Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-31

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in the port of Wilmington.
AT Baltimore, great damage was done and
o number of lives lost.
SUPERIOR CoURTs.-We understand the
Judges will ride the Spring Circuits as fol-
lows Judge Ellis and Dick, we learn, have
exchanged circuits, so that Judges E.. will
ride the Newbern Circuit, and Judge D. the
Hillsborough Circuit:
Edenton Circuit, Judge Person,
Newborn Z" Ellis.
Raleigh /" Caldwell.
Hillsboro' Dick,
Wilmington" Bailey,
Salisbury F." Manly,
Morganton Saunders.
If the Legislature should create u new cir
cult, the new Judge, we suppose, will ride
that.
SUPREME CoURT.-The following decisions
have been made by this tribunal since our
last
By NASH, G. jim Weber V. TAYLOR, in
Equity, from Greene, reversing the interlocu-
tory order. Also, in Wilson v. Mace, in
Equity, from Guilford order dissolving the
injunction reversed. Also, Rhodes v. Chand-
Ter, in equity, from Stokes, Diminishing the
bill with costs.
By PEARSON, jim johnson v. Hooper,
from Cumberland, affirming the Judgment
Also, in Whitfield v. Smith, from Bladen,
awarding a centre de noro. Also, in Petit
john v. Williams, from Chowan, affirming the
judgement.
By BATTLE, i'm Tarkinton v. McRae,
from Tyrrell, awarding a centre de aoco.-
Also, in .Warters v. Herring, from Lenoir,
affirming the judgement. Also, in Barfeld
v. Britt, from Robson, directing a centre de
moro.
'HIGH Po1NT.'-The highest ground on
the North Carolina Rail Road, between Colds
boro' and Charlotte, is said to be some fifteen
miles west of Greensboro at the station
where the Fayetteville and Western Plank
Road crosses the Rail Road. 1t is said to
be a very eligible situation for a town, and
several intelligent and .en:erprising gentle
men have selected it as the place of their fu-
ture residence and business. The embryo
Town has been christened Hight Point and a
post Off established by thatname, A. WEIGH,
PM; and supplied by the tri-weekly hack
running on the Plank Road between Fayette-
vile and Salem.
The BLUE RIDGE RABUN GAP RAIL ROAD.
The entire amount necessary to complete this
road, and indeed half a million of dollars
more than the amount necessary, has been
secured. The State of Tennessee contributes
$4,000, individuals and counties in Tennes
see $4,000. The State of South Caroline
subscribes 81, OOO,O 900, and endorses bonds
for another 81 900, 600, the city of Charleston
subscribes 81 ,O50, 900, and other corporations
and citizens of South Carolina $500, 0O0.-
Besides which the Company is authorized tt
mortgage the road for $500, 900 more
This all makes Sc, lao, 900. The contractor
have agreed to take Is per cent, of their con
tracts in stock, say 81, $4,000 Thus there
will be $685. 900 more than the estimated
cost of the road, which is ST, 500, 900. III,
road will be 1876 miles long, will extend from
Knoxville, Tenn. to Anderson G. H., S. G.
where it will connect with existing rail roads
to Columbia and Charleston. It will pas
by Franklin, N. c., provided our Legislature
shall pass the bill now before it, to charte
the company in this State. 20 or 80 mile
of the road in South Carolina are graded.
DEATH OF Mrs. SrANLY. Among the death
recently at San Francisco, we find the nam
of Mrs. Julia Stanly, wife of the Hon. Ed
ward Stanly, formerly of this State.
HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE.-The lower par
of our County in the vicinity of Ponce
Mills, was the scene of the most outrageou
affair, a few days ago, that it has ever bee
our daty to record.
Capt. Nelson Slough, an acting officer q
this town, having sundry warrants in hi
hands against one William Teter, residin
near Pioneer Mills, went down on Frida
last, taking Robert Morrison, ESQ.,, one
the Plaintiffs with him, to the house of sal
Teter, for the purpose of levying o
som Gotton, he had heard that Teter ha
on hand. He found the cotton in the smok
house, he went in, levied on it, and as /
stepped out of the smoke-house door, II
f ter seeing him and divining his purpose, pr
scented his gun and shot him, the who
: charge, consisting of 8 large balls, enterin
his right leg, just below the knee, shatterin
? the bone in a frightful manner. Teter the
/ turned to Mr.. Morrison remarking that if
had his gun loaded he would shoot him ais
: and told him if he did not remove Sloug
i from there he would kill him.
Mr.. Morrison rode to the nearest neigl
bors' and got one or two gentlemen to
. over to Teter's while he posted off for a Phi
stefan. The Physician arrived, and aft
9 some difficulty with this Devil incarnate, ha
/ Capt. Slough carried in the house, where
examined his wound. A conveyance W;
sent for and Capt. Slough taken over to tt
t house of Mr.. Morrison, where his wound VI
dressed and he was properly cared for, aft
which Mr.. Morrison came up to town al
p laid the facts of the case before the prop
u lhOS Jul OLIClIns SuuuhiOuILSd pOo
of Officers, Immediately set out in pursuit
the blood thirsty william, but he had ma
s good use of his time and sloped, and up
}, the time of going to press had not been a
rested. 1t is feared that Capt. Slough W
y lose the limb, as it is thought the bone is
badly shattered that amputation will be n
cessary. He is at Robert III. Morrison
where he receives the best attention.
j. NJ. Kesler, ESQ.,, from whom we learn
r the above particulars, desires US, on the pa
of the officers who were on duty 1T the tim
to return their sincere thanks to Mr.. Morr
q on for the kind and hospitable manner
d which they were entertained while in t
neighborhood in pursuit Of Teter.
We hone the scoundrel will be brought
Justice and dealt with summarily, as he is SO
to be an outrageous character, having attat
Y. ed a Division of the Sons of Temperan'
some time ago, because they were initial
g. one of his sons.
10 We are not an advocate of lynch law, T
+ are we in favor of an excited p~opulace
70 king vengeance in their own hands, gener
RI ly, but as extreme remedies are necessary
n extreme cases we should not be astonish,
Id from what we have heard on the streets
to he were lynched as soon as arrested.
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