutally murdered by negro
named Joe Wilson. The weapon used was an
axe. The negro, after committing the bloody
deed, dragged the dead body of his victim to
a ditch near by and covered it with brush.
The negro fled, but efforts are being made to
capture him.
- Moses Lockhart, colored, was hanged at
Edgeield at o'clock last Friday for the muir
der of Moses BlalOck, last April. Blalock
enticed Lochart's sweetheart away from him
and the latter shot him dead on sight. The
gallows was formed of upright posts and a
cross beam with a figure four trigger and a
trap-door. When the trap was sprung the
condemned man dropped fourfeet. The hang
ing was private, but was witnessed by hum
dreds from windows and tree tops. Lockhart
was resigned to his fate.
The Carolina Spartan says that the Clifton
Manufacturing Company of that county, has
inst received an order for 500 bales of their
popular shirtings to be sent to China. This
mill is now spinning nearly thirty bales Of
cotton week, and there is ready demand
for every bale Of goods. The reason is that
the goods advertise themselves. When once
used purchasers wish more of the same sort
If another mill of the same capacity could be
started at the same place, and under the same
efficient management, the demand would only
be increased.
- The committee of the New England Man.
ufacturers' and Mechanics Institute have re-
Gently conferred with a number of prominent
men in Columbia with reference to the great
Boston fair next fall, and are much encour-
aged by their reception. They left Colum-
bia for Atlanta, Georgia, and are satisfied
that the Southern States will occupy prom
inent place in the approaching exhibition.
The officials in Columbia and numerous men,
bers in Columbia are much in favor of South
Carolina doing all she can to bring her re-
sources prominently before the New England
public.
w. j. Nixon, United States Commission
er, living ut Barnwell G. H., who was promi-
nent last Spring in making arrests of citizens
charged with violation of election laws, met
his death Thursday morning near Roseville,
on the South Carolina Railroad. He boarded
the down passenger train at Columbia, having
purchased ticket for BarnWell, and sat quiet
ly in the rear passenger coach until the train
was moving away from ROseyille, when he
went to the platform and jumped off. lie
fell to the ground and his head struck one
Of the cross ties, causing an ugly wound.
He lay insensible until picked up by Conduc-
tor Speisigger, who had charge of the train,
and was carried to Branchville, where he shortly
after expired. y coroner's jury rendered
verdict according to the above facts, and ex
onerated the railway company from all blame
in the matter Mr.. MiXOn's remains were
taken to Barnwell
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
- Hon. John L. Morgan has been elected
United States Senator by the Alabama Legis-
lature.
There will be 401 electoral votes in 1884, and
POI votes will be required to elect. Take out
New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Indiana,
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