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PETERSBURG MARKET.

- SEPTEMBER 10, 1858.
WHEAT-The demand is very active for prime Wheat
demand The offerings Change very light to-day
and composed mainly of medium and low grades We
quote prime Red ii 3 do. White 81 6O@l 52; Ear to
good 81 3o@l 45 and inferior parcels 81 OO1 TO- the lat.
ter dull. -. ~.
COTTON-The market is firner and we advance our
strictly prime quality at l3c We quote the range at the
market l2glsc. No Old in market of consequence the
Stock of all kinds being much reduced Receipts of New
per Railroad to-day 80 Bales.
LARD is in fair request at 131Sl41Sc for prime Vir-
ginia and North Carolina in kegs-Stock light.
CORN-Market dull at SOC. for prime. ~
ToBACC0-Ihe receipts continue very light, and prices
Midding 91z@loc; and Fair to very good lO1<0ll5c.
BACON-Of Virginia the market is well supplied and
quote good lots Of hog round at llL@l2c and Hams
l3@l5c. All kinds Of unsound Bacon very dull and
prices nominal We would advise the shipment to
this market of that sort of Western continues in
for shoulders and l0%@llc for Sides Baltimore cured
Nc per pound less.
COFFEEThere is moderate business doing IN this ar
tcle with more frmness but do not quote it higher.
SUGAR-Very firm and tendency up. -
MOLASSES-The supply in market is small and prices
GUANO-No l Peruvian is in fair request at Sssaso
and very firm The market is we'll supplied. Kettle
wells Manipulated Guano $50. Glide Island S42 Nevas-
sa $2S. Super Phosphate of Lime $45 Ground Bones
$s0@35. Plaster 81 Is y Dbl. Lime 81 36@1 As.
SEED-Clover Seed 81 Herds Grass 81 II; Timothy %
Orchard Grass So; Blue Grass Extra cleaned *31f d
BAGGING-Standard weights of good Gunny have ad-
ROPE-We quote good Jute 715cr common 6@E ss'
FLOUR has advanced. We quote =. F. at IS IS; Extra
g Is, and Family IS IS in retail way Large lots could
be bought lower
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The ODpOSitiOn.

The failure of the Know Nothings and black Re-
nnbicans to fuse in New York is proof that they
.r not animated by the spirit of opposition to
tho national Democracy. Their organs in that State
have disclosed the fact that the union not FORM
ally consummated at Syracuse on account of bick-
or;nos and jealouses between their leading men;
and these organs on both sides insist that on the
question of slavery their position is one and the
same. and that fusion of forces ought to take
place.
Indeed, in all quarters the fragments of the oppo-
siton are endeavoring to unite against That
they will thus unite to large extent before the
contest Of 1860, cannot be doubted. Here in the
South the cause of Democracy is safe. No combi-
nation of the odds and ends of other parties af-
feet it. Mr.. Yancey is just now trying his hand in
Alabama with his United Southern League" the
real object of which is dissolution of the Union:
but these and all other similar attempts in the
Southern States will prove abortive.
The danger to Democracy and to the Union is in
the free States. The party is divided in Illinois, in
Pennsylvania, and in California-divided in it's or
ganization and in its nominations, while elsewhere
in the free States it is embarrassed and troubled by
the same causes which have thus affected it in the
States mentioned. What the result will be no one
can certainly foresee nor is it easy to predict what
will be the plan Of operations of the opposition in
1860. They may make desperate effort for the
Presidency before the people, or, fearing defeat,
they may bring two candidates into the field and
attempt to carry the election to the House of Rep
resentatives. We verify believe that upon the con-
tnued ascendency of the national Democratic party
depends the prosperity of the country and the per-
petuity of the Union and believing, we shall
continue to labor and to hope for fortunate results
That party has proved itself heretofore equal to
ry emergency in our national affairs; and We trust
that though embarrassed and weakened in the free
States on account of its devotion to the Constitu-
tcnal rights of the South it may be able in 1860 to
embody sufficient strength to defeat the common
enemy.
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STATE FAIR.-In order to assist our friend, vii.
son W. Whitaker, ESQ.,, Secretary Of the State Agri
cultural Society, we have enveloped and sent out his
complimentary cards to all the editors in this State
and also to the editors of the papers in Richmond,
Petersburg, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. We may
have overlooked some, and if so they will please ap-
ply either to Mr.. Whitaker, Mr.. Syme, of the Regis
ter to ourselves and they will be furnished with
tickets.
Wesre also authorized to say that any and all
editors, and reporters for newspapers who may visit
the Fair, will be furnished with complimentary tick
cts by applying to the Secretary to the editors OF
the Register or the Standard.
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SPEECH OF Henry S. FITcH E.o.-We trust our
readers will all read this speech. As the Washing
ton Union we'll remarks "Mr. Fitch presents the is
sues of the Illinois canvass in the clear and graphic
style peculiar to himself. The reader will be richly
entertained by his remarks. which are unusually
happy. His powers of antithess are fine. His allu-
son to Judge Douglass action in striking out of the
Ioo"bs bill the clause requiring submission of the
constitution of Kansas to the people, and in then
making war upon the President and Congress for
o'0Iat'"g clause sohich he hinse! precented from
os'"g Z" the biA." is admirable. The whole speech
is treat"
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Later bu the Peraia.

New YORK. Sept 1.-THE whole Of the fortified.
tons at Shernoss will be reconstructed and mounted
with guns of the heaviest calibre.
The Sultana has thrown the Mutt of Constantine
pie in prison for fermenting dscord between the
Musselmen and Christians.
Lord Radcliffe goes to Constantinople on a conf
dental mission.
Threats of death to the Christians are made at
Tripoli.
A mutiny had occurred on board the American
ship Conqueror lying in the Mersey, near Liverpool
bound for Mobile. Seventeen negroes armed them
selves and refused to work. U. S. Consul and posse
of police arrested and placed them in prison. No
bloodshed.
BY the treaty with China. the q. S. gained very
important commercial and diplomatic concessions
from the Emperor.
Serious fighting had occurred between the allies
and the Chinese at Canton. The allies cannonaded
both banks Of the river and burned part of the city,
1t is reported that e4OO 600 sterling is be taken
up in the U. S. to forward the French Suez Canal
project
The Car of Prussia has emancipated an immense
number of serfs attached to the royal domains.
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FAYETTEVILLE CoALFIELDs RoAD.-We are glad to
learn that eight miles of this Road have been
completed, and that the work is being vigorously
prosecuted. The Fayetteville correspondent of the
Newbern Daily Progress says:
by invitation of the very efficient and energetic
superintendent !, in company with large bevy Of
fellow citizens took ride the Coaeld Rail-
road to its present terminus The road is compile
ted about eight miles, and the balance of the work
is being vigorously prosecuted. They have as yet,
but one locomotive on the road, named in compli-
ment to our very worthy townsman and indefati.
gable friend of the road, Geo. McNeill 1t is very
handsomely constructed engine, and, although it
may he some time ere we will behold her tuggng a
train laden with the products of the 'golden nut, "
it is nevertheless some satisfaction for US now to
hear her shrill whistle resounGing mid the hills and
glens of old Cumberland"
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TIL e M A II X e T =.
NEWBERN MARKET.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE N. c. "srANDARD,
BY VIM H OLIVER l. CO -

Ne u
By WIN. H. OLIVER CO,
Grocers CoraSsson Rceiying and forwarding rchants
: Dealers in Lime, Guano, DO,
SEPTEMBER ls, 1858.
BACON-Hams ls@14c; Sides 12@lsc. Shoulders !1@
IL cents.
COFFEE-Rio 1s@l4c.; Laguayra l2@lsc; Java 800
2Oc; Maracaib0 l5c. . 80. - s3.5
COTTON-l29 cents.
FISH-Blue Fish . Dbl. s. 90; Mulets se 5o@s 90
Shad, SO 20; Trout IS 90.
FIOUR-Famiy, N. c.. per bbl 81 oo@s 60; Superfne
81 0O017 so; Common, none. - 80. - r 'i h'
GRAIN-Con 65c.; Wheat sales; Oats 4Oc; Pess 81.
&, HAY-75c@$l 90. ss- 3@ag
LARD-13L cents. 49,
LIME-Lump 81 25; Common, none.
MEAL-90 cents. ~ - "a = So - e ? l'7sst 7.
MOLAsSES-As to quality, New Orleans 4oc; West In
UP Po GRKCi Mess D Dbl $40 90; Plated $40 90.
ROSIN-$I o5@l "a Rosin OIL $4,000. per Gall.
- SALT-G. Sack 81 oo@l 10; Coarse $4,000
SPIRITS TUPENTINt-4 cents. FQ Pa 90
SUGAR Refined 1l@lSc; Brown. l0@l2c; Crushed
14c.; Loaf 14c -s
+ TAR-S1 50. - -,5ts.i - z
TURPENTINE-Dip Is 90; Scrape e 10; Virgin - 90.
s.sss {assfs. },s. iss REMARKS: = - 80
n C. Flour continues scarce and sales may be readily
effected at quotations.
Naval Stores active at tie above quotations.
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HIL1sBoRO, MULTI ARY AcADEMY.

an JANUARY. l2th, 1883, he Institution above nam
u ed will be opened at HilIs:-rough, n C., to be CON.
Quoted in chief BY Capt G. G. Tw Superintendent Of
the State Military Academy, At toumbia South
Military Academy, and Of approved expsf
ence The drill discipline and course Of studies WI -
and South Carolina State M ry Institutions The su.
dies of the first two years. preparatory course WI %
Arithne,ic. Algebra. English Gramma5 aissosy q ~
thology Geography, French and Latin The dstaus =
the advanced conrse will be announced hereafter. ~
The Academic year will continue upintef5upssMy 4om
January 18th to the fourth week in Novembe,:
The charge will be $500 per annum peysb.e q oaio
Nav st and 900 on August lst for which the Acsdey
will provide instruction. text books statisn qaersa.
board fuel lights, washing, clnthiDg (excps shse INV
era and socks) and medical attendants trI94 81
No pupil will be admitted under ID Or over lay 81
age or who cannot read and write with facility ..
For further information address the undersped 6 Co
lumba g. c.. until January list, sfsr tsat dsss - INV
80 -. Z. 5ss&6t.,t 5se G. G. IEW.
September is. 1858. n 81 ss7-S14Ir
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OYSTERS WITH BLAcK-ToNGUE 1T seems that even
the oysters and clans are afflicted with black ton
que, something else. The Wilmington Herald
says:
"We understand that the Oysters and CLANS
which abound in such profusion on coast have
become diseased. On opening them the contents
found to be perfectly black and shriveled up,
presenting singular appearance. In consequence Of
this the saunders have stopped eating them altoseh
er. Who can tell the cause of this mortality among
the oysters?"
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DUEL NEAR THE CRY BETWEEN MIR. 0. Jennings
WISE OF THE ENQUIkER AND Hon. SuERRARD GLEN
ENs-About sunrise yesterday morning duel
fought in retired spot, just beyond Fairfield Race
Course, between Mr.. O. Jennings Wise, one of the
Editors of the Richmond Enquirer and the Hon.
Shcrrard Clemens, Representative in Congress from
the Wheeling district, in the State. The weapons
used were duelling Pistols and the distance pa
ccs, or less than thirty feet Three shcts were ex
changed without effect. At the fourth the ball from
Mr. Wises pistol struck Mr.. Clemens in the right
thigh little below the hip, and passed through,
causing a serious fracture of the bone Mr. Wise
was unniured. The parties then returned to the
CITY, and Mr.. Clemens was conveyed to his hotel,
where he now lies under surgical treatment. The
wound, we unde' stand, has, as yet caused him but
little suffering; or rather he has thus far evinced
the utmost fortitude, maintaining the composure
which he is said to have exhibited on the fed.
The difficulty grew out of certain structures in the
Enquirer on Mr.. Clemens course in connection with
the claims of Mr. Letcher and Judge Brockenbrough
to the Governorship -Riehmond South.
AN INCIDENTAL touching case was presented to
the consideration and charity of one of the good Sa
maritans who take care of the sick, relieve the
destitute, and feed the starving. boy was discov
ered in the morning. laying in the grass of Clai-
borne-street evidently bright and intelligent, but
sick. A man who has the feelings of kindness
strongly developed, went to him, shook him by the
shoulder, and asked him what he was doing there?
Awaiting for God to come for me" said he. what
do you mean ?" said the gentleman, touched by the
pathetic tone of the answer and the condition OF the
bow, in whose eye and flushed face he the evil
dence of the fever. God sent for mother and IA
ther and little brother" said he, "and took them
away to his home up in the sky, and mother told
me when she was sick that God would take care of
me. have no home, nobody to give me anything.
and so came out here and have been looking so
long up in the sky for God to come and take care
of me- ss mother said he would. He will come won't
heP Mother never told me a liz" Yes, my lad, -"
said the man, overcome with emotion, che has sent
me to take care of you" You should have seen his
eyes fash and the smile of triumph break over his
face as he said. "Mother never told me lie, sir,
but you've been so long on the way" What les
son Of trust and how this incident shows the effect
of never deceiving children with idle tales. Asthe
poor mother expected when she told her SON" God
would take care of him." he did by touching the
heart of this benevolent man with compassion and
love to the little stranger-M O. Courier.
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SHIPPING AT NEwBEN.-The Newbern Progress Of
the 10th says:
6 The shipping through this place, to and from
Northern and even Southern ports, is certainly in
creasing, and what is more, it will continue to in
crease. On Tuesday last the Schooner Merinah n,
arrived from Philadelphia, with full cargo of goods
and merchandise for the West, among which was
turn-able for the Western n C. Railroad, and sew.
era tons of gas pipe and fixtures presume, for
Raleigh. Besides this, large quantities of paper
have been recently shipped through Newbern, both
for Northern and Southern ports.
The people of the West are beginning to find out
the advantages of this route both in freight charges
and dispatch given to goods produce and merchan-
die, and are availing themselves thereof All our
packets are busy, having full freights to and from
Nothern ports, and doubt not but it will soon be
found not only expedient but positively necessary
add other vessels to supply the demand for freghts
remain true to her and to themselves and all will be
we'll"
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Valuable Quarry of Freestone.

Messrs. MCGOWAN and Grier, stone and marble
cutters of this City, have shown several speci
mems Of freestone for building and ornamental pur
poses, obtained from their quarry near Durham's
Station, on the Central Railroad. We learn, too,
that DR.. Emmons. the State Geologist, has exam
ined these specimens with considerable care, and re-
CARDS them bidding fair to furnish extensive quar-
ries of great value The varieties of color and grain
are numerous. The fine grained freestone in par.
ticular is pronounced by DR.. E. to be excellent and
while it is sufficiently fine and even grained to be
carved into flowers leaves, and other ornamental
work, it is still sufficiently durable for the outside of
buildings.
The quantity of material of this kind is inexhaust-
ble, and bids fair to become source of revenue
both to the State and to the Central Road, upon
which the quarres located. We believe that
there beds at this point of the fine grained stone
which may be sent to New York, and brought into
competition with the Connecticut and New Jersey
freestone, which is used so much in building.
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az Going to law is not very profitable to
compliments sometimes, many have found out
to their The senior editor of the Fayette.
vile Obseruer writes from Saratoga New York. as fol-
lows:
An Elk Chancellor of this State residing in this
village, is making"a good thing" ola law which
has been referred to him. 1t is patent case, and
Mr. Seward and several other eminent Lawyers have
been employed. These come up here every now
then with testimony, and argue the points before
the Chancellor, no adjourns the decision for test
mony and further arguments. How long it has
been pending know not but three years ago was
walking with New York friend when we me: Mr.
Seward who stated that he was then here to argue
that cause. But about the Chancellor: Two years
ago he presented bill of 81 900 for services pa,
referee. Lately he has presented another bill of
$4,000, also in part, to which the lawyers demur.
red but Judge Nelson of the U. S. Supreme Court
certified to the bill as reasonable and ordered it to
be paid SOL, 900 to the referee, and proportional
fees to the Lawyers is paying dear for the luxury of
law. How much longer will the suit go on, and
how much the referee will get out Of the bleed
ing clients, cannot tell. Perhaps the Chancellor
will act upon the principle of carpenter, whose
son being asked when his father would finish job
he was engaged in, replied that he did not know
his daddy had not secured another job yet"
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ward Jarvis, of Boston, President of the Statistical
Association has prepared table from the mortality
reports of Massachusetts, from May l. 1s4s, to De-
cember 81, 1856, showing the averaged ages of men
of different occupations. He divides the community
into classes and finds that in that time the average
age of the cultivators of the earth who died was
about s;xtyfour, of professional ilty-three, mer-
chants and capitalists forty eight, mechanics active
abroad forty eight active mechanics in shops forty
seven, sailors forty six, laborers forty fve
carriers forty four inactive mechanics in shops forty
two. Of the particular occupations. the average Of
clans ity.four coopers fifty. blacksmiths f.
ty-two, carpenters fifty, tanners forty eight mer-
chants and clerks fortyseven. shoemakers forty
painters fortytwo tailors forty one, masons forty
eight
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A Havana correspondent Of the Charleston Cour-
ier wri'es:-" There are five Spanish n-ofwar
sunk Just in the mouth of this harbor. Two of them
have been there since the British forces achiev
cd the conquest of this Island. learn, from relia
BILE authority, that an American engineer has made
offer of twenty thousand dollars TO- the five ships
and their contents, to the authorities Of this island.
The speculation is, doubtless, safe one.
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STANDARD conducted strictly upon the CASH system
m nsrs are discontinued at tile expiration of the tinae
,,Lieh they have been paid. Subscribers 'cUde notified
WEEKS before their time is out, by CROSS MARK on
their papers unless the suoserp'o" is 'e"e'ea the pa
ubs discontinued This is raLe from which there
bs no deuarure. WdtcA for the cross marx, and reueD
vour subscription
W..Liy standard 81 per annuan, in aossnce.
S,u; Weeky Standard q per annuns. do.
go Subscribers desiring their papers changed must
.n,op the Post Office from well as the to- which
,hr desire the change to be made.
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The Scientific ri s,,es kns ID cels.
braton in New. YSrk, % tiS 6iosf 81 q saecess
fol laying Of the Atlar,ic fsiss Esbi esataiaS
the following sensible remarks 81: -
In regard to the operations of the many
superficial and incorrect statements have been put
forth by varous publications. No new invention of
any great consequence was involved in laying the
cable. Submarine cables had been laid before, but
shey were. = much smaller scale The achieve
ment derives its Importance from its greatness, as
being the most gigantic effort ever made 10 extend
telegraphic commanicationa between distant CONT
nents Whether the Atlantic Cable will ever realize
all that has been expected from it by sanguine per-
sons, remains to be demonstrated far it has
not Its operations have yet, been of very puz-
cling and tedious character On page 1884, Vol. XII,
Scsent.tc american, the nature of the submarine
cable as electrical conductor was explained. 1t was
there stated to be vast Leyden jar, and messages
could not but travel very slow in it-requiring
about six seconds for each signal and therefore inca
pablo OF transmitting more than about half column
OF news IN twenty four hours. As yet it has not
come up to this gure and it has baf1ed all efforts
to work successfully any of our common Geographic
instruments. The messages sent have been by slow
time signals, and many very incorrect and contra
dctory statements have been put forth by those in
terested, which are calculated to mslead the public.
Thus IN the published statements of G. Saward
ager of the line in England, he asserts that the
Queens message to the President consisting of nine
tynine words, received in Newfoundland in six
ty.seven seconds; whereas we know, by the publish.
ed statement of NJ. de Sanity, manager at New found
land, it took about twenty four hours All the mes
sages-and they are but few in number-which have
been sent, have required very long time in their
transmission. With the very best known instru-
ments messages will be very slow, and unless some
new discovery is made to remove existing obstacles,
the Atlantic Telegraph will be of very little general
benefit to the commercial people of the two cont.
nents 1t will undoubtedly be great national ben
eft for special purposes but that will not meet the
wants of the public. The instruments for operating
the cable ought to have been adjusted and in work.
ing order long ago. That this has not been done
affords reasonab for concluding that great.
err difficulties have been experienced than were ex-
pected.
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MARRIED.,

On the 9th ns at the residence of the brides father
Brownsville, Tenn by the Rev. William Shelton Mr. b.
b. Barnes, of Wilson N. c., to Miss Lyde Proudft
In ST. Paus Church. Greensboro the morning of the
Is, inst, BY the Rev. Mr.. Hanson. William B. Rodmau
ESQ., Of Washington. N. c. to Miss Camilla Groom, daugh-
ter of the late Wiley j. Croom.-AabomG Beacon.
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County OFFICERS IN SToKEs.-The Magistrates Of
Stokes County, on Monday last, elected Joseph
Masten, Esq, of this town, County Solicitor, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of Thos.
Settle, Esq. The vote stood; For Masten, Sc; for
R. X. Pepper, 49,
Mr.. Hudson Williams was elected Resister, and
E. L. Martin. j. M. Covington and W. A. Mitchell,
Esqrs, Committee of Finance.
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MOUNT AIRY MALE ACADEMY

MOUNT AIRY MALE AGADEMY,Il
SITUATED in the healthful and picturesque part
- of North Carolina affords every facility for acquiring
good academic education, and for preparing young men
for the higher classes in our Colleges.
1t is free from the vices and disadvantages commonly At
tending other schools, the people in and around Mt
Airy strictly temperate and dscountenance all s0s OF
ntemperance whatever.
The present Session will close I'd Thursday in December,
and the will begin I'd Thursday in January, and con-
tpue 81 weeks ~ 10y ~
TUITION Per Session: E.t
For Ancient Languages, e15 90
Higher English Branches, -, 1900
Lower Department, TOO
Board, ncudil washing fuel, &C., can be had ut the
best houses for from 81 to IS per month.
II = . =. y. HILL, Principal.
September 90 1885, 800. 4.-re 76-8m.