Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-09-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Rev. J. B. Mack, D. D., has moved his
family from Columbia to Fort Mill.
The shipments of cotton from Ander
son during the year ending August 81, reach
ed 1868 bales.
Col. J. J. Howard, Of Cart el.ville, Co.,
has donated his half interest in 455 acres Of
land in Oconee county to Adger College.
Ten of the Lexington county anti-stock
law rioters, in jail at Columbia, are charged
with arson. All the others have been ad-
mitted to bail.
Mary Richardson, a colored woman, liv-
ing on the plantation of Mr.. w. w. Klugh,
week at the advanced age of 143 years.
Special reports from every county in the
State, except two, published in the Neus
and cotton throughout the State are not
likely to exceed tWo-thirds of a crop.
The saw mills around Florence are rum
great demand for lumber there at present.
There is a boom in building in Florence, and
there are upward of fifty houses now in pro-
cess of erection and completion.
William Magill, of Due West, has an
engagement in Philadelphia with one of the
most celebrated musicians in this country.
Mr.. Magill is said to be the most skillful
cOrnet-player ever in this State and has
great future before him.
- The Seceders at Due West, Abbeville
county, have found that their church build
ing needs many repairs. The cost will be
so large that they have about concluded to
build new church entirely. 1t is to be Of
brick, much larger in size and in the latest
style.
The residence of Col. R. M. Sims, located
about a mile from Columbia was burned to
the ground about 5 o'clock last Monday
morning. The origin of the fire is not
known, but it is supposed to have begun in
the frame kitchen attached to the house.
The property was insured for $4,000.
- There were fifteen applications for the
Peabody scholarships in the State Normal
College of Nashville, Tenn, in the competi-
tive examination at Columbia last Thurs
day. The following were the successful
competitors: J. It. Crawley, Jr., of Spartan
Frank M. Sheridan, Of Orangeburg w.
Mes. Zimmerman, of Union.
- Newberry Observer: A young man rid
ing bycicle, Monday afternoon, accidently
ran against Mrs. Sarah A. Pope, who was
walking along the street. Mrs. Pope was
thrown to the ground with great violence,
and her leg was broken above the knee and
her hip joint dislocated. Mrs. Pope is quite
an aged lady, being upwards of seventy,
and the accident is very serious one.
Mr.. D. A. Smith, of the Walhalla CON-
rier, was badly hurt last Saturday at Birds
Crossing on the Blue Ridge Railroad by the
cars. Mr. Smith, when the cars stopped,
stepped off on the platform, and just as he
was in the act of stepping and had put his
foot on the platform, the cars .jerked forward
and threw him back on the car, wrenching
his back and fracturing two ribs.
- The numerous friends and acquaintances
Of Mrs. J. F. McMaster, youngest daughter
of Col. and Mrs. J. H. Rion, of Winnsboro,
will be panied to learn of her untimely and
unexpected death, which occurred in Winns-
boro, on Wednesday of last week. She
leaves devoted husband and an infant son
only few hours old, besides many loving
relatives and innumerable friends, to mourn
her death.
j. T. Price, a young Pickens lawyer, is
in disgrace. He was appointed postmaster
for Anderson's Mills. He leftthis place and
went to Pickens Court House, where he
studied law. He appointed an assistant to
do the Office work at Andersons Mills. Mr..
ing them atreduced rates, would report them
as cancelled and pocket the money. This
state of affairs was discovered by Govern
ment detective. The Sentinel says that Mr..
Price has probably left for parts unknown.
On Saturday afternoon of last week, Os-
borne Nally, who lived in Anderson county,
was at work in field near his house with
his wife and niece. A heavy storm was
coming up, and there were repeated flashes
of lightning. The cloud was so far off, ap-
parently, that Mr.. Nally did not abandon
work. Suddenly there was a brilliant flash
and he fell dead upon the ground. His
niece was also knocked down, but revived
sufficiently to rise to her feet again. 1t was
torn to pieces, but beside this there was no
mark of violence except slight discolora-
tion of the skin on one side of the face. His
two companions were so shocked, frightened
and distressed, that they could donothing for
some moments Help was obtained and the
body of the unfortunate man was removed
to the house.
On last Thursday, Paul Evans, colored,
of Walhalla, petit juror Of the United
States District Court was dismissed from
the Court on motion of the district attorney.
Evans was juror in the trial of the Gil
mOres, of Union county, who were tried and
acquitted of counterfeiting. 1t transpires
that in the consideration of that case in the
jury room, the vote for several hours stood
II to in favor of acquittal, Evans alone
voting for a verdict of guilty. While hang
ing out thus for convicting the defendants,
he stated several times to one of the jurors
of the panel, intending his conversation to-
be confidential, that he had no doubt as to
the innocence of the Gilmore boys, but that
his object was money. This extraordinary
declaration on the part of Evans was re-
ported to district attorney Melton, who, af-
ter inquiry into the facts, pursued the course
above related.
MERE.MENTION.
Four negroes are in jail in Savannah, Ga,
charged with the murder, last week, of