Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr.: ". H. Laughter, formerly OF Raleigh, is o.
member of Capt Rambaut's company, near James
town, Virginia. sl'A 49,
VALLAND1aHAa ENDoRsRD.-At a large and en-
thusiastic meeting Of the Democracy, in Pre6le
county, Ohio resolutions advocating peaceful set
Element by an honorable compromise, and declaring
that they would vote for man for any office who
interieres with the question of domestic slavery;
also, one endorsing the Hon. C. L. Vallandigham,
were adopted, with but two dissenting voices, am'd
much enthusiasm and great cheering.
FOURTH CoxpAxY.-We learn that the fourth
company of volunteers from this county, Captain
Stowe, organized at Pfaftown a few days since
Salem Press.
SUGAR PRosPEcrs-The New Orleans True DettS,
, says the prospects are unusually favorable tor
heavy crop of sugar this season. From every por-
ton of the sugargrowing region the same welcome
reports are daily received; and should no tempest
premature and nipping frost intervene. it is sale
to predict larger harvest than has heretofore
been gathered in Louisiana.
Captain Booth, of the Artillery Corps Of the Con-
federate ARMY, has arrived here and taken command
of the Arsenal and it in understood that his orders
are to put up more buildings, with view to extern
sive operations and to drive with the utmost posi-
BILE speed every species of work for furnishing the
Army.-Fay. Obs.
PEA-Nur On.-IMpoRrANT.-This oil has been
tried at Rockish Factory, near this town. on the
machinery which requires the very best OIL and the
Superintendent reports:
III cannot discover any difference between the
Peanut Oil and the Sperm. Have tried it side by
side with the Sperm, and it works fully as we'll
should call it good Oil" ...
TIE CONFEDERATE LoAN-The Charlotte Demo-
crat mentions that William Lander, ESQ.,, OF Lin
colnton, has subscribed 0,00O-$5 600 for himself
$4,000 for V. A. McBee, and $4,000 between four
other citizens of Lincoln. Mr. Lander is doing good
service in thus getting subscriptions in counties
where there are no books opened
The corn crop in tbis region is splendid. 1t is
thought by some that corn will sell as low as enc
dollar barrel Milton Chronicle +. 49,
The N Y Journal of Commerce says that the
Day Books list Of Peace papers with its own add'-
TONS makes no less than one hundred and ffty.two
| journals in the North opposed to the war.
| CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK. "A son Of General Beau
regard, who has just attained his majority, arrived
in Virginia few days since for the purpose Of join
ing the Confederate States Army.
The first bale Of cotton Of eseason was re-
ceived in Augusta on Monday at the warehouse OF
Messrs. James M. Dye Co.. from the plantation Of
MIR. Hughes Walton, of Burke county, Georgia.
The great PARROT siege gun taken by the Con-
federates in the fight, bears two inscriptions, thus
On orc side, "Ps for Rebels" U. S., July q" on
the other Return to plague the Inventor" Q. s.,
July a."
The New York Erening Post says that 1000 troops
from New York will go this week to Washington,
and that in case of necessity 5000 of the militia
might co. The volunteers and regulars were whip
ped at Manassas and now our enemies talk Of their
militia. We can whip them without an effort.