Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-31
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New YORK, January 9th.

The American Mail Steamer Pacific ar
rived at her wharf this morning with Liver
pool dates to the 18th.
LIVERPOOL, January 13th.-Cotton has
advanced an eighth on current qualities
Flour heavy, but improved at the close of the
week Western Canal 4Oa4ls, Ohio 42a43s.
Corn-Yellow AS, White 45s. Wheat los.
Cd. a l2s. cd. Ceasols closed, at Ola
American stocks unchanged.
Hostilities continue unchanged. Sardinia
has Joined the Western Powers.
The Car. it is said, has accepted the four
points. with England and frances interpre-
tations of them. An armistice had been
granted. Tt is doubted whether the Russian
acceptance is unconditional or with unimpor-
tant ordinations. The above facts caused
an advance in Consols of two per cent, but
they again declined.
Prussia claims the right to take a share in
the negotiations, but declines increasing her
army.
Omar Pasha had gone to the Crimea.-
Taking advantage of his absence, it is repor-
ted that the Russians had re-crossed the
Danube and invaded Dobrudsha and retaken
the cities of Fultscha and Baudagh, which,
however, was doubted.
REPORTED Loss OF THE FULToN.-A start
ling report was circulated in Washington on
Saturday, the purport of which was that in
~telligence had been received Of the loss of
the q. S. steamer Fulton, with all on board.
The Union, however, believes the report to
be entirely unfounded. The steamer Fulton
sailed from Norfolk on the 30th of December
with orders to cruise to the windward Of
Cuba, and to return through the Caribbean
Sea by the South side Of that island. If amy
accident has befallen her, sufficient time has
not elapsed for the intelligence to reach the
United States.
Boston, Jan. %. The House of Represen-
tatives have voted for U. S. Senator, and
elected Mr.. Wilson by loo majority.
A fatal affair lately. occurred in Calhoun
county, Miss. between Hon. w. w. Wood
ward and James Simington, Esq, which re-
suited in the immediate death Of the former,
from the effects of a wound inflicted with a
bowie knife, in the hands of the latter. Both
parties were respectable members Of Society.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.-The Supreme Court
of Ohio have decided that the liquor law is
constitutional. Several keepers of hotels,
heretofore convicted of a violation of the law,
will now be imprisoned twenty days.-The
law is favored by public sentiment, and it
is supposed it will break up the liquor traffic.
/ OOSbSS ollN liz SbLtA SA0SAS CIV
not included in the prohibition.
MoRE CoNvIcTs CoMING.-Among other
intelligence from Europe, by the last steamer
was tho announcement that the Sandman
frigate Degennes was about to sail from Genoa
for N. York, bringing "A political refugees /;
from whose presence the Piedmontese Gov
eminent thought proper to be freed. lnfor-
nation from q private source is now said to
i houo hmm roonivnA hapo fo tho nffnnt that
the "A persons in question are net mere
!, political offenders, but are convicted crimi-
/ nails of a most dangerous description, taken
from the prisons of that country.
\ GALENA, Jan. 10. John j. Taylor, who
was convicted for the murder of his wife, was
executed this afternoon. About ten thousand
j. persons were present to witness the perform
s ance Of the extreme penalty of the law. For
nearly an hour, the condemned addressed the
a crowd, in 4 most solemn and impressive man.
ner, protesting his innocence at heart, assert
ing his willingness to abide the awful result
and cautioned all in the reach of his voice to
S beware of liquor, as that was the sole cause of
\ his guilt.
: WASHINGTON, Jan. %. It is confidently
predicted that Mr.. Marcy may go to Europe.
: The Cabinet is and has been amicable.
O III IVY AOAhS 0s"sNO Wv y OOSy
at home.
The Democratic Senators met this morning
! to express the sentiments of their party on
Know-Nothingism, but adjourned without
coming to any conclusion.
:, ssE The following items arc from the Gal,
S weston Times of the l4th Instant:
8 A memorial to Congress, praying for the
g formation of a new Federal District in this
n Stofo SC pow oirou1otfnn or Auct1o
The names of Stephen A. Douglas, of Hi
nois, for President, and Thomas J. Rusk, O.
Texas, for Vice President, in 1856, appear
q at the head of the San, Antonio Texan.
At q meeting of the friends of temperance
held in Austin, recently, the Gazette says
Sc strong resolutions in favor of a prohibitory
law were adopted"
r The San Antonio Ledger contradicts tn
is statement made by the Texan, that the Know
Nothings carried the late city election. I
says that both candidates for Mayor were OF
posed to the Know-Nothings, and that three
is fourths of the voters of San Antonio are for
g eigners or Catholics.
IF A STEAM GUN.-Mr. Perkins, the son of
ID gentleman who some years ago invented aut
m exhibited in London q steam gun, has pub
ID lished, through the papers the followin
<e ofer:-
1e L am prepared to undertake to supply tn
e. government with q steam gun capable o
e. throwing a ball of a ton weight a distance
lie of five miles. If such a gun were fixed ii
10 Brunels large ship of 10000 tons, l ventur
20 to say that Sebastopol would be destroye'
,nn without losing a man.
io MAP OF OcoEE DISTRICT. Charles A. Proc
~ tor, Civil Engineer and Geologist for the Stat
> of Tennessee, proposes to publish a 'Sectiol
! al Map of the Ocoee District, embracing adj
- cent parts of North Carolina and Georgia Q
: which will be shown the Rivers, Creeks, Mour
y tains, Mineral Lands, Ore Veins, and Rout
81 y for the proposed Railroad connecting with IL
~ Bucktown Copper Mines. Said Map will b
- - published as soon as a sufficient number
subscribers are obtained to defray expenses,
oS one dollar per copy, to subscribers only, pay
able when delivered
ID This Map will be interesting to all, BIZ
-. more especially to those who may feel int
ested in the mineral wealth of east Tennessee
of No LIcENsE.-0n the Both ult., an electic
de took place in Shreveport, La, to deciC
to whether licenses should be granted or r
lr- fused, to vend liquor in less quantity tha
ill one gallon. The result was 16 votes ca
so for license, and 1OS against it-maiorit
le- against license 90.
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Coon TIDINGs FROM Mr.. MAsoN.-We h,
,ad the pleasure of seeing this morning, saws IL
Portsmouth Transcript of Yesterday. a lett
40 from a member of Judge Mason's family
is. Paris, to a near relative in this place. date
in the I'd of January, which CONVEYS the plea
, npiutoli yencaof his ho 10; n ~ nrootl- -