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

The Commercial adds that it will be the duty of
Southern men of all parties to so with those men
North who stand by rights, without regard to
names. True enough-and that is just what we
have been doing all along. This is the position oc
cupied by Mr.. Kerr, and vet he is assaulted and CEN
surcd Gy the X. n. papers if he had committed
some mortal offence. His "offc:ce hath this cX-
tent-no more - that without regard 10 party
names, advised 10y the Commercial, he has been
to the Constitution, to his section, and TO the
Union.
"WnIsxEr TOO MUCH" 1t would seem, from the
following account of the price of raw wbiSkey in
Louisville, that but few persons in that neighbour
hood indulge in the old fashioned habit of eating
bread-thc article being needed for sperrts y
What becomes of this whiskey is not definitely
known, yet have doubt that some of it is
worried down " in old kanuck
1.-The present price of raw whskev in Louisville
according to the Courier CT that city, is thirty four
cents per gallon, which yields an enormous profit to
the distilcr He pays thirty cents per busheI for
his corn, crew corn0 grlnds out about four hun
dred bushels per diem, which makes upwards of
sixteen hundred gailons-of new whskey, or rather
more than four gallons to the bushcl. Thus bush
q of corn costing thirty cents yields to the manu-
acturer upwards of four gallons of whskey, which,
at thrtyfour cents per gallon amounts to the snug
of Soil. The net profit this single day
work OF converting corn into whiskey is fully two
hundred and fifty dollars, Or upwards Of one thous-
and five hundred dollars per week.
SERIOUS OCCURRENCE AT CHAPEL IInL.-We learn
that on Friday morning last difficulty took place
between young man by the name of White of
Tennessee, and another young man, Singeltary, of
this State, "a brother of Gen. Sngctary, of Pitt,)
both students of the University which resulted quite
seriously 1t seems that the parties had had some
misunderstanding the day before and meeting
on Friday morning, high words were uttered on both
sides, when White drew his pistol fired at Singel-
tary, and then fed. The ball entered the lower part
of his abdomen, just above his groin, and it
thought at first that he mortaly wounded; but
gratitied TO learn that hopes entertained
his recovery. Young White, it is stated appeared
to be making ready to at the time he fired. He
pursued but " took to the bushes and has
not been arrested. We have not heard whether
Singeltary armed not.
The " W EsTERN DEMOCRAT. The Charlotte
"Western Democrat " has changed hands, and APP
pears in a dress, presenting very neat and
handsome appearance. Mcssrs. r. P. Warning and
II. NJ. Pritcbard have retired, and the paper will in
future be conducted by j. j. Palmer, Esq. The
firing Editors carry with them into other pursuits
the respect and good wishes of all. The readers of
the " Democrat" cannot fail to be pleased with the
paper Mr.. Palmer cvinces readiness and tact in
his VOCATION and sill no doubt fully up to the
expectations of his friends The paper is still, as
heretofore, soundiy Democratic.
aAy3 We learn, from the Register that Elder G.
W. johnson, Pastor of the Baptist church in this
City, has resigned his pastoral charge of the same
His resignation is owing the state of his throat
He is obliged to desist from preaching, at least for al
season. He leaves Raleigh very much to the regret
of the church and congregation for which he has
labored.
Rev. Thos. E. Skinner has been called to the Pas
torship, and will enter upon its duties very soon.
The NORTH CAROLINA MEMBERs-Mcssrs Reid
and Bggs, Senators, and Messrs. Craige, Clingman,
Branch, Winslow, and Rufin, the Democratic Rep
resentatves from this State, in their seats the
first day of the session; and the Representatives
above named have uniformly voted for Mr. Richard
son for Speaker. Messrs. Puryear, Paine, and Reade
were also in their seats the first day-but Mr. Reade
we learn, left Tuesday attend one of his Courts
MORE OF BLAIRs TREAsoN.-Francis P Blair, it
is stated, has written letter to the socaled Repub
can Association of Washington City, endorsing the
Republican NOV ement, and urging the Republicans
to take strong ground to freedom in Kansas
and to restore the Missouri line. If anything could
make Andrew jackson turn in his grave it would
be the treason to Democracy of such men as Blair,
Houston, and Van Buren,.
How THE SUB TREASURY WoRKs.-The Boston
Post says:
1t is said that Mr. Guthrie has effected all the
transport of specie necessary for the operations of
the government during the past year, only with
out expense to his department, but under arrange
ments which have yielded profit of s1O,O00!-
What an cutlery was made against the sub-treasuly