Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Both Houses Of Congress have passed bill ex-
tending the time within which the old issue may be
exchanged for the new under Act of 18th February,
1864, until theNA>: of July, 1866.
Chickering, the famous piano manufacturer, is
commanding the Sd Massachusetts, cavalry in the
Yankee service.
Negro men hired in Raleigh on the 2nd inst. at
prices ranging from $4OO to $500. Women and
boys brought from $3.50 to $500.
An exchange says the Harry Hotspurs of four
years since have become the Trbulation Trepids of
the present How men and things change. Alas
for the chivalry
United States papers report only five Revolution
ary pensioners are now living.
A Richmond paper states that Harry Mccarthy
is in Phadel phia, having gone there from Nassau
Wonder if +" the Arkansas Comedian" will eulven
his concerts in Yankeedom by singing " the Bonnie
Blue Flag and other patriotic secession songs of
which he is the reputed author'
NJ E. II. .Brtton has sold out the Carolina
Tins published at Charlotte to Mr.. S. W. Whita-
ker, proprietor of the BalIetin, the former paper
beSg merged in the latter. Mr. Britton takes
change of the local department of the bulletin un
der'the new arrangement
tits said there is some prospect that Beast But
Ter will becompelled to disgorge portion of his
illbotten gains. A New Orleans firm whom he
had plundered has obtained an attachment against
hip in New York, in the sum of $l5O,OOO
Liverpool paper has discovered that Sir Vim.
f. Gladstone, the Chancellor Of the Exchequer in
the present British Ministry, is lineal descendant
Of King Henry iii, Of England, and King Robert
-1sece-es Scotland:
Mosquitoes are very small insects, but one has
been known to move man weighing two hundred
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Old Gen. Wool turns up again as the comman-
der o. department on the Canadian frontier. Fif.
tJ odd years ago, Lieutenant" Wool achieved bis
first military laurels the same frontier, at the
storming of Queenstown Heights, his regimental
commander being Colonel" Winfield Scott.
"a Frenchman has obtained patent for whale
leather, which is found to be remarkably plant
suf. The skin is so thick that after removing the
inner portion, which is spoagy, the remainder is
split to make it Of the usual shoe thickness. 1t is
remarkably tough, but soft as buckskin, and it
repels water as we'll"
Lieut. Col. Mulrord, U. S. Commissioner for the
exchange of prisoners, will visit Richmond during
the coming week, authorized to negotiate new
cartel.
The Augusta C0nStitutionGliSt says that the
Executive of Georgia, Us soon ~ damages can be
repaired, will re,convene the Legislature Of that
State. All the reserve militia of Georgia have
been fur1Oughed by Gov Brown, until further
orders.
letter from General Vaughn to a gentleman in
Charlotte, states that the Virginia salt works and
lead mines were but slightly injured during the
late Yankee raid.
1t is rumored that Gen Joseph E. Johnston is to
resume his old command. This news, We fear is
too good to be true.
Lieut. Col. VIM Lee Davidson has been com.
Tissioned Colonel of the Seventh Regiment n G.
Troops, vice Col. Ed. Graham Haywood, retired to
the invalid corps.
At recent meeting OF the stockholders ofthe
Richmond and Danvile railroad resolution was
unanimously adopted to transport without charge,
all boxes of clothing and provisions for the soldiers
iE the field.
Admiral Porter reports that, within the last fif
teen days. the blockade fleet off Wilmington cap.
tired or destroyed s., 100000 worth OF the enemy's
pA,'erty in blockade runners, about two thirds o
~ Ah'.~-UsS "aFLlrld PsoP--1z- 4
Tie grade Of vice admiral has been created in the
Yankee navy, and Farragut appointed 10 fill it1-
His rank compared with the land service, equal.
That of a lieutenant general.
Rear Admiral Porters share of the proceeds Of
captured cotton, blockade runners, &c, since ht
assumed command of the North Atlantic Blockad
ing squadron, is said to amount to 5000, OOO Oee,
5000 bales of cotton have been captured, worth
$l,50O,000. The total value of the captures by hi!
squadron since August last is over 81, 900 900.
Advices from New Orleans say General Dana ha
ordered all arms, ammunition and military pyrote
. chnies IN the hands of private citizens, to be ship
ped North of Cairo previous to the Ist of January
Persons found South of Cairo with such property
Or the materials used for their manufacture will be
arrested and imprisoned.
A dispatch from Washington, under the headn,
Of "Mosby killed once more" says: The pleasan
intelligence that this pest Mosby was shot yester
day morning Eear Piedmont and killed, was brough
here to night by soldier.
Some of the New York admirers of the works O
Edgar A. Poe, are talking about erecting a tomb t
his memory, but they do not not know where to fin
his remains. One of the papers says, that he wa
buried at Baltimore, but this is denied This is al
extraordinary instance of the little respect paid
genius in Its lifetime. Poe has been dead only
few years.
Wilmington Market. Jannary I'd. 1861