The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-14
STATE NEWS.

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vent;o, for this District asse mbed at Edenton
on the 1st inst Hon. W. N. FL. Smith OF ID erf-
ford. and Col H. n. Gillian of ChoWan, were
elected as delegates to the Philadelphia Con
vention with Edw. Coniglaud, ESQ OF Halifax,
and Mills l. Eure of Gates, as alternates.
FIFTH District Towing to the limited mail
facilities in the District, the meeting appointed
to be hei;. in this place a few days ago, was not
as numerously attended as otherwise It would
have been. Hon John A. Gilmer and Col.
Thomas Rufin were appointed Delegates, and
8. s. Jackson and j. G Nash, Esqrs., alternates.
We learn that Col Ruffip declines to act as
delegate, which duty will devolve upon his al
sernste, Mr. Nasb.3Greensd0r0 Patriot
DEATH OF SEVERAL Persons FROM Poison.
We have received information from a 1nend
in REGARD to a recent melancholy event, brought
about by feudish and murderous design
The facts of the case, as communicated by our
informant, are to the effect that quite number
Of persons were in attendance at the marriage OF
DR.. Marable in Sampson county, during the
week past, and that on the day following the
majority of those present were taken SICK, all
alike, aud that several have since dieu. :.
The conclusion which has since been arrived
at, is that these results were produced by poison
| 4. The number of persons present at the mar
rage, (including the blacks of the household)
is estimated at forty seven-forty- three OF this
number were affected similarly.
The perpetrator Of the design has not as yet
been discovered, nor are there any certain proofs
as to the administering OF the poison, but our
informant who Was just from the scene OF sui
fering, writes that he is fully persuaded that
poison was infused into the cooking - Whining
ton Journal.
HoMIcIDE.-We learn by passenger on the
train from kinston, on yesterday evening, that
MIR Hill, who resides about seven miles from
Kinston, caught negro stealing his corn, and
shot him dead upon the spot night before last
This is the way to put stop to this stealing
throughout the country, though the remedy
may be pretty severe ore-NeuJern Times.
THE UN1vERs1TY-Therea are ninety five
students in attendance this session at the Uni
versity of the State.
Salisbury correspondent Of the Raleigh
Progress writes: ga marriage was to have
taken place here last Thursday. The intended
man and wife separated, very tremendously, late
on Wednesday night On Thursday morning
the would be Benedict received note from his
charmer stating that she had changed her mind
that she could not marty so poor young
man. This young man is a steady, industrious
mechanic He was brave faithful soldier dur:
ing the entire late war, and 1T the last year, re-
ceived commission for good conduct. What
a commentary on the glowing professions of
young ladies at the beginning of the war;
HGg~ The tobacco crop of Virginia and North
Carolina for the present year is estimated at
$4,000 hogsheads, but it will be matter for
surprise if it should largely overrun this esti-
mate and approx innate more nearly to the ante
war crops Of $4,000 hogsheads.
STRANGE BUT TRUE-When the federal
army took possession of this place, among other
acts of vandalism perpetrated by them the
destruction of Col. Lanes residence by fire, sit
uatcd in this immediate vicinity. After the
building was consumed, a chimney fell, burying
beneath the bricks and rubbish piece Of burn
ing timber. Ga removing the old bricks few
days ago, the fire thus buried was found alive,
'aud dung we'll. - Col!SJoro Nfus.
SEIZURE OF TobNcCo. &c.-The Deputy
Cole ctor of Internal Revenue. for this District,
yesterday proceeded to the sales rooms of our
merchants and seized "a quantity of Tobacco,
found unstamped, and quantity of other ar
tices which were also found without the pre-
scribed stamp. In instances where property
thus seized a receipt given specifying
the quantity of the article, and setting forth that
the seizure made for violation of the United
States Internal Revenue Law.
This action the part of the Collector has
given rise to some discussion as to the Justice of
the course. 1t is asserted on the part of some of
the merchants that the law states that all Tobac-
CO manufactured prior to August, lSG5. is exempt
from taxation. In one instance where Tobacco
was thus seized we informed that it was man.
ufactdred prior to the war, but the Collector
gave his reason for the seizure that it did not
bear the stamp prescribed in such cases. that is
1t should be branded, bY the Cpllpctor of the
District wherein it was manufactured, thus: No
duty III late insurrectonary States. - WiLming-
ton Journal.
The CROPS We learn from gentleman
who has ust arrived from Sampson county, that
too much rain has played havoc with the crops
in the eastern part Of that county, aud in the
western part of Duplin
In the western part Of the State, on the other
hand, and. especially in Chatham, Guiltord,
Davidson, and Randolph, the lack of rain has
almost entirely ruired the prospect for good
crop OF wheat and corn
. The prospects in Cumberland, Baden and
Robson are said teske good A few weeks
since it was feared that drought would occur
to blight and destroy but the copieus showers
which have fallen, so refreshing as to give
a new impulse to the luxuriant growth and
now it is thought that the season will be prol-
tious We trust the expectations Of the farmers
may not be disappointed, especially as the pros
poets are SO gloomy in other sections- VII
mt"gton Dispatch.
GOLD DISCOVERY We have been informed
by gentleman recently from Morganton, ia the
western part of this State, that a very rich de-
post of golG Was found on farm near that
place, about twenty days ago. The gold is
found embedded in and around vein of quartz