Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-06-17
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

john Barnes, of CataWba county, claims
to be one hundred and twenty years of age.
Rev. Brantley York, who has been blind
for a number of years, is slowly recovering
his eyesight
Mr.. L. Drucker, an old resident of Char
lotte, died few days ago.
The temperance organizations of Char
lotte have disbanded, and their lodge furni-
ture is offered for sale.
- The United States Circuit Court, and the
Supreme Court of the State are now in ses'
sion at Raleigh.
The Board of Directors Of the N. G. Rail.
road, in session at Company Shops last Fri
day, declared dividend of six per cent. on
the capital stock of the Company.
Judge Mitchell, of the 10th judicial dis
trict, contemplates resiguing at an early day,
on account of his advanced age and feeble
health.
The Charlotte Democrat says that wheat
is proving fine in that section the oat crop
was never better, and the growing crops OF
all kinds are very promising.
The Democrats Of Randol ph hava nomi'
mated DR.. j. NJ. Worth and Rev. B. Craven,
President of Trinity College, as candidates
for the State Convention.
The upper portion Of Mecklenburg county
was visited by heavy storm of rain and hail
about o'clock last Saturday afternoon. The
same storm also prevailed in Cabarrus, and
was especially heavy at and about Concord.
The Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Ma
sons was in session in Raleigh last week.
Thos. w. Dewey, of Charlotte, was made the
Grand High Priest for the next twelve
months. The next meeting will be held in
Charlotte.
The Charlotte Observer reports tive re.
cent failures in that city. McMurray & Da'
Wis, cotton brokers and wholesale and retail
dealers in dry goods, have failed for con-
siderable amount. The other failure is that
of the firm of Koopman & Rothschild, deal
ers in millinery and ladies' dress goods. Both
of the firms ascribe their misfortunes to the
workings of the usury law, passed by the last
Legislature.
In the Federal Court at Raleigh last Fri
day, a case came up from Northampton coun'
ty, in which negro was charged with rob.
bing letter after it had been taken from the
post office and before it been received by the
addressed party. The Court held the negro
indictable, giving the opinion that the taking
of letter from any road box put up along
the highways for the carriers to drop the
county mail-in other words, no matter where
the letter is, if it be stolen and broke open
before it is delivered to the proper person,
then the person is indictable for robbng the
United States mail.
MERE.MENTION.
The first barrel of flour made from wheat
grown in 1873, was sent from Augusta to
New York, and was sold for $50. ''''''''A
writer in the Augusta Constitutionalist draws
attention to the fact that many of the ordina'
ry fire insurance policies are vitiated by the
use, on the premises insured, of kerosene oil
for Illuminating purposes. ''''''''The widow
of Stonewall Jackson is living in Charlotte,
N c., in exceeding ly straitened clrcumstan'
Louisiana will raise 100000 bar
rels of rice this season, or twice as much as
last year. '.''..'..Judge Nelson, of the United
States district court at Winona, Minnesota
has given an opinion sustaining the constitu'
tionality of the supplementary civil rights
BILL '..'''..Tom Mcclellan, an Ohio desperado
made famous few years ago by the tragic
end of his counsel, Hon. G. L. Nallandigham
who lost his life in explaining some points OF
the trial of Mcclellan, for the murder of q
man named Myers, was assassinatcd in his
saloon at Hamilton, Ohio, on last Saturday
night. '''''''''"Grasshoppers are reported tc
have appeared in swarms in Nebraska, and tc
be destroying everything before them.
1t is now claimed that the terms Of General
Johnston's surrender to General Sherman al
Greensboro, were written by Confederate Post
Master General Reagan. '''''A package Of
s47,50O was stolen from the counting room o.
the United States Treasury one day last week
and everybody in Washington are wondering
who could have done it. .'''''''''lowa is going
to revive capital punishment, which she aool'
ished two years ago. '''''"Female preachers IN