Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-08

commencement Exercises during the past
week. This, We presume, was owing to the
visit Of President Buchanan and Secretary
Thompson. We will give some notice of the
proceedings next week.
Virginia Elections.
The returns as far as received, indicate the
election Of Letcher, Dem. for Governor over
Goggin, the opposition candidate, by a ma
jority of between 5 and 5000. Democrats
have been elected in all the Congressional
districts except one, in which Boteler oppo
%sition, heats Faulkner, Dem. about 200 votes.
We arc glad to see from our exchanges,
that the prospectfor a good crop year is prom
Using. In some sections, the wheat crop has
sustained some injury from the drought, &C.,
but in general, there is a prospect for a large
yield. We add the following extracts from
our exchanges: ,
~ The Wheat Crop in this section, we
are informed by observers, looks remarkably
fine. Mr.. VIM. r. Myers brought us some
specimens of heads from fields in this vicinity,
which are as full and luxuriant as any we ev-
err saw. He says that the prospect for a good
| crop is cheering. There has been some COM
L plant of the rust and fly, but as a general
: thing we think farmers are satisfied with their
, prospect ola good yield Western Democrat.
CRoPs.-We continue to hear, says the
Chicago Journal, hattering accounts of the
crops throughout the northwest, and in ILL
= nois particularly. Crops of all kinds not on
lu nroDoica uyoll hnf fhou arn much farfhnr
advanced than usual corn is coming forward
rapidly, and in many places is being plowed
and weedcd. The extent of ground c~ultiva-
ted will exceed that of any former year, and
c the present high price of produce has stimu-
lated farmers to plant still more.-Er.
If
CAROLINA FEMALE CoLLEGE.-The follow
ing letter from the Rev. I. r. Walsh, Presi-
dent of this institution, will, we doubt not,
be read with sorrow and regret by it's many
4 friends:
" ANsoNvILLE, N. c., May 10th, 1859.
Mr.. Editor: In order to quell the thou
to sand voices of rumor, the thought has been
d suggested that a word in the argus" would
explain the motive of the Trustees of Caro-
3 lima Female College, in determining to have
S, no public examination, and to defer the ap-
as pointment of any time for resuming the exer.
A SlSCS aALCl tlO LlAC OAOA "
July.
TX The simple truth is just this: the number
be of students in the collegiate classes is quite
small; the college is in debt, and unless helI
can be obtained, no one can tell when the
doors will be opened for the reception of stu
I'D dents.
In view of the foregoing facts, all the mem
e bers of the, faculty, and the private Officials
of the institution, have resigned, and will b.
x released at the close of the session.
ry Very respectfully,
m T.. R. WALSH, President.
of THE PosT-OficE DEPARTMENT.-We lear
~ from a Washington dispatch of the Oath inst
- that a thorough reconnaissance of all the mai
routes is being made, with a view to the cur
tailment of expenses at every point where i
l is practicable, without serious detriment t
of the public. While in many cases the servic
If has been altogether discontinued, in other
the number of trips has been reduced fror
daily to tri-weekly, &c. Acting on this prir
.:u ciple, the Post Office Department has, With
VII the last two months, affected an annual S,
ny wing of about a million and a half of dollar
Jul exclusive of five hundred thousand econ,
mixed by the refusal of the Postmaster Gel
LS eral to put in operation the nearly seven hul
eIC dred routes created in 1858, but for the SUI
port OF WHICH 10 appropriation has DeS
osU made. The work of curtailment is still pro
eSs ressing, it is said, but it is not thought pro
::eu BILE that the service will be curtailed on al
ing of the rail road lines
in
de. SUIcIDE.-We learn that Robert Henry,
and this county, on last Saturday, commit,
me, suicide, by beating his own brains out wi
ent an iron aoedge! 1t is said that he has be
APPS in a state of arrangement, at times, for t
de- past few years.-HendersonUiM Telescope.
leo BANK OF N. C.-$294, 100 have been ST
scribed at Charlotte to the capital stock
100 this Bank. That's a notch or two ahead of a
other place in the State, we believe.
eo Western Democrat
pro-
lost A number of ripe watermelons were sh
Oc- ped from Charleston, S. c., last week,
Dry New York.
pre- ~ In the first Congressional district
opposition party have nominated W. H.
lsh, Smith, Esq, for Congress. Hon. H..
nay Shaw is the Democratic candidate for rec
Tie ton. Smith ran against Shaw at the
election.
my. The Bank of Yanceyville has declare
,uls, semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent.
G. THE SUPREME Counr will ommenc
~ summer term, In this city, on Monday,
t1o, 18th day of June. Causes will be called
~ follows: