Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gaffney Town Council.
A new town council was elected for
Gaffney last Tuesday as follows N
H. Littlejohn, intendant; l.. Baker
E. R. Cash, E. ]. Barnette and R. NJ
wilkins, wardens.
Nothing But Chickenpox.
The Columbia people have about
come to the conclusion that the erup.
tive disease which recently created SC
much excitement in that city, is moth
ing but chickenpox.
Fire In Lancaster.
The large frame building known as
the annex to the Cunningham build
ing, in Lancaster, was destroyed by
fire last Tuesday night at 12 o'clock
The fire is supposed to have been
accidental. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
To Succeed Major Marshall.
Colonel Willie Jones, commander OF
the Palmetto regiment, has ordered an
election to fill the vacancy in the office
of lieutenant colonel, caused by the
recent death of Major James K. Mar.
shall. The election is to take place on
Tuesday, March Is.
Congressional Investigation.
The senate committee on postmas-
ters and postroads, on last Wednesday,
authorized a favorable report on Sena'
,Hr Mason's joint resolution for an in
1estigation of the recent killing of the
colored postmaster at Lake City, S. G,
The resolution as reported is as fol.
lows: "Whereas, 1t is asserted that
the United States postmaster at Lake
City, S. c., has been murdered and bis
wife and children shot, his home burn.
ed and the United States mail and
property therein destroyed therefore
Resolved, That a joint committee
consisting of six members of congress
three from the senate and three from
the house, be appointed to investigate
the alleged crime and report the facts
to congress, together with their re-
concentrations, and that they have
authority to administer oaths, to send
for persons and papers and to employ
a stenographer to be paid out of the
contingent funds of the two houses OF
congress, and the power to act through
a subcommittee"
Murder In Spartanburg.
Thomas J. TRIMMER, proprietor OF
d bookstore and printing office in Spar
tanburg, was shot and killed in his
office last Tuesday afternoon at 2.5C
o'clock by DR.. Sidney Bivings. So fal
as the public knew they had been
intimate friends. According to the
testimony at the inquest Bivings walk
ed into the store, locked the front door,
went to the door of the Office where
TRIMMER was standing with custom,
er at his desk. Bivings had pistol in
each hand. He said: "You have in.
suited my wife," and began firing at
once. Two balls entered Trimmier's
body on the left side and he died i'm,
mediately. Campbell TRIMMER, sou
Of the deceased, started toward his
father, and Bivings shot him in the
hand. Bivings then went on the
street and surrendered to a police.
man, asking to be taken to Jail at
once. One bullet took effect in Trim
mier's head and the other in his heart
Either would have proved fatal. Trim.
mier was about As years of age, and
leaves a widow and five children
Bivings is a dentist, but gave up the
practice of his profession some time
back and of late has been drinking Il
great deal of whisky.
He Is In Earnest.
Immediately after the murder Of
the Negro postmaster and his child at
Lake City, B. r. King, of Conway
Horny county, wrote to Gov. Ellerbe as
follows: MY Dear Sir: l have just
read an account of the awful murder
of the postmaster at Lake City by q
mob of white men quot men). as
sure you, governor, as a humble citi
zen of our once proud state, and as q
white man, I feel ashamed of oul
race, that would commit such an aw.
full crime. Cowards, too. Cowards
to 20 in the night and not only kill
the postmaster, but innocent women
and children. I will not say more.
Just felt 1 wished as a citizen to eX'
press my horror at this awful crime
and 1 do trust that you, your excel
lency, will do all in your power tc
bring those guilty to justice. l wish
to give one 500 reward for the arrest
and conviction of the guilty parties, OF
at least six of them. trust you will