Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-17
GENERAL ITEMS.

Orange CoUSTr.-SOme twenty of the leading citizens
Of Orange have published call in the HilSboruugh Re
csr the citizens of that County 10 meet at the Court
House the 18th instant TO take steps provide pro-
per supply of food for the wives aud children of the SOL
ders.
SoLD.-The Planters Hotel, Augusta Ca was sold at
auction Thursday last for $4,000 The lot fronts 80
feet on Broad street, running back the width to
Jones street.
The Charlotte Bulletin says are pleased to learn
from IeTera of experienced and large planters
that the wheat crop in this section Of the country high
" promising. and if the continue favorable
traordnari!y large crop will be gathered.
CoNPLrNENr.-Mrs. Bumpass, the Editress of the
Weekly Message speaking of Gov. Vunces appeal
to the people Of this State says "As father watching
over his family and warning it of dangers. Gov. Vance
notices. with tender cancern the interests of the people of
this State and from time TO time points out what is for
their good aud what would endanger their safety
VIM Lee Davidson, of Marengo county, Ala. has left
legacy of $4,000 10 Davidson College, Presbytean y.
e., and Of $1,000 to each Of its Literary Societies
Crops IN TENNEssEE.-A gentleman writing from Cook
county, East Tennessee says that the wheat crop
section bids fair 10 yield abundanty He also the
people are planting nothing but corn and that if good
crop is raised there will be hogs laencd in East
Tennessee the coming fall than
foLLf-Ihe secretary OF the Navy SEXES railroad
iron AID sends it to the mill be rolled into gunbuat
plates, when the old rails would do just as WELL After
awhile the railroad tracks will get so bad that they can't
transport the food for it. Then who will be TO
blame?
Edward Everett has made another speech He exhorted
against all peace propositions declaring in powerful Ian
guage that there alternative but 10 subdue the
rebellion by force of arms.
v~iter in The Wilmington Journal recommends the
gallant Col. E. D. Hall, 18th n. c. Troops as q candidate
for Congress in that district.
Prayers for the restoration of peace have been offered
daily for two months at the Cathedral, New Orleans
The Indian name Yazoo" is a ChOctaw word and sig
ni6es " the death water" May soon prove its title by
the destruction of all our foes in that section.
The Sumper Tri-weekly EPatclnqn says that
Men have shed Il cir blood in vain,
Unless the farmers raise graiu.'
Richard F. Walker, the Foreman of the Examiner Office
is announced in the Richmond papers candidate in
that City for the House of Delegates dr. W. is clever
and intelligent gentleman, and hope be will be elected
SCARCITY OF CoTToN.-The Lowell Mass, Nfrs saws
quite number of families in that City are taking adj
vantage OF the high prices of by selling the
contents Of mattresses, &c, to the sompa
MES at great advance on the original price The Neus
hears of instance in which over six hundred dollars
obtained in family from the sale OF tie contents
of cotAn mattresses.
The hog cholera is prevailing in Virginia The Peters
burg Express says that t4rniO& will arrest this disease
Dr. Bagby, the elknown and able Editor of the South
Literary Messenger has become associated in the ed
torial conduct of the Richmond Uhig