Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Aner Our Ducks Again.
President Cleveland left Washington
last Sunday for another trip to George
town, to engage in a duck hunt. He
expects to remain about week. This,
it will be remembered, is the presidents
second trip after the ducks of George
town. His first visit was several years
ago.
What the Dispensary Is Doing.
/ According to the published state
ment, the state dispensary sold during
II months of 1895, 306,016 gallons of
whisky, gin and rum. The Columbia
correspondent of The News and Cou-
rier has done some figuring with the
result that he finds the sales equiva-
lent to over 26,OO0,000 drinks, or not
less than an average of 26 drinks to
each man, woman and child in the
state. The brandy, wine, beer, porter
ale, alcohol, etc., sold is not included
in the estimate.
spartanburg Losth to Give Up.
The Herald, Tuesday: While it was
generally believed that the contest of
the Cherokee county opponents would
be abandoned, it seems that some are
not satisfied with the election and pro-
tests have been fled with the election
commissioners, and the question will
be argued to-day. Mr.. IT. Johnson,
of Johnson & Richey, assisted by
Judge G. P. Townsend, assistant attor-
ney general, will argue for the regular
| ity of the election, while Duncan Il
Sanders will present the protests and
represent that side.
Leon j. williams Bond.
The State, Saturday: Judge Gary,
in the absence of Judge Buchanan and
with his consent to hear the matter,
after hearing argument on both sides
has granted bail to Mr.. Leon J. Will
liams, who killed the White brothers in
Edgefeld short time ago, in the sum
Of $4,000. Mr.. Williams had no trou-
BILE in giving the necessary bond, and as
soon as he recovers from his wounds
will be ready to stand his trial upon
the charge of murder.
F. G. DeFontaine Dead.
Mr.. Felix Gregory DeFontaine,
better known as "Personne," who was,
during the war, correspondent for the
old Charleston Courier, died IN Co.
lumbia last Friday of pleuro-pneumo-
MIA, aged 81 years. His letters from
the front from 1861 to 1865 attracted
widespread attention; and since the
war they have been extensively used
by both northern and southern histo-
rians. After the war, he was engaged
for several years in newspaper work in
New York city, and recently he re-
turned to his old home-Columbia-to
begin the republication of his war let
tiers in permanent form. The disease
from which he died was contracted
during the recent big snow storm
while on a hunting expedition few
miles below Columbia.
Ruled For Conte mpt.
The State, Tuesday: Yesterday
Sheriff Hood of Chester, who was
ruled by the state supreme court to
show cause why he should not be pun-
ished for contempt of, court in failing
to obey a mandate of the court-to
make a return in q habeas corpus
case-was in the city. So was the
attorney in the case, Mr.. F. l.. Whit
lock, who had likewise failed to ap-
pear at the time set for the hearing,
the application being dismissed in con-
sequence without prejudice. Assis-
tant Attorney General Townsend ap-
peared before the court when the days
session had opened and stated that
there had been misunderstanding on
the part of Mr.. Whitlock as to the
time the case was set for hearing; it
had been agreed between the attorneys
that the case be submitted on written
argument. He asked that the case be
reinstated upon the docket. He fur
ther stated that the sheriff 3 return
had been properly made and was
among the papers in the custody of
Mr.. Whitlock. The court took the
position that, while this was an excuse
in measure and explained why no
one appeared when the case was
called, it was a matter which must be
disposed of in the course of the regu-
lar proceedings of the court. Hence
the case stands against the sheriff.
Solicitor Henry will prepare his re-
turn for him in the contempt pro-
ceedings.