Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-09-28
Il CAROLINA ITEMS.

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IN regard to himself with the hope thereby
of obtaining money. He was recognized as
the person who was advertised last Spring
IN a Masonic paper as being a knave and
swindler. He has a certificate as dill Ma
jor of the q. S. army; is about five feet ten
inches high, spare built, dark complexion.
prominent nose and chin, 40 or so years of
age, very black hair, and heavy moustache
and whlskers, keen blue eyes, and is very
polite. be sometimes pretends to be crazy,
and has passed as a minister Of the GOSPEL.
He left Raleigh in a hurry.
Mk. MILLER's ORATIoN-HenrY w Miller
ESQ., Is to repeat his Eighteenth Century
Lecture at Clinton, Sampson County, ON Tues
day evening, Nov. 2, and a. Richmond, Vir.
ginia, during she week Of that State Fair.
~ We learn that the Elizabsth CITY
Democratic Pioneer, has been discontinued
for want Of patronage.
E- The Newbern Daily Delta : to he 70.
moved to Salisbury, N. c., and CONSOLIDATED
into the Banner. 1t viii Be issued hereafter
as tbe Daily Banner. Success attend the
enterprise.
The Daily Banner win be issued about the
9TH of October next Price So in advances.
Weekly 81. ,
ANOTHER BANK IN EoRfR GARoLtSG.-The
subscribers to stock in ths proposed Bank OF
Commerce, at Newbern, met IN that Towa o%
Friday and elected Messrs. A. r. JefkfSs, j.
w. GARNER, j. ID. Flanner, j. NJ. {. Harrison,
George Green, William Foy and C.E Ste
%venson, Directors. The Salary of t.c Presi-
dent, to be elected by the Board, was fixed
at $500.
Two thousand and thirty two shares have
been subscribed, and $50, $50 paid in in gold
and silver.
S TRIAL OF HARRIs.-At the late term Of OK
ford Superior Court, the trial Of Harris, the
deaf and dumb man, for the murder of his
t brother-in-law, was taken up on FRIDAY. but
b at the solicitation of Solicitor Rufin, was con-
s tinued to the March term.
: DAVIDSON CoLLEGE.-The number Of SIN
I dents in attendance during the year was I12.
of whom 65 were from n. c., 80 from s. c.,
. from Ala, 4 Miss, 2 from Ark, and ! each
: from Ga, Fla, and Tenn. The Freshman
! class C7 members) was the largest that has
= ever matriculated. The fall session BEGAN ON
Thursday the 22nd inst. Prof Kingsbury
entered upon his duties with the commence
;, ment of the term.
WESTERN N. G. RALRoAD.-Mr. Jas. C.
ne Turner, the Chief Engineer, has kindly fur
s: nished us with a copy of the proceedings of
en- this Company, reports of the President, Chief
Engineer, &c, by which it appears that the
bridge over the Catawba river will be COM
nd pleted and the track laid to Newton by the
10th of November, and to Hale's Store by the
a end of the year. 1t is expected thatthe road
ID will be completed to Morganton by the close
of next year.
The business on the road, as far as compile
of ted, has been very encouraging. The nett
,er earnings, for the short period in which this
IN small portion of the road has been in opera.
in ton, amount to $6,2S5 OF, after deducting ex
of penses.
or Should the road be completed from Ashe
as vile down the French Broad to the Virgin
ia and Tennessee Railroad, the Engineer hal
shown, by tables Of comparison, that a lint
- may be opened from Memphis, Tennessee, b
the way of Chattanooga, Asheyille, Salisbury
rg' and Weldon, to Norfolk, Va, which will b
af- AZ miles shorter than any other route.
d. WnMINGToN AND MANcHEsTER RAILROAD
and We are pleased to know, and to be able t
ned state-says the Sumpter Watchman-tha
the travel upon the Wilmington and Manche.
"o ter Rail Road, both way and through, tn
lged present year, so far has exceeded that of la:
18th year, and that the business of the Road gel
that orally is prosperous.
Dted JUDGE SHEPPARD.-In noticing an artic
ond in the Tarboro' Mercury on the rumored T
signation of Judge Sheppard, the Fayetteyil
reed Carolinian says: ave have reasons to b
gun lieve that Judge Sheppard will resign at Il
lirty sioslng u .ne l.eHt 1egls,alure. hls Iesign
7uIh curry apprehends. lie will ride at least t,
init other circuits before he ~retires from t
ooin- bench"
Jom- IMPROVED SEED PLANTER "A patent
who been issued to Levi l.. Lancaster, Of Roc
Ives, for imnrovement - so aJ ,l. I'LL
abide
~ Mr.. Van Buren, Hopkins, of Pitt
who was struck on the head while asleep
John Coggins, a boy y years old, has ST
re- in died. The boy is in prison.
THAr OLDEST Co1N."-The coin found
.gned Nasn county, near Rocky Mount, OF VIII
the Hilson Ledger speaks as the oldest c.
: extant, dating 734, A. d., can scarcely be
mas old as the Ledger thinks. We take il that
n up. real date is 1874. The lions with curly 4
he'd are the arms of the Kingdom of Icon:
i" affairs" occupying opposite angles are
vel a' heraldic Castles, emblematic of CASTLE. \
to do the Kingdom of Leon was founded 915
n the d., the Crowns OF Leon and CASTLE v
united fully a hundred years later. No 6
light centuries after 7a4 since the Tn;,nd r. r
Pre- doms, whose arms are quartered on it,
no existence for that time. Il is also, in s.
.;c,;on measure, a mistake to say that it is the
-, est coin in possession of any living MOI
> WICK There are coins of the Roman Empire be
coffee the Christian era. We saw the coin refe
to by the Ledger. 1t is a Spanish coin,
"a take it, originally weighing an ounce.
Wilmington JOurnO
- A YOUNG OLD BRIDEGRooM.-Marrie
"ou Davie County, N. c.. on the 21st ult,
John Fine, aged 90 years, to Miss Eliza
Harley, of Davidson, n. c., aged 81 y
Liver This interesting couple walked s miles t
q nows residence of the officiating magistrate, t
-" the nuptial knot tied and after dinner,
i'aiy is ing bad a merry time with a large com
ltening who had assembled to witness the cerem
ninent. returned home, making a walk of 16 mile
ssorm. the day, without rod or staff. The
groom it is said, was the most hilarious /,
0 come out ofsome 40 or so present at the mari
and fairly outdid the whole company b
orm on jests and stories.
-. SATISFACTORY CONDITION OF THE TREA
0 ~ According to official data, says the New
Times, the importations for the preser
bread cal year will greatly exceed those Of