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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-26

ArrsvG Departure Of Railroad amt Std9e LINES az ana
from RaLegh.
NORTHERN MAIL,-(BY RAILRoAn)-
daily NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. az ~
mail closes at g. a. n.y.
SOUTHERN MAIL,-(Br Two-uoRsE HACK -
caves daily a. "a a. ~ M
mail closes at Ga a. m)
WESTERN MAn,-(Br FouR-HoRsE COACHES -
.rryes dalv at "a P. nj
Mail closes at 8 a. M !
PETERBOROUGH MAIL,-(BY Two-HoRsE HACK
Leaves Sunday and Wednesday .....-.--. at a'H1t
Arrives Monday aud Thursday at p. mi
Mail closes Tuesdays and Saturdays at y PM
GoLDsBoRoUGH MAIL,-Csr FoUR-HoRsE CoAca)-t
Leaves daily, except Sunday ......... at d. mi
Arrives daily, Except Monday d. - pm
(NIail closes at Z P M
TARBOROUGH MAIL,-(BY Two-HoRsE HAcK,)-
Leaves Monday Wednesday and riday, at a. m.
Arrives TUESDAY Thursday and Sa urday, at p m.
(Mail closes Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at PM
ROXBOROUGH MAIL,-(BY HoRsE,)-
Leaves Friday, al * IL.
Arrives Friday at d. H.
(Mail closes Friday at IL M
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THE RICuMOND ENo1T1prp

M IIH THE VIEW OF EXTENDING THE CIR
60 cuatton of the RICHM OND ENQUIRER in the
m the Proprieors have commenced the issue
y, " .hhL1 PAPEH, which contains ali the reading
nla!tcr vi the Daily and Semi Weekly editions
We need say nothing of the political character of the
nlChAoND ENQUIRER, which is now what it wasa hall
GeI.Iy as o. We may state that it the purpose of the
Editors to devote all their energies to the Of the
issues Which Know Nothingsln has brought before the
Daily Paper nor or CT
Sem-Weekly,
Weekly, .
TO CLUBS
For six copies of the Daily, s.
For six copies of the Semi Weekly, .
For six copies of the Weekly 10
For fifteen copies of the Weekly %
Address
RICHIE PRYOR & DUNNAvANT,
June 90, 1855 i'''I T"sonNI.'%
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Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
an AND AFTER MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY or
NOctober the passenger train will leave the Depot
Raleigh precisely before O'clock A NJ AMI
to Franklinton by where it Will stop minutes
lowing ample time fol the passengers breakfast nj
excellent House. The schedule otherwise will remain
at present. ~ p A.aGRUDUP, President.
Office r. & G.. II. r. I
Sept. %, 1865. 8s-tf
TIME LAND OF GOLD, BY A NORTH sCARol
Il L1NlAN--Prce reduced 10 rs CENTS The book wi
be by mall POSTAGE the receipt Of 30
For sale by H, d. TUR NER-f
Raleigh, Sept. l6 $780, ST
HlHEAP SATiNETT PANTS.-5o PAIRS JIJS4
~ received suitable for servants.
Also, 90 Goats of the same MATERIAL at So 25 per suit
Raleigh, Oct IL, 1855. @ ssNst.S
FFHE SEASON HAS ARRIVED WIFE
those in want of fne Clothing should call and exar
Of - ID .Is HERDTNfI
Oet u, 3d. ts.ss5 - sg--Sts
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LIVERY STABLE.
FWNHE SUBSCRIBERS ARE PLEASED TO IN
IL FORM THEIR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC
generally that they have recently bought the LUery
formerly owned by j. Nixon, ESQ., the Market House,
where they will keep hand well broke and tractabIe
horses carrages and bnsges with good frusy drivers
Horses also boarded by the day month Their prices
will be in accordance with the times All possible pains
will be taken give general satisfaction to those who NAV
patronize their establishment. -
L. T. CLAYTON
l. BECKWITH.
Raleigh. Sept. 26 1850 SS-tf
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rAalIY JOURNAL or IIrERArUnR NEWS ron SOUTH
KRS READRRs.
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business NOTICE. THE AUCTION AND
- Commission business under the style and firm of
Lchford Cooke will hereafter be conducted by the un
dersigned and he will settle the former business
1stsgh, OF. % 1875 ss-
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VUHY PURCHASE PIANOS FROM IR.
w RESPONSIBLE TRAVELLING AGEhTS9
when you get in Petersburg the very quality mot
second rae) prices which will guaranteed to be as low
any at the North or South, from
E. p NASH,
Piano Forte Dealer
Corner of Sycamore and Bank Sts
Always hand and forty Pianos to select
ON, nearly all varying in style and finish
Petersburg, Nov. 81, 1855. p
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Arriya1 and Departure Of Railroad and Stage LINES at and
from Ratetgh.
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GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
TuniS's Hart, 76nn Point
Norfolk, Va.
Reterences-Messrs Boodgood & Co.. E. P. Tabb & Co.
and Alex'r. Bell, Esq Norfolk Hon. Asa Biggs William
ston N. c.; Col j. B. g. Roulhac, Raleigh n. c.; Lewis
Thompson. ESQ.,, Hotel, n. C.
October %, 1854 a6-lyv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

from the San Francisco Herald, Nov 1911
Yesterday was great ay in Chinadon. lich man
had died. He had during life been prominent
chant, and occupied POSITION Of Influence among his
countrymen His death therefore considered to be
been carr led out, rolled up in winding sheet tho
back Of his faithful friend and tumbled iato
over him would have Sershed al recoections az his vir
tues or his faurs. With the rich it is different
His good qualities arc enhanced in the public estimation
by knowledge Of his wealth. Virtue whea associated
with large possessions shines out with pure refa
gsnce while poverty obcu the srsh test rays is
In civilized communities and the Chinese have not
been bad imtat0rs The Chinese merchant, at whose
grave most curious ceremony performed yester-
day. died about three weeks ago. He inferred In
the Lone Mountain Cemetery without any pomp. Yes
terday, however, large number Of his relations aud
friends to his grave for the purpose Of making
offerings 20 bic Names reverence for the dead is
Of the most striking characteristics Of the Chinese
It s in fact the of their religious belief
from the carriages in which they had been conveyed,
and commenced the ceremony by spreading mats all
tns ss soass pig WAS PLACED at the foot
apple dumpngs fruits and flowers To outside bar
baian It looked very like well gotten mp picnic and
In order to make very good meal which would
" be very practicable aud sensible way of testying
their respect for the memory their deceased friend
were chop sticks The delic sccs were however all
intended for the Of the hungry soul OF the deceased
merchant which had not tasted food tor three weeks "a
pvation that would doubt have been seriously felt
If It bad been in the fesh,) ana which 1t sup
posed was lowering around, smacjng its lips over the
uhny oOu they nAu peparcu oF H. AS soon ~ HI tne
eatables laid the 81 ave, the widow Of the de-
ceased hobbled up and her stand the
her head several yards Of white cloth rolled.
priest with very curly pigta, very long blue gown,
reaching to his feet very long face, stood at
the head The friends and relatives stood around. Az
the commenced to wall all the clothes Of
the deceased taken out OF trunk and set fire.
Among the clothes several pieces of tine silk, which
had appsI emily been worn. The whole probably
worth $500. Four cannry birds were let loose
in order to help the soul of the deceased in its hight to
smother world and when the clothes all consumed
and the canary birds bad taken shelter In the negh0or
ing shrubs. the Priest with the long face rng bell
which he had in his hand, at the time muterng
prayer incantstion. general howl followed. The
ceremony was concluded by the whole Company mar:h
ing around the grave headed by the Priest who rang his
ell at every step and looked very solemn indeed The
g and the edumppgs. and the fruits and the flow
RS and the mattings all carefully packed up and
placed in the carriages the whole party then return
cd to town. where, informed the eabes exposed
in the grave, viii be sold in small pieces exorbant
prices to those who religiousy inclined.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

There is every hope that the system win be cx
noed and that in lew years all the tss Of the Turk
h empire and the islands OF the Turkish Archipelago
will longer present the dangers Tor navigation which
have been hitherto complained Of
Advices from Rome of the 9th ult state that the
battalion Of the irs Swiss regiment the service Of the
Holy See had arrived in that city to form part of the gar
rison. This Is the first time any portion OF the dwiss
oogs employed BY the Holy See which were rs raised
corcingy excited considerable curiosity ngst the
Pulaton Another battalion Of the Swiss was about to
be employed against the bgaDds, whose excuses were
becoming serious every day. reward Of 2O0 O0f.
had been offered for he arrest Of the noted bandit gga
fin and smaller sums for that of his accompliees
Fifty vessels laden with corn from the sea Of Azof
and the Black Sea- had passed through the Bosphorus
Accounts from Tuscany represent the financial
bsrrassments OF the government as becoming very
serious.
colossal military monument, from design by
SgDcr Marochetu is about to be set point Of
seutsr In the burial ground purchased there by the
The celebrated mill of Aphen on the Rhine which ira
clifton assigns The birthplace of the famous Dutch
FAINTER Rembrandt, has been destroyed by dire.
The steam nne-of battle ship Sebastepol Of 90 guns
shout to be built at Cherbourg is to be finished in two
and launched at the tue Of the opening of the
large dock In course OF construction there.
The clerks in the Telegraph Office vt Berlin locked
up during business hours that they may not bctray
In consequence Of there being runner of plot to
carry off the Princess of Asturas the Spanish
ment have ordered party Of dragons TO accompany her
royal higness whenever she goes abroad.
Advces from Montenegro state that the mountaineers
sgain numbering and lunderng their Turkish neigh
ors, just In the times before 0mer Pasha made his
campaign against them in 1852 Austria offered bail
for their better behavior.
The Paris paper Steele its readers that the
dition Of the Danubian Princpaes has length at
racted the attention Of the Western Pc who
decided on bringing the question to an immediate sou
ton.
Marshal Radezkys admirers have to celebrate
his ninetieh year by presenting him with splendid
ket IN which to keep ali the rich presents made TO him
by different eigns
The French government has resolved to employ Arabs
in the imperial navy, and, accordingly arrangements
have been made by the Minister Of Marine and the Gov
ernor General Of Algeria for giving pautca instruction
to number of boys, board vessel in the port Of Al
10 be employed in the service Of the coast.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

INTERESTING INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE
SRAs MkHKfr. OF ToRAcco VINTAGE
GERMAN Communicative learn from correspon~
ent That the transactions In the grain had been
little brisk for several days preceding 10th ult
and that wheat had adyanceds quar- half form
cling at pintecn and quarter and rinteen and half
forms the two hundred pounds Large quantities had
,tenIy been sent to tbs Rhenish provinces Rye had
mp TO 1914 and 10 and barley TO Is forns the 90
POUNDS The demand or and beans had increased
he latter bringing 1874 and the former only l. and f2.
FERNS Rape oil had fallen from so 20 SO thaers the 80
Ioundf and bat for the lack Of Russian supplies would
Rave fallen sti lower. The cultivation Of tobacco has
within the last fe~ years increased TO very consider
rhe extent In the interior Of Germany especially Ia the
e,end pucby Of Baden. the exports II viii b alone
estimated 70 Exceed million II norins year Accounts
iIm the Psatipae fRbenish Ravaria) STATE that the
prices Of obacco have become hgherhan theyhave
been tnown To be heretofore. In localities the cu
tnre Of provisions has been abandoned TO ri place
this profitable CROP The quotations are To- 20 aud
even 70 forms per quntal great exposition Of the
various kinds Of tobacco raised In Baden held Csrls
rue during the two last weeks month November)
at which number 81 tobscco assembled TO de-
btrste the best ri increasing the quantity and
In proving the quality Of their stock The vintage In
Raden Nassau H.sc Dsrmstadt and the Pala inse has
the old stock si up Several wine merchants ssnt
for suppies to Hungary where the production Of wine
smounts TO twenty millions 81 Prussan rundlers
year whilst the whole OF Germany II Il said produces
resrcey three millions year. r7e prices 81 Hungarian
vine are quite low enough justify invest
mepfs for Gei ccpsumpticn There large qnsn-
s.s az thfs vine ~ Pesfh Fisenradt and Mir Eoerz
t~ scpf 81 which live and tx dorios per FUND
kr tor vkrs, sps seven and eisht for red.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23
Extrnvagance In Dress.


fashionable dry goods dealer dvertises lace scarf
worth 200. Another has bridal dress, for which he
Casbmeres from $500 and upwards by dozens
a walk along Broadway hundred dollars is quite a
in dress has reached height which would have frightened
our pIudent grspdmohers, and appalled, their husbands.
fashionable lady spends annually with her miiiiner,
supported IN entire household, in her own
rank in life, in the days Of Mrs. Washington.
thousand dollars year considered we are told quite
income for such purposes among those pretend
ing TO be Gin society," in Of our Cities Adj tn
this the expenditure for opera tickets for summer trip
TO the springs and for Of little inev etceera
and the reader gets some idea Of the comparatively
wanton waste Of money carried on year after year by
And for what endS Do these human butterflies improve
their intellect enlarge their culture elevate their
they deteorae all Do they additional happiness
their busbanis and fashers9 The very reverse for
to susain thee the father or husband as
and often is driven into wild specuations that end in
utter ruin TO they win the approval Of the other sexs
Never was the esteem OF any worthy man secured by
costly reckless style OF dress AL tina. this peoas
tIsvseapce effects is to crafty miserable personal vanity.
The fostering Of 81 the petty OF human vices is
the only result Of their spendthrit habits Miss Poti-
pbar pumes herself on having outshone her rival In
sees at some grand s3iree or in Having worn more
ieaps by the expenditure Of thousands. Can the PAM
peihg of such vanity benefit her others' Aas the
women who live fer such triumphs tnssewhose souls
given to diamonds and dresf--are little fitted be
wives or mothersto be companions for men, ednca.
tots ot children Nben the Roman nRtrens sunk 70
similar condition. Rome began from that hour TO decline.
Fortunately for cur country, however, such painted
tiiaers form but small minority OF the Of Anne
RIGA. Unfortunately however their influence society
is greater than their numbers for TO their extravaganza
and vanity Ia united presumption which for
themselves, socially, superiority the rest OF their
coubtI ywomcn; this superiority so undeserv.d
connected TO them, partly because Of their oia, TO IT.,
and portly because Of their apparent wealth They
thus enabled practically, to give tone to society at
large. In city circles less ostentatiou, in country villa
ges and in Western farm houses their extravaganza
and vanity co; led till In half the families in the land
fen ales spend upon their dress Than they can ~
ford With TOO nany-happily, need not say with
sadorLng the person takes the place Of mental Gull
ture To be thowiy dressed is often considered Of
moment than TO be graceful, afniabls and intelligent.
where will all this cnof If this continues for another
generation, where will we be3
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23
Our Paris Correspondence.

PARIS, December ], 1855.
historical dnnicrsdri,s and Souvenirs-f7uoua,ing Che
rucey Of The French kind-Paa, Presot and Fasur--
A kvscrions Fist,r at the Tslories-7hs Sound
Dues, de-, dc.
Time in HE annual revolutions, proceeds with heavy
ana yeen,sss tead crushing beneath his foot deeper
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

Our HfINtfOHs WIFI tnt EOFtsIh0uth EdKtor6s
(Eiom the Portsmouth (England) Times, Nov. al
Amer journalism has -entIy conferred great ho-
nor 10 upon contemporary the Hampshire nlegrdph
tying Il Lord Psimerstons paper, because fcrsooth
I'd country seat opens 10 b. Ia Hamp-
hire. "The Hampshire Telegraph" Gays the editor OF
the INV YoRE Herald Is Published very near the sea.
81 foid Pamerston where presume, daring he re-
cess Of Parliament his Iordship spends considerable
portion Of his leisure tine. This circumstance gives
,oo,,g Of semi off sl authority To the specifics ons
NE Journal in question. In fact assuming tina, the
Hampshire Eivdph is the bone organ Of lord Palmer
stor and that he employs 1. OCCASIONALLY President
Fierce uses The Concord ldfr when II IL deemed mo-
exuedi, nj TO give the democracy broad hint in round
about way OF some important movement afoot We msy
venture to consider the above extract official commu-
ni,ten- The editor Of the Nrw YORK HERALD, 1. may
he ohse, ved drew from contemporary 70
the effect that number Of B,itish vessels OF had
been despatched Bermuda In consequence of the Insult
Inv lone OF the United States government
Oar contemporary the 16mpshire Telegraph well ~
We ourselves and indeed almost all pabers likewise
u1.,d On the faith Of rcvs obtained 81 Portsmouth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

containing nearly the seventh part Of his Natural His
tory, CAB. ii to XVI
Cores by the Minister OF Marine, give the folio rng list
Of Spanish men 81 war stationed the Peninsula and
battle shu frsass eorv.,ies SricI and .choon.rs
and ia smaller vessels guardsc &c., together
With twelve steamers, being screw ftig.tes In the
West Indies, sailing veesel-2 frigates, corvette
briggs rchoopeTs and IL steamers; and in the phip
pine ARCHIPELAGO, brig and steamers, besides 80 eluc
cas- and other small craft.
The committee Of the Corcs in reporting ia favo. Of
the army estimates TOR 1885, compares the latter With
tho,e Of 1854 and 1850 and I'm IL that ncudr the sup
PAP reas in 1885 IT 271 e5s 003 reals
for 1855 It Is 1ed NJ 2sq 35 1852 reals which neuds TO-
$50 esq reals for the provincial militia For the first
months Of 1857 the amount 81 the army budget is 1885,
TO-, 9ls reals.
From return just published, IL appears that 70 1854
the mIortstions and exports,ions o. Belgium amounted
that ia to say according to the tariffs Of 1893 and
1854 <0o 0o0f in variable vauesthati to say ac-
cordr the rea value Of the articles The permanent
values show increase OF l4l COG, O0 those Of
1859 and Of 00 the average OF tho period
af ave years from 1sl9 TO 1861 The total exports in
1854 was i13 coo, 0c0. in old values which 10.
crease Of 81 600 0O0 IL cent compared with 1853
and Of s07 ~ per cent the average Of the
present "A dminuton Of 10 eco 000f The importations
show an Of 81 coo per over those
q 1883 and Of 1873 600 O00f, Al per cent the
average OF the five years.
The English Emigration Commissioners have issued a
c euia 10 their agents stating that the colonial author
ties in south ana requested that
the large pr oporon Of ish emgrans arrived in those
colonies may be eounterbaancsd by preponderance In
future Of English and scotch emgrants and they have
also reduced the contributions 10 be- paid by emgranss
for South Australia TO the same terms arc In force
for Victoria In both single are 10 future
to be required 10 pay the sum Of los only instead Of 81
each.
In 1899 Belfast ireland, possessed only one ax spin
mir MIL, with fourteen thousand spndies now there
upwards Of half million spindles The tonnage in.
wards and ouvards OF the port IL upwards OF one mil
lion Eve hundred thousand tons annually The value Of
Belfass imports and exports for 1854 upwards Of six
teen millions sterling The tonnage registered amounted
the screirn and 10000 srfssc< In the coastng trade
The ameun. received ~ The Custns and Eselse 10 NE
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-14
IEELMBOLD,s
GENUINE PREPARATIONS.

HELMB0LDS highly concentrated COMPOUND
Fluid Extract Of Buchu, for diseases Of the
Bladder and Kidneys. Distinctions Of the Urine
Chronic ionorrhua. Structures, elects W eaknesses
and all diseases Of the Sexual Organs whether III
male or female. from whatever cause thcy NAV
have originated and no matter OF how long standing
lfyou have contracted the terrible dis a4u Sc Aci!
when once seated III the system will sure 70 duu
from one generation TO another; uuderpi ming ths
constitution and sapping the very vital ilu'lS If
life. DO not trust yourself in the hands 81 Luayks
who start up every day in a city like this aud I'll
the papGrs with gsriny faischoods too well cAlau
lated TO deceive the young and those not acquaint-
ed with their tricks You cannot be TOO careful in
tho selection of remedy In these cases.
THE FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU
has been pronounced by eminent physicians the
greatest remedy ever known. 1t is q medicine
perfectly pleasant IN is taste and very innocent in
its action. and yet so thorough that it annhlates
every particle Of the rank and poisonous virus Of
this dreadful disease and, unlike other remedies,
it does not dry up the disease in the blood.
Constitutional Debility, brought on by self.abuss,
a most terrible disease, which has brought thou
sands of the human race to untiinely graves, thus
blasting the brilliant hopes of parents, and blight
ing in the bud the glorious ambition of many
noble youth; can be cured ny this iNrALIIpLE REM
EpY. And as medicine which must benefit every
body, from the simply delicate TO the confined and
dcspairing invalid, no equal is to be found, acting
both as a cure and prev entive.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-14
HELMBoLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT

SARSAPARILLA, for purifying the Blood remov-
ing all diseases arising from excess of Mercury ex-
posurc and iuprudcnce in life. chronic constitu--
tiona disease, arising from all impure state of tho
Blood, and the only reliable and efectua! known
remedy for the cure Of Scrofula. Salt Rhcum Scald
Head, Clcerations Of the Throat and Legs Pains
and Swellings of the Bones, letter, Pimpes on tho
Face. and all Scaly Erup'ions Of tho Skin.
This article Is now prescribed by some of the most
distinguished physicians in the country, and has
proved more efficient in practice than any prepara-
ton of Sarsaparlla yet offered to the public Sew
eral cases Of secondary Syphilis, Mercurial and
Scrofuous diseases have entirely recovered in the
ncurablc Wards of our Public Institutions which
had for many years resisted every mode of treat
mcnt that could bc devised. These cases furnish
striking examples Of the salutary effects Of this
medicine in arresting some of the most inyeterate
diseases. after the glands were destroyed and tho
bones already affected.
NorIcE.-Let,ers from responsible physicians and
professors of several Medical Colleges and certif-
Gates of cures from patients will be found accom-
panying both preparations.
Prices, FLUID Ertract of Buchu, 81, or G for So
SdrsdpnriNd, " "
equal in strength to gallon Syrup Of Sarsap,rilIa
Prepared and sold by II. 7. HElMBOID Chem
is 1853 Chestnut St., near the Girard House Phi'.,
To be had ofJAS. IL. BENSON, ST. SrnrHEs's
GREES, Cecil county, Md, and of Druggists and
Dealers everywhere.
All letters directed to the Proprietor or Agent re-
ceive immediate attention. June ly