Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SelzeU tnc "ihCes
The state constables raised muss
in Charleston last Thursday by seizing
q lot of wines that had been consigned
TO the stewards of the New England
society, and which was intended for
use at the banquet Thursday night.
DR.. Vedder, president of the society,
appealed to the constables to release
the wine; but they refused. Finally,
at the request of DR.. Vedder, Senator
McLaurin telegraphed Governor Eller-
be in regard to the matter. Governor
Ellerbe telegraphed sharp orders to the
constables, and at the banquet, Thurs
day night, wine flowed as usual.
Secession Tablet.
tablet commemorative of the adop.
tion of the ordinance of secession was
unveiled in Columbia last Tuesday.
General NJ. l.. Bonham delivered the
address of the occasion. OF those who
signed the ordinance originally, nine
are still living. These are Henry Nc
liver, chief justice of the supreme court
of South Carolina; James d. Carlisle,
LII. D., president of Woford college
Colonel Jos. Daniel Pope, dean of the
. law faculty of South Carolina college
William D. johnson, of Marion, who
ranked with Wardlaw, 1nglis and Car
roll as chancellor in the ante bellum
days of chancery court; Leonidas W.
Spratt. of Jacksonville; Rev. W. II.
Campbell, D. D.; VIM. Porcher Miles,
who is now resident of Louisiana
CAPTAIN John H. Kinsler, of Richland ;
and R. A. Thompson, Oconee county.
After Divide.
John F. Thomas, Jr., on the pat Of
County Superintendent Of Education
Capers, of Richland county, las
brought a claim against Comptroller
Derham to compel him to draw wu.
rants for the distribution of $6O,O0,
now 10 the state treasury, among al
the counties of the state. Mr.. ThomaN]
contends that after the state has made
ND the balance necessary to raise So
per capita, which has been done, that
the balance of the dispensary fund IN
the state treasury, under the law,
should be distributed among all coun'
ties in proportion to enrolment. The
dispensary also has about SAC, ,OOC
not vet turned over to the school fund
so if this be turned over before the
first funds are paid out, there would
be 800, 900 for the schools. The rule
to show cause is returnable January
9th.
Jury Says Murder. ,,
Greenville correspondence of the
Columbia State: The coroner, on
Wednesday, held an inquest over tht
body of Private Mugridge, Secono
West Virginia, who was shot with
Springfield rifle by John B. Mattice
provost guard from the Two Hundred
and Third New York on Tuesday
The evidence was damaging to Mat
tice, showing that Mugridge had nj
weapon and was running away. H'
had been shooting at target, but hi
companion, Lewis Hart, who was als'
running, had the pistol. The Jur.
said it was wilful murder. The Yves
Virginia officers attended the inques
and want Mattice tried in the civl
courts, but the higher military author
tiles say that as the peace treaty he
not vet been ratified, a state of wa
exists and the trial must be by court
martial according to regulations. In
coroner will, therefore, 60 no furthe
and Mattice will be courtmartialed.
vaerancy In Abbeviile.
Abbeville Press and Banner: w
have been asked to call attention t
the necessity of enforcing the la,
against vagrancy. 1t is said that /
Abbeville there are q number OF pei
sons who make no pretense at earnin
a living, except by gambling or Other
wise fleeing unsophisticated counlr
Negroes out of any surplus cash the
NAV have. Such scenes as Occurre
last Friday night is the legitimate re
suit of idleness aud the lack of tn
necessaries of life. Hungry and III
scrupulous people will do almost an!
thing. If the town council woul
enforce the law against vagrancy, "
might have fewer unlawful acts.
people will not work, the county,
the town, should furnish them wit
provisions. They should not be ALLOW
ed to 20 at large to depredate on II
property of others. 1t would cost TT
town, or the county, very little
issue ralions to such of our citizens
might not be disposed to work. TT
only objection which could he urge
to this liberal and humane policy
that somebody would want the tow
to require the subjects of its chart
%. hannunlanne to inin the chainpan