Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-04-14
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WASHINGTON, April S.-ThiS forenoon there
was an attempt made to shoot Hon. Jacob
Thompson, Secretary Of the Interior, by Pc
ter BcsaucOn, formerly q clerk in the Pension
office, from Louisiana, but dropped from the
roll last year. Hehad been yainly endeavOr-
ing to he restored but the refusal of the Sc
cretary, together with domestic disappoint-
ments, had temporarily unsettled his intel
lect. He had had a conversation with Mr..
Thompson in the Department, and when the
latter was leaving, struck him and then en-
deavoredto shoot him with a revolver. Thcmp-
son Immediately grappled and threw his as
Sallant violently upon the floor, dislocating
his shoulder and fracturing his arm. He is
now in the Hospital.
LATER FROM THE UrAH ExPED1TIoN.-Ad-
vices from the Utah Lieutenant Colonel
7 Jp~hnSon'S) army to the 9th of February have
been received. The health of the army was
good, ana the march upon Salt Lake would
probably commence on the 10th of Nav. Sew
eral hundred recruits had arrived at Fort
Leavenworth previous to the goth of March.
Preparations were making at the latter place
for the early forwarding of achievements
Colonel Johnson's supplies would not last
longer than May but there were at Fort
Scott four months supplies for three thousand
-nset and a train would be dispatched from
that point to Fort Laramie Immediately. 1t
was supposed that captain Marcy, with his
mules and escort from New Mexico, and Major
Russell with an OK train of one hundred
and fifteen wagons, would soon reach Fort
Bridger. Colonel johnson does not propose
to enter Salt Lake City via Echo Cannon,
but will make a detour to the north. The
opinion is entertained that the MormOns will
adopt a guerrilla mode Of warfare, and that
1t will take a couple of years to subdue them.
Our great difficulty relating to the occupation
OF Salt Lake City by our troops lies in the fact
that all army supplies must come from the
States. Colonel johnson had an effective
force Of one thousand eight hundred men, ar d
one thousand animals in good condition, with
a large volunteer force and the general I'M
preston was that he would not wait rein
forcements before making the attack There
is nothing known Of the Mormon prepara-
tons.
CUBA.-lt is said that as soon as the ever.
lasting Kansas business is finally settled, a
new source of excitement will spring up in
the form of a special message from the Presi-
dent in relation to our policy in regard to
t Spain and the island of Cuba. This question
= will be an exciting one, and will produce a
? powerful impression on the public mind. A
measure Of this kind has long been anticipa-
, ted.
r-y" We learn that at the late examination
: of candidates for appointments of physicians
t and surgeons to Bellevue Hospital, New
: York, DR. Stuart White, of this city, was ap-
pointed as surgeon, and DIR. Jno. j. Jones, of
i Green Co., N. c., as physician. These young
gentlemen, we learn, were the only candidates
: from the South who were successful in their
y examinations The position they have won
is always eagerly sought, and is justly regar-
! ded as high evidence Of proficiency in the
= profession. The mere announcement of their
a success, which we make with pleasure, car
J. ries with it most gratifying commentator.
:. They are North Carolinians, and we are al
l. ways glad to see the sons of the old State
foremost in the race for distinction.
= Standard.
e VoTE OF BURKE ON SUBSCRIPTION TO IVES
TERN RAILRoAD.-Welearn from a friend that
" the people of Burke County voted on the Sd
lie instant on the proposition to subscribe by
the County fifty thousand dollars to the
Western North Carolina Railroad, and that
the vote resulted in favor of the subscription
re- END OF AN EXCITING AFFAIR.-It will be re
g membered that quite a serious excitemen
= took place at Goldsborough, N. c., SOM
tn months ago, growing out ofan affray in which
III lJdNIN, a LLldu ldlIICo OuClltlClIllCI dIlN
others figured. Last week the parties wer
tried and found guilty. DR.. Davis was fneC
$25 Chas. Spath lined $40 and imprisoned
one month, and Odenheimer fined $25 ant
,st imprisoned five months. DR.. Davis refuse,
to prosecute the case, and after Spath wa
sentenced, interceded in his behalf, and sc
cured the remission of the fine.
THE COMING SUMMRR.-It is said that tn
VII Earl of Rose, one of the first astronomers i
Europe, has told gentleman in England thu
an he anticipates one of the most intensely he
:. summers this year that has ever been known
and he advises farmers to build sheds fc
no their cattle, by way of protection against tn
extreme heat.
M AVIRGINIA DIAMoND.-Mr. G.. P. Matthew
of Virginia, has exhibited at the Cincinna
Times office what he claims as a diamond
is the first water, and the largest in the worl'
eat 1t is an inch and a half in diameter, an
nearly an inchin thickness. The Times says
ut is surprisingly brilliant, particular
the when viewed by gas-light. Mr.. MATTHEW
tile says he has been offered for it 924,0 00.
or was found by the father of its present pc
SCISSOR in the gold mines in Buckingham cou
cry ty, Virginia, about seventy years since.
has remained in the rough state ever sinc
or until q lew weeks ago, Wnen MI. NJ, Dell
H. satisfied by every test that it was in reali
'"0 a diamond, took it to New York and had
dressed. This precious gem weighs IA CO
and ats. The Kohl moor, if we remember, weig
but 100 carats. There have been several d
ind monds found in the gold regions of Virgin
= Last year, one in said locality was sold
Richmond for "a, 800"
TEMPERANCE IN TENNEssEE.-The Chat
ave nooga Gazette says that Billy Ross, a not
Re- advocate of temperance, recently lectured
Newark, Knox county, Tenn, and took t
as place by storm. Over two hundred join
on the temperance society, and ninety signed
re- pledge never to permit liquor to be sold
their town, except for medicinal purposes.
All the liquor in the place was bought a
burned, and those who had been engaged
the traffic consented to abandon it.
TEMPERANCE REvIvAL.-The Boston Gaze
says the religious revival is not the only
markable phase of the times, for Boston |
T. got its temperance habit on, and large nu
led a bers are locking to the standard of sobrie
tiers and temperance lectures are quite comm
re is Very many actors have given up their sac
you and we hear that the members of the !
COM tional Guard, one of our military corps,
2 the tend becoming Sons of Temperance.