Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-01
SOI]TH CAROLINA NEWS.


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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
80 The Supreme Court concluded the work OF
the term last Tuesday and adjourned.
- A valuable deposit Of mica has been dis
covered near GIeenville.
49, Some of the foreigners at Camden have
been begging around the streets, although they
are well dressed and in good health.
- The Chester Bulletin reports quite Il num-
Der of persons emigrating from that county to
Western States.
s. p Wilson, of Anderson, killed the 9TH
er day a hawk in his yard that measured fifty
two inches from tip to tip.
j. L. Irby, who is charged with murder
committed in Laurens, in 1878, and who fled
from the State has returned and surrendered
himself to the Sheriff of, Laurens county.
- Among the nominations sent by President
Arthur to the U. S. Senate last Monday, was
that of June Mobley, colored, to be postmaster
at Union G. II.
In the prompt payment of taxes Chester
takes her stand in the front rank There will
be no sales of land itr that: county this year
for any default of taxes.
- Some of the farmers of Chester county are
losing their horses from disease, caused, they
think, from eating corn damaged by the great
fleshets in September. ...
Mr. Felix Lake, who found some valuable
nuggets of gold on his farm in Edgefeld
county, not long since, has been offered sever
al thousand dollars for his prospects.
- The gin and press of Mr.. Landlord, who
lives in Spartanburg county, near Green Pond,
were destroyed by fire the other day. Twelve
bales of cotton were also consumed.
There were 1914 decisions filed in the Su-
preme Court of South Carolina during the year
1882, which leads the Newberry Herald to
Say sit seems to us impossible for three men
to give these decisions the exhaustive study
that they deserve. The Court should he in
creased by the addition of at least one judge"
A petition to the county commissioners of
Spartanburg county, is being signed in Spar
tanburg, asking them not to issue the bonds
voted to the Greenwood, Laurens and Spar
tsnburg Railroad. until it is certainly known
whether the Virginia Midland Road will eX-
tend its line to Spartanburg.
- The Circuit Court at Pickens was adjourn
ell on the oath, on account of the sudden ILL
ness of Judge Wallace, who returned to his
home in Union on the following day. The
opening of the Court at Abbeville will he post
pOned week on account of Judge Wallace's
illness.
Columbia Register: Fritz Husemann sue
ceeded in opening the safe in the Masters
Office in forty-ive minutes The combination
was known only to the Late Master, and his un-
timely death prevented him from communica-
ting it. 1t therefore became necessary to call
in the services of an expert to open it. The
safe was one of Moser, Bahnlann Il Co.'s fire
and burglar proof.
Rock Hill Herald On the 18th instant an
attempt was made to burn an old ginhouse be-
longing to Messrs. Allen and Iredell Jones, To-
Gated a few miles from town on the "Clawson
place" The building was filled with corn,
wheat and some cotton and when discovered
the fire had made some headway, but fortu-
nately it's progress was checked. 1t was the
work of an incendiary who may yet be cap
tured.
COL Baylis E. Elkin, of Fairfield county,
died on last Sunday. lie served through the
of cavalry. He was member of the State
Legislature in the House organized under An
dy Johnson's reconstruction plans the presi-
dent of the Tax Union in Fairfield county :; a
delegate to the State Convention in 1876 1; a
member of the county Democratic executive
committee, and always good citizen and true
man.
AT the recent meeting of the Grand Lodge
I. O. O. F., at Graniteylle, r. B. Hannahan,
Of Winnsboro, was elected Grand Master ; II.
F. Williams, of Greenville, Deputy Grand
Master :; G.. B. McCants, of Winnsboro, Grand
Warden J. w. Rothrock, of Chester, Grand
Secretary John IIieseman, of Charleston,
Grand Treasurer George w. Curtis, of Ches-
ter, Grand Representative. The following Of
ticers were appointed by the Grand Master
John F. Douglas, of Chester, Grand Marshal;
Edw. M. Evans, of Chester, Grand Guardian,
L. Philips, of Florence, Grand Conductor.
John F. Douglas was appointed District Depu-
tv Grand Master for Chester District. The
next session will be held in Greenville on the
second Wednesday in May, 1854.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Geo. w. Swepson is suffering from partial
paralysis Of the left side.
- Gen. Jos. E. Johnston was in Charlotte,
Monday, on business visit.
- The Randleman Manufacturing Company,
in Randolph county, recently sold Charlotte
firm fifty thousand dollars worth of plaids, the
amount of goods being one thousand bales.
"A colored man died suddenly in Goldsboro
on Saturday from the effects of having eaten
a quart of oysters and taken quantity OF
whisky to settle them: .
Charlotte Observer, Tuesday: The Steel
Creek settlement, this county, has been exer-
cised the past few days over the unaccounta-
BILE disappearance Of three men of that town.
ship, all of whom left families behind them,
besides lot of unpaid debts. Messrs. E. NJ.
Crowell, Samuel Crowell and Anderson Brown
are the men and they all left last week with
ont giving word Of warning or stating their
intentions. The first named wrote letter
home from Pulaski, Florida, but since then
nothing is known of his movements. The
other two men have not been heard from at
all. All three were most respectfully connect
ed, and were in good standing with their fel-
lowmen. What motive they could have had
for thus decamping is not known. Their
wives and families are in great distress about
them, and in the meantime their property has
been levied upon to secure their debts.
TIE PORT ROMANCE.-The Marion Mer-
chant and Farmer publishes the following as