Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
SnuTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Judge Presley has recovered his usual
health and is again on the bench.
The Republicans of Georgetown count
are generally opposed to running the Repub-
lican State ticket.
Three of the convicts at the recent term
of the Marion court were colOred children
under ten years old.
The Republicans and so-called "Inde-
pendents" of Fairfield have determined to
place fusion county ticket in the field.
Lee Rhoden, a white man, residing near
Johnston, attempted to kindle fire with
kerosene. An explosion followed. Rho
den's neck and face were frightfully, though
not fatally burned and the house narrowly
escaped destruction.
Mr.. Sheridan Holmes, living near Red
Hill, in Edgefeld county, while on his way
home from the mass meeting held at-Edge-
field G. H., on the 9th instant, was thrown
from his horse and instantly killed by the
breaking of his neck.
"A band of thirty Cherokee Indians will
be one Of the attractions at the Piedmont
Fair which begins at Greenville November
g. The red men will appear in war paint
and will give exhibitions of the war dance
and their skill with the bow and arrow.
Captain Andrews, who walked from
Sumter, S. c., to Boston, now proposes to do
as did the King Of France when he had
marched up the hill-march down again.
The pedestrian intends to start southWard
from Boston on the 14th inst. At his heels
will trot his little dog Fido.
Ed Kirby, Spartanburg darkey, twen-
ty years old, filled quart bottle with pow
der and told his twelve-year-olds sister to put
some fire into it. She obeyed and an ex-
plosion followed, in which Ed was terribly,
if not fatally, lacerated about the face, neck,
arms and hands. The girl had a leader cut
in her left arm.
Anderson Hatelligencer: Thirteen white
families living in Whitehall township, Alb
beville county have resolved to leave their
homes for Arkansas and Texas in a few
weeks. They have made their preliminary
arrangements and are now selling out their
household goods. Most of the parties will
60 to Arkansas. Only two or three will
60 to Texas.
-Georgetown Enquirer: 1t is said that
one of our young colored men received not
long ago an appointment in the United
States Treasury department. He wrote to
Washington inquiring when he should re-
port for duty, but was informed that he
would be summoned to Washington when
wanted, and that in the meantime he must
stay here and do all he could for the Re-
publican party. 1t is alleged that he draws
his full pay while thus doing picket duty
for the ''grand old party"
The Greenville Neus of Friday says:
St SmeRa H4aa aha h behaf Of his aS clients sgR
ed and delivered contract of sale of the Table
Rock tract in Oconee and Pickens counties to
Mr.. Bussebaum, of Germany. Mr.. Busse-
baum isauthorized to take immediate posses
sion of the unoccupied lands of this tract, and
will proceed to have it surveyed and divid-
ed into convenient tracts without delay, af-
ter which he will begin to bring emigrants
of the best class from Germany and settle
Them"
A negro named DIR. Whittemore, who
practices medicine in Kershaw county, was
sent for the other day by Richard Perkins,
who had an attack of fever, but was able to
be up and about. Whitten0re arrived,
gave Dick q dose of something that he car
ries around in five-gallon tin can strapped
to his back. Dick never spoke nor ral-
lied afterwards, but died in few hours.
The doctor then went to see colored child
of Press McGougan's, gave it dose from
the tin can, and it died in ten minutes.
Upper Long Cane and Greenville church
es in Abbeville county, will celebrate the
centennial of their organization on Friday
and Saturday, Oct. II and IS. DIR. Palmer,
of New Orleans, will preach the centennial
sermon at each church, and will also preach
at the Greenvile church on Sunday. Oct.
10. DIR. Girardeau, of Columbia, was invit-
ed to assist in these centennial exercises,
but was compelled reluctantly to decline on
account on the pressure of the duties at the
Seminary. There are two other churches
in that county which reach their centennial
this year. 1854 was great year for Presby-
terianism in Abbeville county.