Spirit of the age., 1858-09-01
q hs Of tbe 9ag.
Arrival Of the Canada.

HALIFAX, August e4.-The steamer Cana
On, with dates from Liverpool to the 18th
inst, arrived here tonight
Political intelligence IS dull
Queen Victoria was still visiting her daugh-
ter at Postdam.
The Emperor Napoleon was continuing his
tour to Brittany.
Austria intends to concentrate troous on
The Dalmatian frontier
Riots have occurred in Kilkenny against
the agricultural machines. The military had
restored tranquility.
| LIVERPOOL, Aug. 14.-Cotton-Sales of
the week A. 600 bales, including II, 600 bales
to spectators and $500 bales for export
| Holders offer freely but show no disposition
to press sales. Previous quotations barely
maintained Breadstuffs-all qualities slight,
ly declined. Proyisions-the market is qui-
ct. Lard closed buoyant and all qualities
advanced. Produce--Sugar closed buoyant
at Cd Is advance. Coffee is firm. Rice
1 quet-Carolna It's. los. Cd Rosin is
steady at As. I'd. As. 3d. Spirits Turpen-
tine steady at 40s.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE SUPREME CoURT.
Tod K. Caldwell, ct al, VS.. the Justices of
Burke County and the w. n. G. Rail Road /
Company This was an application for an |
injunction to restrain the Justices from issu-
ing bonds, orlevying tax, to raise $50, 900, |
heretofore subscribed by the Chairman of the |
County Court, for and on behalf of said |
County, to the Capital stock Of the Western
y. Y. Rail Road Company. 1t was fully ar
gued before Judges Pearson and Battle on
Tuesday, Aug. 18th. by Tod R. Caldwell, ESQ.,,
for plaintiffs, and Col B. s. Gather and w. |
w. Avery, Esq for defendants.
After careful deliberation, their Honors de-
clded 1T to be proper case for an injunction,
and accordingly ordered writs, &c, to issue.
| Raleigh Register
n G. CoPPER.-We have received from
/ Mr. J. NJ Nicholson a very pretty specimen
, of Native Copper, found in shaft belonging
to Messrs. j. NJ. William, and w Ii. Mich
olson, on Cherry Field Creek, Henderson
county The specimen before us was obtain
ed at depth of nine or ten feet The indi-
cations are, that there is much more of it in
the same vicinity .-AshviIle Neaos.
PorsoNrNe.-Mrs. Stafford, young wo-
man of Mt. Pleasant. Cabarrus county, was
arrested, last week. on the charge of poison
ing her husband, and on examination, was
: committed to the Jail of Cabarrus county
: Her husband, Mr.. Stafford, was taken sick
few days before, and after great deal of suf-
fering, died The attending physician, DR..
: Rose pronounced it case of poisoning 1t
J. was in evidence that she had bought arsenic
l. a short time previous, and it is known that
q they did not live happily together These
facts with number Of others of a similar
70 nature, make up the proof against her. An
'e old negress is implicated, and was also COM
I mitted. They were both brought before his
Hon. ID. I. Caldwell, on Saturday last on I
writ habeds corpus, and Mrs. Stafford was al
le lowed to bail in the sum of $4,000.
or The case has caused considerable excite
in ment in Cabarrus, where it is generally be-
:. lieved the woman is guilty. She had runa
~ way from her parents to marry Stafford, and
e. subsequently runaway from him and return
rs ed to her parents; but more subsequent still
nc returned to her husband. She refused to see
! her husband when dying although repeated
- ly called for by him. They have been mar
ne ricd years. She is now about Is years old
m They have no living children In persona
: appearance, Mrs. Stafford is said to be quit,
common. Salisbury Watchmaa.
DEATH At CHRIsTIAN's MINE-We lear1
from Mr.. McLenan, driver of the Cherav
q Stage that sad accident occurred at Chris
os tian's Gold Mine, in Montgomery county, Oh
Saturday last, resulting in the instant deatl
ON of Robert Melton and negro man belong
ve- in a pit and neglected to secure themseve
by bracing the earth above them, when i
- suddenly gave way and crushed them
ne death. Another man, negro, was very sc
rt- riously, and it is feared, fatally damaged.
an Salisbury Watchnedn.
me TIE PEsrILENcE AT New ORLEANs.-Fror
Id a letter received in this city from the ager
Ia at New Orleans, of the Southern Aid Society
: we extract the following THE yellow feve
o' commenced its ravages here about the midd
les of June first among the sailors, but has sine
of been gradually spreading through the city.
H. In postscript he says The Angel of Deaf
- is in our midst the pestilence is increasing
~ our hospitals are fast filling up. Pray for u
He relates the following incident - calle
the to sec a German family in back yard; foun
pa the mother and four children sick with tn
self yellow fever, and lying upon beds ofshaving
US Two little girls of the same family, admin
raj tered to their necessities. | provided watcI
d. ers for the night, and next morning sent the
I'D, to the Charity Hospital. The father ha
previously ded-the mother and two CHI
an dren have since died, while the other two Ii
tie girls are there with the same disease.
w Boston IrdreIer dug. 90
tier
r;l,, SHOCKING AFFAIR AT THE FAUQUIER WnI
SULPHUR SPRINGS.-A correspondent of tt
az Alexandria Gazette, writing from Ware
itty ton, Va, under date of Tuesday last, says
it." 1t becomes my painful duty to inform you
we a most distressing occurrence at the Warre
ton Springs, which has cast gloom over O.
mar whole community Your readers will recC
the lect that about three weeks ago you publs
heir ed paragraph from the Washington Star
~. which it was stated that Mr.. Carver, of
''eS' bile, Ala. and James Green, of this count
had left the Warrenton Springs, and repair
to the District, for the purpose of fighting
tise- duel which was prevented by the arrest
n, Carver The cause of this difficulty was
,e made public Both parties, however retul
'Sei ed to the Springs, where they remained I
Sc to the present time. 1t appears that the di
n be Guilty had not been adjusted, and that ill-fe
5oo, ings still existed. Last night, Carver W
heard to curse the Green family general
VIII which reaching the ears of James Green,
hern cited the latter very much. After the dal
own ing was over in the ballroom, Green came
;: contact with Carver, stabbing him witt
vi bowie knife, and killing him instantly. Tn
airy, were two eye witnesses to the affair." but th
they differ materially in their statements. One
= 80 them states that Carver collared Greer bef