Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-09-29

New YORK, Sept. 2O.-The steamer Black
Warrior, with HAVANA dates to the 18th, has
arrived.
Sugars are reported inactive, owing to the
advanced %pretensions of holders. Health
good.
An abandoned Spanish SLAYER had been
found off Colorado Reef, she had landed nine
hundred negroes near Cardenas.
Advices from st. Domingo state that San
tiago was in the hands of Santana. The bu-
siness of the place was completely paralyzed,
and paper money worthless. The merchants
had closed their stores.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 20.-The deaths from
fever last week were 128.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 2O.-Health of this place
is improving. There is no fever in the hos
pital.
MOBILE, Sept. 20.-The fever was declared
epidemic here last Wednesday.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-The deaths from
Yellow Fever on Saturday last, were IA
Deaths during the week 400.
DEATH OF DRIED Scorr.--St. Louis. Sep
tember 2O.-Dred Scott, the subject Of the
famous bred Scott case, died here on Friday.
AsE@ The Iredell Express of the 18th inst.
announces the completion of the Railroad to
Statesvile, and the connection by daily trains
with Salisbury on the Central Road. The
l4th proximo has been set apart for celebra-
ting the event.
New CoTToN.-The first lot of new Cotton
received here this season-ten bales-was
brought here on Monday last by James R.
Thigpen, Esq, of Edgecombe, county, and
purchased by VIM. II. Willard, at 114cts per
pound. Grade-good middling.
Washington (N. CO. Dispatch.
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RAmRoAD.-The
Board of Directors of the Virginia and Ken
lucky Railroad met at Abingdon on last week.
and made a contract with Messrs. P. B. and
w. j. Hawkins, and E.. A. Jones, of North
Carolina, to construct the entire work to
Cumberland Gap. One of these gentlemen
is President of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
road Company, and all are reported to be
men of great energy of character, and much
experience in Railroad making. It is said
they intend to push forward the work with
great vigor. The question as to where the
Eastern terminus shall be, was not settled at
the last meeting of the Board, but will be, at
the next, which is to be held at Abingdon on
the 18th of October. A respectable compa,
ny from Bristol made a bid for the contract,
and offered to build to Goodson, for four
thousand dollars less than the estimated cost
on the Abingdon route.
THE LENolR INsTITUTE.-We are pleased
to learn as we do through the worthy princi.
pal, Mr.. Branson, that this Institution is in
a most fourishing condition. We have heard
it spoken of as being a School possessing a
very high degree of merit it is situated toe
IN a very healthy portion of the State; while
it is getting a very large amount of patron
age, we are sure that all that it gets is we'll
deserved. Let our people patronise the
Schools of their own State, they are quite as
good in. all respects as those out of it.
Weldon Patriot.
Webster had an anecdote of old Father
Scarf, the minister of his boyhood, which has
never been in print, and which is too good
to be lost. 1t was customary then to wear
buck skin breeches in cold weather. One
Sunday morning in the autumn, Father Scar
brought his down from the garnet but the
wasps had taken possession during the SUN,
mer, and were having anice time oft in them.
BY dint of effort he got out the intruders and
dressed for meeting. But while reading the
Scriptures to the congregation, he felt . dag
ger from one of the enraged small-waisted
fellows and jumped around the pulpit, slap.
ping his thighs. But the more he slapped
and danced the more they stung. The PEG.
pie thought him crazy, and were in commo,
ton as what to do; but he explained the
matter by saying: "Brethren, don't be aIar
med the Word Of the Lord IS an nag mouth,
and the DeDit is an mig 6reeches J" Webster
always told it with great glee to the minis
tiers.