The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-01
STATE. N EWS.

STATE EWS. =
. SnERIrFs.-Thus far only twenty Sheriffs have
| settled with the Public Treasurer, viz: The
Sherffs of Cabarrus, Wayne, Burke. Mitchell,
| Pitt, Mecklenburg, Chowan, Perquimans, Iredell,
Forsyth. Davidson, Alamance, Catawba, Rich
mond, New Hanover. Craven, Arson, Cumber-
land, Guilford and Nash.-Ral Sentinel, 26th.
| The Sherffs of Blsden, Caldwell, Lincoln, Alex
ander, Clay, Yadkin, Sampson, Elgecombe Pas
quotank. Columbus, Martin, Jones, Montgomery,
northampton, Person, Casweil, Surry, Rowan,
Wilson, Allegheny and Davie, settled with the
Comptroller and Treasurer, on yesterday--Ral-
eigh Sentinel, 18th uA.
e. A gentleman, who travelled extensively
| through Moore, Chatham and other Counties,
represents the destruction by the Cotton worm to
| be really fearful. ..
| re- At the late session Of the Superior Court
for Richmond County, Julia Leak, colored girl,
was found guilty Of having poisoned an infant
child of Mr. w. II. Petteway, at Laurinburgh on
the 3rd of August last, aud sentenced to be han
ged.
f.; NORTH CAROLINA CorroN-A friend, whose
opportunities for acquiring correct information Gu
| the subject are excellent, informs us that the
cotton crop of Eastern North Carolina promises
we'll 1t is estimated that Edgecombe county
|. Twill turn out 20, 900 bales, Halifax county from
70 to $4,000, Nash, Franklin and Warren
united, about 25 900 and Wake from to 10,
| ooO.--RstersLurg Index.
Rev THos E. SK1NNER-It is generally un-
derstood in this community that this gentleman
has resigned the pastorship of the Baptist church
here and that he will soon depart, with bis fami-
Iy, for Nashville, Tenn.-Roleiyh Progress.
President ELECTED Rev. C. F Bansemer,
of Augusta, Ga has been elected President of
the 'North Carolina College" located at Mount
Pleasant N G } has accepted the position, and
will enter upon the duties Of his Office in October
Mr. Bansemer is said to be a gentleman of high
intellectual endowments.
SENTENCE CONFIRMED. The sentence of Cap
tain Charles Frederick Brown, Thrty-seyenth
United States colored troops, who was tried be-
| fore court martial in Raleigh in November last,
has just been confirmed by General Grant. He
was tried on the charges ofsellihg the property
| of the United States and aprroprialing to his own
use the proceeds of the sales He was found
guilty, and sentenced to be dishonoraby dismiss
sed the service, with loss of all pay and allow
| ances now due or hereafter to become due: to he
forever disqualified to hold any office of trust
or profit under the government, to pay fine of
| So 900 and be imprisoned in Fort Macon, North
and place of abode of the criminal and the SEN
,ence be published in the newspapers of the
| States of Massachusetts, and North Carolina.
SENT TO CHARLESTON FOR TRIAL.-We learn
| that Mr. G Schulken resident of this city, pre-
| viousIy reported As charged with purchasing COM
missary stores from Sergeant Brown, late Com
missary Sergeant of this Post, who was recently
shot after having escaped from the guard house
| ,pI,o ho Cbor
last night in accordance with instructions from
Gen. Candy. 1t will be recollected that Sergt
Brown had puroned these stores sold to Mr.
Schulken, from the government. Mr. .Schulken
is sent to Charleston to be tried before military
Commission there for thus purchasing. VIZ
mington Journal.
~ We learn, from the Elizabeth City Trans
cript, III 1t a negro orator, by the name OF Hatha
way, is making speeches in that section, who
appears to lie an exception" That paper says
Hathaway takes strong grounds against uni.
versal suffrage, and urges the proper qualifications
to be based upon intelligence He spurns cor
ruption of the Jury box, but plainly predicts such
results, if carried out in accordance with the re-
cent revision of our courts. The speaker, We
have been informed was a liberated slave from
the county Of Chowan, and now resides in the
State of New Jersey, where he EN- grated upon
being set free. He spoke from his experience
of the Southern people, and assured his friends
that their only true friends would he found in
the Southern States, and that those friends would
be their former masters"
E Mr. A. Vogler, of Salem, purchased
forty Thousand pounds of dried fruit in one day
last week. This is evidence ofthe importance
and magnitude of the fruit trade in that section
{.
Montreville Patton, Esq, of Asheve, died il
that town on Tuesday night last, after an Hines:
of some weeks The N-wssays of her: MRS
Patton was greatly beloved by all classes and
conditions of this cummunity. The sick and
afflicted ever found in her an untiring friend anG
comforter, and her death has cast gloom over
our whole community. All feel deep sympathy
for the hereaved husband and children"
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