Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-18
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WIN , I,oOO,OOO In gold, and CalfJrnla dates
to the goth.
The Fraser river excitement was somewhat
abated. Forty vessels had left San Francisco
for the new gold regions.
There bad been a collision between the
Mercer Mining Company and Fremonths men
at Pine Tree Drift. The former made an
armed assault on the latter, who kept their
assailants at bay, am applied to the governor
who calledoutthc military, when the assailants
decamped, leaving Fremont in possession.
There isa strong contention among the
Democrats of California for the possession of
the nominating convention; the struggle being
between the Administration men and the
Douglasites under Broderick.
OREGoN.-The Legislature has chosen Gen.
Lane and De'asen Smith as u. S. Senators.
CoNMERcIAL.-The California markets are
less firm, owing to heavy importations.
Other gold discoveries are reported on the
other Side Of the Matches Pass.
In the attack of the Indians, previously re-
ported, upon the party of miners on Column
bia river, Is whites and 100 Indians were
killed.
LATER FROM UTAH-THE PEACE PROSPECTS.
Letters from Utah up to July 10th confirm
previous advices, and describe the return of
the Mormons from Provo to Salt Lake City.
With their limited means of transportations,
at least a month must elapse before they can
get back again and be settled. Governor
Cumming continues to be treated with the
greatest possible consideration by the Nor
mons, whereas the other Gentiles are left Sc
verely alone, and are compelled to sleep out
Of doors in ambulances or wherever they can
find a shelter.
The correspondent Of the Times says that
Brigham Young and his people are very anx-
ious for admission to the Union, and are ex-
erting every effort to accomplish that result.
They maintain that it is their constitutional
right to be admitted, and they desire it, so
that they can makes law legalizing polygamy,
and placing it within the charmed circle of
States Rights" They do not admit for a
moment that Congress can impose any con-
dition upon their admission prohibiting poly
gamy.
Within a few days, it is probable that their
loyalty will be put to the test. Judge Eckles,
who is bold and fearless in discharge of his
duty, proposes to issue writs at the suit of an
ex-Mormon named Wadsworth, for the arrest
of certain parties at Payston, 70 miles south
Of this, for kidnapping Wadsworth's adopted
child. Mr.. Dotson, the United States Mar
shal, is expected to serve the writ Ti41hPHip h J, 9
1oung and Geo. Wadsworth) to Fort Bridger
lor trial. This will test the power of the law.
ana show us whether the threats uttered in
my ~hearlng-that any man who attempts to
serve writs upon this people, is to be shot
are idle or otherwise.
The ATLANTIC CABLE AMONG THE NEW YoRK
MEECHANTs.-The excitement, which was at
Its height among the merchants on Saturday.
(Says the New York Herald) was claimed
down yesterday. They seemed disposed to
await with patience the announcement that
messages had actually passed between the
queen anu Mr.. Buchanan not, however.
without mlSglvlngs on the part of many. who
supposed that all was not right, or that some
thing might yet turn u. to prevent the final
contamination of the enterprise so ardently
desired by all. Some seem to think that Mr..
Field may have been over confident. and have
unintentionally, or otherwise, deceived the
public.
The latter theory is absurd. In the first
place, the character Of Mr.. Field might be
considered a guarantee against all intention
al deception. Moreover, if deceived himself.
or II he should unintentionally deceive others,
the first steamer from England, after the Ag-
amennon was stated to have landed her end
OF the cable, and to have sent signals to Trim
ity Bay, would bring the exposure of such a
declaration. Notwithstanding the expressed
doubts OF some persons, a majority seemed
disposed to give full credit and confidence TO
all MIR. Field had thus far communicated
and believed, with him, that the cable had
been successfully laid, whether to be perma.
nent or not, to be determined alone by future
experience.
An IMPORTANT DECIsION.-The Court a.
huntsville, Kentucky, recently gave a verdict
ap1IDtS the nVDaC nf n d;ct;loc,, c. a.. -
of a negro man, for having sold the black a
jug of whiskey, on which the slave became
{ intoxicated, and was in consequence drowned
IN attempting to swim on horse back a swollen
creek. The accident was proven to have
occurred from the drunken folly and misman-
agement OF the slave. There is a law of State
which makes the seller of liquor to a slave
liable for all the consequences from the use
o. the liquor by the negro. This verdict, it
IS thought, will have an important influence
in arresting the sale of whiskey to slaves.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RoBBERy-
We larn from a gentleman, just from North
Carolina, that on Thursday last, during the
election In Nash county, a difficulty occurred,
which resulted in man named Perry killing
another named Brantly, after which a friend
of Brantly slew Perry.
MIR. Long, Of Grecnville, N. c.. was dan
gerously wounded a few days since while en-
gagged in a fight with a man whose name was
not ascertain9d.
Gen. Singletary was robbed at the Macon
House, in Greenville, Pitt county, N. c., on
Saturday last, of all his valuable papers,
Among others was a bond amounting to 81
800. Search being made, the missing arti-
Giles were fund in the possession of a suspi-
cious character named Bearwick, or rather
secreted under BIS bed. He was lodged in
jail for further examination-Pet. Express.
UNFORTUNATE ACcIDENT.-We learn that
on Tuesday the Sd inst, about l o'clock, A.
NJ, the Stage from Charlotte to AsheviIle,
was upset near Shelby, and a man named
Campbell, who was on the box with the dri-
yer, was instantly killed. The driver was
arrested and lodged IN Jail on a charge of
murder; but we learn that Dhiskev was the
cause of the unfortunate affair. The drivers
on thiSfline are gv1krally sober men, and we
presume that Mr.. Baxter would keen none
but that kind.-RutheJord AZ. G. Inquirer.
BURIED AL1vE-Arich manufacturer named
Oppclt, died about Is years since, at Reich
enberg, in Austria. and a vault was built bv
his widow and children in the cemetery for
the reception of the body. The widow died
about a month ago, and was taken to the same
tomb; but when it was opened for the pur-
pose, the coffin of her husband was found