The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-20
North Carolina News.


of the Superior Court for Iredcll-Judge Mitchell
presidins-was in session last week, and the time
consumed in the trial of the State docket dis
posing of a number of minor eases. A negro
boy, for an attempt to commit outrage upon
the person of most respectable lady, was found
guilty and sentenced to Imprisonment for five
years in the penitentiary when there shall be
one. A white man, for stealing mule, was
sentenced to five years imprisonment and another
white man, for stealing two animals, at different
times was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
STORE Rrnsr.-The Store of Mr. Geo. A.
Andrews, at Bradshaws Mills, Rowan county,
was destroyed by fire on the Sth inst. The fire
occurred about 10 o'clock in the day, while the
clerk was absent. The loss is partially covered
by Insurance. Nothing was saved
WAKE SUPERIOR CoURr-The case before
the Court, which excited the greatest interest,
was that of State Us. Jno. A. Long-ndictment
for libel The alleged libel was contained in a
communication addressed by Mr. Long the Sheriff
of Richmond county, to Governor Worth, during
his incumbency, charging W. +. Leak, Esq,
who had been requested by the Governor to dis
| tribute the Maryland charitable donations, with
a misrepresentation of the same After the trial
had been protracted through several DAYS, at a
very heavy expense to the county, the case was
dismissed by the Judge" on point of law,
which mis- ht very we'll have been adjudicated in
the incipency OF the trial. The point of dis
missal was that the letter addressed to the Gov
ernor by the Sheriff was a privileged communi
cation, and, on that account, not libellous -
! Raleigh Sentinel.
REMARKABLE GENIUS.-We learn that Miss
Julia Bradley residing in the neighborhood of
| DIR. Tatum, South Iredell, memorized and re-
cited 1880 verses of the New Testament and
Psalms, from the LIST May to the 4th Sunday in
! Superintendent that little Miss Angelina Sher-
| rill. aged twelve years, memorized and recited
| 1882 verses of Scripture from the I'd Sunday in
June to the 4th Sunday in September. Can
any other little girl beat ,StatesrWe Amer
| icdn.
Ba7- George H. Moore Deputy Collector OF
! Internal Revenue and Collector of the Third
District in North Carolina, has been arrested for
neglect of duty and alleged defalcation.
RoBBERY.-We learn that Mr. Henry Austin,
of Johnston county, who resides near Clayton
was robbed OF about $3.50, mostly specie on
Tuesday night, by gang of armed robbers.
| The robbers were disguised and Mr. A. thinks
| they were blackened white men, or white and
black men.-Roleiiyh Sentnci.
| Heag~ The Lay Deputies from North Carolina
present at the Triennal Convention of the Epis-
copal Church, at present in session in New York
| are Hon. W. II. Battle and Messrs Robert
Strange, r. H. Smith and A. j. DeRosset
ps~ We observe that many families who left
Western counties some months ago and went to
Indiana and Illinois, are returning to their old
homes We have really heard of no one who
has gone who is satisfied. After spending nearly
all their means in travelling thither, they return
poorer than when they left. 1t is better to stand
by the old State and make it what we want it,
by labor and skill. We have climate unsur-
passed, and under skillful tillagc soils that can
be made equal to the best. .....
Hundreds of people who removed from this
State last year, are now returning ..--
ss1- Any persons owning lands in this State,
upon which Mica or Isinglass can be obtained in
considerable quantity make his possessions
profitable by communicating with Rev. DIR. d.
Craven, President of Trinity College, giving loca-
ton and particulars generally
b@~ w. NJ. Robbins, Esq, Elector for the
9th District on the Seymour and Blair Ticket,
will address the people at the following times
| and places: