Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-05-06

ioncd, clear .blooded, jackson Republicanism.
Lawrence the Butcher, had some splendid beefin
market the other day. He paid high price for it,
and sold it at twenty five cents pound. Rather
dear eating, but there was no lack of buyers
Good bcer, we would say to our country friends,
always commands good prices here.
Wilmington Herald
Is the Herald joking? We suppose not. The
subject is serious one, and should be tenderly ham
died "Twen,y five cents pound !"-that is price.
we confess; but we have price here, for the SIM
pie reason that we have beef Herrings we are
glad to inform the Herald, somewhat abundant
in our market; and now and then the shadow of
shdd makes its appearance, and speedily vanishes.-
At crisis like the present in the feed" department
as they say in Jersey and York States ali their
provcnder stores-no prudent sensible man here
stops to inquire for prices. "Our country friends
know this, and "we would say" with the Herald,
that "good beef always commands good prices here"
The Herald, feel confident, meant nothing out of
the way by the above piece of information but ia
ken in connection with that twenty-five cents a
pound" the quiet humor of the thing shows ifselfin
manner altogether worthy of Burr
By the way, we should be glad to see the Viii.
mngton Editors here next week Come up, gentle
thing also, in the moderate of which, Editors are
always moderate and modest) you can show your
respect for the temperance cause and also cordial
hand-shake particularly and generally. Come!
- The Registers "Ariel" is at fault in Its in
formation in relation to the Franklinton Convention.
Mr.. Cantwell's resolution adopted as reported,
with the exception of verbal amendment, which
did not impair the force the object of the resolu
ton. Nor is Mr. Cannady correctly represented by
the Register. Our cotemporary appears to be labor
ing under the impression that something very seri-
and very exciting took place in the Convention
! on the subject of the resolutions; but what that
something is he is not able to say. We commend
to him patient inquiry and indetigable research in
the premises; and when he shall have discovered
what that something is, will be obliged to him if
he will trouble himself to communicate it to the pub
lie. Thus far, repeat, he is in fog.
DISTRICT CoNvENrIoN.--The Democracy of the
| First Congressional District of North Carolina will
assemble in Convention at Winton, on Thursday, the
2sth Of May next, for the purpose Of nominating a
suitable person to represent that District in the thir
ty-ffth Congress of the United States.
! GREAT FIRE IN OxFoRD.-A correspondent of the
|
| inst, says:
"Thc inhabitants of our quiet village were aroused
from their sleep this morning, at abut 2 o'clock, by
| the startling alarm of fire, and the prolonged
ringing of bells. The large store Of Messrs r. n
| D. G. Herndon discovered to be in blaze, the
| fire burning with awful vigor and extending with
| wonderful rapidity. The house was much envel-
oped in flames that despite the efforts of the excited
and alarmed multitude assembled only the safe and
| a portion of the books were saved The conflagra
| ton soon communicated with the Tailoring shop be.
longing to Gen. McClanahan. living north Of the
store, and with the of buildings Immediately
SOUTH and property Of B n. Herndon ESQ. All these
in two honrs' tiInc were mass Of ruins The ten
ement adjoining the Tailoring shop fortunately
constructed Of brick, through covered with a wood
| en- roof and occupied Drug store by Messrs. r
J. Mitchell & Co, and bv the most unremitting eff
forts was finally saved although much damaged from
| the roof being fire for more than an hour. The
two hotels of the village situated on the sam,
side of the street which the fire occurred and tn,
fire actually extended far the Granville Hous,
on the South. belonging to DR. Samuel Williams, and
but for the brick-store would have reached the Ok
ford Hotel the North, the property of R. n Hern
don. ESQ., The loss sustained is estimated as follows
''Messrs. c. n. d. Herndon. S35 900, insured
for $40 600; r. n. Herndon, $1,000, besides all o
his individual bonds; T. NJ Lynch, Jeweller. 500
insured; R. J. Mitchell & Co.. $500; W.
McClanahan. 81 coo; R. L. Hunt & Bros, 81 600
insured; j. G. & H. c. Herndon. $50, insured"
This is the first large fire that has occurred in Ok
ford. 1t found the citizens utterly unprepared;
engine no fire company. We regret that so heavy
calamity has fallen upon the people Of Oxford.
Coal FOR RAILROAD ESGNEs-The Illinois Centra
Railroad Company is still experimenting with Goa
burning engines. The early experiments no
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