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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

A CASE OF UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION.
The following story, though short, is
somewhat pithy, and its moral conveys a
capital story to the gentlemen who select
servant girls out of a large crowd:
On Saturday. the 23d of Jan, Mrs Mary
S. Rich, agent of the "Women's Protect
i've Emigration Society,"" arrived at the
western depot from New York, i'll charge
of between seventy and eighty young wo-
men-twenty-f or thirty of whom are
intended for this place. Early in the morn
ing a married man in this city went to the
depot and inquired for Mrs Rich. The
married man told Mrs Rich that he wanted
a servant girl to do Homework. Mrs Rich
told the married man that she could supply
him with girl to do housework, and aske d
him who he was. The married man salts
fed Mrs Rich that he was all right, and
that the servant girl would be well ire ated
in his family. Mrs Rich then asked the
married man to walk into the room where
the young women were. The married man
"oiNCA INV tuC iooHl IufS IllCn LolQ the
young ladies' that the married man wanted
girl to do housework. One of the young
ladies then walked up TO married man and
said:-"I'll go with this gentlemen; I've
lived with him before; he's my husband -
Somebody was very much astonished when
the young lacy found her husband, and
another somebody looked very pale when
the married man found bis first wife.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
WASHINGTON, Feb.

WAsHIseToN, Feb. 2srd.-A duel -.
red this morning between Lieutenant, D T.
and Williams, near Bladensburp, n
former fred first and pierced with his hnn
the hat of his antagonist. Williams s.'
into the ground. Friends then interse,,.sS
and the difficulty was properly adjusted
MAN SELLING HIS W1FE.-Natb,,.,
Dyes, of the Western Branch, sold bis ~;s
to George Canady, for five hundred .as
fifty dollars. All the parties were ~ .u
satisfied. This is practical ILLUSTRATION :,
"free trade and aOon'ao's rights" -Norfois
Herald.
1t is said that there are but three ,o,.
of animals that eat tobacco-the tobac""
worm, the rock goat, and man.
Great passions necessarily expose tb.;,
possessor to great sacrifices.
What it cost annually to support fl.
Royal Family of England, if properly =,
pended, would provide food for forty tbon,
sand families of working men
To make an excellent jam: Squeeze q,
or eight women, nowadays, into com.
mon stage coach.
When Marshal SAKE was dying, h.
perceived that his physician shed team
''Do not weep for me-" said the marshal
81 have had a fine dream. Life is onlv
dream, truly.
"People," says modern philosopher, %
according to their brains; if these lie in tbeSi
head. they study; if in their belly, they eal
| if in their heels, they dance"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

The steamer Anglo-Saxon has arrived at
Portland. She left Liverpool on the 18th.
The news from Europe is unimportant.
Leave had been granted Lord Palmerston
to introduce bill to amend the penal law,
making conspiracy to murder felony.
Canton Bombarded.
The following important intelligence is
by the Anglo Saxton, at Portland:
Via Malta, Calcutta dates to the 9th of
January have reached England. Also
Canton dates of the 29th December, and
Bombay dates to the 18th of January. Sir
Colin Campbell has taken possession of
Frakabad, which was abandoned by the
enemy on the I'd. Goruchpore was also
taken an the 9th. seven guns captured, and
200 of the enemy killed. The British loss
was only 2 killed and wounded.
The British and French forces landed
at Canton on the Goth of December
| The British landed 4.600 men, and the
| French 900 mer. The walls were esca-
the town were in possession of the beseig-
,r by 9 O'clock in the morning. The Chi
nese feebly contested the advance of the
English and French within the city. The
damage done the town was but small. The
captain of the ship Action was killed.
The Times dispatch says that the bonn
bardment IF Canton commenced at day
| light on the 25th and continued all day
and the ensuing night. The assault was
made in three divisions at O'Clock in the
morning. Coughs fort was taken and two
others were blown up. The Chinese con-
i tinued to fire from their houses, but the
troops were restrained from entering the
city.
Tea has considerably declined at Hong
Kong. Large shipments were making to
| India.
The roads between Delhi and Calcutta
were open. Gen. Outram was safely post
ed. The Alumbah peasantry were begin
ming to bring supplies TO the camp.
Sepoy atrocities.
1t turns out that the horrid tales which
were published in the English journals of
mutilations and nameless outrages commit
ted on English men and women, by the ma
tives of India, were grossly exaggerated, if
not in must cases untrue. 1t has been as
eertained that no mutilated subjects have
come down the Ganges, or found their way
to England. Lord Shaftesbury, who gave
currency to the statement at a public meet
ing, intimated that the highest lady in In
dia, meaning Of course, the wife of the
Governor General-had spoken of the mu-
citations in her letters. His lordship has
been applied to for additional information,
and the result shows that Lord Shaftesbury
made the assertion on mere heresay evil
deuce.
Bellault, the French Minister of the In
terror. has resigned. Expinasse succeeds
him.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1O.-Cotton is firm,
and has advanced one eighth pence on all
grades. The sales of the last three days
! amount to $4,000 bales, of which specula-
tors took 5000 bales and exporters 10000
bales, closing firm with an upward tendon
cy. The Manchester markets are favora-
BILE. Breudstuffs arc dull.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
TRUST Sale.

BY virtue of deed of Trust to me executed
by Leroy Springs, will expose to sale COM
mencing on Monday the 9Th day of March next
a large, very valuable and we'll assorted
Stock OF %oods.
including every variety of goods adapted to the
wants the country. The attention of Country
Merchants are respectfully called to this sale.
The stock is perfect.in every respect, no portion
OF it having, been sold or disposed off in any
DESTROYS of seeing the invoice before sale can do
so by calling on the undersigned
w. r. MYERS, Trustee.
Feb. %, 1853 if
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90,

A personal difficulty between the Hon.
Mr. Clay of Kentucky, son of Henry Clay,
and Mr. CuIlom, late Clerk of the House of
Representatives, resulted in regular fist
fight between these two gentlemen at
Browns Hotel to-day. It appears that
Mr. Clay and Mr. Cullen were drinking at
the bar Of Browns Hotel, when Cullom
proposed as toast "The illustrious sire of
a degenerate son. at which Mr. Clay
naturally felt and expressed himself indig-
nant, when Cullom struck him.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

save oAen lost by this explosion. 1t is not
for me to say how it occurred. No one can
tell positively where the blame, if any,
should lie.
have been told that one of the Captains
of the boats on the River gives it as his
opinion that the boiler exploded from gas !;
that the boiler was perfect and capable of
resisting a pressure of one hundred and
sixty pounds of steam without danger, If
properly supplied with water. Persons
who were Oh the boat, however, generally
believe shat she was carrying too much
steam.
Great credit is due to Harrison Driver.
tie mate. for his very prompt and efficient
services in rendering relief. Driver was
thrown overheard into the River, but, with
great presence of mind, he swan to the
ferry fiat with which he was instantly ac-
tive at the wreck.
There is a sad and poignant regret in
the death of poor Fellows. He had labored
hard and s-dulnusly against opposing cir
curr<tamces in life to acquire a place in the
VI, deal profession, and was just returning
from Philadelphia, bouyant and happy, to
his heme and friends, when, alas for human
hopes and promi. lie was cut down a:
the very threshold
-"Earthly things
Are but the transient pageant of an hour,
And earthly pride is like the passing flower
That springs to fall, and blossoms but to die
In hasty and random way have noted
some few i5S idents of this ealamiteus mis-
hap. II came upon US las thief in the
! night" Let us hope that our eyes may
never look upon its like again, and that
God may so comfort the heart of the widow
and the fatherless, as ere long sunshine and
| Joy may take the place of sadness and sor.
| row.
p. S. Driver the mate. testified before
the jury of inquest that the boat had beer
running for several weeks without the ser.
vices of the steamguage,-by guess. TIE
guage was out of fix. The community
should have known this, or the boat should
have been taken from her work.
Yours, &c, BLADEN.
- Just as we are going to press, We
learn from Mr. L. S. Luttelloh. that the
| statement as to the Steam Guage is cntirel y
without foundation, as he knows from per
sonal examination.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

A TERRIBLE LEAGUE.-The Paris cor
respondent of the New York Times, speak
ing of the late attempted assassination of
Louis Napoleon. says:
1T is reported that one of the prisoners.
Rudio, has turned States evidence, and
flat, in his confession, he has revealed a
plot that does not effer very smiling pros
peetive for the Emperor. According to
Rudio's confession, the censpirators were
five hundred in number. They are bound
to their work by terrible oath and their
object is the assassination of Louis Napo-
leon. Each year, or eftener. if circum-
stances shall warrant the attempt, the
whole band shall draw lots from a box in
which there shall be five winning members.
The five members drawing these are held
to put in Immediate execution an attempt
upon the Emperors life. which shall be APP
proved by the whole society, and by those
VIII" are charged with its execution. The
society has plenty of money for carrying
out its designs. ......
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 24.-The Senate
majority committee on the Kansas resolu-
tiens, reported resolution in favor of the
Lecompton Constitution. An approbatery
report accompanied the resolutions, urging
a speedy admission of Kansas.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
State Of North Carolina,
MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
IN EQUITY.
Thomas w. Dewey

In EQUJl1.
Thomas w. Dewey
VS..
VIM. p Bynum, and : Attachment by
T 11s & f5%5 H I'd ot5:A3 Bill in Equity
1t appearing that the defendants, James A
Lusk and wife Mariah, J T Lusk and wife Mar
garet, John f Tomkies and wife Margaret. VIM
keenan, and wife Sarah. Saml N Stowe and wife
Margaret, Catharine Ratchford, Saml F Adams
and wife Mary, Laban Tomkies, Tazwell Tom
kies not residents of this State. 1t is there
fore ordered that publication be made for six
weeks in the Western Democrat" paper pub
lished in Charlotte, notifying said defendants
to be and appear before the Judge in Equity, at
the Court House in Charlotte, on the 11th Mon
day after the 4th Monday in March, then and
there to plead, answer, or demur to COM
plainants' Bill otherwise the case will
be heard exparte as to them. and judgment taken
pro-confessO.
WITNESS, D r Dunlap. Clerk and Master
in Equity, at Office in Charlotte, Feb. 18th, A D
1858, aud in the 02nd year of American indie
pendcnca.
PRS. fee Sol D. R. DUNLAP, C. NJ. e.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
NOTICE..

Having qualified as Administrator of tbs
estate of Mathew Crawford, deceased, the
creditors are notified to present their claims az
required by law, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make payment
THOS. w. DEWEY Adm,
Feb. 16, 1858 st
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

WELDoN,N n. c.. Feb. ga freight en-
CINE on the Weldon and Wilmington Rail-
road, exploded her boiler at Halifax to-day
One negro was killed, belonging to gen.
tleman named Boone. of Northampton.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

ON the 18th of March next, in the Public
Square in the Town of Charlotte, will sell a
very valuable NEGRO WOMAN aged 25 years
and her two Children aged 5 and years Sold
by me as administrator of Jonathan Lewis dec.
Terms made known at the sale
VIM. MAXWELL, Admr.
Feb. %, 1853 st
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
A Reliable Notice.

The Firm of BREM 81 STEELE was dis
solved by mutual consent the LIST day Of
January, 1853. The bus ness of the firm is in
my hands fer collection and settlement; and
hereby respectfully request all persons indebted
to the late firm by Book Account, to come for
ward and settle between this date and the LIST
day of July. 1853, as l do assure you that all
accounts due the firm al that date will be put IN
suit for collection.
A. c. STEELE.
Charlotte, Feb. I6, 1858. If
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

1 have this day placed in the hands of SAML
P. SMITH, Esq, for collection, all the Notes
and Accounts due me at the Shoe Store. All
persons in arrears are requested to call at hi,
Office and settle immediately in so doing they
will save costs.
J. B. F. BOONE.
Feb. 90, 1853. 97-tf
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

A CRUEL HusBAND.-On the 9th instant
gentleman and lady arrived at the
Edgecombe House in Tawboro,' N. c., and
registered as A. K. Spruill and lady. After
remaining there about eight days, Spruill
left for the alleged purpose of transacting
some business. Its now strongly suspected,
says the Southerner, that he intends deserving
his wife who appears very much distressed,
and says she has been married to him about
ten months, and that her maiden name was
Mary Ann Elizabeth Swain, and his name
is Abram Spruill, of Washington county.
Persons knowing anything of his move
ments or whereabouts, will confer great
favor by addressing Proprietor of Edge
combe House, Tawboro', NC.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

y 1t is rumored that the Hon. George
VI. Dallas. our minister to EngIang. will
be app"nted U. S. judge in Pennsylvania.
vice Judge Kane. deceased.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

WESTERN PLANK ROAD
.NEETEEG.
Tho stockholders in the Western Plank Road
Company are requested to meet at the House of
r. A. Rozzell on Wednesday the 10th day of
March next, to consider matters of importance to
the Company.
c. G. HENDERSON.
Feb. %, 3t1 Pres't. ofthe w. P. r. Co.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

HoGs.-The number of hogs packed at
Cincinnati this season is estimated at four
hundred and fifty thousand head, against
three hundred and forty-four thousand five
hundred and twelve last season. The
Cincinnati Price Current has returns from
one hundred and six packing places in the
West, including Cincinnati, and makes the
whole number packed one million seven
hundred and sixty thousand two hun
dred and ninetytwo, against one million
four hundred and ninety-one thousand two
hundred and fifty five last year. The whole
number packed at all the places reported
last year was one million eight hundred
and eighteen thousand four hundred and
sixty-eight, and the previous year two
million four hundred and eighty-nine thou
sand five hundred and two.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
Ero,n the Columbia Carotiniam.
A vA1ENTINE--To JAMES socH
ANAN.

Carolina is my native land
Though now no more view
Her mountain heights, her silver..streams'
Her skies so soft and blue.
Eor nav within these rural shades,
mid forests wild and free,
T dwell by Chattahoochee's tide,
In deep obscurity.
Rnt cen amid these gloomy shades
I sit with heart elate,
And aare-yes, dare-to write to tnee'
Our great Chief Magistrate.
Yes. here from out these woodland wilds'
NV thoughts to thee oft stray,
And pine to see thee, good and great
Some thousand miles away
For though I've never seen thy face
Nor yet have heard thy voice.
Thy brilliant course I've marked from far
That Southern hearts rejoice.
And read thy words of wisdom Ger,
With pleasure and delight;
Have pendered DER them day by day.
| AT morn; dI eve, az
And think how strange, how very strange,
How wonderful indeed!
| That one so great should still persist
A single life to lead.
! When loveliest princess of the East,
In all her pomp and pride,
Or daughters of our own bright land,
Would gladly be thy bride.
The Northern blonde, with bright blue eye
! Where Hudssn's waters rave;
The dark eyed daughters of tie South,
By Cattachoochee's wave.
Then why, good James Buchanan
Then why thus rise above.
The power that even Caesar owned,
The power of woman's love.
The great and good of ages past
If history's page be true,
Have bowed unto this potent spell,
Then why not, why not, you.
God surely never did design
That man should live alone,
Your sex has been by him designed
To shield, to guide our own.
Then counsel take from one who dwells
| Where mountain streamlets flow,
Nor longer swerve from duty's path,
Nor dare her joys forego.
That you are wrong, you can't deny,
And surely will consent,
That woman henceforth cheer the life
Of our great President.
| If so. then write to me at once,
One kindly word, pray,
If not, 1 beg you'll pardon all
| That here I've dared to say.
FORSYTH.
Rose Bower, Ca, St, Valentines Day, 1858
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
rHE PERns OF TIE SEA.
Terrible Shiprreck and Loss Of Lye.

Terrible Shipsrreck and Loss fLye.
The ship John Milton. Capt. Ephraim
Harding, supposed to be from San Francisco
but last from the Chincha Islands, loadeo
with euane, for New Bedford, was wrecked
off Montauk, L. l., on Saturday last, the
goth ult. She is a total wreck and COM
pletely broken up. Eight dead bodies OF
her off cars and crew had been found.
The Hamburg ship Howard, Captain
Walter, from Hamburg, arrived at New
York on Monday after passage ofninety-
six days. the voyage being stormy one
from beginning to end. She left Hamburg
Nov. 18th, with two hundred and eighty
six passengers, thirty seven of whom died
on the passage from sickness resembling
cholera, and from weakness occasionod by
shortness of provisions and water-the
latter being dealt out in small quantities for
the past ferty-two days, and most of that
made by distillation of sea water.
The sufferings of the passengers were
great. After they had been out about
six weeks, their supply of fresh water was
exhausted, and to prevent furnishing from
thirst, machine that the captain had on
board invented for the purpose of extract
ing the particles of salt from the salt water,
was brought into requisition and was found
to be able to perform work enough to pre-
vent the effects ofthe total absence of fresh
water.
Much Inconvenience, however, was ex-
perienced from the limited supply of the
| kind of inferior manufactured water to
| which all on board were confined. But
The evil did not end here. Soon after it
was found that the usual supply of provi-
sions would also have to be curtailed.
This was done, and a few days afterwards
an infections disease resembling cholera
made it's appearance and swept away
many of the more of delicate reduced per
sons. This state eff things continued till
the time the vessel reached quarantine. A
short time before the vessel arrived, so far
were the means of subsistence exhausted
that nothing edible was left except few
barrels of peas, on which all had nov to
| live.
During the passage thirty persons
were swept away by the dease which broke
out and nearly one third of all the passen-
| gers ON board had been attacked.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

y The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer gives the following
little incident as Of recent occurrence:
The House has lately passed resolu-
tien cutting off from the privilege of the
floor all persons except Justices of the
Supreme Court, Governors of the States,
officers of the Houses, etc. Yesterday
while the House was in session, a tall,
stout, gray-haired old man, dressed in
very plain clothes approached the princi-
pal entrance of the hall. and evidently not
aware Of the new arrangement, attempted
to enter. He was stopped by the door
keeper, who inquired if he was a Chief
Justice or Governor. No, SIR was the
all officers Of the army who have received
the thanks of Congress are entitled to the
privileges Of the floor Are you an officer
of the army!' asked the door-keeper,
looking with some doubt at the stalwart
man. / am, sir :; my name is Scott
Winfield Scott, of the United States army
The manner of the doorkeeper underwent
an instantaneous change, as he very
politely informed the General of the repeal
of the resolution which gave him right
to the floor. But said he, pass in Gen
eral; l will take the responsibility myself.'
No, SIR was the answer; i do not wish to
violate any rule. sir. will go to the gale
ry; and the brave old man, whose name is
synonymous with the military glory of the
United States. clincd the long range of
stairs, and took his seat in the crowded
gallery, alcne and unnoticed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

WHAT IS ARIsrocRAcY.-In reply to this
question, General Foy, distinguished
orator in the French Chambers, gave the
following answer: "Aristocracy in the nine
teenth century, is the league, the condition
of those who would consume without
producing, live without working, know
without learning anything, carry all honors
without deserving them, occupying all the
places of government without being able to
fill them"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02

Lusus NATURE.-The Western, Lewis
county, Va, Herald describes a very
remarkable pig which it has seen, as
follows:
1t had a trunk similar to an elephant
through which, when alive it breathed. It's
left ear was also similar to that of the
elephant. Upon what shov ii have been its
nose, was a horn miar to that of the
rhinoceros. while the lower part of the face
resembled that of an ape. It's left fore foot
had the appearance Of a human hand, while
the right one had every appearance of a
camePs-the hinder parts were those of a
pig. 1t was Uttered in Taylor county, Va.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
SENATOR REID.

We regret to learn that Hon. David S.
Reid, one of the Senators from this State.
is still detained at Richmond by continued
illness. Mr. Reid has been in Richmond
ever since he reached that point on his
return to Washington city after the Christ
mas vacation. We think his complaint is
Pneumonia, from which at one time he had
so far recovered as to be in hopes of soon
re-occupying bis seat in the Senate. But
he sustained relapse, and his situation
has since been quite precarious. We trust
that he will soon bt convaleScpnt, for few
men have warmer friends, and few deserve
them better than Gov. Reid.-V1L Journal.
BURNING OF THE PACIFIC HOTEL AT
ST. LOUIs-Ten Persons KiUed-SeueraL
WOunded.-A fire broke out in the Pacific
Hotel, at St. Louis, about three O'Clock
Saturday Goth ult., causing the greatest
CONSERVATION among the b"arders. Ten
persons were killed. and many others seri-
ously injured by leaping from the windows.
There were about one hundred persons in
the house, between forty and Fifty of whom
are missing.
The fire broke out in the drug store under
the hotel, and the flames spread SO rapidly
that before the inmates could be aroused,
the stairways were anveloped ir fire and
all egress was cut off except by the windows.
Many leaped from the third story and were
horribly mangled or instantly killed. Many
were unable even to get tn the windows and
were burned ts death in their rooms
Several more bodies are supposed to be
buried in the ruins.
. 1t is rumored that the Hon. George