Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-04-20
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JoV. Orahdm on thursday saSI. WIFI TeiuF"l"e p
rom Raleigh. by which he was seriously inJur-
I'd About S ven or e ght miles cast OF tins. !
he got out of his buggy to arrange some par '
Of the harness.. when his horse took fright IN +
ran off. throwing him down and drawing the :
ofthe buggy over him. Fortunately. !
this occurred near the pace where some hands !
were at work on the Railroad, ard one oft en-
assisted him home. whic.l he reached about ten
at night 1t was found that he was
severely bruised and cut upon the face and uther
parts of his body. At FIRST It was feared that
the bone of his arm was broken. Int We ar
happy TO learn that this was not the case. though
the muscles werr badly spr ined. At the time
of writing this, TUESDAY } We learn that the
Governor is improving, and we hope that he
will soon entirely recover from The injury
Hillsboro. Rec.
More CoPPER-We are pl ased to learn
that some fine specimens of Copper have been
found upon the lands of Messrs. Nathaniel
Williams and Jehiel Atwater. in this county,
about four miles south west ofChapel Hill. A
specimen from the lands of Mr.. " il Jams, we
are informed was tested by Professor Mitchell
ofthe UNIVERSITY, and pronounced pure copper
and that upon the lands Of Mr.. Atwater is be-
lievcd to lie richer even :htn that which was
tested. The copper is supposed to be exten
sive and we understand that a company viii
soon Be formed to commence work and ascer-
tain the value of the discovery.
In this connection we would call attention TO
the act Of the last Legislature to encourage the
investment of capital for Mining and Manufac
turing purposes.-B.
WASHINGTON. April llth.-The city was
filled with all sorts of rumors this morning re-
garding a change in the Cabinet, growing ont
ofthe great efforts that were made to obtain
the attendance of a quorum of the Senate to-
dav, and the late hour at which the Cabinet
council broke up last night. Several Senators
had left the city, and others who were packing
up to go were called up at midnight bv the
Sergeant-at-arms. with the request from the
President that they shonld remiin. 1t was
confidently stated that Mr.. Marcy had with
drawn from the Cabinet. dthat Mr.. Gushing
WAS to take the Premiership,M NJ. Dobbin the A.
torney Grneralship, and Commodore Stockton
the post Of Secretary ofthe Navy. nov learn,
however, from undoubted authority. that no
f change, in Cabinet officers was submitted to
the Senate, and that if any breach had occur
red the difficulty has been satisfactorily adjus
ted.
The Hon. James Buchanan was nominated
f and immediately confirmed as Minister to Eng
) land. 1t is understood that he accepts. The
| Senate transacted no other business of impor.
3 lance, there being barely a quorum present
The other papers sent in merely corrected the
Q photography of two orthree petty appointments
e A letter of resignation was received from the
! Hon. Pierre Soule, in which he expresses Iii;
t deep regret at leaving the Senate, and signifies
his acceptance of the post of Minister to Mad
rid.
: GEN. CUSHING AS LINGU1sT.-Iti is stated
e that at a diplomatic dinner in Washington,
t few days ago, Attorney General Gushing con
r versed in French with M. lie Compile de Slrti
ges, in Spanish with Don Calderon de la B .rc.
e and in Dutch with Baron Testo, spoke Ger
man with Baron Won Gevo!t, Portuguese wit
De Figaniere, and the most unexceptionabI
Tuscan with the representative of the two Sici
lies.
Loss BY FIRE. The DlnyilIe Register {
April 2, saws: We regret to learn that til
= dwelling of Jos. Holderby, Esq, at Rawlins
burg in Rockingham county, N. c., some /
% miles distant from this place, was entirely de,
y troyod by fire a few days since, with almo;
everything it contained.
a. MURDER OF A MIssIoNARY.-The Hon
lie Mission Record learns that Rev. Elisha s
le Terry, a missionary of the American Bapti
v Home Missionary Society, among the ChiI
I'd pewa Indians, on Z d River, was barbarousl
murdered Il short time since.
r MOBILE, April 1.-THE United States ste:
| mer Fulton, from Nj ,tanz IS, arrived here
re noon to-day, with Vice President King o
re board. His health is extremely low, with b.
little prospect entertained as to his recover
A case of bigamy was recently tried in CHI
raw county, S, c.. and discharged In the chare
8 of his Honor, Judge Frost, to the jury, ne r
- marked that there was no law in the State
=, South Carolina prescribing a marriage ceremo
ial.
81 IF Mr.. A and Miss Bump ever a broom, Il
former SAYING. take this woman to be n
welded wife, and the latter. | take this man
/ be my welded husband, and 90 to housekep
ing, they are legally married have entered IN
a bond ofunion which cannot be annuiled,
long as they both do live
CALIFoRNIA.-The following IS the resi-
of the census of the St .te OF ca itornia:
Whites 20I 1856: citizens over 81 years OF Il
1O5. 344; negroes 900, mulattos 572; [ndmr
domestlcated, 1880, foreign resid, nts $685.
The number of Chinese is believed toappro
mate $4,000.
1t appears that the Hon. James Buchan;
!" our new minister to England, will not relic
Mr.. Ingersoll, the present minister, till the Fl
OF july next.
THE SIAMEsE TwINs-Chang and Eng,
Silmese twins, with their wives and childr
passed through this place on "Wednesday Il
on their way to Boston. 1t is stated that ii
are about to make another tour through
country, having been offered $50, 900 as an
ducement, by some one in Boston. They h
ale been, for many years, citizensof Wilkes Co
Mr. tv ia this 5 ate RAJ. Standard.
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
is reported, we understand, that James w
borne, Esq. of Charlotte, is ike TO be brou
the as the Wing Candidate in the District compo
we Of the counties of Arson, Stanly, Union. NJ
/. S. lenbnrg. Cabarrus, Lincoln. Cattwba, Gle
lew land, Castor, Rowan.
first The District S debateable one, tie w
adv m iority at the last Presidential Election b
ibi- ing bern only 1919, and the Democratic majo
at the Governors Election 591.-Fay. OBS
ror LEGISLATIVE REEoRM-The Virginia IIo
Of Delegates has adopted a rule not TO u
ron absent members their per diem, unless t
&c have previously obtained leave, or are s.
NJ, and any member absent on the day of the
adi0urnrfpnt Is NOT to he D1id rpturn milo