The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-14
OUTRAGEOUS coNpucr.

OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT
We learn from Mr. John G. Elliott, that
after he had carefully prepared about thirty
acres of good wheat land, and had sowed
some twenty acres of the same, some I'M
known -scoundrel or scoundrels, after night
sowed it all over with cookie and cheat to-
gether with the ten acres which he had
not yet sown down in wheat This ex-
cceds anything for meanness which we
have ever heard OF, and we know of no
punishment that would be too severe for
the perpetrators of such an on rageous act.
There must have been three in company,
as three different sized tracks were plainly
discoyerable III the field. We hope every
effort will be made to discover the actors
in this rascalIy and malicious transaction,
and bring them to justice.
Mr. Elliott, by this act, will be the loser
of the next crop of wheat amounting to
some two or three hundred dollars or
more.
Mr. Elliott we have known for many
years, and know him to be an inotfensive
man attending to his own business and
always permitting others to do the same,
without let or hindrance-Saiis'y Herald.
!. AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.-Last even
ing, about o'clock, gentleman, who had
registered his name, at the American Ho-
tel, as d. w. FULLER, from Granville, n.
c., undoubtedly lunatic, suddenly sprang
from his seat, and drawing a knife, rushed
into the street and inflicted a severe wound
upon the hand of Capt. THos. DoTSE. He
seemed perfectly enraged, without any
cause whatever, and but for the well direct
ed blow of a gentleman, temporarily disa-
bling him, serious consequences may have
resulted. He was captured and safely
lodged in Jail, for examination this morn
ing.
Should his friends in North Carolina re-
ceive this information, it is advisable that
some of them look after him. Columbia
Times 9th inst
GENERAL EPISCOPAL CoNvENTIoy.-In
the Protestant Episcopal Convention, now
in session at Philadelphia the debate on
the amendment to the 9Th article of the
Constitution relative to uniform mode of
trial of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, was
closed Monday afternoon, when a vote was
taken by Dioceses and orders. The vote
of the clergy was. yeas IS; Dioceses, nays,
IS. The vote Of the Laity, yeas IL; Do
ceses, nays Is. Maine was divided. New
jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin and Texas were
not represented by Laity.
Both orders Of New Hampshire Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Maryland, Florida,
Alabama, Missouri Kentucky and Caifor-
MIA voted yea. Both orders of Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Iowa, voted nay. The
Clergy of Connecticut, Tennessee, Illinois
and Michigan, voted aye, and the Laity
nay. The Clergy Of New Jersey, Indiana
and Wisconsin voted yea. Laity not re,
presented. The Clergy Of Texas voted
nay. Laity not represented
The amendment having failed to receive
constitutional majority, the penal code
prepared by Mr. Hoffman, of New York
in anticipation of the amendment being
ratified, cannot now be considered.
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AMERICAN BIBLE UNION BAPTIST. J.
This body, recently in session in New York
after transacting various business, has adj
journed. The principal: subject which
claimed their attention, was the new Bap-
fist translation Of the Scriptures, which is
now going on, and the attempt at which
has caused so much grief to other sects
and opposition from a large portion of their
own. The Union contend that they are
right, and say they do not attempt any
improper innovation. In regard to the
subject the report of the Committee on
English Scriptures was read by Rev, MI
Wheelock and adopted.
The report stated that scholars selected
from nine denominations of Christians had
so far advanced in the new translation Of
| the New Testament, as to call for the Com
mittee on Final Revision. 1t stated also
that since the translation of King James
version, valuable Greek manuscripts of the
New Testament had been discovered, which
discloses the existence of many errors in
the received Greek text from which King
James version was translated. In the
case Of all such errors, the Committee APP
proved Of the plan devised by the Board