Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.


Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
New York, March 8.-The steamship
Africa arrived this afternoon from Liverpool,
whence she sailed on the 23d ult. Her dates
are three days later than previous advices.
She brings no intelligence of the long miss
ing steamer Pacific, and the fear now is gen.
eral that she is lost.
The political news by this arrival Is quite
unimportant, and may be summed up in a
few words.
The peace negotiations at Paris are pro-
crossing as rapidly and as favorably as could
have been expected but, of course, nothing
of a definite nature is yet known. No one
doubts, however, that a peace Upon some ba-
sis will be attained.
The excitement in England growing out of
the pending difficulties with the United States
is fast subsiding. The London journals have
dropped their belligerent tone, and the public
mind of England is no longer agitated with
reports in regard to a rupture between the
two countries.
The latest dispatches and letters from the
Crimea contain no items of importance, or
even interest.
The English Government has ordered the
embarkation of six thousand troops from the
Crimea. Their destination is unknown.
Ali Pasha has been instructed to demand
of the Paris Conference that the army of oc-
cupation remain in the Turkish territory af-
ter peace has been concluded.
The sunken ships at Sebastopol are about
being blown up. Submarine armor will be
used.
The Rothschilds, it is said, will take the
whole of the English loan.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.-Breadstuffs are firm
err. Flour has advanced Sd. Wheat frmer.
Corn has advanced Is. Provisions quiet.
Cotton has declined One-sixteenth. Sales
for the last three days amount to thi~rty-three
thousand bales. Manchester trade quiet.
London money market stringent. American
stocks dull. Consols closed at OIL.
New YORK, March 9.-In the report Of
foreign news, the sales of Cotton should be
set down as for one week instead of 3 days.
The feeling relative to the safety Of the Pa
cific is growing much weaker in this city
Friends of parties on board are in deep dis
tress, as every steamer arrives without tidings
Of her. K. X. Collins, the owner, was very
nearly killed on Friday, by a fall from his
carriage, on Broadway.
LATEST FROM EURoPE.-We have seven
days later news by the steamer Arabia, which
arrived at Halifax on the 18th.
The Peace Conference at Paris had held
three meetings. Rumors both favorable and
unfavorable abound. The general impress
Joni is, however, that regulations are progress
ing favorably for peace.
The Mayor of London gave abanquet to Mr..
Buchanan, but the latter was summoned to
dino With +ho 01aon ond CO oo,,1l not o+fanI
No tidings of the Pacific. A despatch to
Brown, Shipley & Co., agents of the Collins
line at Liverpool, dated Glasgow, February
9th, saws that the steamer Edinburg, from
New York, passed on Feb. 18th, large quanti-
ties of broken ice-saw on it broken cabinet
furniture, five ornamental doors, with white
handles, a ladies work box, and other articles
common in first class steamers.
Cotton quiet and unchanged. Breadstufs
considerably declined, and dull. Nvalstores
quiet.
Accident on the Seaboard Road
Train Thro,gn from the Track '-Passen
gers Killed and Seriously Injured {!
WELDON, N. c., March 10, 8 P. N.
A most terrible and heart-rendering acct
dent occurred on the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad to-day. A special messenger ha
just arrived with the melancholy tidings
and the event has produced a most p~rofount
sensation in our community.
The regular mail and passenger train o.
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, whic
left Portsmouth this morning, when abou
one mile this side of Margarettsville Bridge
in the county of Princess Anne, and proceed
ing at a rapid rate, was thrown from tn
track.
The entire train went off, engine, tender
mail, baggage and passenger cars. A gel
eral wreck ensued, and the loss of life an
limb, though not precisely known here,
thought to be truly fearful.
Horrible to relate, one of the passengC
coaches took fire from the stoves, and wa
entirely burned up, consuming with it som
three or four passengers, who were SO caugl
under the broken timbers, that they could n
be extricated. My informant is certain
to three or four, and thinks there may hay
been more. The scene is said to have bee
truly appalling.
Capt. Bourdette, the we'll known and eff
cient Conductor, is very seriously injure
, and SO are many ofthe passengers. Amid
the great distress and confusion prevailin
it was impossible to gather full particular
or the names of parties.
| 1t is reported that among the killed a
the following:
Mr.. Kilkelly, the Adams Company's E
e press Messenge ger. Mr.. X. was for MAJ
years a Conductor on the Wilmington al
Weldon Railroad, and was universally al
deservedly esteemed. He leaves a famil
: Mr.. W. Ii. Daughtery, the mail age1
who we believe is a native of Portsmout
and we'll known in all the section Of count
through which the road passes.
A news boy, named Charles Neab.
A negro woman is said to be missing a
the presumption is she was entirely consume
# Mr.. VIM. Weymouth, the engineer, b
both legs badly crushed, and it is feared a
putation will be necessary, even though
life should be saved.
DR.. Williamson and lady, formerly Of W
don, are not fatally injured, though the
IF has received a frightful wound across
face Just under the nose.
. Capt. Bourdett, the Conductor, had
. head badly bruised, and several ribs W
broken.
ne Mr.. John B. Everett, Of Nashville, Ter
Ct escaped with some few bruises.
p, Mr.. w. E. Edwards, of Greensborou
N. c., was severely bruised, and lost
~ trunks of gold watches and jewelry VIII
OF were so damaged by the fire as to be ute
u, vaiualeSS.