Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-01-21
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BALTIMORE, Jan. IL.
On Friday last, the steamer Magnolia,
while on her voyage from Florida to Havana,
burst her boiler at ST. Simons' Island, The
captain, McNelly, the clerk, and eleven of
the crew were killed, and ten injured more
or less severely. There were 0tyGue passen-
gers on board the Magnolia, all of whom
were saved. The boat was a perfect wreck.
PORT OF ToMBsToNE.-The Norfolk Bea-
con states that the Port of Tombstone to
which allusion was made in our last, was
situated OF Salmond Greek, BERTHE county,
about one and a half miles from its mouth,
on the estate of VIM. Drew, ESQ, who be-
ing a large ship owner, had his place made
a port of entry. for his own convenience
all that is left on this port is the remainA
an old wooden building.
AFFL1cTIvE News TO KossUrH.-We
learn with regret that our distinguished guest,
NJ. Kossuth, yesterday evening received in
formation of the death Of his venerable moth
er.
This intelligence, it is said, was commu-
nicated to the Boston Atlas by its cores
pendent at Vienna, who reports that she
died at Pesth on the 18th of December,
and that it is intimated in a Bohemian
newspaper that her death was caused by the
recent Austrian persecution of herself and
daughters.
Strenuous efforts are now being made for
the adoption of the "Maine Liquor Law" in
the State of Connecticut. This law pun
ishes the rum-seller with imprisonment, and
empowers certain officers of the law to
search for, seize, and destroy liquors.
New PRINTING PREss.-Mr. Montague.
editor and publisher of the PittsieId Eagle
, has invented a power-press, on which he
now prints his paper. We understand il
, will print 1000 sheets the hour, the forms
1 being fastened in an upright position, and
: the impression given by a cylinder. 1t may
be worked by steam or hand-power, and cal
: be made at a cost of $3.50 for single cylin
ders, and $3.50 for double cylinders.
A Western editor says: ave saw a wo
man carrying a big hog home from marke
. on Saturday upon her shoulder. For thu
benefit of those who may think her hus
. band ought to have done it, we will stat
that she served him in the same way a sIlor
time before"
4 MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
The members of this Company held thei
annual meeting in this City, on the 1St
instant. We learn hat the old officers wer
reelected. An assessment of 8 IL pc
1t ceQt. was levied upon the premium note:
= to faise funds to meet recent losses.
l. The Company is said to be in a prosper
Gus condition, and holds out the stronges
promises of future usefulness.
SUPPOSED MURDER.-We learn, from
n Correspondent in Johnston County, that o
I'd the morning of the 31st December, a negr
III man by the name of Bolt, the property
N Mrs. Mary Woodall, was found dead in a
old field near her residence. The negro,
ID is supposed, came to his death by ~violenc
n as he had bruises upon his body, and Their
IS were evidences of a scuffie near by.
an Standard.
y WAKE SUPERIOR CoURT.-The Speci
w. Term was adjourned on Wednesday, wit
out having transacted any business whateve
~ The OUTLAW WILL CASE, which it w;
ba expected would be taken up, was continue
~. to the next Term of the Superior Court
"a this County, at the instance ofthe defendant
IN counsel-several important witnesses, '
I'd learn, having been absent.
oh We see in the Journal of Commerce
he extract from the Charleston Evening Ne,
en- of Jan'y 9th, stating that a party of TWEEN
in three North Carolinians arrived at Charlest
yo- on the 9th inst, with twenty nine slaves W
On were to take passagefo for California. 1t see
of that these persons intend following the |
lis siness of mining in California, in which tn
rid have had some experience.
his 1t is said that Mr.. WEBSTER has nea
JUS ready for press a history of the Administ
m ton Of General Washington.
ANS BALTIMORE. Jan. Is
Gus The Steamer Panama, from San Francis
brought down one million and a quarter doll
100 in gold dust.
A plan has been proposed for a diversion
the waters of the Yuba river, so as to flow throl
Igs, the gold diggings of that region of country. :
Gus estimated cost of this undertaking is put do
ich at 10000
of SINGULAR DEcEpT1oN.-Some ab6ffTi
ons, lists in Boston, last week, contributed ful
sufficient to defray the expense for a la
hall for one evening, at South Boston,
ub- order to hear a colored man, who had b.
rst- a slave, give an account of his life. Inst
its of opposing slavery, however, he surpri
the and confused the contributors 10y defend
top it, and said he had no objection to go
the back to "Old Virginia" He was frcquc
on y interrupted, but persevered to the enc
stem his statement.
ear LOUISVILLE, Jan. 1--we learn fl
ane Columbia, Tenn, that the mother of the
Ex-President Polk died in that place
nng terday of apoplexy.
ind THE MARKETS.
the New YORK, Jan. Il
, of The sales of Cotton during the last Il
j., DAVIS hovo amourtad RI 10 bolae al g