Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-08-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

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Buell. with strong force il fortifvfpr.t Stevenson aud
other points between Chattanooga and Nashville and
preparing for vigorous desuce Let him bs captured a.
dvsn out Of Tennessee at a events before the rvss
are mp again limitations given that Gen. Bragg d
looking after him. az
temper ofour troops in the Southwest IL to be fully
avenged upon Buell. for causing the hanging Of i've citizens
Of North Alabama in retaliation for the killing Of Gen.
MeCook by an armed force in combat
The Aboltonsts North said almost univsrally to
shrk the war. Thousands escaping Canada avoid
The Lincoln draft What consummate blockheads the North
en Democrats and conservatives to fight their war fox
them!
Gen. D. B. Hill has ordered the companies Of Rangers
commanded BY Capts. Johnson Cherry, Sharpe MITCHELL
Bryce Lane Lswrence Mcintyre. Walker and Carroway
70 at Garysburg the Goth inst to organize
and all other companies of Rangers in the State to
devious at Godsboro at the time for the game pur
pose.
In Memphis the Yankees caryingon st high hand.
About s75 houses have been taken possession of by hs
under the conscaton 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 Suptsr made attempt to land
at Bayou Sara on the 16th and aground. The Con-
fedeates demanded surrender but having artillery to
enforce it, Federal transport came along and took of her
crew and abandoned the Sumpter. Many small arms and
stores taken from her. and she burned but the
flames caught the depot of the West Fecna Rail Road
and destroyed it, with $50 hogsheadsof sugar which had
been captured BY the Federals.
THs R1aur MEN.-A Mr.: Hunt, of Guilford, Quaker,
the Milton Caron;ch says sells his meal at 80 cents per
busbel, while others ask $50. farmer in Lancaster
Dist s. c. sells his -four at 50 per barrel others ask 10
to S0o Another planter supplies the poor soldiers fmi
lies with bacon at 20 cent? per pound others ask 40 cents.
Another is selling fine quality Of seed wheat at g. others
ask to s..
Large numbers of Marylanders foeking into Virginia
Let them come. Many of them doubt leave to escape
linoons sdraft in order to enter the Southern army.
The Concord Grssa Flag speaks of suspending for the
want Of patronage.
The Yankees at Memphis having sent out number Of
drays towards Holly Springs for cotton gueras cap
tured about sO the mules were stripped Of their harness.
and the drays burned.
Willow FkvER--Lsters from Key West, dated the 9TH
ins to the Northern papers, say that yellow fever is
gng there "wth unusual malgnity." All the Govern
ment employees have been sent North and the United
States ships have left the harbor.
Gold at New York on the 18th was quoted at li5k and
foreign exchange at 1881.
suggestion in the British Parliament from Earl Malms-
burg led Lord Russell say lat it would be proper III
proposition to mediate in American affairs made that
all the European powers should join in it. He had just
stated that communication had been made to his gov
ernment by any other power relative recognition Of the
Southern States.
Garibaldi has issued proclamation calling the young
of Italy to to free Rome. Victor Emanuel had
issued proclamation. threatening all who should obey
Garibaldi, 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 Nto ForEe German paper in that city considers
that the draft ordered by Lincoln is guarantee for
thirty years civil 1t says by single stroke Of the
Presidents pen. we converted into the subjects of
Government which considers the bodies of its citizens
its property and claims absolute right to use them
according to its own whm until they destroyed"
Concord Female College, at statesvll. opens its Fall
session with a. fair complement of young ladies'"
ST. Marys School, this city, under the control of
Rev. DR.. smedes has larger number Of students than
usual at this season.
Greensboro Female College, learn has 12s boarding
pupils already, thus early in the session. 1t is gratifying
to see female schools flourish if the male schools Ian
suish.
At sale Of negroes last week in Greensboro woman
and infant brought 81 ABS; and four year old
child $l4oO; man and wife, thirty years old, boy.
10 years old $3.50: woman, 40 years DID, $500; black
smith 40 years old and ruptured, Sl,5ls.
The stateof Georgia received s25OO 900 the 1lth from
the Confederate Government for army stores recently
ed over to it BY Gov. Brown.
1t is said that Gen. Beauregard and Lowell opposed
to attempting defence of Vcksburg but the people and
xhon I~t. oKho .nl -l.k
defence has been made. Equal vigor and determination
elsewhere would have saved New Orleans and Norfolk.
correspondent of the Petersburg Eps escaped from
Suffolk Va gives horrible account of the dspredations.
insults and injury inflicted the people in that section
and very justly charges it TO the ill advised evacuation Of
Norfolk and the destruction of the Merrimac. Many
wealthy in that section have been robbed of all their
property.
Yankee vessels Of keeping up strict blockade
of the British port Of Nassau by which thousands Of Br
sh property destroyed. Lord John RUSSELL It is said
submits tasy to it and justss the Of the Yankees
Major T. l. Hargrove has been elected Lieut. Colonel Of
the 44th N. g. Regiment, vice Cromwell resigned.
Major g. D. Lowe has been promoted to the Lieut.. Col
onalcy Of the 18th n. G. Regiment T. L. Lowe de-
ceased.
Gen. Les in recent order, requires the suspension Of
ton order to afford rest to the troops to enable them
to attend religious service. A good move.
ABsptist minister named W. W. Lee in Gearga, writes
to the Ld that he has administered the ordinance
baptism by posng to satisfy the conscience of sick and
dying friend The Ladz belabors Mr. Lee for his depart
ure from the Baptist order in such cases.
1t is understood that the enemy is svsousrg westsra
Virginia.
The Raleigh Rgistsr and Wilmington joarssl sonsdir
that the public service has had enough Of Col W. sver.
hou Thompson in the Engineer Corps The Sandard aad
long ago. and yet he retained in the seies while his
superior, Col. Norris superseded. Col n. has sw
equals Engineer in the Conederaey but he did not
belong to the bsfors day party, Ar. Thompson did.
The Confederate 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 some Of the propretors Of Factories
and other extorton establishments in the South and
then make handsomp donations to the soldiers through
Ladies Associations. They sure by that means to
have it trumpeted 1heg we'll afford weekly dona-
ton, when they are making 500 to $1,000 daily.