Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-16

the land, and are not heavier crops made upon
them? We incline to the opinion that IN
point of fact the foundations are beneficial. "
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In population of about 900, Darlington
has fifteen bar-rooms,. and no temperance Or
ganiZation.
- The grand jury of Marlboro have pre-
sented two persons for retailing liquor in that
county.
On Monday last, as we learn from the
Newberry Herald, work was commenced on
the Greenwood and Laurens Railroad, at the
Laurens end.
- The representative of the Federal govern
ment, appointed to aid District Attorney
Melton in the political prosecutions in this
State, is now investigating alleged violations
of the election laws in Sumter county. Sew
eral arrests have been made.
- The case of the County Commissioners vs..
the Cheraw and Chester railroad has been
decided by the Supreme Court. 1t is decided
that preferred stock is entitled to vote. The
decision is, therefore, in favor of the County
Commissioners, and sustains the decision OF
the Court below.
- Burnings of barns, fences and dwellings
still continue in Edgefeld, and have become
so frequent that the people are organizing
vigilance committees. 1t is not so stated
directly, but seems to be intimated that the
intense feeling caused by the stock law has
something to do with the matter.
- The grand jury of Union county, in theil
presentment, say: "We regret out inability
to make congratulatory report Of the moral
condition of the county, and appeal to oul
better citizens to assist us as a body to sup
press the nefarious and demoralizing infuen
ces of the vices of gaming, lewdness and mis-
regeneration. r.',. ..
Mr.. w. McB. Sloan has been appointed
clerk by Adujutant-Genera Manigault to as
sist in making up the rolls Of Confederate
troops from this State. A great deal of valu.
able information has been received by the
adjutant-general from different parts of the
State. and the work of enrolment is making
good progress.
= Says the last Spartanburg Spartan: The
exodus exhorter is abroad in the land. He
was on the streets on salesday. Exaggerated
reports have gone out as to the number OF
colored people who have left this county. You
can hear all reports, from 100 to AGO.. About
two weeks ago about fifty left, and last week
about twenty-five All told, seventy-five have
left the depot at this place. This informa'
ton is from the agent at the Airline de.
pot.
Garter Ross alias Tobe Lee, who was tried
and convicted of grand larceny stealing a
horse-at the April term Of the Court of Ses.
sions for Chester county in 1877, and was
sentenced by Judge Mackey to seven years in
the Penitentiary, was pardoned by Governor
Hagood last Monday. The pardon was grant
ed upon the petition of numerous prominent
citizens, the statement of the solicitor and the
petition of the directors of the Penitentiary,
setting forth their belief that the prosecution
was malicious one, and that Carter Ross was
entirely innocent of the offence charged.
- The Carolina Spartan relates the follow
inc amusing incident Zone of our citizens
aims to beat the world in raising Irish pota-
toes this year. He wished to plant peck
and gave a colored brother full instructions
as to how he should scatter cotton seed in the
drill with sprinkling of acid phosphate.
When the citizen returned home in the even-
ing he was much surprised to find that his
gardner had put sack Of acid, 200 pounds, on
one peck of potatoes. Heavy manuring, that.
1t looks as if some guano dealer was at the
bottom of it,"
- The Citadel Academy at Charleston, which
since the war, has served as barracks for Fed
eral troops, was formally re-occupied by the
State authorities on Wednesday of last week.
In honor of the event, a salute of twenty -one
guns was fired by the Lafayette Artillery on
Citadel Green, and banquet was given in the
evening at which many distinguished citizens
were present The limited appropriation al
lowed by the State will not provide a full fac
ulty, and only the lower branches, will be
taught at the reopening of the academy, on
October first.
- The Greenville Netos says that within the
week ending last Friday about 140 colored peo-
pie have left that section for points West and
South. 1t has been developed upon investiga-
tion that labor bureaus are in active operation
in Texas and Louisiana, which have been Or
ganized for the purpose of meeting the large
demand made by sugar and cotton planters in
those States for laborers. These bureaus ap-
point agents who are regularly paid for the pur-
pose of securing hands, and who travel from
point to point in the South gathering parties
of colored people whose expenses they pay to
the locations to which they desire them to 60.
- Says the Columbia Register of Sunday :
Colonel Butler is in receipt of letters from
Professor Baird, of the United States Fish
Commission, of date Sth March, which AL
nounce that the applications for German carp
are beyond the ability of the department to
fill, and that no further distribution of them
can be made this season. The number of these
fish issued to South Carolina has been 1900, all
of which have been distributed over the State,
excepting the small number retained for
breeding purposes in the ponds here. These
are all in fine condition and will spawn in
June, and from this Matching the fish will be
ready for distribution in October, when Colo
nel Butler hopes to be able to fully supply the
demand for them.
The Abbeville Banner makes the follow
ing creditable statement about colored far
mer in that county: William Mattison, COL
ored farmer living near IIonea Path was at