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

ExExEcuT1vE OFF1cERs.-Of the Presidents
there are four still living, viz: Martin Van Buren,,
John Tyler, Willard Fillmore, and Pierce. OF the
Vice Presidents, also four: Van Buren,, Tyler, Dali
las, and Fillmore. And four Secretaries of State
Van Buren,, Louis McLane, Buchanan and Everett.
Eleven Secretaries Of the Treasury: Rush, lngham,
l.. McLane, Duane, fancy, Ewing, Bib, r. j.
Walker, Meredith, Corwin, and Guthrie. Seven Sec
retaries Of War: Cass, Bell, j. NJ. Porter, Wilkins,
George W. Crawford Conrad and Jefferson Davis.
Also seven Secretaries of the Navy: Pauldng, Bad
ger JOHN y. Mason, Bancroft, W. B. Preston, Gra-
ham, and Kennedy Eight Postmasters General ::
John Mclean, Kendall, Francis Granger, Wicklitte,
Cave Johnson Colamer, n. X. Hall, and Campbell.
Eleven At,or, eys.General Richard Rush, fancy,
F. Butler, Gilpin, Crit,enden, Nelson, j. Y. Ma
son, Clifford, Toucey, Reverdy johnson, and Cush-
ing. And all the Secretaries OF the Interior, viz
Ewing, Mckennon, Stuart, and McCleiland are yet
living.
There also seven gentlemen who have served
as Speakers of the National House Of Representa-.
tives living viz: John Bell, r. NJ I. Hunter,
John w. Davis, Robert c. Winthrop, Howell Cobb,
Linn Boyd, and \. p. Banks.
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GLOOMY PRosPECT.-The New York Tribune pre-
diets that by the first middle of next December,
least one hundred thousand persons in the city of
New York will be out Of employment ard nearly out
of MEANS The ship yards in New York nearly
idle, the foundres but half:working, and the great
clothing stores doing very little. 1t is stated that
women have recently come to New York from places
three hundred miles away in quest of work from the
clothing stores, only to be turned off with and
compelled to beg their way home again. The 7ri
bune adds that places have looked for servant girls
for some time past; soon servant girls will look
earnestly for places and be very glad to find them
who can find no labor, will be wanted before Janu-
airy. The Journal of Commerce is of opinion that
hardly, since 1887, has so gloomy prospect for
winter lowered upon the laboring classes of New
York
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LAND FOR SALE.

ME UNDERSIGNED WILL SELL HIS PLANT,
ton, containing about Ais cres about half of which
is in its orig ina growth, and heavily mbered The r
cultivation. This Land is situated ON Burnets Creek u
miles Northwest of Oxford is well watered and in p,s
ant and healthy neighborhood
Aso another Tract of Land situated on the Oxford and
KoXboro Road near the above tract containing about 40
acres, considerable portion of which is woodland The
above Tracts of Land will be sold separately or together
They are well adapted to the culture of Tobcco Wheat
Oats, Corn, &C., &c. Persons wishing buy Land will do
we'll to call and examine the above tracts ANY nfrma-
tion regards the Land price, be had BY address
ing the subscriber at Oak HILL N. c. James C. Cooper or
James Cooper, Esq, of Oxford N. C.
P. W. YOUNG.
Oak Hill. Sept. 90, 1857. l2oS-wlf
Register COPY weekly till forbid.
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j Valuable WESTERN Man..

A. VALUABLE WESTERN FAM,
- SALE.-THE SUBSCRIBER HAVINnM For
MINED to move west, offers for sale his we.knoDE DETER
sonanng aess Se sS
that are cleared very fertile the dw .G
agricultural occupation. '''esSary for an al,
sS Sa'd isIm is situated Sn the ssge road
east Of Wkesboro healthy neghbo rha miles
Sos Of two Sr sms eGssfs well The
good springs upon itone Of which is wh na'ng several
Of the dwelling afrdng the pures and codes SS Yards
Of the best varieties Of which also rpGs and
quantities that fruit known the Great
scarcely fail Of bearing on
for mere aDmill. The soil is we'll adanteS o 10 location
vat1Gn Of CORR rye wheat oats and tobacco Psr ea
wishing to invest money in real estate can do m
than to call and examine the premises as am no better
to SELL and will sell low. Any correspondsnn determined
subject addressed to the subscriber upon lie
N.uu c,.. C: L. COOK
August "a, 1857. Ill., C.
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Notice to Land Purchasers.

ME UNDERSIGNED HAS, IN CLARK CO.. AR
kansas, 900 of wild Cotton Lands for SALE in
tracts to suit purchasers, favorable
afforded in any portion of the West These lands We're To-
Gated wenty-one years ago. and equal if not SUPERIOR
to the same amount that be found in any other por
Camden, Arkansas, fourshng town, where from 1oOo
to 90 900 bales of cotton shipped by steamboats,
comfy town that ships from 1000 5000 bales of
every season.
The above lands lie the of the Cairo Fulton
Railroad that is certain to be built within five years. hay
ing large land grant from the government.
ANY information can be had by addressing the under.
signed at Arkadelphia Clark Co.. Arkansas.
MICHAEL BOHEMIAN
June 26, 1857. l19l-wly.
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COMING TO HIS SENsEs-A Fremont paper, which
abused and libeled the South last autumn much
and as industriously as any journal amongst us,
(says the New York Day Book contains to-day the
Wehave only to draw the line Of latitude between
the North and the South to limit the boundaries of
this collapse in private and public credit, and in
drawing this line the real cause must clearly
appear While the North and West have been neg
lecting the most important industrial pursuits to
gage in speculation and the construction Of railroads.
the South have confined their capital and their at
tenon solely to the production of their great staples
The North have been engaged in specializing in land,
while the South have been engaged in cultivating
the land. While we were pursuing the shadow, the
other was securing the substance, and We see in the
comparative condition of each the result of the ef
forts of each.
While the North and West are laboring under all
the dangers and difficulties of financial revulsion,
where fortunes fade away in day or so the South
is in the midst of prosperity and plenty, free from
debit and therefore free from danger. The political
demagogues of the North have for years been direct
ing emigration certain sections of the Northwest.
In their zeal make Kansas Free and to create
speculations in public lands, they have aroused
feeling of anatcism the subject of slavery which
has created perfect exodus from New England to
Kansas and Nebraska-Thousands have located
themselves in sections of the West where there
not food enough to sustain them and have exchang-
ed abundance for want
The most rank and rabd anti.slavery leaders OF
the North have been the widest spectators in wes
tern lands and have been the cause Of the ruin and
wretchedness that have overtaken so many. These
political hucksters have used the principles of anti
slavery to attract purchasers for their lands ret
ribution has at last overtaken them. While violence
and boodshed have marked their course, and ruin
overtaken the victims of their faith, the section of
country they avoded-the South-has been free
from political agitation, from violence, from want,
and from all of those evils which to follow
an inflated credit system, based upon wild specua-
tons and departure from all industrial pursuits.
The condition of the Morrill, compared with that of
the South, therefore be pointed to- at this mo-
ment as an illustration of the danger attending such
artificial in1ations such extravagant specuations
upon such weak foundations, such insane expendi-
lures of capital without the possibility Of adequate
returns.
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AN EXPECTED DUEL. Backmer Esq, and 1t.
j. p Jones, with their respective friends left here
on Thursday and Friday last for some point, Fair
Bluff it is sad0 in South Carana, to settle affair OF
honor. 1t is reported that they to fight with ri
fes at Is feet distance. party was sent in pur-
suit of Mr.. Blackmer, on Friday night last and
rested him at Albermare, N. c., and put him in
bonds to keep the peace. 1t is understood however
that he will not regard these Another party is in
pursuit of Jones' and the friends of the begerents
here cherish the hope that the hostile meeting may
yet be prevented.-Salis6ury Waterman, 9TH inst
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ABUNDANCE AT THE WEsT-The Chicago Press
says the Western harvest is completed, and more
abundant than Corn, barley, oats, buck W heat,
hay, fall feed and potatoes, all secure and good
We quote:-,
&C. large store of choice butter will be added to
the dairy products of the summer, which were new
equaled in quantity exceeded in quality. All
kinds of roots and garden vegetables turn out we'll
We never great an abundance Of fine cab
bages, and there onions, beets turnps, ETC.,
match. And to these bounties are to be added all
sorts of fruits in profusion,"
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RUMoRED SUsPENsIoNs.-It was rumored in the
city last evening, that the Bank of Wilmington, and
the Bank Of Cape Fear at Wilmington, N c., re-
fused to redeem their notes yesterday. The Com
mercia and Banks of the State, however, it is said
Old redeem all presented-[P Petersburg Espress Of
1uesaay.l
All runor and nothing else.-WA Herald.
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"REDUcED BY DYSPEPSIA TO MERE SKELENoN."-
Mr.. A. Matchett, trader probably as well known
lows: II met with farmer in Armstrong county
who was reduced By Dyspepsia to mere skeleton;I
persuaded him to buy bottle of Boerhave's Holland
Bitters, believing it would cure him. Meeting him
some months after. what was my establishment at.
finding him hale hearty man; he told me no now
,osigAed 200 pounds, and that this wonderful change
had been produced by Boerhave's. Holland Bitters.
to which he attributed solely his restoration. - -
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POSITION OF THE INDIANA DEMocRAcY-The Indian
apos State Sentinel thus clearly defines the position
OF the democracy of Indiana on the slavery ques-
ton:
The democracy of Indiana are content to meet
the slavery issue upon the principles of the Kansas
act sustained as it is by the opinion of the Supreme
Court. Under the national constitution this policy
does equal justice to the rights of all the States
1t makes them as they should be- equal. If the at
tempt should be made by either the slave or free
States to force the domestic policy of either upon
the people of the Territories it will be an act of des-
potasm at war with the whole policy of the govern
ment with the rights of the citizens of the Terrific
RES, and which should meet with resistance. The
great problem Of slavery will work itself out under
the present policy Of the government for the best
interests OF all concerned, better than any other
wnlcn has been, or can probably be, suggested un-
der the constitution. So believe the Indiana demo-
eracy, and just regard for the rights of all the
States they think demands this vexed question should
be SO determined. We are happy to notice that the
democracy, in their primary assembages, with COM
mon consent throughout the States take this view of
the question. They will never consent to any So
cal or political equality with the negro race which
all experience proves tends to deterorate the white
without bene6ttng the black. They will never al
low false philanthropy to induce them to elevate
the negro at the sacrifice of their own race"
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The ToBAcco.-A correspondent of the Fincastle
Democrat writing from Mecklenburg county, Va,
says that the prospect for tobacco in that section is
bad. The first growth Of plants destroyed by
the late cold spring. and the second by the ravages
of small bug resembling flea, but which as vet
has acquired no name. The farmers are saving. for
the first time, their trimmings, being offered from &c
to % hundred for them.-Pet. mi. So
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FUNNY RAT TRAP.-A correspondent of the Gen.
nessee Farmer relates the following funny way of
catching rats: 81 build my corn crib on posts about
eighteen inches high, made rat-proof by putting a
broad board or sheet-iron on the top of the posts
Make everything secure against rats except the
granary and have this raproof except at of the
back corners. Here where they will like it best,
make nice hole with spout five inches long on
the outside. where they 60 in and eat at pleas
ure. Then, if I think the rats are too numerous,
take bag, after dark; and slip the mouth the
spout on the outside of the granary. Then send
Ben in at the door with light, and the rats and
mice will all run into the bag. Then slip the bag
off the spout and slap it once twice against the
granary. Turn out the dead, and in an hour or two
repeat the process. After all killed. stop up the
hole till new recruits arrive, which catch in the
same way"
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Tell it everywhere publish it in valley and on
mountain top, that one man in Chicago, who owns
a large number Of houses, has been to his tenants
and reduced the rents in view of hard times about
twenty per cent The mans name is James Ward,
and his REGARD willy be thousand fold in this world
and in the world to come, {" life ever lasting"-Er.
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HENDERSON.

MISSISSIPPI WIDows.-Dr. E. H. Bryan, of Mis-
sissippi, member of the late West Point board of
visitors, has returned home, says the Vicksburg
Times, by the way of White Sulphur Springs in
Virginia. The doctor asserts that he found there
most brilliant company, Mississippi alone having
three hundred representatives. and among them six.
teen widows Representing fifty thousand bales Of
c0tteni
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WoMAN's LAUGH-A woman has 10 natural grace
more bewitching than sweet laugh 1t leaps from
her heart in clear, sparkling rill and the heart
that hears it feels bathed in the exharating spring
Have you ever pursued unseen fugitive through
trees led on by her airy laugh-now here, now lost,
now found? We have. And we are pursuing that
wandering voice to this day. Sometimes it comes to
us in the midst of care, sorrow, rksome bust
ness and then we turn away and sten and hear
it ringing through the like silver bell with
power to drive away the i'll spirits Of the mind.
How much we owe to that sweet laugh 1t turns
the prose of life into poetry it filings showers of
sunshine over the darksome wood in which we are
travelling; it touches with light even our sleep,
which is no more the image of DEATH butts consumed
with dreams that are the shadows of mortality.
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sl,7oo,6ss %
$1,15S,S53 80
$2,S29,4S6 g.
Total,


The total includes receipts account of Delaware
trust lands which do not belong to the regular trans
actions of the Land Office any than the $780,
600 received from the sale of Fort Smelling.
Let us deduct also from the aggregate the cost Of
collection and survey, and there would not be half
a million of dollars to distribute among the twen
ty- five millions of the American people, amounting
to the magnificent dstributve donation of taco cents
a niece Dcr dnnunl
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The WAY TO DO BUSINESS notwithstanding all
the talk about the financial crisis, says the Norfolk
argus, many of our merchants are driving heavy
business judging from the piles goods in the streets
and on the wharves. Railroad cars, canal boats and
sail vessels leaving with full freights for various
sections of Virginia and North Carolina. Some are
still of opinion that there is here plenty of goods
very considerable trade going on, and plenty Of
money.
EDITORIAL CONVENTIONAL committee of news
paper propretors have issued circular inviting the
editors and publishers in Virginia to meet in Rich
mond on the 2sth of October next, to consult to-
gether and "consder whether any thing can be
done by common understanding resolution, for
the benefit of the interests of the profession" The
Convention" which will meet on the second day
of the next Agricultural Fair, will doubtless resolve
that the members in the aggregate very good el
lows; that they d. as editors, good many things
for which they neither get thanks pay that the
problem how to make these services appreciated is
which they cannot solve, and conclude by sola.
cling themselves with dinner, which being enjoyed,
each participant will afterwards proceed to resolve
himself into a committee of one to see the sights at
the Fair.-Rich. South. --5-~- -
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NOTICE.

NOTICE. ,N M
DURSUANT TO DECREE OF AUGUST Tern I'M I'd ID
IL the County Court Of Wake. SHALL on MONDAY ~" r
day of November next at the late residence OF lre
Rogers, sell to the highest bidder, on credit ."
lOnths valuable Tract of Land situated IN the Nth
Wake, on Neuse River, containing 442 acres bonu WV"
approved security will be required o>, Admir-
Sent 90 1887 " laO3-wtd.
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For the Standard.


MEssRs. EplroRs: Knowing you to be friends of
to elevate our good old State in the scale of public
opinion have presumed to notice, throu Oh the COL
umns of your excellent paper, the old Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad" briefly 1t is we'll known that for
many years after its completion and while the strap
iron was used it the jest for every who was
unfortunate to pass taco days on it, from Gas
ton to Raleigh, and he who got safely it's length
once, pretty sure not to repeat the experiment
of I" riding on rail-" Finally, however, the strap
iron was thrown aside and the heavy iron took
its pace-new cars and new engines took the places
of small engines, and fine coaches the place Of rick
city old cars; and the public were soon informed of
the important fact-and now, four years since that
event, instead of small coach, and one train per
day, two trains every day. and each train carries
three coaches and these, generally we'll filled with
travel. During the year now drawing to close the
travel has greatly increased-the amount of freight
increased, also; and the road may be set down as
doing handsome business. With the number of
trains passing over the whole length of the road
daily, you may well imagine the importance of hav-
ing superintendent who not only understands what
he is about, but man of industry. The CASTOR
the service of Mr.. P. A. Dunn of Wake in that ca
pacty and he has faithfully discharged the import
ant trust confided in him by the Directors. Not a
collision nor an accident Of any kind has occurred,
worthy of note, during the entire year. The road
has been kept up in admirable STYLE and the express
trains have run cup to the SCRIBE" day after day.
Well done, say we, for the old Casting her fat
conductor-her red headed capting-her lean con-
ductor-three clever railroad men as ever rid on
Steamboat in search of water"
HENDERSON.
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June 2, 1857.
GLEN ANNA FEMALE SEMINARY,

TOWNSVILLE DAVIDSON Co., n. G.
TuNHE FALL SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTION
IL will commence on the second Wednesday of Serem'
Der. The managers making arrangements for
corps of Teachers which will be inferior south
Philadelphia.
Board in the Institution exclusive of washing and lights
Sc per month. Tuition per Session for English Breaches -
to SIS. Music Piano Forte Guitar $40, including use
of instrument. French S. Painting in Oil, sl5 PANT
ing Water colors s.. All other ornamental work in pro-
portion 81 per Session for incdentas. As the charges
are very low half must be paid in balance
at the end OF the session. interest will be charged
This Institution is located in of the most leallny;
moral and industrious villages the North Carolina a
Road There the pres Session, between 20 ana
pupils representing six branches of the Christian Church,
all worshpping the Most High together in Christian love-
This new building is large and well ventilated a..
Pupils will be received at any time and charged from S
time Of entrance but it is very desirable that all should
be present on the6rst day of the Session.
The Seminary is six miles from Normal College, anu
daily stage both Parents send their SOM
and daughters to Townsville; the sons 60 on to Noran
College.
No pupil allowed to make accounts without the consent
of parent or guardian.
For further particulars address
J. w. THOMAS, Pres. Board of Trustees
July "a, 1857. ll95-wly
NIFTY NEGROES WANTED....THE SUB SUE.
scriber wishes to purchase fifty Young negroes or a
Southern market between the ages of and thirty
which the highest cash prices will be paid. Will aisv G
tend to orders from any part Of the State My foso'
'''sD' Az w. JOHN CREECH:
Sept. 1S, 1857. l2os-Wa.
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BEEDE e. MENDENHALL,
Land Agents,

"ILL SELECT AND ENTER GOvERN;M snast.
" land wi cash or warrants. Will make lnvess,
ments loan money at western rates. and transact
real estate business throughout the Northwest Stand
Gov Bragg COL Walter Gwynn the Editors Of the
ard Ex- Governor Morehead Ex-Governor Graham MULE
Carolina, and Z. C. Mowry Esq, Charleston, s. u
Address Beede Mendenhall, Minneapolis nns,nnd.
April "A, 1857. 11oV-"0Df
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A HAPPY PEoPLE.-By a provision (says the
Nashville Union) in the Arkansas constitution the
establishment of banks is prohibited in that State
The Little Rock Democrat reioces the fact and
says that the citizens of that State only troubled
by the WORTHLESS rag currency from Tennessee,
the Carolinas, Georgia. and Kentucky" Such a
State must necessarily prosper. Arkansas currency
always commands premium.
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TRANSPORTATION OF ENGLISH CoNvIcrs.-The Lon
writes:
An interesting batch of convicts are about to
be conveyed to Freemantle, is western Australia.
Among them are Paul Strahan and Bates, the bank
ers Of the Strand. Strahan, to my personal know
,eoge, began NE with IL oooo cash, and estates
fortune was left to him by the late Andrew Strahan
the kings printer, George the Fourths reign) who
himself died worth in cash alone s., 600, 600, and
eststes OF great value besides Strahan's real name
is onow' and he took the name of Andrew Strahan
~aen ne came IN possession of the wealth the old man
ieH nm. ne Is now miserable convict! Robson
the Crystal Palace forger and Redpatb Of the Great
Northern frauds, are of the party also Agar, VINO
stole the gold from the Southeastern Ra,wav Sew.
ard, the barrister known as "Jem, the nenmsn y
and others equally notorious. will perform the vow.
age together in the same ship. w
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"A PROPER QuEsrloN.-The question has been
asked, why it is considered impote for eent,emsn
60 into the presence of ladies in their shirt sleeves
,sa ae Is considered in every way correct for the
out any sleeves at all. e~''~1 VIM
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pARLOR AND CHURCH ORGANS, PI.

DARLOR AND CHURCH ORGANS, PI.
II AMOS, MELODIANS.-THE SUBSCRIBER
furnishes lower than they be procured of Dearn
America, the celebrated Alexander Church and Paor Or
gans, Princes, Mannings Mason and Hamblns do. and
all other American make of Harmonious and Meodeons
Chickering'S. Neumis and Clarks Gberts Boardman and
Gray Worcesters Stoddarts Gales and all other prom.
Inns. Stools Covers Instruction Books and Music every
description at wholesale retail. Churches, Ministers
and Schools supplied at a large discount Every Instru.
ment guaranteed. Circulars and prices sent free. Ad
Dress
JAMES NJ. EDNEY,
sc, John street, New York.
Senfember 10 1897 lo0s-w