Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-08
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New ORLEANS, Aug. 2S-A terrific storm
ragged all along the southern coast on We'd
ne8day and Thursday last, doing immense
damage. No mail has been received or sent
from this city for two days. The Morse
southern line of telegraph is down, but the
O'Reilly line is working finely.
At Mobile the storm was very severe, and
the loss Of property will reach 100000.
TJko4 S~9ldEgaeppARe up Dauphin street as far as
were iniuGed. Houses bad been blown down
and unroofed. The dwellings of the light
house keepers at Choctaw Point were flood
ed, and FIVE persons drowned.
At Biloxi the Gordon House was pros
trated, and much property destroyed. The
ship Albra and British schooner Mercer were
blown ashore at Cedar Point, and both dis
masted. Reports from other points show
that there has been great loss Of life.
Samuel D. Hubbard, ex-member Of Con-
gress from Connecticut, has been appointed
Postmaster General.
The presumption is, therefore, that Mr..
Hall, the incumbent, has been confirmed by
the Senate as United States District Judge
of New York.
f RETURN OF A FUeIrIvB SLAVE FROM Eng
LAND.-Tt is stated hat the celebrated Ell
en- Graft, the fugitive slave, belonging to DR.
: Go44H1|7vF A~Uon, Ga, who excited so much
!. interest in Boston two years ago, and whC
e had the honor to be conducted through The
5 Chfvstal Palace, at London, during the grea
u fair, upon the arm of the chairman Of th'
=, executive committee, who sighted man.
h fair representatives of the Caucasian race
to pay his degoirs to this interesting cham
d Serrnaid, has voluntarily gone into the ser
vice Of an American gentleman and lady i
= London, upon condition that they will brini
her back to her owner in Georgia.
d RETURN OF FUGIT1vE-The Charlesto
a papers state that a gentleman from Alabam
re passed through that city on the 2lst ult
! with a slave of his, who had escaped som
;r time since to Canada. His master foun
him in Baltimore, half starved. Asking bin
al what lie wanted, he stated that he Ia
IT. been residing in Canada, and after havin
!. suffered innumerabIe hardships, he had d
termined to retrace his steps and return
ne the home which be had SO abruptly quite
OIL
TnosHS6rAY, Esq, son of the la
lc- Henry Clay, in a letter to Gen. ZoIlicoffer,
Nashville, says his father never advised hi
: not to vote for Ger. Scott; and that t
Of manifesto Of the Southern members Of Co
BIZ gress who refused to Support Gen. Scott, W
nd neither prepared by the advice nor approt
F nd ton of his father.
the TANNER1Es.-The Superintendent Of t
cir Census Bureau haspublished a statistical
count Of Tanneries in the United States
Il complied from the returns of the 7th Gems
Tn North Carolina, there are Isl Tanner
in in which 5,296 persons are employed.
'or; Amount Of capit11 invested, 1851 ,o55.
'itv Value produced 1852 ,535.
ing A Scott and Graham Mass Meeting '
be held, and a free barbecue given, at Iii
we'd borough. on Friday, Sept. 18th. at whicl
pom number Of distinguished speakers are
Inc ne pected to be presented.
au- Hon. William A. Graham, the wing C
q 10 ~ didate for Vice President, having been |
&C. upon Feeysekter ticket, as candidate
au- Vice President in North Carolina, by SC
ed Of the Newspapers Of that State, has writ
QUO a letter declaring that the movement d
: not meet his appreciation. He says he
not consent to serve upon any other tlc
g Ii than that put forward by the Wing Nat
al Convention, and takes occasion to
elf : honorable testimony to the patriotism
zen. Scott