The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-03
AN INSANE LADY FOUND IN THE
SNOW.

AN INSANE LADY FOUND IN THE
SNOW
We copy the following fron,~the Albany
Evening Journal of Friday last:
"a female, apparently fifty years of age,
was yesterday found sitting in the snow at
Waterford, with shawl about her feet
She was taken in and is noWsbeing cared
for by some humane persons III that village.
At times she is quite rational, bdt1s is only
for few moments, when the malady re-
turns. She then places her hands upon her
head as if she was laboring under much
pain We learn from gentleman who has
endeavored to ascertain her name and place
of residence, that her maiden name is Cath
arine Baiiy, and that she was married to
William Wood. When on the way from
Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, to Middletown,
Connecticut, whittier they were going to
visit some friends. her husband was taken
sick upon the cars when between Philadel-
phia and New York, and they we're obliged
to stop, and that he died within four hours
after leaving the cars of hemorrhage of the
lungs. After his BURIAL at the earnest So
! licitation of the landlady where she was
| stopping, her trunks, containing clothing,
some silver spoons which she intended as
presents to her friends, and her deceased
husbands watch was placed in the hands
| of this stranger.
"When they reached Greenbush, this
man gave her to understand that he wanted
to dc some business, but that he would re-
! turn to her. She next remembers of being
in Troy, where she parted with her velvet
| bonnet FOR straw one, and her cloak for a
shawl and fifty cents but she does not re-
collect what became of the money. She
next turns up in Waterford, but how she
got there no one can tell. The most prom
inent mark upon her person is a scar about
the centre of her forehead, which she says
she received in youth. She says she has a
son by the name of Mills residing in Cleave-
land, Ohio, and speaks of living in the New
England Hotel in that place. A few hui
name persons have taken charge of her for
the present, in the hope that her friends,
upon ascertaining her whereabouts, will see
that she is cared for. She appears to be
very respectable and quite ladylike in her
manners and conversation. Those DESTROYS
| of obtaining any further information will
address the postmaster at Waterford, Sara
toga county, New York"
The FLORIDA INDIANs.-We learn that
the United States officers do not yet des-
pair of the peaceable removal of the Semi
noles to the West. The Government, as
we learn from the Tampa Peninsular, has
consummated arrangements for a party of
Western Seminoles, headed by Jumper, to
visit Florida, and exert themselves to pre-
vail upon Bowlegs and tribe to remove
peaceably.
That paper does not despair of the sue
cess of their mission. A late letter from
Tallahassee, also expresses the hope, though
not very confidently, that the Indian war is
at an end.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-The runner of the
Bank of New Orleans, named Stringer, alb
seconded to day on the steamer Cahawba,
with $4,000.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 22.-J. r. Doolittle
(Black Republican, was to-day elected
Senator of the United States by 70 votes
against IS for MIR. Dunn.
BOSTON, Jan. 25.-Yesterday morning
is reported to have been the coolest wealth
er ever known in Vermont. Thermome-
tiers in verious places CONCEALED, and the
weather judges estimated it at fifty degrees
below zero
A GOLD MINE.-A negro belonging to
Mr.. Hatcher, in Laurens county, Ga, con-
fessed to his master that he had during
three days swallowed 25 gold dollars which
he had stolen.
ANEW GUANo IsLAND.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald says:
"Mr Gowen called upon Secretary Marcy
to-day, and deposited the necessary bonds
and authenticated documents, in accordance
with the law passed last session, having
discovered a guano island, called Somburo,
containing over 100000 tons, within eight
DAYS sail of New York. The Secretary
informed him that the government would
protect him in its occupation with its
strong arm"
EXTENSIVE DIAMOND SMUGGLING.-The
firm of Heale Brothers, in Maiden Lane,
New York, have been arrested on charge
of smuggling diamonds to the snount of
$4,000. A box which arrived by the
steamer Washington was ascertained by the
custom house officers to have false bottom,
containing $4,000 worth of jewels, and on
searching their premises the above mentioned
amount Of diamonds wasfpund concealed.
The members of the firm have been held to
bail in the sum of 81, 500 each.
THE New LAW OF CoNGREss.-The law
recently passed by both Houses enforcing
witnesses to testify before committees of
CONGRESS. provides that when any person