The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-22

] THE -GovERNoR's PRocLAMATIoN.-Newsp
pers copying the Governors proclamation are re-
quested to insert the following, after the para
graph ending sand certified by at least two jus
tees of the peace" The matter to be thus in
serted was prepared to be added after the first
publication of the proclamation in the Raleigh
papers, and is deemed important for information
to clerks, justices and the people generally
Printed copies of the amnesty oath will be fur
nished to the clerks, who will distribute them to
the justices appointed to administer the oath The
justices will deliver the certified copy the person
taking the oath, and retain the original to be
mtted to this Office.
| Justices of the peace are authorized to admins
ter the amnesty oath to persons who may desire to
apply to the President for pardon.
/ THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE-The
Cable parted on the I'd of August in latitude
5l40 and longitude 3S, six hundred miles from
! Newfoundland A beacon buoy had been placed
on the spot where the cable was last seen.-
/ Hopes are still entertained that the cable may
! yet be recovered, The Great Eastern and her
consort, the Terrible, were yet lying about the
spot in hopes of doing something Deep regret
is expressed at this failure, and the feeling is
groa ing that the Atlantic cable will never be
! laid
! WIsNsBoEo' AND CoLUMBIA-Three four
/ horse mail coaches, inteuded to connect Winns-
! bore with Columbia, passed through this place
on Saturday last They put us much in mind
of tie good old times, and we have only to hope
now that they will transport the mails, until the
railroad is completed The coaches belorgto
| "Harvey's line," which has been running out
| from Asheyille, n. C.-YorhviNe Enquirer.
LARGE CARGO SALE OF MoLAss zs-A
of o1 Mr
ward JONES' arrived at Newbern, direct from
Cuba, portion of which was sold at auction
Saturday by w. l.. Poalk, auctioneer, by the Dbl
aud hid. at AZ 60 cents per gallon.
| NEW FREIGHr LINE TO BALTIMORE
Marshall Parks is about to establish freight
line Of steamers between New Berue and Balti-
more, Md The first steamer will be put upon
the line in few days. This is another enter
prise which the growing wants If the people
render necessary, and it is highly credtabe TO
the go-ahead spirit of the city.-Neso Ber"e
| Ttnscs, 1911.
MILITARY CHANGEs.-The ist Div 23d Army
| Corps is discontinued, and regret to learn that
Co.. Parrish, in command retu~ls to Charlotte
A detachment will probably be left or sent here
from some other command Salisbury Banner.
! CABINET MEETING.-The Herald's Wash
| ington report has the following:
\ lueg Cabinet session was held on tie | 1th
and report says rather stormy one The
Pre<idents Reconstruction policy is understood
to have been discussed in all its length and
| breadth, and his determination to adhere to it
and carry it out regardless Of all opposition or
| consequences, emphatically announced.
! ROBBERY IN New York 1t is said that
| Mr. Chas. Graham, bluker has been vict:mized
70 the extcnt Of 1885, 600 By one E Ketchum,
Of the firm Of Ketchum, Morris & Go. In con-
sequence the. firm has suspended. Ketchum
had charge Of Graham's business during his i'll
ness ~Ketchrm has absconded and partly con-
fessed the crime. One account says that he
took $4,000, 900.
p r. Milford, gold broker of n Y, has fail
ed for large amount, varousy estimated from
L$75, 600 to 100000.
+ Neetiag cftas mississippi State Convention
-Jackscn, Miss, August l4-The State Con
vention convened at L O'Clock to day.
Governor Sharkey examined iuto the loyalty
and qualifications of the members, and adminis-
tered the Amnesty Oath to such as ha! not
taken it before.
The Convention organized by electing j. G.
Suger, Of Washington county, president, and j.
S. Powers, Hind county, secretary. The rest
Of the day spent in arranging the prelimi-
naries of important business which is to be
brought before the Convention.
Georgia Cotton and Rice Craps Late all
vices from Georgia state that the cotton crop this
year will he exceedingly light-not more than
one-sxteenth of the average yield Unless the
labor system becomes. more settled, 1t is feared
that next years crop will be even smaller. The
rice yield on the AItamaha will scarcely exceed
one-thirteenth oft usual yearly crop.
Rcported .SocAing Of Corpus Christi by
United States 1roops.-Cairo, Aug. l5.-The
Mexican Ranchero of the 28th ultno (Which the
New Orleans Times says is rather doubtfuD re-
ports the sacking Of Corpus Christi and the desc
Grafton of family vault by the United States
troops.
A company has been organized in New Or
leans for the purpose OF manufacturing ice In
large quantities, which they do by bewly pat.
cntcd French process. The ice is frozen as
hard as it would be with the thermometer at ten
degrees below zero, and can be furnished much
cheaper than that imported iiom Boston.
PREcocnY.-Two little boys, brothers, had |
been receiving moral instruction from their Aunt
Jane, and among other advice she had endeavor
ed to impress upon their minds the virtue of I'M
selfshness. when anything is given to you,
Billy" she said to one of the boys, always give
your brother Tom The larger share" This advice
was remembered until the next day, when their