Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-29
University of North-Carolina.

University of North-CarOlina.
We have received e Catalogue of the University
of North-Carolina for 1867" containing the
names of the Faculty and Trustees, the names and
number of the students, with the course OF instruc
ton pursued with other matters of interest
The Executive Committee of the Trustees consists
of Gov Bragg, chairman, and Messrs. Bryan, Courts
Hinton, Manly, Moore, and Saunders, of Raleigh
The Board Of Examiners for 1857 consists of Mcss,s
John M. Morehead, w. A. Graham, Giles Mebane,
Hassell, and Walter L. Steele. The Annua! Com
mencement is on the first Thursday in June The
Collegiate year is divided into two terms-the one
commencing six weeks after the LIST Thursday in
June-the other six weeks after the Friday succeed
ing the fourth Friday in November. The Address
before the two Societies at the next Commencement
will be delivered by Henry W. Miller, Esq, and the
Address before the Alumni Association by the Hon.
Warren Winslow.
The Faculty consists of the Hon. David L. Swain,
LID, President-ten Professors, and six Tutors.
Of the students there are Seniors seventy.one,
Juniors one hundred and four, Sophomore one
hundred and thirty seven, Freshmen ninety three
Partial Course twenty-six, Law Students skin all
four hundred and thirty seven. Three hundred and
of these from North Carolina, thirty -four
from Tennessee twenty-seven from Alabama, sixteen
from Mississippi, fifteen from Louisiana, ten from
Texas, nine from Virginia, six from Georgia, seven
from South ,rolina, three from Florida two from
| Iowa, one from Arkansas, one from Kentucky, one
from Missouri, and one from New York
In the "School for the application of Science to
the Arts" there sixty nine students engaged in
the study of Engineering. and Agricultural and An
alytical Chemistry. This is an admirable improve
ment in the College course, and will doubtless pre-
pare many young men ''for professional life, as Art
izans, Engineers, Farmers Miners, and Physicians"
| Stokes SUPERIOR CouRr-This tribunal was in
| session during last week. We had the pleasure of
being in attendance. Judge Saunders presided.
The Judge has great reputation for dispatch OF busi
ness There was full docket, and numerous suitors;
but the only case tried which seemed to solicit gen
eral interest, was that of VIM Fodrel charged with
the murder ofDr r. j. Peatross. The circumstances
| in this were Of peculiar nature, and created
the most intense sy mpathy in favor of the unfortun
ate prisoner. The Hon. John Kerr, of CaswelI, and
! Thomas Settle Jr., of Rockingham, aided Mr.. Ruff
fin, the Solicitor in the prosecution. John A. Gil
me, JAS T. Morchead, and j. r. Mclean, ESqrs.,
of Guiford, and A. H. Joyce Esq, of Stokes, APP
peared for the defendant. The evidence in the case
| excluded all possibility of escaping verdict by the
jury, and the counsel for the prisoner at SUBJ
United. The Jury forthwith rendered verdict of
guilty" The humanity of the Judge then per-
mitted the wife of the deceased and others, TO be
| introduced to show cause why the rigd,ty of the
law should BE- arrested in this peculiar case, the
! pitude of the crime mtigated, and the unfortunate
convict commended to the mercy Of the chief exccu
| tive of the State.
| 1t appeared that the deceased had been an afec
tonae and duful husband, until some time prey
Gus to his death, when he had first commenced the
IF IN hat
his murder, he seemed to have lost every instinct
of humanity ana generous spirit, which alone
make life amiabe and his conduct towards his wife,
the favOre sister of the unfortunate murderer, had
become most brutal, cruel, and aggravatng; much
So that there can be little doubt that she was in
slant peril if of immediate destruction, at least
Of continued torture unto death. The brother was
a high-spired man, and having heard from others
! and seen himself the abuse of his sister, in mo-
ment of intoxication. desperation and madness,
sought an opportunity and slew the vicious husband
We hope the prisoner may find mercy at the hands
of his exceency, the Governor, and that this case
may be warning to those who may be disposed to
regard lightly the acedness of that most sacred Of
all pledges-the marriage vow. We heard it re-
marked by intelligent juryman, on the occasion,
who knew the parties WELL that in his judgment the
disspati,n of DR.. Peaross the alienation of his at
fections from his family and his subsequent murder
all grew out of the circum lance of his having tramp
led upon this sacred pledge.
Winston Sentinel
j. R. Mclean and A. H. Joyce, Esquires, visited
this City last week. to lay the facts and the petition
in this case before Gov. Bragg and we learn that
His Exceency, after full hearing, granted par
don to Mr.. Fodrell.
New ORLEANS School OF MEDlc1HE.-We have
seen list of the graduates of this institution at its
late Commencement, and among them the name o.