Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- IT is reported that John c. Ferguson,
confined in Abbeville Jail for the murder
of Arthur NJ. Benedict, is in critical con-
>dition from ill health.
NRev. DR.. Eugene Daniel, of Memphis,
Tennessee, declines the call recently extend
ed him to become pastor Of the First Pres
10 yterian church of Columbia.
The comptroller general is prepared to
kpay all claims for artificial limbs passed by
the artificial limbs board since the Legisla-
ture made an appropriation for the purpose.
1.-THE citizens of Indian Land Township,
Lancaster county, have organized to de-
tect the incendiaries of that section, and it
is intimated that lynching will take place
when they are caught.
A popularity of Congressman Tillman
is not to wear an OVercOat under any cir
cumstances. During the recent severe
weather in Washington, he detied the biting
cold without an overcoat.
- Says the Edgefeld Chronicle: 1t is to
be hoped that the present low price of cot
ton will induce the people to 60 to raising
more cattle, hogs and hOminy, and do away
with credit, cotton and chronic COM
plants.
AT Leesville on Monday morning, Mr..
S. L. Blacks store was destroyed by fire.
BY hard work his residence, which was
distant only thirty feet, was saved. Every
thing in the store was consumed. Loss
about 81, 800 partly covered by insurance.
Origin of the fire unknown.
The prohibition law having been repeal
ed in Walhalla, the Council of that town
has fixed liquor license at 5000 per annuIn.
The county license is 500 and the United
States license s25, making the license cost
a total of 1925. The Courier says several
bars will open this week.
-WinnsborO Neus n number of gentle
men in town from the country for the past
two days inform US that cattle are dying up
| in consequence of cold weather. 1t is gen.
orally the property of those who are not able
| to properly protect them from the weather,
and many bill Of sale and other security
will be lost in consequence.
| - Post Office Inspector Whitesides, who
few days ago arrested Joseph y. Rivers, the
colored postmaster at Ladies' Island, S. c.,
says an investigation of the charges against
Rivers shows that the Office pays but $3.50
annually, and that the postmaster has got
ten away with three thousand dollars in
money orders and postage stamps.
- The store of Hayes & Rutland, at Rock
City, Fairfield county, was burned on We'd
nesday night of last week. Their loss is
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the Home Insurance Company of New
York for 81 300. There is nothing known
of the origin of the fire in this case.
eral opinion is, that the oat crop is ruin
ed, except in cases where the seed was
sown early last Fall, and we have heard
the opinion expressed that even the earliest
crops must be greatly thinned out. The
majority of opinions that we have heard
is to the effect that the wheat crop is not
much injured.
MIR. T H. Davis, the prominent mer-
chant of RidgeWay who was warned by the
regulators of Fairfield to leave that section,
is making ready to depart. He has sold
out his large stock of dry goods and cloth
ing to J. l.. Mimnaugh, of Columbia, at
very cheap rates, and is offering his real
estate at prices which should enable him to
SELL He expresses his determination to 60
to Georgia.
Robert NJ Gourdon, young SON. of the
late DR.. Peter G. Gourdon, was killed
day. When found he was lying on his
back with a bullet hole in his forehead,
from which he died in two hours after
wards. He is supposed to have been shot
accidentally by some hunter, though none
could be found in the vicinity.
Thomas R. Wilson, trestle master on
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, was killed on the 18th instant on
the Pee Dee trestle by the north bound
through freight train. The deceased was
trying to unload two hand cars of timber
when the train turned curve, and before
it could be stopped ran into the cars knock
ing both from the track and killing him
instantly.
One of the Presidential appointments
which, from the present indications, will be
strenuously opposed in the Senate is that of
Major D. F. Bradley as collector of inter-
nal revenue for the district of South Carroll
ma. The opposition to his confirmation
comes con from his predecessor in office, Mr..
f. M. Brayton, who will endeavor to have
laid before the Senate several grounds of
objection to the confirmation of the present
incumbent, the objection being of a political
nature.
A few days ago a small colored boy, son
of Peter Black, who lives near Whitaker's,
was carelessly handling gun in the house.
His mother directed him to 60 on an errand,
| but failing to do so at once, a sister, smaller
than himself, reported the fact to her moth
er. Instantly the report of gun was heard
and the girl dropped dead upon the floor,
the load having taken effect in her head.
Seeing what he had done the boy became
| frantic and fled from his home and has not
been seen since.
-Abbeville Press and Banner: A negro
boy, some twelve or thirteen years of age
living on Mr.. Thomas Watson's place near
| Bradley, had his skull broken and pOr-
ton of his brains knocked out about
month ago by runaway mule. Strange to
say, the boy has so fully recovered from his
| injury as to be able to run about as though
nothing had happened to him. This little
negro neglected to unite the hame-string
before attempting to ride the mule, and be-
ing thrown he was entangled in the gears
In Winnsboro, last Thursday, fire
broke out in the saloon Of Groeschel & Co.
The fremen found some difficulty in get
ting the steam engine to work, owing per-
haps to the frozen condition of the same,
and the fire had made such headWay when
the water was turned on that it was impOs-
sible to save the building. BY hard work,
with gentle wind blowing favorably, the
sale and feed stable of Messrs. a. Williford
& Son, within a few PAGES of the fire, was
saved.
John Heesman, a merchant in Charles
ton for forty years, died uddenly on the Attn
| of January. 1t has now been ascertalned
that he has forged notes on the banks there
for $4,000 and was a defaulter to that
amount. He was treasurer of st. Matthew's
German Lutheran Church, the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows and several other
organizations, and was short in his ac-
counts with all Of them. The affair creates
a great sensation, as the deceased was gen.
orally considered as one of the most re-
spectacle and responsible men in Charles