Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-16

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twenty-five yesrs-has resigned that position
He has not, however, severed his connection
with the company, but will hereafter only dis
charge the duties of Secretary.
- The Marion Star says: "The cotton crop
in this county, from all we can learn since
picking has commenced, will fall short fully
33 per cent. of the amount antici pated one
month ago. The wet weather in August and
the outbreak of the rust since the dry spell
(22d August) set in, are the cause of this dis
tressing failure On many ofour best farms
not more than half crop will be gathered.
Mr.. S. Bobo, agent of the South Carroll
ma Manufacturing Company, has just com
pleted sale of 5000 ares of the Rolling Mill
property in Spartanburg county, including
the shoal, mill site, &c., to "The English
Manufacturing Company" This company
will subdivide the land into tracts of six acres
each and will sell them to English and
American settlers, men of small capital, who
are also to take stock in the company. Steps
are already being taken to erect lumber
and saw mill, and machine shops, pre-
paratory to building. The company own
some $4,000 acres of land adjoining the tract
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The State University at Chapel Hill,
which has been closed for several years, open
ed last week with 80 students.
Thomas Gladdon, lying in Shelby Jail
on the charge of murder, is said to be dying
of consumption.
Basil G. Manly has been elected by the
board of Aldermen to fill the unexpired term
of the late Mayor Separk of Raleigh.
The Charlotte Observer chronicles the
death, on Sunday of last week, Of Benjamin
Morrow, an old citizen of Charlotte, and a
native of Lancaster county, S. G.
On paper, Henderson appears to be the
largest incorporated town in the world, being
no less than 14O miles square. BY a small
clerical error in the act of incorporation, the
word miles was substituted for rods.
The Fayetteville Gazette is informed by
the contractor that the Florence and Fay
etteville Railroad is within sixty days OF
completion from Fayetteville to Shoe Heel
This will connect Fayetteville with the Caro-
lima Central Railroad.
The Shelby Aurora says it is impossible
for the Carolina Sewing Machine Company,
of that place, to fill all the orders they are
receiving for the machines they manufacture.
The machine is said to give entire satisfaction
to all who have used it.
Flynn Bradshaw, who was one of party
indicted about year ago on the charge OF
dealing in counterfeit money, and whose trial
was still pending in the Federal Court at
Statesville, died suddenly on Tuesday of last
week, while attending public sale near his
home in Rowan.
The Charlotte Observer learns that on the
4th of last July, Thompson Houston, an old
citizen of Mecklenburg county, was shot and
killed at Maysfeld, Texas, by a man named
Culbreth, said to be a former citizen of Fay
etteville, N. c. Culbreth is at large, and the
Governor of Texas offers a reward of S25O
for his apprehension.
William Ellwood, who was convicted OF
murder at the last term of Mecklenburg Su.
perior Court, and who appealed to the su'
preme Court, which tribunal sustained the
verdict of the Court below, was resentenced
last week to be hanged on the 9th day of Oc-
tober next. The friends of the condemned
man are making an effort to secure executive
clemency in his behalf.
The Lincoln Progress records a shooting
alteration which occurred in that town on
Wednesday of last week between Cyrus Tim
mons, of Charlotte, and John Jetton, of the
former place. Timmons was badly wounded
by ball striking below the left eye, which
ranging downward, lodged in the back of his
neck. He was removed to Charlotte and
will probably recover. Jetton was commit
ted to Jail.