Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-02

hostiIities will be commenced, as Turkey will
consider the neglect to evaeuate a case of war
declared. The formal proclamation of war
against Russia was posted up on all the Mos
ques at Constantinople. The Turks will not
at present cross the Daunbe. The Sultan
has invited the combined fleets to CONSTANT
nople. The Black Sea is to be free for neu-
trail flags.
A Paris correspondent writes that in pri-
vate letters from Constantinople the Eastern
question is examined in every point of view,
and the conclusion unanimously arrived ut is
that war is inevitable. Russian agents are
actively at work attempting to stir up insur-
r%ections in Turkey.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Globe still expresses the belief that peace
will be preserved.
LArER.-The Niagara arrived on the 28th.
The news is brief, but important and warlike.
The Sultan has appealed to the moral. and,
and England, by demanding the presence of
their fleets before Constantinople.
The opinion is that the French and Eng
lish will allow the Turks and Russians to
fight their own battles, but, if the Turks are
defeated, will prevent the Russians from
marching on Constantinople. With this view
a protecting force might occupy u strong po-
sition between Broussa on the Danube and
Kestendge on the Black Sea, or they may per-
haps occupy Rodosto on the Sea of Marmora
or Reiestchant.
Neither France nor England are arming
openly, but the forces of both countries are
in a very efecting condition.
Observation-Disclosures Oct, 15.-Under the
favorable adyices per the Atlantic, all grades
Of cotton, except inferior have advanced Id.
I I'M - 4 IL -o.l -.-aI.l OF Onn -
of which spectators took $500 and expor-
tiers $3.50 bales. The market was poorly
supplied with New Orleans fair and middling
cotton. The quotations were: Fair Orleans
6Sd; middling SAD; a55d; fair Mobile 6sd;
middling sgd fair upland Gid; middling SD
a sgd. Stock 753,0 600 bales.
Breadstufs had recovered from the recent
decline, and prices were tending upwards
Flour and Wheat active. Corn quiet. The
quotations we're White Wheat 9s Sc q los
I'd; red 9s I'd Western Canal Flour 33s Cd;
Ohio 34S Cd a 35s. White Corn Ais yellow
4Os Cd.
Provisions were in good demand. New
Mess Beef 95 q 100sss1PcEk Us cd a SIS;
Lard So a Cos.
Rice was in moderate request at steady
rates.
Tobacco was changed.
FATAL AFFRAY.-A difficulty occurred in
Sewer county, on the evening Of the 18th
ult., between two brothers named Walker.
1t appears that the two had been to Para
c~lifta, the county seat, and on their return
home had some difference, when q quarrel
ensued, which terminated in the death Of one
of the brothers. Both, it SEEMS, were intox-
icated, and the deceased having gone by his
brothers house, there renewed the difficulty
by striking his brother two or three times
with a stick. The other then attempted to
procure his gun, but was prevented by his
wife, when he drew a knife and cut his
brothers throat The pepetrator of the
deed, after becoming conscious of the awful
| crime he had committed, attempted to put an
end to his own life, but was prevented by the
interference of others. Such are the evil
, effects of intemperance I; one brother, for a
trivial or imaginary cause, cakes tire life of
another, and becoming conscious of the
dreadful reality, attempts to commit suicide.
s Arkansas Telegraph.
S CRAZY PEoPLE.-Miss Dix. the philanthro-
pist, states that among the hundreds of crazy
people with whom her sacred missions have
brought her into companionship, she has not
). found one individual, however fierce and tur-
n bulent, that could not be claimed by Scrip
! ture and prayer, uttered in low and gentle
tones. The power of religious sentiments
h over these shattered souls seems miraculous,
r The worship of a quiet, loving heart, affects
them like a voice from heaven. Tearing and
4 rending, yelping and stamping, singing and
a grooming, gradually subside into silence, and
n they fall on their knees, or gaze upwards
e with clasped hands, as if they saw through
the opening darkness a golden CLEAN from
q their Fathers throne of love.
DURABILITY OF WooD.-The piles under
the London Bridge have been driven five
hundred years, and on examining them il
1916, they were found tohe. little decayed.-
Old Savoy Place. in the City of London, was
built six hundred and fifty years ago, anc
the wooden piles, consisting Of oak, elm
beech and chestnut, were found, upon recen
II examination, to be perfectly sound. Of tn
J, durability of timber in a wet state, the pile
of a bridge built by the Emperor Trojan, owe,
the Danube, afford a striking example. On
n of these piles was taken up and found to b.
is petriied to the depth of three-fourths of al
oC inch but the rest of the wood was not dif
ferent from its former state, though it ha,
at been driven sixteen hundred years.
PICKING THE EAR.-A horrible death re
nc Gently occurred in Paris from a common praC
IT. tice with many persons. A gentleman, fee
: ing a slight itching in his ear, took up
ne friction match in order to dispel it. In tn
., ardor of a conversation he was sustaining h
III introduced the sulphurous end the contraC
- soon produced ignition, and the downy linin
nu of the ear caught fire a portion of the su
H. phur adhered to the flesh, and burnt ther
persistently. The unfortunate man neve
ne spoke again. His sufferings were so agon
We zing that his tongue became powerless an
ST after two days torment and unavailing effor
of the surgeons, he died.
l TREATING, &c.-Our notice of the remark
It's of the Greensborough Patriot upon the NOV,
he ments of the Temperance men in Orange
lso suppress the practice of treating at election
ro- has called forth a characteristic respon,
les from that print. In reply to the questic
Ter with which we concluded our article, viz :
At What say. neighbor; are you quite SUI
that you killed the UarmiBt in your count
les on the first trial ?"-the Patriot says IN
m. sir-ee-not killed, by a jug full"
ou- just as we expected. The Temperan
eri- men of Orange, instead of being behind Il
times, are a little ahead of their neighbol
the Beat up your forces, gentlemen of Guilfor
and bring up the rear.-HiIsbOro' Record
Gu POPULATION OF THE GRAvE.-From exte
sive calculation it seems the average of h
Iii man births per second since the birth
- Christ to this time is about eight hundr
' 'Ie and fifteen which gives about thirty-t7
thousand millions and after deducting I
present supposed population of the wor
t96O,OOO,OO0, leaves the number of thir