The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-05-11
NEWS ITEMS, &c.

NEWS ITEMS, &c.
SAD OccURRENcE.-We were palned 10 iearh'
that ON Wednesday morning last, Mr Robert Moores
aoed about ffty-fve years, respcctapie ci'iAe %
II,mance county, committed suicide by hanging.
L;,r,saIf The fatal act was committed during ut
e rnelancholv. under which he had for some time
oecasionally suffered his mind to be oppressed
HiUs6oro Recorder.
D,srREss1SG CAsUAL1T1.-We regret to learn
that Joel little son of Dr. Thos. Z. Hail. OF Arson
county, (latey of this town. aged between or
wears was accidently shot on Wednesday last oy d
negro boy, his attendant, who was playing Win a
oun which he did not know was loaded. The
Shooting was undoubtedly accidental, the negro
being devotedly attached to his little MASTER
Fayetteville Observer.
DIR, Samuel III. Dickson of Charleston, S. c. has
been elected to the Professorshlp OF Theory ana
Practice, in the Jefferson College Philadelphia
CHARLESTON, May 2-The steamship James
Adger burst her steam machinery ON Friday night,
killing three fremen, and severely wounding the
engineer and another fireman.
na~The Norfolk Argus says-"Snow this late
in the spring is not unprecedented. We have often
had snow in April and May; and in June, IVA,
when cherries and other fruits were ripe, there was
a snow in Virginia nearly foot Deep
DEyAsTATIoNs OF GRAssHoPpERs.-The latest
Texas papers speak of the devastations committed
by grasshoppers In many places entire corn fields
have been laid waste, there not being left blade
or stalk of anything green The corn, which had
grown five or six inches high, has been utterly
destroyed. A gntleman, from San Antonio, says
these insects completely cover the prairies in many
Loforo fhoH,
60. They said to be quite small, only one-half
or three quarters of an inch in length.
gga% We learn that severe storm of wind and
rain passed through portions of Moore, Chatham,
Cumberland and Johnston counties on the 23d ult.,
tearing away fences, houses, trees and scoopng up
the soil itself down to the clay, where the soil
soft and freshly plowed Great destruction was
done to the timber. We have heard of no lives
being lost.
We fear that this cold spell will prove very
disastrous to the young growing crops. Corn
Cotton vegetables and fruit have all been injured,
and in many instances destroyed.
Cotton, and perhaps Corn, will have to be
planted over.-Camden (,S. e. Journal
CorroN KILLED IN GEoRG1A-A correspondent
in Madison writes to the Augusta Consttutionalst
that severe frost was noticed in that locality on
Saturday morning last, and it is likely the wheat
crop is injured In Walton county, we learn that
the frost killed young cotton.
pa We learn that DIR. S. s. Satchwell, of New
Hanover, will deliver the annual literary address,
and Rev. J. L. Pritchard, of Wilmington, will
preach the before the graduating class at the
annual commencement at Wake Forest College,
in June.
JUDGE LoR1NG.-The nomination of Judge
Loring, of Mass, to supply the vacancy in the
Court of Claims, occasioncd by the death of Judge
Gilchrist, Monday communicated to the
Senate, by the President. Nearly all the Demo
cratic members united in request for his appoint
ment.
1t is stated very positively in Washington letters
that not only Sonora but chihuahua and Lower
California will be offered to our Government at a
fair valuation and that accredited agent is to
come to Washington with full power to act.
Mr. Young, late United States consul at Curacao
has arrived at Washington with important dispatches
from San Domingo. The condition of affairs as
represented by Mr. Young, is truly alarming The
American consul, the American flag and in fact
every white inhabitant on the island, are subject
to daily insults by negro mobs-incted no doubt
by their worthless and forocious negro leader Baez
AN IMPORTANT FACT.-A recent article i'm
the London Times reveals the important fact that
the government of England has it in contemplation
to seek for military recruits for India among the
fugitive slaves which in Canada This is
turning philanthropy to profitable account