Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-09
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

A company of twenty-five Pennsylvania
farmers are making tour of North CarOli-
ma and will probably purchase lands.
Col. Chas. r. Jones left Charlotte, last
Monday, for California, as representative
from North Carolina to the great Masonic
meeting in San Francisco.
Twenty Indian girls from the western
part of North Carolina, are to be educated
at Judson College, at the expense of the
United States Government.
- Lincoln Press: During the storm on
Saturday afternoon, about o'clock, the
Presbyterian church was struck by light
ming. The only damage done was the
knocking out of few brick from the stove
aue and tearing off a few shingles from the
roof.
BY popular vote of the people of that
county, Rutherford has voted a subscription
not particular about how the Railroad is to
come, but the $780, 900 offered is open to bids
from the Carolina Central, Union and Gaff-
ney City line, or any other that will accept
the contract. With 100000 awaiting it in
RutherfOrdton, is not going to take the Car
olina Central long to reach thatplace.
The Journal Observer says that on Mon
day morning last, five lads from Monroe,
aged from Is to 18 years, made their appear
ance in that city, and announced that they
were on their way to Texas. They had ran
away from their parents and seemed fearful
that they would be Overtaken and carried
back home. They remained about town,
however, for an hour or two, when three OF
the party changed their minds and conclu-
ded to return to their homes in Monroe,
which they did. The other two remained
firm in their determination to continue their
Journey, and the last seen OF them they
were going towards the Airline depot.
They stated that they would first 60 to AT
lanta, from which place they would work
their way out to Texas. The flight of these
two Youngsters was hastened from the city
by the report that their parents were in
town looking for them.
-Jownal- Observer, Tuesday: DR.. Gibbon,
who was summoned to Asheville last week,
to attend Mr.. Zeb Vance, was returning
home on Monday morning, having left his
patient in an improved condition, but at
Old Fort he was stopped by telegram re-
calling him to AsheVille, Mr.. Vance becom-
ing worse. The wound which gives the
most alarm is that on the thigh, where the
knife of Cromwell penetrated to the bone.
DIR. GibbOn was first summoned to open the
wound, clean and dress it, which he did,
and up to the time DR.. GibbOn left, MIR.
Vance was steadily improving: The tele-
gram which recalled DR.. Gibbon, merely
stated that Mr.. Vance was worse. Py9mla
is feared. 1t is stated that the assault upon
young Vance was for motives Of robbery:
He is quiet, unoffending young man, and
had no previous difficulty with his assailant.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA CROPs.-Reports
to last Friday from thirty-nine counties IN
Georgia, located in different sections OF the
State, say that the condition of the cotton
crop of the State averages in general about
the same as last year. Owing to a drouth OF
five or six weeks duration the condition OF
the crops in some sections is not as favora-
BILE as the corresponding time last season.
The probable yield is considered as an aver
age crop. Rain has broken the drouth IN
some sections and an improvement IS look
ed for. :,
The outlook in Florida is considerably
brighter, owing to the greater frequency
of rains. Labor generally is reported in
good supply. Picking has begun in a few
counties and will be general from August
18th to September lst
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.-Tlie State
election was held in Kentucky last Mon
day fora full State ticket. a dispatch from
Louisville on Monday evening says: The
chief interest in this city was in the contest
between local candidates. There were great
crowds around the polls and much disorder
and drunkenness. Ten prominent politicians
were arrested in 9th Ward for bribery.
The vote on the State Ticket is light,
Proctor Knott, Dem, leading Morrow, Rep.,
by 500 votes in the city at two o'clock.