Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-03
GENERAL ITEMS.
R. NJ. P.

The State of Georgia has appropriated s55OOOo for the
benefit of Hospitals &C., to take of her soldiers
1t reported days ago that Gen. Fremont had
been placed in command Washington City. The report
is now denied.
The Yankee feet left Port Royal on the 2Sth Its dest
nation unknown supposed it to operate up
on Charleston and others think is designed to reinforce
Burnside.
Gen Hamptons cavalry captured so Yankees last week.
They have been brought to Richmond.
despatch to the Associated Press States new aboli
tion regiment at Cornh Sunday the 2Sd, refused to
obey orders to march to Grand Junction. when regi
ments were ordered to them when serve fight
sued, killing and woundng number on both Sides
The New York Herald say that Burnsides advance upon
Richmond has been delay ed for the want of Railroad ia
cilities, dc.
Some 25 armed men visited Waynesv.lle. the County
seat Of Haywo"d N. c. about o'clock the morning of
the 10Th ut and released named Franklin convict-
ed of murder and under of death. The Asheve
Ae OF the 9th that several hundred threat
enng Haywood County the west supposed TO be Union
men and escaped conscrps The militia of Haywood and
some Cherokee Indians holding them in check.
Col. R. B. Vance, of the 2sth N. c. regiment, was at
Ashevile the 9th. He not very WE'LL but hoped
Soou SatlOneO at winchester Tenn
The Commissioners of AshevilIe have authorized the
issue of TO- l5 90 z and 50 cent bills for small change
They will be good but there ought to be enough Of the
State issues for the whole State.
writer in the Richmond Enquirer, who has tried the
experiment. that shoes with wooden soles are drer and
more durable He says if wooden soles substituted
the army can be shod at $3.50 per pair in short time
Wooden saes he says, already roned be obtained
so cents per pair.
The Knoxville Register contains horrible account of
Yankee brutality in Arkansas for which the writer vouch
Sc 1t that highly respectable lady, the wife of law
of Helena, in the Confederate SERVICE was violated by
an officer and four abolition soldiers recently of which
brutal treatment she died in short time How can JUS
tce sleep? How long?
P. w. A. the army correspondent, says that the yearly
loss of the Confederate States Of young and manageable
men by the war, is 100000
The last European arrival brings The rumor that France
has made overures to Russia and England in favor Of the
great powers making towards mediation or recoe
milton Of the Confederate States 1t is said that Russia
| agrees to it. More Of the old story, we judge.
An immense rock of salt is said have been discovered
at Opeka, Russell County, Ala aording apparently ur
inexhaustabe supply.
| The abolition feet bcmbarded Port Iavacca on the Isl
of November, but failing to effect any thing, retired.
The Geographic operations have been revived at Will
| mington.
The schooner Harkaway, Capt Sabi<ton has lately ru,
| the blockade with $40 sacks of salt at Wilmington.
The TarborouSh Southener says that Col. Dowd of tb
18th N c. ment, is recovering from his wounds ant
hopes soon to resume his position. Col. d. is ut presen
| in this City. lie is brave aud true man.
Gov Pckens of South Carolina states that that Stat
has furnished H. 900 Con fedeaie troops besides eight reg
ments of State for coast service Most Of them
| we presume, have never left the State