Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-11
dence sufficient to take nv life. I had hoped

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seen fit to do otherwise, and am willing to
die. 1t is as natural to die as to be born.
I leave them to their God and their consci-
ences. To your Honor, must thank you for
the impartial manner in which you have done
your duty in this case. To the solicitor, 1
must say that admire his great force and
power, but regret that this talent was against
me- l have 10 hard feelings against him.
To the noble and good men who have so
ably defended me, may God bless them. My
prayers will be for them during what little
time is left me. To the public, ask their
forgiveness and prayem."
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Lincoln county is taking steps to vote on
the fence question.
After an illness of several months, Judge
Kerr died at Reidsville on the 9th instant
- The papers record four murders having
been committed in Ashe county last week.
The shoe shop in the State penitentiary
is turning out about sixty pairs of shoes per
day.
- The bullion assays at the United States
assay Office in Charlotte during the month of
August, amounted to $7,936.45.
- 1t is estimated that Hyde county alone
lost 100000 bushels of corn by the recent
storm on the North Carolina coast.
j. J. Sharp, of Sharpsburg, was indicted
in fitty.two cases at the last term Of Nash
court. In one case he was indicted for selling
cider and giving brandy away.
- The trial, in Mecklenburg Superior Court,
last week, of George Pethel for the murder of
his wife by administering poison, resulted in
the acquittal of the accused.
- The name of the postofice, lately known
as Woodlawn, in CASTOR county, has been
changed to Mount Holly, to conform to the
name of the village where the Office is sit
uated
Mrs. Potts, the pedestrienne, arrived in
Charlotte, last Saturday evening, on her re-
turn trip. She has until the 18th of next
month in which to walk from Charlotte to
Philadelphia.
"A man named E: R. Williamson was
jailed few days ago. at Greensboro, for defa-
nation of character by postal cards. He had
been paying attention to two young ladies,
one at Chapel Hill and the other at Hender-
son, and had become mifsd at their treatment
of him and took this method of revenge. The
card to the Chapel Hill young lady was sent
from Raleigh and signed fctitiously, telling
her that her infant was dead, that he had
seen it buried, and thought she would like to
know the fact. The card to the young lady
at Henderson was about the same, sent from
Chapel Hill,. and signed MARY SWAIN" the
name of an old negro woman there.
Says the Charlotte Observer, of Sunday:
An afray, which may yet prove fatal, occur
red at Tiddy's paper mills Friday evening,
between two wagoners, who do the hauling
from the mills to the railroad station. Both
men were drinking. Dave Camp wanted
George Deal to stay on his wagon instead Of
attempting to help unload it, in order that the
manager should not discover their condition.
This Deal refused to do, maintaining that he
was as sober as Camp, and a quarrel ensued.
Deals wife came up and took him away, but
Camp followed and threw a stone at him,
striking his forehead, and fracturing the skull
bone. Two doctors were sent for, but on the
first examination were not able to determine
whether or not there is chance for Deals re:
covery, though oRe of them expressed the
opinion that it was very doubtful. Camp
left as soon as he found that he had injured
Deal seriously, and has not been captured
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.