Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-07-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Material is being landed for building the
permanent bridge of the Cheraw and Ches-
| ter Railroad across the CataWba River.
The Town Council of Johnston in Edge
| field county offers reward of 500 for proof
to convict any one of selling liquor in that
| town.
! DIR. w. G. Norwood Of Hodges, Able
vile county, has given the first 81 900 of the
proposed additional endowment of $4,000
to Adger College.
-Sixty-fve thousand dollars have been
subscribed to the proposed cotton factory, at
Union G.. H. and no subscription below 81 600
is on the list.
Master Willie S. Parish recently rode
his bicycle from CheraW to point beyond
Bennettsville, distance of eighteen miles,
in less than two hours.
All the early corn in and around Camden
has been almost ruined by the drought.
Vegetable gardens have also been parched
and dried up by the heat and dry weather.
The families of Mrs. Boyden and Mr..
Van Tassel, of Orangeburg, were poisoned
last week from the eating of canned beef.
A cat, to which piece of the meat was
given, died from the effects.
On the 1st day of September Columbia
will have another bank-the Commercial.
C. J. Iredell, the present cashier of the Car
olina National, and Mr.. Levi Metz, of Lex
ington, will be respectively president and
vice-president of the institution.
A South Carolina Baptist church con-
tains in its old records the mention of
woman being excluded from the church for
'doing too much talking in the neighbor-
hood.' Such rule universally applied
would thin out our churches very much.
The colored people of Winnsboro have
organized "burying society,"" Any one
may become member by subscribing to
the regulations and paying ten cents month
ly. The object is to distribute the expenses
of burials over the whole community.
A negro man named George Massey
while hoeing cotton in Lancaster county last
week, met with serious and painful acci-
dent, by which he lost an eye. A piece of
flint rock struck by his hoe flew into his
right eye with great force, cutting it severe
ly and causing complete and permanent loss
Of sight.
The Columbia Register says: "It is esti-
mated that the Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
eusta Railroad, under the tariff of the Rail
road Commission, would lose 500, 900 in the
transportation of cotton alone, taking it for
granted that the shipments over that road
this season, would at least equal those OF
last year."
- In Spartanburg, last Saturday afternoon,
two men named King and benson, claim
ing to be North Carolinians, presented to
the National Bank check for $75, on which
was signed the name of a Spartanburg mer-
chant, Mr.. w. C. Cannon. The bank Off
cials recognized it as forgery, which was
soon proven, and the men were committed
to jail.
- Eddie Penn de Wore, eldest son Of Mr..
J. Knox de Wore, a lad Of some fifteen sum-
mers, whilst out hunting in Edgefeld coun-
QUITS was accidentally shot by young QUITS,
the load entering the small Of the back,
from the effect Of which he died Sunday
morning. Eddie was bright and promis-
ing youth and his untimely death is a
grievous affliction.
On Saturday last, the county commits
sioners of Spartanburg and of Union and the
town council of Gafney City, representing
$4,000, met, and with the private stock
holders organized the Union Gaffney City
and Rutherfordton Railroad Company by
the election Of the following directors: J.J.
Stobo Farrow, J. P. Jetfries, P. O. Lemars
VIM. Munro, A. A. Sarratt, NJ. Simon, w.
Waddy Thomson and A. n. Wood. The
directors then elected the Hon. VIM. Mum
ro, of Union, president, and A. n. Wood
secretary and treasurer of the board.
For some time past the people of Law
tonville, Hampton county, have been suffer-
ing from the depredations of negro incendi-
aries, who, strange to say, have been per-
mitted by the Courts to 60 unpunished. An
indignation meeting Of citizens was held
a few days ago, at which the non-enforce-
ment of the law was denounced in vigorous
terms, as was also the practice of bonding
persons awaiting trial for arson, concerning
which the citizens declared that "should
any citizen in the future 60 on the bond Of
such persons we shall feel constrained to
| investigate the matter and visit upon the
head of such citizen punishment which
shall commensurate with his disregard Of
the peace and quiet of this community"
AT Columbia, last Thursday, Henry Han
mig, the white overseer charged with cruel
ty to convicts at Seeger's plantation, was
brought before Justice Marshall. Hannig
waived an examination and was committed
to Jail but in the afternoon he was brought
upon writ of habeas corpus before Judge
Fraser. Solicitor Bonham appeared in be-
half of the State and Walter S. Monteith,
ESQ.,, represented the prisoner. After read
ing the testimony taken down at the inquest
of the convict, whose death is alleged to
have resulted from severe beating charged
to have been given him by Hannig, and
argument by counsel, the prisoner was re-
leased upon bail bond of three thousand
dollars, Hon. John G. Seegers and c. G. Hab-
ernicht, Esq, becoming bondsmen for his
appearance at the October Sessions.
Aiken Journal, 18th: Yesterday at an
early hour the citizens of Aiken began to
look anxiously to the north of town at a
fire which had been burning in the woods
since Friday last. Everything being as dry
as tinder and the fire being observed making
directly for the town, force of about forty
five hands was organized by the town au-
thorities at about 10 A. NJ. and dispatched
to meet the approaching flames and avert a
catastrophe to our thriving town. 1t was
we'll that this action was taken promptly,
as the fire had actually extended within the
corporate limits, burning a considerable
amount of fencing within the Mitchell Park
and threatening other property. Willing
hearts and braWny arms soon mastered the
destroying element and all danger was
averted 1t is estimated that this fire burn
ed over fourteen hundred acres of land, in
juring and destroying much fencing and
timber.
MERE.MENTION.
It is said that more beer is drank per cap
ita in Milwaukee than in any other city,
and that the suicide rate there is double that
of any other city..........T Thirty suits for dam
ages, aggregating over S25O,000 have been
brought against the trustees of the Brooklyn
bridge '''''''' Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for the formal opening of the Ma
t;GnoI Mininp and industrial FXnOSitiOn at