Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-18
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dered at sea and went down, on the 9Th JAN
uary. All the passengers and crew were
rescued however, except one hundred and
forty. who were swept off her decks by the
violent storm on the Oath ult., and nine who
had died.
BE- The steamer Baltic has arrived, with
four days later news from Europe but not
of mueh consequence. Lord Palmerston had
returned to the British Cabinet; and the En-
glish papers are enthusiastic for England
and France declaring war against Russia.
The London Times has the following des-
patch" The Russian Steamer Pruth has
set two Turkish villages on fire, by throwing
redhot balls" No other intelligence from the
seat of war. No change in the Foreign mar
kets.
BE- The Supreme Courts of Michigan and
Iowa have decided the Maine Law entirely
constitutional! What will some of the coun-
ty Court pettifoggers of North Carolina say
to that?
H4 A private despatch received at Wash
ington City, says =" Jefferson Davis is cleo
ted U. S. Senator from Mississippi"
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Murder in Vrginia-Gcorge Higginbot-
ham, of Raleighcounty, Va, has been arrested
on the charge of numbering his wife TO whom
he was married but a few weeks ago. She
was possessed of some 5000 or $4,000, and
it is alleged, that in order to secure it for him
self, he administered Il dose of poison to her
on Christmas day.
ngA Within the space of a month three
great fires having occurred in the city of New
York, destroying in the aggregate an amount
of property equivalent to rs many millions of
dollars, and each signalised by the destruction
of proud monument of the enterprise, energy,
taste and public spirit of her citizens.
MISSISSIPPI SENAroR.-A dispatch has been
received in Washington from Jackson, Miss,
by a high dignitary of the Government, announ-
cling that the caucus of the members ofthe Leg
i%slature of Mississippi had nominated the Hon.
Albert G. Brown, late a representation Con-
gress and ex-G Governor of his State, as the
Democratic candidate for the United States
Senate-being equivalent to his election to
that high Office.
A COOP MARRIAGE FEE.-Rev. Mr.. Strick-
land, of the NJ. E. Church. in Cincinnati, mar
ried a couple a short time since, and received
from the bride groom $50 in gold, and from
the bride a deed to a lot Of ground, valued al
$4,000.
fhc speech of Gen. Cass was printed anC
published the same day, before it was actually
delivered. Persons outside were reading
perhaps, the winding up of it before the Gen
eral had come to that part himself.
HaF Hon. John j. Crittenden was cleo
ted United States Senator from Kentucky
on the 18th, by a majority Of %.
STRATAGEMs OF THE CHINEsE.-The Chin
papers give the following accounts of success
full and murderous stratagems and other cur
Gus facts
One day last week part Of the imperialist
were decoyed into the City of Shanghai b
the east gate having been purposely left opc
and a musician placed in attractive positio
over the gate, playing q fiddle or guitar
On seeing the enemy enter, the man feigne
surprise, but, instantly recovering himsel
he said to them, oh! come along, the so
diers have all fed The enemy hearing tn
rushed far up the street, when the insurgen
Immediately closed the gates and placed cal
non in front, and raked the streets SO efe
tually that the imperialists were obliged
fly into the open houses and by-streets, whel
they were instantly attacked by we'll armt
men, who put to death or took prisoners Il
whole detachment. It is supposed that Il
twenty-five men who were decapitated {
Sunday last were a portion of the force thu
cleverly entrapped within the city.
The insurgents, however, are sometlm
equally well caught. An old woman, WI
kept an opium shop, enticed eighteen M
into an upper room ouside the city wall, al
when her victims were stupifed with Il
~noxious fumes, some armed men entered al
killed the poor wretches thus cruelty expos
to their attack.
The papers contain Numerous proclamatio
of course. One rebel chief begins by sayil
that his troops have, from the beginnin
committed no robbery or debauchery, a
that he has RENTED the taxes in his distri
for three years.
!. Mr.. Reynolds, an Englishman, was capt
I red by the Imperialists when he was add
; the rebels. They were talking of execute
him. The British Consul refused to int
/, fere.
| The rebels are now acknowledged to
good Christians by the foreign ProtestaI
8 in China.