Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-21
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| SPLENDID PKoJECr-An insane writes from
the asylum to rich friend of his follows
! "Send me three million dollars. Gas to what l
want of it, word in your ears privately intend
to lay down in every street. court, lane, place and
alley of Boston, In 900 miles of iron main feet d.
ameter, with ~ inch service pipes entering each
house; SO far so good Then shall commence at
the top of the White Mountains to lay pipe feet
in diameter in the ground 6 yards deep, from the
said White Mountains to the main in Boston, which
will have been already constructed as before remark
ed; this done, shall build steam engine 10000
horse power and (ean over this way if you please,
I'm afraid somebody might hear) force the freezing
atmosphere from tie mountains IN every house IN
b.! There's no mistake about this-it's bound to
go and when it's finished, | mean to buy a pair
of boots, and go in fafooted for line of pipes to
the tropics, to pump hot air into the houses in win
ter. These little jobs completed, and we will have
our cold weather in July, and in January it shall be
warm and comfortable, as it always ought to have
been. guess Natures jig is about up, amt it,?
Pen vs. SWORD" In the hands of men entirely
rich, the pen is mghter than the sword which
believe is Bulwer slightly modified to suit the times.
We have slight illustration of this next door
where the vaults for the Bank of Wilmington in
course of construction. We don't know much about
the of the burglars art, but it strikes
that some effort would be required to get at the
funds. The sword would have pretty hard work to
get through thick walls laid in cement thick boiler
iron and burglar proof safes But the pen, welded
by the right sort Of men would bring the cash as
easy nothing. little slip of paper with good
is sheiled out. Decidedly the pen is mightier then
the sword. WiLGingt0n Journal. ,
DEATH OF WIN. NJ. MuRPuY.-We regret to learn
says the Montgomery Journal from dispatch to
Mr. Judge, of the decease of VIM. NJ. Murphy, ESQ.,,
of Selma, on yesterday 9th inst) morning.
lie was extensively known, admired and beloved,
and from the lofty magnanimty, and many noble
traits of character, justified the appellation which
has been given him, of the "Grand Man." AS
lawyer he stood high among the leaders of the Bar
in the South and was still in the bloom and vigor
OF his intellect and influence.
The announcement of his sudden demise will car
ry-poignant sorrow to the hearts of thousands who
as it were, reVered him.
THE BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET COMPANY AND
LATE EPIDEMIC.-A citizen of Norfolk writing
from New York to the Norfolk Herald, comments
on the noble conduct of the above company during
the prevalence, of the epidemic at Norfolk and Ports
mouth, and suggests that, inasmuch the company
continued to run their boats for nearly two months
at immense loss and risk, for the sole accommoda-
ton of the citizens of those -fatcd towns, who
otherwise would have been at the mercy of the pes
thence, appeal be made to the Legislature for
appropriation from the State treasury in behalf of
the company.
TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The Philadelphia
Board of Trade has taken up the subject of trans
Atlantic telegraph IN earnest, and have recommended
the Secretary of the Navy to have soundings made
by way of Newfoundland, Shetland and the Farce
islands during the next summer Mr.. Tibbets, of
New York, has, it seems procured a grant from the
Danish government, for the exclusive privilege of
laying telegraph line the island above named
and is making arrangements to have it ready to go
into operation in the fall winter of 1857
CALIFORNIA PRoDUcTIoNs.-Among the wonders
at the State Agricultural Exhibition in California
were calf, seven months and half old which
weighted eight hundred pounds; two hogs which !
weighed 900 pounds sunhower, three feet in cir
conference; peanuts two inches long a cluster of
twelve large pears on single twig; and stem of
peace tree, five feet long, containing thirty magnifi-
cent peaches, of which measured seven inches
in circumference.
MINNESOTA LEGIsLATURE-The ST. Paul Qdinnes. |
ota) Democrat says that the following is the COM
plexion of the territorial legislatures In the Coun-
Gil, 9 Democrats to Republicans; in the House, |
% Democrats, IL Republicans and 3 Know-Nothings |
GROWTH WESTERN TowN.-The village of |
La Crosse Wisconsin, the terminus of the La Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroad, laid out only four years
ago, and is now said to contain two thousand houses
1t supports newspaper, and enjoys the frequent
visits of some thirty different steamboats,.
A VALUABLE ARTIcLE.-A single pound of fax.
en- thread intended for the finest specimen Of French
lace is valued at $780, and the length of the thread
is about 226 miles. One pound of this thread is
more valuable than two pounds of gold
A New STATE-A new star is likely soon to be
added to the American constellation. The Legisla-
ture OF Michigan has passed act providing for
the formation. of new State Territory of Supe-
rior. Michigan gives part and Wisconsin another
part to form the new Commonwealth,