Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAhOLlNA NEWSs
Forty-five thousand bushels of oats have
been shipped from Ninety-Six, in Abbeville
county. a g.
- The Barnwell Railroad has been ironed for
one and quarter miles, and the work is push
ing on to Barnwell. ~.
- There is more corn planted in Kershaw
county this year than during any other year
since the war, and it now promises better
yield than was ever known before.
Mr.. Winthrop Williams, of the comptrol-
ler-general's office, in his examination of the
books of ex-Treasurer Mills, Of Chester, for
the fiscal year 1S79-SO, finds deficit of S4 465
- The Governor, after full and careful con-
sideration, has decided to refuse the pardon
of Robert Parker, convicted, in Aiken county,
of numbering his wife by poisoning and SEN
fenced to be hanged on the 25th of August.
"A fire in Spartanburg last Saturday de-
stroyed the interior of two story brick build
ing, belonging to Simpson BObO. The build
ing was used rs a bakery. Loss between
$4,000 and $1,000.
Congressman Richardson is at home on
leave of absence and will probably not return
to Washington during the present session.
He has the appearance of a man who has work.
ed hard. Though in good health, lie is thin
ner than when at home last.
"A little son of Mr.. S. P. Wilson, Of Ander-
son, was killed on the Goth Of July. While
playing on pile of lumber he fell off and a
heavy plank struck him on the back of the
head and fractured the skull, from the effects
of which he died in a few minutes. He was
about six years old and was quite bright
child.
New cotton was picked, ginned and spun
on the morning of the 31st ultimo at Saluda
factory, in Lexington, county. The factory
has telephone connection across the Conga-
rec river with Columbia, and as the yarn start
ed for the railroad to 60 to Philadelphia the
news was telephoned. The cotton was grown
on factory ground.
- Col. John r. Abney left Columbia last
Friday evening for Camden, to prepare for
the defence of Capt. Halle, who is to be tried
at Camden in September for the killing of
Col: Blair, Col. Abney having been retained
as leading counsel for the defense. Judge
Mackey has been retained to assist in the
prosecution.
- Preston Coon, a tenant on Mr.. Teams
place, West Wateree, during quarrel on
Wednesday of last week. with Warren Taylor,
hired hand, shot Taylor with load of num-
ber seven shot, inficting wound from the
effects of which it is thought he cannot re-
cover. Preston was lodged in the Winns-
boro Jail.
- Says the Edgefeld Advertiser: We have
been far to the north, to the south, to the east,
to the west, in our county, and we think we
can securely say that the corn is made-al'
most absolutely safe. And it is very abun'
dant. There will be more corn made in
Edgefeld this year than for many year before.
And the cotton prospect at present is equally
fattering.
- Miss Carrie Lester, second daughter OF
Mr.. George Lester, living below Prosperity, in
Newberry county, was seriously burned by
fire while igniting the same from kerosene
can last Monday evening. She fingered in
great pain until o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
when she was released by death. Miss Lester
was about seventeen and an amiable and love-
ly young lady.
- The United States District Court con.
vened in Greenvlle last Monday morning,
Judge Bryan presiding. A number of old and
new cases Of violations of the internal reve-
nue. laws were discontinued. Over one hun
dred informations were filed, principally il
licit whisky cases, and pending the organiza-
tion Of the juries the Court adjourned for the
day. Heavy dockets await the opening OF
business and it is probable the term will last
six weeks.
- The Kershaw Gazette learns that little
son of Mr.. Levi Moore, who resides near the
Kershaw and Fairfield line, died from eating
a small quantity of concentrated lye last
Saturday. He was playing in the yard where
a servant was engaged in washing, and inno-
Gently ate some of the lye which was being
used. He lived only a few hours. This
should be warning to those persons who
insist upon having so dangerous an'aftice on
their premises.
During the trial of an assault and battery
case before Trial Justice Anderson, OF George
town county, recently, the jury failed to
agree. When dinner time came the trial
Justice went home and left deputy sheriff in
charge of the jury. The officer got hungry,
and finding the jury still unable to agree, ne
ordered mistrial and discharged them with
out waiting for the return of the trial justice.
The lawyers are now trying to find the exact
status of the case
Deputy Collector Ensor and party OF
Il, ;IoI
Panther Mountain, in Greenville county, last
Thursday night. They destroyed three stills,
over four thousand gallons of beer, captured
one barrel of whisky and about seventy gallons
low wines. The stills were all within radius
of three miles. The stills were hot, showing
they had been in operation during Thursday.
The raiders did not succeed in capturing any
prisoners.
"A Columbia dispatch of Sunday to the
Ne,cs and Courier says This afternoon While
cattle were being driven into the Penltentlary
five convicts made break through the gate
and ran in among the cattle. The guard i'm
mediately fired at them and wounded one,
Henry Gibson, from Edgefeld, and recaptured
him. They also recaptured two others, Pleas
ant Miller, from Abbeville, and Jerry Voight,
from Orangeburg. The two others, Parks
Cooper, from York, and Henry Davis, from
Anderson, swan to an island in the river and
are supposed to be there still unless drowned.
They are both naked, having left their clothes
on the bank. Guards are stationed so as to
prevent their landing on either side of the riy-
er. All of the FIVE are sentenced to imprison-
ment for life, except Gibson, whose sentence
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