Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Ex-Gov. Tyler IN the Virginia Convention remark
ed the other day. that history afforded but one PAL
rale case to the victory at Bethel Church. and that
was old Zac's victory at Buena Vista, where our
gallant President Davis with his Mississippi regi-
ment and the invncible Capt Bragg turned the for
tunes of the day and routed an enemy of five to
one. -
Col. Terrell of Kentucky, declines to command
Lincoln's End Kentucky regiment He says the num-
ber Of Kentuckians in each regiment is not over
seven to q company.
The Adjutant General Of Mississippi, declines to
accept regiment for thewar, unless it comes arm
ed and equipped.
The Augusta Chronicle says that President Davis
will receive volunteers who offer their services d.
rect to the President provided they are armed with
even common shot guns and rifles They are how
ever not to leave the State with State arms against
the Governors orders.
Virginia has now adopted the Constitution of the
Confederate States and entered fully as member.
Her Convention has elected eleven additona. dele
gates to the Confederate Congress- making fifteen,
her full quota The State will be redstricted and
an election held in November for the first regular
Congress-
correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch re-
commends that all our Southern soldiers wear as
badge in battle, above the elbow OF the right arm,
white band with single star of blue in the middle
on the outer right side. A good idea
A proposition has been made in the Virginia Con.
vention to cancel all the marks of honor heretofore
bestowed upon Gen. Scott by the State. 1t is pro-
posed to change the name Of Scott county to Davis
and Buchanan county to Stephens.
Bennett says, that when justice gets her due Gree
ley will be among those who will "be hung up like
behring's in the sun, for bringing this war on the
country. And what will become Of the arch-scoun.
drel Bennett! -
GREASE! GREAsE-There is much complaint Of
the lack of grease for railroads and machinery since
the war began. The Richmond Dispatch very prop.
erly suggests that if the grease now wasted in the
Southern camps of our soldiers was carefully saved,
there would be an abundant supply of grease
The Norfolk Day Book Office is being supplied
with young female compositors in the place Of the
typos who have gone into the war. A good thought
Tennessee will have but little trouble from the
disorganizers. Brownlow, johnson and Foster are
still disposed to resist the secession act but it will
amount to little. $4,000 volunteers have offered
their services to Governor Harris Of that State.
Bishop Polk of the Episcopal Church Of Louisiana,
a native Of this State, has been appointed Major
General of the Provisional Army, in command oi
the department Of Red and Mississippi Rivers
The venerable Chas Edmondson one Of the Oldest
merchants of Charleston, died at his residence Al
Aiken on Saturday last, aged 70. p
Missouri u. S. SExAroRs.-Ths report is quite
current in various parts of Missouri that the two
United States Senators Of that State, Nessr John.
son and Polk will not take their Yeats At tho CON
! ing extra session of Cougrs@. s3;s3S.s.s5 :