The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-12-22
.ENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
INTERESTING FROM Observation-Disclosures

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INTERESTING FROM HAvANA.-Madame
Santa Anna. wife of the ex-dictator of
Mexico, arrived in Havana on tie 25th ult.
from St. Thomas. She was accompanied
by Senior Velez, formerly an aid dec camp
to the General, and it was thought that the
distinguished party had been sent to sound
Gen. Concha as to the extent of Spanish
aid on which his Highness might calculate
in his attempt to retarn to power. The
African slave trade was never more four
ishing. Four cargos of negroes had been
landed on the island within tendays. They
numbered IO,40O unfortunates, and three
of the vessels which brought them were
built and are, it is thought, owned in Mas
saehusetts. The French had placed large
steam propeller in the Coolie trade. and
landed from her e42 Chinese, who were
sold by first hands to others, and by them
to sub contractors, for labor, realizing
a profit for each party. Each speculator
made about $3.50 profit per head, and the
full price for a Chinaman was 1920 IS.
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CONVENTION OF TOBACCO MANUFAC-
TURERs.-The Virginia and North Carolina
tobacco manufacturers met in Convention
recently in Richmond. and adopted resolu-
tions that agents for the sale of manufac-
tured tobacco shall, after the first of July
next, limit their credits to four month; shall
make no allowance for the actual weights
of tobacco; shall state the names of pur-
chasers, and agents shall not deal in manu-
factured tobacco on their own account, or
have any Intervention with brokers. 1t
was also resolved to petition Congress to
make it felony for the manufacturers and
dealers of tobacco in any one State to use
the name of any other manufacturer. Or
the name of any other State, or any other
town or district in another State, in brand
ing their tobacco.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-We have heard
of most terrible accident that occurred on
the plantation of Mrs. Sarah DuBose.-
From the account we received, which is
doubtless an authentic one, it appears that
three boys, prime ploughmen, went into the
room containing the ginned cotton, and
locked the door. One of them thoughtless-
iy etIuuh q rnutol,,~ Which ir4~t~r+~---~~~ly
ignited the infam4nable material. Before
relief could be rendered, everything was
enveloped in flames. The door was forced
open as soon as possible, but too late two
of the negroes were burned to death, and
the third, he who had ignited the match,
was taken out alive, but in such condi-
ton that no hope is entertained of his life.
The gin house, some twenty-five or thirty
bales, and new screw press were consumed d
by the flames Winnsboro Register. s..
FATAL VOLCANIC ERUPTIoN.-Au account
of the eruption of the volcano Amoe, in one
of the Sanquir Islands, near Borneo, has
been furnished by the Dutch resident at
Manalo: There were two separate erup-
tons, one on the I'd March and the other
on the 18th. The emission of lava, stones
and ashes were so great as to obscure the sun
and produce total darkness. A violent
hurricane and lightning accompanied the
eruptions. A whole village was destroyed,
besides an immense amount of growing
rice-Nearly three thousand persons were
killed.
MAKE BEGINNING.-Re mber in all
thinrs that if YOU do not begin you will
never come to an end. The first weed pull
ed up in the garden, the first seed set in
the ground. the first shilling put in the
savings bank, and the first mile travelled in
a journey. are all important things-they
make beginning, and thereby hope
promise, pledge, an assurance that you
are in earnest with what you have under
taken. How many poor idle, erring, hest
tating outcast is now creeping and crawl
ing his way through the world, who might
have held up his head and prospered, if,
instead of putting off his resolutions of
amendment and industry, he had only made
beginning.
A BRISK DUsINEss.-At corn husking
frolic " down east lately, two hundred
bushels of golden yellow corn were husked
forty eight girls kissed, one couple married
and seven more "engagcd," all on one
vening Talk of stagna:ion in business
Notice. -.
will sell on Monday, the 2Sth day of Decem-
ber at the Storc-room of Matthew Crawford, de-