Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-12-22
SPIRIT OF.THF
Summary Of News.


eonstitutionality of the law of1S20, declaring
the slave trade piracy, and have remanded
the prisoners Of the SLAYER Echo TO await the
action Of the Grand Jury.
We learn from Mobile that one hundred
and forty fllibusters on board the schooner
Susan effected their escape from the revenue
cutter Nc CIeland. 1t seems that the cutter
by some means got ashore, and by the time
she got off again the Susan was calculated to
be four hundred miles away. This is said to
be a new source of trouble and embarrass-
ment to the administration. Every possible
effort will be made to capture them, and in
structions to that effect will at once be dis
patched to every point where they may be
likely to pass.
SURPRISING LoTTERIEs.-The House of
Representatives of Georgia have unanimously
passed a bill repeating all laws which anthor-
lied lotteries in the State, and prescribing
certain penalties for all schemes and sale of
tickets after 1st of June, 1860.
EDENToN AND SUFFOLK RAnRoAD.-The
citizens of Edenton, Murfreesborough and
other places on the Sound, are proposing to
have a Railroad from Edenton to Suffolk
Delegates from various places will meet at
Gatesville on the 18th inst, to take the pro-
Ject into consideration. A meeting was held
at Suffolk Monday, and twenty-five delegates
appointed.
X. NJ. COLLEGE. The enterprising agent of
this college, Rev. II. B. Cowles, is now in
Richmond for the purpose of raising the re-
mainder of the sum necessary to secure the
endowment of that institution with 800, 900,
which is necessary to put it on a permanent
basis. On Sunday last he succeeded in raj
sing at Centenary and Trinity churches about
$4,000, which leaves only aboat S 5000 to be
subscribed to finish this important work.
MUNIFfcENT LIBERAL1TY.-At the late meet.
ting of the Alabama Baptist State Conven-
ton, at Gainesville, it was announced that
Jere. II. Brown, Esq. o Sumpter county, Ala,
would support as many as f~fty-one theo1ogi-
cal students at Howard College, allowing to
each $3.50. This would make $12, 750 a year
given by this liberal gentleman. Howard
College is a Baptist Seminary at Marion, of
high standing.
PAINFUL RUMoB.-Unoficia information,
believed to be reliable, has been received,
that Major Emory and eight men of the First
Cavalry, had been murderedb by Indians, while
on their way to Fort Arbuckle from Cotton
wood Springs.
ANOTHER FUss.--The American vessel
Washington was boarded in Nicaraguan wa
ters by a British cruiser recently, from which
it is thought another paper wal may spring
up between Uncle Sam and John Bull. But
if the following despatch proves true it is
hardly probable
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The President to-
day sent to Congress a message, which was
not presented, covering the official report of
the recent boarding of the steamship Wash
ington, at San Juan. 1t is understood that
in the communication the President does not
make any recommendation as to the course to
be pursued, but merely introduces the sub
iect to Congress in an official manner.
The report contains the correspondence be.
tween Com. Mcintosh, who a y in effect
that when the British officers boarded the
Washington, Mcintosh called on Oldham fol
explanations, and the latter disclaimed any
Infection to search. They boarded her tC
rot Tho ,au-g op5 coo on Epr1ich 0H1oar vUhC
was known to be on as a passenger. The
visit was no departure from the usual Gus
tom. Sir William Gore 0useley and Secre
tary have explained the matter in a similar
way-the latter remarking that the right-oI
search had been abandoned. Com. Mcintosh
thinks the explanation satisfactory, fair ant
frank. In the course OF the correspondence
it appears that England exercises a right OIL
rrotectorate only over the Mosquito Kingdom
The people Of Greytown had held a meet
ing on the arrival of the Washington, ant
asked Ouseley to assist them in maintaing
their integrity, when the latter replied tina
the subject should receive consideration i
the proper quarter.
The Fleet Surgeon reports Mcintosh unfi
for duty, in consequence OF sickness.
Found DEAD,-A free negress named CyT
thia Bird, one of the most dissolutc, abar
doned wretches that infest this city, wa
found dead on Thursday morning last, at tn
house of a white woman named Polly ReiC
her clothes being entirely burned off of he
and having bruises about her head and fac,
A Coroner's inquest on Friday rendered
verdict that she came to her death by inten
peranee and burning.-Register.
A BILL has been introduced into the Les
~islature of Georgia, to suppress the sale
the State Of the book containing Brownie
and Pryne's recent discussion on Slavery.
a New and valuable gold mine is said
have been recently discovered in Montgom
ry county, N. c., from which the owner,
an expense Of $500, has secured $1,000
worth Of gold in three months.
CnIEF JUSTICE EcKLEs very judicious
! opposes the project on foot to sell out Il
: public lands of Utah. He says the Mormon
would buy them, and thus obtain a firmc
t footing than they now have.
gY- The schooner Wanderer has ev
ded the vigilance of the cruisers and la
ded a cargo of slaves on the coast of Gee
gia.