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The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

Postmaster-General Randall has ordered
Postmasters having letters to advertise the
same in any newspaper without regard to
circulation, especially in those papers that
will advertise them free of chargc-Ee-
change.
The government is poor, and the newspa-
pers are rich, and therefore the latter can at
ford to work for the former for nothing.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14
PARTICULARS OF THE WATERSPOUT DIS
ASTER nN THE COLORADO DESERT.

The correspondent of The Alta Cali
.fornia gives the following account Of
the recent singular disaster on the Col
orado desert:
The unusual storm Of Sunday, the
10th instant, notice of which | sent
you by steamer, was not confined tC
this Immediate locality. On the Colo
RADIO desert, on the afternoon ofthe same
day, in what is known as a waterspout,
4 Government train was lost.
The train consisted ofeleven wagons,
was known as Chambers train, and was
accompanied by one company, and a
detachment from another company OF
the 18th United States Infantry, under
the command of a Lieutenant. Ihey
had encamped in the bed of, and Just
below, the forks of a deep and broad
wash. They were marching to Date
Creek and Skull Valley, Arizona. The
camp was nine miles east OF the Los
PaImos, at Canyon Springs.
While thus cncamped, n small black
cloud suddenly appeared above the hor-
lion. from which lightning and thun-
der proceeded. 4 sufficient time hard
" elapsed to observe this cloud, when
it. or another one, teelning with cleo
tricity, made its appearance in almost
the opposite direction. The whole heav-
ems were overcast, and amid the ElVid
flashes of lightning and deatening peals
of thunder, a shower ofhail commenced
falling, which soon became a shower OF
fiat pieces of ice, two to four inches
square. The mules instantly fled before
the pelting storm to some nelghhoring
hills, while the men sought shelter un-
der wagons and the high banks OF the
wash.
An employee, q Californian, who came
in with an express from the command
to tie Quartermaster ut " llmlngton,
saws he took shelter in wagon, and III
few moments huge volume OF water,
the face of which was nearly or quite
three feet high, came rushing down the
wash. This was soon followed by an
additional one which presented 4 front
still above the waters of the first. The
water rose in the wagon in which he was
until it nearly reached the top of the
bows of the covering, only a few inches |
of air being left to him beneath the wag-
i
We're drowned, and the commanding
officer was carried down the wash in the |
angry and boiling flood, and was only |
rescued from drowning by an Indian
vanquero, who, standing on the bank,
saw the Lieutenant completely exhaust
ed from battling with the wild waters,
amid the wreck Of the trees, and threw !
his RATA over his head and drew him to .
the shore. Six wagons were irretrieva-
bly, lost, together with nearly all the
harness of the whole train, and the rest !
of tie wagons were washed down the
torrent, overturned, broken, bruised,
and scattered for miles.
Commissary stores, with which the
train had been laden, were carried into |
Salt Lake (the great basin of the Colo
rado,) distance of Is miles from the !
scene of disaster. The command and |
the train are unable to move until re-
supplied with wagons, harness, and pro-
visions at the depot at Wilmington
The provisions were nearly all lost
Canyon Springs are about 200 miles
from this city, on the La Paz road, by
which route and place the command
was marching.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The Washington correspondent OF the
Tribune says, DR.. Alfred Thomas, of Iowa,
leaves here tonight for North Carolina, to
engage in the work of organizing the Repub-
lean voters of that State in harmony with
the Republican party. The Doctor goes un-
der the auspices of the Congressional Execu-
tive Committee.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

On Monday afternoon dog seventeen
wears of age, belonging to Mr.. VIM. W. Par
sons of Rockport, left the premises of his
owner, and deliberately walked to the break
water, a distance of a mile, and jumping!
over, swan with his head under water until
life was extinct, thus committing suicide
The dog was nearly blind and quite intirm
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

MARRYING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.-1e s-
terday morning a couple appeared IN the
Probate Court and demanded marriage IL
cense When the moment arrived for pay
inc the fee, the man WAS for backing out, but
the woman said he shouldn't do that, mot
by any means" and she paid for the license.
The couple soon afterwards appeared at JUS
tice Turner's office. and the woman made
known her intentions" The unusual APP
pearance of the happy couple" attracted
unusual attention, and large crowd was
soon gathered to see the "solenn ceremo-
MES" When the couple were asked to stand
up and face the music, the groom tired TO
back out and the "Arile." seeing there was
no other way for it, remarked that he'd
q" got to stand it," and there was no use
talking about it, She caught hold of the
"doubting Thomas" and squared him up
before the Justice with the order for him to
sail in" Just then the query arose as to
where the fee for the tying of the hymenial
knot was to come from. This man said he
couldn't stand the expense. The woman as
serted that she had paid for the license, and
the man should pay for the marrying. lie
protested that he wouldn't, and that he'd go
to CINCINNATI to work. The woman caught
him as he was slipping away from the mat
rimonial moose, threw him down on the floor
and taking some money from hispocket, she
deliberately paid the Justice his fee, and
then, holding on to her " Teller" the knot
was tied in due form. All the while the
bride was munching peanuts, and when the
ceremony was concluded the floor was litter
ed with the shells The bride saluted her
husband with. Tom, you're liar." Con
gratulations to the happy couple were fairly
down. and were characterized more
tor their robusticity than their delicacy, and
the bride and groom left /" the presence" in
IA condition OF ,joility which toretold boist-
erous HONEYMOON. When last seen the
amiable spouse showed her lord into the gut
ter at the corner of Jefferson and second
Journal LIST.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

A iady who went to one of the great
mourning warehouses III London, and on
mentioning what she required. was politely
requested by one Of the shopmen to 60
further on. This madam, Is Inc hera ignr ant
ie further on"
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

IN quitting the featuring field altosetber
as Speaker Colfax is about to do. he leaves
some two hundred and fifty invitations nm.
accepted. I'LL
IN Mike, why don't you fire at those ducks
, D4ns you see you have got the whole flock
you see, when gets good aim at one two
or three Others will swim right twixt i o om1
me-" s"' '"'AC IL ana
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

BEET SUGAR.-The manufacture of src.-
from beet root, it is believed, is dcstinrI IS =.
become successful and an established Lrara 10
OF industry in this country, especially in tSa
West, where land is cheap. rich, and necn ;',s
ly adapted to the growth of the beet '' Wi
have several times referred to the smear r,a we
ufactory in Illinois, conducted Iv ' tmI
Frenchmen, in which considerable ca6,,o Nv" %
invested. Owing to the difficulty of wc,1 -
ing new machinery and the DELAY genrrnu-
attendant upon any untried enterprise il was
not profitable last year. About 1G0 OCo
pounds of good sugar were produced, Rvt
this year about one thousand acres are rlant
ed with the beet, and it is confidently er
pected one million pounds OF sugar will Io
made. Our contemporaries in the Wcst
which have the best opportunities to ;r,I Lss
OF the state of the question have NOT t2o
shadow of doubt of the success of the rro
Ject, and that soon Illinois will be larao
exporter OF sugar Germantoarn IlZeqyo6S
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

Chief Justice Chase has appointed all the
registers of bankruptcy needed in the State
of New York. The New England States
will be next supplied, and then Penpsyl-
vana.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The registers of New Orleans have felt
compelled to refuse venerable colorad man
his certificate on the ground that he is a
native of Guinea, and has never taken. out
his naturalization papers,
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

Florida produces lemons that wei gh over
pound. and are twelve inches in circumfer-
ence. They are obtained by cross between
the common lemon and the sour orange
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

A DANGEROUS JUMP.-The Val
paraiso correspondent of the New York
Herald says:
C 1t said that midshi pman cannot
be killed. There was an illustration of
this in Valparaiso short time ago.
Two young midshipmen of the Pensaco-
la procured couple of prancing steeds
and went out for display of horseman-
ship. They ambled into various places
where the flowing bowl is INDUCED in,
and about dusk were careering wildly
up and down the streets as if lost in a
gale. In one of the streets a large els
tern was being dug. The excavation
was about thirty feet deep and fifteen
wide. An interior wall of brick had been
built twelve feet high, forming a well
some ten feet in diameter in the bottom
of the pit. There was no fence around the
hole, and the midshipmen, in approach
ing it, were hailed by the police, but
the youngsters, suspecting that it was
an attempt to arrest them for fast rid
ing, spurred their horses into gallon.
and in the darkness plunged down the
well. The excitement caused by the
disappearance of the riders in the well
was intense. A large crowd collected,
ladders were brought, and a man was
sent down with lantern to extricate
the remains of the dead but what was
the general establishment to see both
midshipmen scramble up the ladder un-
hurt. Both horses were killed by the
plunge. The newspapers made the in
cident subject of several humorous az
tlcles, and the midshipmen's gallop
down the well is becoming one Of the
traditions of Valparaiso"
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

TRIAL OF MIR. DAv1s.-A dispatcb
the New York Commercial Adre,ti..a 10
ut is not true, as telegraphed from D.; !'
mond, that Chief Justice Chase will b. n .I
next week to preside in the United c. tiere
Court at the trial of Jefferson Davis ''Stes
" He will not leave the bench of tbo G.
preme Court until the close of the n nr o.
term, on the goth Of May, and he viii rii' SCI
be occupied several days in concludino' I 1T
nominations of registers in bankruptcy s Tue
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14
Effects from Frost in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, May s.-A severe frost lasO
night, in the Judgment of fruit men, Pro ,I,;s
bfy killed the peaches and apples oil t''''
section. The ice formed in the streets
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The Lincoln cabin, which was built of
rails split by Abraham Lincoln and John
Hanks, and which has been in Philadelphia
since 1865, is to be exhibited at Paris by MIR.
Hanks
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

PEAT IN THE SOUTHERN STATEs.-A
new and important branch Of Southern
industry is developing in the swamps
of North Carolina and Virginia from
which large quantities Of peat are now
extracted. In the Dismal Swamp peat
can be manufactured at 81 50 per ton,
which now costs Sc in New York
Hitherto the great difficulty in making
peat serviceable was its great bulk, but
this objection has been overcome by
newly patented COMPRISING machinery,
which reduces ton Of peat to ninety
four cubic feet or third more than a
ton OF coal which contains sixty cubic
feet. Peat generates steam faster than
coal and is now extensively used in the
manufacturing districts the New Eng
land States principally for smelling pur-
poses. 1t is more economical than coal
as 1t leaves residue of ashes Which
contain no clinkers and these ashes are
as available as those of wood for fertil-
ling purposes. In CRATE fires it gives
a mellow glow, intense heat and but
little smoke. The peat beds in some of
the Southern States must be rs mex
haustible as the coal fields of England,
and are not nearly so expensive to work.
-Neao York Post.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
A Radical Picture OF the Present and
FIXTURE.

During short discussion in Congress, recent
ly, on the bill introduced by Mr.. Williams, to
govern the Southern States by military power,
Mr.. Banks (Rsd.) of Massachusetts,, in giving his
views IN opposition to the measure, said among
other things, that ''it is impossible tha, the Gov
srnment should 60 on for tuiee years longer, or
two and half years, or two .ea:s without APP
preaching the verge Of ruin. Business is sus-
pended now. The people are oppressed with
taxes. laborerS are thrown out Of employment.
Everything is unsettled The wisest men can
not look to the future without apprehension. if
not without fear. The future is ull of danger,
and rather than face that danger for two and
bali or three years longer, the Representatives of
the people will be Obliged to consider the condi-
ton of the country, and what course of con iuct
Is necessary for the safety of the Government and
the in tcrests of the people,
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
ESecurity,'

Ey Ona Of the reasons assigned by that
m,ngrel mcnageric Of wild animals in
Washington, called by courtesy Con-
gross, for the passage Of the late infamous
bill, establishing military despo:ism
over the Southern States, is that there cx-
lists in the South no adequate security for
life and property"
After the career Of that Primes OF all
thieves, Ger. Butler, the "chieiest among
ten thousand!' who was followed and imi-
tated in his larccnics by Sheridan, Dow,
Curtis, and host of lesser lights, the
idea of sending military commanders to
afford security" to property is ono OF the
erimmcst practical jokes that we ever
heard o. Secure" property! they'll do it
with vcnge ance! but it will be the kind
Of security" that a wolf would afford a
flock of sheep. Batler has Occurred" steal
'nss enougl to maze him the pride and glo-
nv of New England for the balance of his
life. and his example We doubt not will
stimulate many Yankee yet unborn to
90 and do likewise.
But we need not particu|arize Butlcr, when
we know that the land of the Pilgrim faith
ers generally, is full of stolen Southern prop
erty, which her magnanimous and thrifty
sons have managed to ''secure" from their
Southern brethren. Stolen plate, stolen
books stolen pianos, stolen jewelry, stolen
pictures, stolnn property of every descrp-
lion have enriched many Yankee house
hold, and some ofthair churches congrat-
flate themselves in the possession of s,o-
len communion service! From such "se-
curity to property" We sincerely wish our
brethren Of the South speedy dcliverance
though as long as they possess a dollar Or
spoon, they will find Yankee ready
and on the look out for o,ance to "se-
cure" either.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
ian We Afford 1t.

ES-To enforce the Military Bill RS.
Gently enacted by congress will require a
garrison in every township throughout the
South-wil! require the maintaining of an
Immense standing army. With our taxes
already in excess of those OF any other ma
ton on the face Of the globe, Jean the peo-
pie afford to have drained from their hard
earnings the additional sum necessary to
support and sustain this army Sof occupa-
ton Will not Sambo soon be found n
luxury too expensive to indulge in and
the people determine that they cannot at
ford it in justice to themselves and their
families. particularly when they fairly
understand that it is all paid exclusively
to secure for him the right of suffrage
1t is of course understood that this immense
standing army and the prodigious ex-
penditures required to equip and main
ia n it is merely to crafty Radica Ii SIN.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

4 New FIRH--We would advise such of our
friends as have not already done so to drop in
and feast their eyes the large and extensive
assortment OF groceries of every kind aud de-
scription, TO be found at the old and well known
establishment recently occupied by A. II. Hagcr
on the South East corner of the Public Square.
Messrs. WALKER, Mill & Co. have succeeded Mr..
Iiagar at the old stand, and if a very large and
carefully selected stock of frst-class groceries, at
wonderfully low lfices, are an earnest of their
future success, we are sure these gentlemen will
reap an abundant measure Of it. Their estab-
lishmert does not'look Mt all ike country store,
but in gazing around Hpon their well filled
shelves and crowded stCre-room, stranger
might well fancy himsrlf in Baltimore, or some
other commercial city.
We call attention to their veftsement in
another column for further particulars in regard
to the great inducements which they offer TO our
citzcns and hope the latter will not be slow in
availing themselves thereof, but will not remain
content until they see and judge for themselves
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
Southern Relief.

EF-Wc are glad to announce that the
snggc, tions, which We threw out in our last
issue. urging upon the people of Washing
ton County. the propritty of taking speedy
and effective measures for the relief of the
starving AMI destitute poor of the South
crn States, have been already responded
to by many Of our citizens.
In one day, more than six hundred dol
lars in money, -four and corn have been
generously subscribed, mostly by citizens 81
this town. This is a good beginning, and
We trust that the noble work will progress:
with vigor and activity through the county
We understand that public meeting will
be held upon this subject, on Tuesday
next, March, Goth in the Court House. -
Meanwhile we hope that the ladies and
gentlemen Of our town will not allow their
interest to slacken in this charitable work
but will be earnest and energetic in furth.
ening and advancing it.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
Negro Surrp pe

EgWhethsr Negro Suffrage be righ,
or wrong, we don't stop to inquire at this
time. but there is one thing we will sub.
nit to any man, not blinded by partizan-
ism, and not lost to everything honorable
and consistent in life. Who now is in
favor of negro suffrage? Plainly the
Radical party, there is no longer any dis
pute. no further concealmcnt.
What we want to inquire into is this
Can such party be regarded as sincere
in professions gu hLis or ary:other subject
1t was as but yesterday, that this party.
employed every solemn means, and used
every conceivable language in attempting
to deny tetore the public, that it favored
Negro Suffrage.
Speeches, public meetings. grave and
solemn resolutions, long and emphatic
editorials, every thing that could be tried
or conceived of, was used as evidence Of
the hostility of that party to Negro Snf-
frag", and this only few months ago.
But to 1ay. will any radical editor,
dare to write one line against it?
Will any radical speaker. dare to utter
one word against it
Will any radical convention dare to
resolve one syllable against it?
No. But on the contrary that party, by
its representatives in State convention at
Baltimore freely committed itself to tho
measure and in that convention, from this
county, voting for it, (ana no'O at home
here among our people a1rocoiing ~ were
Peter Neglv, Edward ". Mobley, George
+. IIcyser, and other acknowledged
leaders of that party.
Tn Congress Frank Thomas again votes
for it.
Tn our State Legislature, Radical dele
gates, and senator Davis are not ashamed
to vote for measure they pcrsistently
and openly protested to repudiate and scorn
for two months, prior to the late Election.
Can such men, and such politicians he
trusted in anything.
What are the most solemn and public
profess ions on the lips of such leaders !:
Who can, or ought to trust them in any
thing they may promise or profess.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
For the Free Press.
The Beast Speak,.

Mr.. EDiTol:- i am an old soldier ard read =
speech made hy Butler in Congress that makes
my blood bile. Somebody wanted to give lit
tie something to help the poor women and chill
dren in the South from starving. Now ti.-ir
men were the best in the world; know it, be-
cause fit them And the women are gamer
than:the men. Now can't see why Butler
wants to starse EN- down their except he il afraid
Of the children. And this can't see through:
may be my eyes amt got the right set. lie says
somebody gave Gen. Lee two game cocks and he
wants to know why the General didn't cook
them for the poor starving women and children,
and he is opposed to giving them anything else.
Now just think of setting game cock broth before
hungry women and little children, and no spoons.
Ny God what punishment. Mr.. Randall did
call him some kind Of brute, but it was said
In some kind of foreign language, but it sound
ed like two brutes. May be it means that he ia
worse than any one brute. Why didn't he 60
in for spoons first. l think Butler found 'en
game enough without feeding them on game
cock broth, and think that internal idea 10 just
about MS disloyal as if he would trade var mate
Il is for cotton, and this is what makes me bile
too BIG BETHEL.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
Washington County Rail Road.

~ The President and Directors of the Wash
ington County Rail Road having purchased The
iron for the entire line, will commence with the
opening of the spring TO lay the track on tho
line MS far as kceiysville and it is supposed that
the road to that point will he in running order
BY the lst ofJuly next, and to this place by the
FIRST of September next.
The iron was purchased, rs we are informed,
for cash in Gold and Mt q time when the prem
ium on Gold had reached very low point. A
portion of the iron has already been unloaded at
Locust Point, Baltimore, and will be delivered
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at The june
ton of the Washington County road US rapidly
AS may he required
The whole community may congratulate itself
upon the prospect Of a speedy and happy deiv
"fance from the power Of the miserable monopoly
that has for years loided it over them. A little
competition may bring them to their senses and
render them less imperious aud more literal
The opening Of his competing road will be a
great relief to our people.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
A Great Outra &c.

One OF the greatest outrages perpetrated Ly
malignant par,zanship was last week summa-
ted by the United States Senate in the rejection
OF Col. Roger E. Cook of Washington County
Md, ~ United States Assessor uf Intcrnal Reve-
nue. for the 4th District.
EsAfter the wnr broke out Col. Cook with his
gallant company Of soldiers WAS the first to re-
spond to his countrJs call and first to report tn
the Barracks in this city for duty, and dis,in-
gn.hed himself by his bravery aud pnllantry at
the battles OF Aarper's Ferry, Gettysburg aud
si5sr points. lie passed uascathed through the
war for four years, and WAS appointed 10 Office
by President johnson in accordance with that
determination which had been expressed, to give
soldiers the preference in all cases, but the adi-
cal United States Senate disregarded the claims
OF the war worn hero and deprived him of his
place. The vengeance of heaven will most a.
suredly overtake these base men yet. The white
soldiers who fought and toiled and bled with
Col. Cook through all the war will never
forget this outrage upon their beloved CO command
cr.--hredk Gnion.