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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-03

RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET. Richmond 4agust
30 Since our last report both the breaks and receipts
have been very light. We have no change to notice
in prices. The market was more animated on Mon
day than at the close of last week The bulk of the
late paintings of tobacco looks very badly, much of
itnot being larger very little larger than when it
was planted N. M. MARTIN & CO..
Sales of tobacco by n. M. Martin G Co... John
A. Williams hhds at 10 so and II /; 7. E. Wilson
l at 10 so; W. Cabiness l at g. Benz. .Marable at
Z rs and rs; 7. A. Crenshaw 1 at 8 81 N Lee I
at 70; Capt W. R. Irby at II A. Peace att
81 and rs; W. M. Person at II S. H. Turner
at 25, 8 81 and 10 %; R. j. Boyd at 30 and
10; w. Philpotts 2 at and IL 25; Dr. w. L. Stamps
at IS, 8 and 10; DR.. P. B. Hawkins at Z 70 and
rs; S. 6. Wilson 2 at 8 rs and u 70; w. B. Hunt
l at 90; 7. N. F. Alston 1 at z %; SOL Fleming
at IL %; Miss A. A. Aston 2 at 10 30 and 1s;sA.
Aston at and IL VIM. Shanks 6 at g, g 10, 10
% 18 IS, IL 70 and - %; estate A. E. Henderson
10 at 20, 40, 80, 6, z so, 49, 8 80, 10 so. 10
so, 10 IS and II %; N. M. Norwood at 10 30:
Capt VIM. Irby at 10 rs; VIM. Shanks at 10
%, 15 70 and 16 25 to G. & S.HardgToge:; w. i.
Winston 1 at IA 25, and N. NJ Norwood at 10 60
to James Thomas, Jr; N M.Norwood 3 at II sc, 10
and Is 80 tot B. Dickinson; W. Shanks at 90 10,
and N. NJ. Norwood at Is 90, to Cosby & Winfreet
A. Pearce to G. w. Gillian & Bro 1 at I6; w. M.
Person at IL and j. B. VIII Jams 1 at 10 60 and j.
Davis at 10 so and Is, to Wm III. Grant; w. K.
Cabiness 2 to W. Anderson, Jr. at IL and 10 90.
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Coal. Coal is without doubt wholly of vegetable
origin; hundreds of species of plants have been dis
tinguished in the coal formation but of these
have been found living the earth, although many
many of the families still exist. Therecent allied spe
cies are generally of dimnutve size in comparison
with those of the coal period and that approach the
ancient in magnitude are chiefly found in tropical
climates.
Duly informed in geology, should never look for
coal in granite nor among the most ancient rocks;*
and in the wide intervening series, large part of the
formations are excluded from the association with
this most important mineral. States, shales, and
limestones charged with bitumen afford indications
of some value but not de cisive, bitnmen is
ciated with many minerals that do not belong to the
coal formations The impressions of plants in The
rocks especially those charged with btumen strength
en- the presumption and should we find fragments of
coal scattered in the soil, mingled with gravel and
sand in the banks and water courses observe dark
masses of earth, which close inspection appear to
contain fine coaly matter, may infer that beds of
this combustible may be near, and that it may be
proper to dig or bore; and when at last find the
beds of COAL they will bereguary arranged between
a roof and floor of coal slate or shale.
But by means follows, that beds of shale and
slate necessarily indicate COAL those CT the primary
series would scarcely contain any combustibe unless
it were plumbago, possibly little anthracite.
The geological laacs Of coal gerry strict, and
thorough acquaintance with them is the only safe
guard against fruitless enterprises Prof SiLlimGq
IN WantelPs Wonders Of Geology.
*Coal may sometimes repose granite but is found
IN primitive regions.
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AppoINT,lENTs ~. TI5E pRBBsIDFNT.

8 s
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
Diplomatic Agents Oosasuls AID COa0aefciaE gents
Of the United States appointed since The 24tk ef
May, 1853.
DIPLOMATIC
Robert J. Walker, of Mississippi, to be Commits,
sioner of the United States to the empire OF China
r. Augustus Erving, of Connecticut, to be secre-
tary of the legation of the United States at the court
of his imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias
David L. Gregg, of Illinois, to be commissioner of
the United States to the Kingdom of Hawaii
Philo White, of Wisconsin, to be charge daffairs
of the United States to the republic of Ecuador.
John M. Daniel of Virginia, to be charge d'affairs
of the United States the government of Sardinia
Thomas E. Massey of Alabama, to be secretary of
the legation of the United States to the Republic of
Chill
Daniel E. sickles, of New York, to be secretary of
the legation of the United States her Britanc
Majesty.
Carroll Spence, of Maryland, to be minister resi-
dent of the United States at Constantnople.
John w. Dana, of Maine, to be charge d'affairs of
the United States to the republic of Bolivia.
THE UNITED STATES.
For Vera Cruz John T. Pickett, of Kentucky.
For Bayonne, John P. Sullivan, of California.
For Mozambique, Geo. R. Dwyer, of Massachusetts,.
For Annoy, Thomas H. Hyatt, of New York.
For St. Johns, porto Rica,) John Parsons, of
Florida.
For Lima, j. Caleb Smith, of California
For Marseilles Samuel Dinsmore, of New Hamp-
shire.
For Elsineur, F. B. Wells, of New York.
For Leith, James Mcdowell, of Ohio.
For Matanzas, Edward Worrel, of Delaware.
For Glasgow, Philip T. Heartt of New York.
For Genoa, E. Felix Foresti of New York
For Turks Island, John L. Nelson, of Maryland.
For Mannheim John Sheriff, of Maryland.
For Pernambuco, William Lilly, of Ohio.
For Bahia, John r. Bennett, of Missouri.
For St. Jago de Cuba, Stephen Cochran of Penn
sylvania.
Fc Shanghai, Robert c. Murphy, of Ohio
For Amsterdam, R. G. Barnwell, ofSouth Carolina.
For Aspinwall, (New GrenadaO Geo. W. Fletcher,
of Alabama.
For Stuttgardt, Max Stetthemer, of New York.
For Fuh Chau, Caleb Jones, of Virginia.
For Paita Fayette M. Ringgold, of the District Of
Columbia.
For London, George N. Saunders, of New York.
For Bordeaux, James Polk of Maryland.
COMMERCIAL. AGENTS THE UNITED STATES.
For Padang, (Sumatra,) Robert r. Purvis.
For St. Paurs de Loando, Southwestern AfricaO
John G. Willis. Wash. U71iOn
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A TRAyEI,IER

a IRAN ELI1ER.
Every body has heard of Pliny Miles one Of the
first fellows the country the greatest traveller
of modern times, and now Clerk in one of the De-
partments at Washington. He was here, some years
since, our people remember, teaching system of
Mnemotechny. 1t having been intimated by some
Western Editor that he had seen but little of the
world, herepes follows through the Boston States
man, over the signature of Communipaw:
GIVE been in every seaport on the Atlantic, from
Newfoundland to Key West; danced over the spark
ling waves off the Moro Castle schoonered it through
the Gulf OF Mexico travelled every foot of the Mis-
sippi from the Belize to the Falls of st. Anthony,
23OO miles, and the most of it several times over;
wandered i've hundred miles into the Indian terrific
ry beyond the white settlements stopped in Iowa at
city of some size and pretensions named B6rling
ton steamed up the Illinois; stayed awhile at Peo-
ria the editors own town; got caught there in an
awful snow storm, and then through the great lakes
and the st. Lawrence to the Falls of Montmorency.
L have visited every great curiosity, nearly every
state capital and every State in the Union, except
California and Texas. Across the &c herring pond"
l travelled through almost every kingdom, and saw
nearly every crowned head in Europe; wandered over
the highlands of Scotland stoned the cormorants in
FIngals Cave, shot gulls in Shetland eat povers
and other wild birds in Iceland cooked my dinner
in the geysers, cooled my punch with the SHOWS of
Mt Heka and toasted my shins at the burning crater
on its summit 1 trod the rough mountains of Nor
way, celebrated independence day" off the coast,
with the Dutch, maccaroni with the Italians and
frogs with the Frenchman, walked the top of
Vesuvius in one day from Pompen to Naples lay all
night near Htna's summit seeing an eruption with
red hot rocks shooting thousand feet in the air
sailed by Stromboli at midnight landed where St.
Paul did at Rhegium, visited Corsica's rocky isle,
Sardinia and Elba, and steamed close to Monte Girls
to's home; admired the Chateau DIFF at Marseilles,
and spent months among the vine clad hills of la
belle France. Why yes, man, I've been up in a bal
loon and down in diving bell, shot agators on the
"corn dodgers" in Tennessee, black bread in Den
mark, white bread in London, and been where I
found it precious hard work to get any bread at ALL
I've rode in Jersey wagon in Florida, go-cart in
Illinois, and on an England express train at fifty
miles an hour; and gone afoot and carried a KNAPP
sack when found travelling dear and wanted to save
my money. I've been sixty-fve voyages at sea,
rode over nearly every railroad in Europe, and more
than one half in this country, and travelled
one hundred thousand miles and scarcely slept six
nights in place for over ten years."
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UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. The September number
VI inns work has been received. is quite an int
.eS0ng number, and in every respect creditable to
t une young gentlemen who have the control of It
we wish it continued success Editors, Messrs 7
a. Engelhard, L J. Merritt j. g. Moore, W. G. Nj
on0ls w. L. Scott, and W. H. Spencer: terms 90
per annum set1iiH' PS
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FAMILY FLOUR, OF NEW
II VIII a, in Store, and for sale by

Il VIII in Store, and and. for sale By u.,r,,,,o.
Raleigh, September I'd, 1858.
GUANO.-PERUyIAN GOVERNMENT GUAN0sI IN
ON Store and for sale by - -
Petersburg, Va, Aug. 81, 1853.
North-earoIina Six Per Cent State Bonds.
TnEAsuRY DEPAnrMkSr, RAIEIeH, N G.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIV-
ISed in the City of New York, until O'clock p. H. of
the Both of September next, for the purchase of
$500, 900
of Bonds issued by the STATE OF NoRrH-CA RoLInA.
will run THIRTY YEARs-they win have Coupons attached,
and the Interest," SIX CENT PER ASNUN, will be
AP Both interest and principal will be PAYABLE at Ts B
REPUBLIc IN the City of New York unless the puf
chaser may prefer to have them Treasury Of
They are issued under the Of the Iegisairs Of
RAIL Roar and in addition faith the State the
Stock held BY the state in the said Road and
They viii be issued in sums Of $1,000 5000 the
purchaser may prefer y
Parties bidding viii please to address their letters
ndersgned in New York directed to the of Mess
The Bins WILL E OrENEn in the Bank Of the Republic
presence Of G. b Lamar ESD President Of the said
Successful Bidders will be required informed
of their Bids with the accrued interest the first
last the credit the Treasurer Of the State of No
The deposit may be made either in the k or 4rE RS
PUBLIC New YoRK, the BANK STATE NoRYH-
CAnoLINA, or in the BANK Or Care Far RAlaH, NoRTH-
Those who prefer can address their bids endorsed
Persons wishing documents showing the extent
Of the State the a10lFt Of can
have them bg ct this to Alessre
s 1850; D. ". COURTS.
Or THR STATS OF North CARoLIsA.
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TIE ABoITrIoNIsTs IN NEW HAMPSHIRE It ap-
pears by the Geographic dispatches that the abol
tonists and antslayery agitators of New Hampshire
held a convention at Marlborough on Wednesday
last under their fayorite alias of the Free Democ
racy." The chief speakers were Amos Tuck, the
late abolition member of Congress, who presided,
good deal of the sort of senseless railing usual in
such assemblages, against the compromises of the
constitution and especially against the fugtyesslave
law. It does not appear that the convention nomi-
mated any ticket or undertook to form any party or
ganization If so, their course shows just conyic-
ton on the part of this wretched and natical fac
ton of the extent to which they repudiated and
condemned by the people In the State which has
Just given Franklin Pierce to the presidency it would
seem to be indeed an insane and hopeless work for
an organization to take the field whose traitorous
doctrines and purposes, like those of this sefstyled
& free democracy, are at war at with all the
highest interest of the country, and with the delbe
rate and declared convictions of almost the entire
mass of its people Hask Union.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-03

Gen. Gideon J. pillow, Of Tennessee, passed
through this City Thursday last, on way North
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-03

SECRETARY THE NAVY. There is no Secretary
whose duties arduous at present than those
of the Secretary of the Navy. The gulf squadron,
home squadron proper, the fisheries feet, the Med-
terranean the Japan the Chinese seas, the interme
date stations, together with the various work in
progress and contemplation in all the navy yards
with improvements to be made and abuses to be
rected, fill the Secretarys head with anxiety and his
hands with business.
While the Secretary is so pressed with business
of his own, to this have been added for while the
duties of the War Department. But this is not
enough. Mr.. Dobbin is expected to know every
thing and something more about the small local
minutia of neighborhoods that he never staid day
in in his life, and he is sometimes complained of for
not knowing this when perhaps, he has half dozen
conflicting statements concerning the details of such
place.
After all, we do not suppose there ever Sec
rotary who has met the duties and responsibilities of
his place with clearer head and purer heart, and
who has disposed of the multiform and complicated
matters coming before him, with more ease and an
eye more single to the public good.
Portsmouth Globe.
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The WEATHER AND CROPS. Alabama. The most
of the accounts we have from the interior favor
able to the growing cotton crop. In some sections,
however it is little mixed. The Greensborough Bea-
con of the 10Th inst. thus remarks upon the cotton
prospects: We have had another week of weather
unfavorable to the cotton crop. For month more
past it has raned in this section upon average two
or three times week-the effect of which has been
to make the cotton grow too much to weed, set the
bolls to rotting, the forms to shedding off and also
to generate a fine crop of the boil worm, of which
we have heard good deal of complaint within the
last few days.
The Grove Hill Herald, Clarke county, of the 18th
inst has this remark: During the past two weeks,
we have taken some pains in endeavoring to inform
ourselves in reference to the crops in this county
The result of inquiries is that crops gener
ally speaking, are better than they last year
The cotton crop will be average one provided the
seasons are favorable and not injured by insects.
Mobile Tribune.
Mississippi The Lauderdale CMarion county, Re-
public of the 10th inst, SAYS: The crop in this
gion is unusually backward. The first fully matured
cotton we have seen heard of in this county was
brought to our office last Saturday, by enterpri
sing townsman Col Holden. The staple of this cot
ton is fine, and though the bos were not large, we
are informed that the stalks unusually full, and
if nothing untoward occurs before gathering will pro-
duce large crop.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-03

ANOTHER " WoR1D's = HUMBuG. while that great
money catching humbug called the World Fair
at New York. is in successful operation there are
preparations making for another sttpendous fraud
and imposition upon the credulity of the American
people. This last humbug is to be styled sThe
Whole Worlds Temperance Convention, . and is to
assemble in the city of New York on the 1st and I'd
days OF September next, in the Metropolitan Hall
1t will only be necessary to announce the names of
the speakers who are to hold forth onsthe occasion
to deter any Southern Temperance man from having
anything to do with it. The New York Tribune
makes the following announcement Of speakers VIII
Samuel j. May, Theodore Parker,
T. w. Higginson William H. Charming
Wendell Phillips Horace Greely,
VIM. L. Garrison, Phineas Z. Barnum
Edwin Thomson, Lueretia Mott
Francis d. Gage, Harriet K Hunt
Lucy Stone, Frederick Douglass
Charles G. Burleigh, Antoinette L. Brown.
The following, among others, have expressed their
desire to attend should other engagements permit
Horace Mann, Neal Dow, Gerritt Smith.
The above names comprise very nice assortment
of freesoilers, abotonists and womans rights adj
vocates. Miss Lucreta Mott, Miss Harriet K. Hunt,
Frederick Douglass "a free negro) and Miss Antoin-
cite L. Brown, very suitable persons to be crowd
ed in the same pew. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe
should, by all means, return home in time to Join IN
with this sweet crowd. GreeusborougA Patriot.
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~ We learn that at the meeting held i 4h;..
place, few days since to raise monev for the 1..S
orleans sufferers Committee was appointed to
cure subscriptions and transmit the finds 10 The
son or persons authorized to receive them o,,r ct
zens we trust win respond liberav t. tb;s .r0a,
to their better feelings = > s- Z = p '
IN, nARpER FOB SEPTEMBER We are indebted !, ty,s
p mou Of Mr. Pomeroy the September # fbis
tr 0s' valuable work There are one hundred and
c%sn.yfye thousand copies Of this Magazine
inc n and the demand for il is steadily incress
rice $s per annum, or IS cents. per. number
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A Coop ScRPTURAL NAME. The Richmond Times
relates the following:
A gentleman travelling in section ofcountry which
shall be nameess stopped at the house of pious old
woman and observing her fondness for pet dog,
ventured to ask the name of the animal. The good
woman answered by saying she called him " Moreo-
YER 49,
is not that steange namel . inquired the gen
tlenan.
8" Yes said the pious old LADY, but thought it
must be good one, as found it in the Bible. !"
g Found it in the Biblei quCth the gentleman,
Pray in what p: 1T of the Bible did you find it -
The old lady took down her Bible with the ut
most reverence and turning to- the text read as fox
lows:
Moreover. the dog came and licked his sores. -
2 There said she TRUMP hantly g have not the
highest authority for the name
According to the True Delta, thers were 800
deaths in New Orleans from the 1st to the goth nlt
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According to the True Delta, there we're 4 800
deaths in New Orleans from the 1st to the goth nlt.
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85OO,OOO

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIV
Sed in the City of New York, until O'clock p H. o
the Both of September next for the purchase of
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

CrRPYxTs or THE OCEAN SgAn TIE fsLASDs.-Oa the
9th Of October small cask drted ashore at Hsuas,
siaBG Of OahU,wbeh was opened by oauve andfo
contain lin case II about IA inchesong Ie brought she
esseio Honolulu and 0pe ming To- vas Ini o cD0aina
Memorandum written in several languages the purp)rt u
wlich that The eek thrown overheard from H.
b NJ 4 Ra,flesnake on the 10th July 1851 latitude n
deg min " longitude dsg. ljl 81 Wsst. " "a re-
quoted that any finding the shoul br~ad 70
he Admiralty insngland 10 order that the current ght
b. deternped which had 8oaed the eask nt yctst 1)
II arpeGrs from the da,es JstOa that tao tsk
wes st 100 days aoai and that made oas half degree
n latitude nOith and deg. u min. lDagifude west
Hsuus i in latitude u deg a min north aai T. situated
Oh the Eiodssrd side 0f Oahu 10 the district Of k))-
lguloa sorre 20 niles from HOnola1 Inc distance from
. roinf len the ca.k throEn Overb )afd 10 the
roes where il wa picked up very netry 800 niss
rioy Ing nearly westerly current Of - miles 10 q hDar.
including however the action Of the Sind upon that pOr
ton Of the exposed above the surface OF the wer
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27

TBK P,crflc R.mRoaD.-Ihs Hon Iao' bliier Nag
,,J levi s Cbarsed Esd hsd arrived in GAEsstoa o.
b,-sirars co7,-ets. viii he Paclc Eas0-t - -fsT.
Iss he following paragraph In relation to sAs ioFmsr o.
these een.li men .;t. ~,
,,rrSSed "a he part OF ts Texas Central Khfosi % d
-, ~, ,s srrwtvnz and grading q FIVE miles o. sad
fosa commoDofg on she lGd ne-s iss sy, ",.a ~, 20
rke Il 10 ~ near 10 point WleFe 1as r0al "a" -'S 40
Nys md r.fsnd from Mr. King that tia entire foai f
h. ri.c,d urdrr contract coon a i1e 2fe.Ans ,.
I'D .urveys c1n be II ID. O-s isAj &C az %
C ssrl, las faken the above a5s.i5Hsd contrast i'f
Grading 10 t'a I----s
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27
Waier Cure.

HYDEOPA1HIC SCHUOL.-Thc School Depart
I u.rt Of Ir TRAILS Nscr-.uf- E-ttihsaprnt ~ 10
.tc. Operation vito arpie lsciit@- %,
tirrh ard s-nssl 81 teacn-rs Dr ir r.
stsr Dr iasor Wsllrcu DR. >nOiErsss y foFis " D.
A ~tsff- e. Mis- 4 :. Cogs~ed
uNDEOPATHIC and HYGIENlC lNSIIIU ~,
Il 10 is Ts'.lt-t- z T TaALr. " D fropietori q a.
.rJi OF ,r u md nr 7 r HO-fO8D Asss1-s Accom- NJ
o, fr I,. D. srn To- female diseases
New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27
THE sEAsoY-sTEAMERs-THE PRESS.

Correspo1dsuee o. The n Y THblne.
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, NOy. 30, -.
Since ny last we have had aqueous e u On
almost continuous, including two sharp storms va "a
however did but little damage either ashore or al)a
The rainy season. or winter is now fully established
spd since the fret decidedly copiel. shower our hll
snd valleys have put on bright and pleasing jacket Of
green verduTe most grateful aud refreshing 10 the eye
Our farmers have now commenced VIII renewed
earueslness the preparatory abos OF the coming sea-
son IN blowing and sowing and planting. The crops
of the past season were most abundant, ani plenty
smiles on ell who have health and pre- indnstp0us and
fc. All bnt the rniserable victim Of the destructive
vices Of drinking gambling and lcentiOusness
On the 10Th uit. the John L. Stephens and Paclne
carried from among US about 300 persons The MAI
Steamer Golden Gate, tbs Nicaragua Line Sierra neFa
da and Inde pendent Line Uncle Fam, brought 70 our
shores on the afternoon Of that anthe neIt day some
1850, leaving us gamer by some 4J5 or oJO' wac "u
be much more likely 20 become permanent residents
than tbose who have been with during the previous
perod greater degree OF cgni0rt securty ana goo1
order which il algmenting daily. invites fhs ne" com
or now TO serious contemplation OF permancney eni
~ desire 10 east in his lot with U.s. AMI enjoy THIS
oloTious and deliaktlul cline All We require il c
1gler deg,ee Of the moral ani fel gioas element 70
rrstraiu tie vicious within limits 70 render
California home to coyes, and home % choose be
Tord ali oilers-idke eI IN al.
IN the 10Th and 18th ult no less than Ave magnii.
cent ocean steamers passed the Golden Gate-he Poft
~ lis enchanted and enchantag anl IL was
.rsefsee sucL a only New-Yo-k could have eHcssi'i
IN interest or importance Il was particularly annDJ
iro. bsvever. that tie Mail steamer which male
itsl voyage should have arrived two hour. amer ''
outward bound steamers sailed. Had sac zen tsl+
cr ri e3 in spsson Mr. Garrison would doooess h-'7
Setiuei his steamer and thus ID days delay u al