The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-03
STATE NEWS.

n. .RAILRoAD.-The name of .Ex-Gov.
Vance having been confected with the Direc-
torship and Presidency of this Railroad. we are
authorized to say, that Gov. Vance has posi-
lively declined to allow his name to be brought
| forward as a candidate for either position
Raleigh Sentinel.
CONCORD FEMALE CoLLEGE.-The ezamina-
tioG at this institution came off last week. The
exercises, says the Statesville American, exhib-
tied ''the efficiency and ability of the Professor,
-ene of the best in the nation" Ex-Governor
Vance delivered most admirable address to
the young ladies'
| SUIc1DE.-We learn from the Weldon State
| that MIR Joseph Pool, of Pasquotank county,
nut su end to his existence on the l4th "ult, in
! Elizabeth City, in said county, by cutting his
throaf in a horrible manner with a razor. Mr.
Pool was far advanced in life, and had been for
some time in precarious health.
| TROUBLE IN YANcEY-SiDce our last issue,
two men have been killed in Yancey county.
A party from the direction of Iron Mountain,
made descent upon the settlement and stole a
horse from Calvin Garland. He followed them
to the Mountain where he was murdered by
| them. The man who is reported to have killed
| Garland is named Burcbfeld He had con
| cealed himself behind blind, and shot Garland
as he approached.
The other man killed was named Presley,
| who, it appears, went to the house of the man
who killed him and abused the women The
owner of the house came in after wards, learned
the facts, followed & shot him.-4shevWe Ne,ns.
BUSHWHACKERs CAUGHT.-We are inform
ed that gang of thieves and robbers were taken
in the edge of North Carolina last week very
unexpectedly to themselves. A Mrs. Garrett
living about six miles from Warm Springs, has
been visited and robbed fourteen or fifteen diff
| ferent times since the commenced. Last
week a gang of ten persons made descent up
on her premises, compelling the servants to
hitch up the oxen, and the rascals loaded two
wagons with the furniture aud property. just
| as. they were about leaving man happened to
pass, who saw what was being done, and pushed
forward about two miles, when he met squad
of soldiers who happened to be passing through
that region, and Informed them. They came
back, surrounded the house, and captured nine
out Of ten who were engaged 10 the robbing.
Four of the scouudrels were Tennesseeans, and
two of the gang proved to be women in mems
clothing. The prospects are they will be tried
and hanged. Mrs. Garrett is very worthy
widow lady. We trust all snch gangs will share
the same fate.-KnorpHe Register.
that by the ordinance providing for the State
elections to be held in October next, the follow
ing counties will each loose oae member of the
House of Commons, viz: Granville, Beaufort,
Berthe, Dupiin, Halifax, Northampton, Warren
and Pitt These are given to the Western
counties, most of them to new counties, which,
formed since the last apportionment, have as yet
had no separate representation 10 the General
Assembly.
| The apportonment for the next Legislature
is, We understand, only temporary, the perma-
neut apportionment having been referred to the
Legislature. When that is made, the loss to
the Eastern counties, of course, will be much
greater.
We sincerely trust that this new adjustment
will reconcile the conflict of political interests
which have been a subject of much and warm
ranking in the Legislatures for many years -
Each section will now control one of the Houses
Of the General Assembly - Wiz Journal.