Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-16

LAWLEssNEsSI IN LEXINGTON.-TheL Lex
ington Dispatch gives the following account
of the recent acts of laWlessness in that
county:
On Saturday morning, the 9th ult., at
about o'clock, a party of Stock law oppo-
nents, with their faces blackened and wear
ing masks, visited the residence of MIR. Chas.
Hutto, in Bull Swamp Township, and set
fire to and burned his barn, crib and fodder
house, with contents, and also his fencing.
While the burning was in progress the par
ty fired into the dWellingan and wounded Mrs.
Hutto in the leg with small shot. They
then turned out his horses and cattle upon
his growing corn crop, which is said to have
been the finest he has had for years, telling
Mr.. Hutto that that was the place for his
stock. They went to Mr.. Jehu G. Hutto's
the same night, and, taking him out of his
house, put sacks over his head and arms,
fired pistols over his head and punched him
in the ribs as they fired, gave him a severe
whipping, eXtorting promises from him to
tear down his pasture fences and to fence his
crop. 1t seems that the only grievance that
these desperadoes claimed was that these
two citizens were running their farms IN
accordance with the Stock law in regard to
fences. On Friday, the Sd instant, adelega-
ton of the law-abiding citizens of that part
of the county called on Governor Thompson,
in Columbia, and, representing the alarm
ing state of affairs prevailing in that sec
tiOn, and that they and other laW-abldlng
citizens were at the mercy of these rioters
who used the torch and intimidated by
threats of shooting, and petitiOned the Gov
ernOr to take such steps as would promptly
secure their protection against these incen-
diary and murderous desperadoes who open
ly defied arrest. Governor Thompson in
structed the delegation to make proper affi,
davits upon which warrants could be Issued
and arrests made. These att1davits having
been made, the sheriff, under instructions
from the Governor, summoned posse and
left here Monday night. The sheritf's posse
returned last night, having under arrest
Pleasant Busby, Ben Williams, John Will,
liams. Burdette kirkland and Emanuel
Berry, who are now in Jail awaiting trial.
BURNING OF A FAMOUS HOTEL-The
Kimball House at Atlanta, Ga, was dis
covered to be on fire last Sunday morn
ing at 5 o'clock, and the flames soon getting
beyond control, Mr.. Scoville, the proprietor,
ordered the guests to be awakened. The
guards went through the hallway breaking
open the doors where necessary to insure
the safety Of the guests. The fire haV-
ing originated in the rear Of the building
was favorable to the escape of all. Within
twenty minutes the hotel was emptied OF
its guests and within one hour the structure
was razed to the ground.
The hotel was built by H. l. Kimball and
owned by Robert TOombs, John Rice, Joseph
p. THOMPSON and others. 1t cost 100000,
and the furniture was valued at Sl25,OOO, in
surance only $S0,0O0, among many compa-
nies. the names of which cannot be asscer-
tanned owing to the absence from the city
of parties who are informed thereon. The
Gate City National Bank, Haralson q Bro,
tobaconists, John B. Daniel, druggist, and
Others are among the losers. The total loss
is million dollars and the insurance is not
over 100000.
The fire is claimed by Mr.. Culberson, agent
of the company, to be of incendlary origin.
In the vaults Of the Gate City Bank were
half million dollars, and its safety IS yet Il
matter Of doubt.
THE JULY CROP REPORT.-The State
Department of Agriculture has received SOU
replies from township correspondents, rep
resenting every township in the state,
which shows the following results as the
condition Of the growing cotton crop ana
condition of weather for the month OF July
Fifty-nne report weather favorable ana
4O2 unfavorable. Drought, ,togetherWith dry
hot winds, has prevailed generally through
out the State, checking the growth OF cotton
and corn and causing much damage to grow
ing crops, though in localities rains have
been abundant and crops are reported IN
good condition.
Cotton is badly damaged by drought,
having been recently freed from grass caus-
ed by rain in June and followed by very dry
weather in July, which checked its CROWN
and caused it to shed much Of its fruit. a
deficiency of labor has caused considerable
area in some of the counties to be abandon
ed. In upper Carolina the reports average
the condition of cotton at 76 for July against
93 in June ; in middle Carolina 81 against 81
for June; and in lower Carolina 79 against
81 for June. The average for the State IS
79-a falling off from the June report OF l3'
- The Union Times says: In all parts OF
the county the average Of the cotton IS too
small to give hope of more than half crop,
and in some large sections it cannot even 40
that. Those who have travelled through
the county tell us the outlook of the cotton
in the fields is really sad. There are hun
dreds of acres of good land, well worked,
with not stalk more than six inches high,
and the time has about passed for it Ito
come out" and make an August crop. ut
has done about all it can do," is the express
sion of ninety out of every hundred far
mers we talk to about it.