Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-21
= GENERAL NEWS,

We observe thata company is being formed in
Portsmouth, Va, to be called the Ellis Light Ar
tillery." @ - :
The Charlotte Democrat truly remarks. "The
great benefit Of Railroads to the public has been fully
demonstrated since the war began. The facilities
Afforded for transporting troops and munitions of
war; has more than repaid the cost of building the
roads," -
Among the list of Southern men who are prison.
ers at Washington CITY, we see the name of bus one
North Carolinian-W. Barrow, Of the sixth North
Carolina Regiment (Fisher's) 49, Z - 9.ss
The LATE Col. CAMERoN-It is stated that the
near friends OF the late Col Cameron despair of ever
recovering his remains. A reward of $4,000 has
been offered to any person who will bring them in
large number of 32 pound cannon have been
transported from the Gosport Navy Yard, within
the past few days, for important points, which it is
imprudent to mention. - -
The Nashville Union proposes as means Of sun.
plying the South with arms, that all the machine
shops in the State be set to work making such arms
or parts Of arms as they can produce. good idea.
The Charleston Courier proposes that the prison.
ers of war of the Confederate States be parcelled
out to each State to be set to work. either in peni-
tentiaries or other places. ...s, - =.
In Iowa, paper quotes potatoes at cents per
oushel, wheat 30, corn 8 cents hutter cents per
pound, eggs cents per dozen, and cheese cents
per pound 1ss : s@sa - ~ 20
The Boston Postsays: /" Welles, Secretary of the
Navy is Too old and imbecile to perform his duties
ana cameron, Secretary Of War, is too sliypery to
inspire confidence .5s.. ~ = < h
Mr.: Waterhouse, of Richmond Va, has sue
cecded IN manufacturing telt an article necessary
in the manufacture of paper
Do TO TIE ro.-It is said that there is one COM
pany in Col. I, R. R >Cobbs regiment, from Geor.
gla, every one Of whom is teetotaler They do
not keep their spirits up by pouring spirits down.
they are the right sort Of men in other respects
. as we We, strongly suspect they are they will do ~
Col Ector's Georgia Regiment which passed tiro'
TINS city short time since, has four hundred and
nty men 10 It over six feet high, aquantity Of doc
TORS ana lawyers, and fourteen preachers y
Meetings are being held at the North, in which
the noble stand of the brave Vallandgham, of Ohio
IS iully endorsed We shall not be surprised If the
o,a democracy OF the North should rally, and
placing vallandigham at their head, put down Lin.
coin and bis party. 4. - !. g.sggg I
In Kinds county, Mississippi, 1e, ,ooe bales of Cot:
ton have been subscribed to the Confederate loan
: The new Sultan has inaugurated for Turkey .
most wonderful reform, having abolished the haren
completely, he having had only one wife, Is in
Christian nations Gl 4 3. ~--
The Louisville Courier says that two merchants
of that city have received orders from Europe to
purchase bonds Of the Confederate States Z.
g A regiment Of Zouaves, to be commanded by Col.
y. G. Anglade who holds his commission from Presi-s
dent Davis, is forming in Tennessee. "a 80
. Rev. Mr.. Norwood, Of Georgetown, D. c., hasieft
his charge and was at Richmond recently. Mr.. N.
Is North Carolnian,a son Of the late Judge Nor
wood and Southern man. a -. ~ s s.
A terrible accident occurred on the Central Rail-
road, about II miles from Richmond, Va Eight
cars hlled with passengers were crushed Two com.
panes of soldiers from Louisville KY, suffered se
yerely One man was killed and many wounded
The Northwestern Statesare complaining bitterly
Of the times In Illinois the farmers Ars throwing
away their posatoea No sale for them j sss -
Each Of The guns Of Ss.pound r;fie seiee battsrv
taken st the battle of Manassas cost $l6, 900.
The British feet ID the Gulf Il Nsxico IS eonsea.
60 d Of % vessels carrying ~ guns and nambering
Il The Richmond correspondent of tie Charlesson
Mercury expresses the opinion that Gen. Ma9rntier
can take NeHp0rt News and Fortress Monroe and
that ne vii attempt it Wedoubt the latter stassr
ment. 3SsSs -. = 50? 5,2'S 81 & |,
/ Brownlow's Knoxville WAig has beei, diseontin.
ned Its editor richly merits similar fsia
i The Hartford 1s,nss says, It; Is knoxa hat
65000 men marched to INC battle. ands tKst seveT.i
regiments joined this ssmy Oh The wsy The num-.
her of the nov, accog1ns Is The accounts
drom Vashing seesnsi TO sbe 4a. 90 This won1
leave to ae, QUO dnAcc ccounted 5uy., 81 -