Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-13
GENERAL ITEMS.

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eleven miles south Of Raleigh died the 9TH instant of
small poX He soldier on furough. Let the people
be their guard against the spread of this disease
The Sandersvie Georgian says ii has seldom seen the
wheat crop present promising appearance this
Of the year than does In going and return
ing from Medgevile. by different routes did
single sorry field of wheat. If March will only be little
kind and spare heavy FROST the probability shall
have abundant crop
The Fayetteville Orrer has been compelled by the gen.
era advance in prices 10 add to its terms The Weekly
now three dollars and the Semi Weekly four dollars per
annum. The paper is cheap at that price.
The Commercial Bank of Wilmington has declared div
idetfd of five per cent.
Mary House. living near Monks Store Sampson County,
n makes known through the Fayetteville Observer that
size has not heard from her son. HenS House Since
gust last, when he volunteered and Virginia. She
begs any who knows the fate of FER son. write her.
The Chattanooga Rebel says nonsense be sping
much ink about peace until nave quit splitting blood
on that interesting subject.
Meetings lectures &C. of daily occurrence in Eng
land express approval of LncClns emancipation procla
nation At an emancipation meeting held at St. James
Hail. London, the Lord Mayor unanimously Condemn
ed for inviting Mr. Mason the Confederate Minister his
late diuner.
ring company gives notice through the Charlotte B4tn
that his mill is full operation with good supply of
material The Bulletin says this powder is equal TO Du
points best The mill is weive miles west of Charlotte
the CaGwba river
The Selma Exporter says pou:tice of onions applied
morning noon, and night for three four days. will
tainlY bone eon The Editor has il tried and
says no matter how bad the is splitting the finger will
not be necessary if this pouce is used.
The Confederate government has purchased asar
ported 1855 bales of cotton average price of about
u cents upon The whole purchase No returns having been
received from Texas Florida ard North Carolina pucha.
ses made in those States included but is calcu-
lated that they will increase the amount aggregate of
25O,O0G bales.
The subscription to the produce loan is estimated to
coed in value $25OOOOO and consists of 4S 37 bales of
cotton, $6oSS75 in money, and Ss95,lsO in miscellaneous
contributions.
New York Major imprisoned last summer in Rich
mOnd charged with pilagng the property of Mr. Lewis
Washington and stealing original picture of George
Washington by Stuart He paroled, however, and
sent home condition that the picture should be returned
The picture arrived Saturday last and turned
to Gen. Wipder to be restored TO its owner.
The annual commencement of the Richmond Medical
college took place last week Among the graduates from
,s State are, James R. Fleming, of Wake Oliver Hicks
fOxoTd; William r. Hughes ofHlsbgro Joel G. King.
f LOuisburg and Preston Roam, of Caswe county The
oIlege, says the Examiner, never in a flourish
ug condition than since the rupture of the old Union 1t
behoped that the graduates will aid materially pre-
venting reducing ruptUres in the yOuny Couederacy.
Decided democratic majores were given in the recent
municipal elections in New York State and City
1t stated time since that there balance of
pr the Confederate de amounting to than
fifteen thousand This number has been increased by re-
cent captures in the South west.
The Boston journal is now printed paper made of
wood The paper is said to be soft and firm with SMOOTH
surface and admirably fitted for newspaper work.
ch papers, after having been read would do for covering
We would thus be shingled DER with the pale
Q st ofNh6ught." And this rem nds of rhymes
the Chronicles of theSupreme Court bar One of toe
unset Mr. Shaw had insisted that a couple of Shingles
1t together with nothing between them. would IN law
AXE book. Whereupon fhe poet of the bar, who was
= esent, wrote mpromptu, thus
"A books book, although there's nothing in It :"
So Byron said, and put it loo in prinI:
. shingle is IL bOuk, says the las<,
AS expOunded tu the Court - Shaw
IL Shaw be rignt, beneath ..oufS how blest
We're shiuged o er with leP fnng while we rhst
1t is said that not less than fourteen of the rpsst board
houses Richmond have closed their doors the prrsent
eek to table b1arders, o. account of the scarcity and I'm.
ecedened high prices Of all the necessities of life and
ore will follow Their example som. .r. &c.
DR.. H. NJ Pritchard has becon associated with Mr. Brit
in conducting the Charlotte 2v!s4 DR.. p is well.
+ formed and racy writer.