The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-06-25
STATE NEWS.

| THE CIRCUIT CoURT-Hghly Important
! Decision-His Honor the Chief Justice de-
| livered yesterday very important opinion, in
which his Associate, Judge Brooks, concurrcd
to the effect that citizens of the pretended Con
| federate States who paid debts due Northern
citizens into the hands of Confederate Receivers,
are not thereby discharged from the debt
Raleigh Standard, 18Th inst.
POISONED Concord Press gives the
| following sad account of case of accidental
poisoning in Cabarrus:
awe learn from friend at Pioneer Mills,
that sad of poisoning occurred on the
l7th ult in the lower part Of this county. The
facts are as follows: Two children of George
Barba, Esq, boy aged II years, and girl,
l3, returning from the field where they had
been at work, dug up root called by some Gas
our friend says) "Rattle-top" others "Hem.
lock, thinking it "ADgelica," which it is said
very much to resemble They both ate of it.
This was about IL O'clock NJ. On arriving at
home, the young man ate few mouthfuls of
dinner-becaDe suddenly very thirsty-took a
hearty drink Of Wa ter, and attempted to vomit
without effect. He was Immediately seized
with srasms, which continued until two O'Clock,
when death terminated his suffering.
The girl was dispatched in haste to neigh.
boris for assistance; and returning she fell to
the ground and was carried home in spasms.
She succeeded in vomiting freely, and has so
far recovered to be considered out of danger"
THE BANKS AND BILLuoLDERs.-A very
important case has just been argued in the Cir
cult Court, in this City, involving the right of
the creditors or billnoders OF the Banks to re-
quire and enforce settlement by the latter.
The case is that of John Baxter VS.. the Mer-
Re- oF A.
holders; bill in Equity, brought by the plaintiff
creditor of the Bank for the recovery of a
large amount Of the bills Of the Bank held by
him. The case argued by Samuel L. Phil
lips and Thos. Rufin, Jr, Esqures, for the
plaintiff, and 3. +. Moore, E G. Haywood and
Thos Bragg, Esqurcs, for the defendants.
On Monday the Chief Justice announced the
opinion of the Court in this case. Demurrer of
defendants to the Bank overruled
as to the stockholders sustained-costs reserved
After the Bank is shown to be insolvent, the
plaintiffs sue stockholders for double the
amount of stock subscribed, to liquidate liabili-
ties.-Raleigh Standord.
Look AT THIS PIcTURE We clip the fol-
lowing from the New York Gazette, March 2lst
1865:
"TO BE SOLD FOR WANT OF EMPLOY, A
iihtly NLNAo ELLOh, ABOUT 20 years OF age
He is an extraordinary good Cook and understands
setting tending a table very well likewise all
kinds of housework, such as washing securing
scrubbng, &c. Also, a negro wench, his wife,
about II years DID, born in this city, New York;
and understands all sorts of house-work. For
further particulars inquire of the Printer"
Our readers will perceive that the North took
the lead in the slave trade over one hundred
years ago, and after enriching themselves, deter
mined that the South should not be benefited
in the same manner.
A REBEL HoRsE We learn from a friend
privy to the fact who is gentleman of unq ques-
toned veracity, that DR.. Lee, of Halifax, Va.
has horse which exhibits the greatest and most
astonishing aversion to Llue colors. This horse
served in the Army, and seems to have acquired
his d>taste for this color while in military service
as he showed no such disposition anterior to the
war He will notaliow any one to approach him
in blue coat or jacket-gets frantic, and wants
to tear it off. On one occasion, while crossing
ferry, negro with blue jacket on happened to
get near him, and he jumped at him with tiger
like ferocitv, and, sezing the garment in his teeth
tore it clean off 1t is no less remarkable, :hat
he it as gentle as lamb if you approach him in
gray or any other color than blue.
A horse with such unharmonizing principles
and unreconstructed procIvies is dsloya
horse, and deserves to be disfranchised but don't
confscate the brutes oats !-DanvMe (Tu.)
Times.