Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-27
The News.

We have three days later intelligence from
Europe per steamer Europe at Halifax. Hopes
were still entertained ofworking the cable.
A fire had occurred in Australia, destroy
ing a large part of the city of Ashland. |
The impositions upon foreigners had at
tracted the attention of the French Govern
ment, and a French feet is to sail for the I
Gulf with energetic orders for the protection
of Freedmen.
The British Government, following our ex-
ample in the case of the Danish Sound Dues,
is moving strongly towards the abolition of
the Stade Dues.
The markets were without material change.
We have to correct an error in the tele-
graph announcement with regard to the In
diana election. The republicans carried the
State by some twenty-five hundred.
An abolitionist, by the name of Bowers,
who was a short time since tarred and feath-
cred near Chestertown, Maryland, made his
appearance again in that community on Mon
day. Great excitement was occasioned by
his presence-and though there was some
opposition and some fighting on the occasion,
he was again driven off.
Another of the three murderers of the old
man Landrum, in Georgia, has been convict
ed of murder, and will nave to suffer the ex-
treme penalty of the law. II will be remem-
bercd that Crockett, one of his associates,
plead guilty, and was executed some months
since.
A DESPERATE DUEL AND HAPPY RADIANCE.
The following extract from a private letter,
written by one of the soldiers in the Army of
Utah, gives the particulars of one of the most
desperate duels on record. The tragedy oc-
Cured in Cedar Valley, during the first week
in September. The writer says:
The parties to this sanguinary affair were
two gamblers from st. Louis, Rucker and
Peel. What gave rise to the difficulty was
that, in the course of a game for $1,000, Ruck-
err played a secreted card, and was detected
by Peel, who took the money-Rucker for
feited the pile by the false play.
The ensuing day the parties met at the
Suffers store; while there, some remark by
a third party revived the subject of the game,
AID the quarrel of words between Rucker and
Peel took a more serious turn. Peel said
that there was but one way to settle the mat
tcr-they must fight. They adjourned out
side the store, and taking their stations about
ten yards apart, drew their revolvers, and
fired. Both fell at the first shot-RuckeT
shot in the breast, and Peel in the shoulder.
One Of Peel's fingers was taken off by the
shot The second shot took effect in both.
: Rucker then raised up on his knees and free
twice, both balls hitting Peel. The latter,
bleeding from six wounds, struggled up from
the ground, and, resting his revolver on his
arm. and taking deliberate aim, shot Ruckel
| to the heart. Peel is not expected to live
: indeed, as | write, a rumor prevails that ht
; is dead.
Both these desperadoes came out from tn,
States last spring, and both had thousands o
E dollars of the soldiers money, which they
r had won in a professional way" Thei
death is not likely to be regretted among tn
e soldiers.
MrRpER.-A cold-blooded and heartles
) murder was committed in this county som
six or eight miles from this place, on Sun
day evening, the 18th inst, by John Startling
upon the person of Sally Cotton an old VIC
: man, aged about sixty years. 1t appear
= that Startling went to the house of the decea
sed and called to her to come to the gate =
She told him if he had any business with hel
= 10 come in the house. He replied he woul
not come in-that he could settle his bushes
:! with her where he was. He then deliberate
: lv raised his rifle and shot her, the ball eT
tering her left breast and passed out just be
low the right shoulder. The unfortunat
y woman fell and expired. No reason that W
: can learn was assigned for this neartless dee
= except an old dispute which occurred a fe
= wears ago, between the parties in relation
|" \ dog. Sheriff Thompson with his accuston
&c ad nromptness summoned a crowd and wei
Is IN the neighhorhOod to arrest the murdere
= but he did not succeed, and at the time
y of our going to press. Startling was still
IL laree-G0Ldsboro' Tribune.