Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-05-21
CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.

Tie Directors of the Central Rail Road assembled
in this City on Monday last, and adjourned Thurs
day. All the Directors were in attendance except
Gen. Means of Cabarrus.
| The estimates for the Road were submitted By the
Chief Engineer, Maj. Gwynn; and his able and in
erest:ng Report to the President and Directors of
the Company shall appear in our next. 1t came to
hand too late to be published to-day. We have at
tempted summary of it, because it would be diff
cult to condense such document in less space than
mat occupied by the Report itself, and because we
prefer, in matter of much public importance, that
me Chief Engineer shall speak for himself in his own
language.
1t is now considered fixed fact - that this Road
will be built. This will be gratifying intelligence
Ito its numerous adv coates, while the people of the
State generally will rejoice if the work, when COM
pleed shall meet the expectations Of its projectors
|end friends.
We presume the contracts will be let out and the
work commenced at an early day.
THE CROPS.
Corn-Cotton-T -TTAeat-I -IoLacco-Ffuifs The past
and present week has had a mos: favorable tendency
upon agricultural prospects in this region Corn,
which has been standing still, is now walking right
gut Of the field, and holding its shooting joints up in
the world Cotton is up and growing finely in this
and neighboring Countess with good stands general
Ey. Wheat looks we'll, and has commenced heading
beautifully; May wheat being already headed in most
places. and will yield good fold in all the middle
Counties of the State. The Tobacco crop in Gran
pile and the Virginia border promises, up to the
resent date, be better than the crops of 49 and
50. There has not been good crop of Tobacco
fased in our Tobacco Counties in several previous
easons and is confidently expected that our s'no-
ers and chewers will be enabled to do something
r themselves at low rates in their different habits
respectively for the next year.
There has not been good prospects for an abun-
liant yield of various fruits in FIVE years, and unless
! few more young Hurricanes should visit US, we
rill be fattened this milk and peaches to
be extent of our waistcoats. Strawberries and cher
les are now red, and many rpening beautifully, and
Strawberries and cream won't satisfy the Registe,'
BE hope he will remain unsatisfeG forevermore. Our
ftizens have been feasing on strawberries for two
eeks back, and we wish worse fare for the rest of
heir happy lives.
GRAND LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge and Grand En-
mpment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
North Carolina, assembled in this City on Wed.
ay last. ..... ... -... s".
learn that there is a large Delegation in atten-
Fl 1.-The varjbus Lodges. There are 80 subor-
-, ges. il appears from the Report of the
Secfetary that there are 1866 contributing
swithin the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge
ng the period between January LIST, and De.
LIST, 1850, there have been 329 initiated, Al
SO admitted by card, l3 reinstated, lO3
81 ,ls expelled, and IA deceased. The whole
am revenue has been $l3,575 90. The Wild,
\e9 pban's Fund amounts to $2,052 IS, and
due the Grand Lodge 81, ,141 A.. ftIs
~ been expended for the relief of brothers
0i' rburying the dead $4l5; for the educa-
liono ssc, os a g.. H.. ..I;.f c ,.,;I..-.
'"n" 45-rpaking the sum Of $l.79s 05 paid
put fol
we b;ish in our next the names of the Of,
''e'S be chosen for the ensuing year.
-. t-3' i'.- -'.
ed, on w Wednesday evening last with
ss accompanied by cloud which bore
-; "e North, along the Crab.ree and Neuse. The
:: 10" cool, as the result of the storm. We learn
It nailed quite heavily some four Or five miles
VI 'nls, and we fear that some injury has been
'"s 70 The growing crops. .i~-~. 1.|' 81!