Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-04

case from Massachusetts, the ma jority report
in favor of seating Dean, Democrat, was
adopted by one majority. Mr.. Dean was
sworn in, and the House adjourned.
The proceedings in the Senate on the 29th
we're unimportant. Mr.. Eden, chairman of
the committee on war claims, reported back
the bill appropriating s42O,OOO for the pay
ment of claims reported as allowed by the
commissioner of claims, and it was passed.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Col. John H. Wheeler, the historian, is
PROSTATE from stroke ofparaysis.
- Federal Court is in session at Greensboro,
with III cases to try.
From August, 1877, to March, 1878, there
was shipped from Salem depot, 1854 ,O37
pounds of dried fruit
Miss Georgia Cauble, who was burned re-
Gently at the paper mill near Lincolnton, has
since died.
Governor Vance has received an invita-.
ton to deliver an address before the Societies
of Woford University, at Spartanburg, 5. Z.
IT B. Keogh, Chairman of the State Re
publican Executive Committee, has issued a
call for meeting of the Committee in Ral-
eigh on the 18th instant.
Since Miss Holton, Of Guiford county, was
licensed by the Supreme Court to practice
law, it is reported that several other young
ladies have commenced the study of law.
- An old fellow named John Reavis, OF
Yadkin county, when under the influence Of
liquor, kicked and beat his son so that he
soon died. The brutal father is now in Jail.
Governor Vance has offered reward of
three hundred dollars for the apprehension
of Redmond, the illicit distiller, for whom
Governor Hampton has also offered reward
of two hundred dollars.
- reouisition has been made by Governor
Hampton on Governor Vance, for one Gus
Golden, of Barnwell county, S. c., confined
in Salisbury Jail, charged with horse stealing
The requisition was obeyed.
The Greensboro North State learns that
six deputies succeeded last week in break
ing up seventeen illicit distlleres in Stokes
and Surrey counties. They captured lO3
stands, 10000 gallons of beer, and Z stills.
- The Hickory Press says that on the 11th
ultimo, Miss Jane Whisnant was crossing
South Toe River, Yancey county, riding on
horse behind Mr.. Thos. Boone, when she be-
came dizzy, fell off into the water and was
drowned
Mr.. R. Y. McAden, of Charlotte, who
made such a narrow escape in the Fishing
creek disaster, near Rock Hill, last fall, has
the limb that saved his life trimmed and
mounted, and carries it with him as walking
cane The wood is birch.
Alex. Hendrix, charged with killing his
wife, in Davie county, about six weeks ago, was
captured last Friday, near Salisbury. He
had sent some wagons to his home to remove
his mother and their household goods to Stan.
ley county.
- The editor ofthe Southern Home has seen
postofice order from Scotland, for the pay
ment of IS. and Sd. to Mr.. D. G. Anderson Of
Fort MILL S. G. The postmaster not having
any currency in shilling and pence, cut the
controversy short by handing over dollar
and half, which was received as an equiva'
lent
- The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met at Raleigh on the 9th ultimo, and
decided to call Democratic State Conven.
tion to assemble in Raleigh on the 18th day
of June next. The Committee also recon-
mended that the State Convention should
nominate the candidates for Superior Court
Judges as we'll as the Supreme Ccrrt-the for.
mer to be suggested by the judicial districts
interested.
- Reports from Hickory state that recent
forest fires in that portion of the State have
been more destructive than for years. On
Sunday of last week, during the high winds
which prevailed on that day, a fire broke out
on the South Mountains, which swept the
range from a point opposite Hickory, N. c..
almost to Morganton. The fire ragged du-
ring the entire day with remarkable fury,
notwithstanding the most vigorous efforts of
the mountaineers to extinguish it. 1t was
not finally gotten under control until late at
night, after the wind subsidized. A large num-
ber of fences were destroyed and one dwell
ling house.