Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-14
Nama If the Bau.

co to January l, being two weeks later.
The general news from California pre-
sents nothing OF very striking interest.
The chances of Col. Fremont for cleo
ton are becoming more doubtful. He
has published an address to the people,
in which he vindicates his character from
the charges preferred against him.
The state OF morals is growing worse.
Murders and robberies are of very fire..
quent occurrence, and peaceable citizens
especially in the miulng districts, are in
much danger.
The Custom House at Monterey has
been robbed Of twenty thousand dollars.
No clue yet to the money or thieves.
A large crowd is now on the levee,
waiting the arrival of Jenny Lind, who
Is coming up on board the Falcon. The
excitement is intense.
New YoRK. Feb. THE steamer Em-
pire City arrived here this afternoon.-I
She brings two hundred and ten passen-
gers. and about one million dollars worth
Of gold dust. Her dates are from San
Francisco to January Isl. beingtwo weeks
later.
The news from the Isthmus is unim-
portant.
The election of an United States Sem
ator appears TO be the all-engrossing to-
pic of conversation. Among the wings
Edward Bazant and John Wethered are
prominently spoken Of as candidates, and
with the democrats John B. Weller. P.
w. Hallock, ]. w. George and Col. Ere
mont are named. The latter, however,
! stands no chance, If the plurality rule is
/ resorted 10 in the election. The impress
sion strongly prevails that a whig will be
f chosen.
The Legislature meets at San Jose on
!. the 9Th Feb.
Business in California generally is
: steady and healthy. All kinds OF pro-
duce in abundance, and prices Of -four,
provisions, Sc, declining. though quota
tons do not differ much from previous
accounts.
taken by the House to-day for US Sen.
ator. The last stood Summer, free soil.
er 1873; Winthrop, wing. 1853 scatter.
ing Unnecessary to a choice 1871. The
House adjourned until Friday next
LANSING. MICHIGAN, Feb. 5.-Gen
Cass has been reelected 10 the U. S
Senate for the full term from the 4th o
March next.
! ONO sENAToR.-On Thursday last tn
? Legislature of Ohio. in joint meeting
!. had ten efectual ballots for United State
Senator. The leading candidates wer
Hiram Griswold, whig. and Henry B
Payne, dem. The free-soilers cast thei
votes for Mr.. Giddings. The seventh
ballot, which is represented 10 be a fai
6 exhibition of the strength of the respec
~ tive parties, stood as follows: GriswoI
4S. Payne Al. Giddings 1O-three wing
. and three democrats having paired of
70 After the tenth ballot. none of whic
varied essentially from The above, til
joint meeting dissolved and it will requir
y the passage of another joint resoIutio
v before renewing the attempt to make a
ELECTION. The Columbus State Journi
le reiteraies its opinion that no Senator wi
be elected at the present session.
4; New YoRK U. S. SENAToR.-Th-
can now be no election of Senator in ii
State of New York, without the ado
lion o~fconcurrent resolutions by the tu
Houses of the Legislature, to go into a
election, or without the passage Of a la
e. setting apart a time and place for ele'
ton in joint convention of the tv
- Houses.
The constitution appoints "the fiji
/, Tuesday in February" for an ~electio
and. there being no election on that da
Iii it is necessary to begin de nouo. o.
oc vote would have given Mr.. Fish Il
nomination OF the Senate, and that Of
vote would have carried Senators in
- body TO the Assembly chamber, whe
the Lieut. Governor would have a
nouneed that Mr. Fi>h had received Il
majority of votes in the Senate. r
speaker would have instructed the Gle
- TO proclaim the House vote. us for N
"a Fish, and there would have been
end of the matter. But the one We
was wanting. Some of the papers /:
vocate leaving the subject 10 60 TO I
4 pc ople again, who will next fall elect
,s;r new Senate and Assembly. The Mir
howeHer. saws:
1.-THE Express states that Gov. Fl
has written a letter to the President
which be pledges himselfto stand by
doctrines Of the message and the co
luty PROMISES u .he Iuu' 81.
- of the swolly head'' about him. we he
Senator Beckman will stand out
'aad doomsday."
a. Al GREAT MIcRoscoPE.-A Germ
- named Hasert. residing in Cincinn;
has manufactured a microscope for
Worlds Fair, which has a magnify
J y power Of 5000. The Cincinnati Tin
says Of its powers:
IA very minute particle Of dust fl