The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-29
STATE ITEMS.

Stampede of Prisoners from Dobson jail
Horses Stolen-A Deliberate Nurder.-We
learn from the mail carrier from Mt. Airy, that
while the jailor at Dobson, Surry county, was
engaged in renovating the Jail, on Friday, the
l1th inst, three prisoners, named Keys, Bald
win and McKensie, succeeded 10 making their
escape. 90 the same night, three of Mr.. Hugh
Gwyn's horses we're stolen by the fugtives. AS
soon as the theft was discovered, party started
in pursuit and overhauled the rogues at Poplar
Camp Mountain, where two, Baldwin and Keys,
were secured Mckenzie refused to surrender
and 10 eudeavoring to escape was shot down, the
shot taking effect in the head, arm and leg,
Frustrating him, so that he was left for dead
During the night however, McKeosie made
bis way to within miles of Hillsville, Carroll
county, Va, to toll house kept by Mr.. Baker,
where he surrendered himself, and asked for
breakfa fast.
After breakfast, while MIR. Baker was making
preparations for conveying the prisoner to Jail,
McKensie seized Bakers gun, which was near
by, and deliberately shot him in the left breast,
severely if not MORALLY wounding him, and
succeeded in making his escape.
The whole neighborhood was aroused and de-
te-mined to hunt the william down. It is re-
ported that MIR. Baker has since died.-Salena
Press. A
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.-A correspon-
dent writes from Caldwell county to the Raleigh
Progress as follows:
A large band of deserters, bushwhackers,
robbers and disreputable characters generally,
have associated themselves into aHreguarly Or
ganzed company" under the leadership of
notorious william named BalocE, on Johns
river 10 the western part Of the State, with the
avowed determination of resisting all authorities
10 the arrest punishment of any OF their
number for their crimes, and violation OF the
law.
The fruit crop 10 this part of the State is very
promising. So also is the wheat aud oat crop.
A party of twenty -four gentlemen, in Catd-
we'll county, have just taken great squirrel
hunt, contending tor a prize. Half OF the
number exhibited one thousand three hundred
scalps, and the others exhibited nineteen hun
dred aud sixty-six. The largest humber killed
by one man was 827.
A negro man was recently fned five dollars
by the officer of the freedmens bureau 10 Cald
we'll county, N. z. for attempting TO walk with
a white lady on her way trom church near
Lenoir, 10 this State.
The RAILROAD CoNvENTIoN.-We we're
forcibly reminded 10 copying from the Rich
mond Examiner the notice of the action OF the
Railroad Convention, that through tickets and
schedules bad been made to all points South by
way Of Raleigh aud Charlotte, and 90 mention
was made of the old and most popular line, (out
of Virgioa,) to the South, via this little burg,
Wilmington. The schedule and tickets were
all made this way, we learn, and the other lines
contormed thereto, made to correspond aud
the proposition to work the three lines, in per-
feet harmony, came from representative Of the
Wilmington line
We notice, also, in abiding to the sleeping
cars, great care is taken to avoid mentioning the
only road in North Carolina or Virginia, of these
ton and Weldon r. r. Co." We hope these
omissions were purely accidental but, never
theless, justice and truth requires a correction.
Wilmington Dispatch.
New MEMBERSHIP learn that DR. Tbos.
Person, Of Wayne, Jere Pearsall Esq , of Du-
plo, aud Jas Fl. Foy, Esq Of Onslow, have
been elected from their several Counties to sup
ply vacancies in the Convention.-Raieiyh
Sentinel.
CALDWELL COUNTY.-R L. Patterson, Esq,
having resigned his seat in the Convention on
account of i'll health, We observe, that tina:
County has done itself the credit, to supply the
vacancy by the election of Gen S. f. Patterson,
q gentleman whose large experience and lnteIl-
gence render him we'll qualified 70: any public
position.
DIRECT lMpoRTAT1oN-CoFFEE en-
firm of Messrs. . G. Parsley Co.,
who have, SIEGE the war, opened direct trade
with many foreign ports, have recently imported
a cargo of coffee which we believe is the first
which has been in this port since the period
alluded to. Merchants from the interior of this
State and South UaT2lina would do we'll to call
upon this 6rm and see samples Of the excellent
article Wilmington Dispatch.
IG- Chas Van Eaton, Of Davie county, is re-
ported to have been murdered near Winnsboro,
S. C, by man named Thomas alias Hodges,
to whom he had sold his wagon and some mules.
Thomas has escaped.