Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-04-01
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Foreign-By the African, which brings
European dates to the 7th March, we learn
that the English Parliament is to be dissolved
in May.
A treaty of m has been signed be-
tween Prussia and America at Teheran, Per
sia,) by which our eonsuls will be allowed to
reside in Persian cities. Austria seeks q
similar treaty.
Lord PaInerston announces that he will.
until the dissolution of Parliament, continue
firm in his policy regarding China. and
hopes France and America will cooperate
to compel China to grant farther commercial
advantages.
The Chinese news from private. letters
continued unsatisfactory. Reinforcements
are still going out of England, and it is re-
ported commodore Bouring has been recalled
and also that the Chinese destroyed the East
India company's Chinese depot.
Wheat has declined Sd; white is at 81 to
81 red q to 81. Flour dull and nominal
State % Co 30 Southern 80 to 81; Ohio 81
to 80. Corn &c lower-white at IS to 354
y elbow 331 to 81; mixed SO to 331. Rosin
steady at AZ. Spirits of Turpentine 40 to
43. Rice steady at 81 to %. Cotton ! Ad-
vance.
Most IasportaDt from Uah-It is said
there is positive information In Wash
ingtsn fhsF Brigham Young and his crew
nave hurnGA the United States archives,
eocz-1TS&c &C., il Utah territory hat
they have denfanded the appointment of one
of two schedules of federal officers, both
headed by Brigham Young for Governor, with
the ayowal of the purpose of driving any 9TH
err out of the territory by force of arms. The
trsth is, the Mormons are already practically
in a state of rebellion.
Washington, March 26. The collectors at
Galveston, Texas, Wyeomico, Va, and Sa-
vannah, Ca, have been re-appointed a.so
the surveyor and naval officer, at Whining
ton, N. c..
Washington, March 25-Mr. Kineaid,
missionary to Burmah, has arrived here with
letters to our government. inviting the es-
tablishment of friendly aud commercial re-
lations with us.
The McDoNoGH EsTATE.-In the district
court at New Orleans on the 18th inst, says
the Picayune, a natural SOP of McDonogh
filed an application by proving q codicil to
the famous will, by which he expects to OBJ
tain the handsome little sum of 500, 900.
Rumoured RecaU Of Mr.. Forsyth.-The
Washington correspondent of the Philadel
phia U. S. Gazette says:
1t is pretty generally understood here
that Mr.. Forsyth, our Minister to Mexico,
will shortly be recalled. and a more compe-
tent person sent in his place. The position
of Mexico at the present time demands that
we should have an able and Discerning re-
preventative at that court, and such a one
will most certainly be appointed"
NeD York and Virginia Steamship. Com
pGny.-A third steamer is to be a lded to this
line, and books are open in Norfolk for the
cuhoarint:op Of G1SE S00 old:k1o1 .kool-
therefor. The farmers shipping from that
port have complained much of the inadeoua-
cy of the Northern line of steamers to take
away their produce intended tor the several
Northern markets, and the New York COM
pany have acted wisely in fastening to sup
ply their requirements as far as they are
concerned.
Fatal Afruy.-A difficulty occurred be.
tween two men, by the name of Mangrum
and Jordan, in Mississippi county, Ark, on
Friday night week, in which both parties fell.
1t seems thai Mangrum shot Jordan, who fell,
but sufficiently recovered to rise on his knees,
and shoot his antogonist. One was shot
through the chest and the other through the
head-both died very soon.
Mystery, Murder, Romance and Crime IN
Memphis TeBn.-A short time since a young
man by the lame of Tanner, in Memphis,
1cH', u mOSG UIaueleSS HE anu manners,
was assassinated in the street at night. 1t
was not known that he had an enemy in the
world, and no motive of plumber could have
prompted the deed, IS his person was moi
robbed of the most trifing possession. A
deep, dark mystery enshrouded the assassin,
alton, which is now being lifted to reveal a
new phase OF social shame aud crime fatally
mistaken in its aim. A clue has been obtain,
ed which promises to develop the fact that
young Tanner was killed by mistake for an.
other man-that other man, the husband OF
a wife for whom the assassin had conceived
a passion and the murder was to remove
the husband from between him and the OBJ
ject of his guilty love? A negro man was
the tool selected to commit the murder. He
mistook the man and poor Tanner fell in.
stead of the doomed husband. Such is life