Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-08

lzard-even at the risk of blood.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 1st.-The mortal re-
lains of General Taylor arrived here to-
ay. The citizens having been previous
apPrized of the time the body of the
lustrious dead would arrive, were pre-
ared to take charge of it. The stores
enerally were closed and business sus-
ended. Al the time appointed the body
1as placed on a hearse and conveyed to
IS final resting place, and deposited in
he family vault, about 8 miles from the
ity. 1t was a solemn and imposing pa
Mt. The of people that fol-
red in procession was very large. The
BY Of the distinguished dead was con-
ned to the tomb with the usual solemn
temonies.
.AshoiM N. C. Oct. 81.
EXECUTION OF CREAsMAN-ALMosT.
Friday last was the day fixed for the
e%ecution of Coonrod Creasman. The
y dawned, as all hanging days ought
dawn, in clouds darkness, sleet, cold
lind, and finally snow began 10 fall
aiken all together, a more dismal, disa-
feeble, nasty day, never was Witnessed /;
nd it appeared that the elements had
greed together to make the exit Of the
Unfortunate prisoner as ~consoling as cir
eumstances would admit; he should feel
that he was leaving a world which was,
BIT that particular time, to say the least
very uncomfortable. But the f~oulness
of the weather did not prevent large
numbers of men, women and children,
from flocking into town to behold the
Iedifying spectacle Of a human being
strung up between the heavens and
earth, +" the observed of all Observers
The crowd continued 10 increase until
u o'clock, and anxiety was on tip-toe tc
catch a glimpse of the prisoner as he
emerged from his cell. Has the gal.
lows been e~rected1" passed anxiously
from mouth to mouth. 20, yes" mum.
bers had seen it-a great ugly piece o
frame work, standing out in bold relic.
on the mountains side, looking for al
the world like the ghost of some depar
ted freebooter or land-pirate. Abou
IL, o'clock Sheriff Roberds was seen b.
the anxious crowd, vending his wa,
with slow and measured steps toward
the prison, looking very much like
man going to do something that he didn'
want to: so the crowd thought, an
pressed eargerly after him. Arrived
the Jail door, the Sheriff, with bis off
GERS assembled to the prisoners cell, sol
emily commanded him to make ready b
putting on his clothes, which order h
obeyed amid a great many tears an
anxious inquiries if they were going I
hang himjust like a dog; TO all Of which
however, the Sheriff, at the expense
divers buttons, only answered by lookin
as grave and ugly as possible. Whe
his toilet was completed, the prisone
in charge of the officers, descended /
the street, where the excited crow
were in waiting to get a last glimpse
hear the last word from the doomed ma
Just as expectation was at its zenit
and the crowd were becoming impatie
at the non-arrival of the vehicle viii,
was to convey the prisoner to the pla,
of execution, Sheriff Roberds pulled
paper from his pocket. In an insta
all was hushed, and a solemn stillne
reigned throughout the vast concur
of people, and the Sheriff proceeded
read the aforesaid paper, which was
pardon from the Executive ofthe Stat
In a moment the prisoners despair W
turned to Joy; the crowd retired, sol
we'll pleased, many dissatisfied at
loss OF the days sport, and the prison
who but a moment before was ov
whelmed with anguish and despair,
tired with as much dignity and CON
quence as attached to Napoleon at Wa
loo. to celebrate his restoration to
and liberty-by getting drunk!
So ended this farce.-NeUs.
SOUTHERN CAssIMEREs.-The Charl
ton Mercury says:
We were shown yesterday at
IT. South Atlantic wharf, to whom they W
of forwarded, a few sample pieces of bl
Of and grey cassimeres, manufactured
raj Messrs. Carson, Young & Grier, at Il
int Rock Island Factory, in Mecklenb
lg, county, N. C. The specimens are eq
to any that can be imported at the So
ull price from Northern markets. The m
nd ufactory has not been in operation m
raj than two years, but is now well est
lished, and in a good condition to n
any demand from our city for good
Its manufacture"