Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

| - The question or Dulldng cotton factory
is now agtatng the citizens of Statesville.
Miss Mamie Bunker, daughter Of the
late Chang, dice near Mount Airy, from con-
sumption, on the 18th ultmo.
DR.. Devaga, President of the Chester and
Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
was to have let out contracts, on Monday last
for the grading of the road on the North Car
olina end of the line.
- The Legislature elected Josiah Turner as
State printer, and Governor Caldwell persist
ed in exercising the authority of appointing
VIM. NJ. Brown to the same position. The
matter went before the Supreme Court for
adjudication, and that tribunal has just deci-
del in favor of Mr. Turner.
- The slayers Of Steve Lowrey have received
from the State treasurer $4,000, the reward
offered for his capture, dead or alive. The
manner in which the outlaw was killed-his
saycrs being in ambush, and firing without
word of warning-docs not seem to elicit
much commendation.
- On application by counsel for the prose
cution, Judge Mitchell granted a rehearlng
of the case of Elliott, the slayer of Neal, i'll
Statesville, on the 18th ultimo. The case was
heard again by Judge Mitchell on the 22nd
when, after hearing the evidence adduced on
that occasion, the Judge decided that the
case was not bailablc one, and rcsclndc'
his former decision. Elliott was rcmandcd to
iail to awa. trial at the June term of the
court.
"A special election in Caldwell county has
been authorized by act of the last Legislature
to vote on the question Of a county subscrIp'
ton to the Chester and Lenoir railroad. The
question has already been voted upon in that
county, and decided affirmatively by small
majority but this special election, according
to section 1 Of the act, seems to be for the
purpose of testing" the question. The act
before us does not annul the former election
nor are there any penalties attached for a fail
ure to vote.
- The action of August Belmont & Co..
brought in the Superior Court Of Wake coun-
ty, against the State Auditor to compel the
payment of back interest on certain bond:
held by the complainants, was dismissed by
Judge Watts upon. the ground that suit
should have been commenced in term time
and not in chambers. The merits Of the
claim we're not discussed. New proceedings
will be commenced. The amount Of tax
asked to be collected to meet this interest is
about 81 on the 500 worth of property.
- The Legislature, at the recent session.
passed an act that justices of the peace shall
have final jurisdiction of a large number oi
actions which heretofore occupied nearly all
the time of the Superior courts. The follow
ing misdemeanors will hereafter come within
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace: Un'
lawful fences fornication and adultery hunt
ing by fire light; malicious injury to proper
ty; assault, where no intent to kill is shown
and no deadly weapons were used failing to
work on public roads; hunting on the Sab
bath entering upon lands when forbidden
neglect of husband to provide for his family
and vagrancy. The act also provides that
all cases now pending in the Superior courts
for the above olfenses be transferred to the
Justices courts.