Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-15
and for county meeting to be held in Sails
hurry on the first Saturday in Nav

bury on the first Saturday in May.
- The Charlotte Observer states that on
Sunday of last week, revenue officers Stock
ton, Bailey and Whiting, hearing that the no
torious blockader Jake Null, Jr, of the South
Mountains, in Burke county, was on the road
to Lincolnton with load Of blockade whis-
key, rode out about nine miles from town and
lay in waiting for him. Some time after
dark the wagon came down the road, Null
driving, and a man named Joe Reynolds
walking in front. Stockton says that he went
into the road ahead of Reynolds who is noted
through all that country as a most desperate
and dangerous character, and halted him.
Reynolds replied with shot. Stockton then
fred and his ball passed through Reynolds
neck, telling him. The officers then advanced
on Null, i'll the wagon, scufle ensued be-
tween him and Stockton, but Null escaped in
the darkness, leaving his hat in the formers
hands. About fifty gallons Of blockade whis'
key were in the wagon. Stockton immedi-
atcly returned to Lincolnton and surrender
ed himself to the Sheriff. He was not, how
ever, detained in custody. At the latest &C
counts Reynolds was not expected to live.
MERE.MENTION.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of William H. Trescott, of South Carolina,
as one of the commissioners to negotiate, in
conjunction with the Minister treaty with
China, covering such matters of interest to
the two governments now pending as may be
confded to them. '.'.'.."On account of the
recent heavy advance in printing paper, the
New York World finds it necessary to raise
its price from three to four cents per copy.
For the same reason, thirty papers in Ten.
nessee have increased their subscription
price, .'..''"Ex. Empress Eugene has gone
to Zululand, to visit the spot where Prince
Napoleon was killed. Before starting she
presented her imperial crown to the Church
of Notre Dame Des Victories, Paris. 1t is
of great value on account Of its artistic COM
position and The number Of precious stones
it contains. ''.'''"The Democratic State Con-
ven,ion of Iowa met in Burlington on the 9TH
instant. The Convention declared in favor
of a two-thirds rule in selecting candidates.
and instructed delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention to vote as a unit. '''''''''The House
subcommittee on public buildings has report
ed favorably on the construction of public
building at Greenville, S. c., to cost $4,000.
The 26th of April is the 6lst anniversary
of the institution of Odd Fellowship in this
country'''''."It is estimated that the liquor
traffic costs the United States Government
seventeen dollars for every dollar it receives
from that source as revenue Several
severe storms occurred in North Georgia last
week. ....'.". William Steadman, law stu
dent at Marshall, Texas, committed suicide
last Friday because he failed to enter West
Point Academy some time ago. Samuel
Robinson, colored, was hanged at Leesburg,
Va, last Friday, having been convicted Of
murder. '''''There was heavy frost at Vicks-
burg, Miss, last Saturday morning. .'''''Gen.
Joe Lane, who is now near eighty years of age,
presided over the Oregon State Convention
last week. '...''.'.North Carolina papers say
that on the 9th of April, 1913, it showed for
twenty four hours. That year is also remeu-
bered as the year of the great drouth.
EDITORIAL INXLINGS.
Another Railroad Enterprise.
- Under the caption of"A Great Project"
the Hickory Carolinian contains the follow
ing paragraph:
Lately a project of great Importance to
Hickory and surrounding country comes up
from an unexpected quarter. Pittsburg, the
great iron king of the United States, is brush
ing away the great cloud of smoke for mo-
ment to get peep southwark, and talks Of
building narrow gauge road through West
Virginia, and on through Ashe and Watauga
to connect with our Chester & Lenoir road,
and thus not only open up way to the great
ore beds of Virginia and North Carolina, but
secure direct connection with the South At
lantic seaports. They recently held an enthu.
siastic meeting, which was attended by Prof.
Kerr, our State geologist, who gave them in
formation concerning the mineral deposits of
this country. 1t is their purpose to run the
road through to Charleston, and should it be
undertaken by those rich corporations, it will
be pushed vigorously to completion, and once
com pleted it will be one Of the great lines of
transportation of the country. The fact of its
small cost, compared with broad gauge roads,
and the great saving in rolling stock, together
with the fact we'll demonstrated that narrow
gauges can carry greater per cent. of freight,
all combine to make this one of the greatest
enterprises now on foot.
Manned Soldiers.
- At the recent meeting, in Columbia, of
the board to contract for artificial limbs for
MANNED Confederate soldiers, the subjoined
preamble and resolution were adopted. 1t
must be remembered that soldiers who haye
heretofore received an artificial limb from the
State, are not entitled to any benefits under
the Act and need not trouble themselves to
make application:
"Whereas, by its terms, the money to carry
into effect the Act to provide artificial limbs
for soldiers of the State, approved December
"a, 1879, cannot be paid out from the treas
ury until all the other appropriations of that
session have been met by incoming taxes, yet
the Board deem it proper at once to take the
preliminary steps necessary to its execution.
"Resolved, That circular be issued notify
ing parties claiming to be entitled to the ben
eft of the Act, to send their names and post
Office address to the secretary at Columbia, on
or before July 1st, 1880, to the end that esti:
mates may be made by the commission and
snita hle blanks GENT TO annlcants"