Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-07-30

the Sophomore Class, which were zone
up in a very creditable manner indeed
On Wednesday morning, the sermon to
the Graduating Glass was preached before
a large audience, by Rev. A. J.. p. Green,
D. D.. of the Tennessee Conference.
In the afternoon of Wednesday, Hon.
Il. 6. Reade being unable to deliver the
Literary Address, because illness detained
him in Washington, Drs. Green and
Deems addressed the audience, each in
his W peculiar vein, much to the gratifi-
cation of everybody. At night there were
good Determinations by the Sophs., and orig
inal speeches hy the Juniors.
Thursday was occupied by Commence
ment exercises. Eight young gentlemen,
members of the Graduating Class, r%eceiv-
cd the degree of A. b.
A SHOCKING ARRAY Sererdt Deaths "A
man named Ray, n resident of Morgan, KY,
had soma previous difficulty with some of
his nrighlsrs, and failing To get revenge, he
concluded to take it out by poisnning the in.
offensive little children Of those with whom
he had had n difirulty, and who were atten
ding - schnol. lie consequently obtained a
quantity Of poisnn-rut it in a squirrels
head, and laid it in a spring used by the
school. The result was the poisoning Of
nearly the whole If the children of the school,
two or three Of whom died, and seven or
eight others, our informant says, cannot sur
vive. The achuolmnSter. whose name we do
not remember, and who was also pnis
WI,ei, Mt last accounts had seine parts of
him mortified. and his death was tpyonh
question. Ray was arrested iy the citizens of
his n~eighbol hood. aud made his escape at
night, but was again apprehendel near or
in Quincy. Hickory county, and carried back,
and hung by the populace.
Ga" 1t will lie seen by the following letter
that Com. Stockton has Withdrawn from the
Presidential canvass, in favor Of Millard
Fillmore.
To Messrs. Allen, Jones, Bobbinet, g.
COmmiHee.
GENTLEMEN Our efforts to prevent the
great American parry from being Sectional
lied or Ahul tinnrz-d. have heen successful.
lie has bern pnrged Of all Sectional and Alb
clifton men and dogmas. THE National
Camp has enhursel Mr.. Fiilmnrr's Ampri-
canism, and he is pledged to uphold the in
tegrity of American principles and the per
petuity of our reformed organization.
My object has been attained. AM I am no
longer a candidate for the Presidency.
Your friend and ob"d't servant,
r. L. STOCKTON.
PALACE DISCOVERED UNDERGROUND The
remains Of IL ma.niti, eat palace have been
discovered under Il garden in the isle of Capri.
IL must not only have been splendid in
structure. but in SITUATION, commanding a
view of the hay Of Parlermo and Naples.
Marble of various cOlors were used in its
construction, ant all its apartments. so
far as the excavations have proceeded. are of
the most spacious and elegant character
The doorway Is twelve feet wide, and of
white mar'.le, and the rooms are paved in
mosair, while the walls are painted red, blue
and yellow, g.. Several coins of the reign
Of Augustus and Tyherias have he-n found.
some of them disclosing fhe curious fact that
the coins of one reign were at times recoined
III another.
The CRops The Richmond Wing, speak
a ing OF the crops i'll Virginia, says: "A gen
: eral alarm, from the mountains to the sea
: board, is felt for the corn crop. The rains
= have been partial and limited in quantity
: the chinch-bng universal. and like the sane
Of the sea shore for numbers. Many corr
: fields are entirely destroyed by them already
and Ut ,ers can only be saved by timely an
%copious rains" This is true, to a consider
,r able extent, IA TO North Carolina. Rain i
greatly needed in some sections. and w
,e hear of the ravages If the chinch.bug il
u many instances entirely destroying the corn
:. Corn is selling here at So 25 per harrrl-al
p indication that the farmers about here fear
short crop.
KILLED by LIGHTNING.--Thn Roanok
e. Democrat, Halifax, N. c., of Wednesda
re last says: 4" NJ. Slmuel Kater, of this cour
ID ty. lost his little son last Wednesday, b
lightning, and strange to say he was sittin
" between two persons in the door Of a house
Of with his little hand in the lap of a lady. an
m resting himself on n young man. The chill
he was killed instantly without a perceotill
"a scar. The young mqn was thrown senseleS,
Sc hut recovered, receiving a burn down hi
r. back to his knees thence the lightning pei
W etrated the floor. The young lady receive
of no hurt"
w Drought in Teras-The Galveston New
~ Of the lOth instant sayS:-''It is now M
wards Of seven weeks since we haze had raj
~ enough in this city to thoroughly wet tt
cir ground. Our gardens are now almost RUNE
'r for the present. and it is even doubtful whet
Is, err many of cur vegetables are not past beir
ri revived by a rain. Our ~cisterns are all
NY getting very low. many being entirely empt
M This excessive drought seems to have prevai
ny ed generally in Western Texas. though tn.
have fortunately been more favored in Il
IN East"
ng
Ar. Destruction Of the Cotton and Corn Crop
on We hear sad news from all this section of Il
ravages Of the worm in the cCttun and cor
90. In many cases. fields Of hundreds of acres
nd cotton and corn have been laid waste. Y
lie have met with many planters, within a ie
If DAYS past. who have been suf.rers-tht
,as prospects utterly hlighted. Some r"nsii
nd. it the regular cotton caterpillar of 1916 VIII
III others say il is only II species If grass wnrl
ma in great numbers, not heretofore known
hepredate on The rotton or corn To- any &C
siderable ~extent.-Jdckson Mss Union.
he "Our party is the bone and sinew of I
&c, country" said an eleetioneering ofhce hold
70. 70 n farmer, And what are The bones "a
es- sinews worth without the brains q repli
in the farmer.
A Bloodg Record.-There are now on I
10 docket Of the First District Court in New I
leans, LII, not less than fifteen cases OF I'M
=" der.
M. Distressing Case Its sald thaV MT II
'il w who shot his wife through mistake. q
ay NIGHT last week, in Caruline, Va, has
.ng be constantly watched to prevent him tr'
use committing suiciae--having made several
est temps to destroy himself.
To Cure a C5ugh. buv a hottie of the B
.;"y sam nf Wild Cherry. We have more ia
in this combination Of DIR. Wistar, than
w any other remedy known, having witness
" ;tS cntire SucaeSs in MANY cases of prOtr