Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-11-21
NEWS nE YHE N.A,T.

+" Grim Visaged War Staring as IN the Face
Highly Important from Neutrality-suspicious.
ing IN Prospective
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Commodore Paul
ding, being a discreet and skillful officer,
has been selected by the Hon. Mr.. Dobbin,
Secretary of the Navy, to visit San Juan at
Nicaragua, with his gallant flag ship Poto-
mac.
The Commodore was closeted to day with
Dobbin, relative to the best course to be pur-
suad by him in the quarter of San Juan.
Notwithstanding Mr.. D. has avowed the
innocent objects of the British fleets Just
despatched to the West Indies the move
ment is regarded here with indignation-if
not indeed, the incipiency Of hostilities.
Hence additional orders have been sent to-
day to the various Naval stations throughout
the Union, by the Department here, for the
active and immediate preparation Of every
post, that we may be fully prepared to meet
any emergency whatever. There's warbrew-
ing, depend upon it,"
The English government has recently
strengthened its West India squadron, thus
interposing," says the London Times, "a
powerful feet between this country and the
North American Ointment" The Times of
the 25th October devotes a colamn or SO to
American affairs. and endeaKnrs to show
that the English West India squadron has
been strengthened solely on account of ap-
prehensions that a descent will be made bv
American and Irish fllihusters on Ireland
The article OF the Times is somewhat warlike
but the Globe, the Post, the Liverpool
Times, and other leading journals, have ia
ken ground against the views of the former,
and profess to deprecate the consequences
that may result from its course. The pro-
liability is that the secret of the addition to
the West Indiasquadron is to be found in the
grasping views of Great Britain in regard to
Nicaragua, and of France and Great Britain
in regard to Cuba.
We have not the slightest apprehensions,
however, Of hostilities between this country
and England.-Standard.
NAvAL.-We were informed upon reliable
authority this morning, that an order reached
here by the Baltimore boat, directing all the
ships at the Gosport Yard, to be fitted out
Immediately for sea. No doubt, the issuing
of this order is caused by anticipated diff
culties with England.
Norfolk Daily Neaos.
COLLISION ON THE CENTRAL RoAD.-There
was a collision between two freight trains on
the Central Railr Dad, about seventeen miles
west of this, on Tuesday last. The engines
and cars werQ badly damaged and we re-
greet to learn that DR.. Montgomery, Of Ala
nance, who was on an open car of one of the
freight trains, had his arm broken. One of
the engineers, too, we learn, was injured
This collision detained the passenger cars
from Hillsborough, due here at half past four
and consequently, no train was sent through
to Goldsborough that evening or night.
New YORK ELEcTIoN.-The late election
in the State of New York has resulted, as far
as ascertained, as follows:
For Secretary of State-Headly, k. n, &c.
721; King, fusion, 84,911 Hatch, soft, 65,.
1873 Ward, hard, 1906.
The State Senate stands: Fusion, 10;
know-nothing, IL democrats, Z. The House
Democrats, 81 ~know-nothings, 80 fusion
SO.
At the late Superior Court for GuilforG
county, Peter Johnsonwas tried for the muir
der of Bartlett Y. Dimond, the case having
been removed from Rockingham county. i
was in evidence that the prisoner was orderly
and industrious when sober, but perfect,
wild and ungovernable when drunk, in which
condition, it seems, the prisoner was whel
the deed was committed. Messrs. CLINE
and Waddell ably defended the prisoner
mainly directing their efforts to mitigate tn
the crime for murder to manslaughter. Al
ter being out two or three hours, the iur
returned a verdict of guilty Of murder.
On Saturday the judgment of the CouI
was pronounced, and the prisoner sentence
to be hung on Monday the Sd of Decembe,
From this judgment an appeal was taken t
the Supreme Court.
At the late Superior Court for Rockingham
county, Judge Caldwell presiding, two cap
tai cases were tried.
The case first tried was that of Reube
Samuel, indicted for the murder Of Reube
Southland. The evidence tendedto show tn,
Samuel killed Southland underline impressio
that he was going off with his wife in tt
nighttime for Improper purposes. The JUDI
charged that nothing short of actual adultel
with the wife would extenuate the guilt
the prisoner to anslaughter, and that, if tt
Jury believed the testimony, the prisoner w;
guilty ofmurder. Under these instruction
the Jury returned a verdict of guilty Of ma
der.
Jerome B. Vaughan was indicted for ma
slaughter, in killing Randall, a slave.
was in evidence that Vaughan struck the n
gro with a pitcher at a camp meeting on Su
day, and fractured his skull, and that he di
on Tuesday morning; but that the blow W
/ given under excitement from great provoc
ton. The Jury were out some time, but fin;
ly returned a verdict of not guilty.
THE Hon. GEORGE NJ. DALLAs.-A corr,
, pondent of the New York Tribune sugge;
. that Mr.. Dallas cannot constitutionally be
e candidate for President, because he was DO
I out of the United States. lie says his fat
err, Alexander J. Dallas, was a native of LIZ
t donberry, Ireland, who, at nineteen years
age, migrated to Scotland, there married, a
T started forthwith to the West Indies, wh(
George was born. His father nine mont
after, made his final pitch for tho Unit
States, and settled in Philadelphia. Z
Federal Constitution art. IT, sec. |, ella,
s. says:
"No person, except a natural-born citiz,
= or a citizen of the United States at the ii
Of the adoption of this constitution, shall
eligible to the Office of President"
A FAMILY PARrY.-At Waterford, Mic
gan, on the LIST inst, four sons of Jesse CHI
man, Esq, living in different parts of
o State, all made their appearance at the
a ternal mansion with a lady ACCOMPANYING
followed bp a clergyman, who joined
% whole q~uartern in the bonds of matrimol
- After a chat with the cold folks" the b,
h and girls started off on their wedding toul
APPLICABLE TO THE TINEs.-Two gen
men stood candidates for a certain office
,e the city of New York. whom we shall ma
Mr.. d. and Mr.. L.. They were violently
posed to each other. By some artifce
D. gained his election. When he was
n turning home much elated with success,
met an acquaintance. "Well," said D.,
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