Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-05-22
The Supreme Court

campment at Weldon.
j. The Supreme Court
Will commence its Summer term in this City,
on Monday the 10th day Of June. Causes will be
called as follows:
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" 18th, I" "VI. and VII Circuits.
D1ABoLIcAL.-lt appears from the statement Of
the New Orleans Bulletin, that all the buildings
residences, of Bishops Polk and Elliott and Of the
Engineer and General Agent of the University OF
the South, whose destruction by fire was announced
some time ago, were approached in the dead ofnight
and fired about the time Of fall Of Fort Sumter
Bishop Polk, who has informed himself Of all the
circumstances connected with this diabollcal outrage
accuts his own negroes and the black population
generally Of any participation either in designing
executing the hellish act None but the aders and
abettors Of Black Republicanism planned and per
petrated it; the circumstantial evidence Of its au-
thorship is overwhelming.
Poor MARrLAND.-Maryland is completely over
run by Lincoln's hirelings. Her Governor has in.
tentionay betrayed her into the hands Of the enc
my, and her people have no power to throw off the
the CALLING yoke She is Inundated beyond the
power of language to indicate, and stands before the
world rs one and the first of Lincoln's conquered
provinces.
Virginia would have occupied the same disgrace
full position, but for the timely uprising Of her peo-
pie Had she chung to the Union three weeks long
er, federal troops would now be quartered n.Rich
mond and all along her borders. Thank heaven,
Virginia broke the yoke in time to herself from
disgrace and ruin. If Lincoln takes possession
Of our State, he will have to do it when all her peo
pie have sunk to the grave upon the battle field
| Peter. Express.
| GUNpowDER FOR THE neutrality-suspicious. has
been frequently expressed lest the supply Of powder
at the South might prove inadequate to the demands
of a protracted war. The apprehension, We think,
is groundless for, independent Of whatever supply
of the manufactured article or of the raw material
may now be on hand, the elementary substances OF
which gunpowder is made, can be extracted in ex-
| haustless amounts from our own soil and forests
1t is well known by our older citizens that in early
times the settlers made their own powder FROM mat.
erals easily obtained. The numerous caves Of this
region abound in nitrous earth and in many Of them
nitre has been made IN large quantities. II crude
sulphate cannot be obtained in sufficient quantity
in our cities, the sulphures of copper ard iron in
East Tennessee can furnish an unlimited supply
Our willow, llnWOOQ anu OsneT ueeS LIZ
best charcoal.
In this connection we will State that an enterprise
has already been set on foot, having in view the
production of gunpowder material. Messrs. G. W.
Rice, John F. Anderson and John D. Borin, have
leased the celebrated Santa Cave in Jackson county
Alabama, and are making extensive preparations 70,
the proqfction of nitre on large scale 1t is also
the intention of these gentlemen to extend then
operations to include the manufacture of POWDER
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We doubt not will prove highly remunerative.
. The powder mill near Nashville is in vigorous
operation, and we expect to hear of many simila
establishments springing up magically Throughout
the South, SO that, instead Of experiencing wan
of this necessary element of warfare we will in fac
have enough and to spare.-Chattanooga Adoer.
Two noble companies Of volunteers came down 4
day from Baden county, and reported themselvs
to Gen. Holiness for duty: The Bladen GuafdS m
the BIaden Light Infantry Numbering respectively
one hundred and seven, and ninety-nine men, tn
one under the command of Capt George TAFT an
the other under the command Of Captain - Tai,
These companies are composed Of the very fiowe
of the young men Of Bladen county, and have tn
most implicit faith and confidence in their com,nan
ders.
Another company is being formed, so that in
short time, old Bladen will have full three hundre
able bodied men in the field. .'e.g
The county has appropriated fifteen thousand do
lars for the equipment Of her volunteers and for tn
support of their families in their absence. Old Bis
den has come up nobly; no county more snobly
hardly excepting her gallant sister, Columbus, th
Volunteer county" of the state-Wa Journal.
i How TO FoRErELL WEArHER.-Ina Manual of tn
; Barometer, compiled by Rear-Admiral Fitzroy,
T the English navy, and Just published BY the Boar
of Trade the following observations occur:
i" Whether clear cloudy, rosy sky at sunst
presages fine weather; red sky in the morning
bad weather, or much wind (perphaps rain); gra
sky in the morning, fine weather; high dawr
. wind; q low dawn, fair weather. Soh-looking Q
delicate clouds foretell fine weather, with moderat
!. or light breezes; hard-edged, oily booking clouds
:. wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky is windy, but
light bright blue sky indicates fine weather Gel
orally. the softer clouds look the less wind bu pc
. haps, more rainy may be expected !; and the harde
more greasy, rolled, tufted or ragged the strong
!. the coming wind will prove. Also, . bright yello
sky at sunset presages wind; spale yellow, wet
and thus by the prevalence Of red, yellow OF grs
tints, the coming weather may be foretold yer
nearly; indeed, if aided by instruments, almost e.
II Eactly Small, nkylooking clouds forete rain ;lgl
4 scud clouds, driving across in heavy masses, sho
, wind and rain; but, if alone, may indicate wiz
: only. High upper clouds crossing the, sun, moo
or starr, in . direction different from that Of Il
lower clouds OF The wind then felt below, foretell
change Il Wind hen sea-birds fly out early, ar
far to seward, moderate wind and fair weather ma
: be expected whea hang about the land,
over it, sometifnss yf99 inland, expect stror
wind, with stormy ~ lI{d1 There are other sigr
+ Of coming change ID tks NSather known less &c
orally than may be desirab md therefore, wor
!. notice; such as when birds II long fight rock
swailo*S or others, hang about h0esA and fly !
& and down, or low, rain or wind may be expected.
Also, when animals seek sheltered PLACES instead
spreading over their usual range; when pigs carr
. straw To their stys zen smoke from Gimme.
does not ascend read pr straight upward durii
. CALM an uifstorsbte chSnge is probable. Dew
an indications Of fine weather; 50 is fog. Meth
Of these two formations occurs under an overca
!, sky, or when there d much wind. One sees fog
casiopally rolled aNsy Il i were BY wind, but y