Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-12-03
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Fresh pork sold last week in Charlotte
at 10 and II cents hog round.
Large droves of hogs are reported to be
passing through Ashcville, daily, on the way
South.
An unprecedented drouth is reported II
the town of Kinston and vicinity. Many of the
wells have utterly failed, and it is difficult tt
procure water for family use.
- The election of Col. R. F. Arm6eld a:
President of the State Senate meets with 6
hearty response from the press of the State
By virtue of this position, Col. Arm6eld be
comes Lieutenant Governor.
- The Charlotte Cornet Band started on
Monday morning last for New Orleans, where
they have been engaged to play during the
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Knight Tenn
plars.
- The Charlotte Democrat learns that A
R. Homesly's cotton factory, in Rutherford
county, was burnt on Wednesday night O
last week-supposed to have been accidental
LOSS duOuL SLU,OuO.
- Joseph D. Elliott, the youth who shot anc
killed Charles Neal in Statesville, last fall
was tried in the Superior Court Of Wilke:
county, last week, and found guilty of man
slaughter. The Court sentenced him to the
penitentiary for five years.
- In the State Senate bill to charter the
Watauga and Caldwell Narrow Gauge Rail
way Company, said road to run from the
town Of Lenoir, Caldwell county, to the Ten
nessee line, at or near the head of Cove creek
has been read and referred to the commit
tee on internal improvements.
- The trial of James Moore, charged with
killing Benjamin c. McGinnis, his son-in-law
moved from Castor county to Mecklenburg
was concluded on Saturday night, the jury
returning verdict of not guilty. The evi
dence showed that Moore acted entirely ir
selfdefense.
- Resolutions have been introduced in the
House of Representatives petitioning Congress
to withdraw the civil rights bill now pending
before that body, aud in the event of its pas
sage, asking President Grant to veto it. The
resolutions were introduced by Republican
member Mr.. Means, Democrat, offered s
substitute, the substance of which is that ths
people have already spoken upon the subject
and Congress has heard the voice.
At the recent term of the u. S. Circu
Court in Asheville, mol. pros. was entered II
about fifty cases, under the ruling of Judge
Dick that parties indicted for ku=kluxing ane
similar ofenses, if the acts had been commit
ted prior to 1872, could compromise by pay
ment of costs. A number Of counterfeitcr
were convicted and sentenced to the Albany
penitentiary for terms varying from one tt
three years. One hundred and fourteen new
indictments, for various oAenses were fount
by the grand jury.
- The smoker who has never used "Ml
, chael-schaum" pipe has failed to realize th
bliss to be derived from the fragrant weed
These pipes are made BY old Aunt Sally Mi
chael, widow woman, in Burke county, ant
thew possess nearly the same qualities as tn,
genuine mcrschaum, owing to the pecullarlt,
of the clay of which they are made. The 10
cation ofthe clay deposit is known only t.
Aunt Sally, the most persistent efforts of other
having failed to discover it, or to detect he
when she procurcs the clay to work into pipes
A number of the old lady's pipes recent.
found their way to the Prince of Wales, VIII
was so much pleased with them, and so hlghl!
ntorta;nol hu the acnailnt of thclr manntnC