Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Supreme Court has decided against
Ed. Bundy, the Spartanburg negro waiter
who killed a disreputable white woman,
and he is to be hanged.
- Mr.. John Carey, a school teacher, who
lives in West Wateree, KershaW county,
shot himself dead on Monday. His mind
had been effected from ill-health, and it is
supposed he was insane when he committed
the tragic deed. He was useful and re-
spected citizen.
= Lucy Moore, an old colored woman,
while returning from the funeral of her
daughter at Simpsons Turnout, on the g.,
G. and A. R. r., on Tuesday, of last week,
fell in front Of passenger train while try
ing to cross the track and was ground to
pieces.
Thomas Hamilton, eX-member Of the
Legislature of this State, died at Beaufort on
the 9th ultimo. Hamilton was member
of the Legislature in 1876, and was one OF
the three colored members who first gave in
their adhesion to the Hampton government
and secured quorum for the Democratic
House of Representatives.
y In the game of baseball at Charleston
last Thursday between the Charleston and
Philadelphia club, Bryan, the manager and
centre fielder of the Charleston club, broke
his knee cap and Lanser, the catcher, his
finger. Bryan will be disabled for life.
Lanser's injuries are not serious. The game
resulted in favor of Philadelphia.
- Lancaster Ledger: The body of Mr..
Charles Barnes, the unfortunate young man
who was drowned in the Catawba River on
the 18th Of last January, while cutting ice
from the river for the Messrs. Fudge, OF
Fort Lawn, was found, on Monday of last
week by Mr.. Sam Ballard, in the river just
below Browns old ferry. t..
Says the Lancaster Ledger: Congressman
!, Hemphill has introduced bill granting
pension to DIR. J. F. G. Mittag, of this place.
DIR. Mi.tag is now an aged man and has been
we'll known for more than forty years, as
deep thinker and writer on nscience. 1t will
be very gratifying to his many friends, as
we'll as a merited reward for his services, if
| the bill is passed.
- Winnsboro News: Mr.. Jno. S. Doug
lass, one of our largest and most success
| full farmers, can trace the title to his land
back to the original grant of George Ill:
He has in his possession all of transfers and
the original grant. If all other men were
as particular about their titles there would
be much less litigation.
| In the Spartanburg Sessions Court, on
"Wednesday of last week, Ike Montgomery,
colored, was sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years for resisting an officer. When
| he was carried back to- Jail he was placed alone
in cell. He proceeded to hang himself to
the cross bars in his cell window, using
blanket for a rope. A deputy went to the
| jail about half an hour later and found him
hanging there dead.
- The State Supreme Court has rendered
| its decision in the case Of C. G. Habenicht
VS.. Rawls and others, appealed from Fair
field county, and involing a question OF
general interest. 1t was an action to hold
the wife liable as endorser on note when it
was notspecifcally mentioned that it was in
tended to bind her separate property. Our
court follow the decision of the New York
courts and say to bind the wife it must ap-
pear from the instrument that it was in
tended to bind her separate estate.
For some time vigorous canvass has
been in progress in Columbia over the mu-
nicipal election, which took place on Thurs
day. Two candidates have been in the
field soliciting the votes of the citizens for
the mayoralty-Col. John II. Rhett and Col.
j. Quit. Marshall. The primary election
came off on Thursday and was hotly con-
tested by the friends of both parties. Not
withstanding the fact that Col. Marshall
was the candidate of the young men who
are apt to take more interest in such
campaigns than men of maturer years, he
was defeated by his opponent over one hum
dred votes.