Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-16

finance; Mr.. Withers, Of Virginia, presented
resolutions of the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce, favoring the repeal of the bank.
rupt law; which were laid on the table.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The wheat crop of Mecklenburg is report
ed to be very fine.
- The Chester and Lenoir Railroad is now
graded to within two miles of Newton.
"A public meeting of the Democratic par
ty of Castor, held at Dallas last week, endors.
ed Messrs. Schenck and Ashe for Judges of
the Supreme Court, and Calvin E. Grier for
Solicitor of that judicial district.
"A riot occurred at Weldon, on the 9th
instant, over the Mayors election, and two
negroes we're shot, one killed. 1t is said that
the riot was caused by some improper conduct
of colored people.
- The case of Pethel, young white man,
charged with poisoning his wife, for which
alleged crime he stands indicted in the Supe-
rior Court of Rowan, has been moved from
that county to Iredell, and is set for trial on
Tuesday of the second week at June term.
"A well preserved human skeleton, sup.
posed to be that of an Indian, was found
near the creek bank, near Germantown, in
Stokes county, last week. The head was
resting on pile of stone arrow heads, and
near at hand were two or three stone hatch
cts.
The case of A. R. Honesty, of Shelby,
against Elias & Cohen, of Charlotte, regard
ing an old Confederate cotton contract, was
decided at the recent term of Anson Superior
Court, by verdict in favor of Honesty for
S3,43O2O, principal and interest, which was
afterwards reduced to $500 by compromise
between the parties. Honesty sued for about
$4,000 The case had formerly been in
Cleveland, CASTOR and Union Superior Courts.
At the recent term of the u. S. District
Court at Statesville, fourteen persons were
convicted, fined and imprisoned for handling
blockade whisky, of whom the following we're
sent to Morganton Jail: Andy Ingle, Jno.
Kuyser, William Aiken, Asbury Roper and
Pinkney Abeo. The two latter for two
months, and the former for six months each.
William Fox and John Cain were imprison-
at Newton-Fox for six months and Cain
for thirty days.
speaking of the municipal election in
Charlotte on the 9th instant, the Democrat
says: 1--WE are ashamed and disgusted to
even think about the sort of contest that took
place on that day, and which prevailed for
two or three weeks before that time. Our
population has been badly demoralized and
the good character of the city injured. We
hope never to see the like again. Mr.. B. R.
Smith was elected Mayor, defeating Col. VIM.
Johnston, the former incumbent, 45 votes in a
total vote of 1,399."
MERE.MENTION.
The wheat crop of California, this year, is
estimated at 100000 bushels. ''''''''The
House committee of elections have terminated
the Richardson Rainey contest from this
State by declaring the seat vacant. ''''''''A
Mexican vaquero succeeded, last week, in
riding, on horseback, 302 miles in fifteen
hours. He attempted to ride 305 miles. ''''"A
man walks on the water at Taunton, Mass.
He wears immense tin shoes in which the air
is confined ''''.'... .Beechers life of Christ is
quoted in New York at so cents volume
and no takers. ''.."When two girls meet,
they kiss. When two young men meet, they
don't. That shows who wants kissing the
worst. ......""Gen Crooks chief scout reports
that portion of Sitting Bulls band have
crossed the line into the United States, and it
is feared they will prove troublesome this
summer. .''."Cotton squares and blooms are
reported at Galveston, Texas.
Hon. Peter Cooper is now on visit to
Limestone Springs, Spartanburg county, to
inspect the property recently purchased by
him at that place for the purpose Of establish
ing a school on the plan of the Cooper
Institute, of New York CITY, .'''''''"Speights'
Daily Newspaper will be removed from Green
vile to Spartanburg this week k. .''''''''ln the
stockholders meeting of the Georgia Railroad,
last week, held at Augusta, there was pro-
tracted stugge between the friends and op-
ponents of Judge King, who has been Presi-
dent of the road for 36 years. The fight last
ed two days, ending in the election of Gen.
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