Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-28

THE EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS IN MAssAcHrsErrs-
The Pemberon Mills, a, Lawrence, already clos
ing up their work and discharging their help.
Lawrence paper says that there have been rumors
upon the street in regard to the Bay State and At
lsntic Mills but there is thus far indication that
= calamity is to befall the city. The stoppage Of
these mills would involve in want and distress
very large number Of operatives, and those
who depend upon their earnings for their daily
bread At Taunton, the tack factory, Of Mr. Lovett
Morse, and the Taunton Tack Companys factory,
have suspended operations has also the tack fac
tory, of S. Rhodes 4 Son, at Dghton. About sixty
hands have been discharged from the works Of tho
Taunton Locomotive Company, FairLanksD and
those remaining are put upon short time. 1t is
stated that there is prospect Of Mason 4 Co.'S
works resumng operations at present. At Fai
River in consequence of the factory suspension in
that city, suffering begins to be felt among the poorer
classes there. The Star says "Whole families are
suffering for Bread the father, eager and willing
to work, but nothing 10 do We have heard tales of
distress that would bring tears to the eyes Of the
most Indifferent These people must have bread or
starvc, and this is not community to allow the lat
ter" There is considerable distress in the shoe
towns of Essex county. During the last week many
hands ere discharged in Lynn and the winter pros
poets for the poor are gloomy. The Newauryport
Herald hears that orders have been given for the
dscoun,inuancc of work in one-haf Of the Globe
Mills and adds d" "If these times continue, We can
not sc why they will not all suspend, and much
physically and morally"
BOOK EXODUS CoNFIRNED.-Rev. j. D. Heath
has published in London Exodus Papyri" contain
ing the results Of an examination Of Egyptian re.
Cords in which he finds traces Of history parallel
with that given in the Pentateuch by Moses. Mr..
Heath has made himself familiar with the method of
decipherrg hieroglyphics employed by Young and
Campollion and careful examination of the papyri
has led him to the conclusion that they are note
books Of the scribes recording current events The
bearing they have upon the Mosaic history is set
forth in the following paragraph:
THAT We should meet here with q James, men,
toned five times. with Moses twice, with Baiak
the son of Zppor, at place called Huzoth, with
the word Hebrew, and with the feast of passing
the dead, is enough to excite at least curiosity
When We find, moreover from these papyri, that a
people, among whom Moses was leader, march,
ed towards Palestine, by the route of Tasacarta,
Migdo. and Zoar; that they were connected with
the names Midia and Aram that there contest
at n place of great Waterford that an enslaved
A'amsean people located about Tapanhes, met with
great oppo sition from the governor of the place in
celebrating the four days feast at the beginning Of
their year that Moses is again named a cattle
owner among them; that royal or noble youth is
described meeting sudden and mysterious death;
that royal order is immediately issued for the has.
ty departure Of people for their feast of passing
the dead : and that miracles are named as being
all this is upon the record may be pardoned as q
Christian clergyman, for maintaining that the con-
temporarily OF these papyri with the Exodus seems
established, and 70: recommending to those who
have doubted the authority of the Pentateuch, q re
| consideration of the theories"
PArENTs.-About seventy patents were issued
from the United States Patent Office during the week
ending on Tuesday. Among them are:
| l. An improvement in bakers ovens" 1t is a
hope ardently entertained, but cautiously expressed
that an Improvement" in the quality Of Bakers
bread will follow. 1t is certainly needed!
2. can improved threading machine for beating
of peanuts from their vines" With few slight
alterations. it might be adapted to the purposes o.
schooltcachers who have not yet become converts
to the abolition of fogging."
g. ''An improvement in wristband fasteners
A blessing to every man who has no one te sew OF
buttons!
IAN improvement in harpoons." This ia o
pita1 interest to whales.
S. IAN apple slicer" Quite opportune, in view
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