The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-20
STATE NEWS.

IFS next session on the I4th inst, and close
December 10th, 1867. Trinity College has
strong claims upon the liberal patronage of our
people aud the public generally. 1t has full
corps of able, experienced and successful teachers
1t is located in healthy and beautiful section
of country. Board and tuition are cheap.
eg A correspondent of the Raleigh Sentinel
signing himself "a trustee" suggests DIR. 9. f.
Deems as suitable successor to the presidency
of the N c. University, now made vacant by
the resignation of President Swain.
PEN1TENTIARY BoARD.-This Board, con-
stituted by Gen. Sickles, met on yesterday, at
the Executive office. All the members were
present, viz: His Excellency, Gov. Worth,
Treasurer Battle, Mr. Speaker McAder, and
Messrs Virgins and Harper, Chairmen Of the
Senate and House Committees of Finance
For the want of more specific information by
which to be guided in their deliberations, the
Board, after short session, adjourned to meet
again at the call o. the Governor.-Raleigh
Sentinel, 14th.
PARDoNED.-Gov. Worth has pardoned Jas
Briukley, confined in Kinston Jail, under sem
tence of DEATH 4 brother of Brnkley was
recently hung
REWARD OFFERED-His Excellency, Gov.
Worth, has offered reward of $500 for the ap-
prebension of Thos Pratt, (whte,) who killed
James Norcum, (colored) in Chowan county,
some time SINCE and who is now a fugitive from
justice.
4 STORY WITH MORAL "A party of col
ored men came into town few days since, sur
rendering situations, to obtain work here. After
looking about in vain for several days they were
but too glad to obtain work any where and were
willing to 90 back TO the country for less wages
than they had received before. Several of these
men, more fortunate than the rest, were taken
by their former employers and at the same
wages as before received. The others are wan
der;ns about the streets without dime in their
pockets and without knowing where the next
meal is to come from.
The moral of this little story of every day life
is, to let we'll enough alone. TO every colored
man who reads this article we would say: OBJ
tain work whenever and wherever you can. 1t
is of secondary importance as to the amount of
wages, but first get work; make yourself neces
sity to your employer and then you will never
be compelled to ask second time for employ
ment and will always command fair wages
Wilmington Post
ROCKINGHAM, N. G., Aug. S-The late rains
in this section have improved the crops very
much, and friend told me few days ago, that
his cotton crop was the best he had had in ten
years. Corn has also improved very much, yet
the crop is small.
CoTToN CRoPs.-It affords us much pleasure
to inform our many readers, Of the great i'm
provement of the cotton crops-which we learn
will be very good in this region of the State
The corn crop will, we very much fear, be quite
short. -Necberm Commerce.
MORE RAMA copious rain fell in this
place and vicinity, last Thursday afternoon, and
We learn that fans arc very general in this and
aeent counties. The weather, at the present
writing, is promising of moisture and showers
dispelng gloon and dependency. The corn
crop is clean and in fine condition to grow
Stotes0iUe Express.
SWEET PoTAToEs.-The Bermuda Red Po-
tatoe, the earliest Of the species, is beginning
to End its way slowly into this market now.
They are brought here in but small quantities
and command readily $3.50 and So 90 per
bushel from the CARTS Wilmington Post.
Tue n. c. UNIVERSITY We fear from all the
| intelligence that reaches US concerning this in
stituton, that unless speedy and efficient meas
ures are adopted to fill its halls with students,
the days of the University are numbered. Since
the close Of the war, aided by an annual appro-
priation from the State it has barely been able
to continue operations. Its friends were quite
hopeful that the present session would witness a
| large accession to the rr...oer of students, and
! that ii would commence anew al era of unexam-
Piled prosperity. These expectations have been
disappointed, and we regret to learn that some
of the students who entered this session have a
ready left in anticipation of an carly close W.
| SON Caro2tniun.
| TERRIBLE OUTRAGE We learn that on the