The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-14
North Carolina News,

STILL THEY CoME.-There seems to be but
rfittle diminution in the number of hogs being
driven Southwark, although the season is some
what advanced. Horses and mules are looking
In large numbers for market, and we noticed
one day last week four fine droves going through
this place.-AsherWc (N. c. Pioneer.
THE HABEAs Corpus CAsE.-In the mat
ter of James Marsh ps. Dunn. Habcas Corpus
Before Judge Little in chambers This case
came up Monday, the Both ult., for final hear
ing. Ashe & HarSrave for the petitioner Dargan
| for the defence. The controversy in this case
| turned upon the custody of an infant female
| thirteen years and six months old-Marsh claim
ing as father, Dunn husband. His honor
awarded the custody to complainant declaring the
marriage invalid ITadesboro Argus.
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.--On Sun
day night about II o'clock Mrs Dimott living
| on Queen Street started up stairs carry ing ker-
osene lamp in her hand. She had proceeded
but short way up when the lamp exploded, and
the oil running all over her person her clothing
was soon in a light blaze She was so severely
burned that she only lived ten or fifteen minutes
after the accident.-Neubern Jour. Commerce.
re- A white man, calling himself William
Braswell, and hailing from Edgecombe, was
| rested in Wilson, a few days since, for proposing
to some negroes in that place to join him in form
inc club of thirty men of color, fer the purpose
| of plumber. He stated to the negroes that they
| had not been paid for their labor; that during
the Winter they would suffer- and that. by join
ing him, they could secure several months pro
visions, in a short time. To the credit of the
negroes, be it mentioned they themselves arrest
ed the man and carried him before the Mayor.
nsSg- For raising the greatest amount of cotton
to the acre, VIM. Ii. Oliver Esq, of Newbern,
according to PROMISE awards premiums fol-
lows: First prize J. L. Pearson, Of Wayne,
2,5O3 pounds seed cotton to the acre; Second
prize, Calvin Tucker, Pitt, 1926 pounds Third
prize \ B Davis, Carteret, 2, 146 pounds; Fourth
| prize, r " Peleter, Lenoir, 2,0G1.
BE- The Roanoke News says that the John
ston lands, situated on the Roanoke below Hall
fax and consisting ofthree or more valuable farms
were rented at public auction on Tuesday last
the same parties obtaining them that tarmed
them last year. These farms rented for some
| SIT 900 for 1S67-the renters losing money Ow-
ing to the low price of cotton and the short crops
This year the same land rents for .ffieen hundred
dollars; one farm, which rented for 81 900 last
year, bringing fire hundred this.
| Hs5- We regret to learn that the Cotton Gin
of Gen Grimes, in Pitt county, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Ofcourse, it must have been Il
case of incendiarism as fire is kept about a
| gin. These outrages are becoming OF daily oc-
curence.-RahctM Sc1ut1td 4M.
ANNAMEssIc RAILRoAD-We learn from a
friend Just from Washington n. c. that the
| Annamessc Co., have made a survey of direct
line for Railroad from Plymouth to Whining
ton, n. G. This line, he says just touches the
| town of Washington, and will cross the A. & n.
c. r. r. between Kinston and Newbern-Ral
| eigh Square and Compass.
I WHITE SHAD.-The first white shad of the
season We're caught yesterday at Mr. Jones seine
beach opposite our city, and sold to Mr. w. IL.
| Romane for the sum of So per pair.-NcuJrra
Hcrold Jan. 4h.
n@sg~ Bishop Atkinson has arrived in vii
mington, after a long absence in Europe.
STATE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION 1T is
resolved by the State Executive Committee of
the Constitutional Union Party of North Caro-
lima, that State Convention Of the party be held
in the city Of Raleigh on Thursday, the 9Th day
of February, A. d. 1868, at l / o'clock of that
day 1t is confidently hoped that the friends of
a Constitutional Union and civil liberty will be
active in the effort to make the Convention the
largest and most respectable that ever assembled
in the State. Let the Conservative people in
every Iuunty Oh the ICldtc, where meetings nave
not been held, hold meetings at once, pass APP
proprate resolutions, appoint delegates and see
that they attend the Convention. The condition
of public affairs demands the patriotic effort and
cooperation Of every good citizen, to save the
country from impending danger. BY order of
the State Executive Committee.
Jan. 4, 1868. r. c. BADGER, Sccy.
NEGROES GOING TO LIBERIA-The Deem
Der number of the African Repository says that
never in the history of the American Colonization
Society has so many pressing appeals come to it
for passage to, and settlement in Liberia In
addition to companies of from fifty to one hun
dred persons offering from different points, APP
plications have been received in behalf of some
three hundred from Alabama, and six hundred
from Georgia, who desire to emigrate under the
auspices Of the Society in May 1868.
TAKE NOTICE.
All those indebted to PRESSON & GRAY are
specially requested to come forward without delay