Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-10-19
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ing reports, we believe it is definitely settled,
that johnson, Democrat, has been elected
6 democrats and 2 wings have
been elected to Congress, and the Legislature
is decidedly democratic. A u. S. Senator is
to be elected at the next session.
PENNSYLVANIA ELEcrIoN.-The democrats
have no doubt carried the State by a large
majority, electing their judge, canal commits
%sioncr, &c.
OHIo ELEcTIoN.-The election for Cover
nor, members of the Legislature, and other
State officers, took place on the 18th. So
far as returns have come in, the indications
are that Medill, the democratic candidate for
Governor, is elected by about 10000 MAORI
ty, together with nearly all the prominent Of
fcers. The vote small on both sides.
CALIFORNIA ELEcTIoN.-The majority for
Bigler, democrat, for Governor, is only 1000,
while the remainder of the democratic ticket
is elected by 4 to 10000. Garrison. demo-
crat, has been elected Mayor of San Francis
co, and the whole democratic city and coun-
ty ticket was chosen. Both branches of the
Legislature are largely democratic. The peo-
pie of San Francisco had adopted the revised
charter.
HeAA The annual meeting of the Stockhol-
ders of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
pany will be held in the city of Raleigh, on
Thursday, the 18th day of November proc
imO.
The Warrenton Nelcs announces the death
in that county, of Mrs. Lucy Marshall, at
the age of one hundred years and two months.
She was the widow of Dixon Marshall, an
officer in the Revolution, who was wounded
at Augusta, and who was present at the cap
ture Of CORVALLIS, at Yorktown.
RECEPTION OF THE Hon. D. M. B~ARRINGER.-
On Saturday evening the Cubans in New
York held a meeting for the purpose of tax
ing into consideration the acts of the
Hon. D. M. Barringer, late Minister of
the United States at Madrid, in favor of the
Cuban prisoners. 1t was resolved to present
him and his lady with a suitable testimonial.
THE ESCAPE OF MITCHELL AND MARTIN,
THE IRISH PATRIoTs.-The escape Of John
Mitchell and John Martin, two more of the
Irish exiles, is a certainty. The editor of the
New York Times has perused letters from
Australia to their particular friends in New
York city, which speak of the manner of their
escape but, from fear chat their safe arrival
in this country would be ieopardized by a
publication of particulars, the editor has been
requested to refrain from giving them publicity
for the present.
The General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church is in session at New York.
The Rev. DR.. Creighton of N. Y. was unani-
mously chosen President of the House of
Clerical and Lay Deputies. The senior Bish-
op, Brownell of Connecticut, of course pre-
sides over the House of Bishops.
The Delegates from this State present are,
the Rev. Drs. Mason and Drane, Rev. Messrs,
Watson, and, Johnston. and the Hon. Thomas
Dr. H. TI0roor IT W,1~IH El-11 r.
Winslow, and Josiah Collins.
Two new Bishops are to be consecrated
viz: Rev. DIR. Atkinson for this State, and
Rev. DIR. Davis for South Carolina.
The statement in relation to the late Bish
OPP Ives, prepared by a committee of this
Diocese, was presented on Friday last, by
Rev. DR.. Mason, and after a few remarks by
Judge Ruffn, was referred to a committee
The University Magazine says that Hon
A. V. Brown, Ex-Governor of Tennessee, hai
accepted the appointment of the PhilanthrO
pic Society to deliver the annual address be
fore the two societies of the University, a
the next Commencement. 1t has been nearl,
forty years since Gov. Brown graduated.
The Tarboro' Southerner says that pre-
parations are in progress for commencin.
forthwith the construction Of dam acros
Tar River, about four miles below Greenville
to improve the navigation of the river to tina
place.
NORMAL CoLLEGE.-The Greensboro Pa
triot SAYS, the prospects of this young Inst
tuition are of the most favorable character
four Professors, the most ample buildings i
rapid progress, and the present session ha
Just opened with one hundred and twenty
eight students.
THE METHODIST CHURCH SUIT.-Itis state
that the New York Book Agents are maxim
arrangements for an immediate settlemeI
with the Methodist Episcopal Church Sout
on terms entirely satisfactory in regard to
division of property. The whole matter /
dispute is to be referred to the Hon. Judg
Mclean, of the Supreme Court of the Unite
States. The Judge is expected in n. Yor
in a few days, to meet the commissioners
the two branches of the church.
The secretary of the Treasury has been
BILE to call in and extinguish aboutseven mi
lions of the public debt, since the 4th
March last. Ifmoney continues to be as de-
as it is now said to be both here and abroaC
the Secretary will have no difficulty in di
posing of q large portion of the surplus.
Hon. EDWARD A. flanagan, of Ind,
appears, is determined to recover his pa
misfortunes by becoming an earnest Tempe
ance Reformer. At a recent camp meetin
he is said to have declared himself ready
vote for the Maine Law in the absence of an
thing better, but expressed his belief tn
nothing short of a total extirpation of the a
ticle from the face of the earth would efe
the desired object.
A MODERN TRAvELLER.-Sir George Ros
from Montreal, arrived in Chicago a few da.
ago, by the Michigan Southern railroad.
He has t,oenty one dogs with him, three Sc
wants, four tons of baggage-comprising al
quantity of guns, knapsacks and other shoe
ing utensils. He leaves in a few days t
Minnesota, to take a hunt, from thence
will proceed to Texas, to spend the wintt
and designs taking an excursion to the Roc
Mountains in the Spring,
NEWSPAPERS IN CALIFoRNIA.-There a
: published in California thirty-eight newsI
pers, twelve o fwhich are d~ailies, one tri-wee
: ly, two semi-weeklies, and the balance a
: weeklies. Sixteen of these are printed
: San Francisco, four in Sacramento, two
t Marysville, two in Stockton, and two in z
%cerville. Three are printed in foreign Ia
9 guagas, and two devoted to two different Ii
e guages. Total weekly circulation, l6O,O(