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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
Tracts for the People.

We have received a large supply Of Tracts,
which we offer for sale low. We Offer a
package of "a Tracts, making 376 printed
pages, for so cents, and the postage prepaid.
The same, handsomely bound, re offer for
rs cents.
n- Any one sending Us S and five neu
subscribers to the Age, shall be entitled to a
package Of the former; and 4e1rf 4 el y c5 9f to- =
the bound YOlnmn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

nA gentleman ordering a copy of the
Age for his :" lady-love," says some good
things for US in his words Of exhortation to
those similarly situated, " as to such a course
prospering their suit. We intended publish
ing it, but it has been mislaid. We have been
sending the Age during the last year to
many Ladies, ordered by their male admirers,
and it will be noticed that last week and this
our Marriage list has been pretty well crow
ded. We don't pretend to say, but a WORD
to the wise is sufficient" Who follows suit ?
The "4gc" IS a great tavorite rth The Ladies.
Remember that, all Bachelordom !
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

sAozE Turned INTO FuE4-A numb
Of the Scientific American states that i
smoke in the factories in large cities in En4
land and Scotland is now consumed # hi
ing been made . penal offence, BY act of Pal
lianent, for n factory TO allow their smot
to escape. The smoke is all burned by sin
pie contrivances of furnaces. A ommitte
of government first established thaathe ba
ming of smoke was perfectly practicable. an
Parliament then enforced the fact bylaw
The factory and mill owners o fous1 .
fuel BY the operation. ueai
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
The press upon our columns has .om-
peiied u.s. most reluctantly. to abreviatdthis
Communication somewhat 1-ED. AGE.

GREENHOUSES IN WrSrER.-Ver1kew
persons appear TO know the value oIlhe
sponge in the greenhou>e-L mean forthe
purpose Of washing the leaves of all dose
plants with leaves broad enough to adnt Of
It. took the hint sotne FIVE wears ago bm
a neighbor. The most successful plant er4er
! have ever h I'd the good fortune to kfpL
II $ plants were always 50 esI eciaIT 1reSI
and healthy that | was for a l9sg timetuz
zeled 10 understand his secret: aud he aAavs
declared he had no secret. But earlyt,no
morning | caught him viii, | pail Of Gar
water, 81 ght'y warm. by Inside, sponsno
the leaves Of all his choice pIahts. / sano
myself, / have it, I did nore, l 1oI
home and practiced ii. Mt plants aOn
showed, BY their new aspect, that | was BIT
wrong IN believing it to be tho real scored !,
my %nelghbor's success. -Horfcu!turixt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
RALEIGH, G.. Q.
Wednesday, January u, 1853.
Positive Arrangement.

SabscriJers receiring tReir papers rith a red marx.
ore thereby notified that in toar 'ceeks from the re-
ceipt of the first number thus marked their eubscrip
ton gears riH expire and unless rene'red rithi'
that time, the paper ,ciu be discontinued. This rut
riH be inferiJly adhered to.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

Hon. JoHN P. KENNEDY, Secretary Of
the Navy it is said having been informed by
the Hon John Bragg, of Ala, that Vice
President Kings physician was of opinion
that it would be unsafe to subject his pat
tent to the Inconvenience of transfer from
one ship to another, promptly ordered the
steamer Fulton to Washington to, eoprss
Mr. ~@J he
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

Ey More than our usual space is occu-
pied with the fayors of Correspondents, to the
exclusion of much editorial matter. No apol-
ogy is needed, however, as we presume our
readers viii think the space better occupied.
We have on hand several other articles, of
prose and poetry which shall be disposed Of as
rapidly as possible.
We have some two or three Original Sto-
rias, which will soon be commenced-one OF
them founded on facts connected with the
ancient history Of North Carolina. Now, is
a good time, therefore, fornew subscribers tC
send in their names. We trust our efforts
to add to the interest and value Of our paper
viii be appreciated by a commensurate add
ton to our list. AS our patronage may JUST
fy, We hope to be able to call into rcquisitior
the talent Of the native sons and daughter
Of tho Old North State. We have drawn on
many, whose genius were lying rustingin tn
unfathomed caves Of inortncss, and we hop
to oncanaa+kAas-e~wonu rr-Cn1Ist our lat
contributors, to nib their pens for the enter
tainment ofthe readers Of the Spirit of tn
Age. Old subscribers, send on the cash 70
another year and new ones hurry up yot
dimes to get one Of the best papers inthe cour
try-so they say.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

IA We have been instructed to change
8ro. P. S. Whites appointments, as follows:
lRr him speak at Clinton, Sampson coun-
pm the 18th of January, Owensville on the
2th and Goldsboro' at night (29th.)
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TIE MAILS.

Owing to the long series of bad weather we
have had, the Mails, particularly from the
west, have been considerably behind their
usual time. From this cause, several letters
that ought to have reached US in time for our
last paper were not received till after it had
gone to press. We mention the fact, so as
to account for the non-appearance of some od-
vertisemonts last week, butwhich are inserted
in this weeks issue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12

NOW, sir, do the above names grace yenr
paper? lapprrhefd your ansWer. His.sre
ysI4lXr vhAea fRedsfG tsaIcuEation) Influence three
yoUng men to SIGN the Pledge. If nan were
the only subject ruined by the power ofKinc
Alcohol, it would not matter so much, because
he drinks his W destruction. Bat when we
see woman made TO weep on accent Of IN
temperance. we all Should say. that t matters
50 much, that the strong arm of the Law
should be thrown between her ap the de-
stroyer, rs it has been demonstrated that
'moral suasion,' cannot protect her.
believe, in truth, that every poor unhappy
drnnkard would rejoice. if Il Law VIE in the
land prohibiting the retailing OF liqup. Drum
kards are not the mpanest mel in or conn-
try, nor are their hearts devoid Of evey noble
sentiment. BIT intempcrlnce locksnp that
sentiment. | am in favor OF saving nc man
Of misfortune and sad experience, so pat the
world may read the thoughts of his mind.
which are pressed to the earth by aIvcight
too ponderous for him to remove hYis en-
%teehled arm. It is nonsense 70 s3X hk44aannot
44edIdf IN I tie RANKS Of druUnaE3HHfxds, as wd as to
bring into orr fourishing Division the Dunr.
who know not what it is to be intoxicatd.
And how can the Division formed hes. fail
to succeed, since the ladies' have said, ri will
sustain You? with you, we are detdnin-
ed TO inlfch forward to glory and to conAest.'
we are proud OF such company, nor we
AFRAID TO confess it, For We know tai Ma
poieon' "ilen IN Egypt, was conscious the
!"iiaenre OF Josephine; and our own YdsiI-
inston was led ~ the influence OF his mther.
P.
The press upon our columns asIom-
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Original 5tnrg.
Writen for the SPIRIT ofMe AgeHR01eigh
TIL B ewitched Hog.
BY Major Original.

Many years ago. certain namete5s district
In North Carolina WAS settled by Dutch emf
grants and it is only within q few years
past that the inhabitants thereof ~rellnquish-
ed to any degree the superstitiOus notions
they brought with them from their mother
country. The entire community Of which
we write, were, at one time, profound belley-
ers in the science of witchcratt and supernat-
ural agencies generally. They believed as
firmly and rs religiously lin certain phenom-
ena denoting certain events, rs do the Ma
hJmmsllaJ b-iiere in tia koran. For q
hare to cross their path before them was ta-
ken rs sure evidence of some bad luck desti-
ned to boflll them at 10 distant date, while
n squirrel performing the same feat was
hailed % an omen Of the happiest result at
tending their immediate undertaking. Ifthe
sky presented a red aspect they sorrowed in
their hearts that blood was soon to be shed.
if not in this, in the old country from whence
they came, and many cabalistic ceremonies
were performed to avert tho catastrophe. i
an old lady lived beyond q certain age shf
was regarded by all, except herself, as a liv
ing witch and if a COW or any other bcas
died, without n known CAUSE, it's heart was
taken out and cast into the fire, while mes
sengors would be dispatched to the houses o
LHS Suspeclcu WlIcu OF WiJcileS on some Jfl
fling errand to watch the suspected person
and see if they were not in mortal agon,
while the heart was burning and, If the,
failed to observe any unusual indications 0
pain, the parties consoled themselves at tn
failure with the belief that the right witch ha
not been suspected. TWAS believed thatth
witches had q greater pleasure in exertin
their dire influence on the butter making or
e%ratiOns Of the neighborhood than any thin
else. owing to the fact, perhaps, that the hol
est housewives so often failed in bringing t
perfection that delicious and substantial de
icacy Of every we'll furnished table and, t
break the spell on this, it was customary t
heat an iron coulter in the kitchen fire, wits
pering in the meantime tho names OF diver
supposed witches, and as the heated iron ";
plunged in the churn containing the creai
the following charm was sung over in a dc
orous chant.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-05
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NEVER FAILING REMEDY III
NOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

II0LIOWAY'S OINTMENT.
A CRIPPLE SETS ASIDE nus CRuTCHEs Az.
TER TEN YEARS SUFFERING.
Copy Of Letter from Mr., Thompson, Chemist, Liy.
erpool, dated Auguat 2Oth, 1902,
TO Professor Holloway,
DgAR STA nm enabled 10 iunish you with mod
extraordinary culo effected by your Invaluable clint
nent und pills which has HsOniehcd every person
quaiuted with tho sllIrrcr About ~ years tgo, Nj
". Cummms, OF sAlnry street, IN this town. Wa
thrown from his hors', whereby he received very sou
ou, injuries, he had tho hest medical advice At the
time, aud wa, afterwards an iutmOle cf dillect IN.
hrnatics, yet hc grew worse, and NJ last n malg.
nant running ulcer settled In hia hip, which W
completely crirpled him, hal he could not noyr with
out clutches for nearly ~ yeArsi recently he began lO
use your Ointment Rul pals, which have now hral,d
the wound, strengthened III, limb, aud enabled him tp
dispense with his cmchc', 40 that he can walk win
the greatest ease, and with renewed health egd yeow
A MOS" IEXrRAoRDlNARSo Guns or 4
DREADFUL SKIN DISEASE WHEN ALL
MEDICAL AID HAD FAILED,
Copy Of Letter from Mr. llird, DlnpeG Of Ready,
near GaiNsbro', dated March l,t, 1854
To professor lloLLowNY,
Sin Some time since, one OF my children was At
dicted with dreadful ,rpiions over 'he body end
lmbs ohlaiurd the adv ice OF srypIul eminent Sur.
ueons and hysiciAns, by all ol whom the case was
considered hopeless At length tried your Ointment
and Pills, aud without cEOggcr4tlon, the effect was mi
raculous, for by pcNcrug ~ lhe,r u'c oil the crup
tonS guckly Disappeared und the child was restored
10 perfect heaE,
mryrusly lost chiM ltom similsr complaint,
aud mml, believe, had N her case adopted yuur
lnrdlcnes she would have been Gaved also, | shR be
happy TO testify the uulb OF this To Ory enquirer.
~ tSir,rd) ]. illRD Drerpr
CERTAIN REMEpY FOR SCORDI TlC llUMCPs
AND AN ASTONISHING CURE OE AN
OLD LADY SEVGNTH YEARS uF AGE
on \ BAD LEG
Copy Of Letter from MrsSs. WakCraUdCO, Chem
iss, Bath,
10 Professor lIoLLowNV,
DEAN Sta Among thu numerous cures effected by
the use pI your valuable m,dtcncs IN the ncighhor-
hood wo may mention that VI an Uld lady LIVING IN
tho VllaEe ol Preston, about tive miles from This
CITY, She had liberated wounds N her leg tol many
wears md allerly they ucr asod 10 such MI OarmN,
extent as to defy oil the usual remedies, her health
rnpidly giving way under the suffering she endured, In
mi, distressing condition She hal wcomse tO your
Ointment aud Pills, aud by the assistance ot hen
friends was enabled Ia pcrSrvce m ihCru'e, until she
received perfect cue, We have ourselves been
greatly us,onished Nt the effect upon 40 old person
she bcng above 10 wears Of ago. We shaft be happy
TO satisfy any enquiries ~ tn The authenticity of this
really wonderful case, either personally or by le,w"
A private In the Bath Police Folce, also, has been
perlecly cured VI an old Scolbuc Affection IN the
lace, alter all other means had tailed, lie states thai
II is entirely by the use vi your Ointment aud speaks
loudly IN ils praise
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C0roners' Inquests.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT HoBOKEN.
Coroner Gamble yesterday called to hold an in
quest, at the New York Hospital on the body Of q
Frenchman who brought from Hobohen Sunday
morning in insensble state caused BY fracture Of
the skull the particulars Of which published in yes
terdays HERALD The visiting the hospital
unable to ascertain the full of the deceased any
further than he called John. Subsequently Mr. W.
A. Weeks of No. 20 Nassau street. called the
and stated that he knew the deceased that he resided At
West Hoboken, and was in the employ of Mr. Savoy
That on Saturday night the deceased put horse in
wagon for the purpose of going to Hoboken for phys
clan to attend his wife, On his route II seems by some
arrangement Of the harness. the horse away and
dashed off the embankment precpitating the deceased
amongst rocks fracturing his skull thereby caus
order to obtain the necessary witnesses in the case
ferred taking any evidence until ten O'Clock this rnng
A CHILD DROWNED IN CELLAR.
Coroner Hilton yesterday held inquest on the body
OF James Brennan aged three years. who came to his
rents At the Of Fifty ninth street and Second
made in the vicinity and failing find him. they looked
in the cellar and there ourd the boy hat floating in
water which had recently collected there On looking
further the poor child found lying in the water dead
where it supposed he accidentally fell while at play
The Jury rem iered a verdict Of accidental death.
FELL OUT OF WINDOW ANDSKILLED.
Yesterday evening Coroner Gamble called to hold
inquest on the body of a German. whose lie as
yet unknown who came to his death by unp ping out OF
Of the upper windows Of house No. 1l3 Grasn~oh
street, falling the sidewalk below. thereby causing
almost ns, ant 6eah. The will hold inquest
his dsy.
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woman's Rights Convention at Ravens, OH,

This body convened at the Universalist church In Ra
VIENNA, Ohio, the 25th instant. Among the lions"
the occasion present Rev Miss Antoinette Bro
Mrs Severance Mrs.. N. A. Bronson Caroline stanton,
Mrs. Aldrich, the Rev. Js Barker add L. A. Hine.
A few boomers" just enough for variety, scat
tered through the audience.
After the reading Of letters from absent friends
and the delivery Of two three speeches the wing
resolutions offered
Rssolyed That as equality knoes no difference o. seq,
the law Of equal rights equal freedom applies 70 the
whole race, female well AZ male.
Resolved That IL the duty of any class suffering DO
cal social grievances to arise in the dignity of self
hood and protest against the wrong expose the evils
under which they suffer- declare their orDc ses aud pur
poses for the present and future and yield the
test until the object of their righteous desires of reform
be attained.
Resolved, That the ,aus reasoning which establishes
the law Of equal rights equal liberty for man, will es
tablsh 1t for woman.
Resolved That the moral ma ture vhish demands the
Law Of equal rights and responds to IT, Is the in
both
Resolved, That We know Of grounds which the
lar equal rights liberties should he restre ed 10 It's
application TO the male portion ~ society.
The resolutions were fsid over for discussion.
most amusing incident occurred at the opening Of
the afternoon session which happily illustrates pecu.
liar phase OF The movement. Mrs Robinson com
need reading the annual ~henshe was interrupt
cd by gentleman Of the old school,D In the back
ground, who suggested that the masculinss In tbs
dienoe who comfortably seated should give their
chars to the ladies' who standing up Jagged and
exhausted in the OF the To this, Rev. An
tonete Browne CALAMITY deurred saying that the
could not. in courtesy, demand nor did they wish to
more than equal privileges.
The aerufo occupied In the delivery Of speeehes
aid lie ooh'sn1on ayVuIDsu W LIE mornlns.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ia
NONE MARK EFT.
Y II a N X f II.

MONDAY, May 30-oP. n
There quite active movement in the stock
market to-day Spectators getting the steam up
Nicaragua pretty fast and the bears likely to get
severe twist. The transactions very heavy and
closed at improvement the opening price, There is
evidently going on, but have not much faith
in any great advance 1t will be good opportunity for
old holders to get out Nicaragua is the favorite at
all events for the day. and while it co. shrewd specu
lators win make the most Of IT, Phoenix Coal Company
is advancing 1t grand sale at present prices but
may be better few days hence. The is working
pretty we'll Sellers should look closely to the RESPONSE
bity Of purchasers that when the collapse comes,
there will be something to fall back The market
generally toleraby buoyant and At the close tended
upwards Compared with prices current on Saturday,
there advance to-day in Nicaragua of14 per
cent; Crystal Palace 3; Phoenix Coal. 1 Norris Canal
VI Erie Railroad, u; Harlem Railroad u; Ne~ Jersey
Zinc " Parker vein u; Rochester and Syracuse, X;
Reading Railroad, " New Haven Railroad, e. Hudson
River Railroad declined u per cent.
The receipts at the office Of the Assistant Treasurer OF
this port 10 day, amounted to sol OIL payments $41o
GAO 4s-balsnce, 81, 6s0,e2 80.
snles IA ~ At thu Niuno follo
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Excess Of imports over exports 80 487 OPT
The mportations thus far for this month have bsen
immense nearly double what they were for the CORES
bonding period last year. while the exports have
been exceedingly limited. we could include In eur
weekly list OF exports the quantity value of stock
securities RENTED to foreign countries the aggregate
would compare favorasly with the value Of imports
As the figures now stand they show = great balance
against US weekly which, with merchandise, specie and
stocks, we keep along pretty equally balanced.
The Pottsville Miners Journal Of the 2Sth inst give
the following account Of the condition and prospects Of
tbs anthracite coal trade of the sehuylkll region
The quantity by ralrosd this week 80 Ola tons
an increase Of only 1874 tons last week We are still
short OF last years shipments 1874 OF TOMS and not
gaining very rApidy in making up the detcency The
eres in time, have checked the ability to the
supply, so far beyond the actual shipments and many
under the preston that the increased supply
this region viii not amount to than half Of the
quantity estimated last winter The increase Of wages
ard reguarty on the part OF MANY Of the
miners has also to reduce tue supply furnish
ed by the existing coeries Such the state OF affairs
here and it is the opinion of Of the operators that
the trade will be affected materially from these causes,
but to what extent not prepared to state at pre-
sent Vessels continue scarce at Richmond and freights
high Several evils have crept into the trade both
Richmond AID among the dealers in the East that have
contributed to the scarcity Of vessels and high
reghts 10 some instances sales nave been made early
in ire spring to deliver COAL say to Boston, at axed
price freight Observation-Disclosures then made to reduce
tie freghts lower than living profit and captains be-
disguised and seek other channels Of trade Fore
ing freehts down to 81 37H this spring. to Boston, has
driven tho vessels away and the rate paid is 81 49,
and vessels at that price Auother evil is
limiting the price OF freight at Richmond by the pur
eha.ers Of coal abroad cargo or two Of coal at low
freiehts, is forced capts about departing
disgust with the trade, not to return again. In iuces
other purchase-t0 limit prices Richmond and forbid
shipping eosd st higher races few cents ton ad-
many instances would have secured vessels but
the limit being positive vessels permitted to depart
and the purchasers are compelled to pay 81 70 freight
when different policy would have secured it at 81 SO
81 60, and kept the business more regular.
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Total......... COS $50 49, 60 1888 %
Report from the committee appointed to inquire into
the depressed state Of agriculture in this island and the
cauie OF such depression.
House Of Assembly December 49, 1S47.
HTuRy PROPERTIES THE ISLAND JAMAICA UPON
WHICH CULTIVATION BEEN WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY ARAS
DAY JANUARY. 1S45 AND SHOW
ING THE NUMBER OF ACRES THE AsE>ssD ANNUAL VALUE
OK FIRST JANUARY 1818 THB ASSESSED An
NUAL VALUE TwENTy.IGHTH MARCH, 1882; THE
AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TAXES ANNUALLY FOR FOUR
YEARS PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF JANUARY, 1S4S; AND
TIE AMOUNT or TAXES ASSESSED FOR 1882
Sugar Coffee
F,uates pr0p.,rils Pens
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espondng ncrease during the residue Of the year
would YIELD stated handsome surplus after paying
the interes. on the Indebtedness OF the company.
The whole Of the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad from Mobile
TO the Kentucky line, distance Of 453 miles Is now
under contract; thirty three miles are finished and in
operation and fifty five miles more will be ready for the
iron by November. The local subscription amounts to
81 eco and the land given by Congress is valued at
s3,46e 975-making together property capital Of
ss,372I55 Upon this II is intended to raise, by mort
CSC :. Eoads nd lalds lca Of sGssgoeo a. az per
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moriasts would respectfully press upon your Grace,
that in order to carry out such measures governor
OF known financial ability and business habits be APP
pointed with power to take the initiative therein;
and that, in the event of the Council and Assembly
delaying TO pass such laws as may appear to your
Grace to be founded a sound policy the governor
feet and that the constitution OF Jamaica be so al
tered may best carry out those principles of eco
nomy and finance rendered necessary by the rea-
tions subsistng between Jamsica and the mother
country in consequence of the policy of unrestricted
competition adopted by the latter under the system
of free trade.
Signed in name and by appointment Of the WEST
INDIA ASSOCIATION OF GLASGOW, by
III. +. CRUN, Chairman.
c. d. donald, Secretary.
Glasgow, 14th April 1853.
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SOLDIERS DRUAMED OUT OF GARRIsoN.-On the
Goth instant six soldiers who had bsen tried at Carlisle
ga barracks for desertion and sentenced ogged
Fed with the letter stD the hip and had their
heads shaved and the ed drummed out of gar
riscp,
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Naval IntclIIs once.

The U. S. brig Dolphin sailed from Norfolk 9th inst
q cruise for deep souu ings &c She will be
ployed in the track towards England and the Moth of
Europe, making a thorough examination for all shoals
rocks reporr ed existing in that The follow
ing are her oHicars:-O Berry man, Lieut.. command
ing; tsrl English Acting Master: W. Ttuxtun. Passed
Surgeon; Vim H. Ward, Aidshipm,n; J. G. Mitchell do