Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-15
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

ting at Kings Mountain, on lands bought of
the Garrett brothers.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois, was
married to Miss Burr, near Fayetteville,
last Tuesday. ......... .
Col. David Coleman, of Asheville, one of
the most prominent lawyers in the State, is
dead, aged 60 years. ...
Geo. w. Swepson died in Raleigh on
Wednesday afternoon of last week, after an
illness of over month, resulting from a
stroke of paralysis.
Lawson Black, citizen of Castor coun-
ty, living near Cherryville, while in a state
suicide last week.
The Gastonia Gazette learns that carpet
factory will be established at All Healing
Springs, and that it is proposed to manufac-
ture all grades of carpets.
The Winston Sentinel reports the follow
ing singular case: At the last session OF
court held in this place, quite an unusual
incident occurred. One of the jurors who
was accustomed to decide the momentOus
''guilty or not guilty." was himself convic-
ted of some crime and sent to work out the
time of his sentence on the Railroad. =
The dead body of white woman named
Miss Mary E. Maxwell, was found by the
roadside near the residence of DR.. Gather,
in Crab Orchard township, in Mecklenburg
county, last Monday evening. Grcumstan-
ces indicate that she came to her death by
violence, and thorough investigation will
be made of the affair.
john Schenck, colored, lost leg and an
arm by being knocked down and run over
by freight train at street crossing in
Charlotte several, years ago. He brought
suit against the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company for damages but last
week the case was compromised, the compa-
ny agreeing to pay Schenck 81, 400 and the
costs of the suit.
The Charlotte Observer of Tuesday says :
It is reported in the city, and seemingly up
on pretty good authority, that new gener-
al manager has been appointed for the Rich
mond e. Danville, Virginia Midland, and
West Point Terminal Railways, in the per-
son of Col. A. T.. RiveS, late of the Mobile
& Ohio railroad. Col. T. NJ. R. Talcott, who
is succeeded by Mr.. Rives, has, it is rumor-
ed, been appointed to position on the Coast
Line.
In Raleigh on the 9Th instant, five of the
buildings of the St Augustine's Normal
shool for colored children, under the auspi-
Loss $4,000, covered by $S, 400 insurance.
There We're l25 students in attendance, of
whom 80 were boarders, The school was
in charge of Rev. John E. G. Smedes. Ar
rangements will be made to carry on the ex-
ercises of the school without interruption.
The fire originated in defective fiue in the
chapel.
The Charlotte Journal reports two very
bad gin house accidents in that county, both
occurring on Wednesday of last week, and
in Steel Creek township. The first accident
occurred at the gin Of Capt. A. G. Neel, and
is probably a fatal one. The cOlOred man
Irfxy fn hp ri p9nUhf
in a cog of the gearing and was badly crush
ed. His left shoulder blade was broken all
to pieces, an ugly cut was made under the
arm and.he was bruised in different parts OF
the body. While the physician was dress
ing these wounds, he was summoned to at
tend Mr.. David G.. Cross, who had been bad
ly cut up. Approaching too near the gin,
drawn into the saw box. His right leg was
very badly cut and lacerated, but his left leg
was not so badly hurt. His right foot was
also badly hurt by the saws.
Col. Thos. B. Keogh, of Greensboro, has
been appointed by Chief Justice Waite
United States Marshal for the Western
District of North Carolina in place of Il. NJ.
Douglas, present incumbent. Mr.. KeOgh
had been appointed by the President but his
nomination did not reach the Senate before
it adjourned and hence was not confirmed.
This action by Judge Waite settles the
question as to who shall be marshal. Col.
Keogh was attached to Wisconsin regi-
meatraad-was mustered out of service at
Greensboro in 1865, since which time he has
in hVth the potes siH ss" of t State since 1867 in
which year he received the appointment OF
register in bankruptcy. He is the acknowl-
edged leader of the Stalwart or administra-
ton wing of the Republican party in North
Carolina, and this appointment signifies
that under his leadership an effort will be
made to unite the two factions of that party
in his State.