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railroad Meeting at Trinity college.
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Commissioner,

Railroad Meeting at Trinity College.
The citizens of Trinity College and vicin-
ity met at the College, Feb. 16, to take into
consideration the proposed Railroad from
the Coal Fields to Mt. Airy. James Leach
was appointed President. and B. Craven,
Secretary of the meeting. After full dis
cussion, committee that had been appoint
ed for that purpose. reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adop-
ted:
Resolrsa, That the proposed road is of the
greatest importance to this section of the
State, and that we will not only favor it by
all proper MEANS but we will aid in furnish
ing the money to build it to the utmost OF
our ability.
2. We are satisfied, that by far the best
route is by way of the Factories. Trinity Col
lege, High Point and Salem. From Deep
River to Salem, 80 miles, it will not be nee
essary to cross any streams of consequence,
not a single bridge to be built, and the gra-
ding will cost less, perhaps, than the same
distance in any other section OF the State.
3. BY this route the road will pass through
section Astounding in valuable treights
throughout, and will be On or near the . old
Fayetteville Road" the line OF all the noun
tain travel for the last hundred years, and
no other route can have so many important
points. and so many controlling lines of ira
vel and trade.
4. This route would not only develope and
be supported by the unequalled water pow.
er of spindles, and an incalculable amount of
machinery of every kind ; but would pass
centrally through section Astounding in
valuable metals. Within a radius of ten miles
from Trinity are inexhaustible quantities OF
copper. gold. iron and lead.
| Resolrea, That the Secretary be requested
| IL I g =
tern Road, and to take such steps as may be
necessary to have the merits of this route du-
ly reprented.
Resolced, That these proceedings be pub
lished in the Raleigh, Fayetteville and Will
mington papers.
B. CRAVEN,
Feb. 16, 1867. Secretary.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Presidents
veto of the Sherman bill is expected on Mon
day.
The Departments closed at noon to day.
General Sickles passed through here to-
day en- route for his command in South Car
Dina.
The South Carolina g murder committee
has reported. The report strongly questions
the action of Judge Hall releasing the alleged
murderers. The report asserts that o. Ii.
Browning, for thousand-dollar fee, made
an argument before the President urging
that the prisoners be brought within reach
of ha6sas corpus writ from Northern
Court.
The committee makes the following de-
auctions from the evidence: That Gener-
ais Scho field, Thomas, Wood, and Baird, IN
the punishment of crimes upon soldiers In
ion men, and freedmen cannot be relied up
on in their departments that neither magls-
trates nor jurors are disposed to discharge
their duties in this respect, and that there IS
no change in the South for the better, but
rather tor the worse. The committee sug-
gests military rule as the only cure tor the
evil
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Petersburg Market,

PErERsBuRG, Va, Feb. 20, 1891.
In the grocery line yesterday there wa "d9
some activity. with a good business-go0G9 u
being shippeda to considerable extent, Leo 10
cotton thers-was little done The toDa''O
market continues active.
Cotton.-There was very little done. w.
hear of no sales worthy of note. Enc IVA We
ket closed with a declining tendency; .,;nS
quote mIdtfling at ssaass; low m'o'ii'Ds
27}as8 !; ordinary 26a263.
Tobaeco.-There was sold at the ta hngs.
Yesterday II parcels of loose and 10 ho ag'l
heads at 200 to $500 for inferior Tugs nv
good at 81. 90 to $500. Hogsheads al ~ CON- ~
Is for,good to very good The market '0''
Times active at full prices s
Tobacco in bad order, sells Low, put 80 s;ng
leaf. suitable for shipping or manufacturers
is in demand at full prices.-Ezpress
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The editor of the Bohemian Neaos has
found among the pine woods of Arkansas a
baby two years old, which weighs one hun
dred and twenty-five pounds, walks grace
fully, and out-squalls creation! The father
of this little one weighs one hundred and
forty, and the mother is a dumpy little lady
of one hundred and twenty pounds.
A lanchman living in the vicinity of Fort
Kearney. who brought the news into Lara
mic of the massacre, travelled $40 miles in
three days and nights, without sleep, food
or change of horse. The poor beast he rode
fell dead as soon as the courier dismounted
from his back.
George A. Ellsworth, the guerrilla Nor
CANS telegraph operator, who shot and killed
James Smithers, of Sharpsburg, Bath County
Ky, on Saturday last, was arrest ed near Lex
ington, KY, on Tuesday
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DEPARTMENT OF AeRIcULTURE,
Kashinqton, January 25th, 1857.

SIR Your prompt and active co-opera-
ton is respectfully solicited in furtherance
of the object OF the following joint resolution
of Congress, approved January II, 1867:
IPUBL1c REsoLUT1oN-No. q
/" A RESOLUTION to provide for the exhibition
of the cereal productions of the United States
at the Paris Exposition in April next.
Resolyed by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiUes of the United States Of america in Congress as
Senlbled That the Commissioner OF Agriculture
be, and he is hereby, Instructed to cohect ana
prepare so far as practicable, and with as little
delay as possible suitable specimens of the cereal
productions of he several States of the Union,
for exhibition at the Paris EXPOSITION ana i or
shipment 10 j. c. Derby, agent OF the United
States Government for the Paris Exposition, at
New York: Pioutdsd that it shai! require no
further appropriation from the public treasury"
An exhibition such as is proposed of the
finest samples of the best varieties of wheat,
corn, and other cereals, would command the
admiration of Europe, as it would assuredly
arouse the pride of all Americans, and re-
gret that this Department has not been au-
thorized to make collections for this purpose
until the present time. The Exposition opens
Oh the first of April, and collections should
be sent in few days from the reception of
this request to he in season for proper ar
rangement, packing, forwarding to New York,
and transportation to Paris. You will rem
der the country essential service by I'M
mediate and judicious action in this matter.
1t is desirable that small packages of the
finest samples of the best varieties OF such
products of your neighborhood should be for
warded, by mail, in packages of two pounds
or less each distinctly marked with name,
donor, local name, and county and State in
which it was grown.
Such packages, addressed to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture, can be sent without
postage from any post office in the United
States. AS it will be seen, the resolution
makes no appropriation for this purpose;
therefore, parcels should not be sent by ex-
press in any case, unless at the expense of
communities represented.
Very respectfully,
ISAAC NEWTON,
Commissioner.
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,.-...z----. For the Standard.
Wake County Workhouse.-.Operatio
for the past six months.

for the past six months.
Your correspondent spent nearly who'll
day at the Workhouse recently, and pronoOoc
to tell you and your readers something con-
cerring its present condition, it's past diai
culties and future prospects. Mr.. HoIleman
the Superintendent, very kindly placed al
the facts at my disposal, showed me over
the premises and explained various matters
to my entire satisfaction, which, when oivan
to the people of the County, will, trust 60
far at least as he is concerned, be fonnJ
equally satisfactory by all.
Mr.. Holleman commenced operations Nm
the 18th day of September last, with seven
prisoners, at the old Hospital buildino A.
Camp Mangum. The first thing which he
did, under directions from the ManaonI,
Committee, was to clear up ground and burn
brick kiln. The other brick-makers hal
weather, but on the 10th day of Decemhar
Mr.. H. burnt his LIST kiln. He moulded in
all $4,000 brick, though many were lost
owing to the freezings and thawines IN
which they were subjected.
1t soon became evident to all, that no pris.
oners could be safely secured in the HOSPITAL
building at Camp Mangum. What should
have been done at first, was now commenc-
ed, to wit, the building of a strong iail-
house. Seven prisoners effected their escape
at different times from the Camp Mangllm
Hospital-Mr. Holleman still retains seven
| five have been paid out or served their time.
and in all there have been nineteen prisoners
during the past six months at the Work
house.
Six guard were employed at first, Mr.. II,
| now retains five. Most of the prisoners are
| now in for 10 months.
The new Jail building has been compile.
| ted, and the prisoners removed to II 1t is
| located on the Hillsboro' road opposite Mr..
VIM. J. Browns residence 1t is built of
hewed logs. double doors, two grated win
| dows; walls overhead and underfoot, as
| well as on the sides, inches thick, boltetl
| with iron rods; doors and facings studded
| with nails, until really it appears to be all
| that is necessary for the security of the pris-
oners Besides this, there is one small build
ing constructed, another larger house going
up and also a stable in process of erection.
| The plank for these buildings was gotten on
shares from the mills-thus costing nothing
| at all.
Mr. Holleman has in hand two mules and
a wagon, implements for fifteen men, such
as axes, spades, shOvels, SC, but all the car
| pentering tools have been furnished by
himself.
| He has also cut and piled two hundred
and twenty cords of wood. During the late
heavy snow, he continued to get wood, the
weather not materially interfering with his
operations.
| The prisoners were looking well and hear
| ty, and Mr.. H. informed us that the cost of
each man per day for rations has never ex-
ceeded 1S cents.
1t is suggested that a tan yard be added
to the brick yard at the Workhouse also a
| blacksmith shop. j.
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TIE LEGIsLATURE.-We have not

THE LEGIsLATURE.-We have noticed
that the General Assembly of this State has,
for some time, been in the habit of opening
its sessions without prayer, as was hereto
fore the meritorious custom. These short
predatory prayers, by some minister, may be
considered unnecessary now, as the members
themselves are continually preying!
Seriously, we cannot understand why that
body should continue in session without do
inc anything for the benefit of the people
whose money they are devouring every day to
the amount of twelve or thirteen hundred dol
lars. However, our representatives, Wilson
and league, 1--WE don't know so well about
Matthews must not be connected with that
class of men to whom our structures ap-
yiy.-SaIens Observer.
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The operatives of the Wamsutta Mill, New
Bedford, to the number of one thousand and
fifty, have struck. The managers tried to-
compel the hands to return from ten to
eleven hours labor day. A committee of
the men was sent to the managers to remon-
strate, when they were discharged for insub-
ordination and all hands left WORK.
By the breaking away of the banks OF the
Des PLANES River on Sunday, a large portion
of Southwestern Chicago was inundated, the
habitations of at least 5000 persons being
surrounded by water. The water in the
inundated regions varies in depth from few
inches to three or four feet. The loss is very
heavy.
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The City of Mexico has been wholly evac-
uated by the French troops, who immediate
ly commenced their march to the coast
Macmillan remains at the capital, support
ed by 10000 men under Marquese. His
1oartizans claim that he has in all 10000
men under his standard. He has thrown
himself upon the regard and confidence of
the Mexican people, who were already be-
ginning to manifest considerable enthusiasm
in his support.
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Kentucky.
UNION MEN WARNED TO LEAVE BOYLE
COUNTY.

UNION MEN WARNED TO LEAVE BOYLE;
COUNTY.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 20.-The Rebelsln
Boyle County have recently sent letters to-
Gen. Speed S. Fry, Capt. Goodlac, rela--
tive of josh. F. Bell, Wellington Harlan,
and the officers of the Freedmen's BureHa, to
leave the county under penalty Of DEATH
Application to Gen. Thomas has been made
for protection of Union men against those
who is popularity believed to have killed
zollicoffer at Mills Springs, in january, 1862,
and Wellington Harlan recruited the first
company of Union troops raised on Ken
lucky soil during the war. Neither OF them
are extreme Radicals politically, and their
most probable offense is their record during
the war The prosecuted parties arrived at
Louisville this evening.
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Shooting Affair.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2O.-This morning rs
George Ellinger was being taken from the
prison to Court for trial, on the charge OF as
sault and battery, and an attempt at rape, he
was shot dead by the brother OF the girl on
former crossed the threshold of the Court
room. The brother was named Thaddeus.-
He gave himself up.
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Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Gov. Humphreys
has sent a message to the Legislature of Mis-
sissippi disappearing entirely of the South
ern reconstruction proposition prepared by a
North Carolina delegation, similar to that
introduced in the United States Senate by
Mr. Dixon.
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Ball and Party at the Executive
Nreus;or ODD of February

E .
| Rail and PARTY at the Executive
Mansion, 22d of February.
The National Base Ball Club, of this City,
gave brilliant Ball and Party at the Exc
cutive Mansion in this City, on Friday night
last, the 22d, in honor of the memory OF
Washington. --' sa
Mr.. w. S. Sparks was Master of Ceremo-
MES on the occasion; Messrs. Robinson
Archdeacon and Newkirk acted as Reception
Committee; and Messrs Winner, Shellmlre
Stubs, White and Spooner as Floor Com
| mittee.
Mons. Witt, with his fine Band, 9Th o. s.
Infantry, discoursed choice music to those
who, from an early hour to three in tue morn
ing, did "chase the golden hours with NY
ing feet"
Among the distinguished persons present
| were Gen. Bomford, with Col. Chur, MAJ
Wells, Capt. Chester, and Surgeon Smith, OF
his Staff; Generals Golf, Carr, and Avery
and Colonies Frank, Cogswell, Stubs, Stew
art, and Deweese.
The ladies present were dressed with much
elegance and taste.
The occasion was altogether delightful
one. 1t was reunion of friends, and an
occasion for forming friendships between
choice spirits under the flag of the Union, on
day sacred to the memory of the founder
of the Union, to which we owe our liberties
and SO many blessings as people.
The halls and pillars of the Mansion were
decorated in admirable style by Mr.. Barker
the. tug being nearly every where, gracefully
interaccd with our native pine and Other
evergreens.
And last, but not least as matter of taste
the table, under the ingenious and fertile
hand of Mr.. Simpson, of this City, was as
elegant in appearance as it was rich and
tempting in Its dishes and viands of various
kinds.
The I'D Mansion has rung in past time to
the voices and the music of many gay and
festive party, but on no occasion has 1t been
graced by a more select or accomplished
company of "fair women and brave men,
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Observation-Disclosures Adopts UniEers
Suffrage

WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-H is stated that.
Surratt's lawyers advise against hrs making
any confessions or statements. Surratt arf
his sister had an hours interview so-o''S' W.
a sad character.
Nebraska has adopted universal suffrage
on which her admission depended.
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CoTToN.-The Tarboro' So,ttherner says, that
the books of the tax collectors in Edgecombe
show that H. 600 bales have been shipped already,
main in the hands of the planters.
Edgecombe produced about $1,000 bales
of cotton in 1860. The crop of last year was
very large, when the condition of her far
mers is considered. The County will proba-
bly, produce $4,000 bales this year.
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Forefga News.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. ss-Noon.-The 1 SISD
shin southampton was towed into bs,1''
to-day with four feet of water in her nIa.a
Cotton declined I'd: middling uplAsJp'
fsad.; sales of 1000 bales sales ofthe "SS''
81, 900 bales. ooa
LONDON, Feb. 2s-Noon.-- Consuls, 'S'
5-2O's, 734.
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Surratt'S Case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-t IS stated ina.
John ii. Surratt's lawyers advise HIM against
any confessions or statements Surra,t anu
his sister had an hours interview to-day. 1t
was of very sad character.
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The Emperor Napoleon has determined
upon restoring the tombs of the English Off
GERS killed at the battle of Toulouse. His
Majesty's letter to Lord Hood, stating that
determination, is conceived in noble spirit,
and leaves the victory of Toulouse with the
French-for the amenities OF life.
"Pray excuse bit of sarcasm" said
Smith to Jones, "but you are an infamous
liar and scoundrel" "Pray pardon touch
of irony" replied Jones, as he knocked him
down with poker.
We overheard conductor kindly say to
an aged lady, "Dont hurry, madam ; we
have all got to be old sometime, if We live y
That man must have had a grandmother
whom he loved.
The following is one of JoshBillings' best
savings: "a man running for office puts
me in mind of dog that's lost ; he smells
of everybody he meets, and wags himself all
over"
The Italian papers state that. owing to
high winds in the Adriatic, Venice has been
inundated to an extent which has never
been euualled within the memory of any OF
the inhabitants. The PLAZA de San Mark
was so flooded that boats and gondolas pas
sed over it, and the whole of the space had
the appearance of a vast lake.
1t is said that number of swimmers pro
pose to swim from Dover to Calais en- route
for the Paris Exhibition, on given day
this year. Each swimmer is to be allowed
pine plank to rest on, which he is to pusf
before him. Better make it coffin each
| at once.
A PoET's Toast" Monsieur Karr," sale
the chairman of convivil party. at which
Alphonse Karr, the delicate Partisan author
assisted, you have not proposed the healtl
of any one" The poet rose and proposed
| "The health of the sick"
At Saginaw, Wis, last week, woman be
came insane while witnessing play which
| own.
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We learn that " the Regulators" in GER
tain County in this State, have just burnt a
negro school-house. and have avowed it as
their purpose that the colored people in their
ncighborhood shall have neither church nor
school-house. Such devils should be prompt
ly handled by the military power, and will
be, Insufficient proof can he got against them.
One of our colored subscribers in GER
tain locality is threatened, if he continues to
take the paper from the office. We advise him
and all other colored men thus threatened,
to assert their manhood and stand upon
their rights The national government will
protect them, and they will soon have the
ballot, by which, with the aid OF the white
Unionists, they will be able to protect them
selves.
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THE LAST MAN.-On the day which witnessed
the final act OF that series of tyrannies which has
disgraced the closing session of the Thirty Ninth
Congress, was announced to that body by tele-
graph, the death of Samuel Downing, the last of
the soldiers of the American Revolution
He died in time, just in time. to escape being
witness of the overthrow Of that liberty for which
he fought.-fa. Luder.
What mistake The old man died at
the very moment when the work of saving
the Union was about to accomplished. If
the present Congress had expired without
some act on its part to make good the sacri-
fees and sufferings incurred during four
years war to suppress the rebellion, patriots
like Samuel Downing might we'll have de-
SPARED of Liberty and Union. But the
Union is now safe. 1t will be restored in
good time, on just principles, and it Will en-
dure for ages Samuel Downing could have
exclaimed, with his last earthly emotion,
columbia, Columbia to glory arise,
The Queen of the world, and the child of skies
Thy Genius commands thee, with rapture behold
While ages on ages thy splendors unfold"
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We learn that under resolution of the
Grand Masonic Lodge ofthis State, the Wor
shipful Grand Master, E. G. Reade, has selec-
ted R. w. Lassiter, Esq, of Oxford, to de-
liver the grafton on the life and character of
the late lamented Grand Secretary, William
T. Balm. The grafton will be delivered In
December next, before the Grand Lodge.
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Thanks to Mrs. Watson, of the Hutchins
House, tor waiter of good things from her
dinner table yesterday. Judging by these
good things, and what we have Seen of her
table we should say her guests are well
toasted.
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and Hon. W. D. Kelley for copies of their
recent speeches.
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Nebraska adopts Universal Suffrage
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. -Nebraska has az
copied universal suffrage, on which ae'lii'
sion depended
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NOTICE.

The Committee of Finance for the County of
Wake, having been appointed by the County
Court of Wake, February Term, 1857, to ascer-
tain the Indebtedness of said County, hereby re-
quest all persons having claims against the Coun-
ty of Wake, which have not before been presen-
ted, to present the date and amount of such
claims to the committee, at their Office in the
Court House, in the City of Raleigh, on Monday
and Tuesday of the Spring Term, Of the Superior
Court, or to either one of the Committee previ
GUS to that time.
N j. WHITAKER,
e y NoTRSWooooD, CON-
Feb. %, 1857. &C
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Both Houses of the Legislature of this
State have agreed to adjourn next Monday,
to meet again the third Monday in August,
1867, Providence aud Congress permitting.
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Passing away! passing away!
Each Tooth Wash of q former day.
Sozodont gives the coap de grace,
Good bye to the humbugs! let them pass
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The Union party of North Carolina is at
length on high and safe ground. Congress
has acted, and the result will be, if our loyal
people will take proper steps, that the
entire control of public affairs will pass into
their hands. We shall then have peace and
quiet, and the State will begin at once to
prosper. Secessionism, if not dead, has the
death-rattle in its throat.
The Unionists of the State of both races
should take steps to organize themselves
thoroughly. They can not act to advantage
as a disorganiZed mass.