Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-13
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Five prisoners escaped from the Charlotte
jail last week-two on one night, and three
on another. The Jail is said to, be very inse-
cure.
- Rufus Johnston, the young man who &C
cidentally shot himself near Davidson Col
lege few days ago, is not expected to recov-
er from the wounds
The Shelby Banner learns that John j.
Orman, of CASTOR county, had his barn and
contents destroyed by fire one night last week,
supposed to be the work an incendiary.
ALI the inmates of Salisbury Jail escaped
few nights ago. Among the number were
J. Allen Ketchie, the noted horse-thief, and a
man from Davidson county under sentence of
death for murder.
Twelve Republican members Of the Leg
islature have published protest against the
manner in which the Robson county outlaws
were destroyed and oppose the payment Of the
rewards offered by the State for killing them.
The Granite Cotton Factory on Haw
river has sixty looms in operation. This fac
tory turns out from three to four thousand
punches of yarn and three thousand yards Of
plaids and sheetings per day, for which there
is ready sale
The Charlotte Home learns that on the
1st instant, William Killian, an industrious
man and q good citizen of CASTOR county,
was crushed and instantly killed by the up
setting of wagon on which was heavy saw
log that he was hauling to the mill.
A destructive fire occurred in Wadesboro
on Tuesday morning of last week, by which
seven business houses, including the post-ohice,
were burnt. Several persons were injured by
being burnt and otherwise injured A negro
has been arrested under suspicion of being the
incendiary.
A correspondent from Rocky Mount, who
had occasion to see the remedy tried in the
recent small pox scourge in Nash, says the
following is positive and sure cure for the
disease: Slice onions in halves and apply
them to the body. Use chicken broth as the
only diet
The judiciary Committee of the House
having reported resolution impeaching R..
NJ. Henry, Solicitor of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit for misdemeanors, committee
has been appointed to prefer the articles of
impeachment. The accusations are based
upon the Solicitors failure to discharge the
duties of his Office by reason of habitual
drunkenness.
"A writer in the Piedmont Press says the
merchants of Lenoir, last year sent by wagons
to the nearest railroad point for shipment,
more than four hundred thousand pounds of
roots, herbs, dried fruits wax, feathers, but
ter, peas, furs, etc., the gross value of which
is not less than forty thousand dollars. With
railroad facilities, the writer says, Caldwell
county would annually ship ten times this
amount of valuable products.
Nancy Jenkins, of Greensboro, is at last
subject for the papers. Nancy is queer
creature. She says she never wanted to mar
ry, which, alone, seems little strange for one
of her sex but besides this odd whim, she
lives alone in a secluded manner, sleeps on a
table, goes barefoot, eats very little, and wears
the same old yellow calico dress she wore
thirty years ago, which she says is as good as
new. Her scanty subsistence is derived by
reading the future destiny Of the Greensboro
maidens, which she does in a most cabalistic
manner from cup of coffee grounds, rarely
failing, through this simple yet infallible hor'
oscope, to see bright and promising destiny
for those who pay literally of their fractional
currency.
A discussion took place in Charlotte last
week between Mr.. Waring, Senator from
Mecklenburg, and Josiah Turner, editor of
the Raleigh Sentinel. Mr.. Waring is member
of the legislative committee on printing, and
the State printing having been given to the
Neus office, the Sentinel has been animadver-
ting upon the action of the committee by
which it was deprived of the work, and char
ges that the Ne,cs, though protesting to be
Democratic, is under the control of the Penn.
sylvania Central Railroad ring, and is part
of combination designed to cripple or break
down the Sentinel. The rupture really began
with the Senatorial contest. The Sentinel
was neutral between Vance and Merrimon,
and the committee on printing being Vance
men, they pursued this course in order to
punish the Sentinel because it failed to crack
the party whip over eighteen conservative
members and lash them into the Vance ranks.
"A few days ago neatly dressed and pre-
possessing looking young man entered the
store of prominent merchant in Fayetteville
and called for his bill. On giving his name,
it was ascertained that no such person had an
account on the books; but he persisted that
he owed the house one hundred dollars, de-
failing particularly every incident connected
with the purchases which he claimed he had
made. The head of the house slightly repri-
manded the book-keeper for his carelessness; ;
the money was paid over and receipt given,
while the merchant was congratulating HIM
self upon having met at least one honest in
dividual, whose custom he seemed anxious to
retain. After inspecting the stock, the nice
young man was induced to buy seven hun
dred dollars worth of goods, which he direct
ed to be sent to a certain place. while in the
meantime he would step out for the money
and call and pay the bill. The goods were
delivered, since which time neither the man
nor the goods he purchased have been seen in
Fayetteville The merchant is now dubious