Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-26

Wylie, died at Lancaster Court House, on
the 18th instant. For number of years the
deceased has been almost entirely helpless,
caused by a severe attack Of cerebro-spinal
MENINGITIS
On the 18th instant, All atrocious murder
was committed in Union county, on the per-
son of Green Giles, colored man, employed
on Col. A. G. Rice's plantation, by another
colored man, named Charner Rice, who shot
his victim dead in quarrel.
- The county Auditors, who met in Con-
vention at Columbia, last week, decided that
"a dog not worth five dollars is not worth
taxing" Five dollars therefore, may here
after be regarded as the lowest value which
will be put on.a dog listed for taxation.
Three men were killed and eight woun-
ded by the explosion ofthc boiler of steam
engine, near Frog Level, in Newberry county,
on Friday last. The boiler WIS attached to
the steam thresher of Messrs Brown & Schum.
pert, which, at the time Of the accident, was
at work on the premises of Mrs. Felers.
Elias Burnett, of Spartanburg county,
convicted of ku-kluxiug, has been par'loned
after serving thirteen of the eighteen months
Imprisonment to which he was sentenced. The
pardon of William Mcintyre, Of the same
county, has been recommended, andit is prob
able that he will be released in short time
- The Sumter Watchman says: "There re-
sides in the Lynchburg section of our county
a man, now eighty years Of age, who never
swore an oath, never was drunk, never had a
law suit, never took dose of strong medicine,
and was never confined to his bed three days
at time, and does not wear glasses to read,
and is still in good health, active and strong"
- The dep6ts for the Airline Railroad at
Spartanburg and Charlotteare completed, and
the one at Greenvlle will be finished in about
month. The road is in running order be-
tween Charlotte and Greenville, and it is con-
6dently predicted that the entire line between
Charlotte and Atlanta, will be completed by
the first of August.
The iron on the Airline Railroad has
been put down the entire distance from Green
Vile to the intersection of the road with the
Blue Ridge Railroad, and cars can now run
there, were it not for two breaks-one on
Seneca River, the bridge over that stream not
having yet been built, and trestle over a
branch Immediately this side of Seneca.
The Camden Journal says: Zone DR..
Holman, of New York, has been advertising
for agents to sell his Homepathetic Specifics
and Jewelry. An enterprising young citizen
wishing to turn an honest penny, and alto
gether unsuspicious of "ways that are dark"
sent on the required SIS and received by ex-
press, G. O. D., with bill Of s95 which he
paid, neat parcel containing old me'espa-
pers." ....
- The Chester Reporter of last week says:
"On Monday last the schedule Of the passen-
ger train on the Charlotte, Columbia & Au-
gusta Railroad was changed so that now pas
sengers going South leave here at twenty-four
minutes after six A. NJ, and passengers going
North leave here at eleven minutes after
twelve P. NJ. The night trains have been
discontinued altogether. The running time
has been considerably shortened; the time be-
tween Charlotte and Augusta being reduced
to nine hours and forty minutes, which makes
an average of twenty miles all hour including
all stoppages. The freight trains, all of which
run in the day time, have passenger coaches
attached their time is not 50 fast"
-"Qui Vive," the Columbia correspondent
of the Charleston Menus telegraphs to that
paper as follows, under date Of the 22nd in
stant: "a rumor is aaoat that the decision
of the Supreme Court in the Morton, Bliss &
Co. bond case has been prepared. 1t has not
been possible to trace the report to any def
mite source, but it comes through creditable
channels. 1t is stated that the opinion will
order mandamus, the chief justice dissent
ing. E. P. Willard is said to have fixed the
thing up before the suit was brought. The
report further states that Comptroller-Gen
Hoge will at once give notice Of a levy of
four mills on the dollar to pay the interest on
the five classes of bonds enumerated in the
petition of Morton, Bliss & Co., aggregating
SO, 100000. The collection of the tax, how.
ever, will not be enforced Immediately"
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.