Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-20
GENERAL ITEMS.

interpreted rsadeth thus The body of the fag whiic
the upper corner next staff red with st. Andrews blue
cross like X edged with white; having thereon thr
teen white stars. The blue red ground in the
upper corner is called union, union jack and is
thought to be necessary all flags and used for turn
ing down. in distress, &C. So tps have the whole
thing ipR nut shell and as simple as a stove pipe.
TIE CRors.-Phs more favorable for
crops of every description. From every quarter We hear
glowing accounts Of the wheat crop. Occasionally We
hear Of the sppesnce the dread of rust in some c
caties but the conviction strengthens that have
grain crop unequalled in the history Of the Sonth-
Asgasta Gastitutiosal;ss. r
SNYDERs BksFr the Yazoo river thirteen miles by
land northeast of Vcksburg Chickasaw Bayou is
miles from Vlcksburg, the road to Sniders Bluff War;
renton is fortified position the Mississippi river eleven
miles south of Vicksburg Grand Gulf is twenty-five
miles south Of Warreuton, at the mouth Of Big Black
River Ths nossh sf Bayou Psre aheut ten miles from
Grand Gulf '''t
the sapieo square kw days sso, drunken soldier
accosted the President
care you Mr.. Daviss ..
III am" was the stern reply.
care you the President of the Confederate Statsss"
81 am."
"Wsl, thought you looked like postage stamp
Admiral Eragut's force between vicksburg and Por:
Hudson on the Mississippi has been reinforced by twelve
gunboats twelve barges two transports and RAM all
Of which ran the Vicksburg batteries.
IRON WoRxs DEsrRoYED.-The. Atlanta Con,sderaey.
learns that Mobiles Iron Works. twenty miles below Rome
and the Round Mountain Iron Works. in Cherokee county,
As were destroyed By the late Yankee raid before
brought up standing.
Tho Alabama reported have captured and released
on bonds for ssooo the ship Morning STAR Of Boston.
from Calcutta for London. The Alabama arrived OF the
harbor Of Ponce Porto Rico the evening of the h Of
April and sent schooner tender into port for powder
and coal, and was supplied by the Spanish authorities.
She sailed the same night.
New York Insurance Company has been mulcted to
the tune of 100000 by the Florida the being tho
insurance on the "Lapwng and the "Colcord," csp-
tured and burnt.
FIVE HUNDRED MILES IN 0xs AND HALF HouRa-soms
of the most distinguished Engineers in France are said to
have approved plan for railway from Paris to Mar
sees by which the journey, which consumes egh-
teen hours, may be made in hour and half TIE dis.
tance is five hundred and ten miles, The pan being the
hydraulic SYSTEM in which sliding is substituted for rum
ming Wheels has been submitted the Emperor for his
appreciation.
D1s.xREscs.-Tm following is not bad to take about
these times:
"Pll die for the hag," cried treasury clerk.
Quoth soldiers My patriot friend look here;
This shedding your blood for twelve dollars month
Amt like shedding red ink for twelve hundred year,
The Washington correspondent Of the New York 7,J-
Inns writes:
"Chief Engineer Wood, United States Navy, now on
duty in connection with iron-cad vessels has made pro.
position to the Secretary of the Navy to the following
effect viz He offers to take Monitorup the hsrbor Of
Charleston, removing his way any ebstrucons that
may impede the progress of ships Or if the
only desires the desruesou Of Fost 6umts he WIN &C.
complish that State Seusto,sf euJys
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accompany Mr. Wood the important expedition named.
understand that the President and Secretary Wellcs
look to the proposition with favor but the action of the
government is, of course, not known
The Mr.. Wood spoken of in the extract from The ZIi
bune is ". ". ". Wood born and raised in Wake Coun
ty few miles north of Raleigh He has ever been re-
garded of the best engineers in the old navy end
had supposed had resigned when the war first broke
out and gone to Europe and wereget exceedingly
it is not
The intrepid young Bngadier, Robert E. Rhodes Of
Alabama has been promoted to Major General for galan
try the field at Chancellorsve. This was doubtless
well merted.
Since the commencement of hostiltes the North ard
South have each lost twentyfour Generals. Gsnsraiy
speaking the two governments keep p.ce but prsasy,
the North loses three to our oue
taxpayer the other day remarked, that bis taxes
could not have been laid oaoe be had paid only
81 rs for himself and g 90 for his old ysar cu'-
lie wants to know if that is according to value. =
The famous Aarys.Lsu IS named after old French
family who emgrated to Virginia last centnry Is pro-
nouuced as if written Aayrssay in three syllablea