Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr.. W. II. Laughter formerly of Raleigh, is
member Of Capt Rambaut's company, near James
town, Virginia.
VALLAND1GuAM ENDoRsED.-At large and en-
thusiastic meeting Of the Democracy, in Preble
county, Ohio resolutions advocating peaceful set
Element by an honorable compromise, and declaring
that they would vote for no man for any Office who
intsrferes with the question Of domestic slavery;
Also one endorsing the Hon. G. L. Fallandigham,
were adopted, with but two dissenting voices, amid
much enthusiasm and great cheering.
FOURTH CoMPANY.-We learn that the fourth
company of volunteers from this county, Captain
Stowe, organized at Pfafftown a few days since
Salem Press.
SUGAR PRosPEcTs.-The New Orleans True Delta
says the prospects are unusually favorable for
heavy crop of sugar this season. From every por-
ton of the sugar growing region the same welcome
reports are daily received; and should no tempest
or premature and nipping frost intervene it is safe
to predict larger harvest than has ever 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 is understood that his orders
are to put up more buildings, with view to exten-
sve operations and to drive with the utmost posi-
BILE speed every species of work for furnishing the
Army.-Fdy Obs.
PEA-NuT O1.-IMPoRTANT.@This oil has been
tried at Rockfish Factory, near this town, on the
machinery which requires the very best OIL and the
Superintendent reports:
~ 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"
The CONFEDERATE LoAN-The Charlotte Demo-
crat mentions that W lillian Lander, Esq, OF Lin
conton has su5sc ibed sec, 000-S5, 600 for himself
S., 900 for V. A. McBee, and $1,000 between four
other citizens of Lincoln Mr.. Lander is doing good
service in thus getting subscriptions in counties
where there arc no books opened.
The corn crop in this region is splendid. 1t IS
thought by some that corn will sell as low as one
dollar barrel-Ailtoa Chronicle
The N Y. Journal Of Commerce. says that the
Day Books list of Peace papers with its own addl-
tions makes no less than one hundred and hfty-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 new cotton of the season 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-
fcderates in the fight, bears two inscriptions, thus
On ore side, Pills for Rebels" U. S., July Z" on
the other, Return to plague the Inventor" u s.,
July o."
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 20. The volunteers and regulars were whip
ped at Manassas and now our enemies talk of their
militia. We can whip them without an effort