Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-09-27

Ia In consequence of the time appointed
by a meeting of the citizens of Caswell for
the assemblage of the Convention, called
principally for promoting the extension of
the Roanoke Valley Railroad from CIarkes-
vile, through Person to Caswell, to the coal
mines near Leakesville, in Rockingham coun-
ty interfering with the railroad Convention
to be held at Norfolk, on the 9Th of Novem-
Der, 1t IS deemed most prudent to postpone
the meeting of the Convention at Yanceyville,
until Thursday, the sixteenth of November.
at which time it will take place, and to which
the counties of Rockingham, Stokes, Caswell,
Person, and Granville, in North Carolina,
and Mecklenburg, In Virginia, as we'll as the
cities of Norfolk and Petersburg, and the
towns of Portsmouth, Wilmington, Goldsbo-
rough, Newbern, and the city Of Raleigh are
earnestly invited to send delegates.
The town council of Marion, Ala, fixed
the license for retailing liquor at $500 per
annum, thinking that this would prevent all
applications an enterprising individual was
however, about to open a shop, even at this
high figure, when the council met again and
raised the license to $4,000.
AFFRAY.-We learn from the Southside
Democrat than an ARRAY occurred at Garys-
burg, N. c., last Saturday week, between
DIR. Calafrey and two men named Daniel
One of them, G.. Daniel, drew a knife and
stabbed the doctor, inficting a wound about
six inches long from his left shoulder across
his breast. His condition was considered
critical. The Daniels were Immediately ar
rested.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-The Riot was
renewed again last night, when one woman
and three men were wounded. Mayor Lew
is has issued a proclamation to the citizens.
calling upon them to observe the laws. He
has also enrolled a strong special police. and
directed all the public houses and bar rooms
to be closed at s o'clock in the evening"
There was much excitement and i'll feeling
among the contending parties.
CURE FOR yellow FEvER.-Dr. P. H.
Wlldman, OF Savannah, claims to have en-
ployed " muriatic ~tincture of iron'' with mar
vellous success in the treatment of yellow f-
YER IN that city. In a communication publish
ed in the Georgian, he says:
" have treated over one hundred and hftv
cases OF yellow fever since the 2Ist ult., and
Of that number not one has died who COM
menced this remedy previous to- black vomit :
and since the 2lst ult., IhdUe not administer
ed JiDe doses Q fGny other medicine. / give the
%tincture in doses varying from 90 to so drops
every too ~ hours, in a tablespoonful of wa
ter, for adults and smaller doses for children.
1Ihe cure is generally perfected in three days.
Tins preparation of iron acts by indicating
The blood. and exerting its styptic qualities
upon the coats of the stomach"
Dr. w. calls the special attention OF the
medical profession to this preparation of iron
as an invaluable remedy in yellow fever.
DIR. w. has since fallen a victim to the fever
himself.
PAINTING.-A London paper states that a
new method of painting has been discovered
and employed by Horace Vernet. It con
slsts in mixing the colors with olive OIL
When the picture is painted, the back of the
canvass is covered with a coating of fuller
earth, which draws the oil through and alb
serbs it entirely. The painting is thus re
duced to the nature ola paste. The fuller,
earth is then removed from the canvass, anC
a coat of linseed oil is applied-always at tn
back. The c%olors, in their turn, imbibe thi
oil, and all the melIowed tones of the old
masters are obtained