Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-02

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death warrant was read to Corrie on Monday.
The Sun says:
After the sheriff had concluded. the pris-
oner remarked-"Well, [ know my DOOM
The Governor has given US a very short day:
he ought to have given us longer time. He
ought to know that men brought up like we
were would require a long time to get in the
right way. 1t was like taking up young
mules, which require a long time to break"
The sheriff replied that as the time was short
there was the greater necessity for making
the best spiritual use of it. Corrie then again
said tie Governor ought to have given US
longer time." After a few more words, in
which the sheriff told him he would be made
comfortable while he had to live, the officers
bid the condemned man farewell and retired.
While speaking, COrrie's voice betrayed great
emotion, and he was evidently agitated, and
has a fearful dread of his approaching fate.
hanging Of four men at the same time,
and on the same gallows, never before oc
Cured in this city.
BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.-A pleasant cor
respondent Of the Boston Post, writing from
Jerusalem, thus humorously describes his
Dead Sea bath:
The Dead Sea has nothing of the desc
lation which it has been the pleasure of travel
lers to describe, and it seemed to smile at
the secret dread with which it inspires the pill
grim. of course took a bath here and for
a swimmer who has a fancy to keep his legs
as well as his head out of the water, I can
imagine that it must have been quite
pleasant. My French friend, who is not a little
inclined to corpulency, complained that he
could not get down into the water: floated
about now one side up, now another, for all
the world like an inflated bladder. On emer-
ging from the water it was rapidly evapora-
ted by the sun: and the salt crystalizing on
our bodies, gave US the appearance of ANNA
ted sticks of rock candy, or a family resem-
blance to Lots wife.
With a sensation upon our skin, as if we
had been picked for family use, and with a
taste in our mouth compounded Of slauber,
salts and a~ssafotida, we concluded that one
bath in the dead sea was enough for a life
time.
DR.. J. G. AVER, the world renowned Chem
ist of New England, is now stopping at the
Burnet house in this city. He has been ma
king tour Of the Western States, with his
scientific associates, to investigate their rem
edial productions, or such as be can make
remedial. We notice be has been received
with marked distinction by our leading citi-
zens of the West and are rejoiced to find
they have shown proper estimate Of the man
who has perhaps done more for the relief Of hu-
man ills than any other American.
Daily Journal, Cincinnati, O.
PAPERS OF GENERAL GREEN.-A PROPOSE
ton is made to Congress by George Wash
ington Greene, son Of Gen. Nathaniel Greene,
to purchase the papers of his father, connec-
ted with the war of the Revolution in the
South. They are voluminous, embracing,
among other documents of interest, two
thousand original letters of the General him
self. There is, besides, a connected series
ofpapers, which taken in connection, fur
nish a complete history of the Quartermaster's
Department during the whole time of Gener-
al Greene's command in the south. Ofall the
men who figured in the war of the Revolu-
ton, none had such high claims upon the
gratitude of the country as Greene, Wash
ington alone excepted. Had the latter been
carried off by sickness or a stray bullet, or
any of the other chances of war, his place
would undoubtedly have been flledby Greene.
The OLDEST Decentralization had a
visit last week from the oldest Printer in the
Union probably, in the person of Col. Robt
Carr, of Philadelphia. The Goldsborougt
Tribune says: The Col. is now in the 82nC
year of his age, is looking remarkably we'll
can walk 20 miles a day, without ~inconve.
%nience, and can read the smallest print with
out the aid of glasses. He was bred a prin
ter, ana served his apprenticeship with DR.
Franklin, commencing in the year 1890. HI
is now the oldest printer in Philadelphia, i
not the oldest in the United States. In the
war with Great Britain of 1912, he served
tour as Lieutenant Colonel, in the 18th Reg
iment, United States Infantry, COMMANDED
by Col, subsequently Gen. Pike. Since tn
close Of the War, Col. Carr, has served hi
State as a member of the Legislature, and a,
Adjutant Gen. of the Militia of his State.
For nearly the last 80 years he has beel
the proprietor of the Bartran Botanic Gar
den near Philadelphia.
The venerable Joseph Gales, of the Nation
al Intelligencer, was a compositor in tn
Printing Office of Col. Carr, more than fifty
five years since. The Col. is now in the er
joyment Of uninterrupted health, and attrit
utes his long life and good health to his al
stemious habits, in both drink and diet.
WHAT IT CosTs.-The Washington CORES
pondent of the Philadelphia Press, says;-
1.-The cost of the ranking privilege, which
besides being wrong in itself, is the active il
ducement for squandering millions in publ
printing, is ~measurably illustrated by tn
fact that it cost $1,000 to pay for the tran
portation Of the documents belonging to NJ
Bernhisel, the delegate from Utah territory
RAILROAD CONVENTIONAL Convention
the friends of the Suffolk and Edenton Ra
road was held at Gates G.. II. On. Co. on tt
22d. W. n. H. Smith, Esq, presided, al
Messrs. Davenport of Edenton,. and G.
Foster, of Murfreesboro, acted as Secretarie
Several stirring speeches, we learn, we
delivered by the friends of this improveme
which produced a marked effect and maj
put down their names as subscribers, to. t
work, some of them to the extent Of ten tho
sand dollars. 1t is supposed that the CO.
pany will be fully organized in May ne
New YORK INEBRIATE AsYLUN.-The nu
Der Of applicants for admission to the AS
lum for Ipebriates, at B~inghampton, N. Y,
$500, and of these 800 are women. The
sylum can only accommodate 800 patien
KENTUCKY PoLITICs.-The Opposition Cc
~vention have nominated Joseph f. Bell
Governor of Kentucky, without a dissent
voice, Alfred FL. Allen for Lieutenant G.
enor, and James Harlan for Attorney Gener
Great unanimity and ~unbounded enthusia
prevailed throughout the proceedings.
- Where are the Raleigh, Standa
Spirit Qfhe Age, and Lire Gjrqf6-'no
ing to drink" and nothing to laugh" abe
is bringing US a peg below our old Standa
Indian Land Ghronich