Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-22

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point such assistants as may be necessary, not,
however, to exceed four. The compensation
is fixed by the General Statutes at five dollars
per day for the census takers, while actually
employed. and four dollars per day for each
assistant.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Thomas GLADDEN., convicted Of murder at
Cleveland Superior Court, took an appeal.
- Rev. Mr.. Hidden, late pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Wilmington, has removed
to Greenville, S. G.
- Reports from all sections of the State
agree that in consequence of the recent cold
snap, the fruit crop will be a failure.
- The Statesvlle american learns that a
considerable haul of illicit distillers was made
in Yadkin county recently, and their opera
tions brought to sudden close.
Col. E. A. Osborne having resigned the
office of Clerk of Mecklenburg Superior Court,
Judge Schenck has appointed Mr.. j. R. Err
win to fill out the unexpired term Of that
officer.
There is prospect of the purchase of the
Western N. C. Railroad by the commissioners
appointed at the late session of the Legisla-
ture, and that the road will be completed to
Tennessee as early as practicable.
- The Raleigh Ne,es says that the recent
tornado which swept through Chatham county
did more damage than was at first reported
On account ofthe destruction of their property
many wellto-do farmers are in actual want
II The Fayetteville Gazette says the most
astounding story, concerning the late storm,
comes from Sampson county. 1t is stated as
fact that little child was snatched up by
the hurricane and carried six miles, and de-
posted on the ground unhurt.
The Goldsboro Messenger learns that a
case is being made up to test the constitution
ality of the act prohibiting the change Of
railroad gauges in the State, and decision
may be expected at the June term Of the Su-
preme Court.
j. W. Schenck, jun, formerly Sheriff Of
New Hanover county, was recently arrested
in Dallas, Texas, and returned to Wilmington,
to answer the charge Of embezzlement. After
preliminary hearing he was released on bail
in the sum of $1,000.
While Judge Schenck was charging the
grand jury at Mecklenburg court, Zeb Vance
passed the following well-taken points to his
Honor: "Shootng at man and missing him,
is an assault with intent to KILL Knocking one
of your fat hogs in the head is killing with
intent to sah" The Court declined to give
the instructions and the Governor appealed.
- In the United States Circuit Court at
Greensboro, last week, Judge Bond denied the
motion to dissolve the injunction against the
North Carolina Railroad Company restrain
ing the purchase of the Western N. G. Rail.
road. This decision prevents consolidation.
The case against Blount, Deweese and Sweat
land, charging them with conspiring to de.
fraud the Cherokee Indians, was dismissed on
the motion that the indictment was defective,
and that the statute of Limitation barred the
prosecution. The defendants we're represent
ed by Hon. Mat. W. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin.
MERE.MENTION.
There was snow in Cincinnati on Friday
last. ..'.''.." Brownlow is as venomous as ever.
He recently characterized Andy johnson as
"fangless, toothless old reptile. ."''''''"'News
girls are becoming numerous in New York,
and threaten to drive the boys out Of the
business. '''...."The New York Commercial
advertiser estimates that s98,000,000 are
spent annually in the United States for re-
pairing fences alone '.''.'."President Grant
will be ffty-three years Of age on the 9th of
the present month. .'......"Messrs. Z. J. Hale
& Son, New York, announce volume of
poems by Mr.. Paul II. Hayne. The title Of
the work is "The Mountain of Lovers, with
Poems of Nature and Tradition. "''''''''Snow
fell to the depth Of from one to two feet
throughout New York and the New England
States on the 18th instant. '''''''The Solici-
tor of the Treasury Department, to whom the
question was referred, decides that the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue has the right
to examine the bank checks of any bank to
ascertain whether the law is violated respect
ing the aftixing of stamps to such checks.
Several companies of cavalry have left
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, during the
past week for Fort Laramie, from which
point they will be sent to guard the entrance
to the gold fields in the Black Hills. ''''All
the local political difficulties in Louisiana
seem to have been settled, and with kellogg
as the recognized Governor, the Legislature
is in harmonious session. '.'..."'A Boston man,
recently deceased, left sum of money, the
interest of which is to be annually invested
in theatre tickets for the poor. '''''''Florida
is said to be the best timbered State in the
Union, there being in it over 100000 acres
in timber land. '''''''''Four sleeping cars have
been put OH the Airline Railroad. ''''''"The
strike of the factory operatives at Great Falls,
New Hampshire, has exhausted itself, and
the factories are fully supplied with labor.
The New York Legislature has passed
bill appropriating $4,000 to pay $3.50 to each
surviving member of the first New York VOL
unteer regiment who served in the Mexican
war. .'.''.'"'Ex,C Confederate General John B.
Hood is farming in Minnesota a''''''''''The At
lanta (Georgia) Herald says the business of
the Pullman sleeping cars has been nearly
broken up in that section by the passage of
the civil rights bill. '''''''' Ninety million peo-
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