Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-21
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The name of Gov. Jarvis is mentioned
very prominently in connection with the Pres
idency of Trinity College.
- DR.. Columbus Mills, former resident of
Spartanburg, died at Charlotte last Sunday,
aged rs years. He leaves wife, but no
children.
A difficulty occurred in Wadesboro last
Friday between Mr.. VIM. Henly, editor OF
the Wadeshoro Intelliqencer, and Il man named
Perkins, a revenue officer from Chesterfield,
S. c., in which the latter was shot in the neck.
1t seems that Henly had sometim" ago pub
lished articles about Perkins ut which the lat
ter took exceptions, and for which he threat
ened vengeance.
- BY an accident to Il freight train Oh the
Western n. G. r. R., at Asheville. on Satur-
day of last week. engineer Il. W. swan was
seriously hurt in the leg, from the effects OF
which he has since died, and fireman Kyle.
colored, had his leg broken. The accident
was caused by the negligence of Conductor
HALLIBURTON, who left the switch open after
side-tracking his train. When the other train
reached the switch it ran into q siding and
telescoped Halyburton's train.
\ Hon. W. Il. Dortch, of Goldsboro, is a
candidate for U. s. Senator from North Caro-
lima, to succeed Hon. NJ. W. Ransom. The
eleStion takes place. after the organization
of{he Legislature which convenes next month.
Mr.. Dortch has long been in public life; is
now the State Senator from Wayne county,
was during the late war Confederate States
Senator, and is now the chairman of commit
tee for the revision of the statute law of North
Carolina, and is lawyer Of distinguished
ability.
- Charlotte Jo,17al News reached the city
Saturday that negro man named Jones, was
killed near Garibaldi, on Friday night by an
other negro whose name we did not learn, who
useda gun as his weapon. We were unable to
gather the particulars, farther than that the
negroes were attending dance and during
the night difficulty was had which ended in
the killing of one of them. The one killed WAS
employed in Mr. w. \. Coggins' rock quarry
near by The other was 4 section hand on the
Airline road.
- On Friday night last, DIR. r. II. Adams.
prominent young physician, of Gastonia,
was aroused by a noise which he supposed to
be made by some one trying to enter his resi-
dence. He got his pistol and found some
thing wrong with the lock- Next morning he
went out into his portico to examine it when
his pistol was accidentally discharged, the
ball entering his head near the eye and ranging
around the skull. 1t came out on the back
of his head, causing an ugly and painful
though not dangerous wound.
- Charlotte Observer, Friday: Yesterday
evening three car loads of black looking rocks,
very much resembling coal, but which was
really fine article of iron ore, passed by the
depot here on the way to Pittsburg. The ore
came from the Ormand ore bank, three miles
from Kings Mountain, and which has recently
been opened up by II. G. Vantine & Co., of
Pittsburg. Fifty hands are employed at the
mines and seventy tons OF ore are raised per
day. 1t is is said to be remarkably fine
quality of ore and the supply is unlimited. A
side track has been built from the Airline
road to the mines.
- Gastonia Gazette: On Friday morning
last, Mary Odell, aged 13 years, the only child
of Mrs. Elizabeth Odell, a widow, was burnt
to death at the Wilson Factory. The girl
was alone in the house, engaged in washing,
her mother being at work in the factory. By
some means the child's clothing caught fire.
A woman in the factory saw her rush into the
yard enveloped in flames and she gave the
alarm, but when assistance reached her she
was found lying on the ground entirely naked
and burned to a crisp. She lived only few
minutes and suffered so intensely that she
could give no information as to the origin
of the fire. She was buried on Saturday.
- The Charlotte Journal contains most
laughable account of how several citizens Of
Greensboro made themselves ridiculous by
their attention to the supposed DUKE of New
castle, who proved to be waggish drummer
Mr.. Edward L. Voorhees-of Atlanta. The
best of the joke is that he registered in his
own proper name, entirely guileless of playing
any prank but on ordering drink and being
told the price was ten cents, he insisted upon.
paying fifteen, whereat the bystanders, with
singular spontaniety suspected him of being
the Duke, and he at once fell into their humor.
playing his part to perfection. The freedom
and hospitalities Of the city were formally
rendered, speeches of welcome were delivered.
q wine supper spread, and the true character
of the distinguished guest was not revealed
until he boarded the train for Charlotte, when
the conductor came along and familiarly cried
ont-"Hello, VOORHEES,, old fellow, is that
you ?"
n. c.. CONFERENCE.-THE North Carolina
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South convened in Raleigh on the 9th instant,
and adjourned on the 18th. Bishop Keener
presided. Every section of the State was rep
resented in the Conference. and the various in
terests of the church were reported to be in
satisfactory condition The following aDpOint-