Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Solicitor of the Fourth Circuit has
concluded to abandon the case of the State
against Col. Cash, Sam Lee and other cases
in the Chesterfield Court of Sessions, the
direct outgrowth Of the Cash-Richards diff
fculty.
- The Chesterfield democrats, working
on the convention plan, have nominated
J. M. Hough and w. w. Spencer fol
the house of representatives, and E. T.
King, the man who led the party that kill
ed young Cash, for sheriff.
| Rev. C. G. Brown was returning to Sum.
ter from near Mechanicsville, last Saturday
when lightning struck his horse, killing it,
and severely shocking Mr.. Brown. He was
unconscious for an hour and was found by a
gentleman who happened to be passing.
Mr.. Brown has recovered.
| &C. F. Levy, who shot Jack Gentry in
Charleston last Wednesday night, surren-
dered himself Thursday and was released
on $4,000 bail to appear for examination to-
day. He claims to have acted in self-de-
fense. The surgeons have extracted the ball
from Gentry's neck, and some hopei is enter
| tained of his recovery.
R. H. Roddy, the eccentric Irishman OF
Greenville, who long before his death
had purchased his coffin and shroud and
for his burial there, even to paying for the
grave, the employment of a hearse, &c.
died at Cheraw, the other day, where his re-
mains were inferred. His last request was
to be buried at Cheraw. The costly monu-
ment to commemorate himself, which he
caused to be erected in the cemetery at
Greenville, will remain there for the present.
The Charleston Nems and Courier of last
Monday publishes q review of the business
of that city for the commercial year ending
on the last day of August, which affords a
cheering view of the commercial and manu-
featuring prospects of the City by the Sea:
The total trade was nearly $4,000, 900, and
the local manufactures amount to over SO,
100000. An increased business is confident
ly expected the coming year. The same
respondents from twenty-three counties in
the State, from which the outlook is gener-
ally highly encouraging.
The Republican Convention of Rich
land county met in Columbia last Friday.
Resolutions were passed in favor of nOmi-
mating Republican candidate for Congress
| in the Fourth district, and recommending
to the State Convention the advisability
of placing full Republican ticket in the
| field. The fight for the leadership of the
Convention was made between the crowd
headed by Straker and Wilder and the
'Revenue Ring" led by Curtis. The vic
tory was decidedly with the latter: Curtis
was elected county chairman. The Con
vention expressed itself in favor of d. M.
Brayton for the craftsmanship of the State
Republican executive committee.
- The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee met in Columbia last Monday night
at $50 o'clock. Very encouraging reports
were received from the various counties,
showing that the work of organization is
proceeding rapidly and thoroughly. twas
determined to open the State campaign at
Pickens Court House on the 23rd instant.
Two bodies of speakers will be in the field,
and the two will cover every county. Sena-
tors Hampton and Butler will join in the
campaign and will speak as we'll as the can
didates for State officers, for Presidential
electors and for minor positions. The cam
paign will be shorter than usual, but will be
energetic and searching. Capt. Dawson,
the member of the National committee,
gave a cheering statement of the prospects
of the Cleveland campaign in the North.