Spirit of the age., 1853-05-25
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na- The Steamer Africa has arrived, with
Liverpool dates to the 9th inst. The polti-
cal news is not important Cotton has slight
ly advanced while breadstuffs and naval
stores have undergone small decline.
New YORK. May 16-The brig Reuben
Carver arrived here this morning from Saqua
la grand, and her captain reports that on the
18th inst. in latitude OF. longitude 90, he fell
in with boat belonging to the ship William
and Marv, Capt. Stetson, ofBath, Maine. bound
from Liverpool for New Orleans. He took
from her the captain, mate and six of the crew
Of the i!l-f,trd ship. They report that the
William and Mlry had cargo of railroad iron
and 2O8 passengers; that on the 81 of May,
when near ISaacs, she struck on rock and al
most Immediately sunk. and soon afterwards
went down. carving with her over 200 souls
to n waterv grave. Two of the passengers
GOT into life boat and were afterwards taken
on board the brig and saved-These. with those
in the boat picket up by the Reuben Carver.
are the onlv living heingslnft to tell Of the sad
disaster and loss ofiife. The passengers were
emgrants.
STILL ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT We
learn from the Cleveland True Democrat that
the Mansfinld freight trim ran 0vera COW. south
Of Shelby, Ohio, broke through bridge, dash
inc the cars to pieces, on Tnesdav last. J. St
Peters. the engineer. skilled inst1ntlv The
conductor, Mr. Teegarden, was buried beneath
the rubbish of the cars, barrels Of sugar and
moIlsses. They had to cut off his arm ere his
body could be relpase1.-He died in few
minutes. Another nl1n was badly crushed
! EDTToRs FOR CONGRESS- Snowden, Of
| the Alexandria Gazette: Mr.. Moselv. of the
Richmond Whie, and Mr.. Sterrett. of the Par
/ II FL
Congress- in Virginia.
| AN EXTRAORDINARY FREAK OF NATURE
man by the n2me Of George W. Houston,
living short distance from Sparta, Va. has Il
cow which has brought forth most uncommon
calf The cafis now two weeks oil, living,
and likely to live. It has two distinctly for
med nostrils, two tongues. and fonr eyes. and
will probably have fonr horns. In all other
respects it is formed rs usual, and is q playful,
a very pretty calf. 1t eats very heartily with
either mouth.
AMOS WADE ESQ of New Barne. has rocov-
cred $4,000 from one ofthe East River Ferry
Boat Companies at New York, for an injury
inflicted upon him some time last winter while
crossing from Brooklyn to New York.
4 MONEY MARKET-Stocks are very dull and
declining in New York. sure sign of tight
money market Is the crash at hand, or will
it be postponed while longer? Ovcrtradna
and fast living will bring it about, we douhtnot
but whether now or year hence, remains t.
be seen.
A VALUABLE GEN, or 4 TOUGH Story
The Goshen Wing states, that Rev. Rober
Armstrong, Of Newburg, New York, purch
ased, among other minerals, what he suppos
: ed was topaz, but which turned out to be {
diamond. for onn-half of which he mas beer
,, offered S5O0,O0O, which he declined. It.
weight is two and half ounces, and if a rca
diamond, its value will be more than $4,000
; 900.
NORTH CAROLINA ICoPPER.-Dr Chas. I
Jackson, of Boston, has just made repor
upon the North Carolina Copper Mine, i
which he prOnouncas it unsurpassed in rich
ness and in its results unprecedented in tn
S history of copper mining.
T. AND W. PLANK RoAD-The Carolin
IN says that the Fayetteville and Wester
y Plank Road has been completed 10 miles. t
: within two miles Of Salem Six miles and
\ half of the branch from the 33 milepost |
e Evans Mill on Deep River, have been con
e pleted and will be placed under toll in a fe
IS days. Signifies more will bring Fayettevil
into communication with Deep River by Plan
le l, Road throughout. The Engineer of the Roa
! is now engaged in locating the road beyor
- - Salem to the Little Yadkin River, distan,
of 10 miles,
n Bl Some of the Texas papers say there
. more humhug and speculation in the extray
r CANT stories of gold found in that State, al
advises the public to wait for further dew
e. opments before erbarking for the Texas go
r. region.