Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

mSCELLANEOUS ITEMS
General Griquoria has presented n a.,
Of the United States copy Of lettsr sae presdent
him from Cuba, detailing the progress ot
slavery feeling on that island 1t is st.tsd me anti
native CuoanS are nearly unanimous ~ suat the
gradual emancipation, while the Spaua,da" laVor oil
traders are opposed to it. The auestion ana Slave
considerable agitation and excitement On 81. Causing
but the abolition sentiment is steadilv Island
ground. gainin.
Pride is as loud as besgar in want ana
deal more sauey. ano great
There is no note on the harm If a..
welcome to God than the CIV Of on angel mors
cy, or the supplcation of child for grace '0f ns
: Franklin says, He that goes borrow,n. -.
sorrewiog another proverbsays "He that I.a
:; Good old Bishop writes that 81 would =. o..
be brute As an ignorant rich man." 40 s00a
Wealth brings care and apprehension NJ,
in this world is SO much afraid as million If Jo1
Prince Polignac. Major General in the ooDf.d
army, win TWO Officers Of his staff, arrived IN .
vana, on the 18th ult, on his way 10 Eurona ~ d.
say to get married. some
An old author quantity remarks: "Avo;a.
ment with ladies. In spinning yarn, amona A s!%
ana sat'n man is sure to be ,oo,,ted and '.a
be may consider himself vound up. ''N 'O''sa
While the Prince of " ales was At Hoh..
bis ssste obtained permission to visit ,h pe and
Machpelah, Abrahatns burial place To- ae oaSe Of
hrst christians who have been allowed ~ as Tue
since the crnsades, nearly seven hundred e.ser
DR.. Stanley says everything Is kent in tSa ago
beautiful esder and nothing could We more ss.;ac
tory tnan the state In which the tombs are
nosh ssaas JACOB, Joseph Sarah, Rsbeccs an
Two lrlshmen on tramp came to mila mo,
which 1t SAID "2a miles from Pttsburg" vbsn 0. VII
Of them exclaimed, "Tread lightly, JAIME t. ons
lightly; here lies the dead-hes 2S years oua .ad
bis name is Miles from Pittsburg" "Du|
GEN FoRREsr.-The Senate has conHrmsd .,
nomination of Maj. Gen. Forrest to Lieutenant Cow
@eralcy. "'ul
A Mrs. Van Alst, of Brooklyn, New York w.,l
to sleep last Christmas night, and woke I'D Jann,r
18th. She complained of feeling little stiff. Shl
is nine of age and the facts of her lOn
sleep are well known. ~"
An AWKWARD MAN.-It is not unusual in IL,
see an awkward man making false step. He d
tempts to recover himself and makes another. ~
second is followed by a third, and down be. coms
Here is an anecdote as an illustration of succes.;.
awkward positions :, A gentleman said to In,
North, Pray my Lore, who is that ugly woman
sitting theref' That is my youngest sister w..
his lordship Good God I, said the pentlsn. s'
Il don't mean her ! mean the next % sTbat
my eldest sister, replied his lordshp. Il protest
cried the gentleman, 4 don't mean her. but fl.
third That is my wife, said his lordship. .Th.l
dewitt cried the gentleman. You NAV a. vel
say that said lord North, for she is as upv a.,
one But, sir, console yourself we are the ugiies
family in England '''
| A Coon OsE-When the late Judge Howell. Of
Rhode Island, was at the bar, Mr. Burgess, to NAV
a joke, wrote on the lining of his hat ,acuu,,
eaput, fempty head > the hat circulated about ex
citing smile upon every conntenance e1cept that
of the owner, who deliberately took it up, and re-.
peating the words above, and we'll knowing the
author Of the mischief addressed the court as FOL-
lows: May it please the court: ask your hon.
or's protection, (hoding up the hiatt for" said he,
81 find that brother Burgess has written his mana
in my hat and have reason to fear that be intend,
to make of with it"-GalarI.
"Why Tom, my dear fellow, how old you look r
Dare say, Bob, for the fact is, never was so oil,
before in all my lits.'
Joy = one Of the greatest panaceas of life NJ
Joy is more healthful or better calculated to pre
Long life, than that which is to be found in dome
tic happiness, in the company of the good and
cheerful man, and in contemplating with deligb
the beauties of nature.
CURE FOR THE TeoTH-AcHE-A doctor in Phil,
delphia announces as the latest remedy for tooth
ache, that the mouth must be filled with cream
and then you are to bump your head against til
soall till 1t turns to butter.
| GuERR11LAs.-Asjor General Candy has issue
an order warning steamboat men to be on thea
guard against guerrillas. Although they have no
disturbed boats for some time organizations AZ
known to exist for the purpose of destroyin
steamboats, and store houses along the Mississippi
The Emperor Maximilian has issued decree ol
bidding all Mexcans to year clasps, medals 0
other decorations conferred by the various sucee
sive Presidents of the defunct republic. "The
are" says the decree, " but so many sad memoir,
of civil strife and party triumph" An exceptk
Is made however, in favor of the cross gained
resisting the invasion of General Scott and
American army, in 1867 as also Of the clasp VI
by the garrison of Port St. juan d'Ulloa st il
! 6ombaIdmsnt by the French under Prince D
Joinville.
II SUPPLIES FOR THE ARnY.-A meeting of the Gil
@S"T " NAOSuooOAONSu "oo uciu III Iuo OOul lhou'
on Monday night, the 6th to devise means to SUI
. ply our armies. Addresses were delivered by Sc
eral gentlemen.
Messrs. R. Sterling, g: G.,Y.tes and David N
Knight were appointed . committee to obtain su
scriptions, and to devise means for giving alt y
citizens Of the county opportunity to contribu
j So far they have secured supplies to the value
, upwards Of $50, 900, and are still at work.
The British revenue derived during the ye
1884 was only $500, 600 below that of the prev0
year, Notwithstanding the reduction of several m
lions in taxation.
( An old widow, when her pastor said to haI u 6
has not deserted you in your old age" replied IN
no, have very good appetite STILL"
i All communications for the Governor of Sou
i. Carolina, or his department, left at the Car0I'"'
Office. Charlotte, N. o., will be forwarded.
l. True charity is something like snow-you I'd
Q see it, feel it, but never hear it.
y Qu1ck wlrrED-kn Irishman, says the Ed'nou y.
!, Courant, having accidentally broken pane Of 81
d in = window of q house in Queen street attempts
! E~ek> hoo rat.