Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-29
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authority of a physician Of the highest stand
ing in Savannah, that the amount of sickness
there was unprecedented, and one case Of
black vomit had occurred.
SYRACUSE. September 22d.-Atthe Wing
State Convention Washington Hunt was re-
nominated for Governor by acclamation.-
VIM. Kent was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor on the lst ballot.
FIRE AT Elizabeth CRY, n. C.-NoTok,
Sept. IA destructive fire occurred at Eliza
beth city, n, e., yesterday morning. The
warehouse and lumber yard of G. NJ. Siwertz,
the store of Capt. A. White, and an unoccu-
pied warehouse, were consumed. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
RE-UNIoN OF THE DEMOCRATS OF GEoR-
GIA.-A despatch to tue Washington Union
from Augusta, states that the convention.
composed of representatives Of the Union
and the State-rights Democrats of Georgia,
which met at Atlanta on the 18Th, effected
a complete consolidation of the party on the
basis Of an agreement to support the present
democratic electoral ticket. This, it is sup
posed, will ensure the vote Of the State to
Pierce and King, as the Wings have two
tickets in the field.
DIsTREssINe OccURREN6E.-We are in
debted to a friend at Black Creek in this
County for the particulars Of a singular and
distressing occurrence in that neighborhood,
which caused the death Of three persons, the
wife and two daughters, one a Young lady
in her teens, the other 9 small child, Of Mr..
Joseph Farrell. Between sunset and dark on
Monday the 9th instant, Mr.. Farrell went
out into his corn-Geld to superntend the fod-
der-getting, leaving his brandy still, which
he had been running during the day, in
charge Of his wife. During his absence it
became necessary to empty the vessel into
which the brandy ran from the still, and Mrs.
F., and her daughter, followed BY the child,
attempted to do so-the young lady carry
ing a candle to enable them to see. Having
emptied the brandy into a barrel, the Young
lady lifted up the funnel, and said to her
mother, she would touch the candle to it 20
see tie brandy burn. At this moment the
fumes Of the brandy were escaping from the
bung Of the barrel and the burning drops
falling into it from the funnel All explosion
followed which was heard through out the
neighborhood. Mr.. Farrell fastened from
the field and found his wife ard children
enveloped in the flame. The child died al
most instantly; the young lady at 10 O'Clock
on Wednesday following, and Mrs. Farrell
at 4 o'clock the same evening. Mr.. Farrell
was also badly burned while e~ndeavoring to
extinguish the fames.-Golds5oro' Pat.
TRAGIC AFFAIR IN CHARLEsrowN, Mass
Nine Persons Stabbed. On Saturday even.
ing a man named James Mahoney, living in
Charlestown, Mass, in a fit of delirium ire.
mems, leaped from his bed and cot a prun.
ing knife, and with this first rushed upor
John Kilner, whom he stabbed in the abdo
men, i%nficting a dangerous wound. FL
dashedout Of the window with only a rec
flannel shirt on and the pruning knife il
hand, ran down Mason street and thence tc
! all who camel in his Way-Nine persons were
stabbed or cut, three Of them severely, though
the wounds Of only one are considered crit
cal. Joseph HunnewelE, ESQ, a much res
pected citizen of Charlestown, severely stab
bed. He went very quickly to a cell. H
had no knife when he entered the marshal.
office. Subsequently on handing him hi
clothes, Mahoney made a severe attack OF
officer Sanderson. Among the person
) stabbed were MIR. Mclaughlin, Of Boston
e very severely. One pass was made at a lad,
5 which cut only her dress. jeremiah McCar
, thy was cut in the hand. A lad was stab
bed in the thigh. Some were cut in tn
hand. The whole was done in about fit
Q minutes. Mahoney isa gardner and ha
generally been peaceable, though Of intem
: perate habits.
) OFFICIAL VOTE OF NORTH CAROLINA
: The result Of the late Gubernatorial eIAali~'
: in North Carolina has been officially pre-
! claimed. Reid, dem, received 48,484 votes
: and Kerr, whig, ~ 93-majority for Reid
5.49l. The vote for Governor, in 185(
e stood-Reid, dem, 44,845; Manly, whie
42,o7l-Reid's majority, 2,774.
GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATE!
n L. O. Q. F.-This body met yesterda
: morning at the Hall in Gay street, and in
: mediately proceeded to business, Grand Sil
Il Wm. w. Moore, presiding. The day W;
!, a mainly taken up in the examination Of Il
u credentials Of representatives, the appoin
". ment of committees, the handing in of r
IN ports and referring them to appropriate con
mittees, &c. In fact, it was but an organ
a z~ation, with the preliminary work. II
several officers made their reports. wlic
s were properly referred. We have before
its the annual communication Of Grand 81
ri Moore, from which we learn that the ms
u ar tuition is in a most fourishing conditi
90 throughout the entire limits within tie iur
lly diction of the Grand Lodge. Grand Lod
es have been established in all the Stat
itb except California, and GraDd Encampmel
n nearIy all Of them, anh. there consequt
lily remains but little territory in which I
Grand Lodge Of tie United States can f
u.s. ther organize Lodges or Encampmen
lth During the year the Grand E%ncampment
Iowa llas been organized, and is in a prom
in ing condition. Dispensations have aIsobf
the issued for subordinate lodges in Greg
Minnesota, Santa Fe and Florida. Not
be IS made of a communication from a bc
styling itself the Independent Order
CddFellows,' and proposing a union "
bo+ the Oddfellows ofthe United States. TIL
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