Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-07-25

James Thompson proprietor, in the village
Of Brant in this State, was frgd by incendia-
ries on Saturday night, and, Melancholy to
relate, three of Mr.. Thompsm's daughters
and W. of his grand daughters persisted in
CONCORD, July.I6GA grea:. fTs' occurred
at-Manchester, n. f., ess4ffe, &&1ich des-
troyed a cotton mill and twenty tRo stores
and dwellings. Loss $3.50, 900. Five hum
bred hands have been thrown out # employ
fnent by this disaster. Only PARTIALLY insu-
red.
AT the late meeting Of the Safe Temper
ance-Society, the following letttr was read;
80 DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Washington, June 49, 1855.
To EDWARD q. DELAvAN, ESQ: Dear Sir
Your note of the 5th inst. has been received.
In answe to the inquiry, 1 have to state that
| am not aware of any treaty stipulation be-
tween the United States and Freign Powers
which would be inconsistent With an act of
Congress, prohibiting the imptrtltion Of IN
toricating liquors. The seventh article Of the
Convention with France, of The 4h Of July,
1881, contains a stipulation forthe admission
OF French wines at a specific duty. This
stipulation, however, was to be binding on
the United states for ten years only-from
the exchange of the ratification of the Con-
v%ention, which took place on the I'd of Feb
ruary, 1882.
Very truly yours, WI MARCY.
PoLITICs IN New York STATE are in a
very unsettled condition, and We find smuch
difficulty in ascertaining the identity and
movements of parties. A State Convention
has been called by the Republican, or ANTI
Slavery fusion party, to be held atSyraeuse,
on the, 22d of August. The same daysald
place have beenfxed upon for tile assemblages
of a sort. of indenendent Democratic State
Convention, recommended, bya meeting Of
Van Buren, politicians held at Hudson.
The purpose announced is the reunion of
the Democratic party upon first principles,
but the singular coincidence of time and
place suggest the idea that it is for the pur-
pose of e%fecting a fusion with the Seward
Republican party upon an ant-slayery plat
form. Considerable discussion has been
going on in the newspapers of the State in
reference to such a fusion, and it has been
generally believed that theleading members
of the old Van Buren, party were decidedly
in favor.o the movement.
As a counterbalance to this, it is pretty
generally understood that the Hard Shell, or
l. dIlOHd1 OCu1UCI dbS, Will Unite Will Gu0
American or Know Nothing party. Ifthese
be correctly reported move ments-there will
be a grand contest In New York State this
fall on the slavery question.
ELECTION OF ALDERMAN IN New ORLEANS
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 18th ms
tant says
1t will be seen from the returns that Mr.
William 2. Converse has been elected Alder
man, to represent In part the First Distric
, bythe handsome majority of $50. TheDem
ocrats had resorted to a very ingenious ruse,
by no means original with them, BUT borrow
ed from the Know Nothings, who, in the day
oftheir obscurity and weakness, were in the
habit OF keeping their candidate under cover
until the eleventh hour, when they started
him, to the surprise of their opponents. anC
!, easily beat the held. There was not a print
], ed ticket to be seen at the polls. or expose,
on any of the tables, and the Democrats pro
2 fessed not to know who their candidate wa
but this was all CANNON. The Democra
tic voters came up in sections and platoo Ms
as soon as the polls were opened, each {
them provided with a printed Democrat
ticket. But it was no go. The friends
Convers Sc were apathetic and held back, uni
II it was announced in an evening paper th
n Colonel Oakley was ahead and had the cal
they then rallied and elected their candida
by a handsome majority
! A WISE ANswER.-tYou must not pls
with hat little girl, DEAR said a iudieio
parent.
Sc But, Ma, I ike her, she is a good ltl
Is girl, and I'm sure she dresses as prettily
'k ever l do; and she has lots o. toys.
-sIcannot help that, my DEAR respond
:, the silly, foolish mother ; fher. father is
= shoemaker