The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-02
STATE NEWS.

Factory " hioh was to have been started about
this time in this city, to suspend the scheme at
least for time.-Raleiyh Sentinel
ng The WILMINGTON Dispatch, speaking of
the freshet 10 the Cape Fear, says :.,-.-..-z-.
We learn that, in consequence of recent rains,
the Cape Fear has risen thirty feet at Fayette-
vile at which IL stood when oar informant left
But it was the general opinion that the volume
of water poured out from the clouds within the
last ten days had not yet affected the river, the
present freshet being the result of previous
rains.
REvIvAL.-A revival has been progressing
at the Front Street Methodist Church in this
city for come days past A lively interest is
manifested by the large congregation daily in
every promise Of being productive Of much good
conducted by Rev. L. S. Burkhead, Presiding
Elder of this circuit, assisted by Revs j n
Andrews and j. q. Thomas. So far, We learn,
that some ten or fifteen persons have protested
religion, and an interest has been awakened in
the hearts Of many others. Services are held
every day of the week at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing aud at night, and On Sunday twice duHn g
the Gay, and at Diglt. The meetings are pro-
tracted AID very interesting Wilmington
Journal.
DAMAGES ON THE W1LMrNGroN AND
WELDON RAILROAD We are informed by
Col S, L. Fremont, Chief Engineer and Super
intendent, that the damage done to the Tarboro
will probably reach $4,000 Operations are,
consequently, impcaed on this portion of the
road, but the repairs are progressing as rapidly
possible.
No bridges have as yet been carried away on
the parent stem, although the water in Tar river
was but about one foot below the bridge at
Rocky Mount, and the latest dispatches report
the river still rising. 10 this liver, the Neuse,
AID Fishing Creek, the freshet is greater than
has been known for years. VIZ. Journal.
pa~ The Statesvile American, 10 alludiog to
the crops, says:
The wheat harvest is now going on in this
portion of the State, and We are pleased to learn
that the prospect for large yield was never
better-the wheatheads large, well filled
and heavy. The corn prospect is likewise pro-
missing. Rather too much rain for bottom
lands, but upland crops are doing we'll. Oats
never better, and the same may be said of Irish
potatoes and all garden vegetables. The berry
crop will be large. Cherries are very abundant,
peach crop promising, apples not so good.
We hear the most favorable reports Of large
wheat crop in all parts of the country.
s9% The Salisbury North State, in abiding
to the way to raise wheat illustrates it by the
following facts:
On the outskirts of Salisbury is a piece of
land containing five acres, belonging to MIR
Thomas r. Brown. After gathering a good
crop Of corn and peas off this lot late last fall,
Mr. Brown broke it up deep with two-horse
pillow and then narrowed it. Upon the five
acres thus prepared, he sowed FIVE bushels Of
Baltimore white wheat, ploughing it 10 with a
shovel pillow and afterwards using the harrow.
The wheat has just been cut, and turned out
two hundred aud fifty five large shocks which
will yield at least one hundred bushels, and
probably good deal more.
What is the secret of this success? A free
use of stable manures, and thorough cultivation,
including deep ploughing.
s9r The Goldsboro Star says:
It is worthy of remark, that Neuse river has
been four times swollen, already, the present
Spring and Summer; aud the "ireshet" which
now prevails, is said to be the largest for many
years. The water, yesterday, lacked only "A
inches of reaching the floor Of the railroad bridge.
FATAL ACcIDENT-While a negro named
John Fisher was assisting in raising a trestle,
at the scene of the recent A. Il N. e. Railroad
disaster near South West Greek, the trestle fell
killing him instantly. No blame for negligence
is ATTACHED to any one.
STATE OF North CAROLINA,
ETecutice Department., Raleigh, June % {
Editors Sentinel The General Assembly,
on the lst of March 1867, passed resolution
in the following words-viz:
"That 10 all cases when soldier in the Con-
federate State service has had leg or arm SO
paralyzed from wounds received while in the
service, that the leg arm has become useless,
although it may not have been necessary to am
putate the same, that in all such cases, when
the Governor is satisfied that the leg or arm of
the person above described really is useless that
the Governor shall order the Treasurer to pay
to such invalid tie sum of seventy dollars as
communication for the loss of the leg, and fifty
dollars for the arm"
To enable the disabled men. intended to be
provided for under this resolution, to get the
benefit of the same, without coming to Raleigh
for personal inspection, I sent copy of the res
olutlon to each Of the clerks of the county Courts
and thought [ would sufficiently protect the
Treasury in giving my warrant on the Treas
urer, upon the certificate Of the clerk of the
County in which the applicant resided, that be
fell within the provisions of the resolution
Printed blank certificates were prepared and
sent to the clerks which adopted the asor1s of
the resolution After several applicants had
sent in their certificates and drawn the money.
found that many benevolent clerks cons.rue d
the word "useless" synonymous with "im-
paired" and some drew money, when the in
jury very slightly impaired the LIMB. | felt it