Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-13

to Mr.. Halle, that he (Haile) would have to
back down, as he (B]air) was ''cock OF the
walk" to-day, and afterwards cursed Capt.
Halle for "a id liar' and attempted to strike
him with heavy hickory stick, which he ha-
bitually carried. Capt. Halle was unarmed at
the time, but stepped back into the treasurers
office and spoke to several parties saying,
"Blair is after me to-day" or something to
that effect, COL Blair waiting at the door in
the meanwhile. Capt. Halle then took up
Spencer repeating rifle and walked to the
door. COL Blair ran his hand in his breast
apparently in the act of drawing a pistol,
whereupon Capt. Halle fired upon him.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The bank of Chester has declared semi
annual dividend of per cent.
- The Lancaster Ledger chronicles the mar
riage of Mr.. Thomas Paine, aged 81, to Miss
Cato, aged II years, both of that county.
- Mr.. S. B. Lumpkin, the new postmaster at
Chester, has entered upon his duties. The
office is next door to DR.. Davega's drug store.
The Rev. w. p Martin died at his resi-
dence near Belton OH the lst, aged s.. lie
was the oldest Mason in the State, and served
sixty years in the ministry.
- The Colored Teachers Institute is now in
session in Columbia. The attendance OF
teachers is large, and the exercises are satis-
factory.
In Abbeville county the vexed question as
to how the negro was to be disposed of at the
primary election was settled by the passage of
resolution that all Democrats of two months
standing I've allowed to vote.
THE house of colored woman living on
the plantation of Gen. Stackhouse in Marion
county was struck by lightning on the Both
ultimo. Two children were instantly Killed,
and the mother and an infant in her arms
seriously stunned.
John Clyde, a bright mulatto, formerly a
clerk in the Charleston post office, but recent
ly route agent on the Northeastern Railroad,
has been arrested, charged with robbing the
mails. Seven women are said to be at the
bottom of his troubles.
There are in Lancaster county thirteen
Methodist, ten Baptist, six Presbyterian
and three Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Churches, and, adds the Ledger, there is room
in the county for more churches and room III
each church for more members
A distressing accident occurred at Society
Hill few days ago. A son Of Mr.. Withers,
who was cadet of the Charlotte Military
Institute, was playing with bayonet, when
it flew up and entered his left eye. The wound
brought Oh brain fever and he died Tuesday
morning.
There are some colored people living near
Abbeville, says the Saluda Ary'ls, who are
evincing some strange notions in regard to
the celebration of the Lords day. On Sab
bath proper they continue their accustomed
labors, and act as they do on other days in the
week, but when Tuesday comes around, they
cease work, put on their best clothes, and
engage in singing and other exercises common
with colored people on Sunday.
Says the Columbia Register of Sunday :
'sHon. W. Porcher Miles has rendered his re-
signation as President of the University to the
Board of Trustees on account of the pressure
of private interests upon his time and atten-
ton. simultaneously with this announce
ment comes the statement that prominent
friends and supporters of the institution have
named Colonel Hugh S. Thompson, the etfi-
cent and popular State Superintendent of Ed
ucation, as the man to succeed Mr.. Miles.
Colonel Thompson's tact, energy, experience
and sound administrative and organizing abil-
ity would have fine opportunity for their full
development at the head of this institution"
The Ne,cs and Courier of Monday gives the
following particulars of big robbery in
Branchville Mr.. Louis Pearlstein, a prosper
Gus merchant of Branchville, reached this city
late Saturday night in search of his clerk, a
young man named Mitchell, who, Mr.. Pearl
stein says, has robbed him of about $1,000.
Mitchell, it appears, had been intrusted with
the management of a branch store owned by
Mr. Pearlstein about four miles from Branch
vile, and also exercised supervisory manage
ment of Mr. Pearlstein's crosstie business. A
day or two ago Mitchell collected together all
the cash he had at the store, amounting to
some $500, and then collected about $500 from
the South Carolina Railway authorities, which
was due Mr.. Pearlstein for crOssties. lie then
vanished, and the defrauded proprietor is now
on the lookout for him. Mitchell was seen in
Charleston on Saturday, but left here on Sat-
urday night, and his present whereabouts is
unknown.
MOTIVE FOR INTERFERENCE IN EGYPT.
A large portion of the. American press af-
Aicts itself in contemplating what it calls the
"wickednesS" of England and France Sin in
terfering in Egypt to secure the payment of
loans, the bonds of which are in the hands
of a few great capitalists, and the proceeds of
which were squandered upon objects in which
the Egyptians had no concern. But what are
the facts ? The main object of the present in
reference, AS of the institution of the joint con-
troll by Beaconsfeld in 1879, is political rather
than financial. 1t is absurd therefore to pro-
test that the Egyptians are being ground down
in order ''to minister to the greed of inter-
national loan-mongers." But putting out of
view the necessity England is under of look
ing after the great waterway to India and
the interest in all North African questions
which the possession of Algers, Tunis and
part of Central Africa gives to France, it is
worth while to recall the financial acts of
years. Ismall, the former Khedive, borrowed
money unstintedly at very high rates of inter-
est from European lenders, mainly French
fnanciers, and part of the funds 50 obtained
he spent in building railroads and other works,
which to-day make good return for the
capital invested in them; the rest he squan-
dered. The failure of the Khedive to pay in
terest on his debt brought with it, beside the
establishment of the AfglO:French financial
control, what Gen. Malone would call Il "read-
justment" Of the Egyptian debt. The sum
total was reduced and the interest on the re-
mainder was cut down to four OF five per cent.
per annunl. Notwithstanding this ''scaling,'
Egyptian securities, after England and France
took charge Of Egyptian finances, improved III
value and passed for the most part out Of the
hands of the French capitalists, who had up
to this time been the principal holders, into
the kecpiug of EngliSh Investors. But, as said