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V- - 4 ... Fcr the Western Democrat. SOUTHERN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The BwateXioB niadc a few eeks since, by a ' writer in trie twnwi cmaruian, oi nolUing a j Couvontio a for the formation of a Southern Tomo- ' logical Society, and recommending Charlotte as a suitable place for that purpose, is one worthy of at- tentive consideration. Many of the States have cviuced a laudable zeal in promoting this branch of rural economy. The remarkable progress which I has heen made of late years in the introduction of choice fruits is attributable, in no small decree to ! the successful establishment of PornokHcal Socio- t'es. It is true we now have an "American Pomo logies! Society" which convenes biennially at some choen point, but this is no crood reason whv w should not have a separate organization, of similar design at the South. In this way alone can we best develop our own peculiar resources, and ascer tain the excellencies, the proper location and cul ture of all kinds of fruit adapted to our southern climate. No where in the South can a finer re gion be pointed out for raising fruit than in West ern North Carolina. Her luscious apples, pears, peaches, grapes, &c, commanding une nnraia wherever offered for sale, fully corroborate this statement. But to preserve the choice varieties of fruit we have, introduce new ones, and extend their commercial value, it is important that there ' thonM qe ytcma(ic uuinagement. As the annual meeting of the Mecklenburg Ag riculrural F:ir will be held in Charlotte on tlie 4th and 5th of Nov'r next, a suitable opportunity would then be afforded of forming a Southern r'omological Soriety. The cultivatorsof fruit from all parts of the South hould be invited to attend, do whst y Decessarv in the prenii.-e1:, and then "crr ah eaa lik true Americans, in the march of im- provement. 1 hen would posterity, plucking the fruit of our hands, bestow the mead of praise upon our labors. In this delightful branch of rural in dustry, Carolinians especially should take a deep And abiding interest, possessing, as they do, all the elements of success within their own borders. On referring to the "Proceedings of the American Pomological Society," which convened in Fioches ter, N. V.. in lotj, I find that eighteen States, and the li-trict of Columbia, were represented. This show:, the lively interest that is already mani fested on the subject in different portions of our wide-spread Union. And still the fruitful cause is progressing. Even California, the infant of yesterday, but giant of to-day, is stretching forth bcr hands, and .showing the choice fruits of her balmy, Italian climate. Let the contemplated meeting therefore take place in Charlotte on the week of the Mecklenburg Fair. ';nd all who take an interest in this matter attend at that time, and lend a helping hand to tho formation of a Southern Pomological Society. The citizens of Charlotte will, no doubt, evince their usual hospitality, and give a kindly greeting to all who will assemble on that occasion for the inaugura tion jnd promotion of such an enterprise. G. L. II. Fur the Western Democrat. CHARLOTTE. Mil EDITOR-: The great prevalence of fatal and infections disease in our commercial cities, and other localities thus visited by the afflicting hand of Providence, contrasted with the trood health i.nd high state ot prosperity tor some time existing at ( bar otto, aro in old M ecklenbunr centra lv. I induces me to point out the most prominent at tractions which our country offers for the gratifica tion of transient visitors, who are merely seeking health and pleasure, or as a more substantial invi tation to such persons and families as those who wish to realize the more solid advantages to be de rived from a permanent location among us. And first, it seems to be the observation arl ex porience of nearly every one who passes through our country, that the miniature city of Charlotte, the fruitful garden of historical associations com LjjMM more pleasant attractions and substantial comforts, than any other inland town in the whole couuirv. Her society is retined, intelligent, liber al Nad hospitable, to the utmost tension of these terms. Her houses are mostly new, and built in accordance with the best improvements of modern taste. I lor Female Collece is a specimen of architec ture that would do honor to the highest names of j modern skill, and wid long continue to adorn its present site as a shining monument of the high public s; irit and enlightened liberality of the citi zens of Charlotte. Ihc second session of this high toned and promising institution commenced ou the ioth of Sept., under the auspices of Mr and Mrs Burwell, whose past history, and present popular ity where they are known as instructors, are enough to insure to the institution the most bril liant career of SOCCCSS. The North Carolina Military Institute now in process of construction, situated within and near the southern boundary of the corporation, and in tended for vhe education of young men of sixteen years and upwaefs on the military plan, will be an ornament of its kiid when finished, that must ex cite a yery wide range of interest among all true .Southern parents and guardians. I am informed by some of ir most intelligent founders, that it will Lc- eudosred with funds amply sufficient to make it permanent in Charlotte, whilst it will be conducted on principles, and superintended by a faculty of instructors, that must command the con tblence and approbation of all well-wishers of edu cation to the South. Indeed, in all the elements of uniform health. substantial comfort, cheapness of living, refin incut of m morality, in the number of first-rate school IllttUUM.' UOM itVCUUIll H"iH and in attention to the moral and training ot i youth. Xorth Carolina, and especially the western States; and will soon be in a condition 10 educate IIJ1I it'll 111 II. ."ill iU ULI1 it (llll U U ilH IIL. V 1 11 the sons and daughters of all the planters and i other wealthv classes of our southern country. Charlotte already presses, in a high degree, j most of the ingreciieata of this favorable combina- ' tion Ihsidcs her schools, male and female, pub lie and private, she is well supplied with churches j of all the principal Christaiu denominations; and among them, the Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches may justly be pronounced the most ele- j gant and costly church edifices in the State. Her Gas Works light up hxr streets with the most bril- j liant pageant, and extend their illuminating in- j fluence into all her hotels, shops, private dwellings and public edifices of every kind. The United States Branch Mint situated within ; her borders is au object of much interest to the passing traveler, as well as use to the many sue- i ccsstul miuers in the neighborhood, who constant- j ly bring in the rich fruit) of their labors to bo rc fined into .coin by its genial aid. She has also aa Iron Foundry, a Machine Shop j or two, and a large Steam Flouring Mill owned and succesfullv operated bv our ecterprising townt- men. John Wilkes aud W. R. Mver. ' Being situated at the junction of the Xorth 1 Carolina and Char. & S. C. Railroads Charlnrtp ' docs a much larger mercantile business than any , rn ia the State, except Wilmington on the 4tbcr town East, with whom she will soon be in connection as well as with the mountains on the west, by the completion of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Itutherford Railroad. Sh m J 1 o " ,l''u ua B rfacn I a day Stage line kept in good order, of1 . . " opring, me nealing (1uahtlcs whose mineral waters have been so WKeV b justly, and so well established, . ? ."V CX nuc of attractions is not yet ex- I , S Charlotte can justly boast of two of the fS1 most commodious, and best kept hotels in I Southern country. The u Mansion House," j wnefl bJ Henry B. Williams and kept by Wr. W. j . ms well anJ favorably known to a large . . w?rnj a,,d devoted mends, will doubtless sustain its tormer high reputation. Of the "Char lotte Hotel, I am enabled to speak more from my own personal observation and experience. Major Kerr is a noble specimen of those kind-hearted, genial characters, whose presence inspires the stranger and sojourner with the welcome feeling of home; such as the distant traveler feels when he returns, after a long absence, to greet the glad faces of his family and friends. He has an obli ging manner, and a kind and ready answer for all who approach with questions in 'relation to the local geography and history of the surrounding country. In conclusion, Mr Editor, without intending to introduce invidious discriminations between the many public benefactors of our happy and prosper ous lown uiany oi wnom have distinguishe themselves for their liberality as capitalists voir must permit me tosav that Charlotte of her present prosperity, and larger nrnmisps of future imnrrtvnmont t K. c,...i " mrl nnki; ,.tl;r( r k j ,. ana puone spirit ol her generous and dis- i.ki:. J uJ" i i- " itnrcto,l cn n. rk...u t t? ...LL i ......v. v.uaneo u iu. wuo iia.s aiwavs un rr, .,:,. 4i J . - oeen moft active amongst the foremost in pro- mnt; j c r l it v. i , moting and pushing forward all her works of pub- lie improvement. Kr U-.A .1. i 1 1 1 ,1 1 1 had not already extended this article too cr- T rr.;k ck. . i lar, l might lurther expatiate on the resources of one , c (l, .:i,t. " ,! State, improved and cultivated by the cleverest, wealthiest, most liberal and enlightened husband men in the world; but your readers are weary and I will stop. Respectfully yours, . .. v .j ... 1 ijii , in in i For the TIIE N. C. Western Democrat. PBESBYTUItlAN. Ma Eihtor: The Rev. Willis L. Miller, nnp nfilio Elitor3 of tho N. C. Presbyterian, is now visiting tho Churches of Concord Presbytery, for the purpose of i presenting the claims of this Paper upon our people. A? your journal circulates extensively through this j Presbyterian region, may I ak the favor of your col : uiuns to say a few words in regard to the object of Mi : Miller's mission ? The X. C. Presbyterian Tvns started in January last. ; It has now been tried nine months. Those who hare j read it d::ring this time, will bear me out in saying that it has thus far more than realized the expectations J of its friends. The editorials have been uniformly I good some of them very tine. The selections excel lent; and the communications quite varied. If the j latter have not in all instances shown a polish of style, j and a smoothness aim facility of temper, it is probably i because our men of learning have been so little used to j writing for thv public. In this thov will improve. The j printing, type and genera appearance of tho paper ren j dor it neat !;nd handsome. Tli. beneficial effects of this paper to the Presbyterian j Church in Xorth Carolina, have boon striking and vari ! ous. It has better acquainted the ministers and mem j hers of our church in different parts of the State with ; each othi-r. and has thus united and strengthened our i Svnod. It has spread abroad the spirit of Revival and enquiry, especially among the young in our schools and colleges, wn?re tins paper is much read and admired. it lias arousoa ana exestea emulation among our Churches. It has opened to the Churches a knowledge of their Domestic and Foreign missionary fields. It has at las' awakened research into our early church history; and brought to licht the long lost memory of its sainted dead. It has stirred up the minds of minis ters, office-bearers and private members to a more close and profound study of the Scriptures, the stand ards of the church, its form of government, its doctrines and discipline. Now the question is, shall this paper which is so im portant to our church, and which is doinc so much good, be sustained? To that end, it should have at least 5000 subscribers. The Presbyterian church in this State numbers some If), GOO communicants; and is it possible that at b ast one third of them will not sub- scribe for their fault somewhere, own church paper? Surely there is or this number would loivr since have been made up. But let us nor, all of us, "forgetting those things whi-jh are behind" press forward to the mark before us. Let every minister in this Presbytery at once call the attention of his charge to this object. Let each Klder and Deacon see how many subscribers he can get between this and the first of January next. Lit each present subscriber resolve to procure one more only one more and the work is done. Another sucrgestion: Mr Miller proposes to labor in this can?e until every Presbyterian family in the State secures a copy of this paper, rich and poor, with or without pay. Arc there not persons of wealth in our Church who can count five or ten fellow Christians around them who would rejoice to take a good family paper, but who are really too poor to spare the money? What net of charity, kindness or liberality could be more appropriate, and at the same time do more good, than to send them such a paper, and thus let 'your light shine.' You. in this way, encourage the Gospel, con sole ami comfort the poor and needy, instruct the young, and lay up a crown of rejoicing for yourself. Again : Flow many of our people have sons and daughters, or other relatives, in some school or college or residing in distant States, who would welcome this jaaper as a token of regard and affection, and probably live to re pay it with a debt of undying gratitude. ,; Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days." A PRESBYTERIAN. Cabarrus county, Sept 25. 1858. Hog Mortality. It seems, says the Hopkins ville (Ky ) Mercury, that a. kgiaa of devils have taken possession of the hogs in Davics, Muhlenberg, McLean, and the adjacent counties. A gentleman who has been travelling through these comities, informs us that the mortality is astonishing. In the dead are pned up by hundreds, the t . . air is hlacfc witn crows, ravens ana ouzzarus, anct theatench overpowering PrESBTTEBIA OOXFBBENOE. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at its last session appointed a committee to confer with the Associate Ketonned Synod ot t'Ksoutn in relation to a union ol the two bou.e.-. ine committee is to meet in Due West, Abbeville District on the 11th of October The following gentlemen compose the committee: Rev. Geo. Howe. D. D., MrJ. K. Douglas, Rev. Francis Bowman, D. D.. Rev. N. A. Pratt. D. I) , Chancellor Job Johnston, Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D.. Rev. T. A. Hoyt, Rev. T. L. McBryde, D. D., and Edwin Cater, Chairman. Venus Visible in the Daytime -Astronomical novel! ies abound just at present. Beside the three comets, two of them telescopic, now flashing ' throuch the skv, a dav-light view mav be had with a good pair of eves. "of the planet Venus, the evening star, now at the height ot her brilliancy. Her position is southerly, about 30 from the sun, and as many from the horizon at a rough calculation. Letters frcm ex-President Pierce, dated Geneva, September 1. received at Concord, New Hampshire, state that after visiting Turin, Florence, &c.. he would i.rocretl to Rome, where he will spend the winter He was in excellent health, while Mrs. Pierce was much better than when they left the ; United Sutei. i WESTERN DEMOCBAT, CHARLOTTE, PfPn i unn m w ... . , OlEiAill II K URN I A S H r A ! GREAT LOSS OF LIFE The Hamburg steamer Austria which sailed ' fc w.ULr Austria, wuicn sailed from Bremen for Vow - ,1. r t i.u a ior :ew 1 ork ou the 4th of Sent., i ihnn,t,ni 10,1 . 0 , 1 y was burnt on the 13th o: September at sea. There were about six hundred souls on board, only 07 of whom were saved. The Austria sailed from Bremen on SaturdJ the 4th, with a total number of passengers and crew estimated at between 550 and 600. Passengers report that on Monday, the 13th a 1 little afW i i , . B mtie after two o clock in the afternoon, a dense I r i i r , i volume of smoke burst from the after entrance of thn ,tr. a-u i .V , ll.au the Steerage. Ihe speed of the vessel was instant ly checked one half, at which speed she continued, until the magazine exploded, when the engineers it is supposed, were instantly suffocated. The fire next burst through the deadlight! amid- snips, traveling rapidity. aft with fearful and alarming The ship was provided with eight of Francis' metalic life boats, each capable of holding fifty persons. One of these was now let down on the port side, but it was instantly crushed. Another which was lowered on the starboard side, was swamped from the numbers rushing into it. All the first cabin passengers were aft on 'the poop deck, excepting a few gentlemen, who must ave been smothered m the smoking room r . . i 11- "'I'll 1 11 1 it; B OIllC Ol KHUf III Mj".v ol lhc se-"1"1 cabin passengcw were WWmk,mtul Snml hu..t.i ! J...... on the poop, but a large number were shut up in the cabin by the flames puiicu up inrougn tne ventilators, C 11-1 .1 l .1 . i . ! but the greater number could not be wunne greater uuuioer uouiu not De rescued, anu : i i? . ... , were ieu- co tneir appalling late, l he last woman i j . i l j i I a- 1 drawn up said six had already suffocated. o 1 1 1 i Several men and women on the poop jumped .1 , , , . i- 1 . j into the ?ea -v twos an(l threes preferring to drown : rather than be roasted alive. c c a 11 4 i some ol the women who leaped into the sea i i a i .1 1 . . 1 were aireauy in names, aim otners nesita eu, tin ! driven at last to the terrible alternative by die ad- ; vancing flames and intolerable heat. In thirty i minutes from the breaking out of the fire, not a soui was leit on tne poop. Hie French bark Maurice, Capt. Ernest Eenard, came alongside about 5 o'clock, V. M., and rescued forty passengers, who were chiefly taken off the bowsprit, but some were struggling in the vater. At 8 o'clock, I1. M., one of the metalic lifeboats of the Austria, came up with twenty-two persons on board, including the first and second officers. .Subsequently four men were picked up floating on a piece of broken hoat. Both the second and third officers are horribly burnt. Many of the male fully burnt. passengers saved art fright- Onlv six women were saved and three of those shockingly burnt. A Norwegian Dark went alongside the steamer next morning, and sent a boat out. She may have picked up a few persons. The Austria was a new vessel, and one of the most magnificent on the ocean. Her passengers were chiefly wealthy German merchants, returning from the Continent after spending the summer. The Austria's cargo was very valuable being made up almost entirely of costly silk and velvet fabrics. A passenger stays that when the Captain of the Austria heard of the fire he exclaimed, "We are all lost !" and rushed on deck and let down a boat, which was swamped. He fell into it and was left far behind. The fire arose from culpable negligence in fumi gating the steerage with burning tar, under the superintendence of the fourth officer. Ararrafic of a Kescved Passenger. The following is the statement of a Mr Drew, the only Englishman saved : From the time the ship was laid on her course we experienced strong westerly winds. On the 1 2th the weather was more favorable, and on the 13th a speed of eleven knots had been attained, and all were in high hopes of reaching New York by the ISth. At a little after 2 o'clock, P. M., I was on the quarter deck, and I saw a dense volume of smoke burst from the after entranee to the steer age. Some women ran aft, exclaiming, "the ship is on fire ! what will become of us?" The ship was instantly put at half speed, at which she con tinucd until the magazine exploded, from which I infer that the engineers were instantly suffocated. I only walked from where I Mas on the quarter deck to the waibt of the ship, when I saw the flames breaking through the lights amidship. As the ship was head to the wind, the flames traveled with fearful rapidity I then went to the man at the wheel, and told him to put the vessel with her side to the wind. He hesitated probably did not understand me, as he was a native of Hamburg. I then got a German gentleman to speak to him. At this time i saw some person letting down the boat on the port side of the quarter deck. What became of the boat I don't know, but think she was crushed un der the screw. I then went to get a boat over on the starboard side of the quarter deck, but the moment we laid our hands on the ropes, there were so many people who crowded into it that we could not lift it off the blocks. We therefore leit it for a few minutes, until the people got out, when we returned, and launched it over the side of the ship, when the people rushing into it again, it de scended with great violence into the water, and was instantly swamped, all the people being washed out, excepting three, who held on to the sides. We then let down a rope, and pulled up one person who proved to be the Steward. Ano ther in the act of being hauled up, was strangled by the rope. The fire now tame on too fiercely to attempt to get up any more from the swamped boat. All the first cabin passengers were on the poop, with the exception of a Jew gentlemen, who must have been smothered in the smoking room. -Many of the second cabin passengers were also on the poop, but a number of them got shut into their cabin bv the fire; some of them were pulled up through the ventilator, but the greater number could not be extricated. The last woman who was drawn up, said there were six alread- suffocated. We now perceived that the ship had got her head to the wind tigain; so that the flames came over the quarter deck. In cousequence of the crowd I could not get to the wheel-house to ascertain tbe reason, but I was informed that the helmsman had deserted his post, and that the vessel being left to herself, headed to the wind of her own ac cord. At this time the scene on the quarter deck was indiscribable. and trulv heart rending. Passcn- gcrs were rushing frantically to and fro husbands seeking their wives wives in search ot their husbands relatives looking after relatives mothers lamenting the loss of their children some whollv paralyzed bv fear, others madlv crying to be saved, but a few perfectly calm and collected. The flames pressed so closely upon them that nianv lurnBect into trie sea relatives cumpea in the sea relatives elasr.ed in : each others arms, leaped over and met a watery grave. Two cirls, supposed to be sisters, jumped over and sunk, kissir- each other. A missionary and wife leaped into the sea together, and the . ' stewardess and assistant steward, arm in arm, fol- -v " - - " uumhimi giiucuiau, Willi tone children, tour ot them girls, made his wife jump in' then ble8sinS his six eldest children, made I t. ;nmn n no a u ,,.u j -,.n i J r ' ut-iici, aim tununcu . tu tw u o ;.,c.,f ; t u .a- mw . a, hvm hub time, was standing outside the bulwarks, holding ! on by the davits, leaning out to avoid the flames, which were leaping towards me. I saw a swamp- : ed boat under me, spinning by a rope still attached j to the ship; as the oars were tied in her, I thought if I could get to her, I would be enabled to save I Z Ya T I let myself down by a rope, passing v ... iii-;- :l ? 'F-"g who was ciinjnng to it, but who rtfus tu t i . i V . with me. I took out a penknife to cul myselt and some others. : over a man ed to come i penknite to cut the tackle. the large blade broke, and I then severed it with the small blade. The ship passed ahead. As the screw approached, I found the boat drawn towards it. I tried to keep the boat off, but the screw caught and capsized her over me. I dived away from ttut ship and came to the surface near a boat whicii was keel upwards. I got upon her, and by pressing on one side, with the assistance of a ; wave, she righted, but was still swamped. The j oars had been knocked out by the screw. The only thing 1 could nod in her to paddle with was j some laths nailed together as a sheathing for the sides. When I looked around, the ship was a quar- j : ter of a mile away from me. I could see the la- I uich anu cuncuieii jumping on tne poop into tnc . ..-.,..,. ; ...,,l i., .' ..c it. jr :.. j: l l ; : r.t . .i i ing ship until the last moment; as the height was 22 feet, and were only at length compelled to throw themselves oft to avoid a more painful death. In half an hour not a soul was to be seen on the poop. I pulled after the ship and picked up a Ger- i man, who was swimming strongly. 1 got him be j side me on the boat, and we paddled after the ship, i with the laths. I now saw a vessel under sail ap j preaching. She reached the steamer at about ;", i P. M. Yc continued pulling towards them, and j about half-past seven o'clock, after being five hours in the water, got within hail of the sailing vessel which put off a boat and took us on board. She proved to be the French bark Maurice, Capt. Ernest Itenaud, of Nantes, bound from Newfound land to the Isle of Bourbon, with fish. She had, up to that time, rescued forty passengers of the burning bImihav .bii.fl,' f-il'on rill lt'.ii.irit thou; b o CrT17 w nmlf A1 fli..iftw. t ma ,11 n fl At about S o'clock one of the metalic boats came up with about twenty-three persons, including the first and third officers, afterwards three or four ' men were picked up floating upon a piece ot the broken boat. The second officer was taken up, ! having been swimming, with nothing to float him, j for six hours. The second and third officers were severely burnt : one male passenger was burnt i frightfully, and some other male passengers slight ly. Ihcre were but six women saved, three of whom were burnt, one in a shocking manner. Capt. Ilenaud acted with the utmost kindness. He gave clothes as far as he could furnis them to the suffering passengers, and acted as nurse, doc tor and surgeon to the burnt people, dressing the wounds of the females with a delacaey and tender ness that evinced a benevolent and amiable dispo sition. I did not see an officer of the ship during the fire: and am certain there was not one of them or the crew on the poop, except a man at the wheel for a short time. T understood that when the captain heard of the fire, he rushed on deck with out a cap, and when ho saw the flames, exclaimed, "We are all lost!" He tried to get a boat, which, when let down, was swamped, and whether acci dentally or not I do not know, he fell into the sea and was soon left far behind. Ihe fourth officer was in this boat. He cut her loose from the davits: she was carried under the screw and smashed, and several in her drowned. Three or four men escaped on a fragment, and were picked up by the Maurice, as before stated. About the same time one metal lic life boat was let down from the port bow and swamped, but irot cleared away with about thirty- I three persons in her, including the first and third ! officers and seven women. Ihe men in the boat capsized her two or three times in trying to clear I her of water. Ten persons were thus drowned, including some women. They afterwards bailed her out with life- preserves cut in two, and pulled to the Maurice, having picked up two or three passengers before j reaching the barque. Altogether there were sixty- seven souls taken into trie iuaunce during tne j pjht The firo ;s known t() hav(? arisen from vcry cuj. , pui)lc negligence of some of the crew. The Captain j and surgeon deemed it expedient to fumigate the steerage, with burning tar. The operation was to j he performed by the boatswain, under the super intendence ot the dth officer. ihe boatswain heated the end of a chain to dip in tar to produce j smoke. The end got too hot to hold, and he let it ; drop upon the deck, to which it set fire. The tar j upset, and immediately all about was in flames. ! A feeble attempt was made to extinguish ii, but i without effect there was nothing at hand to meet such an emergency. The rescued passengers saved nothing but the ! clothes on their backs, and even the greater part of these were torn off and otherwise hundred souls were supposed to be on eluding many women and children. lost. S IX hot ru, lii- EXECUTION OF AH EX-MINISTER. It has been briefly stated that Preston S. Tur ley, formerly a minister of the Gospel, was execu ted at Charleston, Kanawha county, Va., ou the 17th ult., for the murder of his wife. There were about 5,000 persons present at the execution. The '"Star" gives the following account of the exe- tion : The prisoner was very strenuous in the wish that his aged father and mother, and his own three little girls, w ho had conic to town in the evening before, should go to the gallows and witness his execution, i although it was their intention to return early in the morning. This was so far overruled by friends, that his two oldest girls, who were old enough to have the scene impressed upon them through life, remained at Mr Kelley's. Having bid his fellow j prisoners farewell, precisely at 10 o'clock, he was ! led out of his cell, when he kissed his children, and took an affectionate farewell of them exclaim ing, "it is hard to bear, that I cannot have my last wish gratified," alluding to have his children go to the gallows. At five minutes past ten he entered the omnibus, ! surrounded by a volunteer guard. The prisoner, j in passing from the jail to the Ferry, bowed to ' many of his former friends, and appeared to be the calmest individual m the company. At 35 minutes past 10, the prisoner ascended the gallows with a firm step, and took his seat, ac companied by the sheriff and the clergy. He ad dressed the crowd in a short speech, in which he charged his misfortunes to the use of liquor, and said many who were there present had heard him preach, and he hoped they would take heed to this, his last sermon. He said he freely forgave all who had often f ed him, and he hoped the same clemency wou:a ;e extenaeu to mm. lie saia ne . ckbibuci nuu;u ,e naa maac a coniession, in wniea ne naa toia an oi j j nis sin mat ne coma recoiitct; some ne coma not recollect, as so many had been committed when 1 under the influence of honor. e do no pretend I N. C. to give his precise words, but only . W W. I tie spoke aDout three-fourths of an Hour. After sneaking he ren nested that -Jerusalem 1 my happy home," might be sung; he said that j . "?J7T? , . ft .. ... . . many present uau suii"; it Willi mm ou more uappj i r n . . ? u-lm. ! occasions, j le started the tune nimseu. n duc hP IW K;a f,.t.P th nh,tform. I threw himself upon his neck, interrupted the sing- i ing only long enough to say "Farewell," and then continued to take the lead. His mother, with his little daughter, came forward at his request, and he shook hands with her, and took his little one in his arms, kissed it, and all without seeming to be interrupted. So, also, with a brother. They all left the srround before he fell. He also, while sing- ing, shook hands with some twenty others. Among them, two of the brothers of his murdered wife. He had a smile on his face most of the time. There were but few dry eyes on the ground during this scene. When they ceased singing, he turned about and said, "Sheriff, I am ready to die." He then took his station upon the platform, and when the fatal I r . his spirit did not seem to falter, although his body j ouaiieu. a Biignt snuuaer ran lurougn nis inuuv He continued to make appeals to the Almighty, in a fervent and excited manner, just as the Sheriff descended the steps, he exclaimed, "Cut the rope quick, that I mav ro to Jesus." He fcbca said Lord Jesus, receive my spirit V and repeated it J -.' as far as '"Lord Jc " when, precisely at 12 o'clock, Sheriff Slack touched the spwTngji he I the spirit of Preston S. Turley passed Iropped, ami d to the tribu nal of an offended but forsrivinar Deitv. He died with scarcely a struggle. The body was allowed to hang forty minutes, when it was taken down, put in a neat coffin, and conveyed to his father's residence. He was hur ried on Saturday. We understand there were about 300 person's present at the funeral, and that it was a very affecting scene. Turley was 36 years of age. Sad Fatality in a Family. Catharine McK. j Douglas, aged 13 years died at Charleston, S. C, ; of yellow fever, on the 1st of September; and on the Oth, Jessie P., sister of Catharine, in the 20th I year of her age, died of the same disease; and on the 12th, Alexander Douglas, their father, aged 45 years, a native of Greenock, Scotland, also fell a victim to the fatal epidemic, leaving a distressed ! widow and three children under nine years of I age to mourn, far from their former homes and relative?, a loss to them truly irreparable T. H. BREM & CO, Charlotte, X. C, SEAjjoItsalt anb utail Stealers in BRITISH, FRENCH $ AMERICAN DR. Y 3r O O 33 S , Silks, Embroideries, Jjarvz, Bonnet1:, Ribbons, Hats, Caps, Cloths, Carpeting, Floor OU Cloths, lv. fX extent, selection, variety and prices, they venture the assertion that they can compete with any house in the Slate, and with great confidence solicit an exami nation of their stock, both by wholesale atid retail pur chasers. September 23. l..5B T. If. BREM k CO., Are offering this week a great variety of new Silks and Silk Kobe.-: very rich Brocade Silks in dark and even ing colors. the greatest NOVELTIES offered this season; also. Chene and Plaid Silk-, bright colors, ' especially adapted for Misses' wear, including woo! and ! raw Silk Plaids, Valentias, Poplins. Paris Plaids. Silk i and Worsted CROSSOVERS, Paris Printed deLaines, and many exclusive novelties in itobesand Piece Goods. T. II. BREM & CO, Inviti special attention to their magnificent selection of I arts tSonnets, r renen flowers . i . t r t ' D rest C, up Feathers. Chenille Head Dresses, Ribbons and Millinery (Joods in great variety, and of the richest and most elegant description. S to. a w 1 s. T. II. BREM & CO have a matchless selection of Shawls. Vienna and Paris Brocha, Long and Square Shawls: Plaid bordered wool Shawls, Plush Shawls, Printed and plain Cashmere wool Shawls; Fashionable Paris Stella Shawls, and every other variety for Fall and winter wear, at much below regular prices. Elegant and new Embroideries and Laces, bought at greatly reduced prices, consis ting of French Embroidered Collars and setts, with Bullion Sleeves: Breakfast Setts; Traveling Setts; Em broidered Handkerchiefs; Bands, Edgings, and Insert ing in endless variety. T. II. BREM k CO. Fcilmoral Skirts, Bridal Hoop, Corded and Embroidered Skirts, Crinoline, adjusting Spring Steel Hoops, ie. T. H. BREM & CO. Velvet Ribbons, Dress Trimmings, Hosierc, undcr-Garments, Gloves, Fancy Articles, kc. T. II. BREM k CO. Blade French Lace FYtfa, JTttv Styles. i; Chantilly " " " " '; Imitation Chantilly Lace. " " Blue. Brown, Green and Black Bernge for Veils-, " ' " " Silk Tissue " , T. II. BREM k CO. T. H. Solicit the attention BREM & CO. of Housekeepers and purchasers generally, to their large and desirable stock of Linen AND DOUSE FURNISH I XG (JOODS, of every description, including all the popular makes of pure Linen Sheeting and Shirting; I'amask Diapers, Napkin?, Toweling, Tabid Cloths, Doylies. Lace and Muslin Curtains, and Marseilles Spread-; also, l'iano and Table Covers in printed Cloth; Rich Taptstry, &c. N&'sxr Carpets For tbe Fall and Winter, comprising Medallion Carpets, Super Ingrain Carpets, Twilled Venetian il Medium ,; Plain " " Common " " Hemp Carpets, Coca Matting, Oil Cloths, Prupgets. Rugs, Slats, kc, all at unprecedented low prices. T. H. BREM k CO. 9 la great variety, T. H. BREM k CO. Lupin's Bombazines, Cashmeres, and Musliu DeLaioes. T. II. BREM k CO. T. H. BREM & CO. Have received a large lot of Merinos, deLniues, & Shaliies, in all the prevailing colors. T. H. BHEM & CO S STOCK OF CLOTHS, Cassimrrrs, Vesting and Gents Furnishing GOODS are unequalled. Gents' Shawls, Gents' fancy Blankets; Lion and Leopard Skins, Wool Scarfs assorted Colors. A larec sold very lot low. of NEGRO BLANKETS will he J T. H. BREM it CO. GEORGIA PLAINS, KENTUCKY KERSEYS, and Plaid Linsejs, large lot. for sale cheap by ery T. II. BREM k CO. Prints A splendid assortment of French. English and American Prints. T. H. BREM k CO. Ept. 23, 1358. fair in St. fctock were ..r e , hoiler and exhibited, consisting of a bull, a cow a heifer ad a yearling. They were impo rtcd uy i TLU ratb (Carolina, who subsequent! soia - - , wl,,.,,. nr tr .i nnA tl.ov m- now the property oi -ur . w- n,n,rat Charles McHattoa, of St. Louis. The Democrat, of that city, says: described- i np maiiuuii utuv . ibut we will re-state the peculiar exceiieiic.es ! credited them that they will pass three or tour ! days conveniently without water, will trot and I gallop as a horse, can travel six miles in fifteen ; minutes, and are superior as ploughing and draft cattle. ! From Orkgon. Oregon dates to twenty-first August state that Lieut, Allen with fifteen men i lmf defeated a body of Indians at Yakima river, ' capturing seventy prisoners and a large number of ' horses. Lieut. Allen was mortally wounded, and , died the next day. ALL D VYIM lftlt (jUUDo. 18(38. We are reeeiving our new Stoek of Fall and Winter Goods, embracing everything to be found in a Dry Goods Store. We also have a large stock of HARDWARE, Ready-made CLOTH ING, BOOTS & SHOES, HatS, Caps, cfcd. '. Those wishing to buy Goods are respectfully invited to i call and examine our stock and hcur our prices before j purchasing elsewhere. Persons desirous of bin ing Goods for cash should certainly give us a call, as we can afford them at art ton j ishingly low prices: and in order to be convinced of this i fact we ask that you will call and see for yourselve. BROWN, 8T1TT i UO. I September 21, I'-Ch l'7-4t E. C. ELMS .Iccotmiaut, 4 'apyist ami Collector, Charlotte, N. C. Bills and difficult accounts correctly made out, and claims promptlv collected. Sept. 28, 28-3111. DR. J. M. MILLER, wmmoiAM AMU raGEOT, Charlotte, N. C. Omcx OPPOSITE Kkku's Hotel. Kept. 21. 1858. Hm-pd. A Dl I N I STUATOR'S 8A IjK . The subscriber, as Administrator of Win. Walker, dcC'd, will sell on the Huh of October, at the late resi dence of the said Walker, all the perishable properly belonging to his estate, consisting of Stock of Cltle, (among them some good milch cows,) Horses, Mules, Sheep, Hogs, be. Also a (juanty of Corn, Wheat, Hay ami Fodder: Wagon and gear, one Buggy, Farming Ctensiln, Blacksmith Tools know u on dav of sale. Sept. 21, 1858. 27-4t Ac T Kit. MS mado T. B. McKBE. Adm r. CHINA, GLASS & CROCKERY At China Hall. L.OJ received, a very large and nanusoine assort ment of China, Tea and Dinner Set;-; also, china Jewel boxers, Card receiver.-'. Candlesticks, Toilet bot tles, Vases. Mottoed .Mugs, Cups aud Ha user 9, &c, ky. Glass "W,xo IN EVERY VARIETY : CUT OR I'RESSED. Fruit, Cake, Preserve and Jelly Stands; Sugars, Cream ers, Goblets, Tumblers, Decanters. Bohemian Toilet Bottles, kc, kc, kc White, Granite, and Common Ware A very large assortment of tbe best quality of Ironstone Ware. Also, common white and blue edge ware; Painted Tea Cups and Sd users at 2 cts. a sen. Mood and Willow Ware. Churns, Buckets. Rolling Fins, Steak Mauls, Butter Paddles, Knife boxes and baskets; Market, Clothes, School and Key Baskets; Table-Mats aud Bread-Trays. Silr:r Plated and Britannia Tl'(fv, dV. Fvtra fine Silver Plated Castors. CuL Bottles: Britannia Castors; Chafing Dishes; Buckwheat cake Dishes; Ta bic and Tea Spoons; Knives aud Forks; Carvers; Britannia Tea, Setts: Pitche rs: Tumblers; ' Mugs: Molasses Cans; Britannia pbtte Covers: ( 'of fee Mills and Cocoa Dippers; Butter Knives: Sugar Spoons: Tea Bells: Kgg Triers and Cod I era with minute frlnse; Lanterns: Brass and Britannia Candlesticks; Snuffer Waiters; Tea Trays: Knife Cleaners; Kgg and Mustard Spoons, kr. Ths public, and especially the Ladies, are requested to call and examine our Stock, as we feel confident Lt is superior to anything of the kind ever before opened in this piace. JAMES HARTY k CO. Charlotte, Sept. 21, 1858. W& The wide reputation which Dr. J. II OS tetter's "Stomach Bitters ' have attained during the pat.t year, bespeaks its excellence in a more forcible manner than any words which w e can offer. It renovates, purifies, and strengthens the system, aad aids the stomach in the performance of its functions. It is regarded on all sides as a sovereign specific, and. thercfere, to procure it in the best possible way. should be the object of the public. We commend it with more than usual zeal and confidence, believing and knowing, as we do, that it stands foremost among the many preparations of the day. for imparting strength; vigor and tone to the system, and possessing the curative powers for all similar diseases arising from a disordered stomach. In the most severe . uses of cramps, diarheca and weakness in the stomach, the "Bitters" have been rigidly tested, and always with the greatest success. Sept 1 J. For Sale bv DR. H. M. PRITCHARD. Almost exerybody h;is heard of '-Wood's 11 air Restor ative." That the word "Restorative," in this case, is no misnomer, we have the testimony of individuals whose elevated position in the country, as well as their acknowledged and honorable character as gentlemen, render whatever they publicly assert in the last degree reliable. Several of these have tested, personally, the hair preparation we arc now speaking of. and certify to its amazing efficacy in the most public manner passible. Their certificates can be seen at the proprietor's Depot, 312 Broadway, New York, and once seen and properly appreciated, we have no hesitation in saying they will impress conviction on the most skeptical mind. Wood's Hair Restorative, is. doubtless, the best article of its kind ever yet produced. Sept 14. For sale by II. M. Pritchard. A Vari able Mkdicink. During the present week, n" j less than si.T of our friends, who have been induced to try Prof. De Grath's Electric Oil for rhuniatism. in con ( sequence of having seen this preparation advertised in j our columns, have called upon us to stute tbe result of their experiments. These persons assure us that the.r ! rheumatic pains have been entirely cured by a few aj ' plications of De Grath's ' Electric Oil," snd they rc- commend its use to all who are afflicted with any of the ' diseases which it is designed to cure J'rot . Advertiser, i For 3alc by B, M rP.iTCHAP.D, Charlotte. , J 'mia
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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