North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-28

The Lowell (MdSS.) Courier OF the 2Oth says:
A meeting of those in favor of the new Bloomer
costume was held in Mechanics (upper) Hall last
evening, About two hundred persons We're present, |
about two-thirds of whom were ladies. Mrs. Sum |
ner presided, and Miss Sears was chosen secretary.
1t was voted join the 4th of Jnly procession
in BIoomer costume, and arrangements were also
made relative the presentation of banner on the
morning of that day to ngine company No. IL. A
committee of arrangements also appointed to
make arrangements for dinner on the fourth'
The Boston Traveller, of Saturday, says:
ave learn, from private sources that large par
ty is soon to be given in the city of Albany, which
all the ladies expected to appear In the new cos
tune.
-Four young ladies have appeared in Barnsable in
the new costume and in Andover, yesterday, seve-
raj ladies in the dress were the observed OF all
Observers
Key West paper says that the sponge which
will be gathered in that neghborhood during this sea-
son, will be worth fifty thousand dollars. number
of French manufacturers said to be using the ma
teria in the making of the finest broad CLOTH by mix
ing it with wool with cotton. The fabric produced
by this combination equals In lusre the hnest Saxony
and is as strong as linen.
Harvey Dayton, the Cashier of the State Bank of
MorrstoWn, N. j., has been convicted OF Perjury. at
"a special term of the Circuit Court Judge ogden OF
he Supreme Court presiding
IMPORTANT INVENTIONS. Letters from England in
form US that mode of hrickm ing is threat
ening entirely supersede the older methods Bricks
are made hollow, which secures the buildings
from dampness and, besides being much larger and
lighter, both money and labor saved In laying them
We may instance, also, that certain DR.. Samuels'
of Allentown. Pa, has invented a machine to work
by steam, which will turn off 1900 well made bricks
per hour, from unwrought clay.
The N. Y. Merchants Day Book does not believe
in the water 1t says Webb of the Courier has
been lying in damp sheets for twenty years, and is
worse now then ever
SUMMARY OF CoTToN. According to the NewIOrl-
cans Price Current OF the 14h May, the total receipts
at all the ports mp to the latest daes amount to q
122, $50 bales, making the increase as compared with
! D>,c loor tooo rte
to Northern ports is 255 bales The total increase
in the exports to foreign ports is 1913, bales The
decrease in the stock hand and on shipboard at
New Orleans is IL 1924 bales.
| Madame Darusmont, or Fanny Wright so well
known in Europe and America for her peculiar view
of Memphis. Madam D. resides on her own farm,
and, we believe, has tor time avoided Parclpa
ton in the discussion of opinions of which she was
formerly SO distinguished champion
young preacher who had just started in his trav-
els as an itinerant, evening holding forth on
the Deluge, and after describing the manner in which
Noah built the Ark and filled it with animals of ev
ery kind, by pairs, closed in a solemn tone, thus :
50 GU must know, my dear hearers, that il was an
arduous task for Noah and his sons TO get pair Of
whales into The .3rk 5-sssF ESQ.,"
AN INTERNAL IMPRovEM EMIT Toast. The follow
! ing toast was given at Queenston, Upper Canada.
The author goes in for internal improvements with
| his gloves off t-'. '..-.-
- Dam your rivers blast your furnaces, sink your
coal pits down with your railroads, and with
your suspension bridges" sax
! The MOTHER. Sheridan wrote: C Woman gov
ems US ; let US try to render them perfect. The
more thew are enlightened, much the moro we
shall be. On the cultivation of the minds of women,
depends the wisdom of men, Napoleon said ::
The future destiny of the child Is always the work
! of the mother"
Cor. BENTON. tits stated that Col, Benton is
now engaged in preparing history of the working
of the goyernme from the year 1890 to the present
| time, period of 81 years. .e1i 7 z'7'