Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-31
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

1t is claimed that sixty illicit stills have
recently been destroyed in Wilkes county.
The cotton crop in Edgecombe, Pitt,
Beaufort, Martin and Washington counties
is reported to be unusually promising
The Southern Home says that j. H. Gard
ner, the mail carrier between Charlotte and
Yorkville, was robbed of SIS while asleep in
his boarding house at Charlotte last Thurs.
day night.
The Charlotte Democrat says that the law
preventing stock from running at large in
that county, is growing in favor every day,
and that opposition to the fence law is dimin-
ishing, and will soon not be heard Of
The name of E. B. Drake, Esq, editor of
the Statesvile american, is mentioned for U.
S. Marshal for the Western District of North
Carolina. The appointment of Mr.. Drake
would give general satisfaction in his District;
and if the President would only con6ne his
Southern appointments to men of Mr.. brakes
class, the people of the South will be convin-
ced that he means reform in earnest.
At the term of the Superior Court in
Wilkesboro, last week, Judge Schenck refused
to obey, or permit the officers of Ashe county
to obey, the order of Judge Dick, (of the o.
S. District Court for the removal Of the cases
of indicted revenue officers from the Superior
Court of Ashe to the u. S. District Court at
Greensboro. The question of Jurisdiction as
between the two tribunals was to have been
heard before the u. S. District Court in
Greensboro on yesterday.
Several newspaper paragraphs aimed at
Hon. J. NJ Leach, charging him with making
efforts at organizing new party, or attempt
ing to reorganize the old Wing party, have
attracted attention in other States than his
own, placing that distinguished gentleman in
false position, and evoking from him a
trenchant letter, in which he places himself
right before the people. The South has not a
truer son to her interests than is Gen. Leach
nor can the small fry politicians succeed in
furnishing his enviable reputation as public
man.
The Charlotte Observer records the mys.
terious disappearance of A. W. Loyns, a large
dry goods merchant of that city. Over three
weeks ago he started North, as he Informed
his clerks, for the purpose of making purchas'
es, since which time no tidings have been re-
ceived from him, Notwithstanding frequent in
quiry has been made for him of Northern
merchants and others with whom he transact
ed business. AS he left ample assets, and is
not pecuniarily embarrassed, his singular dis
appearance has caused sensation in Char
lotte. Previous to 1875, he was in business
at Florence, S. G.
- The Charlotte Democrat states that james
Patton Wilson, native of that city, but who
has been absent % years, returned there last
week for the purpose of surrendering himself
to the Sheriff of the county on the charge OF
having shot and caused the death of Mr.. Nat.
Clayland, in Charlotte, in the year 1854
Several of the older citizens remember the
unfortunate occurrence, but there is no living
witness of the affair. When the shooting took
place, Wilson was about II years old and
Clayland about 18. Wilson has eluded ar,
rest for the past % years, but returned, and
in open court, submitted to verdict of man
slaughter. The presiding Judge sentenced
him to FIVE years Imprisonment in the county
iail.