Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
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Indian sailed from Liverpool on the 9th ult.,
and arrived to-day.
The sales Of cotton for the three days pre-
vious amounted to q, 900 bales, at an adj
vance of Id; 1000 for speculation and 1000
for export. Sales closed with an advancing
tendency. From Manchester the accounts
were very favorable, and holders demand an
advance. The buyers exceed the sellers
Flour was very dull, and quotations irregular.
Wheat dull and prices barely maintained
red IS a 6s I'd; white Is a Is I'd; choice Is
a Is Cd. Corn in active demand and advanced
Cd a Is mixed and yellow SO a 331 to "a ;
white SO 1878. Provisions dull. Rosin dull
at As. Spirits Turpentine firm at 361 a 371.
Rice dull at from 194 to 204s. Sugar coffee
and tea unchanged. Consols 95 a 9s4.
The wedding of the Princess Royal took
place on the 25th ult., with imposing eeremo-
MES.
The American ship Adriatic, has been cap
tured and taken back by a man of war.
The Indian news unimportant. The rebels
were threatening Alumbaugh.
Serious disturbances had occurred at Bel
fast. The mob was finally dispersed and nu-
merous arrests made.
Operations had been resumed in the at
tempted launch of the Leviathan. The ship
had moved about 10 feet in two days.
The Queen Mother of Dude died in Paris
on the oath.
MEMPHIS AND ST. LoUIs-The city of Mem
phis, for her population and means, has
achieved greater things in railroad building
than any other city in the Union. We learn
from the Memphis Enquirer, that 81 miles of
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, running
northwest from Memphis, will connect that
road with the Mobile and Ohio road, having
its terminus at Columbus city, below Cairo.
Only 25 miles of the 81 remain unfinished,
and that distance win be completed this year.
Then Memphis will be at the door of ST. Lou
is. The Memphis Enquirer says:
We are told that by the first of November
there will be a continuous line of railroad be-
tween Memphis and Columbus, KY, seven
teen miles below Cairo On the Mississippi
river. From thence a steamer will ply reg
ularly to Cairo, making connections with the
Illinois Central Railroad. Then passengers
can leave Memphis after breakfast and sup
the same evening in st. Louis or be in Lou
isyille or Cincinnati at breakfast.
~ A bill is now before the Legislature
of Virginia, which contemplates the removal
of all free colored persons from the State, and
provides that at the expiration of three years
from the 1st of January, 1859, such as re
main shall be sold into slavery to the highest
bidder, except those who shall voluntarily
enslave themselves.
UsURY LAWS IN VIRGINIA. report has
been made in the Virginia Senate from the
committee to whom was referred the message
of the Governor on the legal rate of interest
and the usury laws of the State of Virginia
recommending a modification of the laws SC
as to allow s per centum interest to be take1
on bills Of exchange and promissory notes
not having more than four months to rum
A bill has also been reported to amend the
4th section of chapter l41 of the code, so a:
to allow interest not exceeding the rate of 8
per centum per annum upon bills of exchange
and promissory notes made payable within
four months from their date, or not having
more than four months to run.
UGLY CHARGR-Rev. J. r. Ligget, juniol
preacher of the Baltimore Annual Conference
on Fincastle Virginia) Circuit, is charged il
the newspapers with having declared tina
''he would be glad if the controversy (refer
ring to that existing between the two branch
es of the Methodist Episcopal church, woulc
grow into al open war, and that the Nortl
would wipe the South out of existence
ALARGE FORTUNE TO AN ENrERPRIsING NAN
Thomas Winans, Esq, of this city, says tn
Baltimore Republican, has, it is stated, re
covered a claim of five millions of dollar.
against the Russian Government, which
makes his share Of the proceeds from freigh
and passengers travel over the railroads o
that country, reach the sum of seventeen mil
lions-drafts for which on the banks of Eu
rope have been brought on to him
The very great wealth, in connection
with the liberality of Mr.. Winans, render,
him a valued citizen, and in addition to tn
expenditures made IN advancing our city, W
learn that he has purchased a tract Of lam
with water front at Canton, where, havin,
received a contract from the Government, h
will proceed to the construction Of a numbe
of magnificent vessels of war.
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS THINK OF tn
AGITATIoN.-The people of Kansas who wis
to have an opportunity to mind their own bU
siness, free from the trouble that the politics
d~emagogues of both parties in that ~teFritor-
are producing, are beginning to speak GU
through the press in favor of settling agits
ton by giving them a State constitution in
mediately. The Kansas Daily Ledger, pull
lished at Leavenworth city, says:
"Niggers is not the great bone of confer
ton in Kansas, and those who cry out mos
Justify for niger or no niger haven
money enough, as a general thing to buy
plug of tobacco with. The real bone of col
tention is power and the spoiLs and the poo
niger is made to bend and bow to suit til
purposes of these political d~emagogues, thi
they may ride into power, and obtain some
the spoils-and that's all. The free Sta
party nor the pro-slavery party of Kans'
care anything about the moral condition
the aiggers, but they must have a text
preach from "a hobby to ride,) and the POI
niger has been preached in all his aspec
throughout our land.
"Let Congress attendto their w bushes
and let us attend to ours. We are hearth
sick and tired ofthis intern al niger agitatio
we have had a surfeit of it =; it Injuries our b
siness, blasts our prospects, and keeps up
continual strife. Let Kansas be admitted IN
the Union, some hoao or other, and NTH so'
kindofa Constitution thGtaoe may haze pea,
SAD SCENE IN A LECTURE RooM.-A corrt
pondent of the Boston Christian In9uir
says: THE best temperance lecture wou
say the most impressive and heart rendi
appeal in behalf of sobriety that has ey
reached my ars-was made, not long sin,
by a gentleman who had been selected to g
the first lecture of the season before seve
of our Western lyceums. As his name is
all the 'Cyclopedias of American Literatur
conathin0 creditsble was exnected Init