Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-02-04
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SPIRITUAL MAsfFEsTATIoss.-The Rome
Georgia, Advertiser, saws
1--WE are kindly permitted to copy the fol-
lowing interesting extract from a letter to =
gentleman IN this city 1857 dawned on
Monroe without a liquor shop. Our citizens
raised over one thousand dollars. and bought
them all out, closed the doors, passed an
ordinance to tax a retail grocery one thous-
and dollara, and are taking bonds of all the
property holders, not to sell, lease or rent,
any house or land for the purpose. Yester.
day was a quiet day, not a drop of LIQUOR to
be had by the thirsty fellows who usually
get we'll soaked at every election. Some of
them swore they would never trade another
cent In Monroe and some said thew would
never come here again-but they will be apt
to get over it when they find it is q fixed fact
that Monroe is free from doggeries."
PEDDLARs OF LloUoR-In the Senate, last
week, Mr.. w. r. Myers of Mecklsnburg
moved to tax peddlers of spurious LIQUORS,
and spoke in favor of it, as did Messrs. Dock
cry and j. w. Thomas. Mr.. A. j. Jones
opposed it, and it was rejected, SO to 8.
We would be surprised at the rejection of
such a proposition, if we had not heretofore
noticed the influence in our Legislature of
those two powerful interests, the N. G. rail.
road and the whiskey distilleries,
Ia all this section ofthe State we must say
that the peddlsrs & IGuers are regarded as
among the sres evils. There are
doubtless honest men among them-perhaps
many such-but there are others who cor
rupt the negroes by trading liquor to them.
and inducing them to steal.
Fay. Observer.
CURE FOR Frost BITE.-The following is
said to be a rapid and efectual cure for fros-
ted feet =
"IIeat a brick very hot and hold the feet
over it as closely as they can be held with
out burning. Cut an onion in two, and din
ping it repeatedly in salt, rub it all over the
feet.-The juice of the onion will be dried
into the feet, and effect a cure in a very short
tlme.-lfthis be done a few times it will GER
tainly remove the frost and complely restore
the feet"
A WINDFALL.-The Memphis fTenn.)
News Of Friday, the 9th instant, has the fol.
lowing paragraph -
A young man by the name of VIM. Dixon,
who has been for sometime past engaged in
Colonel Locke's establishment, Yesterday re-
celyed gratifying intelligence that a fortune
OF three millions of dollars had been left him
bDy an uncle lately deceased in North Caro-
una. we understand that he will start on
immediately to take possession of his newly
gotten wealth. Quite a handsome New Year
present.
A NOVEL N INTERESTING SPEcTAc1E
Yesterday forenoon the remainder of the
passengers on the steamer Roanoke. came nm
to the city on the ice. The female passen-
gers were accommodated with seatsin a beau
tlful sleigh, drought from New York which
was drawn by some ten or a dozen sturdy
men from the steamer. They came ashore
at the West end of Main street, and contin-
ued on without ~altering-their arrangements
up to the National Hotel, to the admiration
of multitudes of spectators.-NortoM Herald.
FROZEN TO DEATH.-Ws learn that a man
by the name of Absalom Smith, residing in
this county, but a short distance from Raj.
elgh, was found to be frozen to death one
morning last week.
HEAVY FA1LURE.-The Standard learns
that Messrs. Rankin & Mclean, Of Green's
boro, IN this State, have failed for about
1926, 900.
DEATH OF PRESTON s. BRooKs.-The Hon.
Preston s. Brooks, Of South-C Carolina, died
in Washington City on Tuesday last, of thich-
ening of the larynx or windpipe. He had
been Ill for nearly a week, but died almost
without a moments warning.