The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13
North Carolina News.


REGISTRATION IN n Give would again
urge on our people that they should give their
undivided attention to Registration. 1t must
not be forgotten that it is of the utmost impor-
lance to have challengers at every registration
precinct, ere,y day from the 18th of October
until the Sd day of November. Voters cannot
be challenged on the day Of election Once regis
tered, boy only fifteen years old can vote.
Bear this in mind and remember, too, that dur
ing registration is the time to do the real, etee-
tive work.
THE SHERIFFs-We learn that not
forty of the Sherifs of the State have settled in
full with the public Treasurer; others have set
tied partially We further learn that the Public
Treasurer has notified the delinquent Sheritfs
that those who can settle with him by the 9th
of the present month. will not be amerced, but
all failing will be.-Ralcigh Sentinel
HORRIBLE MURDER.-A colored girl named
Grizzly Peace was killed at Steep Hill, about five
miles from this city, on Monday, by her cousin,
Adelaide Adams, with whom she had been llv-
Eng Coroner J. T. Backalan proceeded to the
scene, summoned a jury and investigated the case.
From the testimony it appears that the woman
adelaide Adams had became enraged at the child
as she said for stealing a handkerchief and
spool of thread. To punish her she placed
a rope about her neck, threw it over beam and
pulled at the other end to hold the child still
while she beat it upon the back. In the strug
gle the childs neck was broken, the result Of
which was instant death. The woman was
brought to the city and lodged in Jail. She act
ed as pilot for Mr Backalan coming to the city
in the darkness of the night, and seemed to con-
slider the matter with perfect Indifference, asking
him when she would be tried and hung and
other such questions.-Ruleish Standard
WINE-MAKING IN n. Give recently saw
at Lumberton the wine presses and fixtures
worked by Mr.. T. Petteway of that place. He
has entered largely into wne-making and ex-
poets to put up 100 200 barrels He has
good and careful managers, and all the Deces-
sary ingredients, appliances, presses, crushing
mills and fixtures. He buys hundreds of bushels
of Scnppernong, English, Catawba, Isabella,
Museadine, and common wild grapes, and large
quantities of all these are grown throughout
Robson county. He keeps up market for
grapes, and people all over the country haul
large quantities to him.-FayeHcriUe Eagle.
ssE The Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther-
ford Rail Road is now being extended as fast as
the iron can be laid The cars to a point
within miles of Rockingham and it is expected
the train will 60 to that town by 10Th October
inst. We learn there is iron enough to lay the
track to Pee Dee river miles beyond Rocking
ham, and that the road will be pushed there at
once Fayetteville Eagle 80.
Hsg~ We learn Judge Tourgee refused to hold
court in Caswell, last week, because no negroes
were summoned as jurors Greensboro Times.
Tourgee is not fit to be Judge of anything.
He ought to have held the Court, and then set
tie any difficulty with the county officers.
WHAT IT CosTs.-We were in Stokes County
last week, and learned that the County Commits
sioners had been in session, (not REGULAR some
twelve or fifteen days, at cost ofS SIS per day
to the county. Five Commissioners and one
Clerk, each, S3 per day. Say II days at SIS
per day makes SIG. Having some curiosity
to compare the expenses of the new government
with the DID, we asked the Sheriff of the county
what were the expenses of the County Courts
of Stokes County during the year. He said the
Courts averaged about three days, and cost
SIS a court, or Sc day, and four Courts in a
year, making the Courts cost the County about
S72 year. The new system has just gone into
operation, and scarcely any business done, and
has cost the County s216, or S144 more than
whole year under the old system. What good
friends the Radicals are to the people, Winston
Sentinel.
pd- Corn sold last week at so cents per
bushel and for even less, at public sales. This
begins to look like old times. If We can elect
Seymour and Blair, we will hear no more COM
r,oint If hard times 81