Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-27
SOuTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The State Sunday-SchOol convention
met in Columbia on the 18th, and adjourn
ed on Friday night, the sessions being mark
ed by the utmost harmony, while favora-
able and interesting reports were received
from different sections of the State.
The Airline Railroad, through its at
torneys, Messrs. Duncan & Sanders, of Spar
tanburg, have arranged a compromise of
damages for all the persons injured IN the
recent smash up at Wexford. The money
has been paid and the road has no fear OF
suits.
The Methodists of Spartanburg for the
next twelve months will be WithOuta house
of worship, as their church is to be torn
down soon, preparatory to building new
was decided to use the court house in the
morning and to join with the Presbyterians
in the evening services.
"A meeting of the citizens of Winnsboro
was held on Wednesday, to devise plans for
raising money for the Improvement and re-
pair Of the buildings of the Mount Zion Col
fege, which are now used for the Winnsboro
Graded School. The state of these buildings
is such that unless something be done at
once, they may become so bad as to be out
of reach of repair.
j. J. Cody, and A. D.. Surratt, citizens
of Williamson, both wardens of the town,
and hitherto respectable citizens in the COM
munity, have been indicted in the O.. S.
District court now in session at Greenville,
for manufacturing spurious coin. Their
case will be tried this week and will be one
of the most important and interesting ones
of the term.
Sometime ago lamp filled with kero-
sene oil exploded in DR.. A. NJ. Snider's bed
room, in Orangeburg county. The explo-
sion was caused by an improper fitting wick
and attempting to extinguish the light by
blowing down the chimney. The lamp was
shattered into atoms, one piece striking Mrs.
Snider, who was some distance off, cutting
severe cash in her foot. The clothing of
Mrs. Snider and her little baby were badly
burned, but neither of them was badly in
jured. The doctor, who was standing right
over the lamp, was not touched by either
the oil or the flying particles of glass.
-Greenville Ne,cs: Many people do not
believe in the existence of the jointed snake
and very few persons have seen one, but
number Of young men from this city who
are trustworthy, assisted in the killing of
one last week. 1t was in Bates township,
upper Greenville, and was between two and
three feet long, gracefully shaped and beau
tifully striped. When killed it broke into
eight or nine pieces, the largest piece, that
attached to the head being about foot
long. The other fragments were from one 3
to four sinches long. They wriggled and
get together.
Lancaster Rerie,C: The authorities at
Columbia of the Insane Asylum sent back
to Lancaster one day last week Mr.. James
Croxton, an inmate of the Asylum from
this county, probably believing he had suf-
ficiently recovered to be restored to his fam
lily; but it turns out they were badly mis-
taken. On Sunday morning last before
daylight, Mr.. CroXtOn went to the house OF
his brother, Butler Croxton, few miles be-
low town, and threatened to kill everybody
in the house. AS he was effecting an en-
trance at one door Mr.. Butler CroXton with
his wife and children escaped through an
other and fled to the woods for safety. The
lunatic has been secured and will doubtless
be returned to Columbia without delay.
MERE.MENTION.
The next Kentucky Legislature will
stand, so far as known, Sc Democrats to 13
Republicans. ..'''''The knights of Labor
have ordered their members employed on
all railroads west of the Mississippi to re-
| fuse to handle any of the rolling stock of
Jay Gould's Wabash railroad. .''''.''''Florida
will hold an election in November on the
question of adopting a new Constitu-
tlOn. Inc youngest son OF Ieu. flCZ-
hugh Lee, the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Virginia, died at his home in
Fairfax county, Virginia, on Thursday of
last week. '''''.''It is estimated that 500 $780,
900 is invested in newspapers in the United
States. .''''''"'Several cases of yellow fever
have been reported in New York city re-
Gently, though due precaution has been ta-
ken against the spreading of the dis
ease. ."''''"'A fire in Texarkana, Arkansas,
last Friday, destroyed S150,0O0 of proper
| ty. .'''''''The case Of Maxwell, the alleged
murderer of Preller, in st. Louis is set for
a preliminary hearing on the End of Sep
| tember. .''''''''.The small poX is decreasing
in Montreal. .''.''."On Sunday night kill
ing frost occurred over the greater portion
of the Northwest Territory, extending
sofa.