Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
He RIhed the Mails.

clerk, was arrested laSG week auu GULL
mitted to Jail on the charge of rifiing
the mails. His stealing has been 60
ing on for several months and he has
confessed.
That Special Levy.
Although the exact amount has not
yet been definitely determined, the
Columbia State says it is probable that
only about $4,000 will be necessary
to make up the deficiency in the pub
lie school fund.
Coosaw Goes Under.
1t has been stated here on authority,
says Charleston dispatch of Monday
to the Columbia State, that the Coo
saw company, the leading concern for
the mining of phosphate rock in this
state, will 20 out of business in the
near future. The causes leading to
this conclusion on the part of the COM
pany have grown out OF the disputes
with the state over the amount of
royalty to be paid on rock. When the
Coosaw company shuts down, 1000
men will be thrown out of employ
ment.
The Pig Went Mad.
About a month ago, mad dog was
killed at Jonesville, Union county,
says a correspondent. 1t had gone
into several yards and bit some chick
ems, and at one place it bit pig. MIR.
F. P. O'Shields, who owned the pig,
told a Negro to take the pig off and
kill it. The Negro took the pig away,
but concluded he would keep it, and
perhaps it would never 60 mad, and
for a while the pig thrived and the
darkey thought he was going to have
fine hog next fall !; but the pig went
raving mad the other day and the man
killed it.
New History of South Carolina.
Atlanta Constitution A northern
firm has perfected arrangements by
which it will publish history of the
South Carolina troops during the late
war, written by James l.. Strain, of
Union county. In 20years Mr.. Strain
has been gathering historical data for
this work, and now has ready for the
press one of the finest compilations of
southern history that can be found
anywhere. 1t is the fruit Of years of
indefatigable labor on the part of Mr.
Strain. He has devoted all of his
time and labor to this work. Mr..
Strain was urged by his friends for the
position of state historian at the time
General H. l.. Farley was appointed
by Governor Evans to take charge of
that work. Had he been appointed
the work would no doubt have been
finished long ago. The state, being so
slow to recognize his worth and abili-
ty, has missed his services altogether.
He is Il poor, one.legged Confederate
soldier and is to be congratulated upon
the success of his undertaking.
A Quart of Xxx.
Robert Simmons, Negro, 43 years
of age, died in Charleston on Monday
morning in the greatest agony from
drinking a quart of Xxx dispensary
liquor. He suffered convulsions for
an hour before death. Simmons
drank the whisky and went to bed.
Toward morning he began to breathe
very hard and move around in his
sleep. He struggled as if he had the
horrors during the convulsions that
followed; white foam, like soap suds,
would come out of his mouth in guam
titles. While the man was stretched
out on a sofa, with a woman bathing
his head, he drew one long breath,
gave gasp and fell over dead. The
coroner held all inquest and pronoun-
ced Simmons death as a result of ac-
ute alcoholism. The whisky which he
drank is bottled by the state and is
next to the cheapest brand. 1t knocked
out Simmons, Notwithstanding the fact
that it is branded "chemically pure" ."
Shot For His Impudence.
Lancaster Ledger, Saturday: Lewis
Slower, colored, who bears the soubri-
quet of "Blind Tiger" and is worth
less, trifling loafer at Kershaw, was
dangerously shot at that place last
Wednesday by Mrs. Almetta Key.
The particulars of the shooting, as we
were given them, are as follows: Mr..
S. l.. Gardner, Mrs. Keys father, is an
invalid at her home. The Negro had
brought whisky to Mr.. G., contrary to
Mrs. Keys orders. She told the Ne
gro Tuesday to stay away from her
premises. He replied, rather imperti-
nently, that as long as Mr.. Gardner
told him to come he would come.
She warned him of the consequences
if he brought whisky there again.
Wednesday the Negro returned. Mrs.
Key ordered him not to come in, but
he walked right into the room where
Mr.. Gardner was. Mrs. Key got her
pistol and followed after him and fired
at him. At the instant she fired the
Negro turned and the ball penetrated
his body just below the shoulder blade.
The wound is pronounced dangerous
by the physicians, and may result
fatally.
Wants to Buy the Dispensary.
Columbia correspondence of The
News and Courier: 1t was said that