Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-01-02
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WELDON RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNT.-
The bridge belonging to the Portsmouth and
Roanoke Railroad Company at Weldon, n. G.
was burned down Thursday morning last, at
nine o'clock. The fire is supposed to have
been communicated by a spark from the train
that passed that morning. The original
cost Of the bridge was more than 100000.
1t is estimated it will take $4,000 to replace
the wood work.
NAVIGATION OF THE NEUsE.-We are
gratifed to learn from the Newbernian, that
the survey of the Neuse has been compile
ted from Newbern to the western termina-
ton of the contemplated improvement, at
Watson's Mills, ten miles above Smith6eld.
The distance we learn, is much less, and the
difficulties to be' overcome in the work fewer,
even than was anticipated. The report of
the Engineer, it is expected, will be ready
about the first of February next
WAsHINGroN, December oath, 1851-At
an early hour this morning fire was discov-
cred to be raging in the Library of the Cap
itoI, and the alarm was speedily given by the
watchmen.
The fire is supposed to have caught from
the fues connecting with the furnaces in the
main basement of the Capitol.
The entire library contained $4,000 vol
umes; of these about 10000, In an adioin-
ino room, were saved. All the busts, pain
tincs, and elegant fixtures have been destroy
ed, including the files of the National Intelli.
) gencer. The loss is over 5000, 0O0, and a
: greater portion of it is irreparable.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.-The letter of the
} Hon Hon=y Clay ssienin@ his seat in Z. S
Senate, was read in both Houses of the Leg
~islature to-day; and a resolution adopted il
| the Senate, in which doubtless the House
4 will concur, to elect a Senator en- Tuesda,
D next,
At the last account, Kossuth was payin!
) a visit to Philadelphia. His reception AM
> entertainment was on the grandest scale
Z Tie banquet given by the authorities Of til,
city, was a brilliant affair. Gen. Riley, c
: the y. S. Army, and Judge Kane Of the L
u S. Court, spake in extravaganza language i
;, favor of Irrational intervention in the Europea
u struggles for liberty.
Morton Mcaichael, ESQ, for the press, too
the opposite ground in a neat and appropr
> ate speech.
Several other speeches were made ami
: much confusion and collision of feeling
Some of the speakers were greeted with hi
ses. Kossuth remained asilent listener.
THE NoRTd CAROLINA ARGUs.-W
It have received a card from Messrs She
It ton & Paul, proprietors of the North Ca
d DINA Argus establishment, by which W
v learn hat J. ". Cameron, Esq, the forme
editor of that paper, will resume its editors
~ management at the beginning of this yea
We doubt not that Mr.. Cameron's fine abil
a ties as a writer will make the Argus a yer
D. acceptable paper to its patrons.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN GEoRG1A.-The S
as vannah Georgian" states that on the IA
e ult, a carriage of DIR. Winu, of Monrc
county, containing his wife and four childre
while crossing the railroad, near Forsyt
30 was run against and crushed by the cars, Il
result of which was the immediate death
:, two children and the driver. Mrs. VIII
had her arm broken and her head dreadful
u mangled, but it IS supposed will recover
= The other two children were so badly injur,
that there IS 10 bope Of their surviving:
=. bottle of liquor wss found with the drive
from which the natural inference IS that
- was drunk
as FATAL ACCIDENT.
be In Arson county near Lanesborough
nd Wednesday the 18th ult- William Holm
and Holden Horne were instantly killed, a
u Ilu IL cu.n.