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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11
The Juniors Travels.

Talked at Mays Chapel on Saturday, Oath
ult. to a large audience; and was followed
by Rev A. ~McCorquodale, of Charleston, S.
c, in a powerful defence of the Order. The
brethren have a young, but fo~urishing Diyis-
ion at this place. Our visit was a pleasant
one to US, and hope it may be productive Of
benefit to them.
On the 18th we met with our friends of the
old Pleasant Hill Society at Cane Greek
Church. A crowded house gave earnest at
tention to what was said on the OCCASION
Seventeen new members were enrolled to
their Pledge, making in all one thousand and
tWenty-oRe! A goodly number, and strong
for Prohibition! The old Cane Greek region
has long since unmoored from the Dead Sea
of the Traffic. They are without the scourge
of a grog den in their midst, and thrift and
enterprise have become proverbial.
Filled our appointment at Hawfelds OF
the Goth. A large concourse of people, and
an unbroken attention throughout. Rev. Mr.
Curry spoke first with good effect. For our
self, we only hope that the people were hal
as much gratifed as the speaker. 1t was
our first visit to that place, and a pleasant
one it was too. Keep the camp-fres burn
ing, friends, and the " old settlement" vii
ere long be purged Of the foul spirits of Ram
Our good friend, Rev. A.. G.. Hughes, ha.
drawn largely on our gratitude for the inter
est he manifested in the circulation of tn,
Age"
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Nine cheers for Wilmington.

The lightning WIS employed by our friends
at Wilmington, to convey US the glorious in
telligencc, that the Temperance Ticket for
Municipal Officers of that large and flourish
ing Town, had been rejected entire By a large
majority !" This is indeed cheering, inspir-
ing news. Wilmington, Rum-cursed Will
mington-with more than fifty grogshops,
we are told, in a population Of some fifteen
thousand inhabitants-her people have a
reused, and by a signal, overwhelming ma
jority, have placed in authority a Board Of
Commissioners opposed to this abominable
traffic! Noble example! one that the citi-
zens Of Raleigh will doubtless follow on
Monday next. We know something of the
bitter curse of a licensing Board, and of the
sweets arising from the non-licensing sys-
TEN and upon those who have given US
the peaceful qsietude of the latter, our peo-
pie will bestow the plaudit of /" Well done
good and faitnffn~servauts," by triumphant
Iy re-electing them to She position in which
they can entail it upon US. Come good pee
pie of Raleigh, rally to the protection ofyoul
children, your homes and your fresides, ant
vote in defence of right and humanity.
Br Elizabeth City has also elected q TEN
perancc Board, over which our contemporary
Carson, rejoicoth as follows:
"The whole ticket is TemperaHce-wa
started on that issue-elected fairly, and II
opposition to the most strenuous efforts o.
the part of some of the friends of the ttbera
ticket. This to our friends at a distance, wi
be pleasing intelligence, as it is here. to lo1
ers of order and reform, and speaks we'll TO
the advancement of the blessed cause Of Ten
perance in our town."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11
CHAPTER VIII.

Mr.. Lyadsay fears coming storms-&. Clair
has a prescatimeat Of Pirates-an Incident
"A Strangers scrap from has history.
The Sea Gull now stood in for the regu-
lar route of sailing crafts nearer the coast,
Notwithstanding Mr.. LINDSAY gave express
sion to fears that they had only had the
tail end Of a regular Sou 'Merican blow
The Gull was in prime sea order, and Cap
tain Jerrold cast a glance Of satisfaction up
to her rigging and told his mate that he
thought the craft would stand a hard storm
without injury to a thread or spar.
'Ay.! ay, Sir said the mate, { she is a
docilc craft and minds her helm but | have
fear that we will have our hands full be-
fore we see Havana f: | don't like the APP
pearances Of the sky
well it does look threatning, but | sup
pose it is owing to the peculiar state of the
atmosphere consequent upon the electrical
changes last night
AT this time st. Clair joined the Captain
AM mate on deck, and said /:
"A pleasant day after the blow of last
night, Captain
True, Sir, and | have begun to latter
myself that we will now have a pleasant
time to Havana, at least, at which place ]
suppose you will have to leave your fair
charge hence, the balance Of the trip tc
Jamaica will be rather m%onOtonous to you.
Cturr 5rfffeu assent TO what'thC Gan
tain said and then remarked
Il have q fear, that almost amounts 70 >
prescntimont, Of pirates in these Southern
waters What do you think of it, Captain
l think, Sir, VIC are the safest to steer
clear OF them if possible /; for they are soul.
less aud terrible men. Heaven gran; that
none cross our path +
SHOULD we be attacked, what defence
eoald you make captain p
L am not unprepared for such m event 9.
those guns if Vkillfully played would tell IN
a pirates rigging AMI among his crew. I
would not fear in a fair sombat unless 7
was oyerpowerod with numbers could make
a gooi defence for a while, and by crippling
the onemy's rigging the Gull would walk
aWay from most of the lubberly crafts in
these waters
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how can a man think Of sleep under such
circumstances y
Have you room on your craft, ship mas
ter, for a passenger of my dimensions p
'Of course, we capuot think of leaving you
here to the mercy ofwind, waves and sharks.
Hurry round your craft for it looks very
much like sinking-see it's filing with wa
ter" said the Captain.
"She is not much Of a craft, Captain"
said the stranger, but a plank even IS bet
ter than no craft at ALL"
A boat was lowered, and the stranger
threw a few wet clothes from his crazy planks
and stepped into the ships boat giving the
word for the crew to ''hcave ho !" He was
soon upon the deck with the Cults crew and
passengers, and here he presented q singu-
lar and grotesque appearance Ills dress
was sailor like and made in true nautical
style his cOuntenance wore n peculiar har-
dened aspect and Of n spotted yellow color
from years exposure to a tropical sun his
whiskers, moustache ind eyebrows were all
very long and composed of coarse, black and
shaggy hair, while that on his head was very
long and twisted up in the widest and most
f~anciful manner his eyes were of a jet black,
and fixed very deep in his head, twinkling
with a mischievous deviltry all the time as
he rolled them round in their cavernous or.
bits, while his face was scanned with deer
scars that gave him a savage, unearthly APP
pearance. As soon as he was on deck the
passengers and crew gathered around hin
with an eager curiosity to see and hear the
stranger.
The Gull now changed her course, set al
her sails to the wind and stood ont for Ia
vana. The cook was called and the stran
ger was given a chunk Of cold beef and some
sea biscuit, which he devoured with q raven
GUS appetite. lie gave q long history of his
life, which we shall not transcribe, about hi,
once having been on q man-of-war on the
coast of Norway and fought through man.
battles, and that he was the night before or
board a rich English merchant man that wa.
wrecked in the storm and went down with th,
greater part, if not all the crew, besides him
self. That he escaped by leaping from tn
forecastle as she went down, and, after swim
ming a few rods, reached the old jolly boa
in which he had thrown a few things Just be
fore the brigantine's decks bursted. Hi
narrative was an interesting one and enchain
ed the attention of those who heard it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

A bill has been ordered to be engrossed in
the Senate Of Texas, setting apart two mill
ions and a half Of dollars as q permanent
school fund, the interest from which shall lie
used in the establishment of a system Of free
common schools.
gP Our friends in New York assure us
that there can be no doubt but that a prohib-
itory law will be passed at the next Leglsla-
turc, and that such a law will receive the
signature Of Governor Seymour.
TENNEssEE.-A bill to ascertain the will of
the people of Tennessee in regard to the re-
straint of the sale of spirituous liquors. is now
under discussion in the Senate Of that State.
The bill makes provision for submitting the
question of prohibition" or mo prohibit
ton" to the people in January, 1854, and
seems to be intended simply to ascertain the
viii of the people on the subject, as no act of
legislation is made to depend upon the re-
suit.
VIRGINIA.-From the Southern Era we
learn the people, by large majorities, are sign
} ing the Memorials for a Prohibitory law
A decided majority of the citizens of Rich
, mond had signed it.
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

Clinton Division is in a fourishing condi-
ton at this time, and to judge the future by
the past will continue so. We have initiated
about fifteen members during the present
quarter, all of whom appear to be enthusiast
tic members. The radiant star of Temper
ance begins to shine very brilliantly in old
Sampson. 1t is not only in this place that
the cause of Temperance is advocated, but in
all parts Of the county. The ball IS now
fully in motion, and would to God that it
may never stop until every drunkard may
become a sober man, and every female who
now shudders at the approach of a drunken
husband or a drunken father, may meet them
at the door with pleasant smiles and always
rejoice at their coming. I look forward with
Joy to the day when there annot be seen
a single drunkard reeling his way to some
filthy habitation, which has the appearance
of a savage hut more than that of civilization.
Ia conclusion, allow me to say that the MEM
bers of Clinton Division are just such men as
will always advocate the noble cause Of Tenn
p~erance. They are firm, unyieldlng and IN
wavering, and always ready to embark in a
good cause. L. II.
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JAM. a..

saw evidences Of a destructive water spout
two points on the starboard, and he also be-
lieved that he felt the commotion Of an
earthquake within the same hour. He gave
it as his opinion that there had been a ter
rible storm to tho landward and fatal inju-
ny to vessels if there happened to be any in
that quarter. The gale had moderated next
morning, but the sea was rough and troughy
which constantly threw the Gull into a pitch
ing, plunging motion, rendering it difficult
for those aboard to keep their feet. 1t was
strange why the sea should be so rough !;
somc unusual commotion was surely at work
with the elements for the wind feTl near
ly to a dead calm before night and still the
sea was MS rough as ever and the sky looked
ford, with patches here and there Of a dim
AMI dusky gray.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

Capt. Nichols. an eminent architect. of
jackson, died at Lexington, Holmes county.
a few days since. The Miss~issippian saws:
Capt. Nichols was a native of England
He had been a resident of this State some
fifteen or eighteen years. He was the archi-
tect of our noble Capitol, of the Governors
mansion, the State prison, the University
buildings at Oxford, and many other taste
full public and private buildings in this State
as well as of the North Carolina Capitol.at
Raleigh, one of the noblcst stru etures Oh the
continent, and Of the Alabama Capitol, and
other public buildings at Tuscaloosa. Capt
Nichols had attained to extreme old ages
years. He has left enduring monuments of
his genius, and viii long be remembered for
many excellent qualities as a manand a citi-
zen.'
The design of the capitol Of North Caro-
lima was made by the late Mr.. Towns of New
Haven, assisted by A. J. Davis of New York
at that time a pupil. Mr.. Nichols added the
East and West Porticoes, improving the ex-
terror but lessening the size Of scme Of tho
rooms.
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Our Book Table.

The December No. of the Medical Exami-
ner is to hand, filed rs usual with matter of
interest to the Professional reader. With
this No. the ninth Vol. closes, and the Edi-
torial connection Of Drs. Smith and Biddle
ceases. DR.. Saml. L. Hollingsworth is to
assume the Editorial chair with the Janua-
ry No. The January number is also re-
ceiyed.
PRouTBIT1oNIsT.-This is the titleof a new
monthly publication, published at Albany,
N. Y, under the supervision Of a committee
of some of the best and ablest temperance
men in the Empire State. 1t is devoted, as
its title indicates, to the great cause of legal
prohibition of the liquor traffic throughout
our country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

"MoRAL Substituted the excellent
Story and arguments on our outside, on the
subject of moral suasioa. Another reason
which might be given why kind pords will
not do to depend on exclusively for the eradi-
cation of the evil, is to be found in the fact,
that while here and there a liquor dealers
conscience eompels him to give up the bust
ness, two are certain to spring up in its place
Moral s~uasion alone won't do the work. lie
gal action institutes the traffic, and nothing
short of legal s~uasion, stern and prohibitory
will hurl them from existence.
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Temperance Miscellany.

MARYLAND.-County meetings are being
held to press the Prohibitory law before the
Legislature. Success is confidently expec-
ted.
TExAs.-A resolution instructing the Com
mittee on State Affairs to inquire into the
expediency Of abolishing tho present license
system for the retail of vinous or spirituous
liquors, has been adopted in the House Of
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Contributions for Lecturers,

The Grand Scribe has received $40 from
Mount Ulla Div, in Rowan county, towards
employing State Temperance Lecturers.
$40 has also been received from Six Pound
Div, in Warren county, for the same object.
Also s. from J. B. Clark, Beaufort county,
for Tracts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11
Memorial

To tie Honorable, the General assembly Of
the State Of North Carolina;
The undersigned most respectfully petition
your Honorable body for the passage of a
Law, Prohibiting entirely the Traffic in In
toxicating Liquors, in the State of North
Carolina, for other than medicinal, sacrament
tai or mechanical purposes being fully per-
suaded that the wants of the people of North
Carolina demand such a law.
; And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

III CIe TetieiSn n6Siot0t, pays Cho lo1ioWlhS
handsome and well-merited compliment to
speaking Of the Schools lated here
he observes
Now, will not Raleigh q. something Tor
ller female schools, when s1aey are uolhg %
can 90 so much for her? AAfai she nov IN
prove asE Local g2EsEon on ralg 1,s sop ( d;so lnIerli ;
But let it not be inferred from these interrog-
atories that Raleigh is more exposed to these
annoyances than other towns. Such an IN
ference would be unjust, as the writer has
reason to know, for, on Christmas, at 10 O.
clock at night, he walked, with the purpose
of making observations, from one extremity
of the city to much beyond its centre, and
did not see any instance of intoxication. On
the afternoon OF Christmas, with the same
object. he walked around the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, and the depot of the Raleigh and
Castor Railroad, and did not see e1her l0htte
or black intoxicated. nor witness q single act
of rudeness or riot"
Does not every good citizen of Raleigh fee
proud at the passaeaf these high encami
ums upon our beautiful City? And is there
one whofeels willingto forfeit its truthfulness
by having re-established one of the numerous
grogshops, which our Commissioners hav'
succeeded in putting down? We bcliev'
not; and yet we regret to see a disguised
effort being made to this effect, and to excit
a morbid sympathy aohicA aoW an to til
discredh Of our City and to The advantage Q
the liquor sellers pocket only! If we woul
have Raleigh maintain her high position, le
the people vote for those men who have bee
the instruments Of bringing her up to it.
Nobody will gam any thing BY q chang
from our present City policy, but the gro
seller-and his gains will be at the sacrifc
Of the tears and blood of our citizens and vi
%itors! Voters of Raleigh, do your duty.
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aa A friend writes US, that Jarratt's
Bay Division, in Carteret county, male quite
an interesting public demonstration on the
24th ult. They had some good singing, and
forcible Addresses were delivered by Elder
Moses Baldwin, DR.. Arson Tolson, and Elder
Montague. The Rummies and their plmps
CRASHED their teeth and swore, which is a
sure sign the speakers did their duty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

: BANK OF THE SrATE.-At the Annual
Meeting of the Stockholders of this Bank,
held on last Monday, the following gentle
men were unanimously reelected Directors
for the ensuing year: George W. Mordecai,
John Fl. Bryan, Jos. B. G. Roulhae, William
Peace, B. F. Moore, Alfred Jones, William
Boylan.
William R. Poole, and L. OBJ. Branch are
the Directors on the part of the State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

ssA The deepest Snow we nave had here
for twenty years, fell on Saturday night last
covering the ground some six or eight inch
es deep! OF course all mail facilities have
been almost entirely suspended thereby, as
travelling is almost impossible.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

THE PEOPLE ARE MOVING Read the glo-
rious signs contained in the proceedings OF a
public meeting held in Chatham recently
Let all others initiate the good example,
So Right on =" kp word.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

LESoIR AcADEMY.-See Advertisement of
this Institution in another column. From
our personal acquaintance with the Princi-
pal, we take pleasure in recommending his
Academy to those having Sons to educate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

MINUTES of the Sixteenth Annual Session
of the N. G. conference.-the are indebted
to the Rev. W. e. PELL, of this city, for a
copy Of these Minutes, from which we learn
that there are embraced within the jurisdic-
ton Of the conference 100 local preachers.
2O,937 white members, 1855 colored mem
bers, and 226 Sunday Schools.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

EF The new Episcopal Church in this
City was consecrated on Thursday last by
the Rt. Rev. Bishop Atkinson. Several Min
listers from a distance were in attendance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11
BIRD-sHOT.

From the mountains to the sea shore we
gather cheering news that the temperance
people arc in earnest for the coming year,
and hencetorth. RIGHT! The watchfres must
not burn ~down-every brave arm must be
barred for the strike-the ranks must be un-
broken and new friends enrolled, and all
march to the conflict inspired to redeem old
mother Carolina from the tyranny Of the au.
tocrat Of Rum-the whiskey Car of our ma
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-11

s@ The Officers Of the Raleigh and
Castor Railroad have given notice that Slaves
IRE not permitted to travel ont the Rail Road
without a written permit from their owners.
Duplicates should in all cases be given, as
the Ticket Agents are instructed TO retain one
cory of every pass.
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ga~ The Grand Scribe desires to state that
his supply of copies Of the New Ritual and
Cards is entirely exhausted. He has ordered
a new supply, some weeks since, and has
been daily expecting them for some time
When received, all orders will be instantly
filled.
Tt may be we'll for him to remark also,
that the Key in the old B. B. is the one TO
be used in d~eciphering the present Quarters
p. W. and exp. the new key not having been
promulged when they were made out. The
same remarks will apply to the P. W. and exp.
for the quarters beginning with the lst OF
April and July next.
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RALEloH,N. Q.
Wednesday, January Il, 1854.
A Positive Arrangement.

Subscribers r~eeeioing heif papers NTH a red mark,
IRE thereby. notified that in four eeeks from the re-
eeiptsof the first ~4sst4k"s aaarked, their s4Bserip-
ton gears etU expire; and unless reaeteed ,oithin
that time, the paper oil be discontinued. This rule
g;U be iaferi6Iy adhered to.
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Handsome Compliment to Raleigh.

A writer over the signature Of Visitor"
in tho Raleigh Register, pays the following
handsome and well-merited compliment to
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-17
SPRING IMPORTATION, 1854
GTNTER 81 ALVEY.

GINTER & ALVEY,
No. 1G Pearl Street, Richmond, Va,
HAVE now in store, of their own direct
IL importation. from London and Paris, the most
complete stock of
FANCY DRY GOODS
ever exhibited in this market consisting in part of
the following:
Cotton and Silk HOSE and Half Hose, of all colors
and qualities.
Mems and Women's Gotten, Thread Silk and Kid
GLOVES in every variety.
Ladies' Linen Cambria, Linen Lawn Hemstitched
and Embroidered HANDKERCHIEFS.
Gents plain Linen. cold bordered Cambria, fancy,
white and Damask Silk HANDKERCHIEFS.
CRANATS and NECK-TIES in endless variety
EMBROIDERIES of every description
SHIRTS. COLLARS, SUSPENDERS. SEWING
SILK, THREADS, BUTTONS, COMBS. &c,
With beautiful assortment of ladies' Silk and Vel.
vet DRESS TRIMMINGS. to which we respectfully
solicit the attention of the Virginia and North Caro-
lima trade, assuring them prices will be as low as
in any Northern house. maj
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-17
COMMERCIAL.
RICHMOND MARKETS. March 10.

RICHMOND MARKETS, March 10.
In BREApsrUfFs the past week, there has
been little animation. there being great doubt
as to the future, and holders being unwilling
to make concessions demanded by buyers.
The news by the Arabia, however, MADE an
impression more favorable to buyers. III
deed, the stocks of both Ipheat and ron,
here are very limited The high price PAID
for Wheat for some months past, inouceo isi-
mers. who have heretofore had thelr gram
ground at country mills, to SEND IL forward
for sale This has greatly diminished the
amount of Flour from the interior, while the
active trade has rapidly relieved the market
ma IL accumulated There have been, too,
vast shipments of Wheat to Europe, as II
was found more profitable to send the 1aeat
than to grind it and send the Flour. The OF
fail is more important and valuable there 1'a'i
It is here, and hence the Wheat commands
more, in comparison with rates hefe' thah
Flour.
CORN-Cargo sales on Tuesday, at as cents; on
"Wednesday at 20 cts. bushei-a aholIHe Ion opc
since last Saturday Yesterday we heard OF no tians-
actions except a very small lot at ~ cents, which
could not be tsken as standard for larger sales The
market is nearly bare of Corn, yet II supplies were
at hand. decline upon last sses would have to be
submitted TO.
FLOUR-The first of the week there were a few
limited sales of Canal at $780, but holders generally
demanded r ore. The stock was light, and the mar
ket quite dull Yesterday the Arabias news lowered
the vi. VS. of buyers, and no sales were made In
deed there seemed to be nos disposition 10 operate
by either buyer seller, until the effect of the
on the Northern markets could be ascertained.
WHEAT-YesteTd ay there nothing doing to
base quotatons upon; but il is understood that the
next sales will be at decline. The amount of
Wheat offering is very small. The farmers catching
the spirit OF the day, many of them understood
TO be "hodina for higher prices" and this makes
the supply arriving at this season very small Last
sse. before the Arabias news were at $l60 for red
81 .65 for white.