Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-16
SOI'TH CAROLINA NEWS,

- William Ramsey, cOlOred, has been con-
victed of manslaughter for stabbing to death
Robert Ford, colored, near WATERFORD.
The recent term of Berkeley Sessions
Court, Judge Witherspoon presiding, con-
tributed eleven colOred convicts to the pen
itentiary.
An Irishman arrested at Ridge Spring
for refusing to work theroads claims British
protection, and has appealed to the British
Consul at Charleston.
Col. Christopher f. Hampton, a young
err brother of Senator Hampton, died in Co.
lumbia on Tuesday of last week after a long
illness. He was siXty-tWo years old.
- United States Commissioner Obear, of
WinnsbOro, has committed Sam Barber to
Jail so that the United States Court can
handle him for passing counterfeit Bland
dollars. "
A mad dog was killed a few days ago
in Manning after having run through the
town, going through peoples houses, jump
ing from house tops and generally terror
izing the community.
-Newberry Neus: About a month ago
Mrs. McKensie was severely bitten on the
hand by a strange cat. She has been gradu-
ally getting worse ever since. 1t was not a
case of hydrophobia at first.
Mr.. J. II. Ezell, of Spartanburg, was
saving a pine tree, 81 inches through,
cut from the Cowpens battle field and his
saw cut through a musket ball, which was
evidently used in that battle.
- Mr.. Marshall Amaker, who has been
confined in jail at Orangeburg for some time
to bail by Judge Witherspoon. The bond
for 5000 was signed by his four brothers.
Joe Brown, white, formerly a citizen Of
Newberry county, was killed on the Sth of
May last, near Gallatin, Tennessee, by being
shot in the breast four times by John and
James Durham, with whom he was drink
ing and playing cards.
Lancaster Ledger, 9th &: During the big
rain on last Sunday hundreds of little fishes
and couters fell in the neighborhood Of this
place. More than a dozen were picked up
in Main street just after the rain. Some of
them were still living.
considerable excitement prevails in the
neighborhood of Hunters Chapel, near
Bamberg, over the c%oWhiding Of Mr.. John
Studley by Messrs. w. T. Connolly and A.
L. OFT. Studley had been circulating sto-
ries about Connelly's sister.
AN Abbeville negro boy a few days ago
was out minding a. cow. He tied the rope
around his body and sat doWn to play. The
cow suddenly started home on a run and
dragged the boy with her. His leg and
several ribs were broken.
IS. OutZs, a young farmer, committed
suicide by hanging, near Meeting Street,
Edgefield county, on Tuesday. He was
working in the field with some hands, and
having quarreled with some of them went
into the woods near by and hung himself
in a tree.
C. A. Price, express messenger, who
was wounded in the accident on the Santee
River t~restle, died on Tuesday, making the
seventh death by the disaster. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was to the effect that
the accident occurred from unknown causes.
1t is estimated that the wreck will cost the
Northeastern Railroad Company 10000.
from Greenville, on Wednesday last In
earthed a pot on his place containing over
$4,000. During the war the place was owned
by an aged bachelor refugee from Charles
ton, and it is said that he told people in the
neighborhood that he had his money buried.
He died and his body lies buried on the
place.
- Winnsboro News, Thursday: The Rev.
J. p. Marion, who has acceptably served
the good people of Horeb and Salem Pres
byterian churches for several years past, as
pastor, has accepted a call for his services
from the Presbyterian church at Lancaster.
At q special meeting OF BelHel IIeooytely
held at Winnsboro on Monday last, the pas
toral relations heretofore existing between
him and his people were dissolved.
- Lancaster Ledger, 9th: Two Mormon
preachers made their appearance at a coun-
try church eleven miles above here on
last preaching day and asked to be allow
ed to address the congregation. Rev.
Mr.. McGlenden moved that the congre-
CATION be dismissed, which motion was
carried. The ladies and many OF the men
went home, but a few men remained to
lecture the Mormons. The Mormons con-
cluded that they were in the wrong pew
and did not tarry long.
- Albert Hamlin, white, was shot and
seriously wounded by James Nelson at
the latter's house, four and a half miles
below Bolton, Anderson county, last We'd
nesday. 1t is said that Hamlin had been
on intimate terms with Nelson's sister and
went to Nelson's house to see her, being
by four other men. Nelson
objected to the visit and some shooting was
done in which both parties participated.
Each accuses the other of shooting first.
The result was that Hamlin was struck in
one shoulder by the load from a double bar
relied gun and very severely wounded. All
the parties have been bound over to Court.