The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-12-19
RALEIGH, n c., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1866
state Items.

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State Items.
"A stabbing affair occurred in Whining
ton recently. at house of ill-fame, whereby
q woman, Francis Walton, was seriously cut
with knifi in the back by one Corporal
Baine.
The New Berne Journal Of Commerce
again complains of the prevalence of crime
in that City and section--principally rob-
The examining committee, appointed by
the stockholders of the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad, Company recently made a
tour to Greensboro and back. There was q
smart sprinkling of Richmond Editors along.
The roads was pronounced good and SAFE
Tobacco has been going into the Dan
vile market pretty freely for the last week,
and good deal comes from this State we
suppose The article generally is inferior,
but some fine specimens brought high prices,
which are not stated. Why don't you do
SO 2 e1'e.
Prof Kerr, State Geologist, was in Hen
dersonville, N. c., the latter part of Novem-
Der. He gave an encouraging account of his
tour through Western Carolina.
The Pioneer says that some of the people
of Western Carolina are looking to the for
nation of "a new State, by uniting with East
Tennessee
A man named DOwell has been commit
ted to Jail for killing another person, named
St John in Wilkes County.
The Mecklenburg Bible Society has been
recognized. qs
COL O. P Meares has Withdrawn from
the canvass for Mayor of Wilmington. Capt
Wooster alone keeps the field.
The Newberne Journal of Commerce of
the 18th inst. says:
About 8 o'clock, P. NJ, on Sunday night
the passage of meteors was so rapid as to ex-
cite general attention-being estimated at
over hundred in less than an hour At a
later hour, a gentleman counted IS or 90 of
peculiar brilliancy, while walking home
from church,"
We understand that Ex-Gov. Vance is
to deliver the address at the Tournament at
Newberne Gov. Worth will also be present
it is said.
We learn that there was an affray among
colored people in Kinston on Sunday. One
was shot, and Others wounded.
The report of the Treasurer of the City
of Wilmington shows that from March 10th,
1866, to Dec. 10th, the receipts from all
quarters amounted to $54, 4,SO6 40, and the
disbursements to $5O,9s 81, leaving bal
ance of nearly $4,000. Well done for Will
mington.
AT meeting of the Directors of the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad held in
Wilmington. on the 7th instant, the old Of
GERS of the Company were re-appointed for
the present year. This embraces the whole
list of officers usually appointed by the Di-
rectors.
-Ex-Gov. Swain has published another
letter on federal relations, also setting forth
certain facts in relation to he collection of
land tax by the general government.
The Trent River bridge has been finish
ed, and the Atlantic R. R. will turn its atten-
ton to other repairs.
The Wilson Carolinan speake as fol-
lows:
We hope the Legislature will adjourn be-
fore long. The Legislative proceedings have
entirely destroyed the interest of our paper,
and if it does not speedily adjourn, we shall
be compelled to omit them.
"A freedmen's school, on the outskirts of
Salisbury, is in very successful operation
A building costing s., 900 has been erected
and paid for by the Friends Philadelphia
Freedmen's Aid Society,"" capable of holding
400 scholars Messrs. A. H. Erwin and ].
P. Mendenhall, natives, are teachers employ
ed. The number of day scholars in attend
ancc amounts to SO males, 1876 females
night scholars to "a males, rs females.
The Wilmington Dispatch of the 18th
contains the following interesting item:
The hardy toilers of the sea, are trying to
eclipse each other in daring, and successful
adventure. We have frequently chronlcled
voyages ofgreat length, in diminutive crafts.
hut have never heard of one, except the
" Young Americas" equaling that of the
steam yacht Fanita, which arrived in this
port yesterday.
-, She is originally from Montreal, and is
bound now for Havana. Her burthen is 9
tons, her length A feet, and width of beam
8 feet She has an excellent inch cylinder
engine with inch stroke, and can make ten
knots an hour.
- By her log she ran from New York to this
port, distance of 637 miles, in 115 hours.
Her crew consists of two men and two boys,
who seem to be perfectly at home in their
miniature ship, and confident of reaching
Havana safely. The Fanita could lie com.
fortably upon the deck of the Young Amer
ica," the smallest craft that has ever crossed
the ocean. We wish her gallant Captain
safe and speedy voyage, while inwardly ejac-
ulating rather you than me-"
The same paper notices that an Agricul
tural Society for New Hanover County is to
be Immediately organized.
Our contemporary OF the Sentinel is excited.
Keep cool. The fur is just beginning to fly.
The North -Carolinians at Washington are
not members of the Southern Republican As
sociation.