Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-07-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

time ago the Rev. Mr.. Ship, a most excel
and learned gentleman, resigned the
Professorship of History, to accept the Pres
idency of a Literary Institution in South
And now we have to announce
the resignation of the Rev. DR.. Wheat, who
has for several years SO very ably filled the
chair of Professor of Logic and Rhetoric
He has accepted a call to the Rectorship Of
the Episcopal Church in Little Rock, Arkan
sas.
The University is in danger of losing an
other of it's Professors. The Rev. Charles
Phillips, who has been connected with the
University for upwards of twenty years, has
been invited to a Professorship in the Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia, by the
unanimous vote of the electors. We have
not learned whether he will accept. We
hope not.
ATLANTIC AND n. G. RoAD.-At the annu-
al meeting of the stockholders of this Road,
held in Newbern last week, the following gen.
tlemen were elected Directors on the part of
the stockholders John G. Washington, of
Lenoir j. d. Whitford, of Craven; F. P.
Latham, of Craven and George Green, of
Craven. The Directors on the part of the
State for the ensuing year are as follows: L.
G. Desmond, of Lenoir; P. G. Evans, George
S. Stevenson, johnson H. Bryan, of Craven;
II. f. Bond, Council Wooten, of Lenoir; G..
R. Thomas, of Carteret; andE. a. Thompson,
of Wayne.
A number of ballottings for President have
taken place, but no election has been made.
The contest was between Mr.. Whitford, the
former President, and Mr.. Thompson, of
Wayne. At an adjourned meeting over to
Thursday, thereafter, j.. d. Whitford was
reelected President.
RENCouNTRE.-A Correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Express says a personal difficulty
occurred at C~olerain, n. c., on the LIST inst,
between the Hon. H. NJ. Shaw, and G. G.. Da-
venport, Editor of the Edenton On. CO. Er-
press. Mr.. Davenport struck DR.. Shaw with
a hickory stick several times, when the DIR.
succeeded in wrestling the stick out of the
hands of Mr.. D., and commenceds striking him,
whereupon Mr.. ID. drew a pistol and fired up
or Shaw, the shot passing through his clothes,
but fortunately did not take effect. The diff
ficulty grew out of disparaging remarks made
by DR.. Shaw relative to Mr.. Davenport and
his paper.
A gentleman who resides in Richmond
county N. c., informs me that a very foul
murder was committed in that county a few
ddIS OdCh. N VIII was III IL uGI dlSCu
state of mind, but perfectly inoffensive, as
was thought, had been placed under the care
of an old man by the. name of Smith, for pro-
lection. The old man Smith, a few days
back, was found dead in his house, and the
deranged man was found a short distance
from the house, hanging by his neck dead.
The impression is, hat the unfortunate de-
ranged man killed his protector and then
went out and hung himself.
WILMINGTON Communicative learn from
the Wilmington Herald, which gives a table
of exports from that place, that for the year
ending June 80, $50, there is an increased ex
port of 2, 600 bbls. ~turpentine over the same
time last year, and that for the quarter be.
/ ginning January, $50, there was an increase
of 6, 900 bbls. for the first six months of this
year over that of the last.
5 In Resin there is an increase in the first
. two quarters of this year over that off '58 oil
; 100, 900 bbls. Cotton has fallen of 2,00C
; bales compared to the same time last year
, There has been considerable falling off ir
, Lumber, Rice, Wheat and Flour.
July FRosT.-A private letter says Their,
+ was frost at Townsville, N. c., on the NOR
f Ling of the 9Th of July.
hOANOhE OlRCUIIs--1OCNs IL " LII utO
has been appointed by the P. T.. as JUNO
preacher on Roanoke Circuit, and will ente
upon his duties this week. The Prope
man in the right place.-N G. Christian AG
UOcGte.
g NEwBERN AS A GROCERY MARKET.-Whil
in Newbern, we visited some of the princips
grocery and provision stores of the tow
among them those of Messrs. Fisher an
v. Foard, and Messrs Oliver & Co., and by
comparison of prices with other market
lo we are inclined to the opinion that OIL
:; people can procure sugar, coffee, molasse
10 salt, rice, and various other articles of nece
Vi sity and luxury, on as good, if not bette
: terms, in Newbern, than any other place
II and nowhere else will be found more obligin
&c gentlemanly merchants.
VI VI DIR. Foard, of the firm of Fisher & Foar
N is from Rowan, and is well known throug
u that and the adjoining counties, as an intel
. ing that any produce from the West consig
!, ed to either Fisher & Foard, VIM. H. Div
~ & Co., or w. G. Whitford, or any order sci
a. to them will receive prompt attention.
GreenS6orough Patriot.
se A DARING FEAT.-A Frenchman nam
Oh Monsieur Blondin, accomplished the hazal
Gus feat on Thursday last, of crossing t
Gle river just below Niagara Falls on a tig
rope. An immense crowd assembled to W
,er ness the reckless but foolish feat. He GRO!
be ed from the American to the Canadian 81
and back without the least difficulty, stoppi
and laying himself full length on the rope
rest when he felt disposed. After the fe
- was performed he was placed in a carria
and drawn through the village by the excit
en- crowd and made a considerable lion of.
ay GLEAT BALLOON VOYAGE FROM ST. LOUIS
THE S~EABoARD.-On Friday last, Profs. Wi
Lamontain and eager, started in the ma
oil moth balloon atlantic, from st. Louis, W
he the intention of landing somewhere on
ID, Seaboard. They were accompanied by a
Ter porter for the St. Louis Republican, who v
nd to be landed somewhere on the route if
weight should prove an obstacle to the S
all cess of the experiment. The balloon v
MS, seen on Saturday morning at % o'clock,
OF Fairport, Ohio, about 80 miles from Sand
'ed ky, going in a northeasterly direction.
re- HUDSON, SUMMIT Co, OHIO.
the June "a, 1859. (
What hope the frost left the farmer
pc Just been destroyed by the worst hail stor
ner have ever witnessed. AS l write the grou
is covered with stones of the size of rob-
eggs and larger. 1t has stripped the tt
almost bare, and probably left nothing in
all I ..-a AIoooek al tbo III