Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-04
COMMITTED AS A LUNATIC.

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COMMITTED AS A LUNATIC.
L. w. White, a white man, and for some
time past an inmate of the county poor house.
being deemed luuatic, was committed to
Jail on Monday evening. at the instance of the
County Commissioners, pending an applica-
ton for his admission into the State Lunatic
Asylum.
THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
Our streets were enlivened this week by the
dulcet though inspiriting strains of the hand
organ, which, in the skillful hands of Count
Di Zialtidiniri, assisted by Monsieur Catar-
rhines, caused the air to reverberate with &C.
lections from some of the best masters of the
old Italian school. We believe the Count is
the resident organ-grinder Of the city of
Charlotte; but occasionally he ventures out
and gives the suburban towns an opportunity
to enjoy his renditions in the divine art.
PLEASANT PARTY.
Monday last being the anniversary Of the
fftieth wedding day of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Col. VIM. C. Beatty and his estima-
BILE wife, intimate friends Of the venerable
couple, to the number of about thirty ladies
and gentlemen, assembled at the Colonel's
residence in the afternoon for the purpose of
celebrating the occasion of his golden we'd
ding. So quietly had the details of the affair
been conducted, that the host and hostess were
quite taken by surprise, which, however, was
none the less gratifying to them as mark Of
respect and consideration by their friends.
sALEs.DAY.
On Monday last, sales-day for November,
the following property was sold
By order of the Judge of Probate, the
Sheriff sold, for partition, the lands of Josiah
Faris, deceased-265 5acres-which was bought
by S. S. Faris at $2.O0per acre.
Under writs of f. ta., the Sheriff sold the
land of w. L. Castles-216 acres-which
was bought by Mrs. Sarah Castles for $500.
J. H. Clawson, Assignee, sold three par
GELS of land belonging to the bankrupt estate
of Cad. Jones, which was bought by the bank
rupt at one dollar for each tract.
FIRES.
About o'clock last Saturday morning, a
house on the lot of Robert Wright and only
about twenty feet from his dwelling, was dis
covered to be on fire. The building was used
as a store-room, and at the time it was burnt,
contained about 5000 pounds of seed cotton
and some farming tools. The house had not
been unlocked for week previous, and from
the hour at which the FIRE occurred, and the
fact that the flames issued from the inside,
the owner is of opinion that the fire was the
work of an incendiary. About half the cotton
in the building was saved, though in dam
aged condition.
On the next day, about noon, the kitchen
of DR.. Lowry was discovered to be on FIRE;
but fortunately the flames we're extinguished
before serious damage resulted.
ESCAPE FROM JAIL AND CAPTURE.
About 5 o'clock on Saturday morning last,
Jacob Null, confined in the Jail at this place,
and awaiting trial in the is. District Court,
on the charge of violating the internal reve-
nue. laws, made his escape from the building,
but was recaptured on the same evening.
With key.hole saw, Null cut the iron bar
conining the door of his cell, from which he
walked out into the "debtor's room." In the
floor of this room, with one-inch auger, he
succeeded in boring out hole large enough
to admit his body, through which he lowered
himself to the second floor, and from win
dow of that story, descended into the street.
The confusion incident to fire then progress
ing on Robert Wrights premises, not far from
the Jail, and to which the Sheriff had gone,
was favorable to Null in the execution of his
plan but the escape was soon detected by the
SherifF's young son, who Immediately notified
his father. The Sheriff, with goodly num-
ber Of assistants, at once started in pursuit,
and knowing the direction the fugitive had
taken, it was an easy matter to surround him.
The people of the neighborhood were also re-
quested to keep a lookout, as the Sheriff knew
his prisoner would have to emerge from his
hiding place before many hours. Sure enough,
at dusk, Null entered the house Of freed
womau-Charlotte Wright-lis g about one
mile west of town, and asked for his supper.
The old woman, stimulated by the promise of
reward of twenty-five dollars, which the
Sheriff had offered, delayed the preparation
of the meal until she secured the assistance of
a neighbor, who with gun, detained Null
until the Sheriff could be notified. In due
time, that official appeared upon the scene
and escorted the prisoner back to his old
quarters.
The Sheriff is of opinion that the saw and
auger used by Null, as we'll as the anger used
by some of his fellow prisoners three weeks
ago in an attempt then made to escape, were
conveyed to them in bundle Of clothing re-
ceived several weeks ago by Null from bis
home in North Carolina, and which was in
advertently passed into Null without being
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER November |. 1875.