The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-14


occasion. to suggest to the Governors of
the Southern States, Mayors of cities and
towns, &C., the prepriety of appointing del
egates to the Convention at as early day
as practicable, in order that the Committee
may be duly furnished with their names.
We hope to obtain from the various rail
roads leading to this place, accommodations
equally as liberal as those extended to the
Delegates to the Savannah Convention, of
which timely notice will be given.
S. A. WHITE, Mayor, and Others.
Knoxville, Tenn. July l, 1857.
Hail SroRM.-A correspondent has given
US the following account of the hail storm
which occurred in the neighborhood of
Cedar Grove on Thursday night, I'd. 1t
fell, our correspondent says, in narrow
channel, say about one mile in width. The
stones were small, generally about the size
of common bullet. The corn in some
fields was almost completely torn to pieces.
You can form some idea Of the great fall
of the hail from the fact that in small
ravine, extending some two hundre yards
or more, and embracing an area of some
eight or ten acres, the hail stones were
swept off by the rain and collected in
raft at one point, covering about one-quarter
of an acre of ground to depth varying
from one foot to near three in depth. It's
not too much to say that there was in the
one single heap forty wagon loads ofhal. 1t
was still lying in considerable amounts on
Sunday, we understand-HillsboroR Recorder.
COUNTERFEIT WINEs.-The following
singular fact is recorded 10y the Paris
correspondent of the Journal of Commerce
"Looking just now at a list Of joint stock
companies, l was struck with the title, the
General Company of Fictitious or Counterfeit
Wines, formally sanctioned by the Project
of Police. It's stated, in the advertisement,
that no grape juice nor alcohol is used; but
the ingredients are not specified. The
capital Of the company is two million of
francs; the shares are twenty thousand in
number; the product is sold at from to
sous the quart, and has the taste, the
appearance, and call the hygienic qualities
of the good and natural wines" The
company has been very success full; the
dividends have been six per cent, besides
an adequate reserve. The wines are sub
jected to chemical analysis by authority"
CAPTURE OF JoHNsoN.-Elseberry John
son, charged with committing rape upon
little girl in Henderson county, short
time since, and for whom Governor Bragg
offered reward of three hundred dollars,
was captured few days ago in Tennessee,
by Henry E. Lane, Esq, of Henderson, and
lodged in the Jail at Hendersonyille to await
his trial
@ DR.. Hall, in his Journal of Health
for May, speaking of the importance of
building houses in such manner as to
protect the health of their inmates. refers
as follows to the Bible:
"There is more sound practical hygiene,
on the subject of healthy houses, in the
fourteenth chapter of Leviticus, from verse
thirty four, than in all the skulls of all the
health commissioners and common councils
of all the cities of Christendom."
A lady in Carlisle, Ind, left her infant,
about month old, in its cradle, while she
went out in the field where her husband
was at work. When she returned, what
was her horror to find that her child had
been stolen and negro baby left in its place
No clue whatever can be found to the
kidnapper.
THE BRITISH MINISTER SABBATH
KEEPER.-The Christian public will be
gratifed to learn that the British Minister
at Washington, Lord Napier, sets a good
example as to keeping the Sabbath
steadfastly refusing to receive visitors on
that day. We understand that Commo-
dore in our Navy not long since called at
Lord Napier's residence on the Sabbath
The servant, who came to the door. informed
him that his lordship did not receive visitors
on Sunday. "But 1 am Commodore ="
replied he visitor. at makes no difference.
SIR" said the servant, "he will not receive
you" "But go and tell him Commodore
has called" "Tll do so sir, if you insist
upon it; but know he'll not receive you,
for it is not bis custom to receive visitors
on Sunday."-The finale was, that the
Commodore had to depart without seeing
the Minister.
G@ A Chinaman in Australia was |
witness at an inquest. He was asked how
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