Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-15
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Jackson N.ssseppian announces that Judge Ghot
son has been appointed Major to gil the vacancy
occssioned by the resgnation of fupPeT,
snd has signifed bis acceptance Of the position
The Yankees have rseant!y stolen sx thsassnd negro
from Franklin county, Alabama.
The Charleston N<,sy Is assured that the departure
efhe French eonsulvss not thstssut Of any oc n o.
ders received by that fnncopsyS fht pr'ae
tasiness aud hopes TO return 10 serJ short time.
Mr.. Crosse used to relate how the Dean # 81 P.o'a
once commenced charity sermon hRo~ss Bensv"-
ence is a sentiment TO human naiure nsvcr
sees in distress without wishing . 10 relrese h.B
The New York Herald says the ircnelad Roal.ke' is
now the most formidable Asse in ntfe federal navy. Her
battery consists nf the heaviest guns put together 10
cne ship. foows Forward turret, f5-incl smooth
lore gun, and one s,opound rsd gun middle tarret
IAN Ericsson Monitor armament) liinch and Is
inch sn,otth bcre gun; after tnrret Dsbgren Is.
inch and ECO pound rife gun-toia, three lsineh.
one ll-inch, and two rife guns.
Tie Washington Chronicle is informed BY American
merchant just from Europe that monster s being
bt London for the Confederate govetnment 1t is
three hundred and fifty feet long, iron clad, with formd.
able PROV, aud will be provided with four engines.
The following prices prevail in the Raleigh market with
slight variations: Turkeys ts pair chickens g so per
pai sweet potatoes g. so@s4 per bushs eggs are held
at rs osntsssr dozen butter, (scsree) sto s2s shad,
IS per pair. -s..- -
At a0ssios in Rid.ond the al. inat. Confederate
Coupon Bonds fifteen million loan Brought 1877 register.
ed bonds lls; bond. Of hundred million loan rde.nabe
in 1872 brought Jos.
Dfersdt sounds will travel with different veocity-a
call to dinner will ten lot in
half while TO work takes from Eve to ten
minutes. -
We urge every family in the Southern Conffdsrscy
the establishment If reg which every scrap of
which cJ,lon hemp. fax is the material be thrown in
and sent to the paper mls Thus private economy and
rbe public good will be dixie omoted. Let the rag bag
be the order of the day.
Forty cents was refused fr cotton in Columbus Ga on
Wednesday last few bales were sold at ~. The staple
has gone up cents pound within the last two weeks
The big gun of the steamer Richmond, the James
river has been tried with ample target plated
with eight inches of on penetrated by the powerful
prjecte fred from the gun, at distance Of eight bum
dred yardsl
"Bliud Ton," the Afreas pianist was giving concerts
in Atlanta last week. ,.s-.
The Chattsuoosa Rs6sl says certain women in Atlanta
sGa and Salisbury N G., have engaged recently Bread
Riots If,hey had been "welbread" women they wou
not have done SO.
wag on the outside Of the coach called to man BY
the roadside who was fenciEg some yery poor aud-"
say mister what yoyfencirg that pasture fors 1t
would take forty acres op to starve midd1e.szed
"Jes SO; and Im fencfg Of it to keep eour katts eou
Green peas and strawberries have been selling in the
Savannah market fyf the past week.
Ifa woman cnuj talk fthe two of her mouth
at the time hhere would be good deal said on both
| sides.
An Atlanta grocer advertsss sardnes aud sherry under
the head Of ' "Reminiscences of the Past"