Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-06
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~ ~ Liio udSins ana The flames soon
cateo 70 Mr.-ohane's warehouse, filled with a
large ana Valuable assortment ofgoods, consist
ing OF dry goods, bacon. -four, lard, glass, whis-
Ky and other merchandise. The entire build
ing, with It's contents, were destroyed-fully
covered by INSURANCE, principally in the East.
MesSrS.. Clark N Shane we're insured for $780,
900 in the Wez1ern. Delaware. Mutual and
Citizens Of I1essrs Mulioney & Little
lost 1000 boxes of glass, which was insured
for Sc. 800. Mr.. Wm. Bingham sustains a
small loss, but is fully insured. The total loss
is $4,000, or $4,000, mostly covered by IN
snrance.
AT half past ten O'Clock at night a large crowd
of persons, drawn to the vicinity of the fire.
e~ongregated upon the bridge across the basin.
near the fire. 1t unfortunately gave way from
the immense weight, and some two hundred or
more were Frustrated into the water. Many
were very seriously injured, but so far as ascer-
tanned, no lives lost.
Macon, June 34th.-Thc wing State Con-
%vention ofGeorgia Nominated the Hon. Chas.
j.. Jenkins, of RichmPnd county, for Govern
or, upon the first ballot and David A. Reese,
for Congress, in tho Third district. The
convention was fullyiattended, and was ex-
ceedingly harmonious and enthusiastic. Gen.
Sanford, Union democrat, presided.
New YoRK, JUNE 25.-The steamer Nor
thern Light, from San Juan, with dates from
San Francisco to June 1st, arrived at New
York this morning.
A duel was to have taken place on the
same day between Senator GW1N and Mr..
McCoRKLE, member of Congress. The cause
Fof the difficulty was some personal remarks
made by the former IN reference to the latter.
The weapons chosen were rifles at thirty pa
cess
The ship jamestown had arrived at San
Francisco from China with later advices.-
Her Gates are to April 9th. Her captain re-
ports that the rebels had been driven away
from the walls of Nankin, and terrific slaugh-
ter followed. At the latest advices it was
thought the Government would finally tri.
umph.
< Since the above was in type, there has
: been another arrival from California. Il
. brings the painful rumor, that Senator GWIN
S was killed in the duel alluded to-.
e TwENTY-s1x LIVES Losr.-The British YES
: sci Aurora, from Hull for New York, founder
4 ed at sea on the goth Of May, in lat. 46 n.
long. SO W. She had a crew Of IS, and 9
passengers, &c Of whom went down with til,
vessel.
A fire occurred at City Point Va, on Sun
! day afternoon, Goth inst destroying the Ware
n house and about S25, 900 worth of goods sto
: red therein. -Four freight cars belonging t
were burned also. Whole loss, as given b
; the South-Sid Democrat, nearly $4,000.
SENTENCE OF DEATn.-Lewis Montague
convicted ct Petersburg, Va, of the murde
Of Thompson, has been denied a new tria
and sentenced to be executed on the 9TH {
: August. The prisoner made a speech to til
court, in which he admitted that he kille
the deceased, but denied that it was his il
t%ention to commit murder. He charged ths
Thompson had repeatedly threatened hin
and abused his family, and made an affec
: ing appeal on behalf of his wife and children
q STEAMBOAT ExPLos1oN.-The steamho'
Wayne exploded on the 10th inst, forty mil
n below New Berne, n. c., killing FIVE slave
r and wounding two others. The boat sunk
o ten feet water.
The PENNsYLvANIAAGR SOCIETY
Re STATE FAIR takes place at Pittsburg in Sc
TENDER next, and already the papers of tn;
OF city are discussing the subject of q prop
I location fer it.. One paper estimates til
le nearly 100000 persons who have never be
n in Pittsburg before Will visit the city on til
OF occasion.
r THE LARGEST PLATE OF GLASS in Americ
l6 by 9 feet, was broken a few days ago,
K the workmen were setting it in a window
Ia a Broadway restaurant, New York. It &C
~ S1,030. Several others of the same size we
broken on the voyage.
FIRE.-On Thursday Right last, about
O'Clock, our citizens were aroused by the alar
ing cry Of Fire! The blacksmith shop of
J. B. Fender, Esq, near the western border
our town, was discovered to be in hames,. a
was entirely consumed with its contents, C
T. sisling OF tools, wheels. &c.-Ttr. South
til nGA.Mr. Samuel Tinnin, Of this Coun
n while out hunting, on 9th June, was kill
to by the accidental discharge of his own z,
in The entire load lodged in his left side.
- n. C-RAL-RoAD.-Welea learn hattho wol
20 men haze commenced laying the rails on t
80 road n@hr a2Fesl,e~e, uni CTaU II Is EuTEJr
plated soon to have it completed to this Ct
A. b The laying Of the cornerstone of
N MethodistF Female College at Murfreesborou
ar took place on Friday, the 9th ultimo.
address on the occasion was delivered by
ON Rev. Mr.. Lowe, of Halifax, Co., n. G.
CHARLESTON, June 28th.-Col. Telan
Cuyler, a~lawyer at Adamsyille, Georgia, ;
brother of e. r. Cuyler, Of Savannah, ,
1"o murdered nearhis residence on Saturday i
Fonr arrests have been made on sAsnlci