Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-28
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FIRE AND DEArH.-We learn that on We'd
nesday night of last week. the dwelling house
of Mrs. Margaret Woods, on Little River,
about seven miles northeast of this place,
was consumed by fire, and she was burned
up in it. A jury q Vest was summoned,
and after invessigaeSSag they concluded that
the evidence before them was sufficient to
authorize the commitment of Presley Riley,
on suspicion Of having killed Mrs. Woods
and set fire to the house. He was bound
over to answer at the Term of the Superior
Court then in session, but the Court had ad-
journed when he was brought to town. A
further investigation was to take place on
Monday ofthis week.-HiUsboro' Recorder.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-On Tuesday the Goth
of January. 1855, j. Francis Hunter, only
child and son of Mr.. John J.. Hunter, Of
Gates county, N. c., aged three years one
month and fourteen days, caught his clothes
on fire while playing with other children,
and before any timely aid could be afforded
him, was so badly burned, that he died in
about twelve hours afterwards. His fond
and doting mother in trying to rescue her
darling son from so awful a situation, got
her hands severely burned before she could
extinguish the flames.
W We regret to learn that Mr.. William
Green, of Person County, was poisoned about
the last of February, by eating a root which
he supposed to be what is termed by some
Angelica, but which turned out to be hem
lock. He died with the fourth fit. He was
q worthy man, and leaves q wife and three
children to feel his loss.
New BRUNSWICK, March 23.-The As
sembly have passed the liquor bill by a vote
of 81 to II. 1t will probably pass the Legis-
lative Council.
New York, March %. The news from
Albany is that the Liquor Bill will pass the
Senate pretty much as it came from the
House.
AWFUL SHIPwREcK.-The Paris papers re-
ceived by the Africa contain accounts of the
mostdisastrou %shipwreck of the frigate Semi
lante, in the Straits of Boniface. The Semi
lante, recently left Toulon with four hum
red soldiers on board. She struck on one of
the reefs in the Straits and Immediately
filled. The crew and passengers, making
together seven hundred men, all perished.-
A vast quantity Of cannon, mortars, shells,
gunpowder, and shot were lost. Nothing
was saved-not a shEsd. All that has been
washed ashore, as far as is known to Govern
ment, are two pairs Of trousers. The Semi
> lante was going to the Crimea.
The NEW HoTEL.-The Sale of the new
l Hotel, in this town, took place on Saturday
t as previously advertised. There was a mum
s erous concourse of persons present and the
s bidding was quite spirited. The property
:, was knocked off to Messrs Jno. NJ. Moody,
$ I. j. Jarratt, VIM. II. Gray, and VIM. N.
Jarratt, at fifteen thousand one hundred and
fifty dollars, to which add furniture and fix
lures six hundred and fifty making Fifteer
r +bOroon1 Eirhk bnnJnoJ IolIo-u IL -
n at which the whole property sold. This is
n regarded as a moderate price, and it is belle
we'd that the property would have gone severa
n thousand dollars higher had the sale takel
+! place three or four weeks later.
Weldon Herald.
:; RICHMOND, Va, March 20. A terrific ex
Nv plosion occurred at Midlothian Coal Pits, a
; Chesterfield last evening, sixteen person
were taken out alive and eight dead. It
feared that all will die. 1t is supposed tina
most of whom will perish. The explosio
was caused by a blast.
ge SUMMERvILLE.-During the first part of til
Oh week, we visited Summerville, the count
Is. seat of Harnett, and had the satisfaction
lis shaking hands with many old friends, an
.ct also extending our acquaintance with tx
at citizens OF that section of country. We foun
,ar them a clever set of people, intelligent, Ell
of terprising and Industrious.
ey There is not o store or shop of any desert
We ton in the place. Not a drop of liquor f
he sale on the ground. There is a provision
to the charter of Cum kerland Academy (locatt
at Summerville) which prohibits the sale
full Intoxicating liquors in the village or near
w. The question was mooted in private circl
to whether the location of the county seat
pn. the place would not render this r~estrictic
led void. We think not, and this appeared
be the opinion of the citizens generally. B
wv fore any of the fire water can be sold
all the county seat of Harnstt, the Legislatu
IAN must act on the su0Jess.
lev Upwards of one hundred acres of Ian
mostly lying in the centre of the villa;
hat have been donated to the county of Harne
on which a Court House and Jail are to
'as. built, the balance to be laid of in lots a
sold, the proceeds to be applied for the bel
art fit of the county.
During a stay of two days in Summervil
We did not see an intoxicated person on t
If ground, Notwithstanding the gathering v
nos large. This is a gratifying evidence Of L
did rality in that section.-Fdy. Car.