Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Edgeield has five barrooms. The mu-
nicipal tax is 1925 each.
- The Diocesan Convention of South
Carolina closed it's session of 1883 in Char
lesion last Saturday. &C..
Columbia and Charleston both celebra-
ted Memorial day elaborately. Paul H.
Hayne, the poet, participated in the cere-
monies at Charleston.
A suit is threatened against the county
of Lexington by a man who had his arm
broken in consequence of the bad condition
of the public roads.
The Town Council of Johnston, Edge
field county, have offered a reward of one
hundred dollars for proof sufficient to con-
vict any person of selling whisky in that
town.
- The contributions for the relief of the
sufferers from the storm in BarnWell county
amount to S76G, of which sum $662.50 was
contributed by the people Of Charleston, and
s103.30 by the citizens of Blackville, Barn.
well county.
Mr.. j. B. Collins, of Lancaster county,
killed, a few days ago, after a desperate en-
counter, a coachwhip snake which measured
s4 inches in length and weighed 4 pounds.
cord.
- Crops generally in the Pee Dee section
are backward on account of the continued
rains, which retarded all farming opera
tiOns. Cotton has been somewhat injured
by the cool nights, and is turning yellow,
while cut worms are doing much damage.
- Lieut.. Ernest A. Darlington, of the Sev-
enth United States Cavalry, was in Newber-
Irc III yscsfi, IL, f.ofh
Gen. A. G.. Darlington, and has returned to
pedition which will start out the first Of
June under his command.
- The Georgetown Enquirer reports high
water injuring the rice plantations, predicts
a. partial failure of the crop, and states that
the industry will be practically abandoned
in short time by all except few persons
Of large means and extensive facilities.
- In williamsburg county this is the most
backward spring ever known. Corn and
cotton are both late in planting, and as to
gardens the heavy rains doubtless have
washed them all away. No vegetables, no
strawberries, not even a spring chicken.
T. C. NJ. Golland, the Baptist preacher
who was arrested in Orangeburg for steal
ing horse and buggy in Colleton county,
lrOlll hcF. =. w. hChellildil, ID ouppOoCu
to have taken strychnine while in custody
bringing him to Green Pond.
- In riding across the bridge over Cane
Creek, in Lancaster county, last Saturday
night on blind horse, Bob Witherspoon,
co1Ored, and the horse were precipitated in
to the creek below, q distance of forty feet.
The horse was killed. The negro boy fell
head doWnWards on rock and was not in
jured.
- There was quite heavy fall of rain, at
tended with hail, in all parts of Chester
county last Saturday night. In some neigh
borhoods good deal of damage was done
was this the case eabout CornWell's
where the young corn on low lands was
OverfOwed and much damaged, and the
wheat crop considerably injured.
- The race before the Democratic clubs for
sheriff of Beaufort promises to be lively
one. The following gentlemen, who are all
good citizens, have been mentioned in con-
nection with the Office: Capt. H. d. Elliott
and Messrs. H. d. Burnett and H. B. Boyd.
The office is a lucrative one, paying about
81 900 per annum.
The Bamberg Chronicle states on author
ity that the deficit in the Bamberg Bank
fOOts up to date somewhere near or quite
SIS 900, and it is believed will reach between
$4,000 and $4,000. AS court convenes next
month the matter will be thoroughly inves-
tigated on both sides, and the public will
then have the full particulars pro and con.
- Minis Butler, colored, died at Gaffney
City last Monday morning. He was SER
want Of the distinguished Butler family of
this State, and this contact had left an i'm
press of politeness and respectability on the
old man that followed him to the grave.
Minis proudest boast was that he was al
Ms payed S % Hampon &a in and his ss boSsood Ss sd
well established. On account of kindly at
tachment for this good old darkey, Capt.
Fred Latham, of Charleston, made arrange
ments when last at Gaffney City to have his
burial necessities properly attended to.