Year: 1861

| ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF ''DAILy PROGRESS NJ
RALEIGH, Jan. 29th, 1861.
| Dear Progress If [ had had anything of
| interest or importance to communicate, you


would have gotten letter from me yesterday


but had not and so postponed writing


Thinking that dull, insipid letter every 9TH
er day will prove sufficient.


The most interesting, or rather animated
| discussion yesterday was on the subject Of the
! small pox, case Of that loathsome disease
having made its appearance at the Boarding
| house of VIM T. Balm. Several propositions
| IN regard to the matter-some to adjourn to


WIimington-some to Goldsboro; some to
Newbern-and some sine die, but none pre-
vailed because there is no real cause of alarm,
every precaution having been taken to prevent
Its spread, and the physicians give assurance
that there Is no real cause for SO much appre-
hensicn Of danger.


The convention question in the shape Of the
Senate bill came up in the House yesterday,
was discussed, amended and then postponed
until night at night it came up again, and
was postponed until this morning This morn
ing 1t came up, Qike Banquo's ghost it is al
ways coming up was discussed a little,
iTregulariyt and then the vote on it was taken,
the question being its passage on it's second
reaolng, and 1t was lost, the yeas and nays
stanCindg sc to %, and it requires eighty
votes IN the House to pass it. The vote was
afterwards reconsidered and the further con-
slderatlon deferred until tonight. If there be
any decision OF the matter tonight | will
give 1t to you in postscript.


The bill to incorporate the Greensboro and
Danville Railroad company, generally spoken of
as the "Danvllle tconnecion, occupied much
OF the morning sessions to-day. Several speech
eS as long as the tax bill We're delivered on the
merits and demerits of the project, and the
vote being taken on its second reading, knocked
senseless, revived by timely bv application of
a vote to reconsider, and then made the spe-
cial order for one day next week; SO it has Il
lease OF LIE for one week more


The Senate acted ON private bills Yesterday
after killing the House Convention bill and then
reviving it again by vote, to reconsider. To
day it was taken up, amended by striking it
al out and inserting the bill on the subject
passed by the Senate last week (the same bill
the House is now hammering on and as thus
amended passed it by the same vote by which
they passed it last week. | do not know what
changes may come over members, but. Judging
FROM present indications. l should think it ex-
tremely doubtful about passing u Convention
bill at all.


The weather is fine to-day for the season.
The sun shines brightly and MANY very pretty
women, in very broad skirts and very long
trains, are TO be seen On the streets. love to
look at them although have no particular in
terest in them and for the pleasure it affords
me to look upon their pretty faces and watch
their r2ncing steps as they lift their skirts and
trip across the damp places, l delight in the
beautiful sun-shiny weather, only craving rain
enaugh to keep the streets damp in spots"


But have not time to enlarge on such grave
and philosophic subjects, and therefore sub
scribe myself, Yours, JACOBUS.