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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

RELIGIOUS RRIvHenEs Or SIkxH For the atisa
faction q orr Geneva friends, and others 1t dis4
tauce says the Charleston Gosrisr, who haviug "a
poor or needy objects Il home, are dressing their
superauous sympsthies towards % Il the South,
we shall take glance occasionally At the labors in
progress for the promotion Of the religious privileges
and instruction of the servants d. our section f
In reference to one such :" Mission" near this
city (Charleston, y the Rev. A. r. Danner writes to
the Southern cA-istian Adooeats: 81
We have peace and prosperity throughout this
mission, this year particularly. We have had very
interesting meetings At all of the appointments now
reduced to, three, and hope to have but two by
building church in proper place, thus collecting
finally all our little congregations, that used to be
i've, into two large congregations, where we can
nave time and strength to attend 10 all business in
profitable and proper manner. We number about
400 members colored, and 20 whites, and catechise
about so children"
The author of Letters from the South, to the
Boston Courier, writes under date Of July, 1857,
from Richmond, Va: ~
Is not Northern charity at fault in its judy
ment of our Southern colored and white brethren:
There is in this city, Richmond, a church compos.
ed exclusively of colored members, which number
at least $500 communicates. The Rev. DR.. Ryand,
President OF the Baptist College, has the oversight
Of this church. though not stately preaching to it,
Go into their spacious house of worship on the
Sabbath, and you will find it filed to the utmost
with congregation respectfully clad as reverend,
devout and decorous in their worship you will find
any Northern congregation, save in their singing,
and in responding to what interests their simple
minds and hearts As to their ability to read,
Learned this ac. that DR.. Ryland found in singing
from memory. that, not knowing the words of their
hymns correctly, they did not articuate them right
To correct this, he had an addition of 1900 copies
of their most favore hymns published for their es
pecial use, but found he had not enough to supply
copy to each one who could read.
1t is well known that it is common for servants in
families in the South, especially long resident in cit.
les, to be readers, and that, on many plantations,
the wives of the masters and their daughters devote
portion of the Sabbath teaching their servants
to read the scriptures. The law does not allow
colored children to be worked on the farm till ~
years of age, adults on Saturday afternoon nor
on the Sabbath. Some masters employ teachers for
these children in these years. No law of any slave
State forbids masters to teach their slaves nor to
have them taught by teachers the masters approve
The law gives them the power to decide scho may
teach their servants just as Northern laws give
power to the Northern parent to decide who may
teach his own children"
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ALBEMARLE kTIRfAnY INSITTUTE
iss : 3 sE ssaAsss Oh 4
Jzsss REs, W;sse ass 7'is.s i Iss'sas
fxEBER ssd doss ssS Jul; =;
Hsss ssissss. i I'D sSs s.o oss
bsanshes, both high and ~. .Nss s..
sa n ~. !. :sg % . g !. I.s u a
E.issssS .esona,sdasioss vill 3 ready
mi: essrss ss.sss Boa. Tsidoe il every SaaoS 70
d and Lights. Addrsst - ...,.-.s{s
Chasicttssvile VI.
September l, 1857. sl-9w,
nIssOLUTION.-THEC OPARsEExsNlr HERE.
II TOFORE existing under the nazns ~ Mttohel
Whitaker dissolved BY mutual consent o. e Ise g
He o Undersigned win Be gsd 70 sse bis sesds
toners the known The Ksne Hosses whFehe
has '' assortment Of ''''''3'''''' + = nlrUHsl
fse.s Rsss.sr cop. COP; tvies -
q TATE OF E0RrH-CARoIINAs WAKE
beth 8. Ryals and ais Tf}ff ~
whereas bill has been hereteors aIea in oar Court Of
Be.ssnt, Duncan Cine6, Susan ciincb. and Duncan
liam T. Hopkins. and Frances j. Hopkins. and p Finch,
for the purpose Of suseng The seRs..s estate q sid
a. the complainant has made oath that all Of the deDd
ants named shove nonresdents Of
cept the defendant Richard P. Finch: s.sst
This therefore, 10 to notify end comS4 each and all of
said non-residents snd Defendants nemed to
be and sppear at our Superior Court Of to Be held
day after the 4th Monday September next then and
there plead demHr to sad compainans said
bill of complaint the will be taken pro cossso
them such Of them fail to appear and answer,
and will be set for hearing erperte. 81 - SsfS
Given under my hand at Office this 18th day Of August
A. D., 1887. 9atf
August 1s, 1857. U-wAsw6w.
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PETERSBURG MARKET.

PETERSBURG, August "a, 1887.
WHEAT-The market opened to-day very dull and de-
most unavorable Buyers evnced bat little disposition
purchase yesterdays prices On Change the Of
fengs pretty large and only portion was sold ct
prices ranging at 81 250l 80 for good to prime Red sad
81 4O@ IS for do. White The latter for choice There
less wheat of inferior grades Offering to-day. and
continue our last quotations for that description.
TORACCO-From Monday until yesterday the market
dull and prices lower than they were
last week To-day the market more active, and We
thought prices fully 80 to IS eeats better than they
were yesterday: We quote Lugs ss@ll; Common Leaf
Good elsH@l51f. No Fancy Manufacturing Offering
COTTON-Tbere is but little doing owing to the very
limited amount now In market. We quote poor to good
Cotton ct 14@l51 Prime would, think, bring l55<.
GUANO-We quote at es21f@6s, with q fair demand.
BACON-FUr this article the demand continues good,
and owing to the late advance in the Western markets
pr ere higher We quote Sides at &c., and Shoulders
l4c. The supply in market is small
LARD-Virgina is scarce We quote it in kegs ut l3(
BAGGING-Has been in better request, with some I'D.
vance, We now quote ut l5al6 as in quality
.LEATHER-COntirues6 firm. with better demand.
COFFEE-The market is quiet, without any change in
prices the past week.
CORN-There has been DOING with sales at ESQ., to
81. t4..=
HAY-Is dup at 81 l5@i 25. .s'.,
SALT-$l 65 from store and 81 IS in large lots from
vessels.
SUGAR-There has been slight sdvancein this article,
with an increased demand.
MOLASSES-Is very dull with a poor demand. We
quite n o at sO@55, and Portland Syrup at 48l5O.
MACKERAL-ls lower, with but little enquiry.
R1CE-5A@61. Express.
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~ President Buchanan voluntarily headed the
list Of Washington subscribers to the Chesapeake
Stesm Ferry project Of A. Dudley Mann.
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"HoNoR TO WHOM HONOR IS DuE"-The Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad Company have lately put
a new engine on their road, which is complimented
with the name of "Gov Bragg" 1t is handsome
locomotive and from its appearance and its perform
ances is perhaps worthy of the compliment bestowed
on it.
A CLEAN SWEEP Not single regiment of the
native Bengal Army remained faithful to Great Brit
TAIN Every one has either mutned or been dis.
armed.
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Bishop Otey. Of Tennessee, is mot opposed 20 the
cultivation Of innocent amusement His pleasant
disposition illustrated BY the following remark Of
his: 'Thirty years ago came to Tennessee With
my wife, my fiddle, and . horse aud sulky, ) Ny
horse and sulky arc long since gone. bat my suife
and fiddle remain IS good e newt"
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WILMINGTON MARKET.

- WILNINGT0N, August q, 1857.
TURPENTINE-No change in prices. Further sales
virgin per go lbs. This morning 800 bbls at same
figures.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-No sales. The lot of 26 bills
reported yesterday at 49, incorrect; should
have been 43 cents.
ROS!N.-ln common notice sales this morning of
1000 bbls at $l3O for small bbls and 1000 do at Sl5
- 80 lbs.
TARsoe bills, in shipping ORDER sold this morning at
$l.7s D bbL> .lournG
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The Financial Crisis.

New York, August 29.-Messrs. Atwood & Co.
bankers, with large western connections to-day.
Mr.. Ludlow, cashier of the Ohio Trust Company,
has been arrested on suits of the Merchants Bank
of Wheeling and Farmers Bank of Virginia.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-Beverly Tuck.
er, Of Virginia, consul at Liverpool in place of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, resi- 5ned.
Henry w. Spencer, of New York, consul at Paris,
in place of Duncan X. McRac, resigned.
John Endlich, of Pennsylvania, consul at Basic,
in place of Dan'l S Lee, deceased.
Charles j. Fox, of Michigan, consul at Aspinwall,
in place Of Francis A. Thornton, resigned
in place Of Pablo Auguera, the present incumbent.
Jacob Forney, Of Pennsylvania, superintendent of
Indian Affairs for Utah.
WROUGHT IRON CARE.-The Hudson River Rail-
road Company have ordered four of those to be
made and used on their road by way of trial. The
frame work is to be very strong yet elastic basket
each joint being protected by rvets, and the whole
further protected by making the entire platform at
each end one strong spring of steel. Cars thus
made will be lighter, it is said, than wooden ones,
yet so safe that fatal accident with them is thing
hardly possible, they will spring, bend twist,
but remain whole as a shield to their occupants no
power being able to break them into fragments or
splnters.
Meo6urgh Neaos august IT,
HERMIT CRAB.-One of these singular specimens
of the crnstacea, which is peculiar to Mckee, was
picked up in tomato field near Camden, on Mon
day afternoon. One of the characteristics of the
Hermit Crab is, that it will itself into any
convenient covering and in this instance it has adj
opted for home and protection an Achatina shell,
which is nowhere found along the coast above the.
Mexican waters. The presumption is, that the lit
tie animal lifted from its native element and
ried by the hurricane of Monday last distance of
thousand miles, and deposited where it found.
Daily Pennsylvanian.
GRAND JOURNALIST AT SHocco SPRNGs.-We
understand there will be Grand Tournament at
Shocco the 18th Of September, to be followed by
a Ball and Party the evenings Of the 18th and
18th. Preparations are in progress for making this
quite brilliant affair. Indeed when Messrs Ses.
snms and Tyler undertake anything failure is out Of
the question. The Press will muster strong for
there will be glorious harvest of items. We will
publish further particulars soon as possible, IS
all will be anxious to witness this revival of the
glorious days of chivalry. Neos.
WAsRsx CouNrY CoUR1.-On Tus41ay the Court,
on motion Of the Hon. WIN. MwaIdA gave per
mission to the Rev. Dr. Hawks to have Aecess TO the
ancient records Of Warren county, and t6ake copies
Of such Of them as may be useful for his forthcom-
ing History of North Carolina. s-t sNssc&
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The POSTMASTER GENERAL-This laborious officer
of the general government has, for some time past,
been performing the duties of his office
der the oppressive dscomforts of impaired health.
We are pleased to learn that he has taken more
healthful residence, for few weeks the heights
of Georgetown, where we sincerely hops that the
health Of himself and family will be speedily reno
waited. Wash Union.
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FAYETTEVILLE MARKET.

COTTON 1ss4@15-FLOUR IS soar, according to oual.
ity-CORN Il Is y bushel-SPIRITS TURP. 20 cents
LARD IL cents-SALT 25-OATS 50 cts 70 bushel-
FlIAXSEED 81 80 a bushel .
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WANTED, A SITUATION AS TEACHER OF.A
w Classical School, by young man who has he'd some
experience in teaching and who give good rsreuces
e 70 qualifications, &C. Small school preIrsd Adrese
J. ]. w, Mason Hall, N. G. ~ g. -, M .Ss 8 = =
September |, 1857. -. ss lSO0-wSv.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

-" ALL HAIL" KENrUcKY.-The majority Of Col
Garrard the Democratic candidate for State Treas
urer in Kentucky, will range between $4,000 and
$4,000. Two years ago the Know -Nothings carried
the State by 5000 majority. Kentucky is somewhat
Democratic. Ditto, North Carolina. The waning
ton Union puts down North Carolfna, With her
$1,000 majority, - the banner State Of the Union.
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Our town continues to be the centre of attraction
to health and pleasure seekers There was quite
hustle at the Hotels during all of last week. and At
one time there were about five hundred visitors
among Us. The merry laugh, and the sound of foot
steps beating time to the music of the dance, each
night give evidence that the younger portion enjoy
themselves.
Thereappears to be good deal Of sickness through
out the entire State owing to the incessant rains
hence, the large number now visiting this place.
Our physicians say it is distressingly healthy here.
Beaufort Journal
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HENRY v. NIEAEYER,
PoRrsxou1H, Va, T.
EMISSION MERCHANT.
LUNBER, PROVISIONS, LIME. COAL. RALf. AND
NAVAL STOKES -
Will se store ship Tobaseo Cotton; Flour Gain Ma
val Stores Lumber and General Aesuhaadis the bet
terms = 80 81
September l, 1857. -, sl-su.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

BREAKING OF rHs ATLANTIC TErkaRAPH CABLk-i
The civilized world win hear with profound regret
Of the breaking of the submarine cable designed to
connect Europe and America by telegraph, and thus
add 80 much to the intercourse and to the founda-
tons for peace and good will between the two hem-
spheres Over three hundred miles Of the cable
had been laid from the English shore, when it
snapped, the end going down into water from one
to two miles in depth It seems that while the
Niagara was proceeding steadily and safely, paying
out the cable at the rate of about four miles an hour
one Of the Engineers thought it was going out too
ast, and in order to check applied the brakes to
the drums over which was passing. The effect
was to cause sudden jerk upon the cable, which
broke it How severe the strain upon it must
have been may be inferred from the fact, stated
In the On ;al Report of the Directors, that every
part OF the rope had been subjected to direct strain
OF more than four tons without breaking. The LA
bity to precisely this kind of accident, however,
should have been inferred from the fact that SINH.
lar one occurred at the very outset of the expedition
before the vessels had left Valentia Bay. The whole
disaster, thus far, seems due to the III Judged effort
Of the Engineer 10 eheck the rate at uAich the cable
'oas being paid out Without first checking the motion
Of the ship In the attempt, made few years since,
to lay telegraphic cable the Mediterranean,
Mr.. Brett the Engineer, states that the cable, a
much stronger one than this, broke upon sudden
plunge Of the vessel, apparently by friction upon
the rocks at the bottom, half mile from the ship.
The Directors of the Company, it is stated, are
still hopeful of success but whether another attempt
will be now made or postponed until next year,
has not been determined.
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WILMINGTON JoURNAL-This interesting and val
liable journal appears in q new dress, to which we
believe the Editors have made no allusion, prefer
ring to leave to their readers to observe and judge
for themselves The Daily Journal is one OF the
handsomest and best papers in the country. The
people of Wilmington have no cause to complain Of
their newspaper press. Their journals, both in ap
pearance and tone, creditabe to that community
which is certainly among the most intelligent and
enterprising in the State.
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CorroN IN TExAs.-The Galveston Nesos of late
date remarks in reference to the coming business in
cotton:
1t appears that the severity Of the drouth has been
chiefly felt in those portions of the State where cot
ton has not yet become the chief staple. while the
cotton producing counties have generally been favor
ed with sufficient rains. Hence the impression pre-
walls among best informed planters and merchants
that heavier business in cotton will be done in our
market this fall than before. This crop is how
ever, subject to SO many casualties after it ap
pears to be nearly made that safe calculation can
be made until the picking is well nigh over.
The Galveston Cioilian says the first bale of new
cotton was received from the plantation of Pat Per-
~, Fort Bend county, By B. & D. G. Mills, and was
sold to Mr.. Lawrence Frosh, at tic. per pound The
staple, the Ciuiian remaks, is long and silky, and
the color creamy.
The Houston Telegraph understands that on the
plantation of Capt Kennedy, in Brazoria county,
cotton picking has been going on for two weeks
and that he has considerable picked out
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

H We clip the following gratifying item from
last New York Times Putnam's abolition Monthly
is evidently on its last legs, and good citizens in all
portions of the country will rejoice when it ceases
to exist:
."SALR OF PUTNAN's MoErHLY-We understand
that Putnam's Magasine was yesterday sold to the
proprietors of Emerson's United States Magazine,
and that it will hereafter be incorporated with that
publication under the name of Enerson's Putnam,
or something Of that SORT The price paid for it was
$4,000, which may be considered remarkably cheap,
as Putnam had nearly doubled its circulation since
the last owner s took it in hand. Sic transit Put
nan's Monthly has had q very remarkable career,
made several regulations besides breaking several
publishers, and now merges itself in the covers of
another periodical younger than ITSELF blackcood
has been published more than fly years. and has
never changed hands, but Putnam which is but
five years DID, has been owned and published sue
cessvely by Putnam & Co., Dix & Edwards, Dix,
Edwards Co., Miller & Co., Miller & Curtis, and
now becomes the property Of Emerson & Co."
~ The Magistrates of Robson county have
voted to submit to the people of that county the
question Of county subscription of 100000 to the
capital stock of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford Railroad Company. The vote is to be taken
on Thursday, September Oath, 1867.
DEATH OF RUFUS W. GRrswoLD.-Rufus W. Girls.
void died in New York on Thursday last, after
lingering illness, in the 42d year of his age. Mr.
G. gentleman of superior literary attainments
and had written and edited number Of interesting
works
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RICHMOND MARKET.


AUGUST 20, 1857.
FLOUR-The receipts have increased a little, though
stocks light The depressed condition Of the Northern
markets has bad influence here and quotations show
decline We quote limited sales shippers at 81 for
perne. Sales bakers and retailers at 81 25@7 50 for
superine. Market dull
WHEAT-Tbe market is again depressed with decline
of cts except on what styled extra prime" lots
and these few and very far between We now quote
good to prime Red 81 3@l IS; good to prime White 81
4O@l A. The extra prime" above referred cents
more The arrivals pretty ree-a great DEAL however,
in damp state.
CORN-The stock of Corn having run very low an ad-
vance has taken place. and quote 81 l 05 y BUSH
OATS-We still quote s21f@s5 cts. . bushel.
HAl-Sales from store $l(4l IL y cwt.
BACON-The stock is still exceedingly light and prices
firm We quote shoulders IA and sides Is cts Hams IA
to l6-nomna; very few IN first hands.
COFFEE-We quote Rio 1200l2A cts Lapuayra l3LM
1875 cts; Java l71S cts; Mocha Is cts "
TOBACCO-The receipts of Tubacco continue light
Breaks small with more ANIMATION in the MARKET and pri
ces higher We quote inferior Iugs 90 5Oll; good
xil So@l2 fine Manufacturing sis@I "A; shipping ki2@
IL 5o inferior Leaf si3eI line Shipping SIS hO3l7 s.
good Mannfacurng S'ulld So fine So So 40 and % Is.
Fancy Wrappers. in light $;' ~. and 1885,.
, sUGARS-Market active with improved demand. Raw
Sugars: New Orleans. in market Cnhl l015C0l15;
Porto Rico 100 Refined Sugars Loaf l45S@l4%c;
Crushed and Powdered l49l4Ic A. Coffee 1896 B Cot
fee l2&c; c. Coffee l2Hc. -s
WHlSKEY-We quote 2s@29 cts y gallon for Richmond
rectihed EaQuirer.
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WAsass CouHrY CoURT.-On Tuesday the Court,
on motion Of the Hon. W. N. EdwsIdA gave per-
mission to the Rev. DR.. Hawks to have Acess to the
ancient records Of Warren county, and t0nke copies
Of such Of them as may be useful for his forthcom
ing History of North Carolina. <'t sNesoa
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FREE NEGROES PURCHASED BY A SLAvR-A few
days ago several free negroes put up at auction
in Norfolk County, and sold to labor for term suf
fcient to quidate their taxes. Singular to relate
four of them were purchased by slave in Ports
mouth. who felt quite proud of the distinction and
made known his determination to get the full value
of his money out of them, or know the reason why
Let the negro worshippers at the North make note
of this. -'.E.v Norfolk Herald.
On the contrary, there are many free negroes and
Indians in the South who own slaves. And in
Liberia even, we saw it stated year or two since,
that the free negro inhabitants had been compelled
in selfdcfencs to make servants or slaves of many
Of the barbarians of their own blood and color whom
they had taken in battle.
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REJoIcING IN THE FIRST D1sTR1cT.-We learn from
the last Democratic Pioneer th.t the Democracy of
Berthe intended to give public dinner at Windsor
on Thursday last, in honor of the great victory
achieved by the Democracy of the District in the
election Of DR.. Shaw to Congress. The sterling
Democracy of that County," as the Pioneer truly
observes, shave good right to rejoice. for it
against them that the heaviest and biggest guns of
the opposition were brought to bear-but they no.
bly, stood their ground and far from giving way,
they actually took a few prisoners captve-having
made small gain since the election of Col. Paine
two years ago! We understand that, in response
to invitation, DR.. Shaw has sgIied his intention
to be present on the OCCASION Mr.. Martin, of this
town, has also signified his acceptance of similar
invitation. We have doubt it will be success
full affair, it ought to be, for the Democracy Of
BERTHE county deserve the applause of the party
throughout the District"
We learn from the Nagshead correspondent of
the Pioneer that DR.. Shaw has been sojourning at
that pleasant place for the last week, and though
just out of fatiguing and arduous campaign, he
looks we'll and hearty. Says the Pioneer The bears
his victory well, manifestng neither pride or exul
taton. His many social qualities, to say nothing of
other matters, make him many friends even among
the bitter Of the opposition, who have met him."
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-02

were shown on Tuesday last says the Asheville
Neps, some very rich and beautiful specimens of
Copper just discovered about 19 miles west of this
place, on Homony Creek, in Ha, wood County.
These discoveries have been thoroughly tested, and
yield from twelve and half to sixsy.fve per cent
of pure Copper The vein is said to be the largest
ever discovered in this country--beng feet wide
and of unknown depth. The fortunate discoveries
are Messrs. H. Bonham and N. Chapman, the form
er Of Smyth, and the latter of Giles county, Va.
They have been working in the neighborhood two
years, and success at length crowns their Efforts
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August 10. 1857. 77-w4swsw.