Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-05
North Carolina Items.

ulnr iden that Il urth-CarOlina prodscss Moth
ing hut tar, pitch and turpentine.' IS fast
being d~irpelled by the railroads with wslsh
the energy of her citizens are covering her
territory. Last year the county Of hyde
exnsrted corn and wheat 20 the amt of $780,
600; and thr county of Edgecomb raised and
sold $40O. 900 worth Of cotton. The exports
from Washington, n. c., for last year,
amounted to 5 l.02O,6l3 l2,of which $37 ,0S5
was t. foreign countries. Since the opening
of the Central Rail Road to Gresnsborough,
there have been $50 barrels Of -four sent from
tba. town. of which 800 went to Norfolk
Ii. 900 barrels of dried fruit were among the
frst r~sceipts in Norfolk which resulted frsRa
the opening OF the Central railroad.
WESTERLY ExTrHTIoN.-The President has
given notice that proposals will be received
for the Graduation. Masonry and Sllls Tor
Is milss Of the First SectioR Of the Western
N. C. Railroad. 1t will be necessary for
those desiring to secure contracts, to obta'a
a priased copy Of theplans, specifications, &c.
SAD ISCIpEHr.-A friend writes US, that
on Friday, LIST inst, John Nanhook, . res
pectable and hard working citizen of Frank
lin, Macon Cosnty, came to his death IN a
manner that is suggestive OF she uncertainty
Of all earthly things. lie Uas oat at work
in the morning. On coming to dinner, his
little son was thought to be worse Of scarlet
fever, and Mr.. Vanhook came to the village
for the Doctor. lie was as lively and social
as we had ever seen him. But alas IN one
short hour the news was brought back, that
in attempting to lift a log on the wagon for
fire-vood, he slipped up, his forehead fell on
q little stump and the log on his head, and
he was horribly mangled. Surgical aid was
called in, and kindness did all that could be
done, but it was of noavail. He was honled
to the house, aud a little after 5 o'clock, Z.
NJ, he breathed his last. Hsw short is life
and how uncertain!
Mr.. Vanhook came fron Orange county to
this, several years ago, and though not veal
thy, was living we'll. He leaves a wife and
five small children to mourn his loss
AshUiNe Spectator.
ANNUAL ADDnEssEs.-We learn that the
Rev. T. G. Lowe of Halifax, n. c., will
preach the annual sermon, and George Da-
Wis, ESQ. of Wilmington, will deliverthe liter
airy address at the next commencement OF
Greensboro Female College.
We learn also that the Sermon and liter
ary address for the next commencement at
Normal College will be delivered by Rev.
A. S. p. Greene, D. D. of Nashville Tenn.
and Hon. E. Ct. Reade of North Carolina.
We learn that notwithstanding the severe
NCHSltI, l1lC iuilkDCI u Otb4NNhNS IA OWL
dance at this College is much larger than at
anv previous time. Formerly students from
the east stopped at Greensboro, for a private
conveyance, they now stop at High Psint.
four and a half miles from the College.
Hy- Thomas L. Cowan, Esq, one of our
o}.e est and M0st estimable citizens, died or
Yesterday morning, a few minutes past II
In his death, the community has lost q gooC
citizen, and the family a kind husband ast
father.-rhough he is gone, forever from GU
midst, his good deeds will long be remem
bered by those who have often shared BIZ
charity and his wise COUNSEL Salisbury
HJr.
MORE CoAL-We learn that the Egyp
Company, in prosecuting thsir works, pas
sed through II feet Of slate, below the 4
feet seam of Coal heretofore mentioned, an
thea came to another seam Of Coal, 20 inche
thick, making in all 6 feet 2 inches Of Goa
We learn further, from u reliable source
that the machinery OF the Company 90
bring to the surface a ton of coal a minute
Such was it's operation whilst q gentlema
timed it by his watch.
Before the sinking Of the shaft, the con
pany had ascertained by the auger, that thel
is another seam of the coal about 4O foot b
low these two which are already opeoed, an
Ltldb III L. A ICASUo l. ACOU U&iAAS w LA0o u
Company's lAad. land doubtless q vast exteI
besides has more than twelve feet Of co
at a depth of only 400 to $50 feet below ii
surface.
We congratulate every friend Of Nor
Carolina on the facts disclosed within Il
last two or three weeks. We have a mine
wealth inexhaustible, capable of making th
+ part of the State-indeed the whole State
what Pennsylvania is; for she has rushed f
ward in the career of prosperity, of popu1
g ton and wealth,-in consequence OF her &C
and iron. We have both, OF the best quail
and in exhaustless quantity, within 40 mil
Of this town. Of navigable water, and with
40 miles of the ocean.
A lively feeling Of satisfaction has be
produced here by the Discoveries. We {
aot previously doubt that our rail road
the Coal Fields would be built. But it v
a hard struggle. Now we think the way
cleared Of much Of the difficulty. The wo
will be done nore easily and more speedi
Fay. Observer.
" MARRIAGE AND DEArH.-In the Carolini
= we nnd the marriage, on the 18th inst. of
= D4nisl Smith of Harnett, Miss Mary Al
second daughter of Finlay McFadyen,
Moore county; and the death, on the So
day, of Mr.. James K. Smith, brother of
bridegroom, who had accompanied the
dial party on the occasion, and who expil
= after a brief and apparently slight indis
sition.
The following table Of the number Of poul
- to the bushel may be of interest to farm
and dealers Of wheat, 60 pounds; of shel
corn, SO pound; of corn in the cob, 10 poun
III ofrye, Sc pounds; ofoats, 60 pounds; of bea
;. 60 pounds; Of bran, % pounds; of clover Sc
60 pounds; of timothy seed, As pounds
fax-seed, SO pounds; 0 fhemp seed, A poun
d. of bluegrass seed, Is pounds; of castor bsa
46 pounds; of dried peaches, SO pounds
driedapples, 81 pounds; of onions, 81 pour
FIRE.-A FIRE broke out in Fayetteville
Monday last, about noon, in the Kitchen
: Mr.. A. II. Whitfield, and despite the e
e tons that were made to arrest the confa
ton, both the Kitchen and Dwelling of
~ Whitfield were entirely consumed.
m DRowN1D.-Joel Croker, of Johns
ed county, was drowned in Little River, /
Waynesborough; on the 22nd inst. The
las nv of inquest brought in a virdict that
his deceaced came to his death by being thr
he from his horse in the River. We learn
inc he left Goldsboro' Friday morning into1
Us ted. and was found in the River NOR
the evening. The body of the deceaced wa
ixe ken by his friends to Johnston and bu1
cu- Goldsboro' IEibu,
the ~
sen A GROWING Evil. TheLe is a NO
in the House Of Correction in this city
has in prison with herself an infant child