The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-19
GENERAL ITEMS.

"A 3O-pound eel was recently caught near
Hartford.
"A combustible stone, said to burn like
finder, has been discovered in Wisconsin.
"A general election in England costs two
millions sterling.
"A popular life of Abraham Lincoln in
Italian has been published in Florence, and
is being sold for the benefit of the freed
men.
"A Mr. Hewitt, of Memphis, Tenn. was
MORALLY wounded by having a file, with
which he was endeavoring to fix some re-
volving machinery, driven into his heart.
"A large party of Usage Indians are on a
visit to St. Louis exhibiting their paint
and costumes, dancing war dances in the
streets, imbibing fire water, and collecting
pennies.
1t is stated on Chinese authority that
the Chinese population in California numbers
$500 persons, One-fOurth of whom are en-
ployed upon the Pacific Railroad improve
ment.
Louis Napoleon recently visited and in
spected the buildings for the French EXPOSE
ton, and made brief address, in which he
said that whatever political events might
the appointed time.
"A large crowd was attracted to Jones
Wood, n. j., on the 4th, to witness man
drive six trained geese. harnessed to wash
tub. across the river. A paddle was used to
steer the tub and also to tap the geese on the
head when disposed to leap out ofharness.
"A legal examination elected the fact
that a Chicago quack ordered for consumpt-
of for
-dita to be kept at the head of the patients
bed in jar, and constantly stirred and for
sore eyes he used an ointment made from the
fat of black Cat.
"A negro near Eggs Point Mississippi,
committed suicide last week rather than have
his wife report him to the Bureau. He had
whipped her, then repented, made her pres
.ents, and sought forgiveness; but she was I'M
relenting nothing but the Bureau would
suit her. So he deliberately walked into the
bayou and made corpse OF himself.
"A Mobile paper says the Austrian Am
;bassador had returned from Atlanta with 10
,ex-Confederate officers, all of whom have &C
copied positions in the Austrian army
Large numbers of Mobilians would accom-
pany him on his return to Europe, both as
officers and privates.
"A gentleman named Taylor, at Kalama-
zoo, came near losing his Ii lie on the Both ult.,
by catching his foot in Il lady's . tilter'' as
he was passing her on a stairway. He was
precipitated to the bottom and picked up in
sensible
Probably by this time the Great Eastern
is we'll on her way across the Atlantic. en-
-deavoring once more to solve the mystery of
the Atlantic telegraph. On the 1st of July
this ship, with the accompanying fleet, was
to leave the Med way.
An enterprising Californian has started
for the East with drove of horses, the ma
tive breed, some 500, intending to drive
them into Missouri to supply the demand
These horses cost but little on the Pacific
slope, are tough, and can live on bunch of
grass.
The persons engaged in the enterprise for
the reclamation OF fallen women, known as
the Midnight Meeting Movement" held
their annual meeting lately in London
Twenty-six meetings have taken place in va
rious parts of the metropolis, and three hun
dred women have been induced to abandon
their immoral course Of life. 1t is believed
that a thousand have been reclaimed
IF it was striking example of polite
ness In Charles the Second, when, on his
death-bed, he begged pardon of the company
an attendance " for being such an unconscion-
ably long time in dying" it was certainly an
instance of good manners scarcely less re
markabie on the part of gentleman who, at
the funeral of his baby, apoiogized TO the au-
,oIence for presenting small coffin to so
large an assembly That man was gentle
man, you may be sure.