The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-05

who can take the oath, we will take
pleasure in sending the applications to
the department at Washington.
Items Of News.
WELDON BRIDGE-A correspondent of
the Petersburg Express says:
The bridge of the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad, over the Roanoke river at this
place, rapidly approached completion, and
before two more issues of your paper are
made, the trains will, in all probability, be
passing over it. This bridge is seventeen
hundred and sixty Q76O) feet long, and
about sixty 600 feet high, having grade in
its whole length of ninety nine 900 inches.
The work was commenced about the 25th of
November last, and was much delayed by
bad weather, but more particularly from a
lack of timber, of which $4,000 feet were
only received three days ago, and is now be-
ing framed and raised as fast as possible
Mr.. Samuel T. Hand, who has had much eX-
perience on such work, is the builder.
A GRAND Tour OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.-
The Boston Encampment of Knight Templars,
Wyseman Marshall Eminent Commander,
will leave Boston about the first of June on
an extensive excursion through the country.
They will first visit Washington, where they
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of that city, and afterward will proceed to
Chicago ria the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, taking Cincinnati in their route. On
their return they will come by the Michigan
Southern line to Detroit, visit Rochester and
Oswego, cross into Canada, passing day at
Toronto, thence along the Grand Trunk to
Montreal and Portland home.
EMIGRATION SOUTH. - The Manchester
On. H.) Mirror, abiding to the departure
this Spring of large numbers from New
England to the South and West says that
number have already left Manchester for
Virginia and other parts of the South, while
others are waiting but for the season to be a
little farther advanced. But for the preca-
rious condition of Southern society at pres
ent, the number would be still larger, for it
is generally conceded that opportunities for
business there are not to be excelled.
DEFEATED-The eight hours days work.
bill was defeated in the New York Assembly
Friday, and under circumstances which
would seem to render its resuscitation, at
this session, highly improbable.
LARGE COTTON EXPORTS. ship
ments of cotton were made from the port of
New York, during the week ending Tuesday,
the 9th. The aggregate was 5000 bales,
valued at So, III 1876. Thus far in the cur
rent commercial year, beginning with Sep
TENDER 1, 1865, the shipments of cotton
from New York have been 337, 606 bales, or
eqnal to an average export of about II $50 a
week. The estimated stock available there
at present is 900 bales.
SUSPENSION OF THE RICHMOND PAPERS
The Richmond papers will not be issued
this morning, and probably not for several
days. The proprietors of the several jour
nails decided to reduce the wages of their
employees twenty per cent, to which the lat
ter objected. In consequence of their refusal
to work on these terms, the papers are COM
PEELED to suspend publication temporarily.
The proprietors will, we understand, issue
a joint address to their patrons this morning,
the causes which induced them
to suspend-Peters5urg Express.
FEDERAL LossEs-The hospital records,
which have just been footed up, show the
enormous aggregate of 252, 200 Federal sol
niers to have died on the battle-felds and in
hospitals during the war to suppress the
60 rebellion" This does not include those
who died at their homes of lingering disease
in the service.
THE VETO IN WISCONSIN, MADISON,
Wiss., March 31st.-The Assembly to-day,
after protracted struggle-by vote of ev-
cry republican member present but one-re-
solved to instruct their United States Sena-
tors to vote for the Civil Rights bill over the
Presidents veto. The Senate had adjourned
before the resolution reached it, or it would
have passed through that body with equal
1t is stated that Mr. Yulee, of Flori ola
has been ordered by the President to be re
leased from Fort Pulaski
A German paper publishes an anecdote of
President Lincoln, which has not been in
print in this country. A lieutenant, whom
debts compelled to leave his fatherland and
service, succeeded in being admitted to the
late President Lincoln, and, by reason of his
and winning department and
intelligent appearance, was promised a lieu
tenants commission in cavalry regiment
He was so enraptured at his success that he
deemed it duty to inform the President
that he belonged to one of the oldest noble
houses in Germany. g Oh, never mind that"
said the President, you will not find that to
be an obstacle to your advancement"
=" Mamma if I'm good. I shall go to
Heaven, shan't I 20 Yes, love-" " And
who will be there besides ?" Angels-dear,
beautiful, good angels" "Ah," hesitated
the boy, call angels-all good, beautiful
boys Mamma, dear, do you think if I'm
very good they will let me have justone little
devil to play with 2" This is the last version
of an old story.
A Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg Express positively states that the Freed
mems celebration will take place to-day
Every effort was to be made to preserve or
der.