Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-11-22
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State by an immense majority. They have
carried the Legislature, and all the Congress-
men without one exception-Dewitt and
Banks being the only members of the present
Congress reelected. Gardner, the Know
Nothing candidate for Governor, is undoub-
teddy elected by 2 very large majority.
New YoRK, Nov. 15.-The Times of this
morning figures up. with official returns of26
counties, a majority for Clark of 247. Since,
the official returns of twelve additional coun-
ties have been received, which, upon the
basis of the Times table, increases Clark's
majority to 895.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 15.-The Fusionists
in this city claim that their candidate for
Congress in the Third district of Wisconsin,
(Macy's,) has been elected by 5000 majority.
The nameDf the successful candidate is Bill
~lingshurst.
THE New YoRK LEGISLATURES. The Roches-
ter Democrat of Nov. 18th says. there are
thirty-two members of the Senate, twenty
two Of whom were elected as wings. Two of
the number, Messrs. Brooks and Whitney,
are not expected to vote for the candidate the
wings will nominate for United States Sena-
tor, but all the others probably will.
The Assembly consists of 1913 members,
and it is known that about. eighty wings
are elected. This will give the wings
one hundred on joEat ballot, to sixty de-
moerats. But there @ afew silver grays
elected to the Assembly; who will not vote
for the reelection of Gov. Seward, or any
other free soil whig. 1t is claimed that Peck,
of Niagara, and Lamport, of Ontario, are of
this stripe, and there may be a few others
But they cannot, even by a { fusion with the
democrats, control the result.
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well settled that Gov. Seward will be ~re-clec-
ted United States Senator by quite a large
majority.
New York, Nov. 13.-The ship New Era,
from Bremen with 800 passengers, went a.
shore last night during the prevalence of a
thick fog, off Deal, on the New Jersey coast,
a point about 16 miles south of Sandy Hook.
The vessel will probably prove a total wreck.
The particulars have not yet been received,
and some anxiety is felt for the safety of the
passengers.
New York, Nov. 14.-The latest accounts
from the wreck of the New Era report that
of the persons on board at the time she struck,
one hundred and fifty have been saved and
two hundred and fortyeight lost. Many
dead bodies have been washed ashore. The
ship is a total wreck. She was a new vessel,
and this was her first voyage.
FATAL AFFRAY NEAR GoRDoNsvILLE.-We
learn that a Mr.. Baker was assaulted near
Gordonsville Saturday, by two men named
Gibson and Brannan, and badly beaten
But for the interference of the third party, it
is said they would probably have killed him.
Baker subsequently startedfor Gordonsville,'
procured a gun, and fred upon the two men,
killing one and badly wounding the other.
We have been unable to learn any further
particulars, either Of the ARRAY or its origin.
P. S.-We learn that the ARRAY grew out
of q dispute about a game at cards. Bran
nan or Branham assaulted and beat Baker.
Gibson acting as q friend of Branham. The
affair happened a short distance from Cor
louisville. Baker proceeded to that place,
and it is stated the other two men followed
with limitations that they intended to attack
him again. He armed himself with a shot
gun loaded with buck shot, and as the two
men approached he stepped out and called to
Gibson to stand aside, as he did not wish to
shoot him. Gibson did not move, however,
and Bakerf fired, killing Braaham or Brannan
instantly and mortally wounded Gibson, who
fingered until Sunday, when he died. Baker
is said to have been educated for the bar, and
is of very good family.-Richmond Dispatch.
na. The New York Tribune of 10th saws,
John Genseley attempted, on Thursday, to
murder Hiss Jeanette Acadley, at her resi-.
dence, No. 90 West 24th street, New York
It seems that he had induced the girl to &C.
, coed to a proposition to marry him contrary
to her mothers wish. Upon Genseley cal
3 ling upon her on Thursday, after some con
versation, she was about leaving the room fol
the purpose of getting the SIT, which she
!, wished to return to him, when he prevented
: her, and drawing from his pocket a loaded
pistol, he pointed it at her, and drew the
= triggers but, fortunately, it hung fire. HI
y then drew another, the muzzle of which h
placed at her breast, and again drew the
! trigger; but this time also, the pistol num-
Z fire. He then brought out a large dirk knife
and was about plunging it into her breast
: when Selling a favorable opportunity, sh,
e sprang out of the door and screamed g mur
der" He pursued her, and was about plung
ing the knife into her left side, when he
mother, seeing his intention, ran between
them and thus saved her daughters life.-
3 The alarm was given in the street, and Office
'e Bird, of the Sixteenth Ward, soon made hi
appearance, and arrested Genseley, whom h
III took to the police station. On searching hin
the two pistols and knife were found. Fl
at stated that his intention was to have kille
~ the girl with one of the pistols and himse
n with the other; but, as he mad failed, l
would take future opportunity to consummar
er his design.
in ng4 Charles w. Stewart, long employe
as the doorkeeper at the central door of til
re U. S. House Of Representatives, committa
We suicide yesterday, in Washington, by takir
e strycnnine, it is supposed, as a paper so lab!e
). was found in a %spittoon near his person. TT
rash act was committed in the speakers roo
I'll and Mr.. S. was quite dead when found. \
e. cause is assigned for his determination, thou:
.ge it is said ne appeared quite disturbed in mil
ie- the day previously, took leave Of some frien
Id. and remarked th4E they would not see hi
again. He is also said to have given the Ike
oa- of various rooms in the building, which
we usually kept Except that belonging to t
ch speakers room1 to a colored employee ther
M directing him to open them as usual on No
na. day morning, as he (the deceased) would +
pc be tnere TO 90 so.
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Irish Republican Union held a meeting
~ New York on Thursday evening, when !
" Molloy announced that he had much pleasr
r., in stating that intelligence, having dire
-" and important influence on their interes
nd, vas oIenond anomnao 1ha ~
and purport of the tidings it was deemed b
to withhold at present from publication
YER tMr. KERN said, the news from Irela
los, was ofvast Importance, and if they had q
tall hope or any intention to serve Ireland,
I'M them get a musket or earn the price of
ntll and enroll themselves in this organizati
ueu step on board some staunch bark and
manfully to the rescue of the Old Green Is