Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-04-06
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DEATH OF Mrs. FILLMoRE.-The Telegraph :
the death of Mrs. FILLMORE, which !
took place on Wednesday morning in Wash :
ington City. I
Informed of her extreme illness, we were !
aware of the deadly character of the NAL !
ady which has terminated her existence. All
hearts willsympathize with the bcreaved hus-
band, our noble Ex-President. just released
from the trammels of official station, he must
have baeaniRobpg forward with fond anxiety
to a retgrEto the quiet fircside of his own
home, where, releasedfrom responsibility, he
might enjoy the autumn Of his life. The
inexorabie hand of death has destroyed this
anticipation.
All concur in awarding to Mrs. Fillmore
great grace and suavity of manner, and a dig
nifty, withal, suitable to the high station she
occupied. The House was never the seat OF
more elegant or cordial hospitality, than in
her time.-Register.
terrible CArAsTRopHE.-A Telegraphlc
despatch forwarded to this Office from Che
raw, South Carolina, informs US that the jail
ofChesterfeld was consumed by FIRE on Thurs
day MISUNDERSTANDING the Tires ct eight
persons. The fire." states our informant,
" was first discovered in ono of the front
rooms, used as a cook-room. When first dis
covered, it was then too late to render assls-
lance to the prisoners up stairs, sufficient to
enable them to make their escape. An axe
was handed to them through the grating, but
they were not able to use it, on account OF
their being completely stifled by the smoke.
They were never seen again"
Ofthe persons destroyed, were q man,, by
the name of Martin, his wife and brother
MartinrEas confined for stealing. and his
wife Andbrother were in Jail on a visit to him,
when the awful accident occurred.-U.
P. S. A gentleman gives us additional
particulars Of this awful affair, that the pris-
oners were all on a regular drinking spree,
some of whom were very trunk. They were
fddling and dancing, and holding a mock
prayer meeting! Awffal!!-ED AGE.
I CINcINNATI, March 26.-At an early hour
this morning a fire broke out in the carriage
shop Of Mr. Weltson, on Sycamore street, be-
low Third, and before it could be subdued,
fifteen houses, mostly frame, were DESTROYED,
rendering thirty antilles honseless. Some of
the buildings were owned by Mrs. Bowman
and part by Mr.. White, of Philadelphia
: Many of the families lost all they had.
. CINCINNATI, March 29.-An immense mass
meeting was held in Market Square last night
!, to nominate an independ :nt ticket for city
p officers to sustain the common schools, and op-
j, pose the Entertainments of the Roman Catho-
lies in regard to them. All political divisions
, were forgotten, and the candidates selected
: Were chosen with a single view to the school,
q quest.on. The Germans, both Catholics and
t Jews, participated and pledged themselves ir
favor of the"PeopIe's Colleges" Great indig
!, nation was expressed at the attempts of foreign
ecclcsiastics TO interfere with the common
schools.
r New ORLEANS. March ga terrible
7 steamboat disaster occurred on Galveston Bay
e Texas, on the night of the Esd inst. TIL,
). steamers Neptune and Farmer were racin,
from Houston to Galveston, when the latte
exploded, killing the captain, clerk and secon'
| engineer, and thirteen of the crew, with abou
twenty passengers killed and missing. Twen
n ty passengers, mostly ladies, were saved.
n appointments for Neac Tork.-Collector {
q the port, Daniel 5. Dickinson; District Attol
e ney, Chas O'Conner; Postmaster. Isaac Fowler
Sub-Treasu er. General Dix Naval Office,
Mr.. Redield Marshal, Mr.. IIilIyer; Surveyc
Mr.. Cochran.
n PHILADELPHIA Appointments.-Collecto Cha,
ID les Brown; Marshall. Mr.. Winecoop; Postma.
is ter, Mr. Miller, Superintendent of the Mint
lie Mr.. Petit: Naval Officer, Mr.. Eldred; Nav
1t Agent, Mr.. Day: Surveyor, Mr.. Hale.
IL MIR. Slidell has been confirmed Minister
X Central America.
SO The Senate has approved the consul;
OF treaty with France.
Id William B. Cameron. made Naval Office
al for the District of San Francisco, Caiiforni
, vice Jacob A. Cost, removed.
Postmasters.-WiIliam A. Friend at Peter
n burg, Va, Samuel Hunt, at jacksonville. |
IN Mrs Mary Berand, at West Point, N.
Thos. P Pierce, at Manchester, N. II.
Observation-Disclosures complain
have been made of late of the insecurity
fy the transmission of money by mail, and Il
or Raleigh papers mention many cases of 10
it'll which have occurred within the last thr
months, in the transmission ofmoneyt to thel
OF. But q most daring case ofrobbery ofthe m;
occurredlast week, somewhere between Cha
he ell Hill and Salem. On Friday morning,
,ht bundle of papers was found in a fish trap
wv Hope creek, near the Chapel Hill roa
led which was found to contain nine or ten lctte
To- addressed to various individuals, with the d.
the bills and the envelopes in which they h
been enclosed. The letters had been brok
open, and after having been ri1ed of all tt
az was valuable, were thrown into the creek.
out The date of one of the post bills and the f
lOt. uIIlS vi tut Dutlulc, FCIlu0FS IL certain ina
ate robbery was committed on the trip down
Thursday, and this circumpstance, it is h
md ed, will lead to the detecting of the robber.
HIlsboro Recorder
use Destructive FIKE!-We regret to lie,
,er- that on last Thursday night, the large and
me pacious stables at the Warm Springs, belol
ear ing to John f Patton Esq. Of this place, w
ons entirely consumed by fire. There were
the the stables at the time of the fire. fourts
mules, three horses, one yoke of oxen, q
ave some six or seven sheep-all of which perisl
en- in the flames The means and yells Of
UGH aconized beasts in this fiery ordeal. are $
any by those who heard them, to have been hi
see, Gus beyong description.
Mr.. Patton estimates his entire loss at s
the 900. The fire was no doubt the work of
zee incendiary but us yer no clue has been fol
see as TO the perpetrator Of the villainous deed.
we AshuiUe Spectator
rs? Augustus w Steel, ESQ has been appoir
President of the Branch of the Bank Of
9th. Staten Fayetteville, in place ofCharles P. \
Rail lett, Esq. resigned.
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