Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-14

Correspondence Of the YOrkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, July H. Sherman Riester, col
ored, perpetrated a fiendish act near this
place on last Wednesday morning. A short
time before daylight he caught the only
mule of Green johnson, colored, tied it to a
tree and taking an axe struck it several
blows on the head and killed it. He was
arrested by Sheriff Hood, brought to town,
and after a preliminary examination before
Trial Justice Leckie was taken to jail to
await his trial at the next term of the Cir
cult Court. He virtually admitted his guilt
to the Sheriff in offering to settle the matter
by paying for the mule. Sherman Riester
is a young fellow born since the war and
named after prominent Republicans, one OF
a national reputation and the other of a
local notoriety in the palmy days of Radi-
calism. A confinement of ten years in the
Penitentiary would hardly atone for the
great outrage he has perpetrated.
A runaway, attended with q remarkable
termination, occurred on last Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. John Dunnovant, while playing
ball at the Fair Grounds, left his buggy and
horse in charge of a colored boy, Inc
horse for some reason was frightened, and
becoming ~unmanageble, broke off in a run
which he continued until stopped in front
of the Cotton Hotel, keeping the pavement
all the time. Strange to say the buggy was
not turned over until just before the horse
was stopped, and stranger still no man, Wo-
man or child was run Over and hurt. The
horse suffered no injury, but the buggy was
badly broken.
A new mail route in this county from
townsville to Osborne's Mill has recently
been established. The postoffices along the
route - called Olive, formerly known
as Sanders store, and the other called Cabal,
atOsborne's Mill.
/Nf~ T DorcIo1n of P0CCyiI1n Town.
Snip, and Mr.. Craig kirkpatrick, of the
Wilksburg section, have been announc-
ed as candidates for the office of Coun-
ty Commissioners. w. A. Sanders Esq, is
a candidate for re. election to the office of
Probate Judge. "Many Friends," have
not yet favored US with the name of any
aspirant to Legislative honors. Chester is
behind some other counties in this par
ticular.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Nelly, of Lewis Turn Out, in this county,
departed this life on last Thursday. The
friends of the bereaved parents deeply SYM
pathize with them in their affiiction.
Public sentiment is divided here as to
the mode of nominating our Congressional
and State ticket. Senator Patterson favors
the primary plan. He thinks that as one
Congressional District has already decided
to adopt this plan, the State Convention
will be forced to yield to this decision, and
also grant the same right to other Districts,
if they choose to exercise it. In his opin-
ion a different course on the part Of the
Convention might be attended with great
injury to the Democratic party. He thinks
that a majority ofthe delegates in the State
Convention will favor a continuance of the
convention plan for the nomination of Con-
gressmen and State officers. There is little
doubt of the fact that Senator Patterson
will be his own successor in the Senate. He
has discharged with ability and satisfaction
to his constituents the duties of his high and
honorable position, and will be returned in
all probability without opposition.
I am glad to report an Improvement in
the condition of the crops during the past
week. Farmers are more hopeful than they
were a few days ago.
A protracted meeting was held at the
Baptist Church last week, and is still con-
tinued. NJ.