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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

FIVE PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH
Five persons, man, three women and a
child, were frozen to death near Monticello
Iowa, last Saturday night. They were
returning from neighbours with pair of
horses and sleigh; they got off the road
and in crossing hollow, the horses became
detached from the sleigh and run off-leav-
ing the parties in the snow from five to eight
feet deep. The people not returning on
Tuesday morning the neighbors collected,
and after long search, the women and
child were found in willow thicket. cover
ed with blankets, and with large quantity
of snow over them, all dead. The man
was found, without his hat, frozen to death
about quarter of a mile from the women,
and within forty rods of his own house.
Two other men were frozen in the same
neighborhood, about the same time, while
returning from church. The weather has
been excessively cold in Iowa.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Monday last
(says the Lancaster LEDGER young man
named jackson was killed in this District,
by the accidental discharge of gun in his
own hands. The particulars, as we learned
them, are singular. One barrel of his gun
was loaded, and whilst in the act of loading
the other, small gourd filled with shot slip
ped from his hand, and falling upon the
cock of the loaded barrel, causedit to spring
back and rebound with sufficient force to
explode the cap. The load entered his side
and he died within few hours.
Mr.. jackson was a resident of Chester
District, and was on visit to the house of
MIR. Jas. Douglass, of this District, where
the accident occurred Columbia Carolian.
A New CoUNTERFEIT.-A counterfeit
Sc bill, on the Farmers Bank at Elizabeth
City, has just made its appearance in this
place Look out. A description will be
given next week.-Greensboro Patriot.
~ A Convention of the Soldiers of the
War of 1912 has been held in Washington,
and resolutions were adopted urging
Congress to pass the Revolutionary Pension
Bill. A committee was appointed to devise
means to erect monument to the
memory of President Madison. A vote of
thanks was returned to Congress for their
having conferred upon Gen. Winfield Scott
the title of Lieutenant General.
The Rhode Island Legislature has elected
James F. Simmons United States Senator.
AccIDESr.-Josephine, youngest daugh-
ter of Hezekiah and Abbey Saunders, Of
Summerfeld, N. c., met with a most
distressing death. Her clothes caught on
fire, and when discovered she was enraped
in flames. She fingered a few days in great
pain, and died on Saturday December 20.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

u We learn that Maj. Gwynn has re-
turned to this City, having completed the
examination of the works of the Cape Fear
and Deep River Navigation Company. His
report will probably be communicated to
the Legislature on Monday next The i'm
preston is that it will be favorable to a vi
gorous prosecution of the work.-RaLeigh
Standard.
We have no doubt it was we'll understood
that Mr.. Gwynn would make a farorable
report before he went to inspect the works.
although they were mostly under water at
the time of his examination.
We notice that the citizens of Whining
ton have held meeting and adopted reso-
lutions recommending the work to the Leg
islature, and have appointed committee
TO press the claims of the improvement TO
further appropriations.
We have received communication in
opposition TO the further prosecution of the
work, but owing to its late arrival, we can
not publish it this week.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

u The following persons were installed
officers of Phalanx Lodge, No. 81. Ancient
York Masons, on the 9th ult /:
L. S. Williams, Worshipful Master.
II. Shaw, Senior Warden.
T. d. Gillespie, Junior Warden.
J. l.. Springs, Secretary,
P. j. Lowrie, Treasurer,
NJ. L. Wriston, Senior Deacon.
Jas. Berryhill, Junior do.
J. NJ. Sanders, Tyler.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
For The Western Democrat
CHARLOTTE ArHENEUM.

At meeting called for the purpose of
permanently organizing the Charlotte Ath-
eneum, held in the Court House on Saturday
evening, the 10th instant, on motion of Dr.
Hutchinson, Rev. III. III. Hewitt was called
to the Chair, and j. b. F. Boone and P. j.
Lowrie requested to act as Secretaries.
After the Chairman had stated the object
of the meeting, the committee. appointed at
a previous meeting to prepare Constitution
and Bye Laws for the government of the
Society, made their report, presenting form
of the same, which. with some amendments,
was adopted; after which the Society held
an election for permanent officers, which
resulted as follows:
DIR c Fox, President.
VIM j Yates. Vice President.
VIM A Williams, Cor. Secretary.
PS Whisnant, Recording Secretary.
j B F Boone, Treasurer.
Directors:
DIR D Asbury, E Graham,
VIM Johnston, SP Alexander,
DR. II M Pritchard, DrE Nye Hutchison.
On motion of NJ Howell, a regular meet
ing of the Society will be held in the Court
House on Wednesday evening, the l4th
instant. The meeting then adjourned.
H. III. HEWITT, Pres't.
+: b }: E +; Bo1sH' Secretaries.
u The Abolitionists Of Massachusetts,
are to meet in State Convention on Thurs
day next, the 18th inst, at Worcester, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the
praeticablity, probability and expediency
of separation between the free and slave
States. Massachusetts ought to be consid-
cred as already out of the Union.
MEETING OF LEGISLATURES.-The llli-
nois Legislature met on the 5th inst, when
the democrats forcibly expelled Mr. Bridges,
the republican clerk of the last house, whilst
he was calling the roll, and organized finally
by the election of Saml. Holmes, DEM, as
speaker, and Mr. Leile, dem, clerk.
The New York and Pennsylvania Legis
latures assembled on the 9th inst. Black
republican officers were elected by the for
mer, and democratic by the latter.
D A man calling himself Sanford Win
ternute, from New York, attempted to aid
in the escape of a negro boy and girl at
Columbia, S. c., but the plan did not work
well. The Columbia Times says the man
has been going about selling Maps. 1t
would be well to watch such fellows in
future.
II S. Lander, A. NJ, has been ap-
pointed Professor Of Mathematics and An
cient Languages in Greensboro Female
College, in place of VIM. K. Blake, re-
signed.
APPoINTMENT.-The appointment of the
Hon. Mr. Underwood of Georgia, as Asso-
ciate Judge of the Supreme Court of Ne
braska, has been confirmed by the L. S.
Senate.
Il The "Greonsboro' Patriot and the
Lexington Flag have been united under
the joint editorial control of NJ. S. Sher-
wood and JAS. A. Long, Esq. May they
meet with success pecuniariiy, but politi-
cally remain in hopeless minority.
y The salary of the Mayor of Phila-
delphia is $4,000 Il year, New York $4,000,
Boston $4,000, Baltimore $4,000, Cincin-
natl $4,000.
u The Legislature of South Carolina
passed an act to amend the State Constitu-
ton in such manner as to require of every
naturalized citizen two years residence in
the State after being naturalized as a con-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

ADJOURNMENT Houses of the
LEGISLATURE have passed resolution to ad-
;onro on the Goth instant. But it is thought
thew will not get through the business by
that time.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

NEW YORK. January 9.-Flour is firm
witt. an advancing tendency. Wheat 10
ouie. and nominal. Corn has advanced;
sales of mixed at 20. yellow rs.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

On Thursday, the following gentlemen
were elected by joint ballot of the two
Houses, Trustees of the University of
North-Caroiina
Thomas Settle, Jr., of Rockingham.
Dr. r. billiard, of Chowan.
William w. Holden, of Wake.
4. n. Hamilton, of Granville.
DIR. J. F. Z. Hardy, of Buncombe.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

EY The salary of the Mayor of Phila-
delphia is $4,000 year, New Y ork $4,000,
Boston $4,000, Baltimore $4,000, Cincin-
natl $4,000.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
CHARIOT TIE.
Tuesday Morning, Jan. l3, 1857

SPEECH OF w. r. MYERs.-We publish
on our I'd page the substance of speech
delivered in the Legislature of North Caro-
lima, on the Bill to re-charter the Bank OF
the State, by w. r. Myers, Esq, Senator
from Mecklenburg county.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

u John G. Bowman, Esq, has taken
charge of the editorial department of the
Carolina Times. Mr. Bowman is a grace
full as well as forcible writer, and his connec-
ton with the Times will, we hope, add to
the reputation of that popular and thriving
journal. The Times, heretofore, has been
one of our most valuable exchanges, always
bringing US news as late, if not later, than
almost any other paper. Under the edito-
rial management of Mr. Bowman, we con-
fidently expect the Times to sustain its
high reputation as a daily newspaper.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
cHARLEsToN MARKET, Jan. 8.

We have no change to notice in the cot
ton market. The stock continues light,
holders are firm, and prices are stifening
from day to day. The sales to-day were
l ,965 bales, at liz to l2s cents per pound.
We quote good middling l2s cents, and
middling fair 125 cents per pound.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
ROCK ISLAND cAssIMEREs.

For some time past we intended noticing
the superior Cassimeres manufactured by the
Rock Island Factory in Mecklenburg coun-
ty. We hear great deal said about en-
couraging home manufacturers, but every
days occurrence proves that the principle
is more discussed than practised by the
southern people. If we of the south would
be independent of northern capitalists we
must learn to patronize and encourage man
ufactories in our midst. The Rock Island
Company manufactures an article of cloth
that no man need be ashamed to wear,
either Sunday or Monday. 1t has a beau
tiful glossy appearance and its texture is
fine and substantia al.
We desire to call the attention of south
ern merchants especially to the Cassimeres,
Jeans and Kerseys made at this Factory.
We do so because we think all the encour-
agement possible, in the way of patronage,
ought to be extended to manufacturers in
our section of the Union, especially when
it can be done without loss to the purchaser.
Messrs J. A. Young and NJ. L. Wriston,
Charlotte, are the prOprietors, to whom
orders can be addressed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

q Sumner has been reelected U. S.
Senator by the Massachusetts, Legislature.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
IN IS WI 3 ER nj .

The undersigned having purchased Mr. N. A..
will continue business at their OLD STAND.
In returning thanks for the liberal patronage
bestowed upon the old firm, they hope, by con
slant attention to the wants of their customers,
to merit continuance of the same.
JOHN FISHER,
JOHN G. BURROUGHS.
Charlotte, January Ii, 1867. Pm
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

BURNED TO DEATH.-In Washington
City on the Sd INST, the wife of Judge
Daniel of the Supreme Court, was burned
to death in consequence of her clothes
taking fire while retiring to bed. The
National Intelligencer says that Mrs Dan
iel was sitting in her chamber at a low
table preparatory to retiring for the night,
having on calico robe. From some cause,
now unable to be assigned the candle on
the table by which she was lighted fell and
communicated its fame to her robe, which
she endeavnred to put out, but in vain. In
this way she screamed aloud and ran into
the passage outside the chamber, when a
burst of air gave new force to the thorough
ly ignited robe, and before obtaining the
assistance of her husband, who ran from
his study, and a servant from below, Mrs
Daniel was most severely burnt. Her
person was as quickly as possible envelop-
ed with carpeting and such articles as were
at hand, but the Obstructive element had
done its fell work too completely, and after
suffering four hours of great agony, though
partially alleviated by medical aid, she ex-
PRED. The only words by which she was
enabled to indicate the manner of the acct
dent, were, .'the candle, the CANDLE" The
unfortunate lady leaves an inconsolable
husband and two young children to deplore
her distressing death and their own great
loss.
Her remains were accompanied to the
grave by numerous array of mourning
friends. The President of the United States,
members of the Cabinet, Judges of the Su-
preme and other Courts of the District, and
officers of the Army and Navy, were
annnnnst the attendants at the funeral.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

r. Mr.. Oliver II. Perry has been re-
elected State Librarian.
u Senator Hamlin, of Maine, has re-
signed his seat in the United States Senate,
in order to enter upon his duties as Gov
ernor of the State of Maine, to which post
he has been elected.
INCREASE OF McRMoNIsM--Two hum
dred and fifty converts to Mormonism ar
rived at New York on the Ist inst, from
England. In the spring they will set out
for Utah.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

The Rhode Island Legislature has elected
James F. Simmons United States Senator.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

A New CoUNTERFEIT-A counterfeit
Sc bill, on the Farmers Bank at Elizabeth
City, has just made its appearance in this
place. Look out. A description will be
given next week.-Greensboro Patriot.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

MEDICAL JOURNAI.--The Charleston
Medical journal and Review is published
by c. Happoldt, NJ. D., at a per annum,
passage free. The work is good one, and
contains much valuable reading. 1t is &
southern periodical and therefore has claims
to southern support.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

SMALL NoTEs.-We are pleased to learn
that the bill to allow the Banks of this State
to issue notes of the denomination of SO and
under passed the House of Commons on
the 9TH inst, by yeas 81, nays So. We
must hare small notes for circulation, and
cannot get along without them. five can't
have them on our own Banks. those of other
States will be used. A correspondent of
the Observer explains the bill now before
the Legislature as follows: "The most
important feature of the bill is that all the
Banks in the State have leave to issue 10
per cent. of their capital in ones, twos, threes
and fours; and that all those small bills
shall be redeemed either at the principal
bank or at either of the branches, no mat
ter where payable. But before the privi-
lege of Issuing these small bills is given to
the Bank of Cape Fear, the Bank of CLAIR
endon, and the Bank of Wilmington, tl.ey
shall agree to strike out that feature in their
bill whereby the Legislature says in effect
that if it gives more favorable terms to other
Banks, it will extend the same favorable
terms to each of those three Banks.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

~ The Abolitionists Of Massachusetts
day next, the 18th inst, at Worcester, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the
praeticability, probability and expediency
of a separation between the free and slave
States. Massachusetts ought to be consid-
cred as already out of the Union.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

Total, 26,9O4,3I2
Add for property not val
ued, for under valua-
tions, and for the rise
in the value of property
since 1850, the sum of
Total wealth of the u. S.
in 1855,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13

tT The "Greonsboro' Patriot" and the
Lexington Flag have been united under
the joint editorial control of NJ. S. Sher-
wood and Jas. A. Long, Esq. May they
meet with success peeuniariIy, but politi-
cally remain in hopeless minority.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-13
9,sI7,6l4,O72

In connexion with the above, we give the
following list of the Governors of the States
and Territories for the year 1857:
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10
Dcmocratic ConNcnnon in Town

We learned yesterday, from u friend
in Iowa, Just ON his return from the State
Democratic Convention Of Iowa, held at
Iowa City, Goth ultimo, that the conven.
ton passed of very tremendously, and
with an unusual amount Of determination
and assurance, on the part of the Dele
gates, and other Democrats present, to
carry the State in the coming election.
Benjamin M. Samuels, of Dubuque,
was nominated for Governor, and Geo.
Gallaspy, of Wapello County, Cor Lieut..
Governor. We understand our old friend
John III. Sherman, of Pottawatamie CO.,
received a very complimentary vote for
Lieut.. Governor, We are pleased TO hear
this concerning our friend Sherman. 1t
has been our pleasure to know him sever
al years; and although a very young man,
to be spoken of in connection with SO dis
tinguished a position-nevertheless the
compliment was Justly due Mr.. Sherman;
and such a nomination, young as he Isl
would have reflected credit upon the De-
mocracy and the State of Iowa for the
Democracy of Iowa have no more tried,
uncompromising and undinching Demo-
crat than John fisherman. With his clear
head and good judgment, and by his pow
erful pen, he has done much for the
cause; and that friend John may live to
reap the glorious reward, in the chapter
of fame, which his faithfulness in the
cause, so richly merits, is u earnest
hope.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

AN ARRAHT PoLTRooN,--The last num-
Der of Chdpman'S organ, published at
Omaha City, yclept we NcJrdSkian, indul-
ges in some low-fung scurrility, and stale
falSehoodS in relation TO the Nonpare,L.-
This is very easily accounted for-Chap-
man has been defeated, and the editor,
like his master, feels "orful" bad, and
wants TO ease his mind, by giving vent to
his wounded "phelinx." Poor fellow! if it
does him any good TO call us hard names,
we will not object. 1t is not 10 wondered
at, that he feels bad, for the man who
brought him to the Territory, gave him
shelter, clothed his unbreeched limbs, and
asionished his pockets, by helping him TO
reach up into Uncle Sans "strong box"
has been defeated. We certainly could de-
sire no higher commentator and eulogy,
than the abuse Of such a person as the ed
itor of the NebrdShian, who unites the
contemplate vices Of vulger impertinence,
low servility, and base demagogueism, with
that of arrant poltroonery. Under the con-
troll and direction of Chapman, this editor
first emerged from obsCurity, TO which his
intellectual imbecility and moral deficiency
had consigned him in Ohio, and he is now
in a fair way to be again consigned to that
fate from which his servility, his adapta-
biIily 10 "a service too base for the generality
of men, could alone have dragged HIM.
Such a character ordinarily, only the scav-
enger and nuisance abater would be justi-
fled in handling witha pair of tongs, We
have no disposition to stir him.-COunciI
Bluffs WonpdreH.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

ABsEsr.-Judge w. H. Cook, left our
city yesterday, for a visit to his friends in
the keystone State. He will be absent
about two months. He is a popular Judge
and a good citizen, and we hope he will
induce more of the same sort TO emigrate
to Nebraska. Good luck to you, Judge.
May your %sojourn with 1.-The loved ones
at home," be pleasant and profitable.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10
Local & Miscellaneous.

RELIGIOUS NoTIcEs. Next Sunday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, c. c. Co.'S will
preach to the children of the Sunday
School.
His subject in the evening, at Z o'clock,
will be, The Legitimate PrOrince Of The
Pulpit.
One week from next Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 10Th, and 20th, the second
Quarterly Meeting of the present Con-
ference year, will take place. Rev. Mr..
C~hevington, Presiding Elder of the Dis
trict, will be present.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

AIT
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH A FAIL
URE.-It will be seen by the following,
hat the Atlantic Telegraph is, for the pre-
sent, a failure; but we are confident of its
ultimate SUGGEST
The British steamer Cyclops had re-
turned to Valentia, with Mr.. Field on
board. That gentleman Immediately re-
paired to London, to confer with the Di-
~rectors, and telegraphed from London on
Saturday, as follows:
''Her majesty's steamer Leopard, ar
rived at Portsmouth on Friday evening,
and reports that the Atlantic cable was
lost at a quarter before a o'clock on Tues
day morning the llth inst, after having
laid out successfully 335 nautical miles Of
il-l00 miles of it being laid in water over
1--WE miles in depth, and the greater part
Of it while going at rather more than five
miles per hour. At that time there wa a
heavy swell on. The Niagara was going
at the rate of A knots per hour, and as the
Engineer found that the cable was run
ming out in too great a proportion to the
speed of the ship, he considered it neces-
sary to direct the breaks to be applied
more firmly, when the cable parted, some
distance from the ship"
The Agamemnon, Niagara and Susque-
hama, will remain a short time where the
cable parted, to try some experiments in
deep water in that part of the Atlantic,
which is considered, will be of great value
to the Telegraph Company, and then all
go to Plymouth England. The expert
ence now obtained must be of great value
to the company, and it is understood that
the Directors will decide whether to have
more cable made and try again immedi-
ately after the equinoctial gales, or wait un.
Ill another summer.
The impression prevails at Liverpool
that another trial will take place in October,
The vessels were returning 10 England
with the remainder of the cable, still over
1000 miles in length, and perhaps suiii.
cient to unite the two continents.
The directors are sanguine of ultimate
success.
A conference was TO be held in Londor
on the 10Th inst, for the purpose Of deter,
mining whether to 60 on Immediately witt
the balance of the cable, or wait unit
another summer
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

ALL HANDS IN LUCK. Tuesday af-
ternoon, as we were pursuing the even
tenor of our ways gentleman dropped
in, and gave all hands an invitation to
take supper at the Ferguson House and
the appointed time found us on hand, to a
man, with vigorous digestives, fully pre-
pared for the occasion. We partook of a
first rate supper, gotten up by a Nebraska
Cook, had a social chat, and enjoyed our
selves generally. Gentlemen of the Fer
guson House! you have our individual
and collective thanks, now and forever.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

One CENT REwARD.-The Nebraskian
of last week offered the above reward, for
the m of the remaining we persons
voting for Judge Ferguson. We have the
name of one of them, and if the Nebras-
khan will send us a one cent Shin-plaSter,
payable in one gear al Ten per cent, we will
communicate the same No backing now.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10

EDITOR GAzErrE:-Yesterday | cross
ed the Missouri River at Bellevue, on the
Steam Ferry Boat, II. II. Hardin, and
noticed the time of crossing by my watch,
which was 3 1.2 minutes. | went to
Council Bluffs and thence to Omaha,
crossing the river on the Steam Ferry
Boat at that place. in II Sd minutes.
TRAVELLER.