Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-19

company had authorized such action. 1t
may be that this will lead to the valid execu-
ton of such a mortgage, but the object of
the injunction is not clear.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The last spike of the Elizabeth City IN.
c. and Norfolk (Va.) Railroad was driven
last Friday.
Fifty immigrants arrived at Salisbury
last week and secured homes without ditficul.
ty.
- Up to this date twenty-five counties in
North Carolina have declined to grant retail
liquor licenses.
Redmond, who is confined in the Ashe-
vile JAIL is still suffering very much from
his wounds. Three balls that the physicians
could not extract are still troubling him.
- The county commissioners of Wake coun-
ty granted license to sell Intoxicating liquors.
at their meeting last week. 1t seems that
they must have whisky at the capital of the
State.
- The Newton Enterprise says: "Since the
inauguration of the prohibition campaign,
the price of liquor has been falling every
week. We are told that load was taken to
Charlotte last week, and not finding pur-
chaser at any price, was brought back home" Z"
A daughter of Hon. Kenneth Rayner,
the present Solicitor Of the United States
Treasury, was married few days since by
Roman Catholic priest, at Washington, D.
c. twenty-five years ago, Mr.. Rayner, father
of the bride, was at the head of the Know.
Nothing party of North Carolina, and wrote
bitter articles and made impassioned speeches
against the church with which his daughter
is now connected.
- Priester, the patricide, on his way to
Greenville, stopped in Lincolnton for a day
or two, registering at the hotel as IF. F.
johnson, Texas" He claimed to be in bad
health and professed to be seeking employ.
ment. which he was willing to take on farm
and be content if he made only his board.
After he left, vial containing one ounce Of
laudanum was found in his room, bearing the
label ola Waynesville, Ca, druggist.
- Says the Charlotte Observer "A gentle.
man residing in this city, who is materially
interested in the success of the Keely motor,
has just returned from Philadelphia, where
he, with others, were treated to an exhibition
of its powers and progress. Immediately af
ter the test it is understood, the stock, which
has been standing at SIS share for a long
time, advanced to $14 Keely asserts that he
will be ready for public and final test by
the first of July.
@. R. Smith, an inventor Of Durham,
writes to the Raleigh Observer that he has
worked his cotton picker for two years, worn
it out, and proved that he is the first man
that ever picked bale Of cotton with ma
chinery, and sold it for the same as hand
picked cotton, and never touched it. The
machine gathers three. .fourths of the open
cotton in going over once, and shows bet
ter sample of cotton from the same field than
hand picked, for it gathers nothing but the
perfect cotton. 1t can be made to gather
bale an hour, where the cotton is we'll opened.
Mr.. Smith says that he will have one of his
machines on exhibition at the Atlanta expo
sition next October.
- The Statesville Landmark says "Intelli-
gence of tragcal occurrence comes from
Union Grove township, in the extreme north
ern part of Iredell county. One day last
week youth of the name of John Brown,
aged 20 or 81 years, with view to breaking
a little nephew of the habit of eating dirt,
which he had unhappily contracted, took
him out to ajFtree and told him of his purpose
to hang him for his vile habit. He accord
ingly tied rope around his neck and swung
him up to limb. After letting him hang
awhile, for the purpose Of frightening him
thoroughly, he cut the child down, but un.
fortunately the experiment had been carried
too far. The same night the child died. No
one ascrbes to the uncle any criminal purpose,
and he has not been taken into custody"
MERE.MENTION.
There are $4,000 post Offices in the United
States. .''..''."Gen. James Longstreet has been
confirmed as United States Marshal for Geor-
gia. a.'''.'.'The Senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, as
Associate Justice of theSupreme Court. '''''At
the next session of the Georgia Legislature,
an attempt will be made to prohibit the man
ufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors in
that State. .'.'.'''.Old John Browns widow
has been presented with $4,000, which sum
was contributed by the people of the Pacific
coast through the newspapers ''''Dr. Tan
ner, the faster, is out West selling to den
lists a machine for administering laughing
gas. '.'...."The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will meet at Staunton,
Va, to-day. .'"'.''" Boston Corbett, the slayer
of Wilkes Booth, is said to be living ex-
'tremely poor and in an almost destitute con-
dition, near Philadelphia. His mind seems
to be unhinged, and he lives in constant
dread of assassination. .'''''''''In the New
York Assembly on Se 1lth, bill to allow
women to vote was defeated. ''''''''' At Waco,
Texas, the other day, while Rev. Mr.. Dim.
mitt, the Campbellite preacher at Sherman,
was standing in pool baptizing repentant
sinnar sonne rasnal stole the reverend pen. !