Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-22
NEwBERR1 G. H., Nov. 6, 1850.

Mr.. EDITOR Yesterday evening the
Of Robinson & Eldred's Cir
Gus arrived in our town, for the purpose Of
up his bills. In the meantime,
he handed acopy ofthe New York Atlas
full Of the rankest Abolition sentiments.
The citizens examined the contents Of
his wagon. carpet bag, trunks, sc, and
found a large number of copies of the
same paper; ~whereupon. they ordered
him to leave forthwith. One ofhis hor-
ses having died, he left his wagon here
and departed. His departure took place
about 8 o'clock at night.
The citizens resolved TO request the
Town Councils to give notice in the Sen
Robinson & Eldred's Circus to exhibit
within the town.
They'll not show here, and I hope
Southern Editors will cease putting such
strag Cling companies, and Southern PEG.
pie cease patronizing them.
ONE Of THE People.
DELIBERATE MURDER A case of what
we conceive to have been the most deliberate
murder, occurred in Russell county about
Is miles from this place, on Friday of last
week. A man by the name of Combs, regard
cd as rather a desperate character, returning
along the main road, from as we suppose a
~neighboring Still house, met several young
men on their way to a debating society. At
ter a social chat among them, and having
separated, Combs, with his rife on his shout
der, was heard to set the triggers and seen to
cock his gun, slightly turn his head and sight
along the barrel, elevate the breach and fire,
his back still towards the young men.
The ball entered the head of a youth by the
name of Browning, aged about IA, (the son
of a widow lady, who expired almost imme-
diately.
Upon one of the young men exclaiming
Combs, you have killed him, the latter fen
dishly replied: Eyes, you had better stick
him." and walked off with apparent uncon-
Germ. He was arrested the next evening,
and at the County Court of Russell, on Tues.
day last, he was, without difficulty or hesita-
ton, sent on for further trial at the Spring
term of the Superior Court.
We do not like to PREJUDICE, but from what
we can learn of the circumstances as ELECTED
by evidence before the examining court, we
cannot but regard it as a case Of deliberate
murder-the prime instigator of which was
whiskey. Not that Combs was intoxicated
at the time-on the contrary, he is said tc
have been sober, but liquor has blunted hi
sensibili ties and made him an outlaw
abingdon Trginian.
/. The SEcRET.-Much has been said in
regard to the secret Of the Sons Of TEN.
pelance, but there still remains Incl
dents, connected with the efforts o
those who are endeavoring to find it out
some of which are really amusing, anf
we give the following as a specimen
A Division was established, some fifteen
months since, at an institution oflearn.
ing in a sister State. 10 which many o.
t the students attached themselves. among
others a witty young clergyman, will
whom we are personally acquainted
: There was n very self-important chap
though. who held back and declared
he should do no such thing, yet kept con.
t tinually trying TO get at the secret
Now il so happened that one of the pro.
~fessors had a goat in the College yard
and, this same chap kept charging the
! Sons with riding candidates for initiation
: on the old goat, until finally It was dis.
covered n morning that some of the
boys had killed the goat. The young
! ster was in perfect ecstacies, and run,
ming up to the clergyman, in a large
crowd, he cried out, "Ah! what will
{ you do now, the old goat is dead 2
Nothing MORE" replied the clergyman
calmly. THAN make a substitute Of you
Amid roars of laughter the youth lief
the room never afterwards mentioning
: the secret of the Sons.-Ash. NewS.