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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16
ENGLAND and India.

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At the latest dates the city of Delhi the stropo.
hold of the insurgents, still held out against the
British forces. Its capture was anxiousy Looked
for. Meantime the instruction is stated to be ey.
tending, and every portion of the Indian empire ap.
pears to be either dsaffected or in open rebellion,
The British government feels deeply its responsible
ity, and is making the most energetic preparations
to subdue the insurgents. Some seventy vessels
with thirty thousand troops, have already been sent
forward The recent speech of the Queen to Par.
lament exhibits the deep concern of the British
people in relation to India. We quote from The
speech as follows: .r..'......
Her Majesty commands AS to inform you that
the extensive mutinies which have broken out
among the native troops of the army in Bengal h
lowed by serious disturbances in many parts of that
Presidency, have occasioned Her Majesty extrems
concern, and the barbarities which have been In
flicted upon many of Her Maiesty's subjects in india
filed her Majesty's heart with the deepest grief
while the conduct of many civil and military off:
GERS, who have been placed in circumstances much
difficulty, and are being exposed to great DANCE
has excited her warnest admiration.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that Sh
will omit no measures calculated to quell these gnn
disorders, and is confident that with the blessing
Providence, the full power at her disposal will els
BILE her to accomplish that end"
No doubt the mutiny will be quelled and 0tT
re, established. But the cost of blood and treasure
will be immense. The pride Of England and BET
position among the first powers Of the world area
stake, and she will spare nothing to CRAFTY that
pride and maintain that position. The clvlhNa
world has not recently witnessed such barbartles
characterize this instruction. The wrath Of n
natives, pent up for ages, has at length found Ns
and arm, ana terrible, unmentionabe deeds h'
been committed on the European races Of '@
sexes. The British have retaliated, and have su0'
terror to the native populations, by shooting '0'
of the rebels from their big guns and by nun"'
them to death like beasts Of prey. At this ds'aa'
we can form but little idea Of the probable dufau
of the struggle, yet it is obvious from the Q0es,
speech and from the tone Of the Engf'h )0ui''
that "these grave disorders " will notbe que's'
an early Sday.i - 8H-...
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16

THE BEGINNING OF THE WoRLD-The following
extract from sermon of Mr. Sturgeon, the famous
English preacher is specimen of the eloquence,
which within year or two has made his name ia
miliar in both hemspheres:
"Can any man tell me where the beginning was?
Years ago thought the beginning Of this world
was when Adam came upon it; but we have dscOv-
cred that thousands Of years before that, God was
preparing chaoti: matter to make fit abode for
man putting races of creatures upon it, who might
die and leave behind the marks of His handiwOrk
and marvellous skill, before He tried His hand on
man. Bat this was not the beginning; for revela-
ton points us to period long ere tits world was
fashoned-to the days when the morning stars were
begotten; when, like drops of dew from the fingers
Of the morning, stars and consultations fell tricklng
from the hand Of God; when, by His own lips He
launched forth ponderous orbs; when, with his own
hand, He sent comets, like :hunderbolts, wandering
through the sky to find day their proper sphere.
We go back to years gone by, when worlds were
made and systems fashioned; but We have not even
approached the beginning yet.
Until go to the time when all the universe
slept in the mind of God as yet unborn, until we
enter the eternity where Goa, the Creator, lived
alone. everything sleeping within him, all creation
resting in his mighty, gigantic thought, We have not
guessed the beginning We may 60 back, back,
back, ages upon ages. We may 60 back, if we may
use such strange words, whole eternities, and yet
never arrive at the beginning. Our wing might be
tired, our imag inaticn would die away. Could it
outstrp the liehtning's flashing in majesty, power
and rapdity, it would soon weary itself ere it could
get to The beginning. But God from the beginning
chose his people, when the unnavigated ether was
yet Unframed by the wing Of single angel, when
space shoreless, else unborn, when universal
silence reigned, and rot voice whisper shocked
the solemnity of silence when there was no being,
and no motion, and naught but God himself, alone
in his eternity; when, without the song of angel
without the attendance Of even the cherubim, long
the living creatures were born, the wheels Of
the chariot of Jehovah were fashioned; even them
in the beginning was the word" and in the be-
ginning Gods people were with the " ord, and
I" in the beginning he chose them unto the eternal
life"
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Yooso let Noa1s AND .soeuisH.- The .eommon

b Yo0NG MEn NoRra AND SouiH.- The eommon
schools of The free St6fes are IN nap2Feciae advan
tage. They are the great wonder to the stranger
especially if he comes from the over-swollen cities
of ancient Europe. We ourselvse justly proud
of them. But with these unrvalled facilities pre-
scented to our children, it is bare candor to admit
that the Southern States where the same advanced
condition of popular education does not exist greatly
excel us in the number and the calibre of their pres
ent public men, young and old. However mortfy-
ing the concession it is the truth, and cannot be
successfully denied There is not state in the South
in which the observer will not besurprsed to see this
statement made good. The youth Of the South are
naturally potcians--we had almost said statesmen.
They seem nstinctvely to understand the theory
and the practice Of the Government. Their readi-
ness on the hustngs their skill in debate their chiv
airy (oen it is true carried to ridiculous extremes
and their eagerness to learn, mark them out as q
race of men. 1t is no uncommon thing, in any ac-
tive canvass political commercal-for these for
ward intellects not all partisans, or men of one
party but nqurers into the concerns of trade pop
uation, commerce, agriculture. &c--it is no uncon-
mon thing in such a canvass, to find every county
sending out some new contribution to the general
stock, some able and we'll matured champion If
particular idea or individual. We present no such
record ir the free States. 1t is true, shall be an
swered that our young men are more practical and
less political than their brothers the Mason and
Dixon line that they are better mechanics, better
engineers better Sailors better railroad managers,
better merchants, &c. This is doubtless good part
of it, correct But from our abundance Of oppor-
tunity and of material, we should be great in all
things-and especially should be in advance in edu.
cation well in schools as in the greater battle
of life. 7st
There is very fair reason, however, why South
ern men are excellng, as they have excelled u.s. in
the particular referred to. They compelled to
know their rights that they may maintain them
They taught to understand the fundamental law,
because it their relation as citizens and
pecialy as citizens, of States continually criticised
and condemned by unsleeping enemies. They are
trained to the arena of public debate. They are,
from childhood, induced to know fully their own
public privileges. But, whatever the cause, they
deserve great credit for superiority in those elements
which go to make up nations renown. and enter
into the honorable history of civilized men,
Northern Exchange paper.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16

DECLINE IN THE Pace Of FLoUR.-The following
table exhibits the decline in The prices of -four in the
New York market within the last two months: ~
rag July 9. Sept. g. IS
Extra State, 7fsa4's Sc go Sc 81
Extra Ohio so 5 70
Canadian Extra, 6 40 20
Southern Fancy, 500 $40
In Western and all other brands the decline is
from 81 20 to 81 60 per busbel.
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1t is plain that the starch has been taken out of
the sugar market all over the world and that re.
action has begun. Everywhere there is hope of an
abundant yield in the countries producing this sta
pie. Louisiana promises 800 900 hogsheads against
less than one-thrd Of that amount last year; Cuba
will come up to the full limit Of her pas. production,
if she does not surpass it, under the stimulus of the
late high prices; Brazil shows no falling off; Mauri
thus continues the ratio of increasing production
that bias doubled her crop in years, and it is
doubtful whether India will not yield as large sup
ply In the face of this state of affairs we
shall not be at all surprised if the prices of this ne
cessary staple 60 to very low point, and every
Housewife is rejoicing over cheap sugar and full
sugar bowl
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$3.50 90,
81 30
Is 90

Making an aggregate to the acre OF $222 5O
But the culture of this cane affords other impor-
tant advantages. Two crops can be made in one
season, viz -one of forage and one for syrup, or it
may be cut twice for forage and will yield at least
two tons to the acre. 1t is very easily cultivated,
and stands drought better than any plant know Of
I am convinced that the syrup, by proper manage
ment, can be made to granulate, and my next
grinding wI afford the opportunity of testing it,
when, if should succeed will send you sample.
The New Orleans Picnyune notes the arrival OF
sixty five barrels of syrup or moasses from this
cane, somewhat in anticipation Of the usual receipt
of new moasses and said be of excellent quality
GunFoRD EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. friends
Of education IN Guilford county have appointed a
day to organize County Educational Association,
subordinate to the State Association. This is an
important move, and we are glad it is thus early
taken. 49, ..H
The meeting will be held in the Common School
house in this place the second Saturday in Octo-
Der. It is hoped that every teacher in the county
whether in Common School, Academy or College
will be present. and all other persons interested in
the of Education. By system much labor is
saved and if the general good of the cause Of educa
ton is to be benefited by these meetings, it will re-
suit much from their systematizing influence. .
We hope therefore the time and trouble will not
be considered as thrown away, and that very full
attendance may be had from all over the county.
Let every school district be by the teach
err the committee the friends of the cause. Much
important business will necessarily come before the
Association before it can be properly organized
The second Saturday, the 10th October. mn" 3a.-at
s:'s'7 Greensboro nme., 2
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16

A VIRG1NIAN IN New YoRK-Some time since Mr..
H., of Virginia, gentleman of rare intellectual en-
Comments we'll as superior physical strength was
in this city Passing up Broadway one afternoon,
he stepped into auction room and bid off one or
two articles, when he was asked to walk into back
Office. In few minutes bill was presented to
him for $780, Mr.. NJ. examined the suddenly in.
creased bill, and then, in manner decidedly cool.
arose and said: "Ah, yes, l thought when came
in this was regular and respectable auction house,
but was mistaken. and find it one of the regular
'mock-auction swndling concerns" "This, )" said
one of the attendants, lis respectable auction
house, and turning the key in the doors, Eve will
let you know, sir, no swinders, and that you
must pay this BILL" Now" said Mr.. NJ. "you are
fixing things right, and l understand matters and
will see who opens that door first" At this he
drew his arm back, and before the mock-auctioneer
could take note of time he found himself heaped
upon the floor, and his companion in rascality
Knocked into the outer room, through the door. to
the no small establishment of outsiders. Mr.. NJ de-
lberately left the room and heard no more of the
bill of $50, as the, swinders found they had locked
up the wrong customer. Mr.. M. often amuses his
friends by giving them an account of his first at
tendance upon an auction sale in New York.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09

Santa Maria, by the Chilean steam cor
vette Esmeralda, having been found
loading copper ore within the boundaries
claimed as Chilean territory, but sailing
under license from the Bolivian au-
thorities of Cobija. The ship was brought
to Caldera, where her register was re-
turned to Capt. Thompson, with note
from the commander of the Esmeralda,
that he was at liberty to take his ship to
any Bolivian port north of Messilones,
but not to touch at the southwark. Capt.
Thompson refused the register, and it
was sent by the American Vice Consul
to the Governor of Caldera. Capt. 7.
has entered protest, copies which have
been sent to the American Minister at
Santiago and the Intendente of Alacama.
Capt. Smith, of ship Colombo, died at
Panama on bis way home from Australia.
He belonged to South Dartmouth, Mass.
The city of Puira, Peru, had been
damaged to the amount of 100000 by
an earthquake. Every house in the
place suffered more or less.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09
Experiment with Manure.

MesSgs. Editors i wish to
communicate through your paper
the results ofan experiment tried
by a friend of mine, at my sugges-
ton, three summers ago, upon the
raising of corn, with the view of
testing the comparative merits of
different kinds of manure. I had
stated in his presence that human
excrement was equal to the best
guano, to apply to any crop, any
soil, and in any climate, and that
the excrement of any family all
saved and properly applied, would
produce more grain than the fami-
ly would need for consumption.
To test the question, he tried
the following experiment. He
prepared his cornield all alike.
by the use Of the pillow and har-
row. One third of the field he
MANFRED in the hill with human
excrement, taken from the vault
Of the privy. One-third the same
way with guano. The last third
with manure taken from under a
shed, with the urine saved with
the solid. The absorbents put
into the family vault to alb.
sorb the urine, and to render
the solid more conveniently work
ed, was swamp muck. Whilst
growing, that MANFRED with qua.
no appeared the rankest, and Of
the darkest color. He accord.
lngly supposed that part of the
held would give the greatest yield
But on harvesting the portions
separate, he found that that por
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09


Much dissatisfaction is expressed a.
mong prominent Democrats here, inre
ference to the reading of call, Just pre-.
pared for mass meeting, to be held on
Monday night in independence square.
The meeting is to be a demonstration Of
opposition to the legalization of Bank
suspensions of specie payment. SOmt
of the leading organs refuse to publish
the call, saying that their objection isno;
against the meeting, but against the in
fammatory style Of the call.
1t was reported on the street this af
ternoon. and generally credited among
the brokers, that the Reading Bank had
failed to meet note, and it was conse.
quently protested.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.
This has been a blue day in stocks
There were no sales of Reading, and
only ten bid on it.
The Pennsylvania Bank did not 90
into line to-day.
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is done, the banks propose to discount
again to some extent.
We trace, then, the present financial
revulsion TO the city banks. If they had
not given unwarranted facilities to the
spectators they would not have run the
race they did. And now had they not
unnecessarily curtailed their discounts
we should have escaped this general crash
and ruin-at least for the present.
As for the remedy, all that is now nee
essary is the restoration Of confidence
where that is due. The country was new
er more truly prosperous and able than
at this moment. Restore confidence. and
very soon business will move on again in
safe and sure measure. But there is
no remedy for these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
They come upon US once in about twenty
years, even more regularly than the
Comet. We would say, trade less. Let
the balance be in our favor, rather than
against us. Live well, but decently, and
do not try TO monopolize the staples Of
life. But, we know that our advice will
not be taken.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09

ton MANFRED with human
ment, gave the greatest WELD i4 IaS
in the bushels of ears and 81 OO'A
tual weight in shelled corn VI &C
The largest corn that 7
saw growing for a small k;nS 5'et
corn, was treated with asba- hoy = q
had been prepared in the fon 1uar
ing manner The ashes war ~,iOS'
into barrels as they were tet po'
up through the year. Into tI's
barrels the chambers Were ,uOss
tied from day to day, so that tli 4
ashes were all saturated -, ,u me
urine until they were used Tlla
compost was used in the hin Iuls
the time of planting, abont a u
same quantity that is geper. I2s
used of guano.-J. L. Edo ,a.iy
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09
From Utah.

The Washington Union of Thursday
has the following:
a letter dated Fort Kearney, Sept.
), received in this city yesterday, states
that a party of returning Californians,
who passed through Sail Lake on the
18th of July, report that the evening be-
fore they left that city the Mormons ar
rested Mr.. Wilson, whom the late Sur
veyor General Burr left in charge Of the
Office, and with rope around his neck
and pistol at his breast, compelled him
to answer several questions which they
pronounced about Bell Mogo and others.
Mogo was connected with Surveyor Gen.
erals office.
The Mormons made Wilson promise
to bring Mogo to them during the next
day, before they released him. Mogc
obtained information Of these proceed,
inds, and Immediately quilted the city
leaving his wife behind, so precipitate
was retreat. They went in pursuit Of
Landon and the other clerk, but Landor
escaped by jumping out of a SECOND
story window. He went that night some
where south, and the report is that hC
was overtaken and killed. As these Ca
liiornians made but brief stay, they
were unable TO ascertain what become o
Wilson.
They also say that the Mormons wer,
making preparations for a fight, and die
not conceal their hostile Intentions
Elder KimbaIl, in his harangue in the
Tabernacle, laughed at the idea of send
ing United States troops to Utah, anC
said he could take his wives go or &C
OF them) and whip the $500 troops, anc
come back and do a good days work af
terward.' He further said that provi
sions for the army would come into the
valley, but the troops would never entel
Salt Lake City.
Two companies arrived at Fort Kear
ney on the 9th of September, en- rout,
for Salt Lake, and the Fifth and Tent
Regiments Of Infantry were at that tim,
at Fort Laramie, for the same destina
ton.
The writer Of the letter says that Col
Hoffman had seized five hundred kegs O
powder in the Mormon trains"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09

MILLINERs.-We congratulate the la
dies of Irasburgh on the acquisition Of
AIilliners and Dress Makers to our num-
Der IF citizens and colaborers. Misses
Norris and Barnes have taken rooms at
Mr. Rand's, and are ready to wait upon
the ladies who shall give them a call
Those who have so often and happily
employed Miss Barns at Barton Landing
need no endorsement from us to induce
them to know that they will bemore thar
satisfied with anything they may obtair
from them.
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Massacre at Arrab

The following details resDo,.:
massacre and expedition TO All '1'
taken from the HOme'Oard Mail. from T. r,'
dia, and published in Londo, - ~
10th ult.: 'H7
Since our Summary and Il, -
portions of our newspaper were IN -,
intelligence of the gravest and nos, NJ; r
ful character has reaehedus. Itappeor
that the mutineers from DinapOre. st.1
quitting that station advanced ao.;,
Arrah, large civil station twentv 6
miles west of Dinapore, the resideDt, -,
which place were unfortunately saDgi,
of their ability to resist an attack f.,
time, and are said to have applied s,,
detachment of European troops, M
of adopting the more prudent co.'s
a retreat. The result was that the VIA,
of the Europeans at the station, to ts
number of about fifty, were massacred
"This disastrous event was succeeded
by another. Two steamers had been DE-.
spatched with troops for the relief Of Ar.
rah: one of them grounded, and We have
no further information respecting it; from
the other a body of two hundred Euro
pean troops were landed, and fell into ar
ambush, where nine officers and upward
of hundred men are said to have bee
cut off.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09
SANDUsKY, Oct. 3

The propeller Republic, of the New
York and Erie Railroad Line, was bum
ed at the Southern Michigan and North.
ern Railroad dock this afternoon. She
had full cargo of rolling freight and
live stock, which was consumed. She
was partially insured. The large freight
warehouse Of the railroad company
caught fire from the propeller, and wa;
destroyed, together with portion Of It;
contents. The building was inSuredtOE
$4,000.