Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-05-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

~ has accepted an Invitation to deliver the
address before the students, friends and pat
rons of Hartford Male and Female Academy,
at their approaching Commencement, July
goth. !
From CALIFoRNIA.-The steamship ST.
Louis arrived at New York on the 18th, with
nearly two millions Of gold on board. Mon
ey was stringent and the markets oyerstock-
ed with goods. Mining operations were very
successful. She brings intelligence that a
fearful earthquake had destroyed the city of
Quito, with a loss of over 1000 lives. Quito
is the capital Of the Republic Of Ecuador,
South America.
1t was quite a handsome, Furnishing place,
with a population variously estimated at from
10000 to 10000 souls. 1t has repeatedly
sutferedfrom earthquakes on former occasions.
The loss at Quito by the earthquake, is
stated at three millions of dollars. The loss
OF life is given by some as high as 5000. A
number of mall towns to the northward
were also destroyed, and some damage occa-
stoned in Guayaquil.
SALE OF THE DEEP RIVER WoRKs.-We
learn that the sale of the property and fran
chise Of the Cape Fear aud Deep River Navi-
CATION Company was made at Peterborough
on Saturday last, by Henry A. London, Esq,
as trustee, under the resolution of the Stock
holders. The first bid was by Maurice @.
/, Waddell, Esq, of$300, 600. The State, by
, Graham Dawes, Esq, the Governors Private
! Secretary, then bid 1885, 900. N. A. Ram
D say, Esq, followed with $500, 900, at which
the property was knocked off. Mr.. London
thereupon demanded the $400, 900, the terms
being cash. Mr.. Ramsay desired him to call
at his Office at 2 o'clock and he would settle
e with hint was then about / past II. This
6 did not meet the. views of the Trustee, who
forthwith put up the property again-Mr.
u Ramsay forbidding the sale. Mr.. Waddell
e again started it at the amount of his "pile,"
v The State again bid 1856, 600, and was de-
clared the fortunate purchaser-Mr. Ram
say protesting his determination to bring
suit to maintain his purchase.
e The act of the Legislature authorized the
!, Governor to purchase at not exceeding $3.50,
. 600 but the difference between the 1856, 900
and that sum will be required to pay off pri-
: or liens.-Fay. Observer.
WAKE FOREST CoLLEGE.--The Annual Com
mencement takes place on the second Thurs
"a day in June. The Literary Address before
n the two Societies will be delivered on Weines-
day morning, by DR.. Edward. Warren, OF
Edenton. On the evening of the same day,
Rev. DR.. Burroughs, Of Richmond, Va, will
'd preach the Sermon before the Graduating
Class, Henry w. Miller, ESQ.,, will deliver his
ID Grafton on the Eighthteen Century, on Thurs
|! day afternoon. Commencement Party Thurs
70 day evening.
&c The Graduating class consists of 10. Ant
&C the whole number of students is about eigh
ty.
Oh AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-At the late ses
sion of our Court, an action against the Viii
tx mington and Manchester Railroad compan,
a for a lost trunk, was tried. The value of tn
is contents was proved to exceed five hun
#. dred dollars this company have an endorse
h. ment upon their tickets, which ameng othe
is things declares that they will rot be respon
,r- sible for lost baggage to an amount exceedln
one hundred dollars this endorsement wa
- relied upon to limit the liability of the CON
We pany in this particular case.
nd His Honor ruled, and so charged the jury
,ty that common carriers could not thus limi
lc- their liabilities; he dwelt upon the ~injustiC
which would result if the endorsement upo
the tickets referred to, was taken and consi,
NY cred as a contract, to which the passeng'
Try was presumed to have assented. The jur
lty found for the plaintiff to the amount of tt
contents of the trunk, as proved.
r.. Darlington Flag.
re-. DOUBLE ExEcUTIoN.-Two negroes convi
nit. ted of the murder of Mrs. Boyett, we
L. hung at Kenansville, Duplin CO., n. c.,
ad: Friday.
pc Mr.. CLINGMAN IN ENGLAND.-Among t
AZ items by the Arabia we notice that at Que
ady Victoria's Levee, Senator ~Clingman, of Nor
= Carolina, was presented by Mr.. Dallas.
illo CUPID AT SwANsBoRo.-A correspondent
iii. Onslow County, N. c., writes that during t
last six weeks ten weddings have taken pla
D.. within five miles of Swansboro.
this BANK OF CAPE FEAR.-This Bank has
lold Clared a semi-annual dividend of five per ce
1nal payable on and after the I'd day of this mon
lcks The annual meeting of the stockholders
ok a the institution will be held at their banki
the house in Wilmington on Thursday the Il
tho of May.
At RANDOLPH MACON CoLLEGE.-Jno. Parl
no W Jordan, Esq, of Hartford, N. c., has be
Eno elected and has consented to deliver the
yeo dress before the literary societies at the
''ne preaching Commencement.
FIRE IN THE WooDs.-On Thursday las
fire broke out near the Steam Saw Mill
e. the Fayetteville and Albemarle Plank Ro
Q about 6 miles from town, which ragged W
great fury till about l A. M. on Friday, wi
gan it was arrested, having destroyed about {
900 Turpentine boxes, a large extent offend
IN timber, &c, on several plantations.
ard, We learn that large quantities of merch
one die are passing up the Central Railroad
Ders. merchants west OF this. Business of all XII
It on is reviving. The tobacco crop has not
ions, gone forward, and when it does it must
gone considerably to freights. If the wheat C
ever should be a large one, as the prospect nov
sses. that it will be, a much larger quantity
mob. be transported over the Central and the
,eak- eigh and CASTOR Roads than has been d
the during any former year.-RGL Standard
otion =
v re- 1t is said that the difficulty between G
johnson and Gov. Cumming, grew out of
recu- refusal of the former to withdraw troops
Tbar- to Provo for the protection of witnesses,
To der a requisition of the Court.
nbers MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 24-Last night
meet steamer st. Nicholas, from st. Louis,
ID re, New Orleans, exploded near Island No.
ana The boat and cargo is a total loss.
re lett Forty-two persons were killed and miss