Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-11-17
STATE NEWS.

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Newberne Gazette to Mr.. VIM, B. Smith, Of
Va, who with Mr.. N. will edit the paper
Mr.. Smith has occasionally contributed to our
and we congratulate our young
friend Murray on his good fortune in secu-
ring the services of one so well capable Of
rendering him valuable aid in conducting his
journal.
~ The Raleigh Standard publishes a
table of taxes of Is different States. from .
which it appears that North Carolina pays
less tax, per capita, than either Of the Others.
it being only 81 cents for each individual an
nually-while the tax of the State Of Maine.
the highest in the list, amounts to SIS per
head. The whole eighteen States. with =
population of IA, 569, 722, pay annually, S25,-
055, 129-being an average of 81, T2f each.
The State tax of North Carolina for 1850
amounted to $114,086 county tax I44.lS9;
school 43,340; poor 66,l62; road Geo; all
others 81, 906; total 455. 34S; population $751;
039 amount paid by each % cts.
ToRSADo.-A tornado visited the vicinity
of Salem on Tuesday last, destroying houses,
fences and timber. We learn from the Press
that it passed through a narrow strip, from
one to ten miles from Salem, leveling every
thing in its course. Mr.. Robert Mastern's
barn and crib were unroofed, and his dwell
ing slightly injured. Similar damage at Mr..
Coleman JenkinsS, and ten other plantations
suffered more or less.
The cloud, says the Press, presented 4 We
~ singular appearance, resembling a heavy
body of smoke or fog, which would ascend
and descend, at intervals, with q strange noise.
In its ascent it carried with it, high in the
air, tree tops, branches, leaves, fence rails,
&c ap1 daSepDdiDU proStratad avervyb;,~
which came in IFS way.
MAN Found DEAD.-We learn from a cor
( respondent at Smithfield, that on the morn
ing of the 8th instant the Gfeless body of =
very old man was found on the road side. be-
7 tween Mitchener's Depot and Smithfield. A
Coroner'S Inquest was held, and the verdict
of the jury was that he came to his death by
a dispensation of Providence. He passed the
> night previous to his death at the house Of
Bryant Smith, ESQ.,, where he was kindly
provided with money and wearing apparcl.
i He informed Mr.. Smith that his name was
i Weaver that he had relatives in Moore
y county, and was on his way to Edgecombe.
Nothing was found upon his person by which
he could be identified, save a Bible, in which
was written the name, John Weacer.
Tn deceased was decently inferred in
~Smithfeld, the funeral services being per
" q Il u cOiEilllllIN Nv htA. " Iil1ln
lc- f. Pen, of the Methodist Z Church-Stan.
in dar3.
RI SALES OF LAND-0n Wednesday last. saws
by the TawborO Southerner, a Clerk and Mas
ter's sale of lands belonging to estate of Chas.
- Mabrey, decd, in this county took place
rs, The Fishing Creek tract of about $40 acres,
ad was bid off by DR.. Baker Mabrey and Mr..
ON Bythal Mabrey, sons of the deceased, at SIS
so per acre. A tract of GO acres of piney
y woods land sold for $14 10 per acre--and an
ad other piney woods tract 235 acres, brought
of 80 per acre, both purchased by r. r. Bird.
gers, Esq.
Ter LETTER TO THE EDITORS OF THE FAYETrE
,ro WILLIE OBSERVER EIizabethtoacH, Bladz
Co.. N0c. 2. / have just heard of n horrit
affair and outrage committed in this county
ID about 20 miles below this place. The fact
III as l heard them are rs follows: A COMPANY
of young men. five in number, in a drunken
" spree on last Tuesday night, went TO tn
'Ne house OF a very poor man of the name O
uld Baker, and went IN, apparently friendly
when one of the crowd threw a pail Of wa
nv ter on the fire and put it out, leaving Their
all in total darkness. One Of them the
oe- threw Bakers wife on the floor with gres
list violence. The poor fellow seized one of hi
two little children, his wife springing u
took the other, and they ran towards tn,
The house of his old father, q distance Of thre
cul- or four hundred yards but they were over
FRI taken, and Baker was most cruelty whir
IT of ped, after throwing him upon the groun
ming and choking him until he could not call f
"a help. They then left him, and he went O
XIII to his fathers. On arriving there, his mot
bar er told him his house was on fire, and loo
well ing back he saw it was in a light blaze, ar
and every thing the poor fellow had in the wor
was destroyed. The same lawless GROW
here then went to the house Of bis brother, anot
ty Of er Baker, and broke open his door knockt
occa- down his wife, tore off his shirt, and ran Il
need whole family Off the place. Ills house al
T of every thing In 1t was also burnt.
orses The Bakers were remarkably harmle
any and inofensive men. There is great syI
pathy for them in their neighborhoCd.
Hall An old free negro by the name Of You
and and his wife, who live close " the Baker
atif- were also most cruelty beaten, and near
b in all their household furniture destroyed.
IS generally believed this too was tue wo
,. j. of the same lawless rioters.
hers, Three OF the rascals have been arreste
make and two have made ter escape.
n BIBLE AGENT.-It gives us sincere pleasu
tan to announce that the Rev. VIM. II. Bobbi
pastor of the NJ. +. Church in this place, h
PIo been appointed Agent of the American Bill
nCo Society, for the State of North Carolina. T
lo.,l hASh1o " hllN GObICll dDu ~ u tile JFEIt tut
which is committed to ii, have reason to
- Joice in this appointment. and we congrat
Y late the Board on the wisdom Of their choit
-. Mr.. Bobbitt is well and widely known in /
= 'A0 own Conference, having occupied several
the most important stations in the State, a
er of he is distinguished among his brethren
5 of talents, prudence and experience. In Il
Vile, community he is greatly esteemed by chr
with tlans of all denominations.-N C. PrnsJv
The REvIyAL-There have been ffy-J0
: a., on professions of religion during the rciigio
:, az awakening now going on in this place. r,
Mr.. Burton, after having preached sol
twenty four sermons, was compelled to lea
: In for another field of duty. The conversic
NJ were made under his ministry. Rev.
a Moore, Of the Methodist church, is assist
~ our resident ministers in advancing the "a
work.-OIford Leisure Hour.
own FATAL AccIDESTs.-A negro girl, aged
or Is, belonging to Mrs. Lawrence, was K
were ed in Newbern on the Sth inst, by the &C
dental discharge of a rife in the hands of
Elisha Cuthbert.
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