Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Atthe Superior Court in Mecklenburg county, last |
week, John Medlin was convicted of murder The |
Democrat says:
On Friday John Medlin, from Union county, was
tried for killing Hosea Little. Medlin was desert.
err AID Little and others were trying to arrest him.
when Medlin fired and killed Little. The jury re-
turned verdict guilty ofmurder. Counsel for the
prisoner, A. B. Magrnder and j. H. Wilson for the |
State Solicitor Armield and Hon. w. Lander.
block of marble, wrought in Italy for the South |
Carolina State House, now surmounts the iremen's
monument in Chicago cemetery, having been cap !
tured in trying to run the blockade.
Apr1GERY.-A thing made in Richmond, and d. |
zected to General Sheridan, care of Gen. EARLY.
THREE Russian officers have lately been degraded
for having engaged in duel and one of them
who gave the provocaton, has been deprived of bis
title of nobility.
The Western and Atlantic railroad paid to the
State of Georgia, -"as net earnings" during the
year 1863, $2,l46,0s
REMOVAL OF PRIsoNERs-We learn from the Char.
lesion Mercury that the six hundred Confederate
officers lately confined in the pen on Morris Is
land exposed to the fire of our batteries have been
removed to Fort Pulaski, below Savannah.
Says Hermes: The Virginia regiments are now
very full Pcketts division is stronger than it ever
has been. am told that Gen. Lee says "Virginia
has done nobly in response TO the last call, but
North Carolina mas done even better"
AS WAS ExPEcrED.-The prize steamer Advance
IS taking in her armament as Yankee cruiser in
New York harbor.
The Assembly of Pennsylvania, just elected,
stands as follows:
Union. Dem
| Senate, 10 *
| House, 81 SO
80 81
Union majority on joint ballot 81.
Hon. Edward Stanly, formerly member of Con.
gress from North Carolina, and military Governor
OF that State for time under the Lincoln admins.
tration (nOw of California has written letter de.
caring for Mcclellan and opposing the policy of the
administration.
The city Council of Columbus, Geo., has passed
resolution providing that "any members of the
Council who shall attend any of its meetings while
in state of intoxication, shall be fined fifty dol
lars for the first offence and for the second shall be
expelled"
The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina held
its session at Greensboro during last week and ad
journed on Saturday night. The next meeting of
Synod will DO at Fayetteville in October 1865
We have seen two beautiful home made shawls
for gentlemans wear, within few DAYS. It is 4
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try women are thus exemplfying their skill and pa
tro:lc resolution in these trying Unsatisfactory
Watchman.
The farmers will be gratifed to learn that the
Western North Carolina Railroad Company have
determined to Id to their extensive shops in this
place department for the manufacture OF sgricul.
toral implements, The scheme will be put in ope.
rat'en Immediately, and will doubtless fill very
important public want.-Salisbury Watchman.
1t now requires only as many days to refine 81.
gar as it did months thirty years. ago.
" once required SIX months to put quicksilver
on a glass; now it needs only forty minutes.
EMANCIPATION was celebrated at Baltimore or
tuesday with spirit--at SUNRISE by grand salute o.
five hundred guns; at daybreak, accompanied with
the ringing of church ap6 signal bells; At noon, thu
: sa,ute was repeated from Forts Federal, Hill ani
Marshall, Christ Church bells joining with q pea
and performing at intervals various patriotic airs