Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-08
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returns not all in. The contest was between DIR.
Il. M. Shaw, dem, and Col. R. 7. Paine.
From the second district Mr.. Rufhn, dem, is
doubtless reelected by a large vote over MI. La
than, American.
Third district.-Mr. Winslow, dem, is elected
over David Reid, American, by a reduced majority.
Fourth District-L. OBJ Branch, DEM, elected
by $500 majority, over james B. shgsPard' Ameri-
can.
Fifth district-E. G. Reade, Ausrican, elected
over John Kerr, an anti-k. n, by an overwhelming
majority.
Sixth district Mr.. Puryear, Amer, is probably
elected over Mr.. Scales, dem, by a small vote.
Seventh district.-Mr. Craige, dem, doubtless
elected over Mr.. Stowe, Amer, BY a large vote.
Eighth ~ditrict.-Suffcient returns have not been
received to decide whether Mr.. Clhgman, anti-k.,
H., or Mr.. Carmichael, American, IS elected. Re
turns from Burke and Caldwell show considerable
gains for Mr.. C~lingman and the presumption is
that he is reelected.
HALIFAX, Aug. 1.-The steamer Asia ar
rived here last night with Live dates te
Saturday the 2Ist ult. one w6G3 later than
previous advices.
Roeback's motion for q vo<9ef -asnsure
made 10 the House of Commons has been re-
jected by a vote of 100. Consequently the
Palmerston ministry still exists.
1t was rumored that Sir VIM. Wordsworth
will succeed Lord John Russo, IS Colonial
Secretary.
There is nothing from the seat ofwar except
that formidable preparations wereLn progress
before Sevastopol for an assault on the Mala-
koff. Two or three small sorties had been
made but each were repuIsed by tie allies.
The general prospect of the war IS not at all
encouraging to the cause Of the allies. Some
slight successes, it is true, have lately attended
their efforts, out they are of no moment.
Three successive sorties were made by the
Russians on the French works, on the night
of the 10Th, the assailants coming from the
Malakoff tower. Each assault vas repulsed
by the French without material los.
Another sortie was made upon the English
on the night of the 18th which was also re-
pulsed.
900 bales, of which spectators took 1000, and
exporters 5000 bales. American advances had
depressed the market, which subsequently re-
covered, and closed steady. We quote Fair
Orleans at u Ni1dling 68 Fair upland at
s. Middling 6 3-l6ths; Stock on hand 634,-
600 bales. American wheat and Flour I'M
changed and steady. Corn declined three
shillings.
The following is the latest from Liverpool,
being up to noon of Saturday, the S2nd Cot
ton and breadstuffs firm.
New YORK, July 81. It is rumored that
the Cashier of a Wall street Bank, who is
: also an officer of the City Government, is a
d~efaulter to a considerable amount, variously
stated at from S25, 900 to 100000.
. NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The city papers this
morning contain the affidavit Of Jane john
=, son, one Of Mr.. Wheeler's abducted slaves,
: stating that she always wished to be free and
meant to be when she came North. That she
Z made the first overtures to some colored wo-
man at Bloodgood's Hotel, in Philadelphia,
who finally assisted her. That no force was
used and, that she is now dJmfortable and
g happy, and had rather die than 70 return to
: slavery.
5 ; pa,rs9%rrHrA, Aug. 1-J4gs Lewis, Of
q :, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, this
! morning refused 10 grant a writ of habea'
! corpus, as applied for by the counsel of Pass
more Williamson, on the grohnd that every
: court Of competent jurisdiction is the exclu
sive judge of contempt against Itself ant
: the respect which his court claimed for it
. own jurisdiction was cheerfully conceded tt
other courts.
l. WASHINGTON, Aug. John Wilson, ESQ.
n the EX-Commissloner of the Land Office, ha
been elected by the Managers of the Wash.
e. ington National Monument Society as thei
s, agent.
e; Mr.. Wheeler, the United States Minister t
t. Nicaragua, and Col. Fremont are here.
-; YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK. A telegraph
- ic despatch announces that the yellow feve
=: has spread from Gosport to Norfolk, eighteen
- cases and two deaths having occurred in tn
~ latter place.
n. AN INDIAN CHIEF.-A Rochester IN. Y.
ry paper states that Mr.. Ely S. Parker, a civ
n. engineer of some note, who has recently bee
be employed upon the canals of New York, ha
been called to Norfolk, Va, on professions
so duties. Mr.. Parker is the chief of all thu
d. remains of one of the tribes of Indians VIII
formed the Six Nations-the Senecas.
rs, DEATH OF ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.-Th
he Cleaveland Leader has a sketch of the life
the celebrated Alexander Campbell, of Bet
any, Virginia. He was the founder of til
IS sect of Christians known as the Disciples
IN now very numerous and powerful ; was Il
as President of a Theological College at Bet
any the editor of a Denominational Mage
ng zine, and a man of much learning ar
~eloquence. He visited England some fe
for years since, and was mobbed at Edinbur
ON Scotland, for some sentiments he public
at advanced there is defence of the system
on African slavery as practised in this countr
the He died in New Orleans on the 9th ultin
lly of disease of the heart.
", DESPERATE FIGHT WITH INDIANs.-T
W. San Antonio (Texas) Ledger gives the f
lowing account of a desperate fight betwe
a settler and fifteen Indians
"On Saturday evening, June 80, sol
fifteen Indians surrounded the hepss~of n
Westfall, who is well known to most of Q
,ro' citizens, and who lives on the Leona, sol
ing thirty-fve miles below Fort Inge, and in ii
the county. The attack was made upon n
etc. Westfan while he was absent from the hou
ure leaving at the time no occupants in it Blu
the Frenchman named Louis, and a large d.
rice It seems that the Indians had been lying
ned wait for some time, and took this opportu
eff ty to attack him. Mr.. Westfall, howev
e is succeeded in getting back to his hou
wounded IN a dangerous manner the b
striking him in the left breast high up, a
I. coming out at his back under the oppOs
shoulder. He fastened the door, and
tells Indians then commenced an attack on
,ard house. Louis and Westfall now exchan,
shots with them in rapid succession,
WestfaH was fast failing from loss of bio
Louis approached an aperture in the wall
and order to make sure aim, and was shot thror
+bo the heart, fell and expired. The faith
49, dog, on seeing Louis fall, and the blt
,;b;t streaming from his body, became fraI
1nrL with rage, and rushing out of a small ar
,ors ture, sprang among the Indians, seized
80 and tore every garment from his bedy,
~ was on the eve of killing him, when he
~ 80 shot and overpowered by the demons in
Em man form that surrounded him. Vest
overpowered by the less of blood, could O