The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
NEWS ITEMS, &C.
Wholesale Poisoning Case.

of Hon. James O. Pettingill was poisoned at
Adams Basin, by strychnne. The family consist
ed of Mr. Pettingill, his daughter, Mrs. Marshall,
and Mrs Lewis, a nurse 1t is hoped MIR Pet
tngll and his daughter will recover, but there are
no hopes of Mrs Lewis getting we'll A domestic
in the house is strongly suspected of committing
the deed, and she has been arrested.
CorroN BURNT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA
RAILRoAD.-We clip the following from the
Charleston Courier, of the LIST:
"From passenger, to whom we are indebted for
information we regret to learn that fire occurred
on the freight train from Augusta, by which six
car loads of cotton, 210 bales each, consumed.
Both the cars and cotton total loss, and it is
estimated that about $50 yards of railroad track is
also burnt.
FIRE IN GoLDsBoRo'- We learn that fire
occurred in Goldsboro on Wednesday last con-
Stunning three or four wooden buildings attached to
the Griswold Hote-The fire caught a bed in a
negro house and spread from thence. It was with
great difficulty that the Hotel was saved.
A bill has been introduced into the Texas
Legislature for the Imprisonment Of Northern
drummers, teachers and preachers.
VINO is THE HEIR benjamin McCraven
and Joseph McCraven, who removed from York
District, S. c., to the West, prior to 1910; and
Archibald McCraven, who enlisted in Mecklenburg
county, n c., in 1914, their legal representatives
will learn something to their advantage by
addressing r. NJ. WALLACE, Yorkville, S. c.
HOG PACKiNG.-The total number ofhogs pack
ed in Cincinnati this season amounts to 2,05l
head That is In excess OF any previous year At
Terra Haute, Ind, the packing this season is es-
tmated at A, 900 hogs. This is also an increase
From TExAs-Later advces from Texas re-
oi,,o1 of Nav nrln Cta thota of
900 mounted rifemen have been raised in that
State for the protection of the frontier. A special
messenger has gone to Washington to offer the
services Of this body Of troops to the Government,
and for equi pments
Advices from Point Isabel says: Cortnas, with
force of 260 men, is above Matamoras plumber
ing Texans The federal troops have returned to
Brownsville, and the rangers are at Rio Grande
City. The opinion prevailing on the frontier is
that with Mexico is inevitable.
Charleston, Jan. 2S.-Francis Mitchell, a porter
of the steamship Marion, was to-day sentenced to
be hung on the I'd Of March for assisting slave in
his attempt to leave the State on said steamer.
1t is likely he will be pardoned by the Gov
ernOr.
MELANCHOLY AccIDENT.-We learn that
George NJ. Wright a very interesting little boy,
son of VIM A Wright, ESQ, of this town, fell into
dry well in the yard attached to his father
residence. When taken out, he was found to have
sustained such injuries the head as rendered
recovery impossible. He died this morning, hay
ing been insensible since receiving the injuries OF
which he died Wilmington Journot
EMIGRATION TO TExAs.-The emigration to
Texas this season has exceeded that of any other
heretofore known, and the frontier counties of the
State rapidly filling uP-In- one week I,O3O
negroes arrived at Galveston from the States of
Mississippi and Alabama, for the western portion
of the State, and lands are accordingly increasing
in value.
THE END.-Rev. DR.. Cumming, of London,
has issued another volume of sermons in which he
predicts that the world will come to an end in
1867. All! well; it may, or it may not; but it is
very certain that the world will end with some of
our readers before that time ''Be ye also ready;
for such an hour as we think not the Son of man
cometh. "-North Carolina Christian Aduocote.
We find it stated in the newspapers that the
Legislature of Mississippi has passed law
divorcing all married persons within the limits of
that State who live apart for the period of years
Faulkner of Halifax county, Va, who, while
intoxicated, had habit of amusing himself by
frightening his wife, carried his joke a little to,
far few days since. The Halifax Echo says:
On this, on previous occasions, he declared
his intention of hanging himself This he haC
done before, and had tied the rope to the jost anc
then around his neck, always taking care however
to have it long enough, so that in stepping from
the chair, box whatever he used on the occasion
to elevate himself he would easily reach the floor
On this occasion he tied the rope too short, anC
when he stepped from his elevation, instead o
reaching the floor, broke his neck