Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Out Of Danger.
Student McColl, who was so serious
ly hurt in the recent South Carolina
ball ground fracas, is now thought to
be out of danger.
A Handsome Thing.
Senator McLaurin' has secured a
good paying position in Washington
for Mr.. John H. Earle, a sou and
the private secretary of the late
Senator Earle.
In Original Packages.
J. S. Pinkussohn, a well-known
wholesale and retail tobacco dealer OF
Charleston, has commenced the sale
of liquor in "original packages" His
stock was imported in cases, kegs and
demijohns, and is being sold as i'm
ported. Several constables have been
standing around watching the busi-
ness; but have made no attempt to
interfere.
A Ch6St6r JACK the fSlppers
Chester Bulletin: Allen Neal, col
ored, of Fort Lawn, was sent to Jail
Saturday by Magistrate Minors on the
charge of assault and battery with in
tent to kill. Neal made very savage
attack on his wife and her daughter
with a knife and pistol. 1t required
100 stitches to sew up the wounds in
ficted on his wife and her condition is
very critical.
Treasury Deficit.
In answer to questions the other
day, State Treasurer Zimmerman told
the newspaper men that there was
money enough in the treasury with
which to pay interest on the public
debt; but after that, unless there were
considerable returns from the dispen.
sary, it would be necessary to borrow
money with which to pay ordinary ex-
penses of the government. For this
time of the year this is an unusual
condition.
Killed Pigs and Fowls.
A destructive hail storm swept over
the Lowdersville section of Abbeville
county a few days ago, running every.
thing in its path. Pigs, poultry and
smaller animals were killed outright.
Cotton and corn were destroyed and
renters have given up their lands, as
they believe it will be useless to try to
make even the rent off of what they
can. plant and make now. Particles
of the hail could be found in the sur
rounding woods as late as the day
following the storm.
These Are Selling Liquor.
News and Courier: South Carolina
is not liable to be as dry as might be
expected. There are now in full force
and effect 297 outstanding liquor
licenses issued by the United States
government. Of this number 2S7
have been issued for the transac-
ton of the retail liquor business, and
ten for wholesale business. Of this
number about 80 are for the various
dispensaries in the state, which will
leave over 200 licenses other than
those granted the state. 1t may be
further mentioned that during the last
three or four days, 10 licenses have
been taken out, and these are not all
from one section of the state. The
dealers getting the licenses are from
every part of the state.
Murdered Wife and Her Grandmother.
A dispatch to the Atlanta Constitu-
tion gives the details of horrible af-
fair that is said to have occurred in
Chester county on Wednesday night.
The story is that a few weeks ago
Thomas Neal began to suspect his
young wife of infidelity. The wife
went to the home of her grandparents,
Eli and Mary Jenkins. Neal kept
watch over her movements and on
Wednesday night saw man enter
the house. He followed and broke
the door down with an axe. The first
person he met was his wife and he
buried the axe in her brain, killing
her instantly. Mary Jenkins attempt
ed to escape by the back door, but was
overtaken by Neal and felled with
the axe. Eli Jenkins, the only man
in the house, had managed to escape
and crawl under the floor. In the
meantime Neal killed the house cat
with pistol and fired two shots into
the already dead body of Mary Jen-
kins. Then he saturated the bodies,
bed clothing and other things with
kerosene and set fire to it. Old man
Jenkins was forced to come from un-
der the house, and Neal was about to
kill him; but was prevented by some
neighbors who happened along about
that time. Neal made his escape and
has not been arrested.