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University of North Carolina. We.
are indebted 10 a correspondent of the
Harbinger fur the following account of
the exercises at the lute Commencement
of our University:
The public exercises commenced, as
usual, on .Monday evening. Tim speak
njg on ttiat and tin; following evenings
showed evidently that a better taste is
gradually introducing the chastened, nat
ural fervor of the polite orator for the
ranting, mouthing and style of "Bombas
tes Furiuso." Most of the speeches
were well humored and delivered in
good taste.
The Annual Address delivered by
lien. James Iredell to the two Societies
was enthusiastically received by a crow
ded house, and would call fur further-notice,
did I not know that in a short time
it would appear in print, to receive from
thi! public that judgment which it so rich
ly deserves.
On Wednosdiy forenoon a meeting of
the '-.North Carolina Institute" was held.
Arid in the afternoon, the members of the
institute, and audience generally were
entertained by an Address from Professor
Mitchell, on the subject of common
schools, in which there was much profit
able matter, seasoned by several happy
touches of his peculiar humor.
It was gratifying to every friend of the
Institution to see in their places a good
ly number of Trustees, with our public
spirited Governor at their head, and to
hour them express a determination to do
all in their power to promote its iuter
e s f s .
The exercises of Commencement Day
were conducted in their usual order, the
candidates for Degrees acquitting them
selves very much to the gratification of
tiie numerous auditory Thirteen young
gentlemen received the Degree of Bach
elor of Arts. The next Degree- of Mas
ter of Arts was conferred on Cicero P.
Hawks, James W. Bryan, Samuel Smith,
John U. J. Daniel, Jonathan Haughton,
and Thus, Hoskins. That of Doctor of
Divinity on Rev. Andrew Syrne, of Pe
tersburg, Virginia; and that of L. J.. I).
on Rt. Rev. Levi S. Ives, Hon. Chief
Justice Thomas RufTin, and Hon. George
E. Badger.
The following was the Order of Exer
cises: Forenoon. 1. Prayer by the Presi
dent. 2. Salutatory Oration in Latin
James B. Shepard, Newborn. 3. Ora
tion on Astronomy William P. Guun,
Caswell. 4. Oration on the Drama
William P. Bond, Windsor. 5. Foren
sic Debate Would the general Intro
ducliou of .Manufactures be beneficial to
the Southern country? Thomas G.
Haughton, Edeuton; Thomas J. Will
iams, Halifax, Va. 6. Forensic Debate
"Does a Student derive more benefit
Irom an attention to hi Collegiate studies
than from devotion to general litera
ture!" Sam'l R. Blake, Fayetteville;
Samuel Williams, Halifax, Va.
Afternoon. 7. Oration on Political
Economy David M'Alister, Cumber
land. b A Forensic Debate "Would
the establishment of a Medical Board in
North Carolina contribute to the im
provement of the Medical profession in
'he Stater' William B. Carter, Caswell;
Albert G. Anderson, Caswell. 9.
Should Institutions for education be un
der the patronage and control of the
State? Henry W. Miller, Buckingham,
Va.; Harrison VV. Covington, Ric hmond.
10. Valedictory Oration Abraham F.
Morehead, Rockingham. 11. Address
by the President. 12. Degrees confer
red. 13. Report of the Examination.
14. Prayer by the President.
The. Experimental Rail Road Com
pany. This institution has declared a
dividend of twenty-five per cent, for the
six months ending on the 1st infant.
Ral. Star.
Dank of Cape Fear. dividend of
three per cent, of the profits of this in
stitution has been declared, payable on
this day (3d instant) at the Principal
Bank, and on the 7lli at its offices. ib.
Episcopal School. We are gratified
to Mate that this School, the operations
of which commenced less than a month
ago, has so increased its numbers as to
render the immediate erection ofanother
Building necessary. Ral. Vug.
the rear 15 blacks the next in order was
inhabited by 42 whites and 42 blacks, and
the ten houses adjoining each other,
commencing with No. 33, he found to
be inhabited by no less than 280 whites,
and 173 blacks, being in all 453, and an
average of 45 persons in each house."
(CrThe porter of the Canal Bank of
New Orleans, w ho absconded with
50,000 of the funds of that institution,
was apprehended on the coast, after a
chase of three days, by the indefatigable
exertions of Mr. Edward Yorke, a direc
tor of the Bank, and all the money ex
cept 145 recovered.
Folly and its consequences. A Fouch
er, Jr. guilty of extensive forgeries at New
Orleans, and whom it was supposed had
escaped, it appears committed suicide.
When found by a party of negroes, his
body was in a slate of decomposition,
supposed to have been dead some days.
He had shot himself through the head.
Death by Lightning. We learn that
during a violent storm at Wadsborough
on Sunday the 15th Jam;, Mr. James
Patrick, a young man of that place, was
killed by lightning. Two horses were
also killed by the same stroke... Obs.
Specie. The quantity of specie now in
the country, is estimated at forty mill
ions of Dollars; the importations hav
ing been about twenty millions since the
removal of the deposites. Verily, the
"experiment" works well.. We shall
soon have a metalic basis, sufficient to
enable the Slate Banks to discount free
ly, and relieve every thing like pressure
in the money market. Pttcrsburg Con.
(L7Tlie new novel of'lhe Kentuckian
in New York," states that it is part o(
the Moravain political economy to re
quire all young gentlemen of the sect to
be enrolled on one list, and all the will
ing young ladies on the other; and the
first gentlemen on the list must marry
the first lady so that tin v are drafted
for marriage as the militia are drafted
lor service. When they come to mar
riageable and discreet years, they inuM
pair elfin regular couples, and pass their
lives together nolens volens.
A thrilling Incident. A Greenfield
(Mass.) paper says: A few days since
a child of Mr. E. Ryiher, in this place, n
bout3years old, was discovered in a well
into which it had probablv fallen by seiz
ing the bucket and carrying that down
with it. When Mrs. Ryther discovered
it, it was holding by the side of the buck
et with its little bands, and crying for
"mother." The mother ran to a neigh
hour's for assistance; but before she could
return, a girl in the house had raised the
bucket with the child clinging to it the
whole way, and supporting its weight by
the mere power of its arms and hands.
After it was safely landed, there was
considerable difficulty in disengaging its
hands from their convulsive grasp of the
bucket. The well was more than twenty
feet deep, with 12 feet water.
CTAIdcrmnn Talmadge, of New York,
recently made a report to the Common
Councils of that city, touching the state
of Lauren's street: from which the follow
ing is an interesting extract:
"He had been called to that quarter, in
his official capacity, to quell a riot as a
health warden, and had been at the pains
to investigate the condition of the inhab
itants. House No. 33, he had found in
habited by twenty-one whites, and ninety-six
blacks, and in a small building in
the rear, by 10 blacks the next house
contained 30 whites and sixteen blacks,
Suicide. Daniel L. Adams, a worthy
and much respected citizen of the town
of Pittsfield in this county, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his corn
house on the morning of the 18th inst.
It appeared that he stood on a half bush
el, and wound the rope, w hich was tied
around his neck, twice around a beam,
above, and held the end in his hand. It
is stated that his embarrassed circum
stances had caued a mental derange
ment, and that he resorted to this means
to free himself from trouble. He was
between 50 and CO years of age.
Otsego (N. Y.) Rep.
to agree in opionion as to the true cause
of this melancholy visitation.
Acalanchel A very curious migration
took place in this vicinity on Wednesday
night last. About a quarter of an acre
of laud on the eastern bank of the Ken
nebunk river, near the house of Mr. Ben
jamin Durr ill, in Kennebunk port, slid
into the river, carrying away half of the
Kennebunk bridge, (a draw bridge,) and
nearly filling up the channel for a rod or
more. Whereon Wednesday a ship of
the largest size might have laid afloat, the
river may now be forded without difficul
ty. The land moved in a solid mass, and
the apple trees upon it looked as flourish
ing and seem to be as firmly imbeded in
the soil in their new biluation, as they
did on the spot where they were reared.
The slide was accompanied with a noise
resembling the rumbling of an earth
quake. Kennebunk Journal.
Shocking Occurrence. The Norris
town (Pa.) Herald states that on Friday
last, a daughter of Mr. B. Hoffman, near
the Broad Axe Tavern, of Montgomery
county, who was subject to spasmodic
attacks, unfortunately while engaged in
feeding some hogs, fell into the pen, and
was partly devoured by the ravenous
beasts. When found, life was extinct.
Sudden Death. Wo learn with deep
regret, that Col. Cyrus Baldwin, brother
of the celebrated engineer, died yester-
jday morning at his residence in Middle
sex illage. He appeared to be in his
usual firm health the evening previous.
The cause of his sudden decease was at
tributed to an affection of the heart, and
we understand a post mortem examina
tion was to be made to-day to ascertain
the fact. Loicd Journal.
Louisville, (Ky.) June 12. Melan
choly Occurrence. Extract of a letter to
the Editors of the Philadelphia Herald.
A shocking occurrence took place here
last week. A Mr. C. married Miss
Buckuer last week, a beautiful and inter
esting woman, of one of our most respec
table families. On that evening, Mrs.
Buckuer, the mother of the bride, had a
large quantity of custard made, and sent
to the houses of her married children.
On Sunday, Mrs. Foster (her daughter)
was taken ill, and died in a few hours.
While the company was assembling for
her funeral, a daughter of hers became
suddenly ill, and the funeral was post
poned, that both might be buried togeth
er. Before this took place, Mrs. Buck
uer died and, one after the other, 8 have
died, and 1) more are dangerously ill.
Poison having been suspected, the ser
vants are all in prison, but there is no ev
idence, external or internal, to prove the
charge. The contents of the stomach
show no appearance of poison. The
symptoms in all resemble those of Asiatic
Cholera yet no one else in town has
been attacked, and none of that devoted
family who avoided tin custard. All
who ate of it have died or are ill. The
physicians and magistrates are all in a-
llarm and bustle, and no two people seem
C7Tho good people of West Hart
ford, Con., lately tore down their old
"Meeting House," for the laudable pur
pose of building a new one upon the spot.
The old edifice was erected in 1714, and
of course was 120 years of age. The
venerable pastor of the church, the Rev.
Dr. Perkins, is himself a most interesting
remnant of antiquity, having been settled
in this very parish for sixty-two years.
On the Sabbath proceeding the demoli
tion of the building, he delivered a very
interesting discourse from the text, "If
thy presence go not with us, carry us not
up hence," in the course of which he sta
ted, that he had preached 4000 written
and 3000 extemporaneous sermons, and
admitted 51)0 to the communion of the
church, and had survived all the members
of the society living at the time of his
settlement. Dr. P. is in his 86th year,
and is still in the enjoyment of good
health, and of his mental faculties. He
graduated at Princeton in 17G9, and was
a class mate of Thomas Jefferson.
Difficulties, it is feared, are again
about to occur between the Mormonites,
and the citizens of Jackson, (Mo.) in
case any steps should be taken by the
Mormonites to return to their old homes.
It is anticipated that blood will be shed.
Several of the merchants and others, hav
ing armed themselves some even with
cannon, are prepared to resist the efforts
of the combined brethren, whom it is said,
have been collecting from all parts of tho
country.
A Miss Decker, a young lady about
seventeen years of age, was literally
burnt to death, by her clothes catching
fire, near the Horse Head, Tioga Coun
ty. Her clothes caught while she was in
the act of stooping, while near the fire;
and all her efforts to put them out, were
unsuccessful. She then ran a distance
of about sixty rods, to her father, her
clothes enveloped in flames, and parts of
her flesh were actually seen in a blaze;
making a noise similar to meat, iu the
act of fry ing.
On the anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill, a number of young men of
Ipswich, raised a subscription and invited
all old soldiers of the revolution in the
town to partake of a collation. The
number present was twenty-seven, and
the aggregate of their ages upwards of
2100 years being an average of 80.
More Shipwrecks. -The Montreal Ga
zette, of Thursday, contains some par
ticulars of two other losses at sea, not
hitherto reported. One, the Proselyte,
of Limerick, with 223 passengers, all of
whom have been safely landed at Rich
ibucto, (Nova Scotia,) in a lamentable
state of misery, and the other name un
known, but described as being from the
west of England, with 280 passengers, 7
of whom only are saved.
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