Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-29

Harrison was reelected Mayor without oppo-
sltion, and the following Commissioners
Western Ward.-Thomas Fl. Briggs, w.
4. Richardson, w. II. Fl. Tucker.
Middle Ward.-Robert W. Haywood
Richard IL. Battle, P. I. Pescud.
Eastern World T. Clayton. William
Q. Upchurch, David L. Royster.
Thos. Loring, Esq, Ediser Of the Colds
boro' Tribune, proposes in a short time, to
publish his autobiography in regular num-
bers. He is now 20 years of age, and has
been connected with the press actively for IS
years, and commenced editing So years ago.
1t will no doubt be al interesting history.
Inc UTLEY GUs.-This North Carolina in
%vention, we are glad to learn, has been re-
Gently tested by Gen. Hager, at Norfolk
and it is said he entertains q favorable opin-
ion in regard to its power and accuracy.
The inventor, Mr.. Gray Utley, is a worthy
and ingenious man, and deserves The encour-
agelnent. His own State was afraid of the
expense of testing his cannon, bet now that
II LiGo OSCi1 0OiIc ny tIlC OoII1CtlSkc bN LII i
ties, we hope the fact that il is a North-Car-
| DINA invention, will no longer be q drawback
: to his enterprise.
/ FRE N CHAPEL HIlL.-We learn that a
fire broke out the night of the 14th, in the
large building owned and occupied as a mer-
chant tailoring establishment by Mr.. Robert
. Loader, in Chapel Hill, which entirely con
sumed it and the adjoining house, occupied
as a dry goods store by Mr.. John w. Carr.
Mr. Loader lost everything in his store, con-
sisting Of stock of resdy-Eade clothing and
material for mems wear. He estimates his
loss at $4,000, on which there is q small IN
surance. Mr.. Carr succeeded in saving near
ly all his goods, but his store was burned to
the ground. The book and job printing office
of Mr.. j. B. Neathery was considerably dam
aged by removal, the type being mixed into q
big pie, and some portion of the press broken
It is thought by some that the fire was The
work of an incendiary.
), H We are panied to learn that a little
son of Captain Richard J. Ashe, ran a mai
in his foot at the fire, which brought on tn
lock-iaw, of which he died on Monday morn
> ing.
DEATH OF Elk PRESIDENT TYLBR.-Ex-Pres
ident Tyler died suddenly, at his room in tn
Exchange Hotel, in the city of Richmond, o.
Frtidov tie 2tth. at a itaia.nasttu4 Aso,nlock
Q While slipping a cup of tea on the Sunds
morning previous, be was seized with a sue
den faintness, and remained indisposed du
|, ring the following days but as he had beel
at different periods of his life subject to 81
we're attacks of vertigo, No serious apprehen
sion was entertained until Friday evening
when he was suddenly taken worse, and fail
ing rapidly, without pain, died precisely .
fifteen minutes past twelve o'clock. Presi
: dent Tyler was 70 years Of age, and serve
r his country with fidelity and distinction il
g many important offices.
s The last English arrival, the Arabia, bring
but little interesting information. Messr'
e , Mason and Slidell had touched at Bernud
: and st. Thomas, en- route for England.
MAIL ROUTE PRoPosALs.-We find the 70
lowing advertisements in the Standard, an
i transfer it to the Age for the benefit of i
readers who are largely interested:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
ID Post Office Department, Contract Bureau,
N Richmond January 10Th, 1852.
q Sealed Proposals will be received at tx
81 Contrac: Bureau of this Department until
9. M. of 18th February next, for carrying Mai
III of the Confederate States until the 3oth Ola
s, of June 1868, on the following Post Route
70 North Carolina, viz:
No. 5O95.-From Raleigh, by New Hi
. Haywood, Oakland, Branch, Gulf, Caroonto
a Watson's Bridge and Centrevil'e, to Carthag
o. 73 miles and back, twice a week with zee
tainty, celebrity and security"
4 CONFESSIONAL Lincoln corresIende
of the Chicago Tribune, speaking Of tie pre-
gress of the war says:
sslhe fact is, the cause Of the UDon h
30 not progressed one inch, anywhere, jut b
II constantly lost ground everywhere. lis n
ln in the power of Mr.. Seward-in accjrdan
with whose ideas the war has thus fiji be
~ conducted-to put his finger on tie ST
where the cause Of the Union has PROFESS
ea;
ev- News From THE NoRTH.-TheN orfdk ID
nd Book, gathers the following informatiep FRI
ON passengers recently from the Northby t
IS flag Of truce boat:
ed, The report which reached us that Hu1
.ay phrey Marshall had cut up the YANKEES
1or corroborated by intelligence from the Nor
Cd Our informant states, that notwiths,lndi
:! Their newspaper accounts Of . great Hett
III over Gen. Marshall, that in Baltimore