Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-09-02

CURED at Mr.. Pomeroy's bookstore, in this
city, on last Monday evening, between j. F.
Hutchins, ESQ.,, and Mr.. Geo. Badger, son
of Hon. Geo. E. Badger.
One shot was fred by each, but fortunate
ly neither was hurt.
The cause which led to the alteration was
the fact that Mr.. Hutchins, as a Justice of
the Peace, solemnized the rites of matrimony,
on the Saturday evening previous, between
DR.. W. S. Bryan, of this city, and Miss An
ME IL. Badger, sister to George. The mar
rage was a clandestine one.
CAMP-MEETING.-A camp-meeting will be
held at Hollands Church." ten miles south
of Raleigh, commencing on Friday, before
the first Sunday in October.
NEGRO KILLED.-A negro belonging to a
Mr.. Freeland was run over by the cars on
the N. G. Railroad, last Sunday morning,
somewhere in the vicinity of Haw River, and
had both of his legs cut of. He lived a
short time after the accident, said he had sat
down to wait for company, bat q jug of whis-
key was found sitting by him. The infer
ence is easily drawn.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT Bsv-
eriy Tucker, of Virginia, consula at Liverpool,
in place of Nathaniel Hawthorne, resigned.
Henry W. Spencer, of New York, consul
at Paris, in place of Duncan K. McRae re-
signed.
Jshn Endlich. of Pennsylvania, consul at
Basic, in place of Daniel s.. Lee, deceased.
Charles j. Fox, of Michigan, consul at
Aspinwall, in place of Francis A. Thornton,
resigned.
Ernest Volger, of Virginia consul at Bar
celona, in place of Pablo Anguera, the pre-.
sent incumbent.
Jacob Forney, of Pennsylvania, superin-
tendent Of Indian affaias for Utah.
New YoRK, Aug. 28.-The London Times,
in giving additional particulars of the break
ing of the telegraph cable. says there was a
strong under current at the time, carrying the
cable from the ship at a considerable angle
The Niagara was going four and the cabll
was running out at the rate of five and sis
miles an hour. A pressure of three thousant
pounds was then applied to the breaks t
retard the running out when the ship was j
the trough of the sea, and when the ster
rose to the crest of the swell, the strain WI
too great.
New YORK, Aug. q. Financial affairs al
more tranquil here to-day.
1t is rHniered that Messrs. Chambers an
%llelser, largely engaged in the California an
India trade have suspended
UTICA. Aug 27.-The sheriff Of this cor
ty to-day attached the Ontario Bank ola
Judgment in favor of R. A. johnson, of Nv
York.
NEW York, Aug. 27.-Several minor sick
failures are announced to-day, incluhg
Fisher, Dening & Co., F. P. james & o.,
and A. Rodewald, but the general imprss-
ion is that the crisis is over, and that all ill
soon be right again.
Jacob Little has arranged his dificuEes
and resumed his seat at the stock board
The Commercial Advertiser, of this Ger.
noon, says there is altogether a better feting
inthe street, and that the panic is beginning
to subside.
COUNTY Recommendations 6un-
ty has voted, by 100 majority, a subscrition
of $4,000 to the Wilmington and Chaotic
Rail Road. The Herald learns that tn, pro-
position to subscribe 100000 latelyToted
down by the people of Rutherford Cdnty,
will be reconsidered and adopted.
The Magistrates of Robson Govt have
voted a subscription of 500, 900 to th, same
road. The question is to be summited to
the people on Thursday, September 9th.
BF 1t is now definitely ascertaiDd that
Maynard, K. N. has defeated Wallace, dem.
in the second district in Tennessee. The
delegation from that State will stan seven
Democrats to three K. MS, and noeiyht to
two, as heretofore stated.
PRoF. HEDRIcK.-The Ne~ Yok CORES
respondent of the Toronto Globe sFs:
Poor Professor Hedrick, wht was ex>
PEELED from the North Carolina University
for writing a letter very moderately in favor
of Fremont, is now in this city Starving"
IN this the Chapel Hill Gazette saws
" Those abolitionists are a rascalF ungrate>
fui set. Prof. Il. should have settled things
Satisfactorily North before he ga7s publicity
to his northern sentiments.
NOW 1t this was some Southern sentleman's
runaway mtgge'', all New York would be in
arms to supply his wants and saFe him from
the horrors of slavery" Unfortunately
Prof. IL. is a aUhne freeman, and although
his sacrifices for them were great, be will
meet but little sympathy among them.n
Alas poor Hedrick He th1usht to have
been Lionized and Canonized IS a hero and
a martyr, but instead of this. the ghost of
Benedict Arnold haunts his troubled vision.
and the sound Of the word traitor starts him
from bis midnight slumbers. He is no doubt
a sorely disappointed man.
lowA.-It is generally understood that the
new constitution has been adopted by the
people, but that the separate clause. admit
ting free colered men to free suffrage. in
common with the whites, has been voted
down BY a large majority.