Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-18
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- There ale three hundred and ten persons
in Sumter county who were disqualified to
register on account of criminal conviction.
The farmers and gardeners of Columbia
and vicinity are rejoicing in the fine seasons
with which that locality has been favored.
- VIM. Aiken registered at Blackstock's,
Chester county, the other day, giving his age
as 11S years.
- The State Democratic Executive Commit
tee is called by the chairman, Gen. 1zlar, to
meet in Columbia, at 8 O'Clock P. NJ, to-day.
Mr.. B. w. Zimmerman, who lives in the
Pleasant Lane section of Edgefeld county,
has found on his farm a nugget OF gold, Which
he says is worth about $500.
The Hon. James Hemphill, of Chester, is
the oldest living member of the bar OF the
Sixth Circuit He opened his law office III
Chester on the 29th of November, 1886.
- Mrs. NJ. L. Shell, aged 40 and living at
Liberty Hill, Newberry county, deserted hel
husband and ran away with stranger named
F. F. McGill, few days ago.
1t is reported that Clyburn, who escaped
from the Camden Jail some time ago, has
reached Dakota and is going still further
West.
- The last prisoner in the Sumter jail was
released on Monday last. The doors of the
institution are now thrown open and improve
ments are making for the comfort and securi-
ty of future inmates.
On Wednesday, the 3rd inst, colored
man named Wilson was run over and killed
by a train on the South Carolina Railway neal
Aiken Wilson had gone to sleep on the
track.
White frost was visible in many places in
the vicinity of Greenville last Monday morn.
ing, and considerable snow is reported to have
fallen Sunday night in the mountains about
the North Carolina line.
The following crop report comes from AL.
gusta, Ca, under date of Sunday The wealth.
er is unfavorable for cotton. The thermome.
ter stands at 60 degrees. The yield of wheat
and oats in South Carolina and Georgia will
be larger than in any yesr since the war;
Judge Melton has continued all the elec-
tion cases recently before the U. S. District
Court in Charleston to the November term,
and Judge Bond of his own motion ordered
new trial in the only case, where there was
conviction. The record therefore stands
6 cases mistrials, l acquittal, and l mistrial
by order of court
Among the items of appropriation for i'm
provement of rivers and harbors just passed
by Congress are the following for South Caro-
lima Charleston harbor, (including Sullivan S
Island,) S3OO,OOO; Great Pee Dee River, S.
600 Wappoo Cut, $4,000; Wateree River
$4,000; Edisto River, $4,000; Georgetown
harbor, $1,000 Saltkehatchie River, $4,000
VIM. NJ. Dart, President of the South Car
olina Teachers Association, has issued an ad-
dress on behalf of the Association, extending
a cordial invitation to the colored teachers OF
the State to attend the State Colored Normal
School in Columbia, next July. He pledges a
comfortable home to every colored teacher
who attends, and urges all the teachers to
avail themselves of this opportunity to acquire
knowledge in their professions.
- The Rev. J. B. Middleton preached the
funeral sermon of Adams, Bates and Burton,
the Greenville incendiaries recently hanged.
He took for his text the words, "The Lord
reigneth, let the people tremble,' and rather
deprecated the execution of the incendiaries,
impressing his hearers with the idea that it
was unjust, and expressing the conviction
that the unfortunate men had gone to heaven.
He also cited number of instances of the
fate of rulers who had passed unjust sentences,
all of them being severely punished therefor.
- At it's meeting last Thursday night, the
University Board requested full meeting of
the Faculty, including the newly elected pro-
fessors, to be held upon the call of President
Miles at some time prior to the August meet
ing of the board, for the purpose of preparing
a plan for studies to be reported to the board
at the August meeting. No charge is made
for tuition at the University except an annual
fee of ten dollars 1t is estimated that, with
economy, student can attend the South Car
olina University for year without incurring
more than $3.50 expense, including the cost
of going to ard returning from the institution.
At the meeting of the trustees of the State
University, in Columbia, on Wednesday OF last
week, the following faculty was elected: Rev.
Dr. E. L. Patton, of Due West, professor of
ancient languages F. S.Jonyes, of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee, professor of modern Ian
guages; John NJ. Mcbride, of the University of
Tennessee, professor of agriculture R. Means
Davis, of Fairfield, professor of history, politi-
cal economy and constitutional law Rev. W.
J. Alexander, of Darlington, S. c., professor of
mental and moral philosophy and evidences of
Christianity and chaplain. The board resolved
to change the tutorshp of modern languages to
aprofessorship, and added the professorships of
applied mathematics and physics to the present
chair of mathematics. The board then ad-
journed until the second Monday in August,
when the curriculum of the new chairs will be
arranged. Every member of the board was
present. Dr. Patton and Mr.. Davis are grad
yates of this institution.