Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-11


on the evening Of the 1st and during the whole Of
the next day his infantry was crossing the river
Frsm Duck river, Hood retreatsd rapidly to the
Tennessee, his main army not oncs making stand.
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,
1854, until the lst Of July, 1865.
Chickering the famous piano manufacturer, Is +
commanding the Sd Massachusetts, cavalry in the
Yankee service. ,e.,.
Negro mea hired in Raleigh on the End inst At |
prices ranging from $40O to $500. Women and |
boys brought from $3.50 to $780,
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 i've Revolution.
ary pensioners are now living
Richmond paper states that Harry Mccarthy
is in Philadelphia, having gone there from Nassau.
Wonder if the Arkansas Comedian will enliven
his concerts in Yankeedom by singing " the Bonnie
Blue Flag and other patriotic secession songs of
which he is the reputed author!
Mr.. E. Fl. Britton has sold out the Carolina
Times published at Charlotte, to Mr. s. w. Whita-
beng merged in the latter. Mr.. Brtton takes
charge of the local depaFtment of the Bulletin un
der the new arrangement
1t is said there is some prospect that Beast But
Ter will be compelled to disgorge a portion Of his
K ill-gotten gains A New Orleans firm whom he
| had pundered has obtained an attachment against
| him in New York, in the sum of $15O,0o0.
| A Liverpool paper has discovered that Sir Vim.
| E. Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in
the present British Ministry, is lineal descendant
! of King Henry ILL., of England, and King Robert
5: Bruce of Scotland
! Mosquitoes are very small insects, but one has
been known to move man weighing two hundred
!; pounds and keep him moving . whole night at
that
Old Gen. Wesl turns up again as the comman-
der Of department on the Canadian frontier. FIT.
ty odd years ago, I" Lieutenant" Wool achieved bis
first military lsurels the same frontier, at the
| storming of Queenstown Heights, his reginental
| commander being " Colonel" Winfield Scott.
"a Frenchman has obtained patent for whale
| leather. which is found to be remarkably plant
stuff The skin is SO thick that after removing the
| inner portion, which is spoIgy, the remainder is
split to make it of the usual shoe thickness. 1t is
| reparkably tough, but soft as buckskiu, and it
! repes water As we'll"
Lieut. Col. Mulford q. s. Commissioner for the
exchange Of prisoners, will visit Richmond during
the coming week, authorized to negotiate new
cartel
The Augusta Constitutionolist says that the
Executive of Georgis, as soon as damages can b
4 repaired will re.convene the Legislature of that
j State All the reserve militia of Georgia have
been furloughed by Gov. Brown, until further
4 orders.
1 j A letter from General Vaughn to gentleman in
Charlotte states that the Virginia salt works ant
lead mines were but slightly injured during the
: late Yankee raid.
1t is rumored that Gen. Joseph E. Johnstoa is Il
4 resume his old command. This news, we fes-, il
\ too good to be true.
Lieut. Col. VIM. Lee Davidson has been com
!. 4 missioned Colonel of the Seventh Regiment N G
J. 4 Troops vice Col. Ed. Graham Haywood, retired t
K i the invalid corps.
At q recent meeting Of the stockholders Of tn
o Richmond and Danville railroad resolution wa
i unanimously adopted to transport without charge
all boxes of clothing and provisions for the soldier
, \ in the field.
t., Rear Admiral Porters share of the proceeds Q
if' captured cotton, blockade runners, &C., since
i. assumed command of the North Atlantic Bockat
ing squadron, is said to amount to 5000, 900. Owe
"a 35 600 bales of cotton have been captured wort
$1,000, ,OO0 The total value Of the captures by h
squadron since August last is over 81, ,OOO, 900.
The grade of vice admiral has been created in th
Yankee navy, and Farragut appointed to fill it.
y His rank compared with the land service, equa
IL that of lieutenant general.
y. Some of the New York admirers of the works
N Edgar A. Poe, are talking about erecting tomb
his memory, but they do not not know where to fir
,e his remains. One Of the papers says that he W
buried at Baltimore, but this is denied. THIS is q
extraordinary instance Of the little respect paid
d. genius in its lifetime. Poe has been dead only
he few years.
% HONOR TO WHOM Honor, &c.-Without any
u. tenton Of disparagng other officials, we take Y
10 Warren has done more to relieve the suferings
he and furnish comforts to, our brave soldiers tn
any other man in the State. We believe that
no first instituted Wayside Hospitals, where thou
;e ands have had their wants supplied. We believe
ia was the first to introduce a system for send
n5 boxes, packages, &C., to our soldiers in the field.