Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-16

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ment. On last Friday the acceptance became
due, and the debt was promptly paid by the
State Treasurer out of the taxes recently COL
lected. No money was borrowed in New
| York, as has been incorrectly stated; though
the Governor had assurances that he could
procure funds there if it became necessary.
F. w. Dawson, Esq, one of the editors OF
the Charleston Ne,us and Courier, has brought
suits for libel against the Baltimore Gazette,
the Charleston Journal of Commerce, New
York Sun, Columbia Register, and Charlotte
Observer. The offence consists in the papers
mentioned having published Washington
dispatch, which appeared originally in the
Baltimore Gazette, charging Mr.. Dawson, of
the Me,us and Courier with completely in
printing frauds in connection with Woodruff,
Clerk of the Senate. "->
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
III. Sumner, of Spartanburg, S. c., who
was recently convicted of manslaughter in
the Henderson Superior Court, has been par
doned by Gov. Vance. ......
- The Wesleyan Female College at Muir
freesboro, was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. No lives
were lost.
DIR. W. H. Wheeler, of Winston, who was
the Republican candidate for State Treasurer
in the last canvass, has been appointed Inter-
nal Revenue Collector for the fifth district,
uice C. S. Winstead, removed.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Obser-
yer says that farmer who cultiyates tract
of land near Grassy Island, StanlY county,
has killed, during this season, eighteen large
rattle snakes.
- On the 26th ultimo, Miss Catharine E6rd,
a young lady in Stanly county, while riding
on horseback, was overtaken by thunder
storm and rode under tree for shelter.
While remaining there, bolt of lightning
struck the tree, killing both the young lady
and the horse. ...
"A writer in the Southern Home claims
that E. M. Stanton, Secretary Of War during
Lincoln's administration, and John A. Muir
rel, the noted Tennessee highwayman, were
both born in Beaufort county, N. G. Muir
rell is described as having been bright but
bad boy-the son of minister of the gospel.
- The United States Coast Survey party are
now engaged in erecting signal stations up
on some of the higher mountains in Western
North Carolina, for weather observations, and
many of the credulous inhabitants believe
that they are to be used as observatories from
which internal revenue detectives can watch
the distileries in the mountains.
On Wednesday of last week. in Iredell
county, al old lady named Charlotte Deatop,
persisted in walking on the track of the
Charlotte & Statesvile Railroad, (although h
she saw the train coming) and did not try to
get off until too late, when the engine struck
her, inAicting fatal injuries. Her daughter
got off in time, but could not induce the old
woman to get out Of the way.
We learn from the Gastonia Herald that
Tommie, son of Mr.. Thomas Craig, of Caste
MIA, was accidentally shot by a son Of Mr..
Robson of that place, who was playing with
loaded pistol. The boys are not over ten
years of age. The ball took effect near the
pit of the stomach, inAicting serious if not
fatal wound. The affair was purely acciden-
tai, and is another warning against children
handling deadly weapons.
Says the Reidsville Times: A large guam
tity of fruit will be dried this season. In Da.
wilson county each house has its dry-kiln, and
already quantities of dried fruit are pouring
into Lexington. Apples bring to 4 cents;
blackberries, 4 cents; cherries, Is cents; un-
peeled half peaches, 5 cents; peeled peaches,
II to 124 cents. After awhile apples will be
down to an average of 3 cents, and peaches
about TO- The trees still hang and bend with
unripe fruit.
- The Charlotte Observer reports that re-
Gently, in the lower edge of Wilkes county,
near the Yadkin county line, section that is
sparsely populated and almost entirely out of
communication with the outside world, there
we're found the bodies of three men named
Speaks, Mitchell and johnson, pierced with
balls and entirely lifeless The bodies of
Speaks and johnson were found lying close
together, and the body of Mitchell about a
mile distant from those Of the others. 1t is
alleged that the slain men were noted block.
ade runners, and the opinion prevails with
some persons that they were shot by officers of
the internal revenue department.
speaking of the recent meeting of the
stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Rail-
road, the Charlotte Democrat says: The road
will soon be completed to Lincolnton, and the
meeting was for the purpose of locating it fur
ther on. We are pleased to learn that ii was
determined to carry the road by way of New
ton to Hickory. The village of Newton de-
served it, and we are glad she has got the new
road. It is to run, we learn, on the east side
of Clark's creek, the Newton people agreeing
to grade the road from Lincolton to Newton,
distance of about IA miles. If the authori-
ties of the Carolina Central Railway will act
with any sort Of liberality and common-sense,
that road will get large share of the trade
from Newton, Hickory, &C., and bring it
along to Charlotte, Wilmington, DC.
MERE.MENTION.
Major Runklee, who was dismissed from
service and sentenced to the penitentiary in
1872, on the findings of Court Martial, ap'
proved of by Belknap, has been restored with
back pay, amounting to s11,00O.' Miss