Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-05

bined Should his example be initiated in
every judicial circuit in the State in enforcing
even the present meagre restrictions III their
true spirit, South Carolina would witness the
Inauguration of an era Of prosperity and ces-
sation of crime which would cause JOY through
out her borders"
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Gen. Wade Hampton will be invited to
deliver the address at the Charlotte Fair next
fall.
Two negroes, who were to have been hung
in Raleigh last Friday, for the crime of bur-
glary, have been respited by the Governor
until the 9th instant.
w. S. McDiarmid, editor Of the Lum-
berton Robesonian, was drowned in Lumber
river, near Lumberton, on Friday evening,
while bathing. His body was not recovered.
"A severe storm of wind and rain passed
over Asheboro, in Randolph county, last week,
uprooting trees and damaging property to a
considerable extent.
- The principal of colored school in
Raleigh is drilling number of his pupils in
the rudiments of negro minstrelsy, to fit them
for starring tour through the Northern
States.
The Charlotte Observer learns that a
shooting scrape occurred in Lincolnton on
Wednesday of last week, between DR.. J. A.
Woodcock and P A. Sunny. Six shots were
fired, only one of which took effect, Mr.. Sum-
my receiving slight wound in the arm.
- The merchants of Charlotte gave an en-
tertainment on Thursday last in commemora-
tion of the completion of the Airline Rail-
road to Greenville, s. c.. A large number of
invited guests were present from South Caro-.
lima, and the affair passed of pleasantly.
At the recent term of Mecklenburg Supe-
rior Court, Baker, white, was convicted of the
murder of negro named Wilfong and SEN
fenced to be hung on the 9th instant; and
Moore, colored, for the crime of murder COM
mitted only two weeks before, was sentenced to
be hung on the 18th of July. Appeals in
both cases were taken to the Supreme Court
Notwithstanding Judge Tourgee's recent
decision in the Orange Court, that moneys on
deposit are not subject to taxation, the State
Treasurer instructs County Commissioners to
levy and collect the tax on such effects, re-
gardless Of the opinion of Judge Tourgee
The Treasurer is sustained in his instructions
by the Attorney-General.
Judge Dick, of the United States Dis
trict Court has issued orders in several cases
where the parties had gone into bankruptcy,
restraining sheriffs from selling lands set apart
as homesteads under the retroactive homestead
laws of the State He also announced that
he will restrain sherifs from selling the home
stead lands to satisfy old debts in cases where
Fthe debtor goes into bankruptcy.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The business portion of Walden, Miss,
was destroyed by fire last week.
The horse malady is making its appear
ance again in many sections Of the West and
North.
Ex-senator Pomeroy, of Kansas gives
notice that he will be candidate for Cald-
wells vacant seat in the United States Sen
ate, and will at once inaugurate his campaign.
Gov McEnry has issued an address to
the people of Louisiana, advising them to
acquiesce in the Kellogg government until
Congress assemblies in December.
Some alarm is felt at the appearance Of
cholera in New Orleans. The towns and cities
on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are busily
making preparations to resist its inroads by
adopting thorough sanitary measures.
Col. De Blanc and others, who had been
arrested for being in armed resistance to the
Kellogg Government, were tried before a
United States Commissioner, in New Orleans,
on Monday of last week, and no evidence ap-
pearing to sustain the charge, they were re-
leased.
The appointment of G. W. Matsell as
superintendent of police in New York city
has taken the Gothamites by surprise. He
was, for many years, member Of the police
force, and when he retired in 1857, was chief
of police. He is we'll known all over the
country as editor of the Police Gazette 1t is
not doubted but that he will make an eff
cient officer.
AN official letter from Post Fort Clark,
dated May 2Oth, says, alluding to Col. Nc
Kenze's operations against the Kickapoos,
and Lipans, on Mexican soil, the march of
over one hundred miles, the fight, the de-
struction of two villages and the return to
camp with the captured stock and prisoners,
were accomplished between noon on the 9TH,
and daylight of the 9th-forty.one hours
with a loss to Col. Mckenzie of only three
men wounded, one, it is supposed, mortally.
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.
Another Great Fire in Boston.
- Another great fire has visited Boston,
and consumed number of the noblest struc-
lures in that city. About halfpast eight
o'clock on Friday morning fire broke out
in the furniture warehouse of Haley & Co.,
and before the alarm could be given, the
immense building was wrapped in flames. 1t
being impossible to check the fire, the build
ing, with its contents, was soon in ashes.
Other buildings soon caught and the flames
spread with alarming rapidity. The fire con-
tinued to rage until the afternoon, when it
was subdued, but not until many millions Of