Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-23
SUMMARY o. NEWS.

RaU%oAD ACCDETr-Ne understand flat
Friday evening last. q young MAJ by the
name Of " alter S~crogcins was ran over on
the Railroad and killed aiout eight miles
east Of this place. lie mai hcen drinking,
ana had placed himself upoa the road unron-
scIofs of his danger. 1t wa upon q crook Of
the road, and he was not observed bv the en-
gineer until TOO late 10 prevent the accident.
We understand that the engineer was SO dis
tfcSSed III mind IN consequence Of The mgfau-
choly affair, that lac hardly could refrain from
crying all the next day.-Hiks5oro' EoeoFjer.
YmGTNIA.-The Opposition Convention
which met in Richmond last wcea, nominated
for Governor the Hon. William /. Go-rin.
Of Bedford county; Mr.. Nafraan p. Wiley.
Of Monon@alia county. for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; and Air. Wallace Preston. If Wash
ington county, for Attorney General.
The Convention was presided over b. the
Hon. William Ballard Preston. and is repre-
scented to have been one Of the most nurner-
Gus, enthusiastic and respectable political
gatherings held in the State since the exciting
canvass Of 1874.
NORTH CARoLINA AHD NEW Yo2K FLouF.-
The Rowan Mills Family Flour" was COM
PaEed this week with the celebrated Hiram
Smiths Double Extra costing 3 in New
York, ard the decision given in favor Of the
Rowan Mills by one Of our oldest merchants,
who was the importer of the New York honI.
Our people would consult their interests
to say nothing Of State pride-by buying
North Carolina instead Of New York -four,
when they can get a better article al s. 70 ,
per bbl leSs.-NecbeTa Progress.
The State Department has just received
two important treaties from China-onc adj
justing all claims upon that country. and tho
other regulating the commercial relations and
scale Of duties between the countries. These
treaties are re-arlc3 of tn highest irapor-
lance, and are e%ntirrl! satisfactory to the adj
ministration.
\ fricnd informs the Charleston Con-
? rier that the Rev \ ". Stip9. Of She North
Carolina University. refuse positively the
use Of his name At the election Tor toe Presi-
dency Of Woftord College, as successor to
Rev. W NJ. Wi htnaa, u D.. who has acrep-
q ted the Presidency q the " Southern mi
verSity # Alabama.
EALgE OF PHe1af.cy IL FtNx-The Tax
Assessors in Lincoln eDln.y. Team. have
agreed 10 value No. ! negroes, rea or wo,
men, at $lGC0, and best ouaIitv land al SO
- - N'A S-AEFA ~ +at4A A@Af 4tAH tE hAl-
} ued according to circumstance and the iu5g.
e mcnt Of the Assessors.
c : fellow vho vas drunk on election aav,
said it was owing - his efforts 10 rut d.nn
party spirits.
TnE Cvu,y ScnE,E AT TEE sor7L-A
gentleman who has recently spent some tiue
Z in Cuba. writes TO the New Orleans PicaYunt
that 1arty fiaa1s the thirty millions asked fol
&c by the President. would not much facilitate
the purchase of Cuba under present cl~cum
: stances. lie doubts. moreover. whether ar
, portion of this country. EXCEPT the 3orPtcrl
ccmm6rciGl States, Is greatly interested lis il
acquisition, and that it would be iniariou
rather than beneficial To tde South From
his Ovn observation, moreover. ne saws ne i
satisfied. that with The exception of Amer
~ can residents In Cuba. and exiles OF poli:ica
c, mal-contents in this country, the peorl q
ID the Island are decidedly opposed 20 anneZa
ton to tie United States
LosT BAccAGE.-A friend suggests tina
we might do a service to the losers Of ba.
y gage. by aging that ail the baggage whir
e has been lost on the North Carolina Raj
y, road, may be found At the Company SHOP.
It where II is deposited and well taken care 0
y, FAMILY Rsugnr.-No family should he viii
IN ont some efieaciors remedy Tor the cure If afet
ch lions 50 universally prevalent as coughs An
colds some remedy too. whicl ran be relied ~
on a. safe. suTc. and certain Dr.. wistar's Ba
sam OF Wild Cherry csnbi4es shis desiaeraufu
~ Bay none unless I; has the written siya
n t1re IF I. Butts" on the wrapper.
Fer sale hy Williams < Havwood. RsIe;eh.
ut HoLLowAY's FGLLS-Emaciatiou and preinatu
ne decay, slow AMI lie destroying fever. aud q
nv chronic Consequences u neglected symptoms
disease, may be expelled even a. tie eleven
77t hour. by a few doFes Of tajs sterling mrairiue.
to blood and NAV ha ssecIv ,rt.n ~ faIa ~. -
,ad as children OF all ages. Sold at the mannfact
m ~, No. so Maiden Lane, New York. ani by 9
Druggists, at 25e.. Gle, an 81 per box.
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