The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-20

PARDoNS Warrants OF pardon have been
received at the Executive Office in Raleigh for
the following persons, who can obtain them by
personal application or by written attorney:
FM Miller, Buncombe County; VIM Parks,
Cabarrus; W w Green, cleveland; Mills H
Eure, Gates; Nat E Cannady, Israel w Har-
grave, James A Smith, Granville; Merit Bur
gin, Mcdowell; Philemon Il Neal, Roching-
ham; T H Snow, Wake; Marshall Osborne,
Hsdkin; 6 W Long, Alexander county; Jesse
Edwards, Arson; j b Fitzgerald, Davidson;
Cornelius Mcmillan, Duplin; Ormand,
Greene; j J Wheeler, Hartford; billiard L Love,
Jackson; S L Loftin, Lenoir; billiard Love,
Macon; l. W Hall, Orange; Jno L linton,
Pasquotank; James Flanekin, Pitt.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-On Wednesday night
last as several negroes were on their way home,
from this city, with their days purchases in
their carts, they were set upon by half dozen
other negroes, and robbed of all their provision,
stores, &c.-Neubern Journal Of Commerce.
The RICE CRoP.-It is understood that the
rice crop of the Cape Fear is almost an entire
failure. Before the war, the rice crop of that
region was annually about 2l5,00O bushels.
The present year it will not we are told 60 be-
yond 20, 600 bushels! This is an immense fall.
ing off and will most seriously affect the price
ton.
A GOOD p2lication will be made
at the ensuing Legislature for charter for the
North Carolina Savings Insurance & Banking
Company. 1t will be located at Yanceyville or
Company's Shops, we presume.-Ral. Sentinel.
SUDDEN DEATH-Mr Joel E. Horne, living
on the Stanback Ferry road died very suddenly
on Friday last. He complained in the morn
ing to his wife, who was leaving the house to
visit a neighbours sick child, that he did not
feel we'll, and requested her not to stay long
But after she left, he went oat as usual to at
tend to matters about the premises, in the dis
charge of which duties he was seized with an
apoplectic fit, and died in about two hours from
the time be was first attacked Mr. FL. was, be-
fore the war, one of the wealthiest men IN the
county, his property being largely invested in
slaves. His losses being heavy by the result
of the war, they preyed much upon his mind,
and his health in consequence, had become
very materially impaired WadesJoro Argus.
HOMICIDE In this city yesterday morning,
between six and seven O'Clock, an unfortunate
dispute arose between Nicholas Carr and Willie
r. Keith, who reside on Sixth, between Han
over and Brunswick streets, which resulted 10
the death of Willie t. Keith, at the hands of
Carr Wilmington Dispatch.
MEXICAN NEws.-San Francisco Nov. Is.
Letters from Gems. Alvarez and Diase to Nov.
s. state that four vessels Of the French fleet left
Acapulco, leaving garrison Of $50 men. The
news of the capture of Oaxaca by the Liberals
is confirmed.
sells proceeded from Acapulco to Mazatian to
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and carry them to San Bias.
Gen. Alvarez fixed his headquarters three
miles from Acapulco, which place he expected
soon to capture, having received from San Fran
cisco battery of rifed cannon, accompanied by
twelve American veteran gunners.
The Reported Abdication Of Maaimilian.-
The New York Commercial says:
"The statement published by Mr. Romero, as
official, Of the abdicaiion of Macmillan, is en-
tireIy unfounded. The dispatch sent Mr. Saul
mer, acting as agent Of the United States at
Vera Cruz, originated in a visit paid by the Em-
peror to Orizaba. Our information is from an
eye witness of the condition of things in Mexico,
just arrived here by the steamer Manhattan"
MATR1MoNY IN VERMoNT-The Rutland
(Vt) Herald publishes letter from Montpelier,
which says three bills have been introduced in
to the Vermont Senate relating TO marriage
The tendency of most Of them is to reduce mar
rage to limited partnership, each party put
ting in as much capital as seems best, and the
partnership to be dissolved upon very small
provocation.
That's all right, inasmuch the Northern
people are saints, and We here in the South are
heathens.
~ We regret to see the Southern people