Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Hollis Truesdale Pardoned.

| SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
Hollis Truesdale Pardoned. =.
Columbia State, Thursday: Rather
an interesting case acted upon yester-
day was that of Hollis Truesdale, a Ne
gro, convicted in Chester county in Feb
ruary, 1872, of grand larceny and sem
fenced to 1S months in the state peni-
tentiary. After serving about a year,
the Negro escaped, and for over 18 years
has been the trusted servant of lead
ing physician. A short time ago some
one who knew the+circumstances had
the Negro arrested and sent back to
prison. A strong letter from the physi-
clan referred to and the recommended
tion Of Solicitor Henry secured the
mans pardon.
Cha mberlnin In Columbia.
Columbia Record, Thursday: Ex-
Governor Daniel H Chamberlain ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
and is stopping at the Columbia hotel,
where he expects to spend the winter
for the benefit of his health. He Is
much broken physically and his con-
dition was made much worse by the
fact that for several weeks he was in
constant attendance upon the bedside
of his son, who recently died. He ex-
poets to remain here for several
months unless the climate becomes so
rigorous as to compel him to go fur
ther. south. Several friends and ac-
quaintances have called upon him. He
has not been here since he gave up the
receivership Of the South Carolina rail-
road.
Magistrate In Trouble.
Columbia Record, Thursday: The
governor last night decided to suspend
Magistrate Boykin, of Lamar Darling
ton county, who is charged with mar
rying a white man and a mulatto girl.
The magistrate has. been arrested. and
waving a preliminary examination,
gave bail for his. appearance at the
court of general sessions. The suspen-
sion will last unt3s the court passes
upon his innocence or guilt. This is
the first time such q case has occurred
since the reconstruction period and 1T
has excited much comment. 1t is fair
to say that he claims that he married
the couple at night with very dim
light burning and that the girl was Of
such a light complexion that he
thought she was white.
Dispcnsnry Statement.
Columbia Record: The Quarterly
statement of the condition Of the dis
pensary for the last quarter has been
handed the governor. The assets. In
cludng cash. real estate. supplies, etc.,
are 779.54O74. and the liabilities. in
cluding moneys due the state school
fund. are s6O9.O1O30 and personal ac-
counts due by the state for SUPPLIES
$40. $50 A. total s779,54O.74. The profit
and loss accounts show, gross profits on
merchandise. seizures, permit fees. $94,-
735. SIS. and the losses, including supplies,
labor. salaries and other expenses. $751;
02359, leaving net profit Of s16,712.26.
| The receipts and disbursements are as
follows: Receipts-Balance in the state
treasury from last quarter, $53,SS7.O8;
receipts for the three months Of quar-
ter $41O, 466. .44-total, 64,353.52. The
disbursements for the three months
were s4OS,554.2S, leaving balance Of
s55, 1924 in the treasury.
General McCrady has now completed
his work on 1.-The History Of South Car
olina," with the fourth volume, I'm the
Revolution, 17S0-17S3." This volume
fulfills the purpose of the author as an
nounced in his preface to the first Of
| the series Ito trace the history and de-
velopment of the state Of South Caro-
lima, socially and politically, from the
inception Of the colony to the end Of
the American Revolution" the first
volume QS9O covering the period from
the founding of the colony under the
Proprietary Government to the! over
throw of that rule, 1670-1719; the sec
ond, QS99), the history of the colony
under the Royal Government and Of
the inception of the Revolution, 1719-
177G the third, Q9OD, the history of the
war Of the Revolution in South Caro-
| lima, 177G-17S0; and this, the fourth vol
ume, Q9O2), continuing the story of that
struggle from 1880 to it's end in 1888
| This, the last volume proposed by the
author, is practically the history of
| Green's campaign in the south, about
which so much has been written from
the standpoint of that general so
| little from that of the partisan leaders,
| Sumpter Marion and Pickens, and
| their followers. The story as develop
ed by the author is of great and ro-
| mantle interest, an interest which cam
not be confined to the limits of the
state, for though the scene Of the ope-
rations is almost circumscribed by the
| borders, South Carolina was but the
principal field whereon the struggle Of
the Revolution was continued during
the last three years of the war. An
interesting feature of the work Is the
authors treatment of the operations in
South Carolina as part of the British
campaign, planned and directed by the
war office in London, and to the effect
of the defeat of that plan upon the
fortunes of the whole country. The
| frontispiece presents a map which
shows the state dotted all over from the
sea board to the mountains with battle
fields, chronological list of which to
the number Of 1871, is found in an ap-
pendix. carefully prepared table.