Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-02

AFFAIRS In WAsHINGToN.-Mr Lincoln held no
general reception Monday, but was waited upon by
number of distinguished persons, including Mr..
Buchanan, Gen. CaSs. Mr. Breckenridge and others.
A large number of ladies paid their respects to Mrs
Lincoln. During the day Mr.. Lincoln paid visit
to each House of Congress
President Buchanan has signiied to Mayor Berret
that on Wednesday next, at IL o'clock, it will be
his pleasure to receive the city authorities and the
levy court, and exchange the salutations usual on
the retiring of Chief Magistrate. Mr.. Buchanan
has for many years been tried and jealous friend
of the District of Columbia and now her commit
tees will take pleasure in making the proposed vsi
tation.
B. B. French, marshal in-chief of the inaugural
procession, publishes his programme which conforms
very nearly to those of previous years. and calls
upon the military and various associations to report
at a early day as practicable.
EAST INDIA SHEEP.-In the Punjaub, India, there
is breed of sheep so small that fullgrown one is
no larger than one of our lambs of about four weeks
old. They have small bones, full, feshy carcass
and the mutton is excellent. Each eve has two
lambs per annum, and yields about three pounds of
fine wool. This sheep would be excellent for our
country, and some spirited stock raiser should i'm
port flock of them. The habits of the sheep are
as domesticated as the dog; it feeds on every kind
of vegetable, grain and fruit and takes crumbs and
fruit parings from the hands of its master. The
country which this sheep nhabits has climate
similar to the temperature of the Southern States
MosT Foul MURDER.-A gentleman writing to US
from Whites Creek, Bladen county, the 25th
inst, says that a child was murdered at Bladen
Springs in that county on Sunday last, 18th inst
The child was the daughter of Mr.. A. Colum aged
about years. The deed was committed about 200
yards from its fathers house The murderer is be-
lieved to be negro girl, at least there is strong
suspicious against her. We forbear saying more at
present-WiL Herald 9th.
SMALL Pox PITTINe-The fact that pitting, in
small pox, is comparatively so frequent in the face
as compared with other parts of the surface, is well
known. Some explain this anatomical grounds,
while by others it Is accounted for by the fact that
whereas the rest of the surface is kept covered and
so not only comparatively excluded from the action
Of the air, but in state Of humidity, the integu
ments of the face remain exposed and in q dry and
heated state. In the more active and non-typhoid
forms Of the disease, the application of poultices
the face appears to be the surest mode of pre-
venting the consequent Disagreement This treat
ment should be commenced at the earliest period
and continued to an advanced stage of the affection
and, If necessary, applied even over the nostrils
which are generally completely INSTRUCTED By this
means, three important indications are fulfilled viz
air Is excluded local irritation is moderated and the
parts are kept in permanently moist state so that
the drying and hardening of the scales is prevented
WEALTHY TMo.-Mr Thomas Winans, of Bal
timore, next to Mr.. VIM. B. Astor, of New York
city, is the weathiest person in the United States
He is said to be worth 500, 900. 000 and Mr.. Astor
$25,000,000. Mr.. Fremont of California, his in
come amounts to nearly 81 000, 900 per annum, and
will be the wealthest of the three, if the Mari
Posa gold mine proves true to its previous yiel6
hereafter