Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-30


morning the aeronauts passed Saratoga, 132
miles north of New York, sailing in north
erly direction. The balloon came down eight
miles north of Saratoga, at o'clock Satur.
day evening.
The Governor of Mississippi, on the pre-
text that party feeling in Vicksburg is very
high on account of the election to take place
on the 18th Of August, telegraphed to President
Grant for troops, to be sent to that city.
Prominent citizens of Vicksburg, including
the Mayor and Postmaster, protest against
the movement, and the matter is held under
advisement by the Executive and War De-
partments. The origin of the difficulty seems
to be that the Governor wishes the military
organizations in the city to return their arms
to the State until after the election. This,
the white companies are willing to do; but
the blacks refuse to be disarmed. The Vicks-
burg Times of the 26th says there is no fur
ther apprehension of trouble, and no need for
troops. The Adjutant General of the De.
partment Of the South, writing to the War
Departmer, expresses the opion that Cover
nor Davis will not be able to make out a
case sufficient to warrant the interference of
the Federal authorities.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The health of Chief Justice Pearson, of
the Supreme Court, which has been bad for
some time, is improving.
An escaped convict from the penitentiary
was shot and killed near Raleigh on Tuesday
Of last week.
A rattesnake with twenty-five rattles,
and measuring four feet ten inches long, was
recently killed in Graham county.
There are at present only four ex-Gover-
nors of North Carolina living: Ex.Governors
w. A. Graham, David S. Reid, w. W. Hol-
den and Zeb. B. Vance.
The Charlotte Observer announces that
COL Hoke, the independent candidate, has
withdrawn from the judicial contest in that
district.
The Second Presbyterian Church of Char
lotte. now in course of erection, is designed
to be a beautiful structure Of a new style of
architecture.
The Charlotte Home learns that severe
storm occurred last week in the Steel creek
section of that county. A house and barn
were blown down.
The Charlotte Southern Home reports
crops throughout that section as unusually
good where they have been worked. Some
farmers say that they never had better pros
poets.
Gen. John B. Gordon having declined to
deliver the annual address before the next
State Fair, owing to his inability to attend,
Congressman Lamar, of Mississippi, has been
invited to deliver the same.
A negro named John Allen Blake was
hanged in Raleigh last Friday for the crime
of rape. Only thirty-two days elapsed be-
tween the commission of the deed and the
execution of the culprit, the law taking its
regular course.
Sidney G. Miller, who built the Wash
ington and Ohio railroad to Leesburg, has
lust commenced work on a contract to build
road from Norfolk to Elizabeth City, N. c.
The road is to be completed within year,
and is one of the fruits Of immigration.
The Raleigh Neus learns that on last
Thursday while two young men-James Far
rel and Frank Gunter-were turkey hunting
in Chatham county, Farrell, mistaking Gun
ter (whom he indistinctly discerned through
the bushes for a turkey,) fired and shot him
dead through the brain.
A letter in the Charlotte Observer states
that on the 10Th instant, Thomas GLADDEN.
killed Thomas Rippey in drunken brawl at
low grog-shop three miles from Shelby
GLADDEN., who is not yet 81 years of age, was
arrested on the same day. He has served a
two years term in the penitentiary on charge
of robbing the mail, and was released about a
year ago.
The Charleston Ne,us and Courier says
that on Sunday of last week the body of a
white man, considerably decomposed, was
found near the six-mile house. From papers
on his person, his name was found to be John
Hawkins, of North Carolina, in search of en-
ployment. His body bore no evidences OF
violence, and no clew could be gained as to
the cause of his DEATH
The Wilmington Star says that on Thurs
day last, during severe thunder storm at
Magnolia, Duplin county, the lightning struck
a tree within ten feet of the store door of Mr..
H. E. Newberry, of that place, killing in
stantly young man by the name of Daniel
Gibson, who was passing at the time, tearing
into shreds his hat and shoes, and setting fire
to his clothing. His skin was literally cooked
from head to foot.