Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20

Sth inst, by blowing out his brains. Inc !
cause of the act is not stated DR. Jones had
been a prominent citizen of Texas since a pc
Rod anterior to the revolution which resulted
in the independence of that State.
~ 1t is stated that the recent instructions
of the President to commodore Paulding were
sent out with the consent of Senior Irissarri,
the minister of Nicaragua; and that the par
ty in the pending difficulty which has the
right to complain of the action of United
States officers in arresting General Walker
and his men at Punta Arenas, does not COM
plain, but on the contrary, desired and now
approves of the conduct of that officer.
~ We notice that the Democratic State
Committee have appointed Charlotte as the
place and April 14th the time for holding the
Democratic State Convention.
ENcoURAGrNG.-A late letter from London
states that the recent advance in the price OF
cotton may be regarded as an %undoubted evil
dence of the restoration of confidence and the
resumption of manufacturing operations; and
it also states that the effects of returning pros
perity will soon DO felt on this side of the
Atlantic.
N. C. SrocKs.-The n. Y. Journal of Com
merce of Jan. 9, says there were sales of
$4,000 of n. G.. stocks at 500, in that city.
This looks well.
THANKS FROM THE NIcARAUGAN GOVERN
MENT.-Among the documents in regard to
Central American affairs sent to the House
of Representatives Tuesday by the President
was one from the Nicaraguan Minister, thank
ing the Government for Com. Paulding's con-
duct in taking away Walker and his follow
erS.
~ The U. S. Steamer Fulton has arri-
Vpd with lntnlIoQnon 0f tho c11rrandnr of Col
Anderson along with Fort Castillo and the
river steamers to the U. S. Ship Susquehanna.
~ The New York correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun states that Professor Hedrick.
who was removedfro his position in the Uni
versity of North Carolina, on account of avow-
al Of his abolition principles, has received
the appointment of third clerkin the office of
Mayor Tieman, the successor of Wood in the
Chief Magistry of the city of New York.
PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNoN.-Iti is stated
that upwards of seventy-ive thousand dollars
has already been raised, and put out at inter-
est of the sum required for the purchase of
Mount Vernon. Two hundred thousand dol
lars is the sum demanded for the land and
buildings.
HORRIBLE MURDER.-A correspondent of
the Wilmington Journal, writing from White
vile, n. c., under date of January 8, says
1t becomes my painful duty to make known
a most foul and brutal murder, committed in
this county on the evening of the 7th inst
Mrs. Susan Neatly, wife Of Mr.. David Neal
ly, residing IN the lower part of this county,
went in the evening to put fire to a log heap,
about a quarter of a mile from the house.
Not returning as expected, her husband went
to see what the matter was, about two hours
after dark and to his great surprise, found
her lying on one end of the pile of logs, com
pletely consumed, all but her legs and feet
below the knees. | was called on to hold ar
inquest this day, and summoned a jury, and
after a close examination, the jury rendered
a verdict of death by violence.
Suspicion rested on a negro by the name
of Joe, the property of Mr.. Neatly. | haC
him arrested, and on his way to jail he &C
k~nowledged the fact. He says he struck hel
three times with a wooden rake, and theI
dragged her in the fire. Joe is now in Jail
A MOUNTAIN OF GLAss.-The San Francis
CO Courier says:
eve have in our possession several speci
mems of glass taken from the a hill situated
about sixteen miles, from the town of Napa
and on a creek of that name. The articl
possesses all the characteristics of glass, be
ing both brittle and translucent. 1t is, how
ever, of rather a dark color, occasioned by tn
oxide of iron. Those well acquainted wit
the properties of glass state, that the onl
operation necessary to make good marketabl
glass out of the article under consideration, i
to extract the small quantity of oxide of iro
it contains, which can be readily done b
melting, and an addition of oxide of mang
5 nese. In fact, experiments which have bee
made show that heating it to a red heat in
9 common Cfovn hoe tha offoot RI Ar;uo ont ~
e dark coloring matter with which it is impre
mated.
n THE hill or mountain from which this gla
is obtained seems to be composed almost e
e tirely of this material, and is capable of su
plying the whole world for many years wi
s glass"
u The KANSAS QUEsTIoN.-The people
Kansas voted again on the 4th instant on Il
e Lecompton Constitution. The election W
e held under the direction of the Territori
It Legislature, and with the implied sancti
d of the federal authority. The main point {
V cided was whether a majority of the peoI
V were for or against the Lecompton Constit
ton. The vote was directly upon that
IF strument, and not merely on the slave
Y clause.
n We shall know the result in a day or tW
3 All parties at Washington appear to be ava
l. ing the returns of the vote of the DIST DeceI
1t Der and the 4th january.
Or The rumor is that on the 4th the free Sta
t, men elected their ticket, and cast a large n
E. jority against the Lecompton Constitution
a GONG IT STRONG FOR WALKER.-An ind
: nation meeting has been held at Mobile,
= which a series of resolutions were submit
" and unanimously carried, comprising thu
adopted at the meeting in New Orleans, /
~ going further than those, in that they decl
ed thatas democrats and citizens of Mobil,
the members of that meeting will refuse
"A support longer the Administrator if it
- fuses or ~neglects to ret, i'm Walker and
81 men to Nicaragua, and make suitable repa
or ton for the losses sustained by them on
al count of their abduction and that they "
= support no man for office who does not
of likewise.
= VISIT TO THE GRAND LoDGE.-0nvisi
it. Raleigh about the 1st of December last,
he attend the Grand Lodge of Freemasons
was pleased to see so large an attendan
lily and enjoy so pleasant a time with the bre
IRE rem, and | do not think that a more int
lite gent body could be found on any occas
or than was on that.
ats While in the city, | stopped with VIM.
be Balm, Esq, who keeps the house known
out Guion House, and a more accommodate
ng and g~entlemanly landlord cannot be fol
ire anywhere. / found his table bountifi
xt, supplied with the very best the market co
be afford, his rooms large and we'll furnish
and his servants the most attentive | G