Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-17
GENERAL ITEMS.
CorP'i J.

The demorazing effect of this is terrible TO contem-
plate Even the editors have got to stealing paragraphs
from. each other.
ANOTHER wRrSKLE-The of eggs, according to pa.
per lately read by NJ. Gena before the Academic des
Sciences may be accurately determined All eggs having
germs of malcs have wrinkles the smaller ends while
the female eggs are smooth at both -extremities.
A correspondent writes ushat a in Grange County
charged the wife of soldier fifty cents for carrying peck
ebook and letter to her from Goldsboroueh to Rock
Spring. May the Lord have mercy his poor miserable
Stingy soul Such man is of course extort;ouer.
Martin Conway, of Kansas. whn made speech in the
federal Congress recently in favor of stopping the has
been requested by The Legislature of that State to resign
VALUE OF PROPERTY IN TExAs-The total value of pro-
pery rendered Texas for the State assessment in 1862
was learn from the Texas Almanac tables s9650O0
oOO For the war tax the amount taxed was about 49,
100000.
SuGoEsrrox-Tbe Charleston GDurier respectfully
proposes for the consideration of the Richmond press the
propey of reprintng the Constitution of the Confederate
States easy nsallmens, for the information of the
members Of the Cerae Congress- members of the British
Parliament foreign editors and others who need nf5rma
ton on that subject" Some of the editors at home would
derive profit from studying the instrument
Up to the battle of Peryvle the number of widows in
Georgia. mode by the war; 6ls This information
was obtained through applications made for salt 10 The
Commissary General. The whole number is no doubt
5OOO and NorthCarona contains at least that number.
It having been stated that Mrs Judge Douglas about
to be married again. she has written letter to friend
exract from which has found its way into 1he papers, in
! which she says Although live so quietly, the world
seems determined to talk about have been disturb
ed by that have been engaged. hope you think
enough of not to allow ever to such thing
to you without resentment. She is widow in thou
sand.
gentleman orce started religious Journal having for
its motto: I'm the name of the Lord set up my Ban
ncr" About the second thrd number he concluded TO
give up the enterprise and the waggsh foreman changed
the motto somewhat this effect: In the name of the
Lord, have upset my Banner"
The following is of political hymn, COMPOSED
by on uncommon genius out West:
"From Africa the negro came,
Arise! Oh Congress, bless his namn
Stand up, good I.oveioy, bless the day
| The negro came from Africa
He is the object of our love
In him we live in him move;
For him preach. for him we pray,
For him meet fram day TO day,
| That colOred cuss from Africa.
The JndiaIola; lately captured from the Yankees.
about $50 TONS burthen draws about six feet wafer ant
was built. at Cincinnati at cost of 100000 She wa
blow up at first reported but is now being raise
and will be fit for service in ten fifteen days BY III
blown the Cairo IN IaZoo Ver ana the SnOSequeu
captur of The lndanola and the Queen of West the en
my m IS lot three Of his most formidable iron clads
In Montgomery Aa flour is selling for $40 per barre
lard 81 per pound bacon 81 &c per pound beefO cent
porI rs cents In Atlanta Ga. bacon is Is CENTS fol
$50 per barrel beef 40 cents These prices
era throughout TIE States south of this
SEcREr SEss1oSs.-Secret sessions in the Confedera
ongEess have got to be nuisance. The House was
>secret session all day Friday last, and the auPu
Senate was in session the subject of granting FL
( longhs to soldiers!
An expulsion occurred at the government laboratory
Browns island near Richmond Friday last, kill
and wounded 20 or 80 persons was large building
cupied by women ami girls filing cartridges
The Milton Chronicle says the coiscript officer for c
we'll says that is Jhe banner CcgSy" for substitutes
We doubt it. Warren Cour. Wis said L. be entitled to Il
honor The greatest Number Of substitutes is invar"
to be found among those persons Of who were go
to whip the Yankees before break asst. 1t is now long
ter dinner and hinkn of supper, and yet tn
beforebreakfast gentlemen have whipped no Yankees
Eses-If yuu wish your hens to produce eggS in alb
dance give them scraps of meat WV and then, and pou
up egg shells and give them them y dough- Fact,
no joke Try it. Our ,only hope of peace is in our
/ phetic egg Eggs institutions in this crisis Threst
: dred dozen were sold in the Raleigh market Fri
n morning last. Most of then learn we're sent by
press 70 Petersburg and Richmond where they bring
v per dozen.
;; Prentice, in a ent issue of the J4Srnal is Pecnl
IS cAustic Louis Napoleon. There is accounting
s, this if there be truth in the poet who says:
. IAN older ! rench gentleman seems more Mt
,, To be the Quit of PFentce's Wit,
Hasn't Prentice tor years bean butt Of ea nouE0or