The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-04
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Gram Crops Of the NortA~est-It is
agreed on all hands that the crop of corn this
year will exceed verything in the annals of
previous production, being really enormous
The crop of oats is unusually heavy, and most
of it is already garnered. So, also, in relation
| to rye, the crop of which is heavier than usual,
and the quality excellent. Barley, which is an
important grain, not as much cultivated in this
country as it might be with advantage, also
turns out we'll wherever planted, and good profit
| Will be realized from it. From the Northwest
the report of the wheat crop is most favorable.
SOUTH CARoLINA-Governor Orr has issued
proclamation converting the Legislature on the
18th of September for the purpose of adopting
the State lsws to recent acts of Congress and
for the relief Of the financial embarrassments Of
the people of the State.
Hg We do not over-estimate the importance
of the National Union Convention when we say
it has had no compeer in numbers, in weight Of
character, and in responsibility, in any congre-
cation of men who have gathered on this con-
tinent.- Washington Republican,.
Hon David G Burnett and Hon o II Roberts
have been elected United States Senators from
Texas.
ALARMING RAvAGEs OF THE Hoo CHOLERA.
We had hoped that the alarming accounts Of
the ravages of the hog cholera in this and ad-
joining counties would not turn out to be SO bad
as formerly reported, but in this We have been
disappointed. Several of our farmers have lost
every hog they had, while others are almost
equally unfortunate. The disease is not con-
fined to particular districts, as usual, but extends
throughout the country and the complaints are
alarming. IF this state of affairs continues long
we will not have enough left for home supply,
and likely much suffering must be the result
among the poorer classes of the people during
the coming winter.-Jonesboro' (7enn.) Flag
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug 25.-An immense
mass meeting was held in the Courthouse square
tonight to raify the proceedings of the Phila-
delphla Convention.
General Forrest presided, and addressed the
| meeting, saying be wanted no more fighting,
| and when he laid down his arms he bore malice
against no Northern man. Politicians he said,
| could not be trusted and those who wanted to
stay at home were the ones to send to the Leg
isature and Congress. He was willing to trust
everything to those he had met upon the field,
but those who shirked duty and were easemated
at Washington could no more be trused than
those who did nothing in the South.
He was followed by Hon. Gustavus Henry in
were adopted accepting the address of the Phil
adelphia Convention, and endorsing the Presi-
dents policy. The meeting was one of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held in this
city.
The Corn CRop.-The Journal of Com
merce has some statistics concerning the corn
crops in the United States for the last twenty
six years, from which we condense that in 1910,
the total crop amounted to 377 ,531 1915 bushels,
that in 1850 the crop amounted to 592 ,67l ,l04
bushels aud that in 1860 it amounted to $780,
45l ,7O7 bushels. The estimate is that this sea-
son the crop will amount to l,039, 100000
bushels This if just estimate, at go cents a
bushel would bring 1923 100000 The corn
CROP after a while, will become an item of no
little Importance in making up the sum Of our
country's resources.
How THEY UNMARRY-Tbe number of d.
vorces in Connecticut increased from 129 in
1850 to 434 in 1864 and in fifteen years the
divorces have equalled one-twenteth the num-
Der of families in that State. The large in
crease in 1S63-'64, was caused by the marriage
of soldiers when about to start for the war, who
never cared afterwards to claim their personal
property.
NATIONAL BANK CURRENcY.-As there are
at present SO many counterfeit altered National
Bank notes in circulation throughout the coun-
try, we publish the following list Of designs on
the back Of the genuine notes $1,000 notes.
Washington resigning his commission $500
notes, surrender of Gen. Burgoyne; 500 notes,
Declaration of Independence; 800 notes, Bap-
tsm of Pocahoutas SO notes, De Soto dis
covering the Mississippi; So notes, Landing of
Columbus in 1902; So notes, Sir Walter Raj
eigh, 1885; 81 notes, Landing of the Pilgrims.
All National Bank notes, the back of which do
not correspond with The above, are bogus. /
young man lately called on a couple of la
dies in Chicago, who, not liking his company,
invited him to leave. This he declined to do,
when one of them caught him around the neck |
10 loving embrace, pulled his head in the di-
rection of the floor, and got him into the exact
position sehoolmaster would desire to get re-
iractory boy, while the other piled cane with
such yioor that he was glad to leave the pre- |