Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-31
NEWS SO YRE GAY.

ner Africa, with Liverpool dates to the 18th
Instant. arrived here this morning.
THE WAR.-The war news Is unimpor-
ant. The Allies were operating actively on
The Danube.
Kars still held out.
Sebastopol was quiet with the exception
an occasional shot from the Russian bat
teries.
A slight engagement had taken place near
terminating favorably to the Allies.
The Allies were threatening Perekop.
The bombardment of Odessa by the feet
was expected Immediately.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 13.-Cotton, sales for
the week 81, 900 bales. Prices are consider
lower, and there is almost a panic in
the market. The article has declined a quar-
ter of a penny. The market closed dull.
Sales to spectators and exporters small.
BreadstuE slightly advanced. Cornsteady
and unchanged.
Provisions generally unchanged.
Money more stringent. Consals for mon
ey 874.
BosToN, Oct. 24.-The steamer Canada
sailed at noon to-day for Liverpool, taking
out $3.50, 900 in specie. Joshua Pierce, Esq,
Secretary of Legation to the American Min
lister at Russia, went out in her as a passen-
ger.
PHILADELPHIA, October 24.-The steam
frigate Wabash was launched in fine style at
noon to-day. She was christened with the
Wabash water by Miss Pennsylvania Price,
daughter of the Naval Constructor. More
than six thousand persons were present to
witness the launch.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 16.
Later from Tecas-BaHle beteoeen the Teras
Rangers and tie Idians.-Galveston dates
to the 18th have been received. Captain
Callahan, of the Texas Rangers, has had a
battle with a party of seven hundred Mexi-
cans and Indians, in which four Texans and
forty of the enemy were killed. The enemy
finally retreated and Captain Callahan calls
on Texas for further assistance in his efforts
to exterminate the Indians, who avow their
intention to kill, as they go, all with whom
they meet. Another attack from them was
expected.
The battle above referred to occurred at
Eagle Pass on the 18th inst.
SAVANNA, Oct. 18.-A duel was fought
near this city yesterday between Ex-Lieuten-
ant Chaplin of the Navy and DIR. Kirk, his
brother-inlaw DIR. Kirk was killed on the
third shot. Lieut.. Chaplin was slightly
wounded.
A fire occurred in Richmond, Va, on
Thursday morning last, which destroyed a
number of wooden buildings and their con-
tents. Loss $4,000 insured $4,000. A
white man and a negro were dangerously IN
jured by a falling chimney.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-The Navy Depart
ment has advices of an engagement between
the U. S. Steamer Powhatan and a large feet
of piraticai war junks in the Chinese seas,
Moor Honn Korn rrh1oI nocrl&nd ~ +bo doc
~truction of ten war-iunks averaging eighteen
guns each, from six to sixty-sight Founders.
Sixteen of the smaller iunks escaped. 1t is
thought that between FIVE and six hundred
pirates were killed or wounded. The Pow
hatan had two killed and twelve wounded
seriously. Among the latter were Lieuts.
Pegram and Rolands.
CASE OF PAssMoRE WILLIAMsoN.-PHILA-
ELPHI Oct. 22.-In the United States Dis
trict Court to-day a petition from Passmore
andpartly read, When Judge Kane said that
Williamson had the right of applying to the
court to purge himself of contempt, but this
must be the first step. This petition not be-
ing such a purgation, but apparently a kind
of remonstrance against his Imprisonment
the court could receive no communication
from a party in contempt. His first step
must be an application for leave to purge
himself of contempt. That done, he would
be reinstated before the court, and have the
Z same rights as before his commitment. Ifhis
, counsel differed with the court, he would
. willingly hear argument on the point.
John B. Cough planted $4,000 in the
treasures of temperance societies in Great
0 Britain, by his lectures.
HoDDrD1r A. AL J
thy farmer in Fleming county, XIV, some
sixteen miles from Maysville, last week be
came a mother. Immediately after the even
she sprang from her bed, and running wild
ly from the house into a neighboring corn
field, concealed herself all night, and wa.
not found until the next morning. Strang,
to say, the exposure did not seem to iniur,
her. He seducer is not known, principal,
because an idiot cannot testify.
FRIGHTFuL RAILROAD AccIDENT-FALL O.
g A BRIDGE n TRAIN.-The Troy Time
q gives the following account of an acciden
I'd on the 10Th inst, of Shusan, on the Tro,
y and Ruthland Railroad, New York:
to AS the train came in sight of a covere,
is bridge, one mile north of Shushan, the en-
glneer saw a man on the top of the bridge
lie motioning for him to stop; he immediatel
reversed his engine with a full throttle an
g, whistled on the breaks by the time the Ell
CINE gotto the farther end of the bridge, tn
IS. train came to a dead stop, and the bridg
es then went down to the right, carrying tn
train with it. The bridge was about IL
IS. feet long and crossed the Battenkill it We
IT, some five feet from the water, and the Wa
ter now is from four to six feet deep. Th
r. train consisted of engine, baggage car an
one passenger car. The train and bride
lay "promiscuously" about the river, bot
being a mass of ruins.
ID There were about thirty passengers Q
" board. The bridge was undergoing repair
. and there was one of the workmen on top
the bridge-the other men were somewher
g on or about the bridge. When the trai
Il, struck the bridge, the engineer and frema
Ok saw that it was going down with them, the
ID. dropped down against the boiler, and so wei
lis down with the engine and bridge. The ma
agent tried'to open the door, but could nc
10 and so they went down. The baggagema
and brakeman went down the platform, ar
: : thought there was no use in jumping, as
was sure death any way. The passenge
and men got through the rubbish fragment
en- some wet and considerably frightened. \
ng one was killed or MORALLY wounded. I'll
At, man on the top of the bridge went dow
70 with it and was severely injured. The e
- pressman had his head cut badly, and o.
le, passenger received slight injuries. II
nd cause of the accident was the carelessness
UT the men who had charge of the repairs
0 the bridge. They had removed a bolt fro
I the bridge, and omitted to put out any 81
de mails to stop the trains.
IN. Rachael gave twenty-four performance Al