Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-12
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ELECTIONS IN OTHER STATEs.-KentucEy.
The returns from this State are very contra
dictory. Mr.. Marshall and Mr.. Underwood
are elected to Congress. The Democrats
claim the election of Messrs. Burnett, Pey-
ton, Kewett, Elliot and Stevenson, certain,
and Talbot as probable.
In the Ashland Dist. the contest has been
a close one between Roger Hanson, the can
didate Of the American party, and James B.
Clay, Dem.
Mssouri.-The Union publishes a despatch
from a private source in St. Louis, dated
the 9th, stating that Rollins, American, is
defeated by Stewart. Dem, for Governor, by
from FIVE to ten thousand majority.
A dispatch in the Baltimore Sun, of the
same date, says that Rollins's majority in
Boone county is 524; in Lafayette 500
Howard county gives Stewart las. Saline,
Johnson, Pettis and Moniteau counties report
majorities for Rollins. Morgan SO majority
for Stewart. The official returns of st. Louis
give Rollins a majority of l.848, a gain of
$50 on Fillmcre's vote. CapeGlradeau coun-
ty gives Rollins about 100 majority. Roll
Inns gains, so far, amount to about 1900.
ALABAMA.-A despatch says the Democratic
State ticket has been elected by a large ma
jority. Mr.. Smallwood is elected to con-
gress.
Suicide Of Senator Rusk "A Geographic
despatch from New Orleans on Tuesday 4th.
says that advices from Texas state that Sem
ator Thos. j. Rusk committed suicide on the
29th ult., by shooting himself through the
mead with a rifle. No cause is assigned.
BUFFALO, August 3.-In the recent prize
fight in Canada, between Philadelphia pug
lists, Dommick Bradley was victorious. One
hundred and fifty rounds were fought, occu-
plying two hours and fifty minutes.
New YORK, August 3.-Both of the parties
were severely punished. Bradley arrived in
this city this morning. Banker remains at
Buffalo. 1t is stated that there were four
thousand spectators at the fight, and that
bets were offered eighty to twenty on Brad
ley.
A Mormon IN Trouble.-Last week a dis
ciple of Brigham Young attempted to preach
the Mormon docsrine In Smythe county, Va,
and though warned by the citizens, refused
to desist. He was accordingly seized, tarred
and feathered, after which he made a rapid
exit.
MEN DROWNED IN A FIGHT.-Two men
were drown in Whitemore Lake, Michigan,
on the 4th. In company with their wives
and a little girl, they were sailing on the
lake, when an alteration ensued the men
clinched, in the struggle upset the boat, anc
they foughtin the water until they both sank
The woman and the little girl were both sa
we'd by clinging to the boat until rescued.
REMEDY FOR CHINcH BUGs.-A Mr.. Powell
in a communication to the Richmond Whiy
recommends the ~sprinkling of Scotch smut
on aOrn JnfnptnH with oh1poh hvm coool
quantity applied when the dew is on the corn
or after a rain, will destroy the bug. Mr.
Powell has tried this remedy and by so do
ing, saved many a barrel of corn. 1t i
certainly a cheap and easy mode of gettin!
rid OF this pest OF the country. The bug, n
doubt, dies from inhalation of the snuff.
THE RUSSIAN MlLLENIUM.-In five year
from the present date Russia will have al
tanned the age of one thousand years, a
event to be celebrated by the erection of
monument for which a subscription has jus
been set Oh foot. The monument is to b
built in the city of Novogorod and voluntar
contributions in aid of its erection will b
received by government officials throughor
the empire until 1862.
POISONED WHIsKEY.-Thc Lebanon (Ohio
Star records the death of four men frol
drinking whiskey with strychine in it.
also says that tens of thousands of fish in IL
stream below the distillery have died. Tu
tons of dead fish have been taken out, a mil
race being literally choked with them.
MOSQUITOES IN FLoRIDA.-The Key We
3 correspondent of the Charleston Mercur
:. in his letter of the 10th ult., speaking
i mosquitoes, which since the late heavy rain
t have become very troublesome on the Ke
n says:
!. In the everglades these pests of Southe,
life are frightfully abundant. At Fort d.
las they are 80 plentiful that both Office
n and men rave; the guard on duty pass the
e whole time under bars. The sentry is pr
d vided with a mosquito veil, or rather b
thrown over the head, and kept out from t
n face by a hoop wooden clothes, boots g.
gauntleted gloves protect the limbs and DO
n from their murderous attacks. Persons W
have not experienced this beauty of Sout
ern life scarcely believe that horses and c,
tie are actually bled to death ia a sins
night and woe he to the soldier or seama
who, by means of liquor, loses. command
himself and falls to the ground helple
and unprotected-these Unsuitable vampi1
will fasten their tangs upon him and dr.
from his besotted body what fevered bic
IS remains.
d PLowING BY STEAM.-This is an import;
h. subject to farmers, and is claiming consid
able attention in the United States. '
re notice that in the vicinity of Chelmsfo
10 England, a successful experiment of the ki
o. was made "a few weeks since, in the prese,
of a large number of persons engaged
le agriculture. The Chronicle, of that pla
says
ID The field selected was a piece of TWEEN
at three acres, eaiied Mill Field, near the WI
Hart Inn. The first start was with t
n double plows, .ut as it was an exceedin
heavy soil, usually plowed with three or Fl
as horses, very foul, and from being lat
d. drained, not lying well, it was difficult
n the engine to pass over it, and after q pat
~ four single plows were attached, and althor
at first, from not being able to get the go
IL gear to work favorably, some little del;
were caused, after a time they did their W
ne admirably, blowing from six to nine inc
Sc deep. The work was wonderfully straig
tn though done in the midst of a large c
or course of spectators. who were eviden
to deeply interested in the experiment.
ho chung and tough, so close and heavy was
ty soil, that, in answer to inquiries made a.
n how the matter was going on, the observat
of those who knew the locality was: w
If 1t can pillow now, it can pillow anything,
n, Many farmers who entered the field Or,
IS, diced were unreluctant in their praise,
h. acknowledged that the wonderful machi
a. being still in its infancy, would, as imprc
ments followed, effect an extraordin,
:. change in the cultivation and managem
III of land of every description.