Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
CITY AND A NEWS.

FIRE lon Thursday evening last, about
three o'clock, an alarm Of fire was given in
this City, which proceeded from the residence
of the Rev. Mr.. Skinner, in the Northern
part Of this city. Fortunately the fire was
extinguished before any serious damage was
done.
On the same evening, about six o'clock,
the kitchen of Mr.. David Register, Jr. on
Hargett street, in the eastern part Of the
City, took fire. The kitchen was consumed,
and Mr.. Registers dwelling house was saved
only after great e~xertion. 1t was at one time
on fire. The fire at Mr.. Registers originated
inside the kitchen, from the careIessness, as
is supposed, of a servant. Mr.. Registers
loss is between three and four hundred dol
lars.
Ess~ At a meeting of the citizens, held at
the Town Hall, on Saturday the 9th inst,
the following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to make arrangements for celebra-
ting the approaching Anniversary of Amer
lean Independence H. s.. Smith, DIR. W. S.
Bryan, P. F. Pescud, DR.. L. S. Perry, DR.. E..
B. Haywood, A. M. Goaman, Capt. j. @.
DeCarteret and VIM. White, Jr. The day
will no doubt be celebrated in an appropriate
and becoming manner.
Mr.. R. M. Andrews petitioned to the
Board to be recommended to the County
Court of Wake as a suitable person to have
a license to retail spurious liquors by the
small measure, at his house near Central
noo,k +ho rat;tion uyoS orrapfaI
We clip the above from the proceedings of
the Board of Commissioners, and we do so
with deep sorrow. Our Ward has long been
clear of licensed grog shops, and we had
hoped it would always remain so. But here
is one chartered at the most Objectionable
place that could have been selected-near
the Railroad Depot, where all travellers can
see it's beauties 4; where servants can be cor
rupted, (for we are obliged to send them
there) and our ladies be subjected to insult
when they go to take the cars-for such are
the natural consequences of grog shops J
Will the Railroad Company pass a vote Of
thanks to the Commissioners for this public
convenience 2"
BAPTlsM.-The ordinance of Baptism was
administered Oh SdGuIudJ Adop W AOSN' L. LIZ
? Skinner, Pastor of the Baptist church in this
CITY, to twelve candidates-six white and six
, colored.
/, SCARCITY OF CoRN.-The Raleigh and Gas.
ton Railroad Company, in consideration of
the great scarcity of corn in N. c., are char
i gingo only half price on all the corn brought
0 into this State on their road.
G A public meeting of the citizens of Halifax
county, N. c., was held at Weldon a few days
r ago, at which the sum of $1,000 was con.
-. tributed to buy corn for the poor. Ought not
something Of the kind to be done for the re.
= lief of the suffering poor in our city AID vi,
einity? We hope the Board Of Commission
ers will call q meeting of the citizens to take
IS the matter into consideration.
DESTRUCTIVE SToRM.-We learn that {
IS violent storm, accompanied by heavy rair
a visited Charlotte, on Wednesday evening
n last, at 81 o'clock, by which some car sheds
belonging to the North Carolina Railroad
Company were blown down, chimneys des
, troyed, houses unroofed, and other propert.
~ more or less injured. The town is represen
ted as having been in a great state of alarm
~ We have not heard Of any loss of life. Th
Id storm extended some forty miles east Q
to Charlotte, and has doubtless caused grea
?" injury to the crops.
ar HAIL STORM IN JOHNSTON CoUNTY.-W
on are informed by a gentleman from Johnston
so that there was a pretty sharp hail storm 4
his farm in that County, on Wednesday eve
!, ming. He was not aware of how far tn
ne storm extended.
OF Instead of a hail storm, this section wa
PES visited by u most refreshing rain, which "
yer hope was general.
Grand RQyal arch Chapter. The Gran
Royal Arch Chapter commenced its ann
y al convocation in this town on Monda
i'd and adjourned on Thursday evening. III
nc. following are the officers for the ensuin
DIS, year:
ave Peter Curtis, of Newberne, G.. II. P
ce, e H. Watson, of Graham, d. G II. ?
vas Goold Hoyt, Of Greenville, G. K; d.
Phillips, Of Hillsboro,' G. S.;T.W Brow
of>Wilmington, G. Treasurer; t. B. Can
ore of Wilmington, G. Secretary; H. G Bar
ty" hill, of Greenville, G. M.-Commercio
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