Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-17

TIE LATE Col CAMERoN.-Iti is stated that the
near friends of the late Col Cameron despair of ever
recovering his remains. A reward Of g, 900 has
been offered to any person who will bring them in
large number of 80 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 sup
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 parceed
out to each State, to be set to work. either in peni
tentiaries or other places.
In Iowa, paper quotes potatoes at cents per
bushel, wheat 80, corn cents, butter Z cents per
pound, eggs cents per dozen, and cheese cents
per pound.
The Boston Post says: "Welles, Secretary of the
Navy, is too old and mbecile to perform his duties
and Cameron Secretary OF War, is too slippery to
inspire confidence.
A Mr.. Waterhouse of Richmond, Va, has sue
ceeded in manufacturing felt, article necessary
in the manufacture of paper.
Do TO TIE To.-It is said that there is one COM
pany in Col. 7. R. R. Cobb's regiment from Geor-
gia, every one OF whom is a teetotaer. They do
not keep their spirits up by pouring spirits down."
If they are the right sort CT men in other respects
as we strongly suspect they are, they will do.
Col. Ector's Georgia Regiment which passed thro
this city short time since, has four hundred and
fifty men in it over six feet high, quantity of doc
tors and lawyers, and fourteen preachers
! Meetings are being held at the North in which
/ the noble stand of the brave Vaandigham, of Ohio
| is fully endorsed We shall not be surprised if the
old Democracy of the North should rally, and
placing Vallandigham at their head, put down Lin.
coin and his party.
In Kinds county, Mississippi 16, O96 bales of Cot
ton have been subscribed to the Confederate loan.
The new Sultan has inaugurated for Turkey a
most wonderful reform, having abolished the harem
completely, he having had only one wife, as in
| Christian nations.
The Louisville I" Courier" SAYS that two merchants
of that city have received orders from Europe to
purchase bonds of the Confederate States.
regiment of Zouaves, to be commanded by Col.
j. G. Anglade, who holds his commission from PreSi
dent Davis, is forming in Tennessee.
Rev. Mr.. Norwood, of Georgetown, D. c., has left
his charge and was at Richmond recently. Mr. n.
is North-Caronian, a son of the late Judge Nor.
wood, and Southern man.
terrible accident occurred on the Central Rail-
road, about II miles from Richmond, Va. Eight
| Hleu WIFI passengers were crushed Two com
panics of soldiers from Louisville, Ky, suffered Sc
verely. One man was killed and many wounded
The Northwestern States are complaining bitterly
! of the times. In Illinois the farmers are throwing
away their potatoes. No sale for them.
Each of the guns of 32-pound rife seige battery
taken at the battle of Manassas cost $4,000
The British feet in the Gulf of Mexico is compos
cd of % vessels, carrying 442 guns and numberin!
1858 men.
The Richmond correspondent of the Charleston
! Hercury expresses the opinion that Gen. Magrude
can take Newport News and Fortress Monroe ant
that he will attempt it. We doubt the latter state
ment.
Brownlow's Knoxville Wig has been discontin
ued. Its editor richly merits a similar fate.
SUIcIDEs.-Thc Hillsborough Recorder gives al
account of two suicides committed in Orange coun
ty last week Mr.. George Ray, aged 56 years, pu
end TO his life the Sd inst, by shooting him
self Capt Antonio de Martino an Italian, who ha
been residing in Hillsboro' for twelve or fourtee
years music teacher, killed himself by takin
laudanum, on the 10th inst.
GONE TO RCHMoND.-Mr. Alfred Hatch of Al;
bama, formerly citizen of this place. left ye
terday morning on his way to Richmond to make
tender of his produce loan, amounting to the snu
pile Of 400 bales of cotton, and alSo to see if Lii
coin had deposited the fifty thousand dollars he o
fercd to bet him on the result of the war; guess he
not find it. Old Abe was too smart to bet.
New. Prog.