Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

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The CELEBRATION AT HmLsBoRo'.-The
Oak City Guards returned rom their visit to
Hillsboro' delighted with their trip, and
charmed with the hospitality of the Orange
Guards" whose anniversarY was celebrated
with great ecLat. The Wilmington Light
Infantry joined in the zEities. and the
three companies sat down to Z most sumptu-
Gus entertainment at Howerton's Hotel. at
which good things were ate, good things were
drank, and good things were said.
At the Target Firing, Mr.. w. II. Laughter,
of the Oak City Guards, bore off the prize in
the shape of a handsome silver cup or goblet
After the dinner, the Company, we learn,
were addressed at the Court House BY Paul
c. Cameron, Esq, In a very appropriate
speech-Register.
WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE AMI RrrHERFoRD
RAIL RoAD.-The Annual meeting of the
stockholders in this Company was held in
Charlotte on the 21st instant, and was organ
lied by appointing D. A. Covington, chair
man, and B. S. Johnston, sec'y. The report
of the President was read and was received
with much satisfaction on the part of those
present. The number of Directors was in
creased from 8 to 13, and the following cleo
ted for the ensuing year:
ii. w. Guion, Of Lincoln: P. K. Dickin-
son and A. H. VanBokkelensW Wilmington 7.
ID. Meares, Brunswick; 1ohn Mcdowell.
Bladen Z. S. French, Robson Walter L.
Steele, Richmond S. w. Cole, Arson; D..
A Coyington, Union John Walker, Neck
lenburg Z. G. Henderson, Lincoln Gilbert
Dickson, Cleayeland; A. 6. Logan, Ruther-
ford. At a meeting of the Board, H. W.
Gulon, Esq, was reelected President, and I.
I. Slade, secretary and treasurer.
A corps OF Engineers is now locating the
line from the Pee Dee to Charlotte, with a
view of letting it to contract this Fall if pos
sible.
The next annual meeting will be held in
Wilmington on the I'd Monday in October,
1858.
SEABoARD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VIR-
GINA N NORTH CARoLnA.-The following
is the Order of Exhibition for the third an
nual Fair of the Seaboard Agricultural Socie-
ty of Virginia and North Carolina, to be held
near Norfolk Oh the 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th
of November:
On Tuesday morning, at II o'clock, the
Judges will enter upon the performance of
their duties OF inspection and awarding pre-
miums, except in cases hsrgtafter mention
ed. On that day, none but fmembers of the
Society and Judges will be admitted on the
grounds.
On Wednesday, at 11lo'clock, the horses
of all classes, mules and jacks will be brought
on the track for examination and judgement.
On Thursday, at 10 o'clock, the ploughing
match will take place-at1 70 o'clock the an
nual address will be delivered; and at one
| nJa1nnIx thn rovo1,-- s-a 7. Ill L. II L
ted on the horse track and adiudged.
, On Friday, at 10 o'clock, an auction will
be held for such animals or articles as NAV
+ be offered for sale and, at - o'clock, the
report of Judges will be read and the pre-.
miums awarded.
SAD INCIDENT OF THE HARD TIMEs.--A young
mechanic in Newark, N. j., on Sunday even,
! ing, was arrested for stealing a piece of meat
| from a butchers stall. He said he had beer
l without money or credit, and too proud tt
beg, he preferred to steal to save from starva
ton ion his Risd family wife~ana.ssehldren-
:. Tue truth OF ms Statements, Ind he was relea
e eeu, given the meat, and wis told to come fo
g more, and also presented wich a purse of GO
e which was made up for b
4 n-.--4ssE SENATORIAL ELECTIoN.-A. O. T
: Nicholson was elected United States Senate
on Tuesday, to succeed Hon. John Bell, who's
term expires in 1859. An attempt was mad
to " instruct Senator Bell out!
. H CUSTOM HOUSE ROBBERY AT RICHMoN
e AGAIN.-The two men, PuI4en and Summer
vile, who committed the robbery at the Gus
3 tom House, Richmond, were examined befor
Il the Mayor of the city, on Wednesday last
- - 1t seems they both made a clean breast of
- showed where the treasury was concealed
II told now they got il, and in fact revealed a
= their plan OF operations before and after tn
- robbery. About $4,000 of the money ha
- been recovered, and Pullen and Summervil
IL r. are now in the Richmond jail to await a hea
III ing before the Hastings court on the On
Monday in November.
ly FROM KANsAs-Indigagzisa Meeting
Democrats at Lecompton.-2t louis, Oct. 3
/ At a Democratic meeting held at Lecompto
- Kansas, on the Goth inst, resolutions wei
- adopted strongly condemnatery of the actiC
of Messrs, Walker and Stanton, in ~rejectir
~ the returns of Oxford precinct of Johnstt
- county The course of the Governor and Sc
"a rotary is characterized as h~igh-handed al
90 illegal, and a usurpation of the power belon
to ing only to the Legislature.
to NEGROES Nor CrrfzENs.-The Springfe
10 CMass.) Republican cites the following cas-
icy Thomas Rowland, a colored citizen of Pro
IN dence, R. l., being about to emigrate to Lii
m, ria, with his wife and daughter, applied to t
Tai State Department at Washington, for a pa
port, or certificate of nationality. The &
yo:' swer returned to his notary was "Mr. M;
MS tin must certainly be aware that passpoI
are not issued to persons of African extrt
ar ton. Such persons are not deemed citize
nan of the U. States. See the case of bred Sec
>. recently decided by the Supreme Court"
reat The EARTHoUAKE.-The earthquake shC
recently felt at St Louis, seems to have ext
- ded over most of Illinois, msiana. and n
san souri,. The local papers of several TOW
axe chronicle it. At Belleville it shook down
ton old chimney and ratified the plastering fr
inns the ceiling. At Springfield it shook the "
dows and people thought burglars were bre
ter, ing in. At Hillsboro' it rocked the beds !
ana cradles. 44
At New Albany it set houses vibrating Fl
1ted north to south. At Greenville it shook SC
Jet a folks out of bed. At Hannibal it rumh
heir like distant thunder in a cavern. The ca,
con- quake did not visit the distance of New
red drid.
the
EXAMINE THE GIzzARDs.-A cook in
family of one of our citizens. found in the
,abi- card of a chicken, on Wednesday last, a c.
fa- shaped piece of solid gold, worth about
I;ave dollars. The chicken cost at the market he
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