Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Two colored children left in house on
DIR. Taggart's place in Abbeville were burn
ed to death last week.
The noise made by blocks of ice going
over the falls in the Catawba river after the
recent freeze could be heard for three miles.
The new Charleston directory will con-
tain 1860 names-2,417 more than were in
the old directory-white male adults 1882
colored 1852, showing white majority.
During the recent cold spell Keowee
river was frozen over to the depth of from
six tc twelve inches. The oldest inhabitant
has no recollection of a similar occurrence.
From September l to January 16, S,799
bales of cotton were sold in Lancaster.
During the same period of the last cotton
year $500 bales were sold.
A destructive fire occurred on, Main
street, Greenville, last Friday, night de-
stroying property to the amount of S6o, ,OOO,
on which there was insurance of $4,000.
The Abbeville farmers seem to be much
exercised over the loss of the grain crop
the recent freeze having almost entirely de-
stroyed it. Hard times are predicted on
all sides.
Judge Wallace decides that a physi-
clans certificate is only ground of excuse
for road defaulter and by no means pre-
cludes trial justice from examining into
the character and extent of the disability.
- Ira Hughes, who killed George Fowler,
on Mrs. Sallie E. Dunlap's plantation, IN
Laurens county, last November, has sur
rendered himself to the Sheriff of Laurens.
He claims that the killing was accidental.
Somebody hurled brick in the dark
ness in Union, on Monday night of last
week, and smote Intendant H. S. Beatty on
the head. DR.. Beatty captured the offender
and fined him $15 next morning.
John A. Bruckmyer, brother-in law
of Judge Presley, died at his home in
Biackville, Barnwell county, on Wednesday
of last week. He was we'll known as
fruit grower and had the largest peach Or
chard III the State.
Capt. F. w. Dawson, of the Charleston
Nems and Courier, sailed from New York
for Europe last Thursday. He is accompa--
MED by his family who will spend several
years in Europe. Capt. Dawson himself
will be absent about two months.
The sheriff of Lancaster county has
brought suit against the county commits
sioners for $500 damages for failure to pay
the dieting and transportation of prisoners
bills in full and monthly as required oy
law.
Two Mormon preachers, by the name of
Wright and Garner, direct from Salt Lake
City, Utah Territory, are operating and
preaching their obnoxious doctrine in and
Oconee county.
In the Sessions Court of Abbeville last
week, Judge Witherspoon refused to, grant
a motion made by the State tor a change
of venue in the case of Ferguson, indicted
e.. kho of PonpIiaf
case was set for last Monday.
John Studman, of Spartanburg, jumped
from railroad bridge twenty feet in height
to escape being caught by an approaching
train owing to the ground being soft from
recent rains and the man being intoxicated,
no injury resulted.
Post Office Inspector Treutlin on Satur
day night arrested Jake Keene in Spartan
burg, for rObbing the post Office at Golight-
ly, in that county. The Office was in a
store which Keene was robbing, and ne
took along few stamps, which was about
all the office boasted in portable value.
At the meeting of the State Grange at
Charleston last week, committee was ap-
pointed to be known as the Legislative
Committee, and shall serve for two years.
The duty of the committee will be to bring
before the Legislature such matters as the
State Grange shall direct and they shall
point out and try and defeat all legislation
calculated to injure the farmers of the State.
Camden Journal: On last Monday while
Mr.. Wilson Steen, who carries the mail be-
tween Camden and Jefferson, was on his
way to Camden he was shot by some per-
son concealed in the bushes. The wound
is not necessarily fatal, but he will be laid
up for some time. 1t is thought that the
would be assassin meant to rob the mail,
but Mr.. Steen escaped with it.
The damage to the small grain crop of
Richland county has been general and Sc
rious. Oats are in great demand and the
price has advanced in Columbia from 4S
to 65 cents bushel. The expense of buy
ing seed and replanting will be considra-
Bile, and the crop will fall far below what
the crop from the fall sowing would have
reached.
During the late cold spell, DR.. James
Self, of Edgefeld, was skating on the ice
in his fish pond when his feet slipped from
under him. He fell on the ice and fractur-
ed his skull, from which he died on the
10Th ult., and was buried the next day by
the Masonic brethren of Mountain Creek
Church. He leaves a wife and. several
children.