Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The last existing license for retailing Ii
quor in Chester will expire next Saturday.
- There are now l56 cadets on the roll of
the Citadel Academy.
A younger brother Of Mr.. A. Koppel, of
Newberry, was lost by the Gnadria disaster.
- The first term of the Circuit Court for
the new county of Berkeley is in session
this week-Judge Cothran presiding.
- A safe was burglarized in Charleston last
Sunday night, and ST., ,0O0 worth of diamonds
stolen.
The Rev. J. S. White has been called to
the pastorate of the Rock Hill Presbyterian
Church.
-Greenville is booming with new enter
prises-the latest projects beinga fruit can
ming factory and a musical conservatory.
The Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Ma
Sons will hold its annual meeting in Column
bia or Tuesday, the 18th instant, and at
night a supper will be given by the frater-
nifty of the city at the Columbia Hotel.
WIN. p. Snyder, of Pennsylvania, is in
Columbia, it is alleged, as one of Attorney
General Brewster's assistants, for the pur-
pose ofassisting District Attorney Melton
in the election trials to come before the
U. S. District Court at the April term.
Meningitis is quite prevalent in Lau-
rens and Anderson counties, and physi-
clans fear that it may become an epidem.
ic. Should it do SO that entire section would
probably suffer. The five negroes reported
to have died in Laurens from eating a
goose bitten by mad dog, really died OF
cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Capt. f. w. Dawson, of the Ne,rs dnl!
Courier, left Charleston OH Saturday and will
sail from New York in the Britannia this
week for tour of rest and recreation abroad.
He expects to pass the spring months chief"
ly in the South of Europe and will not re"
turn before midsummer. The best wishes
of a host of friends attend him upon his
pleasant journey.
Rock Hill Herald: In the accident at
Thorne's Ferry on the Catawba River, on
the first day of last November, by which 8
! colored man named George Hall was drown"
ed, Mr.. S. ID. Carothers accidentally run
splinter in one of his hands, and the
wound has given him great pain ever since,
developing recently into catarrh of the hand.
1t is in a bad condition Of late and he has
been suffering intense pain. We trust that
he may be soon rid of his trouble.
AT a meeting of the taxpayers ofColum~
bia on Wednesday Of last week, a resolution
was carried by a vote of l24 to 62, to levy 3.
tax of one mill upon all real and personal
property within the corporate limits Of the
city of Columbia, for the maintenance of the
free schools of that district. This tax will
bring about three or four thousand dollars
to the city school fund, and isto be devoted
to reorganizing, and stimulating the schools
according to modern ideas.
In the opinion of the comtroller-general,
disabled veterans holding claims upon the
State for artificial limbs had better hold
such claims, as the money to pay them will
be in the treasury in few months and they
will be settled then in full. Various per-
sons are engaged in ascertaining, with a
view to their discount, who hold these
claims. They will make a large profit by
buying them cheap, if the claimants are
foolish enough to dispose of ftheir papers.
The value of the stock of every factory
company in South Carolina except five is
above par and the stock of these five sells at
par; the stock of one company, Langley,
sells at $173; Graniteville and Vauceuse,
$40; Piedmont, $3.50; Reedy River, Cliff
ton and Camperdowna at S125; Farryvilleand
Pelham, $l2O; Cedar Shoals and Valley
Falls, $40. The dividends paid, as far as
reported, ranged from 10 to 20 per cent,
the Cedar Shoals paying the largest percent
age and the Saluda Mills the next highest,
II! per cent.
A meeting of representative men from
Union and Spartanburg counties, in this
State, and Rutherfordton county, n. c.,
was held in Gaffney City on the 23rd ulti.
mo, to devise plans for the immediate con-
struction of narrow gauge railroad from
Rutherf0rlton, n. c., via Gaftney, to Union
c. II. Resolutions looking to the speedy
completion Of the proposed road were
adopted, and the opinion was expressed
that within twelve months the cars would
be running from RutherfordtOn to Gatfney
City.
Chester Bulletin, Friday: Mr.. James &.
McAlilley, son of the late Hon. Samuel
McAlilcy, died suddenly at the old home"
stead near town yesterday morning about
t O'Clock. lie got up from bed at the time
mentioned and while dressing fell to the
floor and expired almost Immediately. lie
had for some time been slightly unWell, but
the day before, was engaged in his usual du"
ties about the farm. 1t will be remember
ed that about two months ago he got his
right arm badly torn in gin, but had about
recovered from this accident. He was aged
about forty years, and leaves wife and
child.
The Greenville, Netcs reports that dep
uty Collector Ensor has recently dcstroycdin
Greenville and Spartanburg counties and III
portions of North Carolina, 5000 gallons of
mash and beer, and 300 gallons of low wine.
At one point near the North Carolina line
his party of revenues was attacked by about
a dozen moonshners, and a sharp fusilade
was maintained for some time, the attacking.
party being finally driven OFT. NO one was
hurt in the revenue party. Collector Ensor
withheld this information from the public
for some days, wishing to make his report
to the government before allowing it to be"
come known. The expedition was made
nearly ten days ago.
About 10 o'clock last Sunday morning,
the body of Alfred G. Thomas, the late
chairman of the board of county commits"
soners of Beaufort county, was discovered
suspended by the neck with rope in the
water closet attached to the premises he