The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-24

urday mig bit last, about two O'Clock, some armed
negroes made an attack on the front door of
Harry 0. Parker, Esq, residing some three
miles South Of this city, with the intent to break
in. Mr. Parker rose ia his night clothes, got
bis double barreled gun, aud when the robbers
broke through one of the panels Of the door, be
aimed aud attempted to Shoot but the cap was
defective and the gun did not go off. The rob-
bers then drew of, appeared to consult with
some comrades at his front gate, and soon they
went round to the back door, broke in, took Mr.
Parker out in the yard, stuck him over the
head with musket, and whipped him with
fifty yards from il is house, while they went in
and plundered. They stole money, wearing ap-
parel, bed clothes, bacon, brandy, and every
thing could take With them. Mrs. Parker, who
fed to the kitchen for safety, was insulted and
roughly treated by these desperate characters.
MIR Parker, who is most worthy and loyal
citizen, repaired to Raleigh about day break and
informed Governor Holden of the outrage. The
Governor Immediately ordered Col. j. P. H.
Russ, the Sheriff of Wake, to collect force,
pursue the robbers, arrest them, and deliver
them to the authorities for punishment; and he
also called on the Provost Marshal to aid in their
arrest. Both the Sheriff and Provost Marshal
promptly responded, and we sincerely trust that
these criminals may be caught and speedily aud
severely punished d.-Raleiyh Standard. -~.
Fifteen or twenty negroes have been arrested
who were engaged in the outrage. So
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PROPERTY RlHsVoR ED.-Tbe .Vicksburg He
raid learns thaf Abe property of Joseph E. Davis,
ESQ elder broth eE of the President of the late
Confederate Statas, located in Warren county,
and the propertyzof General VIM. L. Martin, Of
Natchez, Miss, has been restored to them: also,
the property of Jacob Thompson and General
n. 3. Forrest, has never been touched at ALL
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FoRETELL1NGaIH WEATHER The late
Marshal Bugeaud, when captain in the Spanish
campaigns under Napoleon L., met with man
uscrpt in which it was stated that, from obser-
vations made in England and in Florence, dur
iug period of fifty years, the following law re-
specting the weather had been found to bold
true. Eleven times out Of twelve the weather
remains the sameid uring the whole moon as it is
on the fith day, If it continues unchanged over
the siah day; and nine times out of twelve,
like the fourth day, if the siath resembles the
fourth. From ISIS to 1880 NJ Bugeaud devo-
ted his attention to agriculture, and guided by
the law just meatiened, avoided the losses in
haytime and vintage, which many of his neigh
bors experienced. When Governor OF Algeria,
he never epteredon campaign until after the
sixth day of the s,oan. His -neighbors' at Exa-
denel, and his jieafeuants in Algeria, would Of
ten exclaim, "HoHS lucky he is in the weather."
What they regarded as mere chance was the re-
suit of much observation In counting the
fourth and sixth days he was particular in be-
ginning from she exact time of the new moon,
aud added three-quarters an hour for each day,
for the greater length of the lunar compared
with the solar day Old Jonathan.
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