Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-02

Chairmen of the Seventh Congressional
District was held in Charleston last Friday,
with William Elliott, Esq, as Chairman
and Porcher Smith, Esq, as Secretary. The
matter under discussion was the advisabili-
ty of nominating candidate for Congress
in the Seventh District. The Congression-
al Convention will be held in Summervlle
on the 9th of October, at II NJ, to nOmi-
nate a candidate.
- Mr.. James CallisOn, who recently at
tended meeting of the railroad men in
Augusta, has received assurances that for
$50, ,000a narrow gauge railroad can be grad
ed from Edgefed to Augusta, and that the
people Of Edgefeld can get all the assistance
they need if they will raise that amount in
bona ,fde subscriptions. Mr.. Callison says
that he will apply to the next Legislature
for charter to build a narrow gauge rail
road from Augusta to NeWberry, Ninety
Six or Greenwood.
Columbia Register: Taft and his delega-
ton who withdrew from the Convention,
will hold State Convention at an early day
him Colleton, Orangeburg, Berkeley, Rich
land, Beaufort, Except Whipper, whom he
don't want,) and nearly all the counties in
which Republican organization exists.
But nobody believes this will amount to
anything. 1t is the buncOmbe of tempo
rarily dissatisfied element.
In regard to the crime Of selling spiritu-
Gus liquors without q license, Judge Goth
ran said to the grand jury of Lancaster
county, last week, that from its very nature
it could not be expected of the buyer and
seller to enter com plaint; nor does it often
happen that an individual member of socie-
ty will take upon himself the responsibility
of reporting parties known to be engaged in
such unlawful business, but to do so is pecu-
liarly within the province of the grand jury,
and he torcibIly urged upon this body the
Importance of faithful discharge of its du-
ties in this behalf.
- In the Lancaster Court ofSessiOns. VIM.
w. Gregory, N. r.. Gregory and +. j. Greg
ory have been acquitted of the charge of
murder in the killing of John f. Copeland,
which occurred last January. On Friday
last, the Court was engaged all day in the
trial of Robert +. Cauthen, charged with
the murder Of +. NJ. Mackey, in Lancaster
county on the 18th of March, last. Judge
Cothran concluded very lucid and able
charge on the law of homicide about
o'clock A. NJ, and the jury, after remain
ing out about one hour, returned to the
court room with verdict of not guilty.
On Monday of last week, Thurlow Gardner,
who killed man named Pitts, in Lancaster
county, last spring, surrendered to the sher-
iff and was admitted to bail. Gardner has
been living in Louisiana since the killing.
- Trouble is brewing in Orangeburg coun-
ty. The Times and Democrat says: "From
different sections Of the county we hear
that the negroes are actively engaged in
holding meetings and firing up all the ha,
tired of the colored people against the whites
We understand that in some sections of the
county they say that they do not intend to
regard the election law at all, but propose
to break up the eight boxes and hold the
election in the old way. We suppose they
are acting under advice from headquarters
and that they mean what they say; but
we are satisfied that if they attempt to
carry out their threat somebody is going to
get into trouble and we advise them not
to forget it,"
- Columbia Register, Friday: The County
Board Of Equalization of LaurenS county
recently increased the value of taxable prop
erty in that county about 80 per cent. The
citizens petitioned the County Board to re-
consider their action and reduce the assess
ment, at the same time expressing will
ingness to submit to a small increase. The
County Board refused to reconsider their
action, and the citizens petitioned the
Comptroller General for relief. That officer
sent the petition to the Attorney General,
who has decided that no county Board OF
Equalization has the power to increase or
reduce the aggregate value of taxable prop
erty in q county without action first being
taken by the State Board of Equalization.