Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-03
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- CYRUS johnson, well-known barkeeper in
Concord committed suicide, by swallowing
laudanum, on the night of the 25th ultimo.
The Lenoir Topic tells as how the horse at
tached to the buggy ran away with couple
who were also running away to get married.
They were both thrown from the vehicle, but
nothing daunted, they did not stop until the
knot was tied.
- The last General Assembly of North Caro-
lima passed an act for the benefit of blind or
manned soldiers, giving to those who lost
their sight or both hands or both feet, in Con-
federate service the sum of $50 per annum,
payable monthly from the State treasury.
1t is stated that Ben Butler will be en-
ployed as counsel for Alfred T. Hargrave, in
the case of his cousin Miss Sallie Hilliard, of
Lexington, against him, for abduction, seduc-
tion and breach of promise of marriage, an ac-
count of which we published last week. The
injured lady lays her damages at $3.50, 600. -.
In a case recently taken before the present
Supreme Court the decision has been render
ed that the homestead must be sold to pay
debts contracted before July, 1868. Judge
Ashe delivered the opinion. This case was
before the late Supreme Court which held the
homestead could not DE sold to pay any kind
OF debts. ....' ~ r. .'." Do"
The Greensboro North State tells a story
of lady in that town. who had taken great
care in planting some peas in her garden, and
who was profoundly disgusted at finding that
an old hen had scratched them all up and eat
en- them. Being lady of pluck, she was de-
termined not to be outdone. So she had the
hen killed, cut open her craw, took out the
peas and planted them again. -..'''
- In the Superior Court of Chatham county,
last week, Judge Buxton presiding, the civil
suit of Josiah Turner VS.. Ex-Governor Holden,
for damages for the illegal arrest and impris-
onment of Turner during the memorable Kirk
war in 1870, was tried, the jury returning
verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and assessing
his damages at eight Thousand dollars. Mo!
ton for new trial was refused, and notice was
given of appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Charlotte ,Obserrer. of Sunday records
the death of Mr.. Thomas II. Tiddy, which oc-
Cured in that city OH Saturday evening, after
a very protracted illness. OF Mr. Eddy, the
Observer remarks Mr.. Tiddy was born in Eng
land, and at the time Of his death was in the
thirty-ifth year of his age. He was man of
infinite good humor, of great generosity and
kindness of nature and one of universal popu-
larity. His friends are to be found among
all classes and conditions of our people, and
it is doubtful if he leaves an enemy IN the
world. 81.
The Charlotte Observer of Thursday says
that on the previous day the young man Smart,
who was recently confined in the county jail
of Mecklenburg for selling brass filings Tor
gold dust to several persons in South Carolina,
was released from confinement. This is the
result of a compromise made with the injured
parties, through their attorneys in Charlotte,
by the father of the young man, who was LII
Charlotte for several days trying to effect the
arrangements. It seems that the young man,
on starting out upon his plan of fraud, assumed
the initials of his father, L. H., his own name
being r. NJ. Smart. The scheme could have
been worked very successfully had he left the
country as soon as he disposed of the brass,
that is. before it could have been subjected to
the test of the crucible The fraud was decl-
dedly clever one, and could not be detected
except by experts. Brass filings bear striking
resemblance to the gold dust as 1t is obtained
from the mines in the western part Of the
State, and it is said that by way of making
the deception more complete, the young man
had mixed with liza few grains of quartzI of
the kind iniwhich gold is frequently found
imbeded, so that had suspicious been aroused
by the. lack Of resemblance, the appearance OF
the few grains Of quartz would have allayed