Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-03-07
Total, S,S43,37O $&l76,939
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ms IS snug little taOIe lot DrOtneT JOuatHdu 70
sit down to Of winter evening. How the glasses
sparkle on that board and how comfortable the old
gentleman feels as he stretches his legs under the
mahogany, grooming with its s43 $40 gallons, while
his purse is groaning at the little bill OF over SIX
millions of dollars charged against him by his for
egn cousins for the fluids they furnished to him.
We begin to fear that he is pretty hard drinker,
for besides all these Wines spirits and aes reported
on his custom house books, he dstils fearful guam
tity of Monongahela and Bourbon manufactures a
dreadful supply Of ''Frcnch brandy" brews beer,
ale and porter enough to fill every day any quantity
of great tuns of Ileideburg; and has lately taken
to growing his own grapes and making his Own
champagne and other wines, so that he may soon be
able to say that his country is wellquored as well
as well watercd country.
From the statistics furnished by Mr.. Guthrie it
does not appear that our importation of all liquors
is increasing. We get scarcely one-fourth as much
Malcira wine used to; but this is owing to
the failure OF the vines in Madeira. The supply OF
Sicily wines is less than it ten years ago. The
Port has fallen oil materially, and would appear still
less, if none but the genuine article were reported
The Cllret is below the average Of the past eight
years the other rcd wines" well as the other
white wines" are scarcely half what they used to
be- Brandy has fallen off in quantity more than
one-half from what it was in 1850 but it has cost US
much more. The "olher lain spi,is" are in
creasng, and the English and Scotch malt IL
quo,s, Notwithstanding that we make such an azng
quantities Of lager beeI ale and porter, and nowith-
standing that liquors Of this kind often as
good and always far cheaper than the best we can
import. The great increase Of liquors imported IS
in Sherry wine, which has been steadily advancing
from 4,GS5 gol.ons in 1913, up to about 400, 600
gallons in 1856 1t is plain, indeed, that in spite Of
Temperance societies, iqao: laws and moral reforms
Of all kinds, still hard drinking people, and
likely to continue SO. The only encouraging thing
that in Mr.. Guthries figures is that there
seems to be a growing taste for malt liquors and
light Wines IN preference TO the perncious spirits
which We used to consume so lavishy.
THE WIFE OF SENATOR DoUGLAs.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Cleveland PMindedter,
thus notices the wife Of Senator Douglas:
ut was reception day and Mrs. Douglas arose
upon our entrance, and with charming grace OF
manner aud high bred courtesy, welcomed US to her
home. temporary luli in the rush Of visitors gave
full leisure to examine her closely. Above the
medium height in person, her form is large, ripe, ell
egant and striking. Indeed, it would 0e difficult, it
not impossible to find another SO tauess and per-
feet in its proportions. Her face is kindness and
simplicity ITSELF with features regular and agreeable
Her eyes dark, expressive, and when lighted up
with interest or pleasure, sparkle like diamonds in
the sunlight. Her complexion might fairly outve
the lilly in purity, and her genial, hearty, childish
laugh displays fine and beautiful set of snowy
tec,h and makes the rooms echo with its clear and
and silvcry ringing. Her brown and luxuriant hair
was parted in the middle and drawn without orna-
mcnt across her forehead.
"Add to this all the splentor of the most costly
apparcl-siik- embroidery and exquisite laces and
all without vulgarity seeming attempt at display,
and you have Mrs. Douglas she appeared to your
humble servant this memorable morning. Her
mother, fine looking, youthful and digniticd lady,
sat by her side, and the two without at'ectation or
os,entation, entertained us with truly republican
simplicity. A negro man, whose shining teeth out
shone the snowy linen he wore, handed us cup of
chocolate on silver salver, that can only be excel.
led at "Delmonicos' itself ard after refreshing our
selves with this simple luxury, we bid our beautiful
hostess goodday. and left her in all the pride of
youth, beauty, wealth and power Long may she
live to shed luSer and dignity upon the home she
ennobles, and may ambition never iemtH er to stray
a moment into the crooked paths of intrigue and
politics, and to wreck her present happiness in
struggle for future glory.