Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-17

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TENNESSEE ELEcr1oN.-Complete returns
from SO counties show a gain for Johnson,
the Democratic candidate for Governor, OF
over l, 100 votes, and his election IS conceded.
The wings, so far, gain a member of Congress,
and have a majority on joint ballot IN the
Legislature.
FATAL AFFRAY.-We regret to state that
on Friday, last week, James Dancy was com
mitted to jail in Tarboro', charged with kill
ing William A. Taylor, usually called Ned
Taylor It seems that the day previous the
parties were at Battleboro,' and engaged IN
a political squabble; during which Dancy
drew a knife and stabbed Taylor nthe breast
so that he died in about forty minutes there
after-and on Tuesday last, Dancy died.
Both were young men, without families.
Mr.. WALKER n THE Mission ToCHINA.-
| The New York Herald says it learns, from
a respectable source, that Mr.. Z. j.. Walker
consideringit all-important to get to China
before the present crisis in the affairs of that
Empire shall have been compromised by
British diplomacy, has determined to throw
up his appointment unless he can be prompt
ly supplied with suitable Government stea-
mer to carry him out. Unfortunately the
Government has no steamer at command suit
able to be sent on such a voyage.
THE WORLDS TEMPERANCE CONVENTION,
which meets in New York on the 9th of Sep
TENDER, viii be held In Metropolitan Hall, and
continue for four days. The forenoon ofeach
day will be devoted to the reading of appro-
pirate essays, and in the afternoon arecess,
to enable the members to visit the Crystal
Palace and other places. On tie It'll the
children of New York, Brooklyn, Williams
burg, and Jersey city, will be assembled II
the Hall, to listen to addresses, music &c
The evenings will be devoted to public meet
ings, with the exception of evening", the 9Th
when a soiree will be given, to afford delega
tes an opportunity for social interview, an
to partake of ice creams, fruit, and othe
light refreshments. At this soiree the Rev
John Pierpont, of Massachusetts,, will recit
an original Maine law poem.
The EPIDEMIC AT New ORLEANs.-The How
ard Benevolent Association of New Orlean
having exhausted all their funds, have, i
view of the continued spread ofthe pestilenc
there, addressed an appeal to the Louisianian
and other benevolent individuals atthe Nortl
An Episcopal Clergyman of New Orleans, i
a letter to Rev. DR.. Hawkes., of New Yorl
says:
I have this day visited forty-four person
sick with the fever, and by tomorrow | d
not expect to find ten of them alive. | al
going from house to house, from one scene
the most appalling Indebtedness, only to sc
another, worse, if that be possible, than til
last. My dear friend, for Gods sake, hel
us. Get what you can and remit it to me f
the Howard Association (you know all
bout it, for you are q member and the poo
will bless you. This morning [ went into
lonely little hut, and there | found the fathc
dead, the mountaineering her babe, only fol-
DAYS old, to her heart, striving to nurse
while the black vomit was actually streamir
from her mouth. Such are the objects Fl
which I plead.
The mother issince dead, the babe is aliv
Itookitand got a black woman to be it's mothe
, not one cent had these people. Myfrien
| could give you a great many similar cas-
of suffering, but forbear. You will, I kno,
f help us to help these poor dying creatures
In response to this appeal, several of t
leading merchants of New York Immediate
subscribed the sum 0 fS1,465, of which S
900 was RENTED to the Howard Associate
on Friday, and a similar amount, it was e
: pected, would be forwarded yesterday. T
: subscriptions in New York, during the pl
!. sent week, it is said, will probably reach S
Jul The cltlzGnSO OF New Orleans n OF 10
+ %isiana, now at the North, held d meeting
: the Astor House, in New York, yesterda
to take into consideration the distressed &C
dition Of their fellow citizens.
! EFFECT OF RAIL ROADS. The Salisbu
: Wing mentions the sale Of ahouse and a h
: acre lot in that town for SO, 405-sold
: months since for $1,9l0, and taxed befC
: the commencement of the Rail Road at
: valuation Of 500
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