Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-08-21

ed outside. They fired on him as he ran,
but it is not known whether or not he was
killed. After killing Berry, the masked
men started out of the house. Just as they
came outside J. R. Hudson fired and killed
Dave Hinson, one of the masked men.
One of the Hinson party stood over the
body and fired two loads of buckshot at Hud-
son, literally riddling him.
The Mormons, in fear of another attack,
did not search until Monday, when they
found the one who ran away from Condor's
dead. 1t is rumored that the other missing
elder has been found dead. The Mormon
elders claim that they have been sent there
direct from Utah to make converts ana es-
tablish churches.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-Abbeville sends three town lawyers to
the Legislature.
- The colored people Orangeburg are ag-
itating the question of graded school in
that town.
- The colored Baptists of Orangeburg are
about to enlarge their church building in
order to accommodate the constantly in
creasing congregation.
- The Democrats of the black district pro-
pose to run Henry Daniels, a respectable
a hack line in Columbia, for Congress in the
black district against Smalls.
w. M. Fitch, aged q years and respect
ably connected, committed suicide last Sat-
urday in Charleston. Deceased was an en-
ploye of the South Carolina Railway Com
pany. His accounts were perfectly straight
and the cause of the act is mystery.
- Mr.. King Timmons, Sheriff Of Chester
4o16 noupfxy 6io6 of bic homo IL, Chara VIZ
one day last week, of typhoid fever. King
was a brave young man and made an excel
lent officer who will be missed. 1t was he
who headed the party which killed Boggan
Cash.
Says the Carolina Spartan: Just now
those not in the railroad rings cannot foresee
what is to become of the Spartanbug and
Union road. 1t is reported, but on what
we do not know, that after the
first of September, trains will be discontin-
ued on that road.
- The army worm has arrived in Sumter.
Some of the streets on the west side Of the
town have been filled with them. An eX-
perimental grass patch belonging to Mr..
w. NJ. Graham, which lay in their course,
is no longer an experiment. The worms
cleaned it off as lawn mower.
Says the Aiken Journal: The postmis-
tress at Lynchburg, Sumter county, s. c., a
white lady has been removed
for no cause, and the place given to an ig-
norant negro for political purposes. The
party is party of reform with
a vengeance.
Redmond, the famous ex-moonshiner,
visited Anderson the other day, and was
the object of much curiosity. He is slowly
his health, though he still uses
one crutch, which is occasioned by wound
in the leg. His voice is weak, and he is
troubled with cough.
"A difficulty occurred last Friday at the
Timber Ridge precinct, Union county, be-
tween Stap Mosely and man named Paris,
in which Mosely was so severely cut in
the side that he died from the wound on
Tuesday afternoon. The difficulty grew out
of the election.
Two negro men living on j. w. Pre-
vost's place, in Anderson, had an alterca-
ton Thursday morning about an exchange
of shoes they had made at Mt. Sinai on the
previous Sunday, and it eliminated in one
Shooting the other twice in the thigh with
a pistol. Steps were taken at once for the
arrest Of the shooter.
- There will be meeting of the colored
people at Orangeburg on Saturday, August
23rd, to take into consideration the matter
of asking compromise ticket with the
Democrats in the coming election. The
same proposition has been made by the Re-
publican county chairman, but it is thought
better that the request should also come
directly from the colored people.
"A Republican ratification meeting was
held in Columbia last Friday night. The
speaking was done from the steps of the
postoffice building, and the speakers were
Smith, Deas Of Darlington, E. M. Brayton,
C. NJ. Wilder, VIM. Myers and w. H. Pur-
Wis. Resolutions endorsing Blaine and Lo-
gan, and renewing vows of allegiance to the
party were adopted.
"A colored prisoner, name Jim Barr, died
in Anderson Jail last Thursday morning.
He was committed last Spring, charged with
the crime of arson, and would have been
tried at the fall term of court. At the time
of his incarceration he was unable to walk,
having been paralyzed short time before.
One day last June, while attempting to walk
across his cell floor, he fell and broke his leg.
On Tuesday night of last week an affray
occurred at Chesterfield Court House be-
tween G. w. Evans and James Hunter, in
which the former was shot and instantly
was at the bottom of the trouble. Both par
ties are white, and the affair caused great
excitement in the community where they
lived.
The two white United States prisoners
" no left Greenville on Saturday last in the
custody of two colored deputy marshals,
bound for OcOnee jail, and who so uncere
deprived themselves of the COM
pany of their colored attendants when the
train reached Easley, did what very few
escaped prisoners ever do, and that's volun-
tarily entered into custody for the second
time.
A colOred man named Call Mitchell has
been committed to Spartanburg Jail on the
charge of killing William Abitt, printer
about 20 years of age. The crime was COM
mitted several years ago and the body
placed on the Airline Railroad track. A
passing train mangled the remains and it
was passed over as railroad accident, but
the troubled conscience Of Mitchell has
forced him to confess the murder.
Before the war at the estate sale of Sam
lel Nugent of Laurens, a slave, now named
Richard Hunter, thrifty colored man,
purchased his freedom, agreeing to pay ST.
2Os, giving two white citizens as security.
He paid $500 before his creditor refused
Confederate money. Long after the war,
when it was decided that negro debts must
be paid, Richard paid the balance to pro-
tect his sureties.
The State Teachers Association elected
the following officers Monday evening:
B. D. Johnson; Vice-Presidents,
V. G.. Dibble, j. +. Brown, DIR. G. w. Hol-
and, A. S. Townes, r. Means Davis, A.
Mop. Handy, w. II. Witherow. Secretary
and Treasurer, w. S. Morrison. Executive
B. d. Johnson, L. B. Haynes,
B. R. Turnipseed, H. P. Archer, A. r.
Banks.
MERE.MENTION.
The merchants adjacent to Athens, Geor-
rio ara selIinp q GREAT deal of cotton TO be