Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-08-23
GENERAL ITEMS.

for a Monitor to help
Buell. with strong force is rtiDgat Stevenson, and
at other points between Chattanooga and Nashville and
preparing for vigorous defence Let him be captured
driven out Of Tennessee, at all events before the rivers
up again. Intimatons given that Gen. Bragg is
looking after him,
The temper ofour troops in the Southwest is to be fully
avenged upon Buell. for causing the hanging of Eve citizens
of North Alabama in retaliation for the killing of Gen.
AcCook by an armed force in combat
The Abolitionists North are said almost universally to
shrk the Thousands escaping to Canada to avoid
the Lincoln draft What consummate blockheads the North
ern Democrats and conservatives to ght their for
them!
Gen. D. q. Hill has ordered the companies Of Rangers
commanded by Caps johnson, Cherry, Sharpe MITCHELL
Bryce Lane Lawrence, Mcintyre, Walker and Carroway,
to rendezvous at Gsrysburg the goth inst to organize
and all other companies of Rangers in the State to
devious at Godsboro at the time for the same pur
pose
In Memphis the Yankees carrying at high hand
About SIS houses have been taken possession of by them
under the con6scaton act and rs of them rented out
Small lots Of cotton being collected at various points
to be sent on North
The Federal gun boat Sunper made attempt to land
at Bayou Sara the 18th, and aground. The Con-
federates demanded surrender but having artillery to
and abandoned the Sumpter Many small arms and
stores taken from her. and she was burned the
flames caught the depot of the West Feicna Rail Road
and destroyed it, with $50 hogsheads of sugar which had
been captured by the Federals
THE RIeHr MEN.-A Mr.. Hunt, of Guilford, a Quaker,
the Milton Chronicle says sells his meal at so cents per
bushe, while others ask $50. farmer in Lancaster
Dist c. sells his -four at 80 per barrel others ask 10
to $2o Another planter supplies the poor soldiers fmi-
lies with bacon 20 cents per pound others ask 40
Another is selling fine quality of seed wheat at g. others
ask 4 to IS.
Large numbers of Maryanders Aockng into Virginia
Let them coms Many of them, doubt leave to escape
Lincolns draft in order to enter the Southern army
The Concord Carolina Flag speaks of suspeuding for the
want of patronage.
The Yankees at Memphis having sent out a number of
drays towards Holly Springs for cotton guerras cap
tured about 3o the mules stripped of their harness.
and the drays burned.
YELLOW FEvER-Lstters from Key West, dated the 4th
ns to the Northern papers, say that yellow fever is
gng there with unusual maignity." All the Govern
ment employees have been North and the United
States ships have left the harbor.
Gold at New York the 18th was quoted at 1884, and
foreign exchange at 1881.
suggestion in the British Parliament from Earl Mains
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proposition to mediate in American affairs were made that
all the European powers should join in it. He had just
stated that communication had been made his gov.
by other power relative recognition of the
Southern States.
Garibaldi has issued proclamation calling the young
of Italy to so free Rome Victor Emanuel had
issued proclamation. threatening all who should obey
Garibald with the utmost rgor of the law.
Queen Victoria her late speech prorogung Parliament,
says that she why she should depart from
the neutrality adhered to by her government
The NsO Yorker German paper in that city, considers
that the draft ordered by Lincoln is guarantee for
thirty years civil 1t says single stroke of the
Presidents pen, converted into the subjects Of
Government which considers the bodies of its citizens
its own property and claims the absolute right them
according to its own whim until they destroyed"
Concord Female College, at Statesvle opens its Fall
session with ga fair complement of young ladies'"
St. Marys School, near this city. under the control of
Rev. Dr. Smedes, has larger number of students than
usual at this season.
Greensboro Female College, earn has 12s boarding
pupils already thus early in the session. is gratifying
to female schools flourish if the male schools Ian
gush.
At sale of negroes last week in Greensboro
and infant brought 81 425; woman and four year old
child, $4OO and wife, thirty old, $l725; boy,
10 years old 1850: woman 40 years old, $500; black
smith 40 years old and ruptured, Sl,5l9.
The State of Georgia received s25OO the 1lth from
the Confederate Government for army stores recently turn
ed over to it by Gov. Brown.
1t is said that Gen. Beauregsrd and Lowell opposed
to attempting any defence of Vcksbug but the people and
the Governor determined otherwise and what glorious
defence has been made Equal vigor and determination
elsewhere would have saved New Orleans and Norfolk
correspondent of the Petersburg Eprss escaped from
Suffolk Va gives horrible account of the depredatiens,
insults and injury inflicted the people in that section
aud very Justly charges it to the adrsed evacuation Of
Norfolk and the destruction Of the Merrmac. Many
wealthy in that section have been robbed of all their
property.
Yankee vessels of keeping up strict blockade
the British port of Nassau by which thousands of Bri
tsh property destroyed Lord John RUSSELL it said
submits amey to it and ust6es the of the Yankees
Major L. Hagrove has been elected Lieut. Colonel of
the 44h N. c. Regiment vice Cromwell resigned.
Major S. D. Lowe has been promoted to the Lieut. Col.
onalcy of the 2sh n c. Regiment vice T. L. Lowe, de-
ceased.
Gen. Lee, in recent order, requires the suspension of
duties habua in camp Sabbath except those Of nspec
on in order to afford rest to the troops to enable them
to attend religious service. good move.
ABaPtst minister named W. W. Lee, In Georgia, writes
to the L that be has administered the ordinance of
baptism by pouring to satisfy the conscience of sick and
dying friend The Ldeg beabors Mr. Lee for his depart
ure from the Baptist order in ssch cases.
1t is understood that the enemy is evacuatng Western
Virginia
The Raleigh Register and Wilmington journal, consider
that the public service has bad enough of Col w. Bever
hout Thompson in the Engineer Corps The Standard said
long and yet he is retained in the service while his
superior, Col Morris, superseded. Col NJ has few
equals Engineer in the COnfderacy but he did not
belong to the bsforeday party, as Mr.. Thompson did
The Confed crate Episcopal preachers in Norfolk omit
public prayers for President Davis but they won't pray for
Lincoln. Let them remember both Of them in the right
way in private.
We observe that of the propretors of Factories,