Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
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city pursuant to the call of the Governor on 7
Wednesday last, and adjourned on the same
day. /,
r. s.. French, Esq, was chosen President, =
and the vacancy in the Council, occasioned =
by the death of the late Perrin Busbee, was :
filed by Kimbrough Jones, Esq, of Wake :
!
Tae re-appointment of Thomas Bragg. q
Esq, and Hon. Calvin Graves, as Commits
sioners Of Internal Improvements, was unan- .
imously confirmed.
Resolutions were passed testifying the res
pect of the Council for Perrin Busbee, deceas-
ed, late a member of that body.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SocIETY.-We I'M
derstand thore was a meeting of the State
Agricultural Society held IN this City on
Wednesday last. Owing to the fact that our
farmers just at this time are very busy, the
meeting was not numerously attended. A
good feeling prevailed, and a determination
entered into to make ample provision for the
accommodation of the multitude that will as
semble in this City in October next. We
also understand that the Fair Grounds are
being leveled and beauti6ed, and that nu-
merous buildings, (additional) will be erec-
ted for the storage of articles brought for ex-
hibition. We doubt not, the next Agricultu-
raj Exhibition in this State will equal the ex-
pectations of the most sanguine.
HALIFAX, March Is.
The Arabia arrived here to-day. Her po-
litical news is not important. The Eastern
question is unchanged.
MANIFESTATIONS had declined two shill-
ings Corn two shillings, Wheat four pence.
Cotton had declined one-sixteenth. The
sales ofthe week amountedt to thirty thousand
bales.
Consols are quoted at Ct.
No hostilities as yet on the Danube, or
Asia, owing to the heavy SHOWS.
France and England insist that Russia
must e~vacuate the Principalities the Both of
April.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated on the 9th,
says Austria has decided to jointhe West
powers, and compel Russia to e~vacuate the
Principalities.
France and England continue their arma-
ment on an immense scale.
Sir Charles Napier is appointed to the
command of the allied fleets in the Baltic.
Twenty ships have already assembled at
Spithead.
Several unimportant skirmishes have taken
place.
Another Convoy of 1000 men was prepar-
ing to leave ~Constantinople.
New York, March 14-Advices from Aca-
pulco by late California arrivals, state that a
revolution had broken out in that section of
Mexico. The people had taken arms under
General Alvarez and declared themselves in
dependent. A skirmish had taken place at
Chilpantsingo, where Santa Anna has 1000
troops. At Acapulco the commandant and
other influential citizens were in custody or
had fed. A fort was in the hands Of the AL
varez party. Santa Anna had Despatched a
large force towards Acapulco where Alvarez
was prepared to meet them. In engagement
was daily expected.
~ There are ten newspapers in Texas
which nave taken strong ground in favor of a
Prohibitory Law.
DETROIT, March IL. The Supreme Court
has finally decided that the Maine Liquor
law is constitutional, and the decision of the
Wayne County Court is reversed.
nag The Murfreesboro, IN. c. Gazette
speaking of the salu5rity of that town, say;
that, out of a population of more than one
thousand inhabitants, not one death has Oc
Cured since the 9th of October last
The Maine Law candidate for Mayor il
Chicago, ILL.,, Mr.. Milligan, has been elected
by 1887 majority. This is a fair commence
ment of the campaign, and at the next Stat
election the opposers of temperance in tn
Sucker State, as in Maryland, will benO 1Cbere
The Postmaster General has decided tina
"an actual subscriber to q weekly newspaper
resident within the county where the sam
is printed and published, is entitled to receiv
such paper free ofpostage at any Office in a.
adjoining county, provided such is the one a
which he usually receives communication
by mail"
CINCINNATI, Mrrch 14.-Wehave account
here that the steamer Caroline was total
destroyed by fire on the 9Th instant, near tn
mouth of White river. About forty of th
passengers, mostly emigrants, also perishe
in the flames; the Pilot attempted to run til
boat on shore. Some Is persons were drowl
ed from the yawl which they seized and a
tempted to make land but it upset. The P
lot, John Tacey, persisted at the wheel. II
boat after burning to the waters edge sum
Three of the Cabin passengers were lost.
The prohibitory liquor laE has passed Il
Assembly of Wisconsin by a vote of 43 to 2
, SMALL Pox.-We regret to learn from tt
Tarboro Southerner, that small pox prevail
to an alarming extent in Pitt country. II
Southerner says:
We regret to learn that this dreadful q
ease has made its appearance in Pitt count
and is prevailing in several districts to a co
siderable extent. It was introduced into Il
family of Mrs. Brown, living about four mil
from Greenville on the Williamson road,
a young man recently from New York, al
on its first appearance was treated as me
sizes. From thence it spread until abo
seventy cases have occurred and seven death
No case has yet appeared in Greenville, b
business there is nearly suspended-and t
Superior Court, which was to have been he
. there this week, was adjourned by Jud
e Caldwell without transacting any busine
SEAMAN's FRIEND SOCIETY OF WILMINGTC
BY the first annual report ofC. D. Ell
President of this Society, we learn that
g receipts have amounted to S8,501 As, and
expenditures to 1885 80. There are 8
q $50 IA of subscriptions still due. 1t is es
mated that S., more will be wanted
v finish the building, and $4,000 to furnish
EDUcAT1oN.-We learn from the Gree
boro' Weely Message, that there are 100
pills at the Carolina Female College, Ans
and 100 at the New Institute Iredell coun
of which Rev. B. Cleggis principal.
INDUSTRY REWARDED.-Nelson p. Lille
has been constantly engaged in the mere
tile businesst Lilesville, Arson County, fol
wears: for twenty-six of which he has {
to gently discharged the duties of Post Ma
of on very poor pay, at the same place.
Ie- have often baen in his Store, and we can
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