Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

:" ' uunlIlgJOn last week, on business cOnHec-
ted with the Cape Fear and Deep River inn
provement. He was received at the Depot
oy the military companies and a large con-
Dy a speech from A.. M. Waddell, ESQ. Gov.
Ellis replied at some length and was then es-
corted to his lodgings.
The SIcKLEs TRIAL.-This trial was expec-
ted to last Monday. Mr.. Ould. the
District Attorney, is assisted by Ex-Secetary
Badger, Of N. G..
The Washington Correspondent of the New
York Times, says that Mr.. Badger is .,advi
sing with the prosecution, but will not prob
ably appear in the case before the Court
A dispatch from Washington, dated March
23d, says that no true bill has yet been rem
dered in the Sickles affair. And another de-
spatch, dated March 10Th. says Sickles' trial
is fixed for the 4th of April.
FoREIGE NEws.-Arrivals bringing dates to
the 9th inst, bear more pacific intelligence
concerning the prospective European war
Cotton baoyant at an advance of from one
sixteenth to one-sighth. Breadstufs of all
kinds dull.
VIOLENT ASSAULT. C. Hardison, Esq,
OF WILLIAMSON, Martin, N. G., was violently
assaulted last Wednesday night near his res
idence in that town. The assassin fled.
PROBABLE HoMICIDE.-Sam'l. plaid, of
Northampton county, was struck with a hoe,
on his head, one night last week, by one of
his slaves. His life is despaired of. The ne
gro has fed.
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE EDIToRs.--The fol-
lowing gentlemen were duly elected as Edi-
tors of the North Carolina University Maya
zine, for the next Collegiate year.
On the part of the Dialectic Society the Ed
itors are: Messrs. VERNON Fl. VAUGHAN, Mont
gomery Co. Ala WV. j. HEADEN, Chatham
Co., N. c.; S. P. WEIR, Greensboro N. G.
On part of the Philanthropic Society :
Messrs. GEo. L. WATSON, New Berne, N. c.:
WIN. I. NICHOLSON. Halifax N. c.; GEO. P.
BRYAN, Raleigh. N. G.
These gentlemen, we doubt not, will make
a capital corps. Some of them have already
been known in the literary world, and we be-
lieve they will make the Magazine worthy of
liberal support.-Chapel Hill Gazette.
Found, PRoBABLY.-A clue seems to have
been found to the bank robber and murderer
at Jackson, Tenn. A man by the name of
Irwin has been arrested on suspicion, and a
large amount of money found in his posses
sion.
Powers STATUE OF WEBsTER.-This work
is said to be even a greater failure, than his
burlesque statue of Calhoun. 1t is said tc
be no more like Daniel Webster than it il
like the Emperor of Hayti 1t is pronounced
"hideous." Instead of representing hin
with AtlantcAn shoulders" it represent
ga small, scare figure of a man as near tn
embodiment of Nobody, as the genius of tn
plastic art could make it." TIL Bostonian
are ever mooch disgarse,' as the French
man said, and want the statue hid ava.
where no one can see it.
STURGEON, AGAIN.-It is now said tina
Spurgeon, having received assurances tina
no attempt will be made to manage him i
America, but will be left to pre,ch his ow
doctrines, and act for himself, will probabl
visit the United States at no distant day.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CoNvENTIoN.-The lit
biennial session of this body will be held
Richmond, Va, commencing on Friday, tn
9th of May next.
The EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS it is sal
will not be called. The main grounds f
declining to call it are, that for postal servi'
after the 30th Of June next no compensate
can legally be required by contractors unit
the Both of November and that postage a
cruing before the goth of June, may be a
piled to pay existing obligations to most ne
dy creditors. The question of law raised /
the Boston post-ofice is before the Attornt
General.
CINCINNATI ~CHURCHEs.-The Queen City
the lest is saidto have % Methodist Churc
es, of the various sects 10 Presbyterian,
different sects; 7 Baptist s Episcopal !;
Congregational 16 Roman Catholic 4 D
ciples Of Christ; l Christian 5 Jewi
Synagogues; 3 German Reformed 8 Lut
) eran; 3 German Evangelical Union l Ne
Jerusalem; l Unitarian 2 Universalist /;
! United Brethren in Christ-total 1O4! SUI
: ly every phase of r~eligionists can find
house of worship in Cincinnati.
, HAPPY FAMILY.-It is not fortune so mu
3 as a certain class of fate which leads to su
an occurrence as this "A marriage was ce
brated in Lenox, the other day, under ratt
r similar circumstances The bride was a W
v ow, and the bridegroom a widower. Thes
of the bride acted as father" and "ga
e away" his mother, while the daughter of
bridegroom officiated as bridesmaid.
LETTERS were received at the State Depa
ment by the last mail from the Hon. Ri
ard Kldder Meade, our Minister to Bra
IL SIdIcS lit DLlpcTOI IdhcS a OCcp llLeF
in the pending difficulties between our g
eminent and Paraguay, and will use ev'
means for their adjustment. 1t is genera
conceded that Lopez will take the advice
rs governments friendly to him, and arrange N
IS tiers amicably.
SALE OF A FARM-The farm known
q Scotland, in Norfolk county, Va, sold SC
short time since by j. G. Pollard, Aucti
eer, to VIM. w. Sylvester, for SO, 500
l. sold last week by Mr.. Sylvester to D. Med
ID mel Lindsay of N. c., for $4,000.
e. DEcEAsED.-Hon. VIM. T. Haskell, of
rs nessee, distinguished asa brilliant orator,
g. brave officer ia the Mexican war, died in
IL lunatic asylum at Hepkinsville, KY,
y. Sunday. He was formerly a member of {
n gress, and was attacked with insanity q
uo or so ago.
Co. FIGHT WITH THE InDIANs.-Despat,
from Fort Leavenworth, say severe f
1e had occurred near Fort Arbuckle, between
ro- u. S. soldiers and fifty Wachita Indians,
a der Capt. Powell, and a large body of
n manches. Two of the Camanches were XII
:" and two soldiers wounded.
OF Another fight was reported to have oc
III, red between Lieut. Stanley, with 80 tr
M and the Camanches. Eight of the latter
vi one of the former were killed.
VI Capt. Carr and 80 men had left Fort
eet 10 Co. .bo oo.t ofwor II w.s statad
na the Camanches numbered upwards of 8
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