Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
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Fatal RAILROAD AccIDEST.-The cars be-
tween Andover and Concord, n. H., were
thrown from the track on Thursday last
Among the passengers were tho President
elect, (Gen. Pieree) his lady and Benjamin,
their only child, a promising lad OF ten yeas
-the latter was instantly killed, Mrs z. coz
siderably injured, and Gen. p. slightly
They got on at Andover and had not been a
board five minutes when the frightful accident
occurred. Tho doting parents are plunged
in inconsolaLle grief. : But one other person
was dangerously injured.
On the 4th inst, the President sent in to
the Senate, the nomination of Hon. George
&. Badger, of North Carolina, for the vacant
Judgeship on the Bench ofthe Supreme Court
If the United States. We presume Mr.. Bad
gers nomination will be confirmed, and that
ne will accept the Office. This will leave a.
mother vacancy in our Senatorial delegation,
the right of the Governor to fill which cannot
be questioned.
Eg- The lungs Of Vice President King
have been sounded with the Stethoscope, and
his physician declares his recovery impossible.
One of his lungs is entirely gone, and the 9TH
er partly so. He has made his will. He is
said to be worth Sl50,000.
"a Hon Daniel L. Barringner, formerly a
member Of Congress from North Carolina,
died a few days ago, at his residence in Ten
~nessec.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Z P. M.-The fune-
raj of Com. Morgan, who died here to-day,
takes place tomorrow afternoon, and will be
attended By the President, cabinet, marine
corps, officers of the navy and army, govern
ment mechanics, besides citizens generally.
New York, Jan. 5.-The steamor Asia,
r arrived at 10 O'Clock this morning, bringing
dates from Liverpool to the 18th Of December.
The English ministry was defeated in Par
Lament on the 10th, on the house tax, by 10
majority, and Lord Derby had gone to Os-
borne to lay the resignation Of the ministry
in the hands Of the Queen.
The following persons are spoken of as
e likely to form the new Cabinet. Marquis OF
n Lansdowne, Premier Lord Aberdeen, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs Lord John Russell,
Leader in the House of Commons; Mr.. Glad
h stone, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mr.. Os-
If borne, Secretary of War; Lord Newcastle,
4 Lord Lietanant of Ireland, and Lord Her.
bert, Lord ofthc Admiralty.
LONDON, Dec. 18th.-Intelligence has been
received that the Queen has accepted the re.
lie signation of the Ministry, as rendered by
Lord Derby.
h ARKET
Liverpool DEC. Observation-Disclosures
e ton 6 Co. quote Breadstufs as having fully
: recovered from the recent decline, and clio
sing firmly at last Fridays prices.
10 There had been no sales Of Rosin. Tur
: pentine was unchanged.
N The cotton market closed steady yesterday
The sales of the week were 81 900 bales, o
which spectators took 6 600 bales, and ex
n porters 1900. The following are the quota
5, tons Orleans fair, CT; middling, 5 GIG
l. Upland fair, So middling, 5 ZIG. The mar
n, ket closing quiet.
a # New ORLEANS, Jan. I've have lat
and important intelligence from the RiC
Grand States Of Mexico, where a fierce an'
T. apparently successful revolution is raging
accompanied with considerable bloodshed
The revolutionists at Tampico had marche'
on Tamaulipas, taking possession of all th'
~, towns On the route. They made prison
ers of Governor Cardenas, with nine mem
h, bers Of the legislature, who have been sem
n with other adherents Of the Governor, as pris
e oners to Tamplco.
The State of Tamaulipas has now declare,
= its acquiesence in the provisional governmen
eatabl;-hcd by the. re~olutionists at Tampicc
Mt The Mexican war steamer State Of Mexico
LII
which recently left the Brazos for Vera Cru.
with a national war schooner, have both ioir
ed the insurgents Of Tampico, which is con
sidered a death blow to the maritime force
Of the Government on the Gulf Of Mexico.
Of The city Of Matamoras, although summon
is ed to surrender, still holds out, and the com
n, mandant Of the city is terrifying and barr
"a cadlng and making great preparations for
~ determined resistance of the insurgents.
,, rN@ By the latest advices from Mexico
- we learn that the revolution is spreadin
80 rapidly, and there is every indication tha
= Arista's Government will be soon over
~ thrown.
at is a poor rule that will not work BOZ
I'd ways'-thirty-fve years ago there were thirt
is distiIleries in Fayette CO., Ohio, and no church
now, there are thirty churches, and 10 dist