Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-06

,-s.S4 AMaS96 $40 UeDofenye Of TEnAass45 IS
Fbc Schedules of thu Mort esDiiaa sRsilrsad
and ofthe Raleigh q Gaston ksshssad we're shsngsd
on tAs esd nit These changes are not infteq uent
and 3 oqr railroads. palike Al The other roads in
the coentFY neves. these damages psskons
wishing to travel ars often considerably dissppoine
ed order to inform orr readers in regard to this
matter We have taken the trouble to ascertain the
hours Of arrivaTand departure Of the trains coming
TO and going from the city. Below we publish the
schedules of the two roads: 49, =, $40 So
+ MOTH cARoL1sA RAiLsoAD. : Mail Train to Colds
A. M, - ..s-,.3-9 - -. -. :
Freight and ACCOMMODATION Train to Charlotte
arrives AZ o. Oh A. NJ, and leaves at 7.3o, "A. NJ
Mall Train to Charlotte at $50, P. ~.
and leaves at 5, P. NJ -s.,, ~
Freight and Accommodation Train to Goldsboro'-
arrives at 1853, P. NJ, and leaves at 20, P. Nj.
RALEIGH 4 CASTOR RAnRoAD.-Mail Train to
Weldon arrives at 8, P. NJ, and leaves st $50,
A. NJ .r.e =, s.. #. -
The last Fayetteville Observer asks:
Scan anybody tell what are the times Of depar
ture and arrival of the North Carolina Railroad and
the Charlotte and Columbia Road? To oblige a
ialn'iy desiring to travel over them, we yesterday
hunted through our exchanges, two Raleigh papers,
Salisbury paper, two Charlotte papers, and Con-
cord paper all printed along the roads, but we found
not word about them. Have the roads stopped
or is it only that they can't afford to advertise in
their loca! papers?'
CONFEDERATE TAx-One of cur subscribers has
written to us to know if it is true that the Coned
crate war tax is to be paid IN gold and silver We
have examined the act carefully, and find no such
provision in it. The act simply provides that on
the first day of May next the collectors shall pro-
coed to collect the tax. We presume that Treasury
notes of the Confederate States, which will he abln-
dant by that time, and the notes of sound or of
the soundest Banks will be received by the govern
ment. We agree with our correspondent that it
would be impossible to collect the tax in gold and
| silver.
The impression referred TO by our correspondent
has doubtless been caused by misapprehension Of
the 24th section of the act which provides that any
State may avoid the tax collector and save ten per
centum on the amount assessed and due from the
State, by paying through its own Treasurer, sin
treasury notes or in SPECIE" before the first
day OF April next the amount assessed as aforesaid
How IS II? -The small amount Of cotton demand
ed by the Factories of the South together with the
blockade, keeps down the article to low figure
The Factories at the South are now paying from s
to 10 cents for cotton, and yet they are demanding
nearly 100 per cent advance upon former prices for
their goods. Is this right? The necessities of the
people create their demand for them, and these cor
porations taking the advantage Of this necessity are
putting almost double price upon their fabrics.-
What better is this than note shaving IN its worst
form, or demanding usurious interesty
These are times when every interest should be
content with living profit, but beyond this, it is
crying shame. Ruin and starvation must overwhelu
the poor people of the land If spectators and skin
fnts arc not checked in their purpose to get rich
out of the war.