Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-10
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Jackson Mssssppian announces that Judge Ghol-
son has been appointed Major General fill the vacancy
"ceasioned by the resignation of MaorGenera Tupper,
and has signifed his acceptance of the position.
The Yankees have recently stolen six thousand negroes
from franklin county, Alabama. u"
The Charleston Mercury assured that the departure
OF the French consul was not the result of any official
ders received by that fnctonary that he goes private
business, and hopes to return in a very short time.
Mr. Crosse used to relate how the Dean of st. Paurs
once commenced charity follows: Benevo-
lence is a sentiment common to human nature
sees in distress without wishing to relieve him."
The New York Herald says the iron-cad RoaLoke" is
now the most formidable vessel in the Federal navy. Her
battery consists Of the heaviest guns put together in
one ship, follows: Forward turre one l5-inch smooth
bore gun, and 25Opouud riaed gun middle turret
ian Eicson Monitor armament,) ll-nch and l5
inch smooth bore gun after turTet, DahIgren Is
inch and one 2O0pound rife gun-total three l5nch,
one ll-inch, and two rifle guns.
The Washington Chronicle is informed by an American
merchant just from Europe that monster is being
built London for the Confederate government 1t
three hundred and fifty feet long, iron clad with formd
able PROV, and will be provided with four engines
The following prices prevail in the Raleigh market with
slight rariatens Turkeys IS pair chickens 81 So per
pal sweet potatoes So 5O@$+ per bushe eggs held
, s. per pair.
At auction, in Richmond the 7th inst Confederate
Coupon Bonds, fifteen million loan, brought 1875 register
ed bonds lls bonds of hundred million loan redeeInabe
in 1872, brought lO6.
Different sounds will travel with different velocity-a
cS 10 dinner will run ten lot in moment and
hall, while to work takes from FIVE to ten
minutes.
We urge every family in the Southern Confederacy
the establishment of rag Jdgnto which every scrap of
which cotton hemp fax is the material, be thrown in
and sent TO the paper mills Thus private economy and
the public good will be alike omoed Let the rag bag
be the order of the day.
Forty cents was refused for cotton in Columbus, Ca
Wednesday last few bales sold at A. The staple
has gone up 90 cents pound within the last two weeks
The big gun of the steamer Richmond, on the James
river has been tried with ample target plated
with eight inches of iron, penetrate by the powerful
proctiIe fired from the gun, distance of eight hun.
dred yards!
"Bind Tom" the Africun pianist giving concerts
in Atlanta last week.
TIE Chattanooga Rebel says, certain in Atlanta
Ga and Salisbury N c., have engaged recently Bread
Riots If they had been well6rsGG" they wou ID
not have done so.
wag the outside of the coach called to a BY
the roadside who fencing very poor land-"l
say mister, what you fencing that pasture for? Il
would take forty ont sarve mddIe-sized COW
"Jeso and I'm fencing of tito keep katie eout
Green peas and strawberries have been selling in thu
Savannah market for the past week.
Ifa woman could talk the corners of her mouth
the time, there would be good deal said boil
sides.