Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-13
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

| Ex-Governor W. w. Holden has been
appointed Postmaster at Raleigh.
"A solid piece of gold, worth $500, is said
to be the latest product of the CASTOR Gold
Mining Company, Of CASTOR county.
1t is said that 100000 children are in
North Carolina totally unprovided for, and
without any educational advantages.
The Southern Home reports eight deaths,
as occurring within ten days, of meningitis, in
the neighborhood of Wright's Ferry, in Meek
lenburg county.
Two cotton factories are in successful ope'
ration near Fayetteville, and two more will
soon be completed. They will consume 1000
bales of cotton year.
Before adourning, the Legislature passed
an amnesty bill, in reference to ku-klux and
similar outrages, but so shorn Of its original
features as to affect very few persons.
Col. R. M. Douglas, Grants Private Sec
retary during his first term, having resigned
that position, has been appointed Marshal Of
the Western District of North Carolina.
The State Treasurer has paid James Nc
Queen, who killed the Robson outlaw, Boss
Strong, $4,000, the reward offered by the State
for his murder or capture.
BY decision of the Supreme Court Thurs
day, the Western North Carolina Railroad
passes into the hands of Maj. W. H. Howerton
as its legal President, and he will take imme'
diate steps to get possession.
Mr.. Onderdonk, receiver of the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad com
pany, had his pocket picked Of 100000 in
bonds and other securities of that institution,
while attending the Inauguration ceremonies
in Washington on the 18th instant.
- The demand for the cane fibre manufac-
tured at Wilmington is constantly increasing
AS an article of commerce it promises to be-
come considerable item. A paper mill in
Fredericksburg, Va, consumes thirty bales OF
the fibre per day.
Governor Caldwell has issued warrant
directing the delivery, to the South Carolina
authorities, of Montgomery Bishop, who is
charged with having committed murder near
Spartanburg, S. G. Bishop was arrested in
Haywood county, N G., last January.
- The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg'
ment of the Court below in the case Of two
negroes of Wake county, convicted of the
crime of burglary, who appealed to the former
tribunal. They will be re-sentenced to be
hanged at the next term of Wake Superior
Court.
On Monday the State Treasurer paid the
contractors for building the penitentlary $780,
900, the sum agreed upon in the compromise BY
which they suspend work and release the State
from further liability on their account. Said
to be the best bargain the State has made
since reconstruction.
- A'man from one of the western counties,
says the Raleigh Ne,os, had his portrait pain
ted by celebrated painter in that city some
time ago, under the supposition that he was
procuring cheap photograph. He was over
whelmingly surprised when the artist deman'
,, ded two hundred and fifty dollars for his pic
ture.
The Hickory Press publishes an order
from S. T. Carrow, u S. Marshal, directed to
Deputy Marshal Pearson, of Catawba county,
instructing him to execute no capiases or
subnnnas in cases wherein the defendants arc