The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-23

Death of the Emperor Nicholas.
TREATY OF PEACE PREPARED.
H.11pAx. March Is. 1855.

TREATY OF PEACE PREPARED.
HALIFAX. March Is. 1855. z
The steamer Africa has arrived, bringing Livs
erpool dates Of March 3. Her adylces are exceed
ingly important, being The startling intelligence
that the Emperor of Russia was dead.
On Friday i, was known that the Gear was
very i'll, and hsdbeen given up by his physicians,
and on Saturday was announced by Lord Cla-
rendoa in the House Of Lords, and by Lord Pal.
merston in the House of Commons that the En-
peror had died at 10 o'clock, a. m, on Friday,
March 2.
By some j. was surmised that he had been as
sassinated, butt was generally believed that be
had died Of pulmonary apoplexy. The details are
waning. but there is not the slightest reason to
doubt the authenticity OF the news.
Grea. excitement prevailed throughout France
and England, and it wasDnow generally believed
that peace would be concluded.
The Vienna conferences were to open on the
81 instant. The Vienna correspondent of the
London Timesasays that the draft Of a general
treaty has bee6Apued. securing The integrity OF
Turkey, preventing further encroachlnents on that
power. and guaranteeing the rights OF the Chris
tan in Turkey. These points were to be consId-
cred at the conference.
Russia was still making immense warike pre-
parations.
There nothing new from SebasopoL
Prussia seems now TO lean more towards The
Western Powers.
LIVERPOOL, March 3, 1855.
There have been large imports of cotton during
the week, amounting 10 100000 bales, and most
OF the circulars quote prices easier, and de.
cline Of 1.l6d. in mlddlng. The sales OF the
week were SO, 600 bales, including 3 500 TO tx.
porters and 900 to SPECTATORS. Brown & Ship.
ley quote fair Orleans SD; middlIng s Lied;
lair upland SD; middIing AID.
Breadsufs unchanged, except corn
which had declined Sd 10 Is. Canal flour DOS,
Ohio AIS.
The money market was easier, and it was ex-
pected that the bank would soon reduce the rate
of interest Consols had advanced to 914.-
American securities higher.
BREADsTUFFs IN THE UNITED STATEs..-Hunt's
Merchants Magazine thus speaks of the trade in
breadsufs that will open at the commencement Of
naSi cation in The Spring:
When the Spring opens the canals and the
lakes. stream OF breadstuffs will set towards the
Old World in an uninterrupted flow. The ground
sown is the most extensive ever under culture
within our limits, and if there be no blight on our
harvest, We can feed the nations Of Europe so far
as they may need beyond their production.
Previous to the coming forward Of the new, the
stores OF old. which have accumulated al the va.
| rous points Of inland Shipment will be sent for.
ward, and that which Was boarded during the lalI,
when high price was offered for il 10 vain, will
be sold far below The rates now current
! "A stocking knitting machine ls among the la
test novelties in New York 1t was patented in
1851, but, with the exception Of few in Connrc,
ticu', has not been practically tested. The Mirror
says:
"A girl ten years old can xxi, half dozen
pairs OF stockings in a day, working the machine
by hand or foot. In factory, with motive pow
er, one person can manage dozen machines
The stocking is entirely made by The machine,
| from top to toe, and no nmble fingers of indusri.
Gus elderly maiden, sitting by the hearth corner,
could widen or narrow or heel or toe,
more perfectly. The invention is 10 the hands OF
a stock company, who about TO apply it 10 a
large factory in this city, and who offer for sale
rights 10 use the machines. A. 7. Stewart holds
$40, 900 of the stock. and there are other heavy
stockholders in this city,
TOP Doors For LADIEs.--A gosslping lady cor
respondent Of the Home Journal. furnishes the fol
lowing item OF Intelligence in the last issue Of lha
paper:
Boots with turn over tops, resolved on 70
street wear by the lades-he turn overs To b.
yellow kid. scoloIed or lringed, the boots paten
leather, so hear. Your broaching the inllam
mable subject of ladies' expenses, has probabl,
brought this about; for the sidewalks sweepin,
is quite our most expensive amusement, and shor
dresses would reduce Stewards marble palace lw,
stories at least. As our heels are to be mad.
visible, shall send you photograph OF mine, a
the very first unwilling. for suppose there will
be SO much curiosity to know hal they look like
that the daguerteoty psts will now take both end
OF us. We were talking Of it yesterday whel
Or. - was in, and he said that nothing shove,
blood like thin heel slipping under, AS it is prove,
that your race had no, carrrd bur,hens. Tn
negro foot had shell behind, and the heel wa
dubbed, from. being crushed out with weigh
for ages. Heerog nomy is going TO be interesting
| foresee."
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