Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.

SEWING CoTroN-George Makepeace, Esq, Of
Cedar Falls, Randolph county, N. c., is manufac-
turing an excellent article Of sewing cotton. Mr..
NJ. is at present making only the lower Nos, but
hopes to be able to produce, in short time, any
quantity desired. .>. -.
The Savannah Republican says the assessment
determined to raise tho tax for the support Of the
government in the State of Georgia, is ten and &
hall cents on the hundred dollars.
man named Stringer or Springer, from Phila-
delphia, who has been working in this place as a
carpenter arrested and put in Jail last week for
expressing abolition sentiments. Charlotte Dem.
The CLOTHING BuRE4u-The Richmond Exam.
aner says that the immense government establish
ment at Richmond will be able to turn out before
winter, from "a, 900 to 100,0 900 complete suits of
winter clothing for the soldiers and at half the price
charged by the sharp dealers who take advantage
ofthepublc necessities. The North Carolina woolen
factories have promised their entire product after
filling their contracts with the State.
THE CONFEDERATE ELECTIONS. the LIST Wednes-
day in November next an election will be held in
all the Confederate States for Members of Congress
(ten from North Carolina) and for Electors of Pres
dent and Vice President (twelye from North Caro-
lina) The Electors to meet on the 1st Wednesday
in December: The Congress will assemble on the
18th day of February next open the Electoral votes
on the 10Th, and the President and Vice President
be naugurated on the 22d. -.
The Asheville Nears says corn is selling at that
place at 80 cents per bushel and meal at IS -four
at 81 to 81 80 per barrel. The Necs says "our
Eastern friends would do we'll to send their surplus
corn and -four to this market, as it would pay q
handsome profit over tAer home prices, after adding
freight expenses" II the Railroad were only COM
pleted to Asheville it would be an easy matter to
reach Ashcville.
Col. Marcus Erwin left Marshal, Madison Co. on
Monday last, with between two and three hundred
men for Col. Green's regiment, attached to Wise's
Legion. These men are of the best fighting stock
of Madison and Yancey.
W. H. Mathews and Roland Williams of the 9th
N c. State troops died at the Charlottesville hospital
on the lst August. Birch Whitehead, of the same
regiment died on the 9Th; and j. W. Wilder, Of
the 9th regiment, on the 4th.
There is minnie rife manufactory in operation
in New Orleans The rifle turned out is equal to
the best Ten rifles are made per day.
The Suffolk correspondent of the Petersburg En-
press says Col. Pender has accepted his appointment
Colonel of the 9th regiment of State troops and
has left for Manassas.
Mrs. Ann c. Pearson writing from Morganton to
the Charlotte Bulletin says that the ladies Of Burke
Hospital Association" has sent to the lst Regiment
at Yorktown 55 shirts, II pair of drawers, 26
sheets, 80 pillow cases, 3S towels. quilts, COM
forts, counterpanes, coats, bed ticks, table
cloths, lint, linen bandages &C. and STA in money
| had been received for the relief of soldiers.
1t is said that 1900 Indian warriors are en- route
for Gen. McCullochs camp in Missouri, to fight for
the South -,.
Arkansas has raised already 81, 500 men for the
war; She only casts little upwards of $4,000
votes.
The Salisbury Watchman says that gentleman
| from Catawba County says that there is no good
ground to expect the Lnconites of East Tennessee
to cross the line to attack North Carolinians We
hardly thought they were such fools.
The orivateer jeff Davis which has been such
terror 10 the Lnconitcs, was castaway on the 2lst
inst, in attempting to 60 into St Augustine, Fla.
A large lagoon, called Laguna Madre, in Texas, it
is said furnishes not less than thousand millions of
bushels of salt 1t be gotten cheaply, and is said
! to be equal to Turks Island
| The Bull Run prisoners at Richmond, are urging
Lincoln piteously to consent to exchange Of
! prisoners but the wretch is as unfeeling as the
neither milestone. He pays no attention to them.
The Augusta Constitutionalist says that Manga
nese is abundant near that city. Paper makers use
it for bleaching powder.
The New York Herald says that the question of
attacking Charleston S. c., by sea has been discuss
ed at Washington, and that it finds advocates Let
them try it. }Tg ~.