Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-09-09
r CAROLINA ITEMS.

AueSuay evening last, about 3 o'clock, the
boiler sttached to the Steam Saw-mill of
Messrs. Golding & Wallace, in the Northern
part OF Forsythe County, a few miles from
Germanton, exploded, instantly killing four
persons and severely wounding four others.
A friend who visited the scene of the disaster
has kindly furnished us with the facts. from
which we learn that the names of the killed
are John Wallace, superintendent of the
Mill Abner Pryor, a neighbor, On a visit to
the mill, and VIM. B. Powers and Gabriel
Jones, hands. Mr.. James Tally was NOR
tally wounded, and Mr.. John Brown is yery
much injured, but it is thou hit will survive:
and Benjamin Jones and HartwelI Sapp are
both sealded, but not dangerously.
Messrs. Wallace and Pryor were sitting on
a log, a short distance from the boiler, enga-
geo IN conversation, when the explosion took
place. Their bodies were both horribly man
gled, that of the former having been thrown
a distance OF forty yards, where it struck n
tree. The body Of Mr.. Pryor was also thrown
a considerable distance. The head and face
OF Mr.. Powers was literally torn to pieces,
though the body was not much mangIed.-
The body Of Mr.. Jones bears fewer marks of
injury than those of the others who were
killed. Mr.. Tally is SO much burned and n
Jnred that he cannot possibly survive ; but
Wv thiVC, N4cSSTSs DrOWl, zones and
Sapp, will in all probability recover.
The cahse of the explosion is sunposed To
have been an insuficiency Of water in the
boiler.
! N. b. Since writing the above, we learn
that Mr.. Tally has expired.
A REvivAL.-The Rev. N. +. Reid, pastor
IN charge of the Methodist congregation. is
holding a series Of meetings in his church
this week, and quite an interest is being
elected. On last night about 80 penitents
were at the altar, and a large number were
converted Greensboro Times.
The NORTH CAROLINA PR-EsBYTERIAN.-
The Rev. Vim. N. Mebane having declined
the Associate Editorstip Of this paper, the
Executive Committee have resolved to defer
the publication of the first number till after
the meeting of the Synod, which takes place
on the 2lst Of Oetober, in Charlotte. At that
time it is proposed that a meeting of the pro-
prietors shall be held, and another Editor
elected. Persons having copies of the Pros
pectus with names attached to them, are re-
quested to forward them by mail to the Rev.
George Mcneil, Fayette vile, Immediately.
WAKE FOREST CoLLEGE.-We were pleased
to find the usual number of students in at
tendance this session. In the Collegiate de-
partment there has been an increase over last
year. The prospects of the Institution are
now brighter in regard to the completion of
the endowment than they have ever been be.
fore. There seems to be a general feeling
among the friends Of the College that the
raising of the proposed $35, 000 may now be
regarded as q fixed fact, and that ii will lie
all subscribed this fall. We sincerely hope
that it will be done. If the friends Of the
College, who have not yet subscribed on this
proposition, will only be as liberal as those
that have, tn remaining deficit will soon be
raised, and the whole amount secured to the
Institution in perpetuo.-Bb Recorder.
The Protestant Methodists have located
their College at jamestown, Guilford coun-
ty, N. @. Their building will cost $4,000.
They have male school College, the Yadkin
Institute, a few miles above Salisbury. The
brick building 60 by 30 and 2 stories high
cost $4,000. The Principal gives the Trus-
tees $40 a year for five years, for the priyi-
lege of teaching in the house and taking
upon himself the responsibility of keeping up
the school. He has about 10 scholars. This
same society aim to have q fine Female Semi
nary about 20 miles East of Salisbury. One
man proffers to give them Is acres of land to
be divided and sold into lots.
WESTERN N. @. RAIL RoAD-The Stock.
holders of this road held their annual meet
ing in the town of Newton, Catawba, Co., on
the 9th ult. The Hon. D. T. Caldwell and
D. A. Davis, Esq, of Salisbury, and o. Gil.
laspie, Esq, of Statesville, andJ. Cline, ESQ. :,
of Newton, were elected Directors on the
part Of private stockholders. Six of the Di-
r~ectors on the part of the State, we've in at
tendance at this meeting. On Friday morn.
ing after the adjournment of the general
meeting of Stockholders, the Directors con-
vened for the purpose of electing a President.
Mr.. r. c. Pearson was reelected. The next
annual meeting will be in M~organton.
SALIsBURY.-Passing through our sister
town of Salisbury the other day, we noticed
unmistakeable signs of improvement, credi-
table and encouraging to the spirit and en-
terpyise Of its citizens. The new Hotel at
the Depot, the ''Yerandah House," kept by
DR.. j.. M. Happoldt, is a fine building. and
affords ample and elegant accommodations
to travellers. We found charges moderate
and the fare as good as could be desired by
the most fastidious epicurean.-
The FIRST CoTToN.-The first Cotton Of
the season was received here this morning,
over the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
road, by Messrs A. B. McDufie & Co., and
cold to George Harris, Esq, at 20 cents a
pound.
The Cotton was raised in Marion District,
S. c., one bale by General VIM. Evans, and
the other by Major W. D. Lamb of that Dis
trict. General Evans has sent the first Cot.
ton to this market for the last five years
We learn that it is a very superior article.
This is of course. only a beginning.
Wilmington Jour. Tuesday last.
TIE CRoPs.- The Editor of the Salisbury
Waterman has been ON a visit to Catawba
County, and says that in his trip he passed
through a varied countrY-up lands, low
lands and river bottoms. The corn crop all
through the route passed over, is an object
of unfailiDg interest. 1t is refreshing-de
lightfully chsering-to note the splendid
prospect for an abundant yield in every
neighborhood.
The Winston Sentinel says that the corn
crop in that section promises to be more
abundant than for many years past.
The Milton Chronicle is confident tina
! there are not cribs enough in Caswell to holc
E the crop this year. The yield promises to bt
larger than in any season for sixty years.
Wenever heard of such abundant crops,
says the Salisbury Herald, as are now being
: reported from every section of our vast coun'
. try. In the whole West, probably not
: single county can be named in which th,
grain crop will not be nearly twice as larg'
as last year. In many districts, owing to
t SCARCITY of labor II Is said the formora vii