Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-11-21
NEWS OF HI DAY.

On dilligent inquiry, we found the sub
of the fact to be as follows:
On Saturday evening a party of lads or I
young men, assisted by a negro boy of Mr..
I. Hamlin, were engaged in burning efigies
of Lincoln and Hamlin. They were assault
ted by John NJ. Barre, who fred on them a
double barrelied gun, wounding all of them
more or less, and it is opposed destroying the
eye of one of the lads.
We shall be able to give full particulars,
perhaps in our next issue.
According to our information these lads
were not trespassing.
The Vigilance Committee of Mount Pleas
ant arrested Barre, and have him now in con-
finement, after applying forty lashes.
Charleston Courier,
The successive steps in the election of
President and Vice President of the United
States are taken, according to existing laws,
at the following dates:
/. BY the act of Congress of 1e45 the
Electors for President and Vice President of
the United States are appointed in each State
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November.
2. By the act of 1892 these Electors are
to meet on the first Wednesday in Decen-
Der after, in their respective States, to cast
their votes.
3. These votes, when cast, are to be GER
tined by the Electors and seated up and sent
to the President of the Senate.
4. On the second Wednesday in February
after, the sealed certificates of the Electors
are to be broken open and the votes counted,
and the result declared, in the presence of
Congress.
John B. Cough, the great temperance
apostle, is said to receive $3.50 for each lee
turc he has given since his return from Eu-
rope. He has already acquired q property
valued at upwards of$3oO, 900, which he is
likely to double in a few years. Fighting
old ''tangle leg" isn't so bad a business after
all.
A TEsTIMoNIAL.-A beautiful silk flag has
been sent to Ex-Gov. Wise from Richmond,
to be presented to him as Chief of the Min
ute Men of Princess Anne county.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIoN.-All the free
States, except New Jersey, (Which voted the
Fusion ticket went for Lincoln. All the
Southern STATES for Breckenridge except Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Missouri, and them
probably for Bell. So Lincoln is elected.
SUGAR REFINERY.-The Richmond cores
pondent of the Petersburg Express states
that G. Y. Morris has established a sugar re-
finery at Richmond, which went into opera
ton last week.
WONDERFUL PROGRESS IN T~ELEGRAPHING.
Joseph s.. Wilson, commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, yesterday received a tele.
graphic despatch from Portland, Oregon, via
Sacramento, Cali fornia, dated November LIST,
1860, thus reaching here within twelve days,
an unprecedented achievement in magnetic
te~legraphing, and a striking progress Of the
agc.-StGr.
~ In the whole United States there are
nearly six times as many journals as il
Great Britain.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia negro slave, Eliza,
having escaped from Nebraska, was arrested
by the United States marshal last night
The marshal was stopped in the street by al
excited crowd of negroes, and compelled t,
give the woman to the custody of the police
who lodged her in the armory for safety
The streets in the vicinity were crowded will
negroes and some whites. all highly excited
eW Seventeen Southern law student
have left the Camridge law school on accoun
Of the election Of Lincoln.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Thursday, Nov. s.
Speculation is rife among prominent poll
ticians most intimate with the President
elect and supposed therefore to be well ii
formed as to his probable course. TIL CON
position of his Cabinet is freely canvassec
and the following are the names most prom
nently mentioned:
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
William H. Seward, New York.
Simon Cameron, Pennsylvania.
William {. Rives, Virginia.
FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
John Bell, Tennessee.
FOR SECRETARY OF WAR.
| Cassius NJ. Clay, Kentucky.
FOR POST MASTER GENERAL:
Schuyler Colfax, Indiana.
chandler, Michigan.
FOR SECRETARY OF THR
John Minor Bolts, Virginia.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Henry Winter Davis, Maryland.
MOVEMENT OF ;TRooPs.-The u. S. Ma
/, Steamer Yorktown, which arrived here fro
9 New York on Sunday, brought as passenge
4 Company d., Second u. S. Artillery, und
command ofMajor Anderson, recently static
ed at FOrC hamilton, new 1Ork narD0T, nul
bering 40 men, inclusive of officers. TIL,
destination is Fayetteville, N. c., and it
said they were dispatched by the Secreta
: of War, at the solicitation of the Governor
North Carolina. They were forwarded y
terday morning per Seaboard and Roano
9 Railroad.-NorJoW Herald.
INTERESTING MATRIMONIAL AFFAIR,-C
Levi W. Washington, of Jefferson count
We, was united in marriage on Tuesday, t
9th of November, at Clover Lea, Hanov
county, to Ella NJ, daughter of George J
Bassett, Esq. In this marriage a singul
/ coincidence occurs: The groom being t
P great grandson of two brothers of Geo1
o Washington, and the bride the great era
daughter of the only sister of Gen. Washil
ton, and also great grand daughter of
. sister of Mrs. Gen. Washington.-Pet. !
o SATISFACTION DEMANDED AND RECEIVED.
3 A letter in the New York Herald states Il
the outrage perpetrated at Rio Hotche IN
Granada) by the revolutionary troops agai
the person of our consul and the flag of
United States has been promptly redrcs.
d by Captain Poor, of the Sloop of war St. Lo,
so Captain Poor demanded that the Americ
flag should be hoisted by two Granadian
" ficers, that the troops should file underit. +,
ne afterwards salute it with three volleys. Z
authorities at first endeavored to evade
ny ing this satisfaction, but Captain Poor !
&c peremptory, and they were compelled to G
ply with his terms.
LEXINGTON, KY, 13.-Large meetings h
- been held at Lexington and Haodarcon 0K