The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-23

ed Speaker the Opposition members" from the
South held the "balance of power" but rather than
assist in securing the election ola southern demo-
crat as Speaker they permitted the election of a
notorious abolitionist We don't expect them to
do any better in the next Congress.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-A new Com
pany has been formed under the name of the cat
lantic Telegraph Company" having for it's aim the
establishment of electric communication between
England and America, and nothing daunted by
the experience Of last year they have issued pro-
posals for the sale of stock and expect every thing
to be in readiness for depositng the cable early
next summer. The Company is composed of capt.
talists in England and America, among whom
Right Hon. JAS Stuart Worthy, Geo. Peabody, the
American banker, and number of other names
familiar in the moned circles of London and Liver
pool. The principal officers, however, Eng
lishmen. Among the Honorary Directors in
America are Peter Cooper, Cyrus W. Field, Will
6. Hunt and others of the merchant princes
of New York.
WING NATIONAL CONVENTIONAL CORES
pendent of the National Intelligencer recommends
that National Convention of the Wings of the
United States be held, the 4th of July next. at
Richmond, Baltimore Philadelphia, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the offices Of
President and Vice President of the United States,
or, if separate nominations be deemed inexpedient
for the purpose OF selecting among the candidates
already in the field such as may be eligible to
majority of the Wing party
DESTRUCTIVE FREsHET.-We regret to learn that
very heavy rain fell in the Southern and South
eastern section of this District Tuesday of last
week, which raised the water courses higher
than they have been for a number Of years. 4
large quantity of fencing was taken away, and
has hoo -. khr
creeks In many places it is totally destroyed.
A friend who has been through the section where
the rain was the heaviest, informs that the up
land and the roads washed badly and present
sad spectacle.-La"caster (S: CO. Ledger.
BAPTIST STATISTICS The New York Examiner
says that there are in the United States 500
Baptist associations, 12,l63 churches, 1880
ordained ministers, 1.035 licentiates, 992,S51
communicates and that the number baptized in
1858 was 98,5O8, nearly one hundred thousand
baptisms, and little less than million of members.
These are figures for which entire accuracy cannot
be claimed, but they may be accepted the
closest practicable approximation to accuracy, and
as more likely to be too low than too high. The
largest number of Baptists reported from any one
State is Virgnia-115, 146. The largest number
baptized in any one State is New York-1O,802,
and next largest Georgia-7,944. There arc 33
colleges, IA theological seminaries, 90 weekly
newspapers, 16 monthlies and quarterlies, in the
United States that depend Baptists for support;
81 new church edifces erected in 1858;
23S new churches were constituted, and 304
ministers ordained.
IMpuDENcE TAKEN DowN-A bright mulatto
a resident of Savannah, visited Charleston last
week and put up at of the first class hotels,
enjoying his new position wonderfully, until the
landlord was informed of the imposition by a
gentleman from Savannah. Cuffee was found at
the breakfast table in all his glory, and expelled
in manner vi gorous than pleasant. The
Mayor ordered thirty nine, we'll laid on, and his
head shaved He has returned home a sadder and
a wiser niger, and is lying up in ordinary,
patiently awaiting the appearance of the capillary
substance lost in his adventure-Sar. Rep.
FEMALE BOARDING HoUsE.-A lady who signs
herself "Female Citizen" has addressed letter
to Mayor Temann, of New York, concerning the
manner in which the maj ority of poor working
females are obliged to live in that ungodly city.
She says, that in most instances, they refused
homes at boarding houses and generally are
accepted only when they can be put off with some
spare room, poorly ventilated, or without light:
which nobody else will hire. In such places they
often pass their seepless nights, either pacing to
and fro in their narrow limits, else tossing about
and worried from the attacks of vermn. Sometimes
they are driven to spend most of the nights at
this season of the year, balconies, to pass away
the time they must otherwise spend wretchedly
in their bed chamhcrs.-The writer proposes as
remedy, the establishment of large female boarding
houses, to be put under the control of some
philanthropic persons, whose hearts would be fully
interested in the work, under the patronage of the
wives of some leading citizens to give the movement
such prestige would ensure its success Such
an institution, this sFemale Citizen" of New York
intmates, is now complete, and working very
advantageously in London