Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

95. In 1882 it was reported at III, and 1888
at 92.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Ex-Governor Hagood has been nomina-
ted for Intendant of the town Of Barnwell
at the approaching election.
Mr.. J. p. Thomas, Jr., who has been
private Secretary to Governor Thompson
ever since his Inauguration, has rendered
his resignation.
John Scott, the negro who murdered
James Schipman in Berkeley county, in
June, has been captured in Horny county.
1t is almost certain that he will be hanged.
-Laurensville county, says the Herald,
has relaxed her "oppOsition to lawyers"
at the recent primary electing three out of
four from the bar and one from the bench.
The latter was q shoemaker.
IS. G. Proctor, late steward of the city
| hospital of Charleston, who mysteriously
disappeared last week, has not yet returned.
1t has been ascertained that he was short in
his accounts between S400 and $500.
- The Richland Democracy have put out
a very strong ticket for the House-Messrs.
Jno. G. Haskell, Leroy F.. Youmans and F.
w. Ray and G. Marshall from the country.
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ted the following Legislative ticket: Sen
ator, Thomas w. Woodward; Representa-
tives, Charles A. Douglass, Thomas S.
Bryce, Sheridan R. Rutland.
| - Winnsboro Ne,cs: There are at least fif-
teen cases of fever of one form or another
in town, and it is reported to us that some
of the physicians in the country have now
as many as twenty cases each of typhoid fe-
yer in their respective practices.
- The Laurensville Herald says: With
all the objections urged against the primary
system-or rather to the unfair and objec-
tionable methods resorted to under tive
would oppose a return to the convention
plan.
The insurance adjusters and the owners
of the lately burned Saluda cotton factory
are at war over the destroyed machinery
insured for SS3,0O0, and agent Campbell of
the mill, unsuccessfully suggested shot guns
at fifteen steps on the college campus to a
scofing adjuster.
Says the Lancaster ReUielC of Friday
Including both black and white, there were
eight deaths in Lancaster village last week,
and all of them, we believe, save one were
victims of typhoid fever. What fearful
rate of mortality for our little town, with
its population of only 800 or 1000!
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Gaffney City railroad is to begin accord
ing to contract the first of October. The en-
gineering corps has notreported for duty yet,
but the friends of the enterprise say that
the road will certainly be built and that
the grading will be commenced according
to the contract.
Eight passengers, bound North, says
the Laurensville Herald, left that place last
Tuesday in hacks to Spartanburg, rather
than take the Laurens train. This was
done, however, not taltogether on account Of
the bad condition of the Laurens road, but
partly for that reason and partly on account
of delay in connections at Columbia for pas
sengers going North.
The new printing machine ordered by the
Ne,cs and Courier Company arrived at
Charleston on Tuesday of last week. The
press weighs 20 tons and was boxed in G7
packages, some of them Of such huge di-
mensions that it required the combined
force of twenty men 70 move them. 1t took
two days to transfer the press from the
steamer to the NearS and Courier building,
and it will require ten days more to place it
in position and put it in running order.
| Says the Lancaster Ledger: Two Nor
mon missionaries, giving their names as
Revs. Wiley and Humphrey, were in this
county few miles above town on Friday
night last. Their object was not definitely
stated, but it is reasonable to presume that
they are seeking converts tc their faith.
They are represented as being illiterate
creatures, harmless and uncouth in their
manners Neither their teachings or pres
ence should be tolerated, and they should
be given notice to leave the county.
| Says the last Carolina Spartan: Col. J.
S. R. Thomson went to Cincinnati to at
tend the Grand Council ofthe knights of the
Golden Rule, accompanied by his son Row.
turn they both divested themselves Of their
shoes and some Of their clothing and went
to sleep. After travelling an hour or two
Mr.. Thompson aWoke and missed his son.
His shoes were in the place where he pulled
them off. He searched through the whole
train but could not find him. He took the
first train he met and returned to hunt him.
After dilligent search, continued on several
passing trains, he found him on the track.
It seems that he walked off the train in his
sleep. He was considerably bruised but no
bones were broken. The train was moving
about 40 miles an hour when he walked off.
"A Winnsboro dispatch of Sunday to the
NeaUs and Courier, speaking of the deadlock
in the Chester Judicial Convention, says {:
The failure Of the Circuit Convention to
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ment here. The general feeling is that the
Convention should not have adjourned
without accomplishing the single object for
which it was called. 1t is also felt that if
the Convention had left out of view the
wishes of the candidates and, perhaps, some
considerations springing out of county pride
and local preferences, a satisfactory result
might have been reached. The result of
this Convention serves to strengthen the
conviction, already general, that the party
must find better plan of making nomina-
tions than conventions, taking some of those
of the present year as samples. There is
talk of a primary to select solicitor for this
circuit, but the task will probably be left to
another convention.
POLITICAL NOTES.
- In the Vermont State election, which
came off on Tuesday of last week the Re-
publican majority was reduced about 5000.
1t is generally conceded, and in fact John
Kelly has given assurance, thai the Tam
many Democracy will unanimously endorse
and support Cleveland.
Col. Victor Picollet told Gen. Butler that
it was hardly worth while for him to come
to Pennsylvania, as Blaine could carry the
State without his help.
- On Monday last the citizens of Maine
elected a Governor, members of Congress,
members Of the Legislature and county Off
GERS. The returns indicate light Republican
gains over the election of 1880.
Maddoxtown, village in Kentucky
inhabited by colored people, was raided last
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