Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-12-11
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Mountain Station; Crowder's Mountain has
been changed to Wooten's Station and a
new office has been established at Gastonia.
These offices are all in CASTOR county.
The bill for the consolidation of the At.
iantic, the Central and the Western Rail-
roads-thus placing a continuous line from
ton and under one management-ha passed
the Senate, and will doubtless pass the House
without serious opposition. The bill provides
for the early completion of the unfinished road
from Old Fort to the Tennessee line.
As the result of dispute about the prop
er ownership of church building between
the Free Will and the Missionary Baptists in
Robson county, John II. Hoges, was struck
a blow on the head by Alva Britt, mashing
his skull and killing him almost instantly.
The murderer and an alleged accomplice
named Freeman, escaped. The church build
ing had been burnt few weeks previous to
the alteration.
Gen. Alfred Dockcry died at his residence
in Richmond county on the 3rd instant, at
the advanced age Of rs years. Previous to
the war he was one of the representative men
of the State. He had been in public life since
1922 having served with distinction in the
State Legislature and in Congress. In 1852
he was the candidate of the old Wing party
for Governor, and was defeated by Gov. Bragg
in very close contest by only 20S5 majority.
The Charlotte Observer learns that in
Statesville, on Tuesday of last week, negro
named Simon Bittings shot and killed anoth-
er negro named John Austin. Bittings was
attempting to arrest Austin on charge Of
theft Superior Court being in session, after
a hearing of the case and an examination of
witnesses before jury, Bittings was found
guilty of mansaughter and fined twenty dol
lars, upon the payment of which he was re-
leased.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"A severe storm occurred on the 4th and
5th, and was general throughout the States of
Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
j. G. Underwood, Judge of the Federal
District Court of Virginia, died suddenly in
Washington, last Monday, Of apoplexy.
The Washington Star quotes a rumor
that a movement is on foot to GUST Senator
Patterson, of South Carolina.
Returns of the Texas election are being
reported slowly. The Democrats claim ma
jority of 100000
Cornwall & Co., cotton brokers of New
York, failed last Saturday; but it is not be-
lieved that any serious embarrassment will
result from it.
- The reports of the department of agricul-
ture for November and December make the
tobacco crop six per cent. less in yield than
last year.
The Democrats have carried the munich
pal election in Mobile, Alabama, by about
300 majority. The Republican majority last
year was 1000.
"A mass meeting of all the unemployed
workmen in New York, is called to take
place to-day to devise measures for relieving
their needs.
The first snow since 1861 fell in Califor-
MIA on the 4th instant. 1t is very general
throughout the State, and floods are appre-
hended.
There was heavy southwest gale at
Buffalo, N. Y, on Friday, and the water was
higher than it has been for twenty years.
The lower parts of the city were flooded.
There is considerable excitement in Mem
phis over the discovery that forty thousand
dollars in county warrants have been alb
stracted from the safe of the county Trustee
after having been paid but not cancelled.
Mr.. Stephens called on the President last
Thursday. On account of the difficulty with
Mr.. Stephens in ascending the stairs, the
President met him in the reception room OF
the ground floor, where the two gentlemen
had cordial interview.
The Spanish Republic has been declared
definitely established. BY order of the Mad
rid government the royal insignia will be re-
moved from the flags and standards of the
army. This will prove heavy blow and
great encouragement to the cause of the Car
lists and Alphonsists.
- The Brooklyn Navy Yard officials report
that the Government has bought 1000 tons of
coal, portion of which has already been for
warded to Key West. Work in the various
navy yards is being pushed with vigor and
provisions are coming in. The sloop-ofwar,
Macedonian, is fitting at Norfolk as store
ship.
In consequence of orders from Washing
ton reducing the wages of the employees at the
Government granite quarries near Richmond,
Va, there was suspension of work on the Sd
instant, which, however, was afterwards re-
sumed, and will be continued until commit
tee of the workmen confer with the Washing
ton authorities, the result of which will deter
mine their final action.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Bankrupt Act.
Senator Conkling's bill, amendatory of