Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-30


determined not to be out-done by neighboring
towns"
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The gross receipts of money from all
sources connected with the late State Fair was
near s2l 900.
- Mr.. Robert Blow is the appropriate name
Of Il gentleman selected to edit newspaper to
be published in Battleboro by joint stock
company.
- Peter Staley, who murdered Henry Clapp,
in Guilford county last spring and escaped to
Illinois, has been arrested in that State and
will be returned to North Carolina.
- The Greensboro Patriot says that letters
received from gentlemen in Charleston repre-
sent that the business men of that city are
alive on the subject of the proposed railroad
between Greensboro and Cheraw.
AT the recent term of Robson Superior
Court, James Dial was tried and found guilty
of the murder of Floyd Oxendine. W. H.
Bagley, tried for the same ofense, was ac.
quilted.
- The case in the Federal Court against
Dewese, Blount and others, charged with de-
frauding the Cheorokee Indians, to have been
tried at the recent term in Greensboro, was
postponed to next term, on account of the alb
sence of an important witness for the defense.
- In view of the fact that notice has been
issued, calling upon all the holders of North
Carolina special tax bonds who intend to join
in the suit to compel their payment, the Raj
eigh Nesus says, "these gentlemen will have
lively time in forcing North Carolina to pay
fraudulent and unconstitutional obligation.
1t will be resisted to the last resort"
- In the Federal Court, in session at States
Vile, Judge Dick announced that he will is
sue an order that al! ku-klux cases in the
court be continued, and that defendants will
not be required to give further bonds or ap-
pear any more until further orders. 1t is
probable that at the next term of the Court,
all these cases will be dismissed.
After the close of the performance of the
Great Eastern Circus at Lumberton, on the
night of the 18th, difficulty occurred on the
ground, resulting in the killing of B. F.
Smith, young white man, and resident Of
Abbottsburg. The deed was perpetrated by
some of the showmen. The proprietors of the
show profess willingness to assist the author
tiles in ferreting out the murderer, but yeti no
a rroste houa hepn made
In the Federal Court, now in session at
Statesville, Judge Dick presiding, the case of
Marshal Deaver, under ruling of the Court,
to show cause why he should not be ousted
from office, upon complaint made by sundry
citizens of Burke county, charging him with
exceeding his official duties in late raid
upon illicit distillers in the "South Mountain"
came up for hearing on Thursday last. The
american says that the Court, after hearing
the respondents answer, which was very full
and conclusive and the testimony, with pleas
of counsel, rendered decision in favor Of
Marshal Deaver, which continues him in Of
fce
MENTION.
Bazanes trial has been postponed on ac-
count of the Marshal's sickness. ''''''"'Allen,
Governor elect of Ohio, is a native of Chowan
county, North Carolina. .'''.'''''The official
majority of Allen DemocraD over Noyes,
for Governor of Ohio, is 1853. '..''.''The DEM
ocrats carried the Baltimore municipal elec.
tion by large majority. .'''''''''The money
order clerk of the Atlanta post office is de-
faulter for $1,000. His father, who is post
master, says he will pay the full amount to
the government. '..'.''''The Liberal Republi-
cans of the 9Th New York district, have EN-
dorscd the nomination of S. S. Cox (Demo-
craft for Congress. ''''''"'The National banks
of Chicago are paying silver at par Twenty.
five thousand dollars in silver bars were ship
ped from New York to Europe on Saturday
last. ....''. There are elections to be held on
the 4th of November in Arkansas, Illinois,
Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia,
New York and Wisconsin. .'''''''''F -Four inches
of snow fell at Omaha on the 25th instant.
In Cincinnati there was slight fall on the
23d. '.''''.'S 'Statistician Dodge, of the agricul-
tural bureau, states that the corn reports in
dictate Il crop of 25OOOO,OOO bushels. AS
compared with last year only Georgia, Flori-
da, Arkansas and California report average
crops. .'.'"There is said to be man in Brock
port Michigan, who has married and deserted
eleven wives in three years. '''''''A cat show
is to be held in Cincinnati, open to all the
cats in the United States. .'''.'.'"Colonel r. B.
Rhctt, ir., has retired from the editorial con-
troll of the New Orleans Picayune. '''''''''A
Vienna chemist embalms dead bodies so that
they are as hard as marble, and can be used
for door-steps. '''''''''Sporting men in New
York are betting ten to eight that Stokes will
get imprisonment for life.