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Exchange of Prisoners.

We are very much gratiied to state that the two
governments have agreed upon an exchange Of prs
onerS. The Richmond Wig says the exchange
will 60 on, at once to the number of one thousand
per day. late Washington telegram says:
Gen: Grant was before the Committee on the Con.
duct ofthe War this morning. The following ques-
ton was asked him:
Qucstion-It is stated, upon what authority do
not know, that you Gle charged entirely with the
exchange of prisoners.
Answer-That Is correct and J0hat Is more,
haze efectel an arrangement for the erchgngs of
prisoners man for and officer for OFFICER or his
equiUalent according to the old cartels until one or
the other party has exhausted the number they
now hold.
get great many letters daily from friends Of
prisoners in the South, every one of which cause
to be answered, telling them that this arrangement
has been made, and that suppose that exchanges
be made at the rate Of ,0G0 per week and Just
as fast as they deliver prisoners to us will re
ceive them, and deliver their prisoners to them and
the Salisbury prisoners will be coming right on.
myself saw Colonel Hatch the Assistant Com
missioner of Exchange ON the part ofthe South, and
he told me the Salisbury and Danve prisoners
would be coming right on at once. He said that
he could bring them at the rate Of five thousand
or six thousand a week.
Question-There is no impediment in the way !
Answer-There is no impediment on our side
1 could deliver and receive every one of them in a
very short tine, if they will deliver those they
bold. We have lost some two weeks lately on &C.
count Of the ice in the river.
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How TO MAKE Coon TALLow CANDLEs-We find
the following recipe among lot of old papers, :.
We don't know where it came from, have not tried
it, and don't know whether it is good or not. If
the addition, of the ley has the effect stated, the
receipt must be valuable Will some of our readers
try it and let US know the result
To two pounds of tallow add one tesspoonful of.
strong ley from wood ashes, and simmer over a
slow ire-when greasy scum will float on top !;
skin this off for soap Gt is very soap already
as long as it continues to RISE Then mould your
candles as usual making the wicks a little smaller
and you have pure, hard tallow candle, worth.
knowing how to make, and one that burns as long
and gives light equal to sperm. The chemistry
demonstrates tSela. Am ounce or two of besswsx K
will make the candle some harder, and sleeping the
wicks in spirits turpentine will make it burn some
brighter. write with one before me.
Yours, w r.
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as We have taken no action for peace, nor developed
any new resources Of war. We have utterly failed
to perform our solemn duty, and our dspirited peo
pie will hold responsible for the future dangers
and disasters, which wise and firm legislation might
have ayerted The time has come when State
Convention should be called. Let the people take
their destinies in their hands, and send up del
egates who can fully comprehend 1he dangers Of
the times, and who capable Of earnest and fear
less action. Something must be done Immediately,
or the events Of the next ninety days will oVerwhelm
this State with subjugationr and ruin. And if we
ever meet again as Legislature, it will be but to
gather up the scattered fragments from the stranded
wreck Of once proud, noble and glorious old com.
monwealth. .
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

The idea Of employing negro troops to help in the
defence of their homes, says the Richmond Erdmi-
ner, has greatly ripened in the public mind and
especially since the atrocious uLtinlGtun of the
emy at Hampton Roads has fully brought home to
US all the imperative necessity of bringing out and
using all the elements of force which can posi-
bly, command. 1t is also very well known that
General Lee, who has accepted the powers and re.
sponsibilities of General N Chiei urgently calls for
large force ofnegroes togFe placed at his disposal
to be used according to aIs best judgment TIE
country will not venture to deny to General Lee,
in the present position of affairs anything he may
ask for.
We differ radically with the E1Gmiaer The en-
ploymeut of negroes as soldiers and their conse-
quent emancipation, not only gives up the whole
question of slavery about which the two sections
went to war; but it would insult and disgrace our
white veteran soldiers and SOW the seeds of insub
ordination and insurrection in all the SlaVehoding
States. The people ought not to submit for one
moment to such policy. 1t would work greater
change than was attempted to be effected by The
secession Of the States from the federal Union. If
any such measure should pass Congress we trust
our members of Congress will return to their con-
Stituents and unite with them in taking steps in
the last resort to prevent general anarchy and ruin
to Southern society. We respect General Lee, and
will endorse his conduct when he does right; but
we not willing to give him "anything he may
ask for" The man who is willing to- do that, is
poor white slave whose eounsels should be de.
spsed If the acAits men Of the South are not able
or are not disposed to achieve their own ndepen-
deHee they ought to be ashamed to call on q Servile
race to aid them in securing it
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SOLDIERS CLAIMS.

TUShE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN APPOINTED
Commissioner investigate, collect aud distribute
Claims Deceased Soldiers notice thai aiIer 'ns
GOth inst he will be prepared to furnish lhe blanks
whereby the wives children executors or administrators
or deceised soldiers may have their claims placed IN prop
or tIrm to b. Sled in the Auditors Office in RichT
moud aud will use every effort in his power to have the
same prnmptly psia.
Persons aEslying for blanks must forwSTai 20 cent
pOslase stamp or 10 cent bs to prepay the postage
the same =,
Register of all claims will be s and at any lime the
state Of claim may be sseertaiJed o,uo,,
IL Fayetteville n. c.
Feb On, 1885. l5-h
Papers ofSta.e please copy.
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We have the pleasure to day of laying before our
readers the substance of the pointed and admirable
remarks of Mr. Dick, Of GuifOr,l delivered in the
Senate on the 9th of February on the proposition
to authorize the Governor to send the State troops
beyond tie limits of the State. This dangerous
and unjust proposition had the sanction of Gov.
Vance, and was earnestly supported by his parti-
zqns in the Senate; but it was defeated by the ad
dress and frmneSs of such Senators Messrs. Dick
Pool, Warren, Arendel and others.
The speech Of Mr.. Dick, prepared by himself
delivered in the Senate on the 23d January, on the
resolutions protesting against aiming the slaves,
will appear in the next Standard
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COLDs.-When man begins to cough, as the re-
suit of common cold it is the Jrt of nature her
self attempting the cure, which she will effect in
her own time and more eff.ctually than any man
do if she is let alone and her instincts cherish
ed What are these instincts? She abhors food
and craveS warmth. Hence, the moment man is
satisfied he has taken a cold, let him do three
things: First, ess not an atom second 60 to bed
and cover up in q warm ruom third, drink as
much cold water as he wants, or as much hot herb
tea as he can and in three cases out OF four be will
be entirely well in thirty six hourS.-HaH.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

While the Commissioners of Advertisement for
North Carolina have been requiring the farmers of
the State to sell their wheat to the government at
$l5 bushel, agents of the government, in Virginia,
have been raging the producers of that Stae from
$50 to $40 bushel By an investigation of the
affairs of the Commissary Department it has been
ascertained that Hon. James A. Seddon. late Secre.
tary of War, had sold 430 bushels of wheat to the
government, at $40 n bushel and as shown by the
Congressional proceedings, some sixty other per-
sons have received $50 and $40 bushel for their
crops. We Supposed thit is all right in Virginia,
but it would Oe consider cd almost reasonable in
North.Carolina. Of cou rse this $40 a bushel for
wheat places Mr.. Seidon's patriotism above suspic
ion Progress.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

FEDERAL PRISONERS The exchange of prisoners
is going on, and the federal prisoners are being
sent as rapidly as the means of transportation will
permit TO the point where the exchange is made.
At the time of writing this there are some twelve
hundred federal prisoners in this City under guard,
awaiting transportation They are from Florence,
South Carolina.
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Congress has not yet taken final action, as far as
VIC know, on the proposition to arm the slaves
Bat 1t is generally believed that the bill introduced
by Mr.. Blrksdae will pass, which provides 70:
arming such male slaves as can be purchased by
the government or as may be offered to the gov
ernment by their owners.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

On Wednesday Mr. John P: Beck was qualified
as Deputy County Court Clerk and the following
gentlemen were appointed Assessors and Takers Of
the Tax lists in the various districts:
Rllegh District No l-.(West side of Fayette-
vile street )-ASsessOrs, r. s. Tucker, Q. W. d.
Ilutchings and ThOs. Briggs. Taker of tax list,
r. W. S"awell.
No 2-(Elst side Fayetteville ST. )-Assessors NJ
B. Royster. Eldrdge Smith and Jordan Womble.
st NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n. Ivy, Geo.. w. Nor
wood and Robt. Trawick. Taker of tax list N
Ivy.
St Mark's-Assessors R. ". Wyune Peterson
Dunn and II. H. Allen. Tak0r of tax list, R w.
Wynne.
St. Mary's--Assessors W. R Poole, NJ. G. Hodge
and w. L. Fort Taker of tax list w. R Poole.
Middle Creek-Assessors WIN. Bailentne, G. II.
Afford and Jas. Adams. Taksr of the tax Inst, j.
Adams
Barton's Creek-Assessors W. S. Thompson, Jas.
Woods ard Jesse Penny. Taker of tax list w. S.
Thompson.
Swif: Creek-Assessors 7. G. Whitaker, J. N.
Jones and Allen Adams. TAker Of tax list L. G.
Whitaker.
Kits Creek-Assessors G. Lowe, Wm. George
and II. WcstherSpoon. Taker Of tax list q. Lowe.
Lick Creek-Assessors T. Bevers, W. w. Nichols
and B. c. Dunn. Taker of tax list, BeVers.
Houses Creek-AsseSsors j. ID. Hays, B. A.
Perry and II. Rogers. Taker of tax lis., j. II.
Rogers.
Marks Creek-Assessors N. Price. W. Fl. Hood
and B. Bake. Taker of tax list, N. Price.
White Oak Assessors II. Hudson, Jno Scott
and Leroy Mitchell. Taker of tax list II. Hudson.
Crabtree-Assessors S. Virgins, L. Jackson and
N. T. Thompson. Taker of tax list DIR. I. w.
Young
Buckhorn-Assessors j. II. Collins, Jesse Burt
and j. Ii. Burt Tsker Of tax list, j. Ii. Collins.
Bufalo-Assessors JOS. Fowler, DR.. Hartsfeld
and d. Scarborough. Taker Of tax list, Jos.
Fowler.
New LGht-Assessors VIM. Laws, P. S. Rogers
and Geo. Mcdowell Taker of tax list, P s. ROg.
ers.
Wake Forest-ASsessors G. B. Allen J. R. Dunn
and S H. Dunn. Taker of tax list j. R. Dunn.
Cross ROads-Assessors II. A Hodge, G. II.
Horton and R. Upchurch. Taker of tax list, II. A
Hodge.
Fish Dam-Assessors. G. J. Rogers, A. G.'Ferrell
and W. D. Holloway. Tsker of tax list G. j.
Rogers.
Little River-AsSessors B. T. Strickland, J. 6.
High and d. B. Griffin. Taker of tax list, B. T.
Strickland -
Panther Branch-Assessors Siuod smith smith, S. S S
TurneE and j. II. Adams. Taksr of tax list, j. J.
l.. McCullers.
Carey-Assessors A. X. Clements, W. R. Afford
and a. f. Page. Tsker of tax list Leonard House
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

The Home Guard of Wake county we're consoli-
dated into three full companies on Tuesday last
one company for duty beyond the limits of the
county, the other two for duty within the county.
The following officers were elected for the com
pany of the first class
R. S. Perry, Captain,
Williams Boothe 1st Lieutenant,
j. n. Cheek, I'd !"
w. H. Scott Sd
The officers of the second class companies are as
follows:
W. R. Richardson, Captain,
W. H. Finch, 1st Lieutenant,
S. A. Currin, I'd "
w. G. Upcnurch, Sd '
F. Ii. Perry, Captain.
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FOR SALE.

ERY ORDER OF THE COURT OE EQUITY OF THE
HD County of Wake, in the case Of" Sarah A. Dupree
Eliza A Dupree and Others against Peter o. Dupree and
others shall sell the 25ih day of March at 2 NJ ON
the premises to the highest bidder lots in the South
Eastern portion the City of Rseigh-in the peadings
mentioned and descrbed-and bounded By the lots OF
]. Ferrell D. L. Dodd and Ransom Johnson containing.
about two of land The houses said lots ve
comfortable and located in healthy portion of the City.
The terms will be made known on the day Of sale.
X. q LEWIS, q. NJ e.
Feb go, lS65. i5-A
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We are under obligations to Mr. j. R. Goats, of
Johnston County, for some delicious wine of his
own maeufacture; and to Mr.. Jesse Taylor, of this
County, for some of the very best syrup We have
tasted this season.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24
RALEIGH: FRIDAY. FEB. "a. 1865.
The Latest News.

The latest news may be given in few words
Charleston, Wilmington, and Columbia are in the
hands Of the enemy, and Sherman is supposed to
be moving in heavy force Chesterville, which is
some forty five miles south of Charlotte. 1t seems
to be understood that the Confederate forces will
make stand at CheSterville. We hope for the
best, but we confess we fear that Sherman will not
be routed, or even seriously checked. 1t may also
turn out that columns of the enemy are preparing
to advance through this State on line considera-
bly, to the east of Charlotte Goldsborough, Fay
ettevile, and even Raleigh are in danger. We fear
that what has been will bel in other words, that the
enemy will continue tO Ferrun snG occupy the
country. The people expect the truth in this pa
per- and they shall have it as far as we are able to
tell it.
We have nothing later from Petersburg or Rich
mond. We fear that our troops at those points are
stratened for food, owing to the difficulty of pro-
curing transportation. We hear complaints that
we do not deem it prudent to publish.
The prospect is gloomy. We can see no blessed
star pointing to peace, but on every side the clouds
of war, tipped with the fires of battle, are rolling
and surging How many more widows and or
phans how much more suffering, and how many
more of the true and brave of our veteran troops
must be slaughtered before the end shall come =
Oh if the people of the two sections could only take
all these troubles in hand, and settle them accord
ing to justice, truth, and humanity but the peO-
pie have long since ceased to rule, and every thing
precious must be sacrificed to the vague hopes or
the nveterate passions OF our rulers.
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icersin the 14th battalion, that are to be found in
Ie Western army. 80
If Gov. Vance does rot change this appointment,
j will n6cta wound upon these Mountain boys,
that time cannot heal.
Respectfully, AN OFFICER.
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The statement that Mr.. Stephens has gone to
Georgia to make speeches, is unfounded We
know what we say to be true.
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Thomas Phelps, of PersOncounty, recently killed
seven turkeys out of fJck of nine, at enc shot
He thinks that he would have killed them alE, if
they had been baited with wheat instead of corn.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-24

We are under obligations to Messrs. Graham,
Oldham, Ramsay, and J. 7. Leach for public docu-
mentE.
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Wake County Court.

On Monday Of Court being the third Monday ol
February, the attendance of Justices was unusually
large Some forty new Justices were qualified
The following Justices were elected Special Court
for the ensuing year: Nathan Ivey, w. H. Harri-
son, W, H. Hood, R. G. Badger and ". W. Hols
den. At meeting of the Special Court subse-.
qnently held, R. G. Badger, Esq, was unanimously
elected Chairman of the Special Court and Chair.
man of the entire body Of Magistrate ofthe County.
This is high compliment to young man, but is.
in every respect well deserved.
j. F. Hutchins, Esq was re elected County Trus-
tee, and Joseph D. Hayes, Esq was elected County
Commissioner under theact Of Assembly to distri-
butte supplies to soldiers families These are excel.
lent selections Mr. Hutchins has been prompt and
indefatigabe in the performance of his duties, and
has very generously declined to charge the County
commissions on the large amount ne has dis.
bursed for the benefit of soldiers families.
Wscopy from the Progress of Wednesday the
following additional items:
COUNTY CoURT.-Their Worships held short
session yesterday; they and other Magistrates
having to attend at Nash square for Home Guard
consolidation. purposes. Mr.. Lynn Adams was
qualified as Magistrate The following Censta-
bles have qualified:
Buffalo Distriet-E B. Robertson; Cary-Wm.
R. Afford; Kite Greek-R H. Slater !; BqckIorn--
j. d. Judd; BeaUer Greek-B I. Hunter; Raj
etgh, No. Wiley Sauls Raleigh. No. ~ DaVid
Lewis; Nesr Hull. c. LashIey New Light.
N Ray Laurel CrssL-H. E. Holloway; 81. Mat
the'os-B. B. Buffalo; Cross Rodds-Thos c.
Smith Middle Creek-W. w. W. johnson; Marks
CrteE-H. A. Rhodes ST. MayV's-Calvin Pool
White Odk-Wm. Jnks; Lite Rirer-C. H. Hor.
ton; Lick Creek W. R. Nichols; House's Creek-
W. r. Perry; CrG6tree-W. N. jackson Panthsrs
B'anch-Lyun Banks; Fish Dam-Jno T. Col.
clough.
We inadvertently omitted, in Mondays report,
to say that the compensation of the Special Court
was fixed at IS per day.
REPORT OF TuE COMMITTEE OF FINANCE The
Committee of Finance for Wake county made their
report on Monday. We make the following ab
Stract:
Total amount of revenue, az
ter deducting sherIffS commits.
sions and allowances made tax
ers of tax lists for 1864, $3.50, ,295 81
For County pur- Z
poses, 5G,8SS 70 !
For INDECENT sol.
diers' families, S03 406 40
- seO2O5S Sl
OF this sum the sheriff has
paid into the hands Of the coun-
ty Trustee $236, ,206 oil
To the Treasurer Of the War
den's Court, $4,000 90
Leaving in the hands of the
sheriff o. 20
The Committee further report that the amount
Of debt owing by the county is:
In Coupon Bonds $64, 800 90
In Individual
brndS, 1898, 937 IL
1858 437 10
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The accounts of the county Trustee and the sal
Commissioner were satisfactory.
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We know uOlhlng as to the facts set forth in the
following letter, and have wish to involve our
selves in controversy i'll relation to the late dis
turbanc, in Polk County; but as the letter pro-
ceeds from a woman, and she feels aggrcVed, We
cannot refuse to give her hearing.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Mr.. Nasty Undertakes a Sermon, but
I'D Is Interrupted.
CoNFEDRIT x ROADS, (Which is in \
the Stait nv Kentucky1 >
s.Es4# nonav,b O. GAG A Z

.s the Stait NV Kentucky1 -
'tfea December 81 1865.
Is Here in the CRATE Staff nv Kentucky,
the last hope Nv Democrisy, / hev pitch
ed my tent, and here propose to lay
these old bones, when Deth, who has a
mortgage onto all nv us, shall see fit to
4close. didn't like to leave Washing
toni luv it for its memories. Here
stands the Capitol where the President
makes his Rppointments--there is the
Post Office Department, where all the
Postmasters is appinted. Here il was
that Jaxon rooled had respex for
Jaxon. / can't say luved him, for he
never yoozed us rite He hated the
Wings ez bad ez we did, but after we
beat EN- and elevated him to the Presi-
deGcy the stealins didn't come in ez fast
ez we expected. Never shell / forgit the
complement he paid me. Jest after his
election l presented myself afore him
with my papers, an applicant for q
place He read EN- and scanned me
with q critics eye
"Can't 700 make yoose nv such man
ez meT SEE inquirinly.
"Certinly," ssz he, 81 kin and alluz
hev. It's SIGH ez 700 use to beetthe wings
with, and am continyooally astonished
to see how muchwork accomplish with
SIGH dirty tools. My dear sir" sed he,
pintin to the door, "when ] realize how
many SIGH cusses ez 700 there is, and
how cheap they kin be bought up, real
Iy trimble for the Republic"
didn't git the Office / wanted.
Yet ez luv Washington was forced
to leave it. might have stayed there,
but the trooth is, the plsnks nv that city
and the pavements are. harder and
worse to sleep on than those of any
other city in the United States. / he'd
lived two months by passin myself off ez
Dimekratic Congressman, bat that Good
only last q short time, there not beiu
many of that persuasion here to person
ate. / he'd gone the rounds nv the
House ez often ez it wuz safe, and one
ni:e commenced on the SENT Coin
70 into Wizards, / called for go nv gin,
which the gentlemanly and urbane bar.
keeper sot afore me, and / drank " Put
it down with the rest NV mine" SEE /
with impressive wave nv the hand
4Af "What namef" says he.
Assooming q intellectual look / re-
torted, "Do yea know Charles Sum
ner2"
Here oVerdid there vaultin ambi
ton o'erleaped ITSELF IF I he'd said
" Salisbury" it mite have done, but to
give Summers name for drink nv gin
wuz peece nv lunacy for which kant
account. / wuz ANONYMOUSLY kicked
it IL cheep, but / don't want EN- on
them terms; my pride revoIted, and SC
/ emigrated The gentlemanly and ur
bane conductors nv the Pennsylvania
Central passed me over their road
They did it with the assistance NV two
y gentlemanly and urbane brakesmen
which dropped me tenderly across the
: track, out nv the hind eend of the las
car.
found here church buildin, nv which
the congregation had bin mostly killet
in buchWhackiu expeditions, and an
nounsin myself as a constooshne
preacher from Moo Jersey, succeeded il
DRAWN together highly respectaha
awjience last Sunday, .ss s.s
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

CoRNERED.-Covetous people often
seek to shelter themselves behind the
widows mite, and give q paltry sum to
her contribution. The following incl
dent has moral for all such:
A gentleman called upon q wealthy
friend for contribution. r3e
Eyes, | suppose must give my mite. p
said the rich man.
F" You mean the widows mite, sup
poser replied the other.
"To be sure do.
The gentleman continued: / win be
satisfied with half as much as she gave.
How much are you WORTH
"Several thousand dollars" he
answered.
"Give me check, then, for thirty
Eve thousand; that will be half as much
as she gave--all she had.
1t vas a new idea to the wealthy
merchant.