The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-10
NEWS ITEMS.

New YoRK, July 5.-The Tammany Hall
celebration, yesterday, was largely attended
A letter from the President was read, in which
he says there can be no nobler work than OBJ
literating the passions and prejudioes which re-
tard Cancellation and prevent a restoration of the
Union.
In Brooklyn, painter, named VoIty, delib-
erately fred a musket into group of children,
killing one and wounding two.
Advices from Vera Cruz state that the vomito
was raging in that City.
= It is believed 10 Mexico that Santa Anna is
acting in the interest Of the Church property
and expected to be elected President, on cond-
ton of restoring the property to the Churches.
! Bks- The result of the Nebraska elections
has been officially announced. The Democrats
have elected the Chief Justice and the Asso-
ciatc Justice, and have majority Of eight in
the Legislature on joint ballot. The Radicals
have elected the Governor and member of Con-
gress.
Great ConRogrotiom az Portland, Maine.-
On the 4th most terrific confagration took
rlace at Portland, Maine, destroying most of the
business houses, Churches, newspapers, &c,
&c. The destruction was so complete, 1000
tents had been sent the sufferers for shelter
Loss not estimated.
A recent fire in Virginia City, Nevada Terri
100000 and rendered 400 families houseless
James w. Duncan, of the Andersonvlle
prison, recently tried by Military Commission
at Savannah, Ca, has been sentenced to be con-
fined at hard labor for Is years at Fort Pulaski,
Georgia.
The Savannah News end Herald, says that
freedman arrested in Macon for the murder of a
woman 10 wilkins county, was brought back to
the scene of the outrage; and, after having por
tions of his body mutllated, he was"bound to a
tree, surrounded by faggots, and burned.
Bg- The total receipts from Internal Revenue,
Customs, Miscellaneous sources, sales of Public
Lands and Direct Tax, for the fiscal year end
Jog June 3Oth., will, it is estimated at the
Treasury Department, foot up over five hundred
and fifty million dollars.
The receipts from Internal Revenue, as esti-
mated, will be three hundred and fifty million
dollars; from Customs one hundred and twenty
million dollars; from Direct Tax about two
million dollars; from miscellaneous sources FIVE
million dollars and from the sale Of Public
Lands about six hundred thousand dollars.
The address Of the Democratic Senators
and Congressn,en Washington, July 4-The
Democratic Senators-and congressman have is
sued an Address in favor of the Convention at
Philadelphia. "The National Union" they de-
clare, should be the watch word of every man,
and they denouuce the Radicals for persistent
" refusing to admit the Southern States to re.
presentation. They say that laws have been
passed affecting the interest of the Southern
S,atesE in disregard of the fundamental prnci-
Piles of free Government. They urge full re-
presentation from all the States and Territories
10 the Convention, to unite in spirit of karno-
ny for the purpose of restoring the Constitu-
tional Union and for this purpose only
pg A railroad conductor at Buffalo has been
foed Eve hundred dollars for ejecting a man
from a csr, because be refused to give up his
seat to woman. The court was ungallaut
enough to hold that ladies have no more rights
and privileges 10 public conveyance than men
have.