Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Carolina.
The several temperance organizations in
the town of NeWberry have 467 members.
The thirteenth annual session of the
grand Lodge of Good Templars of South
Carolina met in Charleston on Tuesday last.
= A petition has been sent to Governor
Thompson praying for the pardon Of ex-
Treasurer White, Of Newberry county. 1t
is signed by about twelve hundred citizens
of the county.
- The Methodist Church at Union is NOV
ing ahead. Last Sunday night the choir
was reinforced by cornet and claronet.
The Times thinks that the cornet "adds to
the solemnity and effect of that part of the
church services"
-Abbeville has breach of promise case
which promises to be interesting. Miss
Mary f. Brown has entered suit against
John Mcneil, a wealthy man of that coun-
ty, for alleged breach of promise, and lays
her damage at $4,000.
Col. A. Coward, State Superintendent of
Education, delivered an able and highly
interesting lecture on the subject of educa-
tion in the Court House at Winnsboro
on Saturday last.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, last Friday, on motion of Dis
trict Attorney Melton, all the cases involv-
ing charges of violation of the election laws
of the United States were stricken from the
docket.
While there are many statements in
circulation as to the whereabouts of Bog
gan Cash, one to the effect that he is in
Canada, Col. Cash has written a private
note to the Columbia Register, saying that
when the court for Chesterfield county con-
venes, and stand his trial.
During the war Mr.. Henry Martin, of
Colleton county was wounded in the leg.
Gangrene set in, from which he has never
recovered. Last week his leg had to be
amputated. Mr.. Martin was brave SOL
dier and is in INDECENT circumstances. The
Colleton Press says: "Anything contributed
toward his support would be gladly receiv-
ed" And, the Press might have added,
one dollar thus contributed would be of
more practical benefit than ten appropriated
to the erection of "shingle monument"
The New York Stoa having recently
published a letter from Beldoc, in this
State, representing that great destitution
prevails in several sections, and SO great is
the scarcity of provisions in many localities
that people are in danger of starvation, the
Ne,Cs and Courier of last Saturday contains
special dispatches and reports derived
through the State Agricultural Department,
contradicting the statement and showing
any part Of the State than is usual at this
season of the year.
-Abbeville Medium: Green Kellar, color
ed, a "conjuror" of Smithfed, attempted
some of his tricks on George Wilson and
family recently. He took bottle of roots
and mixed into it number of insects. He
then buried this decoction exactly 100 yards
west of Georges house. George was in
great trouble until John Comfort, colored,
put two sticks in the bottle and went
through some incantations. George was
thus saved and his enemy upset. There is
some alarm among the colored people, who
fear that Keller may bewitch them.
Col. E. B. C. Cash appeals through the
Columbia Register for a loan Of 81 900 for
which he will give ample security, to dis
tribute among the needy and destitute peo-
pie of Chesterfield county. He further says
that he does not make the appeal for effect or
to appease public sentiment as affecting the
complications brought about by the shoot
ing of Policeman Richards by his son, Bog
gan Cash, but simply to relieve necessities
which he foresaw several weeks ago would
arise, and for which he had nearly perfect
ed arrangements to borrow S., 900; but his
sons difficulties, or some other cause had
defeated his plans.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, on Wednesday of last week,
the grand jury found true bills against w.
F. Gary, Mark L. Case, R. NJ. Casey, and
Lee R. Fisher, ex-Deputy Marshals, charg
ed with making, presenting and causing to
be presented false, fictitious and fraudulent
other ex-Deputy Marshals have been in
dicted and true bills found for the same
violators of the statute. Regarding the true
bills found against ex-Martial Blythe, he
says that while he may be technically guilty,
as charged, he hopes to make it appear to
the satisfaction Of every body that he COM
mitted no Intentional wrong. Blythe has
given bond for his appearance at the No
vember term of the court in Columbia.
The following story comes from Colleton
county: Mrs. Pierce, wife of DIR. George
Pierce, of Colleton, has been paralytic for
years, unable to walk without assistance or
render herself the slightest service. She
has just been cured by miracle, it is said.
odist Church at Collegeville, where Mrs
Pierce lives. She was persuaded to attend
the church to try the spirit or prayer cure,
and during the service she was powerfully
affected and was cured, rising up and walk
ing before the whole congregation. The
community is very much excited about the
cure, and a prominent physician declares
that there is no explanation of it but that
Mrs. Pierce was healed by miracle.
The annual municipal election in Edge
field took place on Monday of last week and
resulted in the election of dry ticket by
majority of thirty-fve votes. The whole
number of votes cast was 153. OF these
some s. were whites, 55 voting no license
and 80 voting license. The negro voters
numbered 7S-44 for no licence, and "a for
licence. The Advertiser, noting the fact
says: "And thus Edgefeld is about to try
the experiment of no license. God grant
that it may result in her increased honor
and prosperity" The same paper says
that on the day of the election "the church
bells were rung every half hour from A
NJ. to p. M. And during these eleven
hours, in storm and rain, the ladies of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union re-
mained in the Baptist church, in prayer,
praise and reading the scriptures"
Ex-MARsHAL BLYTHE's TRoUBLEs.-A
Washington dispatch says: it has been as
certained at the department of justice that
the charges against ex-Marshal Blythe and
his deputy, A. E. Philippy, originated
from the rendering Of false and actual eX-
pense accounts, in which he charged larger
sums than were actually expended. An in
vestigation was ordered by the department
last May and has been continued until
now, so that all the facts might be brought
out. Blythe also took credit for payments
which he did not actually make in his dis
public funds. For instance, funds were
turned over to him for a certain appropria-
tion, but he misapplied them and rendered
false weekly statements tO cover his tracks,