Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-17
Correspondence of the YOrkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM UNION.

UNION, S. c., January l2.-Since Saturday
last one week ago to-day, the snow has COW
cred the ground about four inches, without
melting. The continuous cold weather
makes us feel that we no longer live in the
warm, sunny South. Business of every
description is almost entirely suspended.
Much complaint about the condition of the
publicroads has been made in this, as in other
counties. We can immagine what will be
the condition after the melting Of the snow.
The county finances have run short, the
appropriations for the special and ordinary
county purposes having been limited by
statute-regulating her tax levy for the past
fiscal year. The increased expenditures in
cident to the building and repairs of bridges
and poor house, which he'd too long been neg
lected, has so increased her county debt as
to necesstate the payment of the indebted
ness, upon a pro rata basis of 25 per cent.
This has been done by the county commits
sioners for the past two quarters. The ad-
ditional appropriation of one mill to pay
the past Indebtedness, will doubtless be suf-
ficient to liquidate the county debt.
The new bridge over Pacolet River, at
Urluudl IollOdlS, Will COSI llc COuuly SA,OOo
Speaking of this place reminds me that this
spot is historic in interest. At this place
the tories and wings had fierce fight.
This is where Horse Shoe Robinson figured
so very prominently. The spot where stood
old Christy's house, about three miles dis
tant, headquarters for the tories, is still
recognizable, and can be located by old citi-
Zens living in the vicinity. The old chest
nut tree that shaded the tory camp has been
cut down. 1t stood for many years as a
recognized landmark, and was known to all
as historic record.
The town council has been engaged for
some time past in the trial of several per-
sons charged with selling intoxicating Ii
ouors without license, in Violation of town
ordinance. The first conviction, a sentence
of 90 days in the county Jail and fine Of
$50, wasimpOsed. The counsel representing
the defendant served the council with no.
tice and grounds of appeal. The council ig-
nored this notice, denying the defendant the
right Of appeal, and committed the defen-
dant to Jail. A writ of habeds corpus was
sued out before his Honor Judge Wallace,
and the defendant was admitted to bail in
the sum of three hundred dollars, condition
ed for defendants appearance at the next
term of the court of General Sessions, when
the appeal will be heard upon it's merits.
Several other convictions for like offences
have followed.
Our city fathers seem determined to sup
press the traffic. They had employed de-
tective, who disclosed the facts upon which
the convictions were secured.
learn that at Jonesvile Gn this county,
Wednesday afternoon, an alteration took
place between Mr.. Hezekiah Spears and DIR.
Carpenter. Spears shot DR.. Carpenter. The
ball took effect somewhere in the left breast.
He is thought to be very seriously wounded,
he is spitting up blood very freely DR.
Probing failed to disclose where the ball is
lodged. Spears is at large, no one knows
where. DR.. Carpenter is dentist, original
ly from North Carolina, but recently from
Spartanburg. Spears is a native of this
county. AMICUS.