The enquirer southerner., 1875-01-22

The two Mur1re9SOorO lemele co.'s
leges have 270 pupils.
The fishing season on the sounds
and rivers is near at hand,
Jro. S. Lorin, of Clay county, has
found gold vein on his farm that
promises to prove very rich.
The Bank at Windsor, BERTHE
county, was broken open on Sunday
last and robbed of about $3.50.
A negro by the name of James
Simmons has been committed to
Bertie county Jail, charged with kill
ing his wife.
Hon. T. s Ashe has had the pos
tai route bill So amended as to take
in the route between Lancaster and
Charlotte.
Goldsboro needs more stringent
police system, better policeman and
more of them in order to preserve
the peace, quiet and dignity of tie
tow Ii.
Charlotte seems to be taking hold
of the Centennial matter in earnest.
A meeting of the citizens were held
last week and committees appointed.
The Eastern Conference of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina will meet in st. Peters
Church, Rowan county. on Friday
before the fifth Sunday of January,
1875.
A lady in Charlotte has a quilt,
under which Gen. Lafayette slept
during the Revolutionary War. 1t
will be one of the ouriosities Of the
20th of May Centennial celebration.
Carrington's band wagon has
been attached in Charlotte, by the
advance agent Of the broken down
concern, for debt of 1892 for ser
vices rendered.
Maj. J. G. Mann, formerly Supe-
rior court clerk of New Hanover
county, has been appointed to posi-
ton in the .. s. Mint at Sanfrancis-
co, Cal.
The committee appointed by Epis-
cOpal Convention to select location
for the Diocesan College met at Char
lotto last week and decided upon Mor~
canton, Burke county.
The Raleigh News says: Col S. D. |
Pool has removed his family to Raj
eigh which place he will probably
make his home permanently, his two
magizens becoming permanent insti~
tutions.
The Legislature Convened on the
18th. Resolutions denouncing the
Louisiana outrage were promptly in
troduoed. Nothing else Of much i'm
portance as yet. The convention
marshling their hosts for the ques-
ton.
The Wilmington journal says:
81 The German barque Bertha, Capt. |
Sehutt, cleared at this port yesterday
for Liverpool, by Messrs. Williams &
Murohison, with a cargo Of 1,05l
bales of cotton. This is the largest
shipmen of cotton ever taken out at
this port.
Says the Concord Sun: There |
have been found in this county some
beautiful specimens of agate and |
amethysts. Some opal nearly ap-
,rov;,,, o+iro. 4ba Ebo Cpob1o o,ol, -.
also been discovered. Several young
gentlemen her have had these stones |
cut and set in rings, shirt and sleeve
buttons, and some ladies jewelry has
been made from them. They |
are very beautiful and the wearers
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
they are in possession of genuine
stones and not colored glass or burnt
paste
The Lincolton Progress records the
following distressing accident
'On last Friday morning, the 8th
inst, as the son of a Mr.. Dixon, who
lives about six miles from Dallas,
CASTOR county, was preparing for
tue days work, most distressing
accident occurred. 1t seems that the
young man had taken the mule from
the stable, with the harness on, and
started to the field when it took
fright and threw him off His feet
became entangled in the harness
some way, and not being able to free
himself from his perilious condition,
he was dragged some distance. When
the mule was stopped the unfortunate
young man was found to be dying,
though he lived about twenty>four
hours after the occurrence