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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
rHE wHEAr CROP

The accounts all over the Union agree
that the wheat crop Of the U. States is to
be large. and from abroad the same news
is confirmed down to the last dates, when
the harvest of the south of France had
commenced. That is to say, in round
numbers the agricultural labor of France.
the U. States and Great Britain, will re-
ceive a value of at least $25O,0OO, 900 in
wheat alone, as the consequence of a fine
season. Ali other crops promise equally
we'll. The most important at the North,
hay particularly, will ensure cheap food.
These circumstances point to very large
addition to the worlds capital. Laoor has
been employed in turning floating capital
into fxedness at a time when the annual
supply of floating capital was disminished
by bad harvests-a large number of men
were engaged consuming food and material
i'm the Crimea, fighting and building forts.
Still other thouands were employed, con-
suming food and material by converting
produce, iron and wood into railroads,
while for several seasons while this process
was going on, the harvests were short. In
three successive years France lost in
wheat by bad seasons $40,OO0,000 per an
mum. Her losses in vines and silk and
foundations were as large, and losses in
other countries were large. This year the
tables have turned, the expenditure is small
Ter, and the products of the earth immense
ly greater. The question now arises what
are we to do with our surplus quantities !?
1t will be found, however, that great as are
the supplies the demands upon the United
States, of course at lower prices, will be
equal to those supplies.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

The following preamble and resolutions,
were adopted by the Board of Trustees of
Davidson College at their session on the
10th instant.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE, July 16, 1857.
On motion the Rev. w. w. Pharr, G.. L..
Hunter, NJ. D., and Edwin r. Harris, Esq,
were appointed committee to prepare re-
solutions expressing the views of the Board
of Trustees of Davidson College, in relation
to the death of the Rev. Elisha Mitchell,
ID. D., Professor in the University of
North Carolina. The Committee offered
the following, which were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of Da-
wilson College has just heard of the death
of venerable and learned Professor of the
University of North Carolina, the Rev. Eli
sha Mitchell, ID. D., who fell as a martyr
to Science by a mysterious dispensation of
Providence and, whereas, his name is in
timately connected with the building up
and dissemination of sound learning in this
State-thercfOre
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the
great loss sustained by the State at large,
by the Church of Christ, of which he was
an active and useful member, and by tho
Institution of which he was distinguished
and prominent Professor.
Resolved, That it becomes us, as body
of christian men, to bow with reverence
and humility to this dark, melancholy and
inscrutable dispensation of Providence,
thus impressively reminding us that sin
the midst of life, we are in DEATH
Resolved, That we cordially extend to
the family and relatives of the deceased our
sincere coincidence and heartful sympathies
in this their sudden and affective bereave-
ment.
Resolved, that copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be forwarded to
the family of the deceased, to the President
of the Faculty at Chapel Hill, and to the
Raleigh papers, with the request that the
same may be Published.
E. NIE HUTCHINSON, Sec'y
Board Trustees of Davidson College.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28


A young lady, an attendant on the Prin-
cess of Denmark in 1877, after having been
confined to her bed for length of time
with violent nervous disorder, was to all
appearance deprived of life. Her lips were
quite pale I; her face resembled that of a
dead person and her body grew cold. She
was removed from the room in which she
died, laid in a coffin, and the day of the
funeral was fixed on. The day arrived,
and according to the custom of the coun-
try, funeral songs and hymns were sung
before the door. just as the people were
about to nail on the lid of the coffin, a kind
of perspiration was observed to appear on
the surface of her body. 1t was greater
every moment, and at last kind of con-
vulsive motion was observed in the thands
and feet of the corpse. A few moments
after, during which time fresh signs Of re-
turning life appeared, she at once opened
her eyes, and uttered most pitiable shrek.
Physicians were quickly procured, and in
the course of few days she was considera-
bly, restored.
The description which she herself gave
of her situation is clear and remarkably
curious, and forms an authentic addition to
psychology. She said it seemed to her as
if in a dream, that she was really dead; yet
she was perfectly conscious of all that hap
pened around her in this dreadful state
She distinctly heard her friends speaking
and lanenting her death, at the side of her
coffin. She felt them pull on her dead
clothes and lay her in it. This feeling pro-
duced mental anxiety which is indescriba-
BILE. She tried to cry but her soul was without
power, and could not act on her body. She
had the contradictory feeling. as if she
were in her own body, and yet not in it, at
one and the same time. It was equally
impossible for her to stretch out her arm,
or to open her eyes, CT to cry, although she
continually endeavored to do SO. The in
ternal anguish of her mind was, however, at
its height when the funeral hymn began to
be sung, and when the lid Of the coffin was
about to be nailed on. The thought that
she was to be buried alive. was the first
one which gave activity to her soul, and
caused it to operate on her corporal frame.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

A VALUABLE REDIcINE.-During the =.
en1 week. says some newspaper, no less P Tres
try Prof. DeGrAth's Electric Oil fou dto
matlsm, in consequence of havino saoI Nheu-
preparation advertised in our coIsmree zen this
called upon us to state the result or ~ nave
periments. These persons assure a ex.
their Rheumatic pains have been 18th s That
cured by few applications of DsCrNtlrely
s'Electric OIL" and they RECOMMEND = sth's
to all who are afflicted with any oS,t us use
eases which it is designed to cure N =. DIS.
be had of the agent here. See adyert;so1 can
in another column. efnelt
July Is. 2m.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

q Yesterday, As the Schooner Bennett
Flanner was going down the river, and
about ten miles from town, the CAPTAIN
heard some knocking in the hold, where
upon he had the matches taken off. and
found under the deck negro fellow named
Burton" belonging to L. ID. Walker,
Esq, of this place, who had secreted him.
self there with the view of getting off to
New York. The boy was nearly dead and
could not have survived many hours long
er. He afterwards stated that there was
another boy in the hold named Mordecai
belonging To r. X. Bryan, Esq, but al
though diligeut search has been made, he
has not been found. If there now, he is.
in all probability, dead from the fumes of
Spirits of Turpentine, of which there was
quantity in the hold. Burton" was
brought up to town.-UH. Journal.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
From 7be WIminefii5sa Journal.
CHARLOTTE.

For the first time for very many years
we passed last week a few hours in the
village of CEarlotte.-[town if you please,
Mr. Fulton.-Ed. Dem.l The place itself
is pretty much the same-the population
seems to have been good deal changed.
Either faces once known had become un-
familiar, or new ones had taken their
places. Something of both we suppose.
The village is very unfortunately laid
out, having, in fact, only two streets
Main or Tryon Street and College Street or
Avenue. The others are mere alleys be-
tween Yards. narrow and unimproved. AT
and in the neghborhood of the point where
the two streets intersect, there are some
imposing and costly blocks of lofty build
ings worthy of broadway, but scarcely
harrnonizing with their location, and draw
ing attention to the unfinished village air
Of things beyond their immediate precincts.
1t would appear as though the speculative
spirit had been infused into the minds of
our Charlotte friends at the same time that
the "rest of mankind' were suffering from
similar disease, otherwise it would be
difficult to account for the erection of vast
four story buildings, where so much ground
remains unoccupied, upon which equally
scrvieeaLle buildings, for all useful pur-
poses, might have been erected at frac-
ton of the cost of the tall ones there now.
Lots, we understand, ran up to prepos
ferrous price. Still the stores are very fine,
there are evidences of energy and capital,
and if the village, as a whole, is wanting
in beauty, it is full of life, contains fair
proportion of clever people, and will be
| sure to recover from the temporary backset,
under which every business community in
the State is suffering.
From what we could learn by converse
ton with some gentlemen at Charlotte, we
were led TO believe that the prospects for a
Mccklenburg subscription to the Whining
ton, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad, are
rather slim, and pot much certainty about
the Union county subscription. Our in
formants may have been mistaken, how
ever. Charlotte, we think, would like the
road to come TO her, either from the East or
! West, but not to run through. If the East
ern end is built, all right-then she don't
want the West. If the Western end
then still better-she don't want the east.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

in regard to the tax on Bank dividends:
WARRENToN, y. c., July Is. 1857.
Mr. ID. w. COURTS, Dear .Sir:-Your
communication Of the 18th inst, asking
my opinion as TO whether dividends arising
from stock in the several Banks of the
State are subjects of taxation under our
present revenue law, has been received,
and | hasten to reply.
| am of opinion that the dividends arising
from stock in the several banks of the State,
nre taxed under our revenue law, section
Goth. The tax. imposed on stock owned
by individuals or corporations in said banks
section 1873, Revised laws-I lock upon
a. a separate and distinct tax. upon all en-
tirely different subject, having no connec-
ton whatsoever with that upon dividends;
the ono is payable to the Treasurer of the
State by the officers of the bank-the other
10 be listed by the owner. and paid to the
Sheriff of the cOunty.-ThiS | believe to
have been the intention of the Legislature,
and | am of opinion that they had a right
TO impose both taxes.
You call my attention particularly to
the charter of the Bank of the State. 3
Revised Statutes. section 18th, page 81,
reads:-"Each share owned by individuals
shall be subject to an annual tax of p
cents and no more, which shall be reserved
out of the profits as they accrue"
This l think prohibits the Legislature
from increasing the tax above 25 cents on
the share; and it was for that reason that
in the late Revised Laws, section 1873, YOU
find that the Bank of the State is excepted.
but / think it does not prohibit the Legis-
laturc from taxing :he dividends arising
from stock in said Bank. | am therefore
of opinion that dividends upon stock owned
by individuals in the Bank of the State,
are taxed by our Revenue Laws. | know
there is q diversity lof opinion in regard to
this matter, and suppose the whole sub
Ject will be carried to the Supreme Court
for construction. | have not thought it at
all necessary to give in full, the reasons for
the opinion 10 which | have arrived.
Very respectfully, your oh't serT't,
WILL. A. JENKINS,
Attorney General.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
'.o7son=-.rDA-THE CHINESE.

Much apprehension is felt among inc
Zoo drinkers. lest the Chinese, who hate
all foreigners, and who at present nave
: esnecial cause to hate the English for their
unjust aggressions, should poison all the
tea and other articles of luxury, for which
the world is dependent ON them. It's known
that the administration of poison IS their
fayorite mode of effecting their revenge 1t
is also known that they have already tired
in that manner to wreak their revenge on
the English Including all foreigners since
the breaking out of hostilities between
them and the English. While it is almost
irrational to suppose that any nation-the
Chinese even-howeyer insulted, injured
or oppressed, by another nation would run
the risk of running its foreign commerce
forever, by poisoning all its exports which
are bought by all the civilized nations OF
the earth, just to revenge wrong COM
mitted by one nation; yet caution and
admonition, especially when coming from
such distinguished source as the London
Times, should not lightly be passed over
We therefore give, for what it is worth,
the following short extract from that
journal:
sIs there anybody so foolish as to suppose
that the Chinese will not poison every box
or chest of tea, preserved ginger, sweetmeats,
chow-chow, marmalade, or anything else
that Il exported from China for the use
of foreigners? We believe honestly and
truly that the destruction Of human life in
this country and in America, from the use
of poisoned tea, will be the most fearful
calamity that has ever visited the two
countries in this century. 1t will kill more
people in England than were killed in the
Crimea. 1t will destroy more human life
in the United States than our wars, the
yellow fever, or the cholera. People
continue to drink tea, and think there is no
| danger! 1t will be fatal mistake. Wait
until the cargoes of tea now on their way
to American ports are landed. Those who
dream that we shall escape poisoned tea,
had better preserve the extracts from the
"Times." We have no doubt that our
warning articles about tea will save thou
sands of lives in this country. We wish
all would take the warning in time"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

The NATIONAL HOTEL EPEDEMIc.-We
publish in another column the report of
the Academy of Medicine of New Y ork, on
the singular and disastrous epidemic which
prevailed at the National Hotel, in this city,
during the past winter. This report j.
very emphatic in tracing the source of the
disorder 10 maIarial influences. The opinion
of the members seemed to be very generally
in favor of the report, and it was adopted
by large ma ority.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

10 Action for work and labor done in
cutting ditch on defendants land. Plea
Payment, and set off in bacon and corn
meal.
Plaintiffs son on tn e stand. Recollects
the ditching perfectly, but seems to forget
all about the bacon.
you say your daddy did all this ditch
ing! Do you know what he got in pay
for it?' inquired Col. C. for defendant.
HE never got nothing that ever heard
on, that's what he never got" answered the
witness.
didn't your daddy get corn and bacon
from defendant in pay for that ditching 2"
''Never heard of his gettin' no corn or
bacon"
"What did your daddy and his family
live on last summer?''
"Vittles, Mostly
"What sort of victuals ~
swell, meat and bread, and some whis-
key"
''Where did he get that meat and bread!''
well fust from one and fust from an
other"
Didn't he get some of it from defendant!'
He mought."
II know he mought, but did he that
the question:
"Well, he mought, and then again you
know he moughtn't.
with considerable excitement and in
tones of thunder.)
| ANSWER the question, sir, and no more
of this trihing with your oath. Did your
daddy, or did he not, get corn and bacon
from the defendant for ditching %
"Weu now he mought; it don't occur
adzactly, you know"
Here his honor interferes, and with a
stern, injudicial frown, addresses witness
| thus:
WITNESS, you must answer the question
or the Court will be compelled to deal with
you. Cant you say yes or no!
| Il reckin." ---~
"Weu then answer yes or no. Did, or
did not your daddy get corn or bacon from
the defendant at the time referred to in
quired the Court
Now fully aroused and conscious of his
danger.) Well Judge. l can't adzactly re-
member. you know, seein' as how its all
dun, bin gone and eat up but, (planting
| himself firmly as one determined to out
with it) to the best of my rekerlection, if
my memory serves me right, he mought
and then agin he moughn't."
The plaintiff saved his bacon. Verdict
accordingly. -s---
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

BARN BURNT.--On Sunday the 9Th
instant, the barn of VIM. P. Henly, Esq, OF
Kernersville, Forsyth county, was struck by
lightning, from which it took fire and was
consumed. There were in the stables at the
time, two horses and a mule. One of the
horses was killed by the lightning; the
other horse and the mule was saved by the
most hazardous exertions. There were
quantities Of grain, hay, DC, consumed by
the flames Greensboro Patriot.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
wATcHwoRD CHANGED.

The Know nothing watchword, the ewes
choppers say,
Was to ask in whisper, Have you seen
Sam to-day?"
But since the election, they've changed it
we hear,
And the brethren noac ask, 'sHave you seen
Sam this year?' -
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

BARN BURNT.-We learn that large
barn on the plantation of Paul G. Cameron
Esq. iu this county, was struck by lightning
on Thursday night the 10th instant. and
set on fire, and SO rapidly was it consumed
that five negroes who were in it barely
escaped. About 400 bushels of wheat
were destroyed.-HiHsboro Recorder.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

ASAFEMAN TO INsURE.-By a steamboat
explosion on Western river, passenger
was thrown unhurt into the water, and at
once struck out Justify for the shore,
blowing like porpoise all the while. He
reached the bank almost exhausted, and
was caught by by-stander and drawn out
painting. "Well, old fellow" said his friend,
chad hard time, chg" "Ye-yes, prepretty
hard, considerin.' Wasn't dom it for nv
self, though: was workin' for one O them
insurance offices in New York. Got a
policy on my life, and I wanted to save
them. | didn't care"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

The REvIvA!L.-The Quarterly meeting
of the Methodist Church, in this place,
closed on Sabbath night. Thirty five white,
and many black converts We're made
Yorkville Enquirer.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

SPIDER B1TE.-Our exchanges throughout
the country record numerous cases of
poisoning by the bite of spiders. In most
cases, says the Providence Journal, they
have yielded to treatment; in few, they
have been fatal. Whether these insects
are more abundant this season or more
venomous, or whether the cases have been
more generally recorded, we do not know.
1t is said that catnip, externally applied, is
a remedy. Whiskey, taken freely, is said
to be too much for almost any other
poison.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

VACCINATIoN.-Dr. VIM. Yates, who
first introduced vaccination into the United
States, died recently at Morris, New York,
at the age Of 80. He was a native of
England, studied under Sir James Earle at
St. Bartholomew Hospital, and attended
Abernethy's first course of lectures.
The first child vaccinated in South
Carolina by DR.. David Ramsay is still living,
and in this neigh borhood.--C Columbia
Carolanian.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

FANATIcIsM.-Deacon G. p. Stebbins, of
the Free Will Baptist Church in Al pine.
Michigan has been expelled from the Church
for voting for BUCHANAN at the last
Presidential Election. Columbia Times.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

The JUSTICES of the Peace of MeckIo.,
County are requested to meet in CLARION
Tuesday of the July Court, being the 2SlS !; on
for the purpose of taking into considerat;on lst
propriety of making a subscription to tbs w ne
mington, Charlotte and Rutherfordton PaS-nl VIII
A full attendance is desired. iOad
w. X. REID. Clo-a.
July 14th, 1857. st
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
PROPAGATION OF FISH.

The legislatures of Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, Ohio and New Hampshire, have
appointed special committees to investigate
the subject of artificial propagation of certain
kinds of fish, which has been so successful
of late in France and Germany, and for
centuries in China. Reports have been
made by the Massachusetts, and Connecticut
Committees, and the conclusion arrived at
is that the trout, pickerel, yellow perch,
sun-fsh and eel can be easily and proftably
propagated and raised in water adapted to
their peculiar natures.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
GEN. WALKERS PLANS.

The St. Louis News processes to give
some inklings, son good authority" of
what Gen. Walker is doing and expects to
do. That Journal says:
Gen. Walker can secure five thousand
men and quarter of million of dollars, be-
sides canon, shells, shot, ammunition and
supplies to any needed amount within 80
days notice. The money $25O,OOO) is
ready and subject to his draft at any mo-
ment. Walker does not desire more than
one thousand men, as he is satisfied that
with that number of men he can conquer
and keep possession of Nicaragua, in spite
of all the Central American armies that
can be brought in the field against him. He
is operating quietly at present, and keeps
his own council; but the departure of an
other expedition to New Orleans sometime
the coming fall, well appointed, and with
Walker at its head, is an event that may
be seriously expected"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
FAIRBANKS SPRINGS
NEAR Shelby.

CLEAVELAND COUNTY, ~ c.
THE subscriber has purchased
EHM beautiful location, three miles
I'LL and half-N. w of Shelby, n. "
whereOn is one of the BEST WHITE SUI
PHUR SPRINGS ever discovered, and whIes
he has flied up with every view TO comfort ana
convenience. On prominent point near by@
has nearly completed large and commodogs
HOTEL, which will be kept equal to any NOrID
or South, atfording Health, Pleasure, OF RecTef
ton The Establishment will be open to flt
tors by the 10Th Of JuIy next; in inc
meantime the 'SHELBY HOTEL" will aif0fG ~
commodation and convenience TO the sPkl .Ntb
There are several Springs, all imprcgnaied WIZ. VIZ
minerals, highly superior for drinking and Pa,S
ing. Being in neighboThOod to several oihe,1'
''PARHAMS SPRINGS" affords opportunities ~
centre which others cannot command.
Eg@ Terms will be moderate,
Shelby, Clcaveland Co. N. c. june %. I"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

The express train on the North Carolina
Railroad, which was sometime since dis
continued between Goldsboro and Raleigh
has again commenced running the entire
length of the road, from Charlotte to Colds
borough, instead of stopping at Raleigh.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

A FREE FIGHT IN CnuRcH.-A free
fight came off in the Baptist church,
Lanisburgh, N. Y, on Saturday. A quarrel
started between Baptist and Presbyterian,
words led to blows, and finally, regular
knock-down occurred, in which some very
dangerous weapons were used, and blood
was spilled on both sides. Two of the
parties engaged were very severely injured,
while the three others were more or less
bruised and scratched. They all brought
up at the end, in the Police Court, showing
the effects of the fight most unmistakably
in their appearance.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28
BANK DIVIDENDS.

We copy from the Raleigh Register the
following opinion of the Attorney General
in regard to the tax on Bank dividends:
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-28

N One dollar bills on the Bank OF
marlborough are circulating in Milton,
N. c. The Chronicle says, it is only
necessary to say that this Bank issues no
bills of less denomination than So,