The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-06-17

OF oil this State has issued hs Proclamation, offer
/ ing reward of two hundred dollars each for tbs
detection oftwo criminals who have recently made
their escaPe--one, named Levi Miller, from IN,
jail of Wake County; and the other, named Tho
mas Green, from the jail Of Halifax County-botI
indicted for murder.
Lew Miller is about five feet seven or cieb,
inches high, broad square shoulders, large feet
black hair and usually has il long, has very large
mouth, broad cheeks and narrow chin. has lost
an upper fore-tooth, and lisps, perhaps in conse
quence OF the loss Of the tooth has some warts
under bis left eye and scar on his body, IL ade BY
a knife"
:" Thomas Green is about thirty.five wears old
about hive feet ten inches high black hair and
eyes, one Of his eyes believed to have been lately
injured"
W Mail Robbers.-Two Stage. Drivers
have been arrested, one in Richmond and the 9th.
et IA Petersburg, (Va.) under charge Of robbing
the mail, a merchant in Richmond who had lost
$1,000 Transmitted through the mail, found his mo.
ney in the possession of one of them.
a son Of the Post Master at Abingdon, Virgi.
MIA, was recently arrested aud committed to pri.
SON. under charge Of embezlling letters from
the Post-olce. He was detected by his own ia.
ther, who accidentally found stolen draft in the
pocket Of one Of the sons vests. The father. ur.
on this discovery, Immediately adopted legal mca-
sures to have his son arrested. but SO strongly
were the sympathies of the people of Abingdon
excited in behalf Of the aged father" says the
Lynchbufg Nirginian,) "who is one Of the most
respectable citizens OF that place, that they per-
mitlcd the young man, well mounted, TO escape
Seemingly, however, indifferent TO his fate, he ira
yelled slowly and care!essly and was rctaken-
lie i about - or 20 years Ct age"
Richard Hawkins, charged with robbing the
mail sometime since, was incd before the United
States District Court 10 Richmond, on the % in.
slant, Judges 7 7. Barbour and r. v Daniel pre-.
siding. lie pleaded guilty, was convicted. and
sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the Pen.
noatafy.
S2-E6ecfs Of The late Rams.-From all
sections OF thls vast country North, South, Last,
aud Wet, our Schangc papers bring Us most wo-
'ai accounts oil The elects Of the recent sxiraord
nary rams. BESIDES reports Of eAtenrive and IA
many instances total destruction Of c;ops wheat
cotton a"d cei"rso high I'D the waters rise IN
some quarters 'na' cana! banks dams OF rivers,
bridges and even houses were swept away like
ehiA' by rs irresistible force. The Fayetteville
banks. and mentions ,ha, IN one case f, pIstt.,,on
situated IN low sYot lad ,csn burned ,,ea, fam,
Jet under water, The celebrated cry Of ZACH.
son, or rather the ground ugan which il is 70 b.
Jati. II tie Di,ttie, Of Columbia il j, said vss
covered over 10 an ALMOST latbornlcss DEPTH Woe
10 t.e aC.ty vi i had been bniu A NAT B.
Ne Potomac Bridge recently erected at The a.
rcase III .Ac Go,,rumen,. WAS swett away.
lrl- Change IN The ''Tc for the Meeting
= o"grr't.--lhe JOINT Resolution tor this puF.
gJss -leal1ned IA our synopsis as having
passes "e S,n.ie, also passed The House OF Rep
fc.eniaI'cs On a subsequent day, and IS Therefore
4 aW. According 10 H. the sessions at Congress
s,.l AtreaAer commence one month earlier than
heretofore. ,,z: on the first Monday of Noyem.
Der: and The mrs, session Of each Coagtos,. which
sas heretofore had n. fixed !lmi, by law. viii end
sa tbc ,,c5rd Monday Of Nav. The termination
nj tic second .rs,iop viii ,ou,ipge 1, h, =, here
,.f..... y,y.. fla. fan If N,,.b
O.
e. The Rams and The lldrS.-It Is
tIgprht thai th, r,r,ut ies,rucltys rains and fresh
.ts, combined with the lldian and Tosian wars,
,,iI l,,yo sp,b a., ,,r5s,,cy IA 5cr,,,es IN, p.n,l
III,
supplies OF C0doi anu hFtdu stuNs, as materially