Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-05-17
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT-The Baltimore Sun
of YESTERDAY, CONSUMED the following:
W~AsHING1oE, MAJ. Z, 9 ?. M-Dispatches
from Spain have ne geccived by the Cavern
ment and by the French and English Lega-
tons. Mr.. Soule has p~eremptorily demanded
the recall of the Captain General of Cuba,
and a large indemnity for the seizure of the
Black Warriorl In this | am certain he has
transcribed his instructions. The Spanish
Government has declined to accede to Mr..
Soule's demands
Mons de Sarteses called on Gov. Marcy to
day. but the latter refused to talk 10 him on
the affairs of Cuba.
Letters are in town from Mr.. Calderon,
former Minister from Spain in Washington.
expressing deep regret at the course pursued
by Mr.. Soule.
DELEGATES TO TIL CoNvENTIoN.-We are
requested to state, that the Delegates to the
Bar and Harbor Convention, to meet in Will
mington on the 18th inst, will, on present
ing their Certificates, have free passage on
the Wilmington and Raleigh, the Raleigh
and the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
Roads, and on the steamer Fanny, from Fay
etteville.-RUl Star.
We understand that reports are in %circula-
ton nsome of the adjoining counties thatthe
Small Pox has broken out in this city. We
are requested by the City Authorities to say,
that these reports are entirely withoutfounda-
ton, and that no case of that disease, or any
other resembling it, has occurred here for
some years.-RM Star.
S. D. Pool, Esq, why has edited The Old
North State for the past eight years has dis
posed of it to R. RaIer, Esq, by whom it will
hereafter be conduGed.
The SOUTHERN MAIL.-Itappears from the
Charleston papers that the effort to establish
a double daily mail between Wilmington, N.
c., and New Orleans, is likely to prove IN
successful, as the postmaster General, under
the present heavy demands upon the revenue
of the Post Office Department, had refused
to grant any additional compensation to the
South Carolina RAILROAD. The increased sum
asked for by that road was $62 so per mile,
or So, 500 per annum. The entire expense,
however, would be about $4,000.
INCREASE OF THE IMPORTS OF WINE, SPIR-
IT'S, &c.-From q printed document, publis-
he'd by order of Congress, the following in
crease of last years imports of these articles
over that of the previous year is exhibited
Thus of Madeira, the excess is about 10000
gallons sherry $4,000 do; Sicily 100000
do; brandy, 1000, 900 do; grain spirits, do.
English ale, 135,00l do; and Scotch ale, 90,
900 gallons.
RATHER INGENIOUS. A gentleman from
: North Carolina, stopping at Barnum's Hotel
. a day or two since, lost his pocket-book con
i tanning 5000, and after despairing of evel
r getting it again, it was returned to him by
~colored man named Thos. Brown, an attend
ant upon the hotel. The Carolinian wa
d pleased to have restired to him his treasure
and as an incentive 10 the colored mans hon
e esty, gave him one dollar!-BaH. paper,
Da% We understand that the receipts o
e the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, for tn
last quarter Of this fiscal year, exceed b
d S, Is, 900, the amount received for the SIM
y lar quarter last year. We learn that tn
re arrangement in relation to return tickets doe
lo not work well.-Nor. Beacon.
at ST. JOHNS, IN. b. May THE first elet
W ton by ballot in St. Johns took place on Tues
ar day last, being for Mayor. The result WI
the election of Mr.. Oliver the temperate
\ candidate who received 1,1O8 votes, willis
his opponent, Mr.. Smith, received but 76S
MERCHANDISE FOR NORTH ARoL1NA.-Fou
th car loads of merchandise from the Norfol
10 merchants, were taken over by the City Ferr
I'd Boat yesterday, destined for the Raleig
of Road.-Nor. Argus.
1t Some of the Southern papers are publisl
10 ing extracts from some of Mr.. Fillmore
re speeches whers he declared his belief tn;
US Canada and Caba were both destined to /
oil annexed to the United States.
The Merchants of Boston are talking
or holding a public meeting for the purpose
lis urging the Necessity of securing at once
,r- recognized rights, to be Incorporated wi
no international Avs, the concessions recent
,or made by the beligerent powers Great Brita
Use and France-il favor of neutral commerce
en- The subject is-tp be effected by friendly n
NO gotiation, for the purpose of avoiding al
ne vexatious disputes which may hereafter ariI
nv and under circumstances likely to produ
de- angry or excitel feelings. 1t is thought tn
nv now is a favorable time to discuss the matt,
in a friendly spirit of Cancellation.
de- SLAVES IN C4LIFoRNA.-On the 18th
Ine March the assembly passed q bill to exte
elr till April, 1856, the law about to expire, 6
thorizing persons claiming slaves brought
no, this State previous to the admission, Is
md Sentnmher 1871 70 so;vo fba oIoros y
lth them before a magistrate or Judge, who ur
ASNOlfAhS 0oeAOAokSOAJ CfA0CuC0 JIdb GuG Sld
;. were brought thither previous to the adm
70 sion, snail givea certificate to the claima
and the slavesmay be taken by force out
ele- the State.
ubt
too OPERATIONS AT AcAPULco.-The steam
nix Geo. Law brings intelligence from Mexico
5 of the effect that Santa Anna had blocka,
do Acapulco and bombarded the town.
ars. American vessels were allowed to land
,ery Much excitement prevailed. Another reL
IN says that Santa Anna had $500 troops
camped in the hsighbbrhood Of Acapu
and expected to attack the town during
! of night of the 9th.
lere PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF FOREIGN M1sst,
up The seventeenth annual meeting of the Be
rult of Foreign Missions of the Presbytel
HUI Church was held in New York city on s
son, day evening last. Feon the Annual reE
J OF which was read at the time, we learn
the receipts from all sources during the
mes vear have rooohed STA AS2 no o1J ~,