Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-24
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen. Pillow had moved his command up to Cape
Girardeau, and at last accounts was awaiting news
from Generals McCulloch and IIardee. He was to
have been reinforced in day or two by Thompson,
with five thousand Missourians, and has now an ag
gregate force of nearly twenty thousand men, which
is being increased daily.
ST. Louisville fall of ST. Louis is looked upon
as foregone conclusion. Many of the German
inhabitants moving out ofthe city in the direc-
ton os Illinois, while the most unbounded jod per-
vadcd the Southern portion of the citizens. The
Importance of possessing ST. Louis at this uncture
cannot be estimated The vast stores of cloth
ing and provision which are accumulated there will
be most acceptable to our quartermaster and COM
missariat departments, while holding Cairo enables
to control the navigation of both the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers.
SUCCESS OF THE CoTToN LoAN-The Confederate
Government it is believed, will have in its posses
sion by the first of September certificates of trans
fer to the amount of 1000 600 of bales of cotton of
the growing crops, for which Confederate bonds
to be exchanged The price regulating the exchange
is to be the minimum value of cotton during the
last three years. On these certificates of transient
is said offers have been made by British capitalists
to advance 80 per cent in sterling exchange, taking
as basis of the purchase the average price of cotton
during the past few years. hqrleStOn Mercury.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT
Thomas R. Cain, of Hlllsboro', Commssary of Sd
Regt. N. c. Vols.
David Fender, of Edgecombe county, Quartermas-
ter and Paymaster G. S. A.
DR.. D. A. Montgomery, Alamance county, Sur
geon 3rd Regt N. c. Vols.
DR.. John A. McAden, of Yanceyville Assistant
Surgeon 3rd Reg Vols.
DR.. George A. Foote, Surgeon G. S. A.
Commissions to date lst June last.
STILL They CoME.-Since our last issue Capt
Cheeseman's company from Yancey, l49 strong
and Capt Lowry's from this comfy, about 80 strong
have arrived and gone into camp at this place.
There are now about 1900 troops here, and more
coming.-AsherilS Netos.
ACTUALLY CoNF1NED-We have it from the most
undoubted authority that John w. Thomas, of
Townsville in this State, is confined in prison in
New York city, having beer recently arrested as a
spy.
We did understand, but not so direct that he was
there in the city actually buying goods and ship
ping to this State-Ne,obern Progress.
A horrible murder was committed at Boon Hill,
liz Johnston county, twelve miles west of this place,
on last Saturday the 18th inst A man by the name
of Strickland, stabbed another by the name of Simm
Wilkins in ten different parts of his person, one of
which entered and split his heart, killing him al
! most instantly. Wilkins was volunteer in Capt
Lanes company. Strickland made his escape and
is now at large.-GoldsborO' Tribune.
| THE "EFFIcIENT" BLOCK ADE.-The New York
Journal Of Commerce publishes the following extract
of letter to merchant of that city, dated London,
August I'd:
osborne donegal, No. 1O1) is ordered to the
North American station. We are preparing enorrr-
GUS reinforcements to protect British commerce
against blockade which is both illegal and inei-
| Gent
There are only ten weeks consumption of cotton
in the country.
"Even if you should whip Gen. Beauregard, he
| has only to retire and await events.
"There is no possibility of getting loan here, so
Mr.. Chase must depend on what he get at home.
Go IT BRIGHAM-Brigham Young has thrown off
his allegiance to Lincoln's rnmp government and
declared the independence of the territory. The
Mormons are arming in every direction to maintain
| their independence at all hazards.
Poor ENTUcKY.-The Louisville Journal claims
that twenty eight out of the thirtyeight members
of the Legislature elected to the Kentucky Senate,
are Union men-that is, Black Republicans. Italso
claims seventyve out of the hundred elected to the
lower house.