The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-02

| CITY of Boston, with dates to the 18th inst,
has arrived
The Austro- German difficulty continues
critical It is asserted that Austria refused
to comply with Prussia's request to with
draw her order for the molestation of her
corps da'maee.
George Peabody has replied to the Queens
letter, expressing the warmest gratitude and
thanks. He says he will value her portrait
as the most precious heirloom he can leave
in the land of his birth, where. together with
her letter, it will ever be regarded as evil
dence of the kindly feeling of the Queen
toward a citizen of the United States.
Trial of the Philadelphia Murderer Commenced.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-An immense
crowd assembled around the courthouse
door this morning, awaiting the arrival Of
Probst, the murderer of the bearing family.
He was admitted through side door, how
ever, disappointing the crowd. After the
usual preliminaries, bill of Indictment for
the murder of Christopher bearing was read.
The prisoner plead not guilty" The court
proceeded to select jury. At noon, four
jurors had been empanneled. About twenty
were challenged.
Order Relative TO LANDS upon when Federal
Soldiers are Buried.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Secretary of
War has issued an order forbidding all per-
sons who are cultivating land upon which
| the graves of Union soldiersare located from
mutilating or obliterating the traces of such
graves by ploughing or otherwise. The of
fcers connected with the military service are
instructed to report any breach of this Or
der to the Quartermaster General.
A Mob in Kentucky.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, April 25.-Consid-
cradle excitement was caused here to-day by
a mob endeavoring to rescue from the sheriff
| a negro, who had committed murder, with
the intent of hanging the negro. A few sol
diers stationed here came to the rescue. TheI
sheriff and soldiers are repelling the mob, but
the sheriff has telegaaphed to Louisville for
more, and company leaves for this place
this evening
Fearful Crevasse Below New Orleans.
New ORLEANS April pa fearful crew
asse has occurred twenty miles below the
city, at Packard's plantation. 1t is an acre
and-a-half wide, and the whole left bank be-
low is threatened with inundation. The
flooded district is planted with cane The
whole Terre BALI country is now threatened.
The parishes of Baton Rouge, Blenville,
and Point Coupee are overlooked 1t is re-
ported that the grand levee at Morgansia is
broken.
The Provost Judge here is in jail, charged
with swindling
Many cotton agents have been arrested,
and are applying for writ of haJ6as corpus
which has been refused.
General Gregory Dismissed.
GALVESTON, April 22.-Gen. Gregory, of
the Freedmen's Bureau, has been dismissed
and ordered to Washington.
Application for Pardon.
Ex-Mayor John T. Monroe of New Or
leans, and Alderman ]. o. Nixon; Colonel
Nixon, OF the Crescent newspaper before the
war, are among the late arrivals of pardon
seekers.
Dismal Swamp Canal.
The Directors of the Dismal Swamp Canal
have petitioned the Congress to make an
appropriation for the improvement of the
locks, &c., OF that work A special Com
mission was appointed by the Secretary of
the Treasury to make an examination of the
condition of the canal and the affairs of the
Company, for the purpose of laying the re-
port before Congress The Committee have
performed the duty as assigned them, and
to day filed their report with the Secretary
Governor Jenkins Proclamation.
Gov. Jenkins, of Georgia, has issued
proclamation defining the effect of the Pres
ldent's peace proclamation in that State. He
says 1t does not remove martial law or op-
crate In any way on the Freedman's Bureau
In the exercise of its legitimate Jurisdiction
The Cholera on Ships at New York.
New YORK, April 24-The report on the
quarantine commissioners books show that
from the 18th to the Goth of April, inclusive.
forty-seven deaths from cholera occurred on
board the Virginia on the 21st, four. and on
the s2d, ten, making in all. down to Sunday
night, sixty-one deaths. On the Goth, there
were thlrty-four cases in hospital: on the
21st, sixty-seven, and on the 22d. seventy
three
The report of to-day from quarantine is
that seven new cases of cholera have been
received on the hospital ship. Five died
last night. Eighty cases remain in the
hospital
A Fenian Invasion Stopped.
ST. STEPHENS, N. B., April 23.-A small
party OF Fenians attempted to cross from
Calais to st. Stephens this afternoon. Being
stopped by the sentry at this end of the
bridge, one of them drew a revolver and
Tired, when they turned and scattered back
When they reached the American side thew
were arrested by the guard stationed there.
and are now in custody. Colonel Henry i'm
meollately telegraphed the fact to General
Meade, and now awaits his orders.
Portsmouth and Norfolk.
The former election in Portsmouth. Va.
for municipal officers having been contested
by a Radical party, new election took place
ON last Saturday. On the former occasion if
is asserted that the Commissioners, or Dor
ton OF them, deserted their post before the
legal hours OF election had expired. The
Citizens Ticket, as it is called, was elected
by large majority. The party supporting
this tlcket' approved of the Presidents
policy.
1t Is proposed in Norfolk, Va. by some of
the principal citizens, to hold public meet
ing and prepare statement of the recent
occurrences attending the negro procession
in honor of the passage of the Civil RIGHTS
bill, in that city several DAYS since Tho
proposition is meeting with general favor,
aua win probably be carried into execution
In the course of the present week.
The Freedmen,s Bureau.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
Norfolk Varginian of yesterday, gives the
following intelligence. 4
have been given to understand, on good
authority, that the onininn formed b,r fhoso