Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Ihere are now GWenCy-louT pTulllullloli
towns in South Carolina.
The Halle gold mine, near Camden, en-
ploys POO workmen and l3 steam engines.
-Lieut-Gov. Sheppard tells the Edgefeld
Advertiser that he will not be a candidate
for Congress against George ID. Tillman.
Already some of the CheraW dealers are
laying in heavy stocks of corn for the COM
ing season, the result of short crops.
1t seems now quite probable that Con-
gress will pass bill to erect a United States
Court House in Greenville.
-Twenty-one carloads of fertilizer from
Charleston was received in Anderson on
Wednesday. Nearly every day brings from
five to ten carloads.
Arthur M. Mackey, at one time Solicitor
Gently member of the WinsborO bar, will
locate in New Mexico in a few weeks.
On Wednesday, Joseph Heller, colored,
II wears old, was accidentally shetland killed
by Thomas Murphy, white, about the same
age, in NeWberry county. The coroner's
Jury returned verdict ofaccidental killing.
While Jack Richardson, colored, of Dar-
lington county, was loading wagon last
week a sol dropped out Of his pocket
and event off," the ball passing through
his arm and inf1icting a bad flesh wound.
Anderson Nesbitt, colored, had his arm
sawed of at Nesbitt's saw mill on Tiger, in
Spartanburg. He is the fourth man that
has been sawed up at that mill in the last
two years.
A little girl nine months old, in the low
er part of Spartanburg county, recently
swallowed 90 pantaloonS buttons and shirt
buttons. She was not hurt by this CASTRO
nOmic feat.
The records in Fairfield county show for
the month of January that 175 liens have
been indexed against sc to the same date
of last year. A comparison of the figures
shows that over twice as many liens have
been taken to date this year as last.
Gov. Hagood believes if Aiken will
open the list by subscribing 100000 to his
Carolina, Chicago and Cumberland Gap
Railroad, other townships will follow and
the road be built to the mountains, when a
helping hand will be extended from the
other side.
- The Pacolet Manufacturing Company in
Spartanburg county, began to spin about a
month ago, and last week they put some of
their looms on trial. Everything is in fine
working order, and in a short time they
hope to have all the spindles and looms
going.
Governor Thompson has recommended
to the President Of the United States for ap-
pointmentment as Commissioner to repre-
sent the State Of South Carolina at the New
Orleans Exposition in December next, Hon.
A. P. Butler, State Commissioner of Agrl-
culture, and the appointment OF Hon. W..
l.. Maulden, of Greenville, as alternate.
- At Hamburg, about o'clock P. NJ, last
Monday, John Butler, son of Colonel A:
A
in front of a circular saw and his body was
cut in twain. 1t is supposed that his over
coat caught in the saw, which drew him
down upon it. Death was almost instan-
taneous.
Col. Coward, State Superintendent of
Education, has been visiting recently the
counties in the eastern part of the State, eX-
amining into the working of the school sys-
tenn. After thorough examination he eX-
pressed himself as greatly pleased with the
forward march of the public school system
in Darlington county.
- Barnwell People: Governor Hagood's
Saluda stock farm has been conducted on
business principles and is pronounced sue
cess. Five hundred head Of stock are kept
all the wear round, and in seven years only
two have been killed by dogs, and none have
been stolen. a shepherd and his Well-traln-
ed dog bring up all the anilnalsat night and
pen them in secure and comfortable quarters
- Two colored children aged one and four
wears respectively, were burned to death, at
Ishmael Tricks plantation in Orangeburg
county, Thursday. The mother went into
a field to work, leaving the children alone
in the house. Soon after the house was dis
covered to be on fire, and the children were
burned almost to ashes before anyone could
reach the place. The building was also to-
tally consumed.
The Pckens Sentinel prints particulars
of an outrage which occurred in Dacusville
township Christmas week. The news was
suppressed in order that the offender might
be captured, which he has not been. The
victim was fifteen year old daughter of
Mr.. J. II. Banks. She was assaulted by a
negro while in the woods gathering ever
greens, and so brutally injured that she is
Just now out of danger. Search for the ne
gro has been unavailing. He is supposed
to have escaped into North Carolina.
- Rock Hill Herald, Thursday: Richard
Shurley, the colored man who is alleged to
have robbed the U. S. mail near Walkers
vile, n c., point between Lancaster and
Monroe, some time since, was arrested near
Rocky Mount, Chester county, on Tuesday
last by Special U. S. Deputy Marshals NC
Connell and John Pride, and brought be-
fore U. S. Commissioner G. J. Pride at this
place, who accorded him q preliminary