Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CoUScI-At the late session ofh
Protestant Episcopal Council Convention for the Diocese
Of North Csrons, held OF Fayetteville the following del
ega.ss were elected to the General Councils Clerical Rev.
DIS Mason and Hubbard and Rev. DR.. Huske; Lay:
Judge Battle A. ]. DeRosset and R. H. Smith. Alter
mates: Clerical Rev. Dr. Cheshire and Rev. Messrs Geer
and Watson; Lay: Kemp p Battle Hon. J. H. Bryan
and Robert Strange The next Council is to be held in
WilliamSborough Granville County, on the 4th Wednes-
day in May, 1864.
The losses of the Stonewall Brigade in the late battles
are as follows: Killed 49, wounded 54s missing o. Gen.
Paxton its Brgadier killed. Rsmseurs n G. Brigade
took forGcation which the Stonewal Brigade had at
tempted and failed to take This fact is the highest
prais. which csud be bestowed on Rsmseurs Brigade.
We have heard stated that portion of Ramseurs Brig
ade CHARGED through portion of the Stonews Brigade to
get to the enemys breastworks The Richmond EnQuirsr
has no such news.
"Gr+ THEE BEHIND NE, SArAN!"-We learn that the
agent of ono Of cotton factories in neighboripg
County was approached by certain merchant and urged
to sell him bale of sheeng The agent could net do
and comply with previous obligations and so declined
The merchant then called him behind his counter and
showed him some fine silk dresses and told him he waud
make him present of for his wife if he would sell
him the bale The reply of the agent to his temptsr was
speculator was mistaken in his man that time.
The D1yrERESor-A reliable friend informs Us that
as a general rule the Destructives in Wilkes County
there srs but few of them there howevereuse Confd
ete money while the Conservatives receive it and pass it
among themselves freely, heretofore The Desructives
also sell their produce to specuators at high prces to
avoid selling it to the government at moderate prices
This is trse general rule to Destructives every
where Three-fourths of them spscuators extor
toner's rsers of Confederate money or skuksrs from
the war. -.
DIED OUT WITH TIE RrpuBLc-Ths National htslhig@n-
establishment at Washington City has recently BEEN
sold at auction, under mortgage to Riggs Co., Bankers
settle the estate of the late Joseph Gales It brought
$4,000.
The New York World publishes letter from Newbern,
dated May 8, from which extract the following:
sensation created here by the marriage this morning
oChares W. Lawrence of Boston, member of the 44th
Massachusetts, to the accomplished daughter Of Israel
Disosway, banker in Newbern. After milking transfer
Of his property to the bridegroom the father left our lines
with other disoyaI citizens"
The General Assembly of the Presby tsran Church Of
the Confederate States recently in session in Columbia
c. appointed Charlotte N. G., the place for the next
meeting of the General Assembly. .-
FRoH EAsrERH NORTH CARoLHn.-A letter. from Off
in Ransoms brigade at Kmston, May ish Eyes
terday the two brgsdes (ours and Danie ordered
out to witness the execution of condemned
The creatures are said to have thought the
ment of being brought out to the field that they would be
repeved Five balls passed through the chest of and
four through that of the other 1t was shocking sight
rhope never to see another SUCH"
PRonorED-sergt. Major H. McEaohern, of the 5lst to
Brevet Second Lisuteuanoy in company D. same rezi
ment Lieut. McEachern served with the Gath in Western
Virginia, and il o wslltrisd soldier. -
Mrs Mary L. Hall has been appointed postmistress ct
wilkesborough, n c. place of Calvin J. Cowes Esq.,
resigned.
Can't William J. Houston, of Duplin now in service, ID
candidate for Congress in the ID district of hia State