Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-17
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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ers did not come and the matter ended.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The North Carolina Methodist Confer,
ence will meet in Raleigh in December Bish,
op Marvin will preside.
- The Charlotte Fair will open on the 3rd
of November and continue five days. Gov
Vance will deliver the address.
Hon. Allen G.. Thurman, of Ohio, has
been invited to deliver the address before the
State Agricultural Society during the ap'
preaching Fair.
jess. Thompson, Of Guilford, claims to
be the champion fox-hunter. Last week he
caught his 74Sth fox since he made his first
chase, several years ago.
- The Charlotte Democrat says: "James
Moore, of CASTOR county, for killing Benz
McGinnis, his son-in.law, in selfdefense, was
before Judge Schenck at Lincolnton on Tues
day last on an application for bail. The
Judge decided that $4,000 bail should be re-
quired."
Two negroes fought in Wilmington the
other day, and one frlled the other with Al
piece of iron, and supposing he had killed his
fellow.being he fled to the swamps. The
felled negro came to and was carried to bis
home. When the wife of the man who had
struck the lick heard of the affair she fell
dead upon the floor.
Judge Schenck, of Lincolnton, in self.de-
fense from the assault Of drunken negro,
on the 18th instant, shot his assailant with a
shotgun loaded with bird.shot, inAicting a
wound in the negro's left side. The negro
was not seriously hurt. A thorough investi-
CATION of the case before Justice of the Peace
exonerates the Judge from blame.
About l o'clock Friday morning last, a
fire was discovered in the dry goods store OF
J. Meyer, on Trade street, in Charlotte. The
building and almost the entire stock of goods
were burned. Before the flames could be
checked, they had extended to and totally
consumed two grocery stores, one of which
was occupied by B. N. Smith, and the other
by J. L. Brothers & Co. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000. Insurance on stocks and
buildings $4,000. The origin of the fire is
not known.
We were led into error last week, in sta
ting that Judge Mitchell had decided against
the legality of the county subscription Of
Caldwell county to the Chester and Lenoil
Railroad. The county commissioners having
refused to levy tax. action was brought tc
compel them to do so. The case was heard
by Judge Mitchell in chambers, and after ex-
haustive argument by able counsel on both
sides, his Honor ordered the Clerk Of Cald.
we'll Superior Court to issue writ Of manda'
mus against the commissioners of the county
compelling them to levy the tax. The case
will be carried to the Supreme Court, and a
final decision will not be had before next Jan.
uary.
The election of Judge in the 9th dis.
trict is contested by Judge Cloud, the old in
cumbent. Monday of last week was the first
day of the new term on the circuit, and on
that day Judge Cloud and Hon. T. j. Wilson,
who claims to have been elected at the last
election, both appeared at Dobson, Surry
county, to hold court. Judge Cloud went
upon the bench, and Judge Wilson entering
shortly afterwards, requested him to vacate.
This Cloud declined to do, whereupon Judge
Wilson ordered the Sheriff to take him under
arrest. Cloud made no resistance to being
arrested, and Wilson took the bench and
held court. It is understood that Judge
Cloud will take the matter to the Supreme
Court