Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-22
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THE MAILs.-The Cars now run daily on
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, leaving
this city at 5 o'clock, A. NJ, and arriving at
10 O'Clock, p. NJ. By this arrangement we
receive the Northern mail about one day la
ter than heretofore. 1t is, however, we I'M
d%erstand only a temporary arrangement. We
are not able to say when the daily mail west
will commence. The Southern mail now clo-
ses at 9 o'clock, A. M. instead of at II M.
IMPORTANT SUIT AND DECIs1oN.-An
important case was tried, a few days since.
in the Circuit Court of Shenandoah county,
Va. The Rockingham Register states that
about a year since a gentleman, while going
down the Valley, in a stage coach, belong
ing to Messrs. Parish, Hartman & Co.. was
seriously injured by the upsetting of the
coach. His leg was dreadfully broken, in
somuch that he is made a cripple for life.
He brought suit against the COMPANY
claiming damagest to the amount of SO 900.
The jury IN the case rendered a verdict for
the plaintiff and assessed the damages at
$4,000. This is the first case of the sort
that has ever been tried in Virginia. and
may be regarded as fixing the principle that
IN case OF carelessness the proprietors of
stage coaches are liable for damages in case
OF injury to the passengers.
AN AWFUL Observation-Disclosures trag-
edy recently. occurred at Brownstown, In
diana. The details are thus given in the
Madison Banner:
cit seems that two brothers. named HI
ram and Warren Francisco. and well known
as respectable and peaceable citizens, follow
ed the occupation of clock peddling. They
usually travelled different routes, but made
a practice Of meeting each other frequent
III ynJ 'RRfGH rhgy"of brow1r5Uown, on Frlday
last. One of the brothers reached the tav-
ern, about nine o'clock, and inquired if his
brother had arrived, and was informed by
the landlord that he had not. After eating
his supper he called for a light and asked
TO be shown to bed. The landlord inform
ed him that he had no candles about the
t house, but if he Wouldfollow him, he would
take him to bed. Francisco followed the
landlord into the dark room and undressed
himselfand retired to rest. The bed SEEM
cd to be wet, and having some matches
about him, he struck a light. Upon exam
ming the bed he found that it was wet with
!; blood Discovering a candle Oh the table
u near by, he lit it, and, looking under the
/ bed, saw the body Of his brother with his
/ throat cut from ear to ear, and perfectly
Z ~lifeless. Fastening the door Immediately
IF he proceeded to load a revolver which he
~ I,I I-t Ioe~vo L. oo-TJ Il, -o 4I,o-o woo ~
effort made by several men to enter biz
re room. Pretending not to be alarmed, h(
- asked them to wait until he dressed himself
As soon as he had finished loading his pis
toll he opened the door, and the LANDLORD
y and two other men rushing on him, Whel
ID he fired two barrels of his pistol, immedi
5, ately killed the landlord and one Of his &C
completes, after which the other man fed
al MAINE ELEcTIoN.--The elections in thi
State have just taken place, and were TO
Governor, members of Congress, and tn
is % State Legislature. The election for Cover
to- nor turned chiefly upon the liquor question
nd The candidates were John Hubbard, liquo
law democrat; Arson G. Chandler, ant
ng liquor law democratic Crosby, wing, an
of Neal Dow, temperance whig. The return
Ia so far as received, indicate hat Gov. Hui
his bard viii lack some 5000 votes of recei7
ing amajority over all the candidates, bl
as there is a large majority Of anti-liquc
members returned to the Legislature,
rs viii doubtless be reelected. The MaiI
nen law is thus sustained by the people Of tn;
81 State.
is KESTUCKY.-The annexed extract from Il
report of the G. W. P. presents the conditic
re of affairs in this State.
9TH lam in receipt ofan unusually large nur
non t Der ofquarterly reports from Deputies, viii
Of are herewith submitted. In these there W
UGH be found a remarkable unanimity; first,
rea, stating that there is some increase of nur
io %s bers in the Subordinate Divisions; secondl
por- that the material Of which the Divisions a
the composedis still more substantial and reliab
thirdly, that the Sons Of Temperance throu9
sin. out our jurisdiction are fully sensible Of t
it'll importance of further and more efficient ST.
legislation on The subject: and lastly. Il
they are united, as with a single heart a
mind, in the settled purpose not only to
very what they can, and properly may do the
Their selves to effect this object, but to urgeit W
,iple every department of the community to co
y IN up with them to the important work
But It has been determined to hold a ST
ours Convention on the 22d October.
any New York;. O. of Recha5ites. ]
at in annual session of Northern New York {
hieb trict, No. 6, was held at Saratoga Sprin
edge A large meeting was held at the Method
died? Church, and effective addresses delivered
0und NJ. NJ. Berry of Saratoga Springs, Rev.
eat Brainard, of Philadelphia, and Philip
e my White.
% es- The reports Of the officers of the Dist
ainst sho" the ordef 70 oe asound ana neal