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)t WtsUxn 33 rmncrot- CHARLOTTE, N. C. For the Wrriern Hemnrrat. WHO CAN EEAT IT ? Mr Editor: I sometimes see notices in the papers of things going by railroad speed, and what fast peoj'le sometimes accomplish by energy, frteain and lightning. I therefore desire to con tribute some facts with regard to the manner in which we Steele Creek farmers push things ahead when we try. A neighbor of mine, Mr J. (1. Price, assisted by Mr Kobt. li. Lowne, together with a negro DOT and negro woman, picked 992 pounds i t otton m fillO ll.IV Mr Price picked :J02 lbs. Mr Lowne 276 lbs., Rufus 233 lbs , and Tiller, (5G years old. who also did the eookinj ig for the family,) lib lbs : 1 his 1 consider a good day s work to be ac complished between suuri e and sunset. Respectfully, Sept 21, 1858. J M. POTTS. for the Western Pwwft'tf, CHINESE SUGAR CANE. Mr Editor: Having read in your valuable pa per and other prints the experience of farmers in the cultivation of Chinese Sugar Cane, I have con cluded to write you a few words as to my own ex- j perience. In the Spring of 1857, T received from a friend some three or lour seed of the Cane, which I plant ed in my garden and raised about a dozen stalks Last Spring J had about one acre of land prepared by throwing it up into beds about four feet apart, which 1 opened by running one furrow, and plant- ' ed the seed therein. In about 8 or 10 days after j it came up 1 ran the plow around it. and followed with the hoes, taking out the grass and weeds, and thinned to a proper stand, which I think is about 1 10 or 12 inches apart. Retween two and three weeks afterward 1 had the rows thoroughly plowed, ami this is the amount of labor done in its eul- 1 tore; though I think 1 should have gone over it j again with the cultivator. In August I began to think of putting up a mill, but not knowing wheth er it would pay or not, I made some inquiries; ' some said it was all a humbug that the sirup would sour during the summer, and not be fit for ; negroes. Iut this souring I am convinced is owing to an improper boiling of the juice it was j not reduced to a proper thickness. I had a substantial mill put up, and on the 30th i of August commenced pressing out the juice, and boiling in large kettles; and the same afternoon we j made, as an experiment, lour gallons of fine sirup. ' On the m xt morning I sent the wagon and three j bands to the patch to strip, cut and haul cane to the mill, while two other hands and one horse were grinding, and 1 attending to the boilers myself. I had the mill stopped sometime before night, in order that we might finish boiling up the juice, for 1 had been told it would sour in one night, i the truth of which ! intend to test the next time 1 boil.) The result of our days' work w;is 17 eral loii of sirup, and enough cane cut and hauled for another day's grinding. We commenced opera tions again on the next day, but being interrupted by rain, we only made about 20 gallons, making ! in ail -41 gallons ot Mrup, and 1 believe I have not used more than one-third of my cane. Every one pronounce good. the sirup not only good, but very A neighbor of mine having a qnartcr of an acre ofeane, cut and hauled it t my mill, and in one day we made 26 gallons (' sirup, and the next hall day we made I (j gallons in all 42 gallons from one-fourth of an acre of land. I believe I can with two bands and one horse make 30 gallons of sirup per day, bv having the cane ready at band. My family is delighted with the sirup, which is excellent for preserving fruits and making "candy stews." Yours, &e. CATAWBA. Tin: Fall Klections. Vermont and Maine have already voted for State officers and Congress men. The remaining elections this fall will take place as follows : Iowa, Oct. 4, Congressmen and State officers. South Carolina, Oct. 11, for members of the Legislature. The "now Legislature will elect a Governor in place of Governor Allstoa. Florida, Oct. 11. for a member of ConTess. Pennsylvania, Oct 12, for State officers and Congressmen. Ohio, (h t. 12. for State officers and Hnnmpw. men. Indiana. Oct. 12 for Congressmen. Massachusetts, Nov. 2, for Governor, State offi cers am! Congressmen. Now York, Nov. 2, for Governor, State officers j ami Congressmen. New Jersey. Nov. 2, f. r Congressmen. Illinois, Nov. 2, for State officers. Legislature and Congressmen. The new Legislature will I choose a Senator in place of Mr Douglas. Michigan, Nov. 2, for Governor, State officers ami Conaieosmen. W iseonsin, Nov. 2. for Congressmen. Pebware, Nov. 9, for a Member of Congress. Rattlesnake Bite. Mr C. J. Kee, of York District, writes to the Yoikvillc Knquirer, as fob i lows : 'Some two weeks ago, a large and valuable mule j of my own was bitten on the upper lip, by a huge j rattlesnake. 1 was notified of it in about two hours, and by this time the animal was suffering terribly and the lip and head were swollen to such an ex tent as to look like an unearthly monster. I had eured dogs by the free application of oil, and this was the remedy first suggested to my mind. 1 Mixed one-half pint of 7Vu Oil with one-and-a-half pints of melted hud, and poured it into the mule by drenching; at the same time annoint- j ing the wound with train oil and Ko. sir . In; three hours. I repeated both applications; and then i made a strong tea of red-oak bark and water' pepper, Witt wlueh the wound was washed twice I Valuable Qi ahrv or Freestone. Messrs York hotels, when the latter announced the pleas a uay. 1 nc mule was Well and ready for husi- Met rowan mid (irior. t..i!. mi. I nMrKU.. r t nM k. ct . . 1 - v. m ness on the fourth day alter the bite, and no bad , effects have followed The National utelligeaeer and Senator Crit tenden, Bell, Trumbull and others, affect to be alarmed at the extravagant exix-nditures of gov ernment. Referring to the proceedings of Con gress of the la.t se&sion, it will be seen that Mr. Crittenden proposed, without authority of any committee-, to extend the corrupt and useless system of the publication of books for the benefit Of Gales & Beaton, to the tune of three hundred and forty thousand dollars. Galea ft Seatos have received from fifty to sixty thousand dollars an nually for the publication of what not one person in half a million ever read and few see. Philadel-j-h in A 1 jus. From T tail A numbt-r of officer from Utah have arrived. The general impression seems to be that further trouble mav be expected with the Mormons, and that the diffieultv is onlv postnouod li&t settled. A GOOD SUGGESTION. I A writer in the Rutherford Enquirer makes the ' following suggestions in regard to what the next Iegislature should do, to reduce the cost of trying I small cases of indictment, and says if any one can propose a better plan, he will be glad to give it his support. "I allude to the existing mode practiced, in try ing Criminal cases in Court, of a light and frivo lous nature, when no corporeal punishment is in flicted by the existing laws. Our Courts are usu- , ally crowded with indictments for assaults and battery of a petty nature, and math time consumed in attending to them, to the prejudice of business mf ,r.,,r, ; .,.,,rt a nee: and the people are taxed to . . pay the expenses on the proceedings i ' -7 j 1 In order to remedy the evil spoken of, we pro pone to have a law enacted (in place ot the exist- in,r one f0 give a Magistrate the power to try all BUCh Indictments bv calling to his assistance as manv as three or five freeholders to form a jury, al lowing the party dissatisfied the right of appeal by giving sufficient security to indemnify the citizens from being taxed to pay expenses. Bv carrying out the foregoing suggestions, it will either reduce the County taxes, or have the amount heretofore expended in that way, trans ferred from such worthless objects, for the nobler purposes of Education and Internal Improvements. We consider it inconsistent with the genius of our government to feed and fatten a class of vaga bonds in prison at the public expense, and then turn them loose to violate the laws of our country; and this has repeatedly been done. And if we can't have a Penitentiary for the reception of such classes, let us at least have a trork house in each and every county in the State for the .fecial bene fit of all such. U. S. GRAND LODGE I. O. O. P. This body, now in session at Baltimore, compri ses 2 1 Grand Lodges and 1-4 Grand Encampments. The report of the Grand Sire congratulated the members on the prosperity of last year. The report of the grand Secretary, after some preliminary matters, gives the condition of the Or der throughout the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge. In West Canada the Order is prosperous, there being now 15 active lodges, with nearly 1,000 members. In East Canada the Order has entirely died out, and no effort appears to be making to resuscitate it. In the lower provinces of British North America there is an improving condition. Michigan shows the Order to be in as healthy a condition as at the time of the last annual report, while Vermont languishes In Maine there is a comparative prosperity, and also in Massachusetts. New Hampshire and Rhode Island reports show a diminution of members, and a like condition is presented from Connecticut. From both sections of New York there are not favorable reports, but New Jersey presents a healthy condition. Penn sylvania does not show its usual prosperous condi tion, though in Delaware the Order prospers, and in Maryland Odd Fellowship occupies an eminent ly j r s erotis position and is ever advancing. In the District of Columbia there is prosperity, but in Virginia there is a falling off of lodges and membership, attributed, as in most other install- n 1 x-.l I .1 Carolina, ces, to ttie liiianciai panic. ionn ami ooum Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Ala bama show no visible signs of prosperity, while in some of these jurisdictions the order has re duced. In Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, there is a marked prosperity. In Kentucky there appears a general falling off in both branches of the order, but the number of lodges and en campments is greater than last year, and the order is vigorous. From Tennessee, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Nebraska, Kansas, Sandwich Islands, New Mexico, and Washington Territory, the reports are flattering to the order, showing health and vigor in both branches. There is no report from Wisconsin. The receipts of the fiscal year closing on the 1st of September, from the Grand Lodges, were 9, G0S.38 making a total of $10,910,78. The whole receipts up to the close of the year from all sources 1 were 812,118.70. and there is still due the sum of $5,373.08, of which it is estimate ! 84,500 will be paid during the session, and which from the esti mates will leave a deficit of 81 ,201 .21 . The whole amount appropriated at the last session was 818, 1 362.75, and the actual amount expended SIO.0I8. 30 leaving an excess of appropriation over actual i expense of $2,54-1.45. He says there will, never I tbeless, be a deficiency, arising out of the fact that the arrears of the two past sessions is for the most 1 part outstanding. Tiirek Hundred Mormons Renocncino the Fattii. From the arrival of a man named Herbert Brandon, we have been furnished with the following information from Salt Lake: "I left," says our informant, "Camp Scott on the loth of Juno. The Mormon excitement had entirely abated. Several Mormon trains had passed Camp Scott on their way to the States. "They stated while encamped at the above place, that they would not have been permitted to leave, or they would have abandoned Salt Lake long ago. "On being questioned as to their determination to resist the entrance of the United States troops, they replied that the major part of the Mormons only awaited the entrance of the troops in order to effect their escape from Brigham Young- On their arrival at Camp Seott they were minus the common necessaries of life. On being asked the cause of the? 10 cause 02 thctr destitute condition, thev stated ' mehw ue.oie jjiiguaiii x uuug uau leienieu irom nis determinate n to resist the troops, he had ordered them to deposit what provisions they bad in the storehouse; but as soon as be made known bis intention of going South, those of the Mormons who refused to go were deprived of all, and they could uet nothing for their outfit. They also stated that, but for the interference of Governor dimming, the destroying angels would have forced them away, and that they did succeed in instances in driving awav several Women. , , j - 1 v 1 this City, have shown us several specimens office- stone fur building and ornamental purposes, ob- ; , tained from tbetr quarry near Durham s Station, on j the Central lutilroau. We loam. too. that Dr fimmons, the State Geologist, has examined these specimens with considerable care, and regards them as bidding fair to furnish extensive quarries of great value. The varieties of color and grain are numerous. The fine grained freestone in par ticular pronounced bv Dr. E. to be excellent; and while it is sufficiently fine and even-grained to bc carved into fiowers, leaves, and other ornamental work, it is still sufficiently durable for the outside of buildings. The quantity of material of this kind i? inexhaus tible, and bids fair to become a source of revenue both to the State and to the Central Road, upon which the quarries are located. We believe that there are beds at this point of the fine grained stone which may be sent to New York, and brought into competition with the Connecticut and New Jersey freestone, which is used so much in building R,deuu Standard. WESTERN DEMOCRAT, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LATER FROM EUROPE. The Cable out of Order Great tall in Stock. The steamer North Briton, with fonr days later intelligence from Liverpool has arrived. A cessation in the Atlantic Cable signals had oc eurred. It was believed that the difficulty was near the shore, and consequently remediable. Shares had declined greatly, showing that John Bull's confidence in its success is much shaken. 1 he Secretary of the Atlantic Cable Company savs in a letter to the Press that intelligible sicnals ceased on the morning of the 3rd inst., from some unknown cause. A corps of practical electricians were at Valentia investigating the matter. The Times thinks that it is only one of those casualties to which the Cable must be liable, till measures are completed for protection, near the shore. Whitehouse, Principal Electrician thinks the trouble is near Valentia; in the spot he had previ ously repaired. He has no doubt of ultimate and complete success. Cotton advanced one-sixteenth, and closed buoy ant. Breadstuff's steady. New York, September 20. Despatches received in this city, this morning, from Trinity Bay, say that the cable is again at work as perfect as ever- A CHANGE OP AFFAIRS IN BRITISH INDIA. The last of the many charters of the great East India Company having expired without renewal on the first of September, fflat unscrupulous corpo ration has ceased to exist, and a ?tate of affairs has been inaugurated in British India, which we trust will be in better keeping with the requirements of humanity than any the Hindoo? have known since the fall of the vast empire of Aurungzebe. It is hardly too much to say that all the terrible crimes which have stained the English name in the ad ministration of their eastern policy may be traced to that colossal establishment which stood between the crown and the people, wielding the supreme authority without mercy and without remorse. j The object held in view by every servant of the i Company was to get rich. They cared little for I the cultivation of the land and the elevation of the . . . 1 11 T l natives in the scales ot moral excellence, inaia was to them no Sparta to be adorned with the re sults of modern enlightenment. It was simply a field for amassing wealth a rich place from which to dig out lacs of rupees, to be brought home as the basis of an ostentatious and vulgar magnifi cence. Each newly appointed oflice-holder, from the Covernor General down to the humblest clerk, coolly made the calculation, before he took ship for Madras or Calcutta, that after the lapse of so many years, more or less, if he did not die of a fever, he would return to England a splendid nabob to roll, for the rest of his life in a profusion of gold as glit tering as that which surrounded the auriferous Miss Killmansegg. The legitimate consequence of this was extortion, rapacity, peculation of all kinds were practised upon the poor creatures who two thousand miles distant from the high con trol of the Empire, were absolutely beyond '.he reach of protection. A few of these outrages upon the inferior and subject race rose to the dignity of national offences and challenged the indignation of mankind. The genius and eloquence of Edmund Burke preserved for eternal and infamous remem brance the atrocities of Warren Hastings, but even his cruel tyranny failed to meet with an adequate punishment, and the merciless sway of the compa fry was unchecked and unmitigated, save by the intervention of subsequent Governors General, who vainly endeavored to establish a rule of justice tempered by kindness. Avarice, however, defeat ed these efforts, as, left to its own course, it will al-wa-s counteiVv.il the best plans of philanthropy, and the company continued to the last to oppress and defraud the hopeless victims of their rule. The Honorable (!) East India Company is now, however, extinct, and it remains for England to re establish her dominion on the Ganges, upon a plan altogether different from that which, begun in cruelty, has ended in blood. She must set her self to colonizing India with the view to the per manent improvement and ultimate regeneration of the eo AS try. She must strive to make her Indian subjects sympathise with her measures, and feel that under the Anglo-Saxon their land will enjoy a higher degree of prosperity than it could ever at tain as a barbarous power, even of the first class. Such a policy will redound to the credit of Eng land and will more surely enrich her in the end than the rapacious system heretofore practiced by a soulless, irresponsible and relentless corporation. Petersburg Express. An Extraordinary Affair. One day last week, on the arrival of the Philadelphia train at Amboy, the person whose duty it is to pass through the cars and collect any baggage which might be left in them by passengers, found a carpet bag, which he was in the act of taking to the office of the Company, when he felt something move in it : upon opening the bag be found a male infant, which appeared to be just awakening from a stupor. It was immediately taken on board the boat, which had not yet left the dock, and of course such an ex traordinary event created a great sensation among the passengers, by whom a meeting was convened and an investigation had, but without discovering the perpetrator of the inhuman act. Upon being brought to the open air the child fell into spasms. A ooetor happening to be present, went to its as- sistanM. and nnnn PT.iniinino- ct-.tl thof I 7 ............ . ' . I. I V . vt.ivv UIV I " ' 1 little creature was between eiirht and twelve davs old, and was suffering from an over dose of lauda num. We learn also that a gentleman on board placed the infant in eharge of a woman, and paid her to take care of it, until he could make arrange ments to protect it. IIexningsen and Walker the Fillibus ters. The announcement a few days since, of a reconciliation between Generals Henningsen and talker was, in a measure, premature. Ilennine-- sen and Walker met accidentally at one of the New - " a - ....,.. , i .10.11 mailers v. iv.it ai between them Before any explanation, however. company interrupted them, and the falhbusters separated. Next day Henningsen sent his eard to uen. Walker, thus intimating that he would be pleased to receive the explanation. In repiv he received only Walker's card. Thus communi cation was again closed between them. There is no doubt Walker wishes to cut loose trom his old tnend; for when Joe. White inquired ot uaikcr. how he could proceed without Hen ningsen, the little 'grey-eyed man" answered. 'Very well I shall not miss him a particle."' A very different impression prevails he.e. Henning sen has the entire confidence of the men in power, iiu regaru mm as a nigntoned gentleman, a ke ,.. ... . . r tenacious of his own honor and the honor of his country. It is understood here that he will engage i in no movement that docs not meet the approba- 1 1 "" ". ucuonea oy law. talker has neither the confidence nor re- ppect of any man connected with the Government here or in ftiirmmM SnK a fh. Jig i the differen Washington. j the position off the two men in Wafihinston. ........ . . 'Jiuri triii-t- in CHARLOTTE, THE COMET. Those who look upon the small nebulous star now visible can hardly realise the terrific appear ance of this same object when, in lt4, it ap- proacbed the sun with a tail one hundred degree 7,.,1 ' Tt tail eame streaming up m the morning several hours before its head, and when its nucleus was in the zenith the train stretched ,dnw the Western horizon. Its train was first I II ICfl'flf w very broad, but it decreased in width, extending enormously in length. It is said to have disap- peared Oct Urban IV. 3d, on the day ot the death ot i'ope It was of course, thought a special forerunner of that event. This comet had appeared before in 975, and also in 395 and 104, as mentioned by Chinese annalists. This would give it a period of about 292 years. In 975 its tail was 40 degress in length, and its nucleus 1 1 1 x V iM.-ll.l.-i ir flui rlftV or neau was so inrairu a tu uc wwuic j time. Its next appearance, after 12o4, was in lOOO, in the month of February. Its aspect was very similiar to its present one, being "somewhat paler than the planet Mars, and with a train of four de grees in length." It has been known as "the great comet of Charles V," because it appeared in the year in which his abdication took place. ' The Emperor (Charles V. of Spain) considered it an omen of his death, although he survived it some years. Maine Election. The Washington Union says that "private telegraphic despatches state that Johnston of the third district, and Bradbury of the sixth are certainly elected to Congress. If so, they are Democratic gains, and, as the Union says, the importance of this result cannot be too highly estimated. Maine is the most North Eastern of the North Eastern States, has been overwhelming ly Bepubliean, and intensely anti-Democratic. It is the first contest after the Kansas fuss of the last session, and it augurs well for the success of the Democratic policy in the future. TnE Cattle Disease. Thomas Dunn, Esq., of Oak Hill, Chesterfield, publishes a lengthy communication in the last issue of the Southern Farmer on the subject of the "Cattle Disease." The writer has evidently enjojred much experience in the matter upon which he expatiates and takes the disease from its earliest incipiency, until the final cure or death of the animal. Mr Dunn suggests as a preventive, the free distribution of chloride of lime, in the cow yards and trough. He cautions with emphasis against the great danger of the virus that proceeds from infected animals, and regards the flayer of a dead body as doomed to almost ceitain death. The writer would as soon think of dissecting a man who had died with small pox. Sinoular Phenomenon. On Thursday last the people about our wharves witnessed a peculiar tidal phenomenon. The tide which had been running down for some time, suddenly turned and ran back for something like three-quarters of an hour then resumed its downward direction which it kept without interruption until low water. This strange fluctuation is supposed to have been occasioned by the heavy equinoxial blow ot the night before. At Smith ville on the same day the tide ebbed and flowed several times. Wilmington Journal. Wealthy and Stylish Gamblers at Cape May. A correspondent, writing from this cele brated watering-place, says : I was yesterday shown the cottage of a celebra ted Philadelphia gambler, who comes here every season to assist to lighten the pockets of the fash ionables. Shortly after I got sight, of the proprie tor himself, riding out with his 2:40 trotters. His appearance is austere and priest-like, and he looks more like one addicted to alms-giving than robbing. But such is the world, and the inexperienced and youthful must beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. There is another notorious gambler who makes Cape May his resort for the summer. He is of New York, and is Prince of the Black Art. His style and turn-out takes down anything that visits the Island. The cost of transportation on the steamboat for himself and retinue family, ser vants, carriages and horses was 8125. It is said that the plate and furniture of his house in New York cost 3200,000. This man rolls and luxuri ates in the magnificence of lordly wealth, entirely through the gains of the "Faro Bank." But the poor fellow must live, and the sympathies of the fashionable world are with him. The glare of his plate and the dazzle of his turn-out blind the eyes of the giddy throng. Still though "the wicked may join hand in hand, they shall not go unpun ished." Town Improvements. Aside from the trad ing business of Newbern, at this time, there are other matters indicating that the spirit of progress is still in the ascendancy in our midst. The de mand for dwellings never was so great in this place as it is at present. Houses that but a few years sinee rented fur five and six dollars per month, now very readily command ten and twelve. This un usual demand brought about by the impetus given by our railroad prospects has caused, as stated a day or two ago, considerable change in the value of property. Quite a number of costly and handsome dwelling and store houses have been recently, and many others are now in the course of construction.. Progress. Priests Against Celibacy. An extraordinary memorial has been addressed by 507 Austrian priests to the author of the Concordat, the Cardinal Prince Archbishop of Vienna. In this document, the lower Catholic clergy put forth their grievances ! sides ol Clark's creek, containing about 750 Acres, ad complainingfirstofpoor nay. and urging the abolition ! ioi"in?tbe iand-a or Jame. A. Caldwell, John F. Phifer, of eilibacy and the monkhood and others, about 1J miles from Lincolnton. Between 01 eenoucy anu tne monkhood. two and three hundred acres of said tract are valuable bottom Lands a considerable part of which is exeel DROWNED BY A Jug. At Lysander, Onandaga, I leu meadow. Said tract is well wooded and watered county, New York, on Sunday, John C. Forbes j 11 wiH bc sold in three sserat lots, or all together, as tied a jug of whiskey about his neck, and attempted j pur.casrs m7 dre" u 1 m to swim the river. The Ins Proved too heavv for 1 J thref.-fourths T whole of "Laurel Hill Cot-u.- it. , ,JUP i,rtnea 100 ncayj Iur : ton Factory,' situated about a half mile from LinAln. mui auu no wasiounciat tne bottom next morning having mixed altogether too much water with his liquor. Singular Death. The Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Independent, states that the gentleman just elected to the Legislature of that State, from Calhoun county, died the day after the election. It is said that he was in the habit of remarking in all of his speeches, that if he could just be elected tc the Legislature of Arkansas, he was ready to die. Tuat Pig. As many seem to have doubted that there was a pig in the District with two heads two bodies, eirht legs, and two tails, Mr J. G. Jones, of Bamberg, brought it up on sale day last, and exhibited it to the crowd. It is now at this office, where it may be seen by all who are disposed to doubt. The dam of this wonderful cariosity is the property of Mr Joshua Rentz, and the pig was 7 - -.JET -I -J J the last of a tter of IS. W rhPv ik. ftrU . procure anything to heat it. Barnwell Sentinel. Spirited. A cute Yankee in Kansas sells mjuor in a gun narrei instead ot a glass, that he ! mav avoid the law. and make it anU !W,.wI t ;.,.to Am l, ; cll: - H l t . . I " " ' tT r J m vrnM U11'U IIIUL UC a .I-IIII " I III I lit Mil' I 'k r rt-M I a , . vA i..- v , 1 . i- . ! eo off half cocked. n u r . l nc jiu 1 a k 1 k r K-rnriPrM oto mi. a 4 1ST. C HEWS ITEMS, fee. Attempt to Kill a Nkgbo ik Cocsj. The ?purt of Prince Edwards county, Va., (says the Petersburg Express,) was thrown into the utmost confusion by an attempt io assassinate a negro, whoso trial wag then pending. The attempt was made by the husband of the woman whose person it is alleged, was violated by this negro. It seems that he crept around to the back of the prisoner, and inflicted a deep, ghastly wound in his cheek and throat. All present were shocked at the horrid spectacle and could not but exclaim against its barbarity. Medical assistance was immediately rendered and it is presum ed that he will recover. The person who committed this outrage was seized and immediately lodged in jail. Whether the boy was guilty of the crime laid to his charge, I cannot say; but granting that he was, surely both the time and the place he chose for his revenge was unhappy. Akbest roa Attempting to Pass Cocxterfeit Money. A man named Joseph Fagel was arrested in Donrllln T.i lo.t ff 1 i- 4Y.1- ottmimtiinr til !.: O. twenty dollar counterfeit note fti the Bank of Charlotte, N. C " He was carried before the Mayor, and sent on for further trial. Fatal Accident. We learn that Mr Pinchback, of Chester, was accidentally shot, on the 17th, and killed almost instantaneously. From what we can learn, he had engaged in some personal difficulty, unnecessary to mention, which it was thought required him to carry a weapon of defence. On the morning of the accident, he was engaged at some occupation in his yard, when his pistol fell from his breast and striking the ground exploded, the ball penetrating his breast. Mr Pinchbeck was a cotton merchant in Chester. Horses Killed by Eating Rusted Oats. A Canada paper says that a gentleman recently turned five horses into a field of rust oats, and they were all found dead the next morning. Rust is supposed to be caused by a very minute insect, which lives on the juice of the straw, and the rust is its poisonous secretions. A letter to the Fayetteville Observer from Watson's Bridge, Moore county, says: "The farmers in this neighborhood are just about done pulling fodder. There will be more corn made than was last year. I have never known it healthier." From Buenos Ayres. Our advices from Buenos Ayres are to the 20th July. Fears were entertained that the Brazilian frigate Mage, with a large body of troops on board, had been lost at sea, as she was a month out from Rio Janeiro, without being heard of at Montevido, her destination. Among the passengers was Don Beningo Lopez, son of the President of Paraguay. On the 17th July there was an attempt at revolution at Buenos Ayres, promptly suppressed, however, by the Government. General Urquiza, it is said, has abandoned the idea of invading Buenos Ayres. Awkward. Dr. Lane, a candidate for the Legislature, from Polk county, in the recent Arkansas election, was arrested while canvassing his district in company with the opposing candidate, and indeed, immediately after finishing a speech, by an officer from North Carolina, on a charge of having committed a murder in that State many years since, from which time until recently, his where-abouts had been unknown. Lane is said to be a man of learning and talents. Minnesota Exemption Law. The Legislature of Minnesota homestead of has passed a law exempting a eighty acres from lew for debts incurred. It also exempts, 500 worth of house furniture, $800 worth of stock and utensils, $400 worth of tools, the library of a professional man, and provisions enough to support the family. 4br one year. There was lately transported, in the course of nine days, from Bristol, Tenn., over the Va. & T. Railroad eastward, 142 cars, loaded with 30,000 bushels of wheat, besides flour and other freight; and the depots on the road are still filled with it, notwithstanding the exertions made by the railroad to carry it off to market. A Vigilance Committee. A committee, with this title, has been established in Shelby county, Ky. They order white men and free negroes, who are concerned in evil deeds, to leave the coun ty within three days. Any property belonging to white men, is to be appraised by three disinterested persons, and the price paid over, after such persons has been directed to leave the county. Slaves who are vicious, must be removed also from Shelby county, by their masters. Blortdless Duel. New Orleans, Sept 18. A duel took place here to-day between Mr Wood, of the True Delta, and Mr Brabaran, formerly connected with that journal. Rifles were used. Four shots were exchanged without taking effect, and the matter was arranged by the friends of the parties. Negroes for Sale. On Saturday the 2d day of October, as Trustee of Leroy Springs I will sell at the Steam Flouring Mill, Three Likely Neyro Men. W. It. MYERS, Trustee. Charlotte, Sept. 14, 1858. 3t VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. Trustee Sale at L.incolDton, N. C. By virtue of a Deed in Trust to ne executed by Jacob A. Kamsour, I will offer at pnblic gale all that valua ble and well imnroved PLANTATION W-inrr . v - ' - "S KTJ i LI ton on the South Fork of th rt i,. n:M. i w'th about 20 acres of Land. Said Factory is well ! fat I iUa1 m . t iL C . d. a - IUIUI3UCU wiiu urei raie macninery. Also, mat large and Valuable Brick Dwelling and Store in Lincolnton now occupied by Mr Jacob A Ram tour. Said Store is within a few rri rk. r . ; j House, and is one of the ben stands for business in the i xown. Also, four Lots, N03. 15. 16. 1-and 18. in th n-.K i rncoi Mjunrc 01 sum town. Also, either the whole or an undivided half of five Lots in said square, Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 Also, a first rate Horse Power and Thresher! together with some other articles of personal property 0.Zh 1LU!11" lincolnton on the . . r - j . "v.iu- oiAAa wJT aOVUMBEB next. Sale1 positive. " r j J!5L?J ?e fnlrd ca3h- On the remaining 1 two-thirds a credit of on year will be given with in i terest from date. Bono and seenrity required Persons desiring to examine anv or all ! perty may call on Air Jacob A Ramaour or the .ubscri ber at Lincolnton. rn L. B. THOMPSON, Trostee. 27-7t " September 20, 1858 Wilmington. Charlotte & Rntherford am oaa company. The regular Annas! Meetiae ot th StM,w th Wilminn rhL., ! o 8.toc?lde" of c y .ww tmuu J 1 1 I 1 1 r 1iTf 4 Lr .1.1 - I o.mnnv mill H V.1.I : " " auroad ...... . . - II r ill ill M P If 1 U Tl - ! 1 . Thar3dav tho i Ml ?rknwn . nrungton on WJ 1 fV iwuci uuir a . . H. W. GUIOX, Present. -o-4t ATTACK UPON NICARAGUA CONTEm PLATED. Departure of Gen. Walker and Staff! New York. Sept. 21. Gen. Win. Walker, the world-renowned Filibuster, sailed yesterday in A Star flf the West. He is accompanied by Col. Von Natsmar, a distinguished Filibuster. It is stated that ttie party are bound for Nica. gua, but will remain at Panama for the present to mature plans, preparatory to another foray. Cannon, small arms and ammunition, it i8 were sent out in small canal steamers, which S here a few days ago- It is also stated that men tn material went out in the Hermann for the Pacific This last, however, is considered doubtful. The Greenville Patriot and Mountaineer says "The black sulphate of silver which form,. un plated and silver wire, door plates and knob?, teaT at once be removed by wiping the snrfaee with rag wet with aqua ammowu, (spirits of hartshorn,) and without the trouble of rubbing and scouring with polishing powder." CHINA, GLASS & CROCKERY At China Hall. UST received, ft very large and handsome aort ment of China. Tea and Dinner Sets: ilm k: " Jewel - 7 - t mil rel boxes, Card receivers, Candlestick?, Toilet bot. i, Vases, Mottoed Mugs, Cups and Baaaen, 4c, ties JV EVERT VARIETY: CUT OR PRESSED. Fruit, Cake, Preserve and Jelly Stands; Sugar?, Crum ers, Goblets, Tumblers, Decanters. Boiiemiau Toilet Bottles, ice, c, Ac. White, Granite, and Common Ware. A very large assortment of the best quality of Ironstone Ware. Also, common white and blue edge ware; Painted Tea Cups and Sausers at 25 cts. a sett. Wood aid Willow Ware. Churns, Backets, Roiling Pin, Steak Mauls, Butter Paddles, Knii'e boxes aud baskets; Market, Clothe?, School and Key Baskets; Table-Mats and ilread-Tmys! Silver Plated and Britannia Ware, dr. Extra fine Silver Plated Castors, Cut Bottles; Britannia Castors; Chafing Dishes; Buckwheat cake Dihe.; Ta ble and Tea Spoons; Knives and Forks; Carvers; Britannia Tea Setts; Pitchers; Tumblers; Mugs; Molasses Cans; Britannia plate Covers: Cof fee Mill and Cocoa Dipper?; Butter Knives; Sugar Spoons; Tea Bells; Egg Frier? and Codlers with 3 minute glasses: Lanterns; Brass and Britannia Candlesticks-: Snuffer Waiters; Tea Trays; Knife Cleaners; Egg and MuUH Spoons, &c. Ths public, and especially the Ladies, are requested to call and examine our Stock, as we feel confi.lent it is superior to anything of the kind ever before opened in this place. JAMES !I IBTY k CO. Charlotte. Sept. 21, 1858. NOTICE. By virtue of a Deed of Trust made to me, and execut ed on the 5th day of March, 1S58, by James T. Alexan der. I will expose to public sale at the Court House in LINCOLNTON, on Tuesday of Court week, the 19TH OF OCTOBER, 1858, all the Real Estate of tbe said James T. Alexander, comprising four Lots, So. 68, 69. 72 and 73, in the town of Lincolnton, and Iht improved Lot No. 3 upon which he now lives. Also, one hundred Acres of Land situated upon the waters of Doyle's Creek, three miles east of it. Also, 13 yamABLE NEGROES, Mechanics and house-servants, together with his othtr personal effects, comprising Horses, Cattle, Uogl, Wu gons, Buggy, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Ac. The Negroes will be sold for cash; the lerflU of pale on other property will be made known on the 1hv it the sale. gfcaF All persons having Notes, liquidated AorounK and accounts due previous to the 5th day of March, 1858, arc notified to file with me the amount of tJA notes or accounts, stating the time when due and Mtk credits as thev arc entitled to. B. S. GT'IO.X, Trustee. Lincolnton, Sept 6. 1858. 25-6t GAS W0HKS. The subscribers respectfully inform the public that they are prepared to erect (ias Works for lighting citie, towns, villages, colleges and large hotels. They lic erected works in Charlotte and Raleigh, N. C, hiih have given entire satisfaction to the citizens of tM places. As to qualifications, ability and prompt ne? in fulfilling contracts entered into by them, they nfct to the following gentlemen : James H. Carson, President of Charlotte Gas Work com pany, Charlotte. N. C. Wrn. Johnston, President of Charlotte SC Rsftsd company, Charlotte, N. C. Dr Thos D Hogg. President of Raleigh Gas Association, Raleigh, N C. Col G H Young, YVaverlv, Mirsissippi. A G Story, President of Gas Works, Little Fall?, R F T Story, Supt. Gas Works, Wntertown, N V. W S Schooner k Co, 221 Pearl street, New Vork. For further information, address the undersignH ' Raleigh, N. C. WATERHOUSE k BO WES. September ;4, 1858. y Mate ef S. Carolina, Cabarrus ( o;iou. In Equity. Hugh McAuley, Andrew Bell and S. E. Rankin, Ei tit W. W ItunLIn va vv:ir...... !(.. L ' --- ... - . m 111 IWM UQVOIKU, ' .J . rf 4.1.1... I .w Krimminger, Ada rs of Samuel Ross, deccaied; an R. W. Allison, C M. E. It appearing that Wm. Ross, one of the defendant this case, is not an inhabitant of this Slate; it i ter?' fore orde.ed that publication be made for six k' in tbe Western Democrat, a paper published in the town of Charlotte, notifying tbe said Wm. Ross to be and ap pear at the next Court of Equity, to be held for tl county of Cabarras, at the Court House in Concord. n the 12th Monday after the 4lh Monday in August. A 185S, then and there to answer tbe plaintiffs, or jud? ment will be taken pro confesso as to him. Witness, R. W. AUison, Clerk and Master in Eq",r for Cabarrus cou nty, the 1 2tb Monday after the 4th Mon day in February, A. D. 1858 this 18th Sept.. I '8- t R- W. ALLISON, C A M. 2T-61 pr. adr $6 State of M. Carolina, Lincoln em- Superior Court 0 Law, Spring Term, 1808. Willia o Ramsoar and L. K. Thompson, AJm" 0 Alexander Ramsour, dee d, vs. Robt. A. Kistler. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court Robert A. Kistler, the defendant in this r?e, beyond ths limits of this State, and it an in"abiu,B,tl)0e some other government; therefore it is ordered J'J ' said Court, that publication be made in the 'ftfr Democrat, a paper published in the town of Chr m tor six successive weeks, notifying tbe defendant to he be aad appear at our next Superior Court of U be held for the county of Lincoln at the Court House ; Lincolnton, on the 8th Monday after tbe 4th Mndy ' August, 1858, then and there to plead or replevy, or t property levied upon will be condemned to gati."! Pm ' tiflTs claim. Witness, Robt. Williamson, Clerk of our said Ccr at. office in Lincolnton, the 8th Monday after the u Monday in February, 1858, and iu the 83d year 01 : tj m - ii.nu iDuepenueucv. 25-flt Trot sdv. $6 ROBT. WILLI AMSON,
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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