Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-03-16
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WAsHINGToN.-March 6, 1853 General
Cass II sfer,Iay afternoon received a telegraphic
Il spatch fron Michigan informing him that
his excellent lady was supposed to be dying.
The venerable, sriefstricken Senator lett in
the afternoon cars.
WAsHIsGToN. March 7.-Mr. Buchanan is
selected as Minister to England, and Gen. Dix
is to have the mission to France. Mr.. Guy
ron. of Louisiana, is to be the minister to Spain.
He has for some years been the Secretary Of
St tie of Louisiana, and is the author of q history
Of thHt State,
There are to he no more charges of affairs.
They are to be ministers resident. This change
is made ia a clause Of the civil and diplomatic
bill.
Ev President Fillmore and family. are now
ut Williard's Hotel. and they will leave this
city for the South some day this week. They
uill proceed as fir as New Orleans, and return
& ny the river route.
It ) NJ. Filimore's purpose, as %1learn. upon
his return TO Blffaio, 10 open his Office as .
counsellor. but MOTTO appearagain in the courts,
is an advocate. 1Oy.
Vice President King. says 4 letter from Ha-
van of The lst. was not SO we'll as he had
J been Il few days previous, in consequence of
a sudden chtnge in the weather. He was still
at Matlnzas.
WAsHINGToN, MARCH 9, 1853. SENATE.
Mr. Badger read an article from a Will
ming'on IN. Q } newspaper, in which he
and Mr.. Mangum were condemned for q
gross neglect Of duty in failing to urge an
appropr alton for the Improvement Of Cape
Fear river
|. Mr.. B. then defended himself and Mr..
:. Mangum from this charge, showing that he
had done everything in his power to obtain
u.h an app OPERATION. EIehad in the difficulty
ii obtained IFS insertion as al item in the navy
r4-fon bill III it was lost in the com.
Z N ttee Of conference. after a protracied con
n test % retain it.
Mcssfs Gwin. IIamlin and Borland ties
ti6el 10 TIE persevor.ng fidelity with whicl
J. the Senator from North Carolina had urgel
s. HAT measure.
This evening President Pierce gives
rs dinner to Ex President Fillmore and bis lai,
Seele aries. They will he met Ivy the mem
= hers Of he present Cabinet. The evidence
: Of kind feelings thus exhibited cannot b
> . hcrwise han ora If ing.
~ WAsHINGT ON MACH 1O-The Senat
te 10 day remained but a few moments in execu
nc Tive session AifGlt i COZ II mountainous nav
~ been sent il anl referred. None Ii We bee
q definitely act6,lon, and they are therefore strict
y coad,icniiai.
s. DREADFUL FATALITY-O Sunday fortnigl
- st, Mrs. AcquIiia Powell, an aged and RI
- - spectacle lady oftl,is county, living on Ii
he ro"d little more than half way between til
Ter and Gtston, was taken sick and died on til
!ie following Haorning. In the same house. and G
be tt~4-l~~ofhIrs. Powe!I'z death, her son-in-iay
= Mr.. .aiker. was taken SIX and died the nel
- d.v, CPupsday,) A gentleman who boarde
sn with Mr. Walker, by the name ofAdans, ";
b. taken sick about the same time. and died c
,ep the Thurs1ly after Mr. Walkers decease-
of making three dsaths in the same house in foc
'Ae dsys. out Of a family consisting Of FIVE adul
ana one infiat. The disease Of which thu
an died We understand was Pneumonia. Ii
,ei house they lived in wasvery open. and othe
san wise uncomfortable Weldon IN. On Putrit
in. Samuel. r. Potter, Esq Of this place Il;
ry, list III tie course of 4 few weeks ten valuab
on Young negro fellows at Point Peter,by adiser
resembling tie above. They were taken 81
no in Succession, and died after Il BRIGHTNESS. Z
negroes were hearty and healthy up 10 the co
th tracing OF the disease which hurried them O
a Wilmington Herald.
vii TIE CABINET of Mr.. Fillmore. it is sa
continued to dis, ha~ge their respective dut'
en- by r quest of President Pierce, until his Ca
'ofn met a appointments were Confirmed.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6th-On Thursi
ooo night last the migrant train on the Penns
S~~-xaaia Central Railroad coming east run
fl 5ire track in the deep cut between Lewisto'
men and Huntington. Persons were sent out ca
way to warn the trains then nearly due
. be that po Mt of the acct cent. Ehe man Sc
lat " 81 after walking some distance sat down
a = shanty nj unfortunate y fell asleep. I
,1 not train pas, him and CANT in vio'ent collisi
with the crjpp'ed train, killing four emigra
a ms ant.y. Two others have since died of
all juries received and two more are notexpec
ided to i've.
Il is reported that the freight trains ca
5sS in collision near Huntington yesterday
ron which two persons were killed. No part
) SO lars are given.
sve, Iokn Bnrvool, engineer, since dead.