The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-29

NAVY, and most of the members of Congress
retired to Washington Saturday afternoon
in the 4 O'Clock train.
STARTLING MESMERIC EFFECTS.
The johnson Mich Citizen, of lastweek,
says: DR.. Samuel P. Hart, of this town, was
tried in the Circuit Court, Judge johnson,
for committing an outrage on the person OF
Miss Carolina Church. He was convicted
and sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
in the State Prison. It appears from the
evidence that Miss Church was being mag
netized by the defendant, for a paralysis
of one limb and an arm. The evidence
though circumstantial, was conclusive of the
Doctors guilt. Two gentlemen who have
been in the habit of magnetizing persons,
testified that person could be magnetized
so as to be unconscious. The trial lasted
two days.
PAPER MANUFACTURES IN LEE, MASS
There are 20 paper mills in Lee, Mass,
with Is engines. 100000 pounds of rags
are used annually, giving employment to
1000 operatives. From this amount of
rags are manufactured 100000 reams of
paper, worth 81 ,3OO,O 900. Besides this there
is an extensive stationery establishment in
which 100000 reams are manufactured.
KANSAS INVESTIGATING Committee
Messrs. Howard and Sherman of the Con-
gressional Committee to investigate the
Il T
worth on the 18th instant. Mr.. Oliver of
Missouri, had not arrived.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WEST POINT, GA.
"A very destructive fire occurred at West
Point, Georgia, on last Friday night. Mr..
Bedell's hotel and three other buildings
were destroyed. Loss $4,000 or $4,000.
There was insurance of S., 900 on hotel and
$4,000 on furniture.
A BIG FALL.-Quite an exciting scene
occurred at the Circus, in Philadelphia, on
the 18th instant, in consequence of one of
the performing elephants falling from a
platform some fifteen feet in height. The
elephant had assembled to the top of the
pedestal, and was in the act of elevating its
hind legs in the air when it lost its balance
and fell to the ground. It was somewhat
stunned, but recovered sufficiently to go
through the performances on the following
evening.
The GOLD FIELD.-The prospect of
profitable yield of Gold in the supposed
mines of Chester is said to be rather dubious.
We have been informed that Mr.. Forsyth
has quit work and discharged his hands,
and thot Mr.. MoWilliaus is thinking of
stopping operations Oh his premises. We
are very sorry to hear that this is the case,
but it only shows the necessity of great
caution in giving heed to strolling professed
miners Chester Is. CO. Standard.
SALE OF THE LARGEST Cow IN THE
UNITED STATEs.-The great Durham mixed
COW, for several years owned by William
Shepherd, of the Manchester House, in this
city, was sold yesterday to Francis F. Hoyt,
of Concord, IN. H. for $500. This COW
was raised in Pembroke, and is years old.
She girts 8 feet, and weighs 2,76O pounds,
being the largest COW in the United States
Manchester american.
MURDER.-The Union Monroe county,
Virginia,) Mirror says that on Saturday
last, man named Joseph Shiff1et went to
the house of farmer named James Gregory,
and abused his mother. Gregory, on coming
home and hearing the fact, seized his gun
and, meeting Shiffiet in the road, shot him
dead. He then made his escape.
RULING PAssION.-Alanson Douglas, a
miser of Troy, New York, died last week,
worth $1,OOO,0OO after bequeathing $780,
900 to each of his children, and making a
handsome bequest to three Episcopal chur-
ches in Troy. Mr.. Douglas reminded his
family that he had a verbal agreement with |
his milk man, which was to continue as long
as they took milk from him, that for every |
dollars worth of tickets one aCas TO be Mroacn |
IN!
THE SNow.-On Monday last, snow fell
in the Blue Ridge mountains to the depth |
of ten inches, and was in some places badly
drifted.-[ Richmond (Va.) Enquirer.