Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The colored mail agent, Calvin, be-
tween Charlotte and Shelby has been re-
moved, and John Harrell, white man,
appointed in his place.
Capt. Waddell, who has long been con-
nected with the Chester and Lenoir Rail-
road, resigned the position of conductor last
Friday, and will go to Blowing Rock,
Wataugua county, for the purpose of open
ing a hotel
Newton Enterprise, Friday: BY refer
ence to our last years file we find the
statement in the issue of May I'd, that
wheat was heading and much of it in full
bloom. 1t is now the fifteenth of May and
very little wheat shows any appearance of
heading yet. But it is in keeping with the
season.
- 1t is now thought that the Spartanburg
and Asheville Railroad will not be COM
pleted this summer. 1t seems that there is
one lob near Asheville that will take nearly
all the summer to finish with the present
force. If this be so the road will not be
finished this year.
The President has appointed Mr.. Samu-
ell A. Ashe, editor of the Raleigh Ne,rs dnd
Observer, to be postmaster at Raleigh, in
place of Mr.. Nichols, commission expired.
This is a very proper nomination, and a
recognition of the eminent services of Mr..
Ashe has rendered the party of which he
has been for years an able and willing cham
pion.
After q protracted contest, Col. Hamil-
ton C.. Jones has received the appointment
of United States District Attorney for the
western district of North Carolina; Col.
Jones is an able lawyer and gentleman.
That he will fill the Office with credit to
himself and satisfaction to the people there
can be no doubt. His competitor was Mr..
John Staples, of Greensboro.
Shelby Aauoru: John Scates, we'll
dressed carpenter, was arrested here on
Monday, charged with having three living
wives. Eta Waters, whom he married Il
years ago, Rosaline Owens and Martha
Earls, of York county, S. c., are alleged
wives of this uXorious man. He lived here
a year ago, and returned recently. He
said she came in search of job and has
got one now," when the sheriff arrested him.
He married his last wife one year ago.
Joseph H. Martin, a North Carolina
youth, who, while in State of intoxication,
fatally shot Percy l.. Darlington on board
Virginia Midland passenger train near
Charlottesville, Va, last March, was tried
for murder and acquitted on the ground of
"alcoholic insanity" His counsel moved
that he be delivered to the custody of his
friends, but Judge Taylor sent him to Jail,
to await preparations for commitment to an
insane asylum. The verdict is generally
condemned by the North Carolina press.
A three-story brick building on Trade
street, in Charlotte, occupied by Hammond
& Justice as hardware store, fell in mass
of ruins at o'clock last Thursday morning.
The disaster was caused by the weakening
Of the foundation of the west wall by the
excavating Of cellar for new building on
the site of one recently burned there. The
cracking wall gave timely warning and no.
body was vas NJ hurf' vIS Ihe adjoining building,
Democrat, was damaged to the extent of
$4,000. The fallen building was owned by
DR.. J. H. McAden, whose loss is $1,000.
Hammond & Justices loss on stock is So, 900.
They are insured for Sl1 900. The ruins
caught fire, but the flames were soon got
under control.