Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-10-19
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: s,.ted that natur allied citizens were pre-
vented from voting, and that a merchant was
beaten and his cheek bone crushed Inc
Clipper denies all this, and says
;. q the most peaceful election ever heldln
,ho city II is said the ''Reformers' carried
elk and the sAmericans" 10 wards.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIoN.-The opposition
carried the State last Tuesday, though the
democrats made large gains, but not sufici-
ent to get control in the Legislature.
Og1o.-The Republicans make large gains
this year over 1857, and have a majority in
both branches of the Legislature.
IowA-The Republican ticket is elected.
GpoRGI, ELEcrIoN-Later returns from
the election in this State show the election of
the Opposition candidates to Congress from
tbe I'D and 18th Distric's. The Democrats
have carried the rest of the Congressional
Districts. The Congressional delegation
stands as it was in the last Congress, viz:
Six Democrats and two Opposition. Gov.
Browns majority is said to be about 10000.
Tnr1Gs FROM SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.-The
4 ATcIlC steamer IOG 49, 30
4 teresting information about the fate of Frank
Inns expedition. 1t appears from records and
relics that Franklin died in 1S47 and that his
ship was abandoned in 1913. The expedition
lust returned found at Point William a record
g dated April 9TH, 1s4S, signed by Captain
Crozier and Fitz James, saying that the Err
ebus and Terror had been abandoned three
n days previously in the ice, that los of the sur
yivors were proceeding to Great Fish river
that Franklin died June 14th 1S47-and that
the total number of deaths to the date of the
record was 8 officers and Is men. Many in
t~eresting relics were found on the Western
4 shore of King Williams Island, others were
obtained from Esquimaux who stated that af-
IL ter their abandonment one of the ships was
in crushed in the ice and others driven ashore.
er Several skeletons and quantities of clothing
were found. A duplicate record up 70 the
abandonment of the ship was also discovered.
THE SAN JUAN QUEsTIoN.-The British
Government has demanded an explanation of
Gen. Harney's occupation of the Island of San
ng Juan. A reply has been prepared, which ru-
nj NOR saws ~justifies the Generals course. As
=, the treaty makes no provision for settling
FHl differences of this character, it is the opinion
in of distinguished statesmen that it now re-
re- mains for England to initiate any remedy
which she may consider right and just.
unit OUTLAwRY.-A party of Mexican guerilla
for outlaws made a descent upon Brownsville,
Texas, on the 28th ult., killed five citizens,
20 broke open the Jail and released the prison
yer ers, and committed other outrages. General
Caravajal and others from came
ont to the aid of the Texans, and persuaded the
guerillas to leave Brownsville, but it was
. OF feared they would renew the attack, and ma
eful nv of the inhabitants had fed to Matamoros
for safety. The outlaws were led by Carte
nst mas, who, it was said, was instigated by re-
- venge for injuries he had received.
dis. RECOVERED NEARLY.-P. o. Sims, the Ho.
tel Clerk who was shot in Richmond recent
/" ly, has nearly recovered.
HEAVY SENTENcEs.-At Columbia, S. c.,
|, as ment and 81, 5es Hns5s 70 GfEra4EffQsdd for gam
was dered fifty lashes for stealing a mule: and
# is Henry Shaver, for petty larceny, had his
" back striped.
!, HANDSOME PREsENT.-Rev. Dr.. Chapin
(Universalis) has, it is rumored, had a house
CT Ii presented to him, chiefly by the contributions
'ta0n OF a few wealthy men of his congregation
the 1t is situated in Thirty fifth street, near Fifth
Avenue, and cost $4,000.
trav- PATENT IssUED.-A Patent has been issued
ould from the office at Washington to Bold r,
thon Hood, of Clinton, N. c., for improvement in
heu pleughs.
and
E not Revolving SIGHT.-Yesterday a white wo
no man named Jane HUMPHREYS, for drunkenness
and disorder among her neighbors, was re
Town moved to the CITY iaiL. What a n;tv Tbi
hat, woman is known to be intelligent and vel
educated, but at an improper time began t
tamper with rum, and has gone down in th,
'eeh' scale of depravity, until after DESTROYING tn
sltors happiness of a husband, and blasting tn,
there hopes OF a little son, 1t was found n~ecessar,
"a all to put her in jail.-Petersburg LnteEIigence1
away ACCIDENT TO THE QUAKER CIrY.-From tn
Norfolk correspondent of the Petersburg Ez
fron press, welearn that on the 18th inst, the steam
er Quaker City, when about fifty miles sout
of Cape Hatteras, had both her engines tel
80: ribly smashed, by which accident considerabl
excitement was produced among the passer
n by gers on board. Not long after the happenin
coun- of the accident, the bark Dunbarton hove i
ant;re sight, and perceiying the Quaker City
:, Union down, theusual signal of distress, cam
lid along side and took about one hundred of tn
sum- passengers and conveyed them to Norfolk
ID, to- The captain Of the Quaker City and abou
civ in twelve of the crew refused to leave their ves
e. sell and at last accounts considerable uneas
iah' ness was felt for their safety.
mons, p. s.. They have since arrived safely
port.
Fatal DCEL.-A duel was fought in Ca
ifornia, on the 18th of September. betwee
eccn'- U. S. Senator Broderick and Judge TER
m OF a of the Supreme Court Of the State of Ca
e-A fornia. Mr.. Broderick fell at the first FIJI
e that pierced through the lungs. He fingered u
= til halfpast nine on the morning Of the 16t
. - when he died. Judge Terry was unhurt.
e been
ct No A FRIGHTFUL EARTHQUAKE.-The ANGIE,
- city of Erzroom, Asia Minor, was destroy,
, ''en by an earthquake June I'd, 1000 houses |
ing laid in ruins $4,000 more NEARLY desire
,rol;n. ed, and 1900 others injured $50 dead bod
~ were taken out of the ruins, two hundr,
'ontln- were wounded and sixty missing. The he
chang West shock continued about eight secon,
upbes, and was followed by three others. less seye,
the same day, and by others at intervals
eight days. The destruction " as almost
rcites, tirely confined to the Moslem quarters of /
Cooun. city, only twelve Christians having lost tn,
lives.
narka-
in ANOTHER MURDER BY A LOUISIANA VIGuAr
80. CoMMrrTEE.-A Vigilance Committee in ]
stunt II fayette Parish, La, visited the house of R
Ike the nard Lacoutre, who was .."warned'' on
night of the 30th ult, and calling him TO
H E2 Ann~ cA@N liz III