Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-04

In the general conference all the great con-
nectional interests of the church pass ln' re-
view, such as the missionary work, the Sun
day school cause, publishing interests, educa'
cation, the administration of the bishops,
conference boundaries and the formation OF
new conferences, etc. The general conference
is the only legislative body in the Methodist
Church, and is at the same time the highest
appellate court of the church. The sessions
usually last for about three weeks, sometimes
longer.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The new Code passed by the last Legisla
ture went into effect last Monday.
Rev. w. Beatty Jennings, of Bennettsville
has accepted call to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church of Lancaster.
- In accordance with the requirement Of the
General Railroad law of this State, the man
agement of the Columbia and Greenville Rail
road has instructed the agents Of the road
hereafter to receipt for cotton according tc
it's weight, and to charge for it at rate pei
hundred pounds.
- The last spike of the Augusta and Green
wood Railroad was driven last Friday at noon
at Greenwood, and an excursion train from
Augusta carrying several hundred people ar
rived in the town. Several thousand people
assembled at Greenwood to participate in the
rejoicing and festivities over the occasion
- In the Richland Court of Common Pleas
last Saturday, in the case of Gibbes Carter
administrator, against the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad Company for $40, 900 dam
ages for the death of Christopher Carter, (col
ored,) who was killed last November by hand
ling torpedo on the track of the railroad, the
Jury returned verdict of $500 for the plain
| tiff.
- An alteration occurred at Abbeville last
Friday night, in which Mr. H. Tillman Ward
law, one of the editors of the Press and Ban.
ner, was dangerously shot by E. Noble, Jr..
Esq. The cause of the difficulty is not def.
nitely known. The pistol ball entered the
lower part of the left side of the abdomen, and
the wound, although considered dangerous, is
not necessarily fatal.
- Pleasant Adams, Joe Burton and Richard
Bates (all colored) were hanged at Greenville
last Friday for burning the Academy of Music
on December 7th, 1879. Burton, Bates and Ad.
ans passed Thursday night in singing and were
attended to the gallows by a colored minister.
Each of the condemned men made brief de-
claration of his innocence and gratitude to
his counsel Bates and Adams died in seven.
teen minutes and Burton in nineteen. Only
the Witness allowed by law were present
There was large crowd in the streets, but nc
disorder, and all the arrangements were ex'
cellent.
- The Steamer Marion, which was employed
in cleaning out the Wateree River, Williams
burg county, exploded one of her boilers on
Friday about noon. She had on board at the
time, picnic party, 35 or 40 in number. Miss
Minnie Henry was killed. Misses Matte and
Mamie Henry and Orwell Stiles are missing.
and are supposed to have been drowned. Miss
Lizzie Henry and j. C.Eason arebadly injured,
and not expected to recover. VIM. Trumble
was badly scalded Miss Minnie Bates has
an arm broken and other serious injuries.
Tom Richardson, colored one of the crew,
was drowned John Williams, another one OF
the crew, is badly scalded.
- The State Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association was held in Spartan.
burg last week. The mission work, religious
literature, social meetings, and the progress
of the work in the State were the subjects dis.
cussed In addition to the representatives
from the various local associations, T. X. Cree,
of New York L. B. Wishard, of Princeton
College, and Capt. w. T. r. Bell, Of North
Carolina, are in attendance, the last named
accompanied by three fraternal delegates
from the Kings Mountain Association. The
work in South Carolina is more thoroughly
organized than in any other Southern State.
Religious exercises were conducted on the
public square, Saturday afternoon, which at
tracted hundreds of all ages and colors.
- In the Richlard Court of Common Pleas
last week, the case of the State ex rel. John
son Hagood and others constituting the Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund, against Ann
F. Thompson, was tried. This was suit for
the possession of certain real estate, forfeited
to the State, and by an Act of the General
Assembly treated as assets of the State in
charge of the Sinking Fund Commission. The
plaintiffs, failing to show that the assessors
certified within the provisions of the Act
their assessment of the value of defendants
property, his Honor, on motion of plaintiffs
attorney, granted a new suit with leave to
move to set aside the same on appeal, if so
desired. Messrs Pope and Haskell appeared
for the plaintiffs, and Mr.. Lyles for the defend
ant. This is the first trial had in the State
under this Act.
- Jesse Cannon is the juror who hung the
jury in the election case of Carroll and others,
| in the L. S. District Court last week. and
this is what the Greenville Ne,cs says about
him: "JesSe Cannon is the white juryman
J from Greenville. 1t was a safe bet that he
would stand until the crack of doom against
convicting white men on the evidence present
ed by the government against the Mayesville
prisoners. Edgefeld failed and Anderson
was fooled, but our Greenville man could not
be either bulldozed, caioled or blinded. Hur-
rah for Jesse Cannon who held the fort for
sixty hours for fair play, justice and white
mems rights Whether he had aid or not we
do not know. lie has certainly done his duty,
and he ought not to be forgotten, as an honest
man with brain too clear to be turned by Mel
toms eloquence, courage too steadfast to be
frightened by pressure without and within the
Jury room, and solid head too hard to he
made to see right and wrong"