The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-06
SrArE NEWS
Charlotte isinfested with swindlers

A doz,n newly married couples
have passed through Weldon since
the Fair.
A Gift Concert will be held in Will
son on the 17th of December for tie
benefit Of the Orphan Asylum.
The Grand Lodge F. & A. Masons
of the State of North Carolina con-
venes at Raleigh on the first Monday
in December,
Gen. VIM. R. Cox, Chairman OF
the State Democratic Executive Com
mitvee, has gone to Tennessee on
private business, and will be absent
from the State some three weeks
DewsesO township, Mecklenburg
county, has decided in favor of fence
law By q vote of "A to 33. Four
townships in that cou aty have dis
pensed with fences.
Nineteen accessions to the Free
Will Baptist Church at Watery
Branch, as the result Of q protracted
meeting. So says the Fremont F.
W. Baptist Advocate.
Blount, who was convicted in the
Federal Court at Statesville, Of con-
Spiracy to dsfraud the Cherokee In
dams, has been confined in Salisbury
jail.
The State Council Friends of Tenn
psranos meets in Kinston, N. c., on
the 17th of November. Our Kinston
friends are making arrangements to
accommodate all who may attend the
Council.
The Elizabeth City Carolinian thus
chronicles the advent Of the agricul-
tural exhibition which was held there
this week: "A wild Bear, the Eve
legged Calf, and the educated Pig
Will be at the Fair. Everybody
should see them"
Mr. T. B. Kingsbury has become
the editor of the Spirit of the Age,
the organ of the Good Templars in
this State, but in doing SO he does
not sever his connection with "Our
Living and Our Dead" with which
magazine he has been connected for
some time past.
Gov. Brogden is engaged in pre-
pairing his message for the approach
ing session of the new Legislature,
which convenes on the third Monday
of November. He will touch upon
the various interests of the State,
though we no not know what he will
recommend is connection with the
public debt.
The litigation between Rev. c. R.
Riddick and the Blacknalls, has been
fully adjusted, and Kittrell Springs,
the popular summer resort, will be
open next season in good style. This
will be glad tidings to the great num-
Der of invalid pleasure-seekers who
have heretofore spent such happy days
at KittrelIs. Certainly no place
South ever enjoyed better reputa-
ton.
The Baptist Review informs US
that the fifth annual session of the
Brptist Association was held with
the Baptist church, at Pleasant Grove,
Greene county, October the 22nd.,
and Oath; and was a session long to
be remembered by the ministers and
delegates, who were in attendance.
The Moderator Rev. Owen W. Jones,
presided. Rev. B. W. Nash preach
ed the introductory sermon.
Charlotte Observer: Yesterday a
young woman of this city appeared
before Justice A. 81. Marion, and told
the following story; About six
months ago abe went to one of the
depots to meet her sister, whom she
expected on the night train. While
standing on the platform a gentle
Gan whom she could only describe as
having long black beard, came up
to her and placed young baby in her
arms, telling her to care for it and
when it needed anything to call upon
a certain citizen, whose name the
magistrate refused to communicate
to US, and he would give her money
or whatever she wanted The man
placed some money in her hand and
quickly disappeared. Since that
time che has provided for the chiId's
wants at the expense of the strange
gentleman.
Danville News: A gentleman
from Rockingham, N. c., informs
US that Mrs. Coleman. the widow of
Of a Confederate soldier, who lived
near Wentworth, N. c., committed
suicided on the 22nd instant By shoot
ing herself through the head She
fastened the gun to an apple tree, and
placing herself in front of it, touch
ed it, off with a lighted torch, lodg-
ing the contents of the gun in her
head, killing her instantly. She
seems to have gone about it very
deliberately, having sent her child.
rem from home, leaving herself the
sole occupant of the house, upon the
walls of which she wrote; II cannot
live, my dear children, to see you
the slaves of some persons She had
at different times shown symptoms of
insanity, but not sufficiently to make
her the object of any special atten-
ton.
The much talked of Indian case,
-L:oA hao ooo,,p;ad Xha rDocf of tho
time of the Federal Court at States
vile for the past ten days, was con.
cluded on Wednesday, and resulted
in the conviction Of General Blount
of entering into conspiracy to de-
fraud the Cherokee Indians. Blount,
cadet-selling Deweese and SHETLAND,
an Indian agent. were all engaged in
this matter of swindling the Indians
of money due them by the govern