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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

- We notice in the Baltimore Sun that
the Rev. Daniel Baker has resigned the
presidency of Austin College, Texas, and
that the Rev. D. L. Swain, of Chapel Hill,
has been elected president thereof.
We presume, as matter of course, that
President Swain has no intention of remov-
ing to Texas.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17


SUSPENSION BRIDGE ANNOYANCEs.-The
Rochester Union tells the following Incl
dent, on good authority, of the pleasures Of
this popular place of transit:
'.An American gentleman crossed the
bridge with his valise in hand, and was met
by the custom house gentleman, who de-
manded q show of effects. The traveller
displayed the contents of his valse, which
contained nothing liable to duty, and gave
the interrogation some sauce, for which he
paid dearly. He went to the Western Ho-
tel and took lodging. Thither he was fol-
lowed by the sharp custom house man, who
suspected that he was not quite right. The
traveller, in making his toilet at the hotel,
removed his teeth, set on gold plate, for the
purpose of washing them. He had scarce
ly laid the teeth down before they were seiz-
ed by the revenue officer, who alleged that
the teeth were of American manufacture,
and had been brought into the province with
out the payment Of duty. Appeal was in
vain-the teeth were taken to the customs
office, and the Yankee gentleman was COM
PEELED to subsist on spoon victuals during
the day, for want of implements to masti-
cate harder food"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

CHARLOTTE & SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL
RoAD.-The annual meeting of the Stock
holders in the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad Company was held in Columbia
on the 4th instant The following gentle
men were elected Directors OF the Com
pany for the present year:
VIM. Johnston, President, j. A. Young,
A. b. Davidson, Samuel McAhley, ID. Z
Brawley, w. r. Robertson, Theo. ,. Du-
bose, A. r. Taylor, Henry Lyons >. ID.
White, John Caldwell, A. B. Springs.
B The name of the Post Office hereto
fore called Carolina Female College," in
Arson county, N. c.. has been changed to
"Ansonyille."
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

A MEMENTo.-The Queen of England
has commanded for her private gallery a
picture of her reception" on board the
Resolute, as d memorial of what is termed
"a most noble act of international courtesy
The picture will include portraits of the
various members of the Royal family, and
of Captain Hartstein and the American off,
GERS who accompanied him.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
House & Lot for Sale or Rent

February IL, 1857

The Notes and Accounts of H. SEWERS &
CO, and of J. DULS s. CO., are in my hands
for immediate collection. Those concerned will
please march up. one by one, and settle the same.
Call at Sewers new building opposite the Court
House.
WIN S. NORMENT.
Feb 14th. 1857. $685.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

RE MARKS.-Cotton has boon steady
during the week and prices have advanced
nearly one cent. Bacon has advanced-we
quote, hog round, at J04 to II. Corn has
also advanced, and firm at IS cts. Dried
Apples in demand at 90 cents per bushel.
Dried Peaches at 81 to 81 Is.
Trade has been rather dull during the
past week, probably owing to bad roads.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

- In the L. S. Senate the other day
while the Chaplain was performing his
duty, man installing him for the prcsi
ding officer, approached his desk and held
up his hand as if subscribing to the oath of
office. The prayer concluded. the stranger
usurping the seat, prepared to enter upon
legislation; but the officers elected him, not
withstanding his earnest protest against
the violation of his senatorial rights.
The man was insane or drunk, like
number Of the members of Congress.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

DESTRUCTION OF LIQUOR BY FEMALES.
A letter IN the Boston Traveller. dated
Lawrence, Kansas, Jan. 28th, says:
'Our city has been lately thrown into a
state of great excitement by a demonstra-
ton on the part of the ladies. For some
time past intemperance has been on the in
crease. and the number of grogshops have
grown from none within the city limits to
seven. On Saturday. the oath ult., Mas
sachusetts street was filed by large crowd
watching the operation of party of females
who were engaged in making frewood OF
whiskey barrel heads and pouring the con-
tents on the ground. Seven establishments
were visited and all the liquor found was
destroyed. At one store five barrels and q
key was empted.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
NEws ITEMS.

~ Roger A. Pryor, Esq, has retired
from the Richmond Enquirer, having sold
his interest in. that paper to Messrs. Richie
and Dunnovant. He retires in order to at
tend to private interests.
~ The citizens of Wadesboro, Arson
county, drove off from that place northern
man who had been living there. Ee made
too free with the negro population.
70 The first white shad of this season
was sold in the Wilmington market, on the
10th instant, at So per pair.
From Kansas.
New YORK, Feb. H.-Kansas letters
say that the joint committee of both houses
report in favorof taking fhecensus prepara-
tory to holding convention for the forma-
ton of State constitution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-The Secretary
of State has recommended to Congress an
appropriation of $ls,000 for the suppress
sion of the slave trade on the principle assert
ed in the act of 1919, and has favorably en-
dorsed the application of the American
Colonization Society for $4,000 for SINH
lar object.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

A MEAN MANA Postmaster in
neighboring county informs us that the
Democrat" sent to a subscriber at that
Office, has not been taken out of the office
for the last month,-tbe aforesaid subscri-
Der having removed to Texas. We thank
the Postmaster for the information. On
referring to our books, we find that the fell
low who has gone to Texas owes for 3 years
subscription. If he had written and in
formed US that he was going away, we
should not have given him the second
thought, for we calculate on losing some
thing by such characters, but to go off and
never say stop the paper, is the height
of meanness. The only thing that prevents
us from publishing his name, is, that we do
not wish to mortify his relatives, if he has
any; but any one DESTROYS of knowing who
he is, can find out by inquiring at this
office.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
r The Directors of the Wilmington,

~ The Directors of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company
met at this place yesterday, we believe, for
the purpose of making some arrangements
relative to the progress of the Road. We
shall probably be able, in day or two to
give some information relative to the matter.
They met again this morning. All the Di-
rectors are present except one Wilming-
ton Journal February 13.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

FLORA MCDoNALD.--We have been
favored by the publishers, Messrs. E. j.
Hale & Son, with copy of Lecture by
James Banks, Esq, of Fayetteville, on ''the
Life and character of Flora Mcdonald" a
Scotch lady who rescued Prince Charles
Edward. Mr. Banks, by invitation, has de-
ivered this lecture at three or four different
times in North Carolina, and once in South
Carolina. We anticipate pleasure in peru
sing the history of woman whose name
has been honorably connected with the
revolutionary patriots on the Cape Fear in
our own State, and we hope at some time to
hear the lecture spoken as no other man
but Mr. Banks can speak it.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

THE PUBLIC LANDS.-Within a year,
sales and grants of the public lands of the
United States have been made to the ex
tent of over thirty nine million acres. This
is equal in extent to one-third of the whole
kingdom of France. Yet, notwithstanding
the rapid disposal of the public lands, there
remains yet undisposed of, an area equal 70
the whole thirty-one States, or nearly as
large as all Europe, Russia excepted.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

A PRAYER FOR DELIVERY FROM Sun
DRY EvILs.-Some unfortunate individual,
who, we presume has suffered some," thus
enters against sundry evils:
From a cross neighbor and sullen wife,
A pointless needle, and q broken knife;
From suretyship, and from an empty purse,
A smoky chimney, and jostling house,
From dull razor, and aching head;
From bad conscience, and buggy bed,
A blow upon the elbow and the knee;
From each of these please deliver me-"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
COLUMBIA MARKET, Feb. IA.

The cotton market opened active and
buoyant yesterday, and continued SO
throughout the day, and in the evening it
was ascertained that an advance of ! cent
had been established on the prices of the
previous day. The ruling rates were l03
to 123 cents most sales ii to 125
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
State of North Carolina,
MECKLENBURG COUNTY,
Court Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
JANUARY TERM, 1857. :
Richard Peoples,
T. A, Sha pc and
Miles II. Sharpe,
Administrators of
John Sharpe, deed,
VS..
Andrew Sharpe and
Auzel Sharpe.
Petition for sale of
Land.

II appearing TO the satisfaction OF the
Court, that AuzeI Sharpe. one of the defend
ants in this case resides beyond the limits of
ahrs state; it is therefore ordered by this
Court, that publications be made six weeks in
the Western Democrat, newspaper publish
ed in the town of Charlotte, notifying the
said defendant to appear at the next term of
our Court, to be held for sad county, at the
Court House in harotte, on the 4th Monday
in April next, then and there 10 plead, an
swer, or demur, Tor judgment pro eoIfessO will
be tsken against him.
Witness, ". X. Reid, Clerk of OR said
Court, at Office in Charlotte, the 4th Monday
in January, 1887, and in the s1st year Of
American Independence.
W. X. REID, c. &C.
I32-6t-Prs. fee SOL
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

PLANTING SHADE TREEs.-Nothing adds
more to the comfort, as well as health of
towns and cities, than shade trees. This
is especially SO in our southern climate.
Now is the time to be about it. If all our
citizens will but determine that our side
walks shall be shaded by trees planted in
front of their property, few years will
demonstrate that they have added tens of
thousands of value to it, at very trifing
outlay of money and time.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
Later from Merico.


New ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-Dates from
Vera Cruz are to the Sd inst, and from the
city of Mexico to the 29th ult. The coun-
try was distracted. The Potosi insurgents
had been dispersed. Fears were enter
tanned of fillibuster invasion of Lower
California from San Francisco.
Mr.. Bisbie, formerly connected with the
National American, of Richmond and sub
sequently editor of the Norfolk American,
and Mr.. Robt. Hendrick, of Warren coun-
ty, N. c. proceeded to Halifax, n. c., last
week to engage in Item step tragedy"
but their design was frustrated by the ar
rest of one of the parties.
MURDER.-A man by the name Of Hoop
err shot and instantly killed another named
Parker, in jackson county, last week. A
woman affair. Hooper is in Jail at Waynes-
vile.
FRozEN.-We learn from the Herald of
Truth that two young men, w. p. Bane
and John Ward, were found frozen to death,
on the mountain south of Hendersonville, on
the 3lst ult.
70 The many friends of the Rev. Alex.
j. Canister, will rejoice to learn that he has
purchased a farm and settled permanently
in Polk county. His post Office address is
Columbus.-AsheviUe Nea0s.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
VALUABLE LAND
Mills for Sale.

THE subscriber being determined to move
TO the Southwest, is DESTROYS to sell his well
known tract of Land, lying in Stanly county,
and on the waters of the Yadkin River con-
tanning
Eighteen Hundred Acres.
Said land is we'll timbered, and that which is
cleared is very fertile, and in high state of
cultivation. A good Dwelling House, out
Houses, Barns, &c, are upon said tract. Be-
loning to the said tract, is a most
Valuable Merchants Mill,
situated on the Yadkin river; said Mill is
entirely new, contains three runHers, ana is
located directly opposite the Yadkin Manu-
featuring Company. The water power on said
tract, is regarded by competent judges as ST.
perior to any in the State.
Auy amount of machinery can be used sue
cessfully on the river, and the roads TO and
from the Mills are good and hyperion to any
other roads, leading to any other mill IN STAN
ly county.
Persons wishing to engage in Manufactur-
ing pursuits, would do well to call on the sub
scriber. He has several other tratcts, not
adjoining the above, which he would also like
to sell.
Terms Made Easy.
Those wishing to buy such properly, can at
all times find the subscriber on the premises.
MARVEL KIRK.
Stanly Co., N. c., Feb. II, 1s57-33-3m.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

REMARKABLE CASE.-Talton B. Butler,
a timber cutter of Scriven county, Ga, went
to Savannah since Christmas to sell timber,
and was taken sick, and, it was thought,
died. There being boat about to leave,
his remains were deposited in a coffin and
sent home. On opening the coffin after its
arrival, he was discovered to smile. Medi,
cal assistance was Immediately called, and
it is said that he is fast recovering.-He was
in the coffin nearly two days and nights.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
rRYINe RI ON.

Burchard, the reYivalist, was in the habit
of addressing his congregation in this man.
ner: II am now going to pray, and I want
all that desire to be prayed for to send up
their names on piece of paper
On the occasion to which we refer, there
was at once sent up to the desk quite a pile
of little slips OF paper with the names on
whose behalf he was to ''wrestle," as he
said, ''with the Almighty"
A pause ensued, when he said-''Send
'em up! can pray for five thousand just as
easy as can for dozen. Send 'em up.
If you havn't any paper, get up and name
the friend you would have prayed for"
At this stage of the proceeding, stall
wart man of six feet and half in his stock
ings, a notorious unbeliever, and confirm
ed wag to boot, rose in the midst cf the
the winks and becks and smiles of the audi
tory, said .sMr Burchard, want you to
pray for Jim Thompson"
The reverend petitioner saw from the ex-
citenent produced in the audience, that
Oziel was ''hard case"
''What is your name sir! And who is
Mr. Thompson %
''It's Jim Thompson he keeps tavern
down in Thompsonville, and keep pub
lie house little below him. He is an in
fernal scoundrel, and / want you to give
him lift"
But" said Mr. Burchard, shave you
any faith in the efficacy of prayer? Do you
believe in the petition! p
That's n'itker here nor there" respond
ed Oziel; II arant yo~ to try 1t on him"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIoN.-The will of
the late Hon. John NJ. Clayton, of Delaware,
has been published. The first clause of it
is as follows:
"First--I leave to my friends and
relatives, as well as to all others who may
think my opinion of any value, this
testimonial, that the religion taught in the
New Testament is the best that has been
offered for our adoption, both for this
world and for that which is to come, and
that Jesus Christ was the true Messiah, and
will remain forever the Redeemer and
Saviour of fallen man. Let my humble
testimony stand in favor of the christian
religion-I am deeply, thoroughly con-
WINGED of its TRUTH
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17
THE REVENUE BILL.

The following are the Yeas and Nay ON
the passage of the new Tax Bill on its Sd
reading in the Commons:
YEAS-Messrs. Badham, Benbury, Be
thea, Blanton, Bledsoe, Blow, Bridgers,
Bright, Bynum, Bullock, Canister, Clark,
Cox of Jones, Cox of Perquimans, Dancy,
Hargrove, Harrell, Hester, Hill of Stokes,
Hill of Halifax, Holiness Humphrey, Jarvis,
jenkins, johnson, Jones, Kelly, Lewis of
Nash, Long. Love, Lyon of Orange, Lyon
of Granville, Mabry, Mason, Masten, Mat
thews, Montgomery, Moore, Mosley, Out
law, Outerbridge, Parker, Patterson, Pitch
ford, Ramsour, Rand, Rankin, Reeves,
Routh, Rumley, Rushing, Sauls, Scales,
Settle, Smallwood, Switzerland, Speight,
Stewart, Strayho Tate, Thompson. Tom
linson, Toms, Ward, Waugh, White of
Sampson, Williamson and Withers-73
NAYS-Messrs. Baxter, Caldwell, Cot
ton, Crump, Dargan, Eborn, Eller. Elliott,
Erwin, Ferebee, Folk, Gather. Gentry,
Gillian, Houck, Jennet, Leach of Davidson.
Leitck of Robson, Little, Mann, March,
Martin, Mcintosh. Meares, Ogburn, Pear
son, Pickett, Richardson, Scott, Sharp,
Siler. Speer. Stiles, Stubs, White of Ca
barrus, Waddill, Whitson, Wilson and
Yancy-3S.
u In the Congressional District recent
ly represented by the late P. S. Brooks,
South Carolina. there are already ten can
didates to fill the vacancy eccasioned by
the death of that gentleman. "A wild hunt
after Office" as the know-nothing platform
says.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

CHARLESTON MARKET, Feb. 13.
CoTToN.-The sales in this market to-
day amounted to 1000 bales. The market
was firm and exhibited an advancing ton
dpncY,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

- In Mobile, few days ago, three
cotton presses were destroyed by fire, to-
gether with ten or fifteen thousand bales of
Cotton.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

w In another column we publish the
amendments, passed at the late session of
the Legislature, to the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherford Railroad Bill
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

PUNISHMENT OF SLAvEs.-The Mississippi
Legislature has just passed bill prohibiting
any owner of slaves from furnishing them
with more than 'nine and thirty lashes" at
any one time or for one ohense, under
penalty of fine and Imprisonment. All
other unnecessary cruelty to slaves is also
made indictable and punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

Anew TELEGRAPH.-Some wicked rascal
suggests new kind of telegraph, namely,
to place line of women at the distance Of
fifty PAGES from each other, and commit to
the first the news to be transmitted, as a
profound secret. 1t is thought that there
would be greater dispatch secured by such
a plan than by any other.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

A NEW EXCITEMENT IN PROSPECT
physician has, according to the Buffalo
Republic, written an elaborate work in
favor of the practice of burning the dead,
which is to be published after his own death.
By his will, he directs his mortal remains
to be kept for five days in warm room
the thorax then to be opened, and the heart
extracted, which is to be embalmed and en-
closed in thick vellum bag, strongly i'm
pregnatad with asphaltum; the remainder
of his body is then to be publicly burnt on
pyre of sassafras or sandal wood, in one
of the public cemeteries, the ashes careful
ly gathered and deposited with the en-
balmed heart in bronze urn. Five copies
of the leading daily city papers, containing
an account of the whole proceeding, are
likewise directed to be deposited in the urn,
which is then to be Theoretically sealed
and taken to the New York Museum.
In the midst of the excitement created
by these proceedings, the work is to be
published. For its circulation $4,000 are
appropriated, $4,000 more for distribution
among the city officials and leading poll
ticians of all parties, who are to receive
from $25 to 500 each for assisting in the
ceremony ; and $4,000 more for the edito-
rial fraternity, to be divided pro rata ac-
cording to their influence.
Should anything occur to prevent the dee
execution of the WILL the bulk of this pro-
perty is to be at once transferred to chart
table institution in Philadelphia.
The Republic has these facts from the
attorney who drew up the will. He esti-
nnntnS the rrnnnrtU at conn lll
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

The MCDoNOGH EsTATE.-The annual
report of the commissioners of the McDon-
OCH estate has been made and will be sub
mitted to the authorities of New Orleans
and Baltimore. The present value of the
estate, as appears from the schedules an
nexed to the report, is S2,284,791 SO. The
total receipts from the estate the past year
are $50, 626 Is, which, with the balance on
hand previously, makes $l5S, 1923 81. The
expenses for the same time have been $780,,
100 "a, leaving an excess of income over
the expense of only $22,465 "a. The net
yield of the estate is stated to be, however,
$26.el9 q.
The value of the McDonogh estate as
appraised in 1851, was $I,2O1 ,015; and its
value estimated January, 1857, is 1916, 1922;
depreciation 1854, SOB.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-17

THINGS AT GREENsBoRoUGH.-W are
sorry to learn that the failure of Messrs.
Rankin & Mclean, merchants for thirty
years at Greensboro, has produced conster-
nation in and about that place, and carried
ruin into many families. Their liabilities
are upwards of$18O,OOO. and assets pos
sihly $4,000. Their credit had been so
good, that anybody and everybody loaned
them money, endorsed for them &c. Their
failure produced universal distrust. About
fifty assignments were made, generally by
persons who found themselves hopelessly
involved.-Fay. Observer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26

cipally from the rural population, --andif this
be their condition what must be that Of those
sngaged in the mines, the manufacturing dis
tricts, &c. With such facts before us touch
ing the millions Of Great Britain for obtain
ing the first and most pressing wants, food and
clothing, we need not pause to enquire into
their educational blessings, or even to ask the
question how far they are elevated above their
mere animality. It is enough for our PRESENT
purpose to know that, in our mother land The
whole people are not supplied with the means
Of noble living, while three fourths are CON-
PEELED to serve the remaining fourth for scanty
raiment end still more scanty food. It's use
less to enquire into the amount Of happiness
enjoyed bysueh apeopie, for the sum total
would scarcely reward our trouble.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26

THEN AND Now.--..We intend the Consfitu-
ton to be THE GREAT CHI AFTER OF HUI
MAN LIBERTY 10 the uhborn millinos who
shall enjoy it's protection; and who should new
er see that such ~ institution Is slavery was
ever known in our midst, James Madison.
''Slavery exists in Kansas under the Con-
st,tution. "--lJames Buchanan, - a., a.s
The former expresses the views OF the Re-
publican party; the latter the views Of the 90
called Democratic party.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26

Hoo MARKEr AT CrscrNNATI.- The Gin
binnati Gasstte Of the 9th says s'Paekers ope-
rate cautiously, bat the demand at $e SOC s
60 Is equato the supply. Provision are In
tair demand and steady, except barrel lard,
which seemed to drag ct TOT. Mannfactur ers
are holding Oh, feeling that the price Of the
raw materiel, compared with the value Of
manufactured srtieles- IL too high. About
5000 hogs bave been packed to, dass, and Of
these the products hsss been nearly all taken
for export.0 at ~