Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Death of Mrs. Mckissick.

Death of Mrs. McKissick.
Mrs. J. H. McKissick, wife of the
clerk of the court of Union county,
died last Saturday night of fever.
Irrigation Convention.
Governor McSweeney has appointed
the following gentlemen delegates from
this state to the national irrigation
association which meets at Missouri,
Mont, September 25th, 26th and 9th ::
J. S. Newman, Clemson College Thos.
w. Holloway, Newberry ;J. S. McColl,
Marlboro; W. G. Hinson, Charleston !;
John Lawton, Hampton; ]. H. Walk
er, Barnwell; NJ. o. Rowland, Spar
tanburg.
Tillman and the Prohibitionists.
Anderson special to the Columbia
State: At the reunion of Co. +,
Twenty-fourth South Carolina regi-
ment, combined with a reunion of the
alumni of Carswell institute, held 13
miles from Anderson yesterday, Sena-
tor Tillman denied he had said at Sum-
ter that prohibitionists were hypocrites
and liars; he had said prohibition
would make hypocrites and liars out
of the people. Some of the prohibi-
tion leaders were, however, hypocrites
and liars.
A Profitable Enterprise.
Three thousand people paid 10 cents
admission TO Peoples Temple, Boston,
last Wednesday night, to see Miss
Jewett and the Baker family. Mrs.
Baker furnished the sensation of the
evening. While J. w. Hutchinson,
the white-haired abolitionist singer,
was singing his song, "The Fatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood Of Man,
Mrs. Baker experienced religious ex-
hilaration. She dropped her little son,
Willis, who had been sleeping in her
arms, and strobe around the platform,
rolling her eyes and waving her arms.
A dozen people conducted her to a
seat. Among the other speakers were
Rev. Justin D. Fulton and Miss Jewett.
Another Big Mill For Union.
Union correspondence Greenville
News: Work will begin in the near
future on Mill No. 8, which will be To-
Gated about two miles and a half
northwest of this place on Buffalo
creek, and will be known as the Butfa-
10 Cotton Mill. The capital stock is
$500, 900, divided into shares Of 500
each. 1t will have $4,000 spindles
and 1900 looms. The corporators are
T. C. Duncan, A. H. Foster, Emslie
Nicholson, c. A. FAINT, w. E. Thorn.
son, w. H. Wallace, VIM. Munro and
w. R. Walker, of this place; Arthur
S. Wattles, of Canton Junction, Mas
sachusetts, and R. B. Hopkins and
Morris Whitride, Of Baltimore, Mary
land.
Death of Mrs Pickens.
Mrs. Lucy Pickens, widow of the
late Governor Francis w. Pickens,
died at home in Edge6eld last Tues
day morning at 500 o'clock. Mrs.
Pickens was a daughter of Col. Bev-
erly Holcombe, of Virginia. She was
born in Virginia but atterward moved
to Texas with her parents. When she
grew up she achieved the reputation
of being the most beautiful woman in
the south. Shortly after her marriage
her husband was appointed by Presi-
dent Buchanan to be minister to st.
Petersburg, and she went to the Rus.
sian capital, where she resided for a
time. 1t is said that the czar gave her
Jewels to the value of 100000. At
terward her picture was placed on the
800 Confederate States bills.
The Greenville Riot.
There has been no further breach of
the peace as the result of the riot in
Greenville last week. Two Negroes
were arrested on Monday and fined S25
each. 1t was stated that when their
cases were settled with the city, they
would have to answer to the state on
charges of riot and probably be sent
to the penitentiary. Several other
Negroes are wanted in connection
with the disturbance; but as yet they
have not been arrested. Sheriff Gil.
reath thinks that the threatened out
break should be taken as a warning
that ne ana the chlef OF ponce Snould
each be provided with 25 rifles and
plenty of ammunition. Then, he
thinks, in connection with the mill
tary, the civil authorities will thereat-
ter be able to take care of any riot
that might develop.
Clemson Election.
The trustees, at their meeting on the
Sth elected, Prof P. T. Brodie profess
sor of mathematics, c. B. Waller as
siStant professor of mathematics, and
John Simpson instructor in the ma
chine shops. Prof. Brodie has been
connected with the college for several
years as assistant professor of mathe-
MATES and has made fine reputation.
His promotion was deserved and his
career will be successful. Mr.. Waller
is native of Greenwood, a graduate
of Wofford, 92, and has been stu
dent and instructor in Vanderbilt uni
versity for three years, where he made
reputation as brilliant mathemati-
clan. Mr.. Simpson is a son of Colonel
r. w. Simpson, a graduate of Clemson,
belonging to the first class that went