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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
VESSEL FIRED INTO.

| Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, while the
wind was blowing heavy from the Northeast, a
schooner crossed the bar, and was beating up the
channel abreast of the beach of Morris Island,
when she having attracted the attention of some
of the sentinels one Of the batteries fired several
blank cartridges at her for the purpose of bring
ing her to, which the Captain of the vessel paid
no attention to, but kept his course, when a
shotted gun discharged the ball from which
it is supposed struck her in the buwarks. when
she put about and proceeded down near the bar
and anchored.
During the firing it is said that the schooner
displayed the United States ensign, but as her
character and not her nationality in question,
she should have come to and held intercourse with
the commander of the island, instead of acting
in manner that produced the impression that she
intended to force passage Soon after the firing
took place, boat from Fort Sumter visited Morris
Island, sent by Major Anderson to make inquiry
into the cause of the vessel having been shot at,
and also for his boat to proceed to the schooner;
and it is reported that the boat did 90 to the susp-
cious vessel, but of this have no certain infor
nation.
About six o'clock the steamer General Clinch
with Lieut.. 7. b. Iuger was sent from the city to
look after the schooner and investigate her charac
ter, but after proceeding some distance down the
channel they were unable to discover anything of
her. and supposed she had gone to sea- Charles
ton Courier, April 4th.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.

destructive confagration, involving distress
ing loss of life, occurred in East Bend, Yadkin
Co, on the night of "Wednesday, the 9th ut.
The House of DIR. John Kinyoun was discovered
to be on fire about one two O clock in the morn
ing, and notwithstanding every exertion used to
quell the flames, was consumed together with the
greater portion Of the furniture.
The fire originated in the back kitchen by some
unknown means When the Doctor awoke and
saw the light through the windows of his sleeping
apartment, he ran out, and found the upper story
in which the negroes slept, wrapped in flames, and
the frightened occupants giving utterance to pierre
ing and heart-rending shrieks. The Doctor called
to the negro man Tom, belonging to Mrs. Stmson
of FORSYTH Co., to throw the children from the
window and then leap out himself. Tom threw
out two of the little chaps who were caught by DIR.
Kinyoun By this time the flames had made such
headway and the confusion in the burning build
ing being so great, the Doctor could make himself
heard no longer. Tom did not heed the directions
to jump from the window himself or perhaps
suffocated in his endeavors to save others. At any
rate he persisted in the flames together with five
negroes belonging to Doctor Kinyoun. Two of
them were women and one was small child the
age and sex of the other two unknown to our
informant The charred bones, being all that was
left of the unfortunate victims, were taken from
the ruins on the next day, and inferred.
Z. s. Since the above put in type we
have received a letter from another correspondent
with more minute details. There no insurance
upon any of the property. The fire, it is supnos-
ed, caught from the fire place below, as they had
been washing during the day, and quantity of
chips had been left scattered near the fire. DIR.
Kinyoun was able to catch only one of the little
chaps who was tossed from the window; the other
it is thought is seriously if not fatally, njured by
the fall Winston Sentinel
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Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Co. J
OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT,
Wilmington, N. G., Aug. oath, 1860
To the Public.

THE ARRANGEMENTS for line of first class
Steam Ships between New York and Wilmington and
from Philadelphia via New York to Wilmington in
connection with this Road, having been fully complet-
ed we are now prepared to say to old customers
as we'll as to who feel willing to give to
this, the only purely North Carolina line trial shin
your goods by this route.
Try US, and if you not-ye treated We shall not
expect you to come again this way.
We have added largely rolling stock this wear
and are prepared to place goods in Raleigh and Char
otte Morganton, Asheville, and at all intermediate
points In such time will give entire satisfaction
without breaking bulk at Goldsboro'. Extra trains
VIII De run In connection with each Steamer.
lhere VIII be a Steamer week from October
ls Freight through guaranteed orer than any other
ne 1t being in proportion the length the Railroad
lines.
All goods Shipped by steamers sailing vessels, and
l'nded on Company's wharves, forwarded either way
free OF commissions, wharfage drayage. The steam
ers land dU goods on the Companys wka,Ues.
Produce-Wheat, Dried Fruit Ores, &C. are forwar-
ded free of all charges but the regular freghts and
they low u the lowest.
Insurance by steamers only one-half of per cent
Arrangements are made to place goods in Charlotte
ana all intermediate points, within twenty four hours
after leaving Wilmington, at and half first class
rates Goods ordered to be sent forward by Express
Freight Trains will have this dispatch.
GOODS by Steamers will reach Charlotte and inter.
mediate points the fourth day from New York.
Els~ Distance from Wilmington to Raleigh As miles
less than by way of Portsmouth
va Salisbury rs miles Wilmington than
charleston S. L. FREMONT,
Chief Eng Superintendent
March g. 1861. st,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April An order went yes
'terday from the Interior Department to the Pen
sion Office, to the effect that there should be nc
correspondence hereafter with the seeded States
A Western Senator had an interview with the
President, and made strong appeal in behalf OF
the people of his State in favor of collecting the
revenue in all the seeded States.
The President expressed himself decidedly in
favor of it, so far as he personally concerned
but remarked, that before taking action in the
matter it would be the subject of careful nvestga-
ton and consideration in Cabinet.
Ii is evidently the intention of the A6ministra-
ton not to lnaugurate its policy at home until its
representatives abroad all their posts of duty
in order thar no check may accrue by the repre-
sentation or official acts of minister's who not only
have no political sympathy with this Administers
ton, but some of whom are really in active CO.
operation with its enemies all the new ministers
have been requested to hasten their departure at
the earlieat possible convenience.
1t is authoritativcly stated that no troops were
landed at Fort Pickens from the Brooklyn 1t is
believed by those who have the best means of
knowing, that the present activity in putting the
navy in effective footing, is to maintain the res
probability of the United States abroad more than
to interfere with Southern affairs; but should it be
for the latter, the South would not be taken by
surprise at any moment.
The Cabinet had long special session on the
Fort Sumter question, to-day. The report of Capt.
Fox, the first messenger, that there is chance of
reinforcing the fort laid before them. There
was considerable debate.
1t is understood that some members contended
that the time for the evacuation, as peace meas
are, had long since passed. and that the question
now was, whether Major Anderson should be al
lowed to remain until starved out, or an attempt
be made to reinforce him. This phase of the ques-
ton was discussed at length in all its bearings
1t is thought that it finally agreed that the
evacuation must take place, but that the status of
Fort Pickens should be maintained at all hazards
The city is rife with all sorts of rumors
1t is stated, that few days ago, Mr. Lincoln in
conversation with two prominent Southern gentle
men, indicated his intention recover the proper
ty taken possession of by the States composing
the Southern Confederacy.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
THE NEWS FROM TEXAS.

IF il be true, as rsported that Ampudia, at the
head of Mexican ferce of three thousand men,
has invaded Rxas, 1he coincidence of that move
fnent with the, dep4 lure of the U. S. troops from
Texas, 1fust' suggest the idea OF mutual mutual
understanding anS cooperation between Lincoln
Administrationalh he Mexican General. Ampu-
dia must have GEOGRAPHICALLY posted as to the
time when the. United States troops would leave,
20 be, enabled to igsade xas directly after their
remeyal, All this WOULD in keeping with the sub
tie, STALKING andssindjaiye character and policy
Of q Black sReggblicah.G cSsrnment, which, fear
'S. soldiers and ffie people of Texas, has, in all
probability, ,instigated these foreign invaders to
spill the bssed ofSuANguntrymen.
Ii strikes us tba SfSenterprise so quixotic as
the snbjugatfea of Texas to Mexico by any force
at the commanded the latter Government, would
neyeE be attsmpte1sS Ampuda's demonstration
can oily be inte ded to annoy and harass the Tex
..ans and dfR he them back upon the United States
= for succQ+a pReee6Irg which no influences but
those of the tUited States could instigate. The
distracted condition of exico ITSELF which is torn
to pieces by civil war; would forbid any aggressive
movement against her neghbors But, by what
inspirations it is prompted, we predict its ultimate
and most disastrous failure Texas, which achiev-
ed her independence, when an infant settlement,
without the aid of the United States, and against
the united efforts of Mexico maintain it sOlita-
Fy and alone, now that she has become powerful
State, against that divided empire. The men who
routed Santa Annals legons, and who took Santa
Anna prisoner, and but for Sam Houston's i-tim-
ed interference, would have prevented the Napo-
leon of Mexico from giving the United States any
farther trouble, have reason to fear Ampudia
There are no better fighting in the world
than the Texans, and pity the Mexcans who
wantonly and unprovoked, have profared the sane
tity of Texan soil. There will be no longer
Houston on hand to paralyze the arm Of vengeance
and snatch away the fruits of victory-Richmond
DISPATCH
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

How is 1r.-We invite the atteuto. II
whom it may concern to the remarkable s..a u
the vote of Randolph in the late election rp' m. u
was largely in excess Of that given in AuErr se
and ask who can explain it?
The largest vote We remember that cor,,
have given previous to February last was ivy
lows: Pool 1867, Ellis 448-total 2Ol5. ID
In February the vote was: For Convent. :.
no Convention 2446-total 2491-beipo I7 S
more than we're given in August last, ah Sv VOC
months ago. OF course nothing is wron~ ! y
this, but will some of our Union cotempora1a% Y
plain it, and show us another county in Tho .. q
in which so remarkable result was broucb, y we
The aggregate vote in February as compared wy
that Of August is several thousands short. Sra
verv.=iStute Journal
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
TAX ON SALT.

The "Morrill Tariff Law" went into effect Mon
day. and in short time VIC shall be able to see how
1t works. In the meantime the following from
the New York Herald, pointing out one of its pro-
visions, will possess interest
Salt is acknowledged to be universal necessary
of life and is indisrensaby necessary in the cur
ing of meats yet this article, which every poor
man must use, is enormously taxed. 1t is well
known that Turks Island salt, produced by solar
evaporation, is the only kind used in the United
States for curing beef, pork &c. American boil
ed salt contains so much lime to render it unfit
for that purpose 1t has not the requisite pene-
trative strength All government contracts
quire that its provisions shall be cured with Turks
Island salt The duty in the Morrill, tariff is four
cents per bushel of so lbs, on this salt, which
weighs about so lbs. to the bushel. This makes
the duty very near six cents per bushel and the
prime cost at Turks Island is only 70 cents per
bushel, it shows the tax to be nearly 100 per cent
Those who use it in curing provisions will Of
course add this additional cost to their prices
which the consumers, including the laboring clas-
ses. must pay Liverpool salt is also heavily taxed
A duty of six cents per bushel of So lbs. in i'm
posed upon it, while bushel weighs about 60 lbs
ton of this salt, G 200 lbs.) in Liverpool costs
5s. cd. sterling, or about 81 81, while the duty
on the ton will amount to abou: 50 40, to nearly
100 per cent This too, on an article which finds
It's way into eVeryoodys dish. his Is protecting
free labor with a vengeance. The use of American
SALT for the table, is not considered so healthy
as that manufactured at Turks Island The guam
tity of lime and other foreign ingredients are con-
sidered to deteriorae from its quality, if not in
some cases to unfavorably affect the digestive or
CANS while salt procured by solar evaporation is
known to possess a high degree of healthy purity
IF there is any one article of foreign production
which should into the country Free it is salt,
and especially Turks Island, it being of kind
that cannot be produced in the United States
From the foregoing exposition of the tariff, it
may be seen how little the Republicans now regard
the interests Of the poor for whom they professed
so much love during the late political campaign.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

ANOTHER NEW GUN.-A gentleman in Balti-
more has invented gun, intended for the
benefit of the Southern Confederacy, which is thus
described
1t is capable of throwing balls with great force
and succession at the rate of three hundred per
minute, and it is constructed the plan of
selfprotection. The entire machinery connected
with it is moved by steam, and thus powder is
altogether superseded. The balls are thrown bv a
sling-powcr, and the barrel of the gun never be-
comes too heated for action. The gun NAV he
used effectively either on land or sea.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
FARMERS, LOOK OUT!
Money, Time and Timber SaveC

have the right to sell VANDEMARK'S PORTABLE
FENCE made without posts, in the counties of Ala
nance, Randolph Rockingham, Davidson, Rowan Ca
barrus and Mecklenburg. CHEAPNEss, durability and
convenience are its chief advantages We recommend
the fence to sawmill owners farmers and all who have
fences to make. We will sell Farm or County Rights
circular, stating COST plan of building &c. sent free
to any address application to
JNO. J. WHITE,
Mebanesville, Alamance CO., n. c.
March 26th. 3m
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

LAW in North Carolina, by EDWARD CAxrwEH
LIB, author Of the N. G. Justice, etc.
CONTENTS:
Of legislative power in general; legislative power
North Carolina; legislative powers of justices of tho
peace county boundaries-deedS etc.; county reyenH
jury trials fairs and public sales; general assembly
inspections, public landings, etc.; poor houses ana
hospitals registers and clerks rivers and creeks gates
ferries and bridges; weights and measures; idiots and
lunatics; reailers Neuse river; public roads and cart
ways public landings and inspections; mills and NIL
lers ordnares and constables patrols; wardens of the
poor; prison bounds roads, ferries and bridges poll A
power in North Carolina; executive power of the courts
chief justice and clerk attorneys at law attorney gen.
erai reporter and marshal clerks and SOLICITOR counse
Tor paupers guardians; county attorney; auchOnee,
county court clerks cOroners boundary commissioner,
committees OF finance; county trustees county treasurer
special court commissioners of fairs inspectors; u
perintendents of schools; commissioners of DaVlgao
wardens OF the poor; registers, commissioners OF NV.
and creeks shers constables rangers; standard KeP
court; commissioners of deeds and conveyance; COM
missoners of low lands; entry takers and surveyor,
superintendent of elections; guardians and recee
inspectors; commissioners of internal improvement,
PARTITION; patrol committees processioners; tax n t
and boards OF valuation; overseers of roads ana r
commissioners of wrecks; tobacco pekers and eoOP''
The APPENDIX contains forms of Deeds and oo a.
yeyances, as follows Agreements, assignments ;s
bills of SALE bills of exchange and lading bonds,
ments mortgages, copartnership articles, notes. -
leases, &C., &c. .
This book contains $50 pages, Ia gotten up III sP sup
rior style and bound in law calf Price single 'Of'
$500. EDWARD CANTWELb'v r
RALEIGH, NJ
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

AccIDENT.-We regret to state that a painful
accident happened to DR. John W. Davis of this
town, While riding on horseback, and near Dr.
Hills Office, on East Centre Street. his horse be-
came frightened at the moving of the cars, and
threw him. breaking his right leg little above
the ankle Golt2sboro' Tribune
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

All persons indebted to the estate of James Lonerga
deed, requested to come forward Immediately and
make payment to the undersigned.
And all p; rsons having claims against said esat.
must present them within the time prescribed by law
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recover
S. NJ. HOWELL, Admit
March IL, 1861. I'm
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

DRowNED-Marshall Brock, of this county,
drowned IN Neuse River, few miles below
this place. He went to the river with his brother
for the purpose of hauling the seine, and in
attempting to cross the river the boat was upset
His brother made narrow escape GoldsJoro
Tribune
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

BE- The barn of Mr. Kinley, near jerusalem, Dase
county, fred Sunday night the oath ult and de-
stroyed with the greater part of its contents.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

RSF Five attempts have been made to burn the town
of Washington, n c., recently We notice, aso that
attempts have been made to destroy other towns.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09
A NEW LAW BOOK.
CANTWELL'S PRACTICE AT LAW.

Just published, a treatise upon the PRACTICE At
LAW in North Carolina, by EDWARD CANTWEn
LIB, author Of the N. c. Justice etc.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-09

Bss The Richmond Enquirer says Mr. G. A
Hall, Black Republican and Wide Awake of
Washington, has been appointed special agent of
the Postohce Department for Virginia and Mary
land In this capacity he has pretty thorough
control over all the mails in both States. He can
open any mail bag at WILL direct subordinate post
masters, circulate abolition documents and Glenn
ons' speeches among his friends and allies at his
pleasure and, in addition to all this, has great
facilities for tampering with slaves and running
them off. Here is the correspondence of the State
of Virginia under the control and the supervision
Of Wide Awake"
The Washington States says Mr. Hall was
formerly clerk in the Office of the Gas Company
in Washington, and was prominent and efficient
member of the Wide Awake organization of that
city. So We 60.
The national Republican., 1861-06-01


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The right reserved Of ordering greater less Quanti-
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Each class will considered separately and be subject
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The national Republican., 1861-06-01
Fresh Beef and Vegetables for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
My l8, 1861.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- office until Monday the nth day of June,
1861, at noon, for the supply Of such quantities
of Fresh Eeef and Vegetables as may be required
on the Washington station, during the fiscal
year commencing on the lst day Of July next,
and ending on the 30th June, 1862.
The Beef and Vegetables must be Of good
quality, and the best the market affords; and
each article must be offered for by the pound.
Bond with approved security will be required
in one half the estimated amount of the contract,
and twenty per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of each payment to be
made, as collateral security for the due perform
ance of the contract, which will on no account
be paid until it is fully complied with
Every offer made must be accompanied las di-
rected in the act OF Congress, making appropr-
alton for the naval service Tor ls46-'7, approved
10th August, 1885, by a written guaranty, sign
ed by one or more responsible PERSONS to the eff
feet that he or they undertake that the bidder or
bidders if his or their bid be accepted, enter n-
to IN obligation, within Eve days, with good and
sufficient surelies, 10 furnish the articles pro-
posed.
No proposals viii be considered unless accom-
panied by such guaranty.
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