Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-05-23

NAYIoNAL DIVISION OF THE Sons OF lem
PERAECE.-We have already mentioned that
the National Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance will hold their annual meeting in
this city on the 9th of tune next and that a
large assemblage is expected. We have
since been able to procure some additional
facts in this relation and are pleased to
place them before our readers.
We have reasons to expect that delegates
will be ia attendance from all the Grand
Divisions in the United States, from the
Grand Division of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick and from England, Ireland and
Scotland. For the entertainment of these,
arrangements have been made with the pro-
prietors of the Mills House, where they will
be received as guests Of the Grand Division
Of South Carolina.
They will all be welcomed by Grand Wor-
thy Patriarch B. d. Townsend, upon the
part of the Grand Division of South Carroll
ma, at the Institute Hall, on Tuesday morn
ing and after this a banner will he presented
by Judge O'Neall to M. w. P. Tilley, of
New Brunswick.
Public meetings will be held during the
week at the Institute Hall and elsewhere,
when addresses will be delivered bv the most
distinguished orators of the order and among
them by Wolf the celebrated Indian Chief
who possesses great ability as an orator, and
who has attained to great distinction in the
Temperance Cause.
Among the amusements contemplated is a
steamboat excursion up Cooper River, that
the members Of the National Division may
have an opportunity of seeing the rice fields
and other peculiar features Of our Southern
scenery and agriculture.
The Grand Division Of South Carolina will
be organized on the evening of Monday the
9th instant, with a view to the more perfect
arrangements of this reception, and a large
delegation from the Subordinate Divisions 0
this State are expected to attend.
Mr.. lilly, of New Brunswick, being tn,
most Worthy Patriarch of the National Di
vision of the Sons Of Temperance in Ameri
ca, will preside over the deliberations Of tn
delegates in Convention.
We have every reason to anticipate a larg
and interesting assembly, and will take DC
casion to report, from time to time, upon tn
progress and prospect Of the Convention an
the cause it Will have in view.
Charleston Standard.
The TOBACCO CRoP.-We hear complaint
from the tobacco growing section of thi
State of the dryness Of the weather and {
the lack of plants and fears are expresse
of a very short crop. Plants it is stateC
were never known to be so scarce as they al
now; and the prospect of getting a stanC
even if plants could be had, would not |
encouraging. The crop, under the mo,
favorable circumstances from this time fort
must necessarily be a short one.
PETERSBURG, Va, May Is. A Large fiji
occurred here last night, in the centre of Il
city, by which, twelve stores were entire
consued, as follows: On. Bolingbrocke sire
-Falconer, Plummer & Co., hardware stor
Geo. w. SteIl. shoe store; n. Hartm;
& Co., clothing store; Muir & Stevens, chi
store. On Sycamore street-W. G.. For
segar store; Samuel Hall, hat store; R.
Thompson, tin store Watson & Aston. col
mission merchants; Watkins, Son & Co., d
do. On Old street--Hetch, Bros. & Co.. a
Hutzle Bros, clothing stores; E. Robert
restaurant. The loss is estimated at $1,000
part of which is insured.
Many of the walls fell this morning, bu1
ing several little boys since which two ha
been extricated from the ruins, one of who
is dead, and the other is supposed to be dyi
at the time Of closing this dispatch.
The property was owned by Messrs. r.
Boiling, F. E. Rrves. Judge May and othe