The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1855-06-02
NORTH CAROLlNIAN.
Foreign News.
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Foreign News.
The steamer America arrived ut Boston OH
the 25th ult., with Liverpool dates to the 18th.
present ASPECT OF THE WAR-The Euglsh
press admits that all hopes of peace have fed,
and that no assistance can be expected from
Austria, and but little from the rest of Europe
consequently France and England must he
prepared to fight it out.
The Loudon Times publishes an article ex-
pressing these views. The same paper also
has editorial in behalf of the government,
stating that it is impossible to perusc the off
ciat doruIf1cr,te of wirs,-
out seeing that Russia never was in earnest in
Earl Trey, III the Heuse of Lords gave no
tice of a motion that address be sent to the
/ Queen, deplorng the failure of the peace nego-
tlations at Vienna, and setting forth, as the
opinion of Parliament, Tie belief that the pro-
posals of Russia were never such to afford Il
fair prospect of concluding peace.
| The DIFFICULTIES OF THE SIEGE.-Correspon-
dence from the allied camp up to the 9th of
| April explains the difficulties of the siege and
states confidently that the allies are advancing
their acquisition of the ground bft, and while
their works advance there can he no doubt
of ultimate success, provided the Russians in
the field should be unable to force the allies to
raise the siege.
Marshall Canrobert had announced that
when reinforcements arrived he would enlarge
the circle of operations
! The latest official advices from Sebastopol,
dated May 10th, state that on that morning
the Russians made sorte with large body
of troops on the allies right. The French drove
them back Immediately, aud second and SINH
lar attempt shared the same fate.-Thc Rus
slams met with serious loss
Gen. Manora had arrived at the Crmea
with 900 Sardinian troops.
In the commercial world breadstufs were
firm, and q great advance had taken place in
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! SINGULAR SUICIDE-We learn from the Dan
vile correspondent of the Dispatch, that sill
ssuar suicide committed at Leaksvillc,
n. e., about two weeks since. white man
had been living for many years in the manu-
featuring mill of Gov. Morehead, and had
always sustained al excellent character. Late
! ly, however, he had been suspected by his en-
ployer of selling -four which belonged to the
mill. 70 have the matter investigated, the
Governor took gentleman with him. aud went
to the mill. The miller had learned their OBJ
ject, and as they approached, he went up into
one of the upper stories of the building, AM!
| threw himself from the window, and was dashed
| to pieces upon the rocks below. The name Of
| the miserable wretch has not been ascertained.
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! The Grand Jury Of Petersburg Superior
Court ignored the bill of indictment against
Henry d. Bird, late President 0 f the Peters
burg Rail Road Company, for embezzling the
funds of the Company MIR Birds indebtedness
to the Company about $50, but by Il
sale of his property, the entire debt, it is be-
lieved, will he paid.
|
| ATLANTIC AND \. G. RALRoAD.-We are
gratiiied at being able to announce that the
entire line of road from Goldsboro to Newbcrn
has been placed under contract and that the
| work will soon commence.
III cl,~ II,
be advertised for the road between Newbern
and this IIarbor, and thus the whole line will
be begun.
| Col. Thompson and Corps of Engineers
under the immediate superintcndance of Mr.
Miller have just completed the Survey to this
point from Newbern, and we suppose their re-
port will be before the Directory which is to
meet here next Wednesday y.-Bcanfcrt ILaleyom.
|
The Rev. MIR BURKHEAD delivered able
and interesting discourse in Halifax, \. c., on
Sunday, the subject of Modern Dancing.
In our opinion, the Rev. Gentleman sustained
his position sa atisfactorily and conclnsively. He
argued that Dancing is not accomplishment
peculiar to refined aud christian circles, but
practiced extensively by the most low and de-
graded orders of society, and showed by refer
ence to facts that Dancing diminishes in proper
tion to the progress Of intelligence and piety.
i The leading question in the discussion was
tendency, and inconsistent with christian char
|. acter and experience. In support of the above
proposition he argued very clearly that Dancing.
cannot he sustained by the scri riptures, that it
destroys the confidence of the irreligious in the
piety of church members who engage in it
that it is an unproitable" waste of time and
means and species of dissipation that inter-
feres with christian duty and enjoyment, and
that it is condemned by the learned and piou(
of all evangelical churches. Otter points wer{
raised equally relevant to the argument. W.
do not regard the discourse tending at a
to excite prejudice and bad feeling, but the
other hand, calculated to promote consistency
good morals aud sound christianity y.-Repmblicaa
4
/ RA1N!-This region of country has since oiI
last issue, been blessed with copious showers ol
rain. It's effect vegetation of every kind
has been remarkably favorable. We are -
Ijoiced to learn that it is very extensive and al
parts of the country have had more or lees
i The fear of starvation, seven years famine,
& is not so prominent before the minds of the
people as before. The rain not only revived
; dropping vegetation, but the spirits of thk
people Our exchanges give cheering accounts
of the Salisbury Banner.
Il f
RI The BITE OF THE sPiDER.-The popular III
nia>EAssion that The bite of the spider is poisond
ana tnaC tnc -
yenomous and dangerous wound, is 4c0mbatted
by an eminent French naturalist, who says
there cannot be detected in them any appara
tins capable of secreting and retaining poison