Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-06-18
NEWS OF THg DAY.

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Orator for the 4h. w. w. Holden,
Esq. has accepted an invitation to deliver
an Grafton in this city On the 4th July.
A good Grafton may be expected, suitable
to the day and the crisis.
Singular CircumstGnce.-A correspondent
of the Boston Post, in Sullivan, Me-. details a
very curious case. Capt. Tufts, OF town,
having in a keg in his store, about two pounds
of gunpowder, poured the contents into a pa
per, which he carried to the house, and gave
to his wife for safe keeping. Mrs. TUFTS put
The bowder in the oven of a stove in ~anunoccu-
pied room, with the intention of taking 1t out
when at leisure, but forgot to do so. NotlOng
after this, while Capt. I. was saving IN a lathe
mill, one of his hands was nearly cut OIL
His physician nearly despaired of his life, as
every effort to stop the blood had proved una
vailing. In the meantime q fire was kindled
in the stove, which contained the powder, in
order to waym the room for rece ption of Capt.
7. Immediately after k~indling the fire. his
friends proceeded to carry him into the room
and had just reached the door, when the pow
der exploded-breaking the clock, stove, win
dow glass, &C., into atoms and starting from
its place one end of the house. Bot the curl
Gus part Of the story is, Capt. L. received a
shock, which Immediately stopped the blood.
thereby saving his life. 1t is the opinion of
his physician, that had he bled another ounce,
itmust have proved fatal.
THE HAIR.-There is nothing so becoming
to either man or woman as o good head of
hair, yet we see many who, from carelessness
or neglect, let their hair become so dry and
i Gro.Hu that - ~, roo11u not G. 70 10 eoo1
while, if they would only procure one bottle
of Woods Hair Restorative and use it, they
could have as luxuriant a crop as any body
else.
Senator SINNERS health is improving. It
is doubted if a two thirds vote can be raised
to expel Mr.. Brooks from the House on &C
count of his assault upon the Senator. A
majority, however, can punish by imprison-
ment, the constitution providing expressly
that:
Each house may determine the rales of
it's proceedings, and punish its members t0r
dtsorderly beharioau and, with the concur
renee of two-thirds, expel a member"
rear The Hon. Thomas II. Benton has
formally accepted the nomination of the Dem.
ocrats Of Missouri for the office of Governor,
and is about taking the stump. He will can
Vass the State thoroughly.
A profitable Investment. If you would
save twenty dollars in Physicians fees, and
twice that amount in time, buy a dollar bot
tie Of Perry Davis Pain Killer for family
use you will never regret it.
The Helena Afray.-We learn from a gentle.
man direct from Helena, that Mr.. Marriott,
one of the parties to the recent ARRAY in thai
place, di5d from the effects of his wounds on
Wednesday night last, and was buried at
thatplace. He resided formerly in Alabama
and was on u visit to his brother in-law, Mr..
Rice, when the ARRAY occurred. Mr.. Gle
bourne, another one of the parties to this un.
fortunate affair, is slowly recovering. i
was understood, by our informant, Mr.. Hind
man was able to walk about.-Memphis ViSi
tor.
HAIL SToRM.-On monday last. the NORTH
part of Guilford, and the South part of Rock
ingham sustained serious loss by a severe
hail storm. One, stone it is said, measures
9 inches in circumference. We hear of sew
eral fields of wheat being totally DESTROYED
and fear the obstruction is much greater thar
we have yet heard of.
Jarratt's Hotel, at Weldon, N. c., ha,
been purchased for S2l, 030, by John NJ
Moody.
EFFECTS OF LIGH TNING.-A correspondent
: of the Wilmington Herald, writing frol
Brinkle's Depent, N. c., June S says:
This evening, about 81 o'clock, two negro
es, a young woman and boy, and five mules
and a horse, the property Of Mrs. M. E. Brin
kley, were all struck down and killed in
} pile at the carryage-house, near this place
The negroes had talken the mules from tn
, field, and carts to the carriage house to be she
, tered from the rain-and the two negroes XII
~ledwhere on miles.