Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-31
GENERAL ITEMS.

PRESBYTERIAN CuURcH.-The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States will hold
its third annual session in Columbia s. c., the 7th
day of next May The Presbytery of Fayetteville will
hold its next semannual sessions in Fayettel Thurs
day before the I'd Sabbath in April 1868. The Presby-
tey Of Concord will hold its seml-annual sessions in
IhyatiTa Church, Rowan, the 10th of April 1868.
The Virginia Legislature has passed law providing fur
the voting Of soldiers in the army and refugees the
regular State elections the 4th Thursday in May
Governor sixteen members of Congress- the members of
the House of Delegates and half of the Senators
to be elected on that occasion.
Fine Spring days sure harbngers of war As
the flowers and singing birds come out the hunders of
will begin to roll Nature is very pure and lovely,
but man is-what shall we sayI
The Bank of Mobile recently renitted about 5000 in
specie to London TO meet to july 1884, the interest
the bonds Of the State of Alabama The London Times
says Alabama is entitled to marked commendaon for this
determination to sustain her credit.
To PLANrERs.-Inerest duty policy patriotism honor,
and the s,ernest dictates of sefpreservaoG all in
| warning US to plant full provision crops.
lady asked the Rev. John Newton what the best
rule for female dress and behavior. "Madam said he
dress and conduct yourself that persons who have
been in your company shall recoect what you had
on This will generally be the where sngnarity of
dress avoided and where intelligence of mind and gen.
tleness of manners cultivated.
Seventy-Gve negroes were frozen to death in Memphis
during night in me last cold SPELL Such is Yankee
phanhrophy and the fate of the negroes under Yankee
protection.
is said that both Houses of the Virginia Legislature
Monday last in secret session. repealed the trans
frrng the State Line to the Confederate authorities and
then disblnded the Line uncondtionay This action is
said to be most agreeable both to the officers aud who
formerly composed that corps.
Northern papers state that there are now $4,000 sick
Federal soldiers at and Yicksburg Scurvy is the
prevailing disease.
strong pressure is being brought TO bear upon Lincoln
to get him to make Butler Cumander-in- Chief Secre
tary of War.
Patriot farmer, says the Daily Rebel every grain corn
you plant this bullet in the head Of the enemy
Of our country
1t said that the leaves of the China tree if plentifuy
strewed among woOlen garments when packed away for
tha summer, complete defense from moths. They
are said TO be the best preventive of in dried
fruit. Try it.
Sheridan being asked what wine he liked BEST replied
"The wine of other people"
Texas editor named his child Kansas Another one
wickedly says he would be afraid to call child Kansas
for fear it would never have any constitution
reign of exists Washington Murders assaults
anu TODOeTleS hTe Ol udliy occurrence.
Gen. Wool has been to Connecticut making speeches
and examining the forts.
State Convention is be held in Missouri to consider
the gradual emancipation scheme
at you wish to make shoe of durable material" said
the cetiOus auesbnrg you should take the upper part
of tue mouth of hard drnker, for that never lets in
water"
The who plants cotton to sell, gives Lincoln
direct help than if he and all hinegrOes go
| into the Yankee army
People talk of Improvements in stock but most of
would prefer Aarons yellow calf to any modern brsed.
Theodore Hook walking in the days Warren black
in where of the emSsares of that shining character
had written ON the wall, TRY Warren's B" but
had been frightened from his propriety and fed "The
rest is hacking" said the wit
The Florida at Martinique at last accounts. Ad-
mira Wilkes, hearing of her whereabouts, got up
steam and put out in search of her.
The Yankees have gotten up report of loan from
Europe to stay their sinking government.