Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14


Merchant Of Charleston, S. e., is here making ar
rangements for the transportation of 600 tons of
coal from Deep River to Charleston and Columbia.
He obtains it from the Egypt shaft, where several
hundred tons have been raised to the surface Yes
terday afternoon specimen Of about Is or 20 tons
came down by the train, and Mr.. Browne informs
US that it is the most beautiful coal he ever saw.
A. last We begin to see light for the Mineral Re-
gion and for our Railroad"
We.clip the above from the Fayetteville O5se-eer.
We rejoice with the O6serper that the light break
ing over the coal region. North Carolina and the
South must look to the vast benefits to be conferred
upon them BY the mineral region of Deep River and
must promptly 60 to work to develope them.
friend residing in that region writes US, II am
happy to say that the Egypt shaft is now in full
operation under the management of Mr.. VIM. Nc
Clean and produces large quantity of the finest
coal l ever saw. Mr.. McC. will commence shipping
to Charleston, s. c., in few days"
Can no scheme be suggested by which the Goa.
can be brought to Raleigh this fall at reasonable
price! Our people will need coal, and supply car
only be obtained from Deep River. We shoule
think it might be brought here and sold for or SO
per ton, and money made by the operation We
ought to have a-Ralroad to the mines by all means
PRAsEwoRrnY.-The Washington Dispatch an.
nounces that Col W. L. Kennedy, of that place,
proposes to raise and equip Rife Company at his
own expense. At time like this, when the State
hesitates to incur expense it is matter of graft.
ficaton that we are not wanting in individual pa
triotism and Hberality like this We hope Col
Kennedy will not only equip, but be elected to com.
mand the company. We know no one under whose
lead the company would march more readily to
battle and to victory than under bis. Who will inn
itate Col Kennedy's exsmplet There are five hum
bred men in the State as able to equip q company
as he is
SALE-The scarcity of this article during the
present blockade and the indispensable necessity of
procuring il, may make very important suggestion
of friend as to speedy mode of manufacturing it
Some twenty years ago he saw an experiment tried
at DR.. Bradleys Salt Works, on the Sound near
Wilmington, by which pure article of rock alum
Salt was made in 48 hours, in good weather, and at
so low cost that DR.. Bradley, being perfectly con-
WINGED of the success of the mode said be would be
satisfied TO get 10 cents bushel for it
The above suggestion of the Fayetteville O6serser
is timely. Salt is an indispensable article and must
be had at any price But we have the means on
our coast Of providing it at a cheap rate We are
surprised that no one has, 50 far as we hear, adopt
ed arrangements for making it Establishments for
its manufacture ought to have been already in OPP
Grafton. Now is the time to be At it To wait un.
til the fall or winter, the enemy may prevent it
Gov. Harris, Of Tennessee, has been reelected.
, The vote for the permanent Constitution Of the
Confederate States is very largo .
Coon DocrRNE.- q public meeting held in
Wilmington, on the 9Th inst, the following sensible
resolutions among others were passed:
Rssolsed, That Is ) sale Of properly under ex-
ecution at this time cannot be made without great
injustice to the debtor the Legislature ought at is
coming session to enact such astayAw as will pre-
vent such sacrifice Of property BY execution sales
and at the same time will violate no constitutional
provision or restriction.
Resolusd, That we appeal to the Legislature to
make the NECESSARY appropriation for such addition
81 dences Of the sea coast of North Carolina Is the
existing condition Of the country demands.