Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-09-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- There is now reliable information that
Zeb Vance, Jr., who was cut and seriously
wounded at Asheville, about month ago,
is rapidly recovering and will soon be well.
~ With the close of the cotton year end
ing last Friday, the number of bales of cot
ton received in Charlotte for the year,
amount to 50, 1872.
The First Presbytery of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church met at Elk
Shoal, Alexander county, last Monday, af-
ter an opening sermon by Rev. Robt. La
than, d. D., the retiring moderator.
The Charlotte Journal Observer says that
on Thursday, near Mt. Pleasant in Cabarrus
county, schoolmaster was attacked by a
man whose boy he had been obliged to
whip, The schOolmaster defended himself
as best he could and finally cut his assailant
with his pocket knife so that he may die.
At an early hour last Saturday morning,
the gin house, grist mill and saw mill of
Mr. Amos Rumple, located on the line OF
the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Railroad,
five miles from Charlotte, were totally de-
stroyed by fire. The fire was accidental,
and it originated, it is supposed, from the
engine room. The total loss is $1,000 upon
which there was no insurance.
Gen. Thos. l.. Clingmm, of Asheville,
who has invented an electric light, has at
last scored victory over Edison and has
been granted patents on his invention. lie
has secured patents on his light in the Uni
ted States, France and Germany. Gen.
Clingman has been working on his light for
a number Of years past, but on applying for
a patent was fought by Edison, who claimed
that it was an Infringement.
The Gastonia Gazette of Friday says
"a young man by the name of Capers, who
has been employed by Mr.. James O.. Beat
tie, of the Pisgah vicinity, for more than
year, was found dead with his legs across
the track of the Airline Railroad above
Wooten Station, in this county, last We'd
nesday morning. We learn that his neck
was broken and his body was otherwise
mangled up. 1t is thought that he either
jumped off or fell from the passenger train
going West that morning"
Last June, a little boy by the name of Jes--
Sc Franks, was abducted from his parents at
Prattville, Alabama, by mannamed Hurd.
The little fellow was taken to Wilson, N.
c., by his abductor, where for some cause or
other, he was deserted by Hurd, who proba-
bly, stole the child with the view of eXtort-
ing ransom, but afterwards feared detec-
ton. After the desertion of the child by
HurQ, the llCCle IellOW gave llie HdhIo VI lilo
parents and their address, and correspon-
dence ensued, resulting in the return of the
child to the loved ones who had mourned
him as a second Charlie Ross.
Randolph county presents the anomoiy
of being without boardof county commis-
sioners. At the last meeting of the county
commissioners petition was presented by
a citizen for license to retail liquor, and,
as the law now makes it obligatory on the
commissioners to issue license, two OF the
three commissioners at once resigned their
offices, rather than do that which their con-
sciences disapproved of. They, were consci,
not think it right for the State to license an
eyil-and resi- gned their offices rather than
sanction it. This is a most notable occur
renee. Whoever before heard of a man re-
signing an office for conscience sake?