Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-17

who was so desperately wounded in the
Christmas day atfray at Allendale, is conva-
lescent. He certainly possesses wonderful
vitality for man eighty years old. The
bone of his right arm was shattered by
ball and bullet passed entirely through
the body, yet his wounds are healing by the
first intention and without suppuration.
- The Chester Reporter says that during
the recent cold weather, the water in MIR.
w. II. Wise's well, ffty-two feet deep, was
frozen over.
- At the municipal election held in Ches-
ter on Monday last, the following council
was elected lntendant-W. II. Hardin.
Wardens-J. Harvey Smith, S. B. Latham,
j. A. Stricken and George w. Gage.
The recent cold weather has been dam
aging to the oat crop in Barnwell county,
which, previous to the severe weather of
last week, was extremely promising. 1t is
thought the later sowings will be entirely
killed.
- The grading on the Greenwood Lau-
rens and Spartanburg Railroad is rapidly
progressing from Saluda River to Green
wood by the energetic contractors Rice and
Coleman, and their subordinate bosses and
working hands. By March lst, they ex-
pect to have the road graded from Green
Laurens side, (old Cunningham place. and
by 1st Of May the construction train is ex-
pected to reach the river, and then an iron
bridge will be thrown across.
-Greenville Ne,cs: w. A. Wharton and
A. II. Shell, of Laurens, whose departure
for the West was noted about ten days since,
surprised their friends in this city yester-
day by their return. Mr.. Wharton says
that business in the West was dull as the
proverbial meat axe and that about the only
chances he saw were street car driving,
ditching or "working colored citizens on
the river" Not being inclined to engage
in any of the occupations mentioned, he, in
company with Mr.. Shell, returned and will
go back to Laurens.
Judge Hudson, the commander Of the
26th Regiment, S. c. ", and who was
wounded at the "crater" in front of Peters
burg, Va, where the flag Of said Regiment
was captured by the Federals, has written
a letter to the Adjutant-General of Missou-
ri asking for the restoration of said flag
but the Adjutant-General of Missouri re-
fuses to restore the flag on the ground that
flag, and further says that nothing short of
Legislative interference in the matter can
secure the restoration to this State of said
flag, which is now in the ArmOry of the
State of Missouri at Jefferson City.
According to the statistics of the manu-
factures in 1880, just issued by the United
States Census Bureau, South Carolina in
that year, was eighth of the Southern States
in manufactures, but that her percentage of
| increase, TO- between 1870 and 1880 is eXcell-
ed by only one Southern State, Texas.
West Virginia and Mississippi decreased
and Louisiana and Alabama stood still.
There were in 1880 2,07S manufacturing es-
Establishments in this State, engaging 1898
men, and producing $l6,73S,OOO worth of
commodities. Greenville county was cred
tied with 13O manufacturing establishments,
more than any other county, except Char
lesion, which had $50.
- The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta,
and Columbia and Greenville Railroads
have submitted rates to the Railroad Com
mission on a few classes of freight, under
the terms of the new law. The rates sub
mitted for the Columbia and Greenville
Road have been examined and returned to
the Assistant General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent, Mr.. D. Cardwell, to be prepared
in formal manner They will no doubt be
approved by the Commissioners. They are
somewhat higher than the rates now in
force, but lower than those in force prior to
tie rates fixed by the Commission. The
rates submitted by the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad have not been eX-
amined.
- The question having arisen as to Wheth-
er a Notary Public who held commission
previous to the adoption of the State Con-
stitution of 1863 still holds his office, it was
referred to Assistant Attorney-General W.
X. Bachman, who is Of opinion "that he
does not. The new Constitution requires
new oath, which the old Notary Public has
not taken and which he cannot take with
out being reappointed." The Attorney
General has recently filed an opinion with
the Secretary of State in which he decides
that trial justices appointed by the Govern,
or during the recess of the Legislature and
not confirmed by the Senate until its re-
cent session, are not compelled to get new
commissions. This decision does not apply
to those Trial Justices who were not reap
pointed until the meeting of the Legisla-
ture All of these are expected to make the
usual remittance.