Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-29
GENERAL NEWS.

49,
Ex-Gov.Tyler IN the W jnia Convention remark
ed the other day, that history afforded but one par
ralle case to the victory at Bethel Church. and that
was old Zac's victory at Buena VISTA where our
gallant President Davis with bis Mississippi regi-
ment and the invincibe Capt Bragg turned the for
tunes Of the day and routed an enemy of five to
one.
Col. Terrell of Kentucky, declines to command
Lincoln's End Kentucky regiment He says the num-
Der of Kentuckians in each regiment is not over
seven to company.
The Adutant General of Mississippi, declines to
accept regiment for the war; unless it comes arm
ed and equipped.
The Augusta Chronicle SAYS that President Davis
will receive volunteers who offer their services d.
rect to the President provided they armed with
even common shot guns and rifles. They are how
not to leave the State with State arms against
the Governors orders.
Virginia has now adopted the Constitution of the
Confederate States and entered fully as member.
Her Convention has elected eleven additional dele
gates to the Confederate Congress, making fifteen,
her full quota The State will be redistricted and
an election held in November for the first regular
Congress.
A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch re-
commends that all our Southern soldiers wear as
badge in battle, above the elbow OF the right arm
white band with single star of blue in the middle
on the outer right side. A good idea.
A proposition has been made in the Virginia Con-
venton to cancel all the marks of honor heretofore
bestowed upon Gen. Scott by the State. 1t is pro-
posed to change the name of Scott county to Davis
and Buchanan county to Stephens.
Bennett says, that when justice gets her due Gree
ley will be among those who will I" be hung up like
behring's in the sun" for bringing this on the
country. And what will become of the arch-scoun-
drel Bennett?
GREASE! GREAsE.-There is much complaint of
the lack of grease for railroads and machinery since
the war began. The Richmond Dispatch very prop
ery suggests that if the grease now wasted in the
Southern camps of our soldiers carefully saved
there would be an abundant supply of grease.
| The Norfolk Day Book office is being supplied
with young female compositors in the place Of the
typos who have gone into the war. good thought.
Tennessee will have but little trouble from the
disorganizers. Brownlow, johnson and Foster are
still disposed to resist the secession act but it will
amount to little. $4,000 volunteers have offered
| their services to Governor Harris of that State
Bishop Polk of the Episcopal Church of Louisiana,
native of this State, has been appointed Major
| General of the Provisional Army, in command Of
the department of Red and Mississippi Rivers.
|
gruder and Col Hardee, Brigadier Generals.
The venerable Chas. Edmondson one of the Oldest
merchants of Charleston, died at his residence at
Aiken on Saturday last aged rs.
Missouri U. S. SENAToRs.-The report is quite
current in various parts of Missouri that the two
United States Senators of that State Messrs. John
son and Polk will not take their seats at the COM
ing extra session of Congress.
Archbishop Hughes has come out with strong
protest against the war policy of the Lincoln Gov
| ernment
| General Beauregard is daily drawing near tc
Alexandria, and an attack is expected by the Fed
eralists.
1t is reported that the Legislature of Maryland
has passed ordinance of secession. 1t is said t
have been passed in secret session.
We are pleased to learn from the Charlotte Bul
letin that Messrs. Oates, Wiswall Co., of Lincoln
ton, N. c., are making very good article of cal
and letter paper as we'll as news or book paper.
DR. HAwKs.-The New York papers state tina
it is currently reported that Rev. Francis Hawk
D. D., has resigned the Rectorship of Calvar,
Church in that city. DR.. Hawks is a native o
North Carolina.