Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-05-20

ASAol0 says ~ - 68ER30EA W nave DGe0
buried during the reyolution-and the ac-
cident that led to the discovery was most
it appears that an old pine tree
has fallen near the fence of Mr.. DIS farm.
and one of the branches stuck in the spot
where the money was found. AS the tree
was an obstruction Il those engaged in
ploughing, it was raised from its position.
when it was discovered that the old branch
had several peices of the coin sticking to
it. They then went to work and dug down
to the depth of about 4 feet, when thew
were startled by the discovery of this large
amount of money Every eye that looked
upon the SINNERS, we are told, became as
big as moons; and one of the negroes who
assisted in raising the tree on seeing the
money sticking to the limb, was so amazed
at thesight, thathehallooed out-sW massa
Dey what am dat wonder he gro dar-
Well, well, dis am de fus time I ebber
seed money groin on de pine tree A yoke
of oxen was soon hitc,led to the treasure,
and it was carried to lie house of Mr.. D.
where it can nor
This we assure q rIsaders is no hoax
and it rather gives credence to the tradi-
ton that there was money deposited on
that part of the coast by Blackboard the
pirate.
ge The protracted and vexatious war in
Florida, is doubtless at an end. A cores
pondent of the Savannah Republican writing
from Jacksonville, under date of Nav Sd,
says
"a volunteer, late from the scene of war
with the Seminole Indians, came passenger
on the stage, from whom I learned the fol
lowing facts, viz: The Indians had raised
white flags all over their territory. The
authorities had dispatched Col. Loomis to the
territory to make an examination and see
what they meant by this movement. I am
also advised that the Indians are supposed
to be in a starving condition. The guns
which have been taken from them in their
late fights, are in a worthless condition,
stocked by themselves, with the barrels tied
into the stocks, the locks tied on the barrels.
and the flint tied into the hammer and it is
said that they will miss fire nine times out of
ten. The volunteers destroyed all their pro-
visions, corn, &C., the past summer, and they
can get nothing to subsist on but what they
kill with those poor guns, which is but little.
1t is rumored that Gen. Billy Bowlegs is
dead, if so, the wars are over, and the white
man can again lie down in the wilderness and
rest, without fear Of interruption from the
savages."
REMARKABLE LIKENESS AND NARROW Es-
cAPE.-Int the case OF the young woman found
murdered at Newburg, supposed at first to
be Sarah Bloom, a remarkable state of affairs
existed, which came near costing VIM. Jen-
kins, who was last seen with Miss Bloom, his
life. Miss Bloom appeared, showing that the
dead body was not hers, and that Jenkins
was of course innocent of her murder, for
which he had been arrested. The News says:
The resemblance was indeed extraordina-
ry. The body had a scar on the left eyebrow
precisely where Sarah has one; the BODY
had a cut on the main finger of the left hand
precisely where Sarah has one of the same
character the body has a small black mole
about half way between the ankle and the
knee, on the shin bone. exactly where Sarah
has one; but strangest of all, the body has
two toes onthe left foot grown together. pre-,
cisely like Sarah's, except that Sarah's are
not grown together SO far down on the Joint
the toes of both feet of the body, like Sarah's,
were pressed together from wearing tight
shoes, and Sarah wears a coral ring on Just
the finger from which on the corpse a ring
had been stripped. These facts, connected
WILL OdIdu B dDS0LC6, Ine curious STORY OF
Jenkins as to where he had left her, the in
cident of her going in a direction where she
did not hear of the discovery of the BODY, and
was not herself heard from four days, COM
bined to make probably one of the strongest
cases Of CIRCUMSTANCES evidence against Jen-
kins that could well be conceived.
A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT.-A little Swedish
girl, while walking with her father on a star
ry night absorbed in contemplation of the
skies, being asked of what she was thinking,
replied:
& was thinking if the aorong side of heav-
en- is so glorious, what must the right side
be ?"
RAFFLING FOR A BABY THE Dubuque
Express relates that a woman recently came
to the Minnesota House, in Dunleith, with a
young child, and after stopping a day or two,
suddenly left, minus the baby and did not
return. The landlord happened over to Du'
buque, and mentioning the circumstance to
a couple of friends, married, but childless,
one of them proposed to adopt the little one
as his own. The other Immediately made
the same proposition, when a dispute arose
as to which ofthe would be "parients" should
have the ~infantile waif. Finally an appeal
was made to the dice-box. Quite a number
VI pCOp10 SdG10IGu dfOUuu GIS GhU1C, IuU6IcS'
ted spectators of the singular contest, and
the winner, named Besler, was greeted with
a shout Of applause. The child is a pretty
little girl, three weeks old, and its new found
parents are trimming over with happiness,
u. S. SoLnIERs.-The average height of
native born soldiers gives the State of Georgia
the preference. The lowest is that Of New
York. Of 24l men, six feet and upwards,
Georgia sends 80; North Carolina "a Ten,
nessee, Kentucky and Indiana, each Is
Alabama and Illinois 1T each; South Carol
lima. Virginia and Ohio Is Maine II Ma.
ryland 9; Missouri 8 !; New Jersey and Yer.
mont 6; Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania 5,
and New York 4. The tallest man is from
Georgia, 6 feet 81 inches. Close by him
stands one from South Carolina, 6 feet Al
inches. The average weight Of Americas
soldiers is 148 lbs.
L1rrLE Boy DRoWNED.-Yesterday after
noon. a fine looking child about six years old
fell overheard at C~ampbelPs wharf, and wa.
not discovered in time to get him up until b,
had been under the water several minutes
: Mr.. Hudgins, of Chuckatuck, commenced, a.
: soon as possible, an effort to recover tn,
! drowning boy, and succeeded in finding hin
: and placing him on the wharf. He was ap
n~arently dead, but DR.. Todd assisted b.
} Messrs' S. B. Clark. Van Buskirk, John I
West. and Capt. A. Baker, Immediately com
: menced very active efforts to relieve him Q
> the quantity of water he had swallowed an
: by rubbing and administering stimulants, h
a soon began to breathe.
= DR.. VIM. NJ. Wilson rendered such med
: cal aid as was required by the case, and th
unknown child, though suffering very acutely
soon began to recovef.