Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-24
NEWS DY gHE BAY.

NEWS DY IHE BAY
New York, October 18th.-The U. S. mail
steamer Atlantic, with Liverpool dates to
the 9th of October. arrived at the wharf this
morning at 81 o'clock.
Sebastopol was to be blown up. The Al
lies were sinking mines for that purpose.
The army of Gortsehakof is threatened by
large forces of the Allies from Eupatoria
and Balkan.
On the Goth of September the Russians
were defeated near Eupatoria by the French
cavalry. The Russians lost SO killed and
one hundred and five were taken and twenty
seven wounded.
Gortschakof on the third reports an inef-
Gcient movement on his left flank.
A fleet had sailed on a secret expedition.
Its destination is supposed to be Nicolaief
or Odessa.
The Russians seem to be determined to
meet the campaign vigorously. The Gar
was at Odessa and had ISSUED an address
encouraging the Russian people. He will
shortly be in the Crimea.
A collision is anticipated between the Wes-
tern Powers and Greece.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.-The food question is
still serious both in France and Germany
Denniston reports cotton dull. Prices have
farther declined an eighth. Closed heavy
Sales of the week 40, 800 bales.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour in better request
Corn quiet.
PRoVfsIoNs.-Beef WASH considerable de-
mand, especially for the lower qualities
Pork moderate. Nothing doing in Bacon.
Tallow active.
From CALIFoRNIAi-Thesteam Northern
Light arrived at New York on the 18th inst,
with San Francisco dates to the 18th Sept.
She brings over one million of dollars in
treasure, and a large number of passengers.
Apart from the election returns the news
is not of an interesting character.
The American party has made a brilliant
triumph in the last election. johnson, Amer
lean, has beaten Bigler, DEM, and present
Governor, over 4 500 votes, and the Ameri-
cans have a majority in the Legislature. This
secures an g. S. Senator, in place of DR.
Gwin, Dem, whose term of service has ex.
PRED. :.
Grass Valley town had been nearly des-
troyed by fire loss about 100000.
Indian murders and depredations continue
to be committed on a large scale. One case
is reported in the San Francisco papers in
which seventeen miners were murdered. .
Some OF THE EFFECTS OF THE FEvER.-It
appears that all is not gloom and darkness
some of those who were fortunate enough
to. escape the ravages of the epidemic, are
bent on seeking sublanary happiness despite
the ordeal through which they have passed.
We are credibly informed, that n%uptials
were celebrated a few days ago, between a
widow and widower-the husband of the
former having been dead just two weeks
and the spouse of the latter deceased five
f weeks previous.-NortoM Nesos. /
- A HORRIBLE AFFA1R.-In Richmond, Va,
3 on Tuesday night of last week, two negro
) men disappeared from their owners, and
were supposed to have runaway. On Friday
T night, one of them re-appeared before his
4 master in great agitation, and informed him
Q that they had been. enticed away by a Nor
y them white mar named Francis Aubourine,
who had arrived in Richmond three or four
weeks ago, and who persuaded them, against
0 their will, to let him carry them off to the
North in his brothers vessel, then lying at
Richmond. For this they were to pay him
$75 each. He took them, on Tuesday night,
g to a house which he had rented, in the Sd
story of which he kept them carefully locked
up, staying with them himself at night, and
a carrying them their food. On Thursday
night Carter, one of the, negroes, (who had
paid his $75 of !" passage money'-Bayliss,
the other negro, having paid but a few dol
lars complained of sickness, and requested
the white mar to procure him some medi
cine. He went out, and brought a mixture
which he administered to Carter, who in
few moments commenced having spasms
and very soon died. The man then directed
Bayliss to help him carry the body to thu
n, cellar. This accomplished, the murderer
took a knife and cut and ,gashed the body il
) a horrible manner, telling Bayliss that h
had been a physician, and wished to observ
be the effect of the drug upon the system. TIL
u next morning, the white man told Baylis
he that he would go out and procure a shove
IN and bury the body in the 'cellar-that he ha
" rented the premises for five years, and n
of one would discover it. He went accordingly
he and lyliss was subsequently made to act
grave-digger and the burial was soon con
to pleted. These circumstances very natural
mt alarmed Bayliss, who expected his tur
ic- would come next. He asked the man VIII
he he killed Carter, and he replied that he did
,rs like him much ; but as for him (Bayliss} b
ny would stick by him and send him to ii
,ut North, where he would have a lucrative sit
tty alton. Bayliss. however, was not satisfied
The and on Friday night, This white acquaintan.
M happening to leave the key in the door,
to slipped out went from the third to the sc
re- 0nQ story, opened d WinuOW ana jumped Oh
On, At the e~ntreaty Of Bayliss, his master an
in a number of policemen went to Che nous
ing where they found the body of Carter, horl
the bly, gashed. Setting a watch about Il
premises, they saw Aubourine enter at a la
hour of the night. They followed, and foul
the that he had taken the alarm and secret
himself in a coal house in an adjoining \
8O4 When they came upon him he attempted
the repel them with a revolver and a knife /; /
tied was safely secured. Atthis moment he bI,
xty, a quantity of powder from his mouth il
ital the face Of one of the officers, from viii
lese that officer felt a disagreeabls sensation.
fire. his way to prison he admitted that he Kill
hey Carter, and said he had done a very fool
red, thing. He also apologized for blowing
heir powder into the officers face, and told b
cap to drink some Uater, which would prev
.ade any injury. This advice the officer very D
IDENTIFY declined.
yoes Shortly after arriving at the cage, the
ions soner was seized with the most horri
spasms, which succeeded each other v
the fearful rapidity, and before any medical
) for ~sistance could be procured, he was dead
have He had. it appeared, swallowed a large q
pub. of strychnine, and it was a portion of
keep same deadly poison that he had pulled
Is of the watchman's face. Thus the murde
d off by his own act, and with all his sins u
ding him, went to meet his helpless victim
The another world.