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LAST Hours OF ALISON, THE HISTORIAN.
The son of Sir Archibald Alison has publish
ed an account of the last days of his father,
in which We read: For some weeks before
his last illness, my father had been troubled
with an occasional cough and breathless-
ness, but so slight was it that it never inter
rupted his official business, and on Friday,
the 10th of May, he attended, as usual, in
the County-buildings, and appeared in the
most perfect health. On the morning OF
Saturday the 18th, he was seized with Sc
we're attack of spaslns in the throat. These
required again with great severity on the
evening of the Monday following, and with
such terrible violence on the evening of the
ensuing Thursday, that the three medical
men who were in attendance upon him uni
ted in opinion that in all probability he had
not half an hour to live. But the great nat
ural strength of his constitution here super
vened; he rallied and the disease changed
its type; the throat spasms entirely ceased,
the cough and breathlessness greatly dimin-
ished, and he slept much His strength now
gradually and slowly sank, and at n o'clock
on the evening of Thursday, the 23d of
May, surrounded by every member OF his
family, he peacefully sank to rest. So calm
was his end that we could not tell the exact
moment of his DEATH"
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PROOFS OF THE SUPERIOR QUALITY,
OF THE
AMERICANfW WATCH
MADE AT
WALTHAM, MASS.

The American Watch Company, of Waltham,
Mass, respectfully submit that their Watches
are cheaper, more accurate, less complex, more
durable, better adapted for general use, and
more easily kept in order and repaired than any
other watches in the market. They are simpler
in structure, and therefore stronger, and less
likely to be injured than the majority of foreign
watches, which are composed of from 125 to 800
pieces, while in an old English watch there are
more than 70O-parts. How they run under the
hardest trial watches can have, is shown by the
following letter:
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. &
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT,
ALTOONA, Pa, Is Dec, 1885.
Gentlemen: The watches manufactured by you
have been in use on this railroad for several
years by our enginemen, to whom we furnish
watches as part of our equipment. There are
now some three hundred of them carried on our
line, and we consider them good and reliable
time-keeper. Indeed, have great satisfaction
in saving your watches give us less trouble, and
have worn and do wear much longer without re-
pairs than any watches we have ever had in use
on this road. As you are aware, we formerly
trusted in those of English manufacture, of &C
knowledged good reputation but class they
never kept time as correctly, nor have they done
as good service, as yours
In these statements am sustained by my pre-
decessor, Mr.. Lewis, whose experience extended
over series of years,
Respectfully,
EDWARD q. WILLIAMS,
General Superintendent.
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For the Colored People.

We publish on our third page to-day, and
shall keep standing in our paper, a Dialogue
between Republican and a freedman.
Let this Dialogue be circulated among,
and read to, the colored people 1t contains
facts which they all ought to know. Where
ever, at any time, number of colored people
are gathered together, let some one read this
Dialogue to them.
The Democrats spoken of in the Dialogue,
are represented in this State by such as the
Sentinel, Gov. Worth, Gov Graham, and
those who agree with them.
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BE ON YOUR QUAR-

against the limitations and counterfeits of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, with which the
PIRATES who make DIsHoNoRABLE, LIVING, by
preying upon the sick and suffering, are now en-
deayoring to flood the markets of this country
Whenever these POISON .MoNGERs are discovered
they are Immediately prosecuted by the propIie-
tors, who expend thousands of dollars annually
in tracing them out and bringing them to justice
Within short time injunctions have been OBJ
tanned in the Courts of the United States against
number of individuals and firms, and suits are
now in progress against several others, all Of
whose names will be given to the public. But in
spite of the utmost vigilance and activity of their
detective agents, the undersigned are OF course
unable to protect the public entirely against pira-
teal limitations of Standard National Tonic,
everywhere in request, and as readily convertible
into cash as United States Bonds or Treasury
Notes. They, therefore, as a MEASURE OF PRE-
CAUTION, direct attention to the fact that finely
engraved label, representing st. George and
the Dragon, and beautiful proprietary stamp,
bearing the official endorsement OF the Govern
ment appear on every bottle of the genuine BIT
TIERS. The article is further authenticated by a
mainature note Of hand, with the signature Of
"Hostetter & Smith," to counterfeit which is q
State prison crime. The true BITTERS are sold
in bottles only, and neoer in bulk.
HOSTETTER & SMITH.
July 31st, 1887. 31-4t
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The President and Mr. stanton.

1t seems that the Cabinet has decided that
the President can suspend or remove Mr..
Stanton, under the tenure of Office law
Thus far, the President has taken no final
step.
Congress will meet again in Nonember-
If the President should take the step con-
templated he will thus force the issue on
that body We may look for warm work.
Congress will not recede. It will sustain at
all hazards such men as Sheridan and
Stanton.
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RIORTH.CAROLIN
In DAVIDSON CoUNTr.
Court of Equity, Spring Term, 1887.
The Townsville Bank Bnlto close the buriness
Tho cred;tora NJ ne ! of The Thomasville
Thomasville Bank. Bank.
In this case it is ordered by the Court that sd-
vertisement be made in the Raleigh Standard,
Raleigh Sentinel and Greensboro Rhfrj0t, for the
creditors Of the Townsville Bank to present
their claims, within the next twelve months, to
J. L. Lee, Commissioner of said Bank. !.
Witness, F. C. ROBBINS, Clerk and Master In
Equity for said County this S0th day Of April,
1887. =. G.. ROBBINS,
19-w1y. G. d. e.
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With regard to ancient ordnance, an in
telligent correspondent writes to US, that
rifed cannon and breech-loaders, as well as
attempts at revolving arms, are frequently
noticed in collections of military antiquities,
in the European capitals. One of these, and
perhaps the most ancient specimen, is in the
military museum of st. Petersburgh. lisa
bronze cannon made in the reign of the first
of the present Russian dynasty, the Roman
offs, who assembled the throne at the begin
ming of the seventeenth century. The barrel
is seven feet long and rifed throughout.
The gun is highly ornamented. and would
carry ball of about four pounds weight
Besides being rifed it is breech loader, and
is exhibited with the brcech hanging open
ready for loading
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surratt,s Trial.-scene in Court Room.

Surratt's Trial.-Scene in Court Room.
On Saturday, the 10th inst, at one o'clock
the prisoner was brought into Court The
jury could not agree and were discharged
Four only favored conviction. Judge Fisher
then stated that during the trial, he had
been threatened with personal violence by
JOS II. Bradley, counsel for Surratt, and or
dered his name to be stricken from the roll
ofAttorneys practising in that Court. Brad
ley denounced the statement as false. Quite
an excitement was occasioned by the affair,
and there are rumors of duel between the
parties.
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The Sentinel says it wants to see full
vote in the State, for the reason that we are
anxious to know, at ohce, by decisive test,
what is to be the character of the State gov
eminent under which we are to livep
We trust that delightfully."- patriotic pa
per will be gratifed. 1t has no stomach for
reconstruction, but it wants full vote. It
will no doubt have it. It will also have a
good radical State government under which
to live. That will be good. We congratu-
late the Sentinel on its prospects.
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EDUCATIONAL.


DY THE ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES OF
ID the Brownsville Female Academy and the
Crawford Institute, the two schools have been
consolidated. The buildings and grounds be.
longing to them will be thoroughly repaired and
eral patronage can be commanded, and the trus-
tees are determined to build up first class Fee
male school. They wish to engage competent
Principal with a corps of teachers for the literary
department. At the head of the musical depart
ment, is professor who has most successfully
been connected with the schools for the last ter
years. The attention Orwell qualified candidates
for permanent situation and . position that can
be made to pay, is solicited Applications With
vouchers will be considered until the LIST August
next. tatffs
Brownsville is eligibly located being directly
on the Memphis and Louisiana Railroad Good
society, healthy with population Of 5000 inhab-
itants. Town and County in prosperous coudi-
ton, having escaped the ravages OF the late war.
J.P. WOOD,
Sec'y Board Of Trustees
Brownsville, Tenn, June sd, 1857.
July 10, 1857. 2S-4w.
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The disunion party of this State, one of
whose taper-ights is Mr.. Stephen D. Pool,
of the Newbern journal Of Commerce, evil
IDENTIFY possesses "ali the decency." In proof
of this that paper heads one of its Editorials
with the following lines:
"Breathes there man with soul SO dead,
Who to himself hath never said,
God d-n the Freedman's Bureau"
Brother Pell ought to pray with Brother
Pool.
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REPUBLICAN, MEETINGS.
Republican Meeting in wake.

REPUBLICAN, Meeting IN Wake.
A meeting of the Republicans of Wake Coun-
ty will be held in Raleigh, on Saturday the oath
of August, to appoint delegates to the approach
ing State Convention.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
Aug. 9Th, 1867. 5S---td.
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THE MORAL INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT
KINDS OF FOOD.

At a seance of the French Academy of
Science held on the I'd of April, was read
curious paper upon the moral influence of
different kinds Of food. The writer relates
in detail double sett of experiments that
he performed upon himself with the two
capital articles-coffee and wine. He pre-
pared himself for each series by fast of 40
hours, during which time he ate nothing but
few globules of gum, in order that the
stomach be entirely empty at the moment of
commencing Then, he ate nothing but cof-
fee and bread, or wine and bread, for several
days, and carefully noted his mental sensa-
tions I quote his words -
If swallowed certain quantity of strong
coffee slowly / felt singular change take
place in my nature. / seemed almost instan-
taneously transformed into another man all
feeling extinguished itself in my breast, and
at the same moment my intellect developed
an unaccustomed activity it seemed as if
all nv faculties had transformed themselves
into intelligence. / ceased to be commune
cative and kindly became cold, cross and
selfish, in word my whole character assumed
exactly the reverse of what it had hitherto
been. My intellect labored without the
slightest fatigue, and almost in spite of my
self; upon any given subject it penetrated
profoundly and drew almost infinite conse-
quences.
If wrote. my style was correct but bold.
If remained long time in this condition
my intellect ceasedits activity of production,
but, like my body, it remained constantly
agitated. could not sleep, or, at least,
could never completely lose my conscious
ness. In word was entirely reduced to
motion and intelligence. 1t is worthy of note
that my pulse was both slow and feeble
throughout the experiment. If now drank
some wine everything changed, calm return
ed, followed by generous sentiments. felt
myself become kindly and sympathetic
ceased, by magic, to be cross and egotistical.
If the experiment was made from the begin
ming with wine and bread, instead of coffee
and bread these phenomena were exaggerated
and the mind was dulled to such point as to
be embarrassed by the slightest effort the
character became extraordinarily sensitive
/ dreaded to offend any one by the slightest
thing; whereas, under the influence of the
coffee, the feelings or opinions of the world
were completely Indifferent to me. In the
meantime this vinous sensibility is not nec-
essarilv benevolent. If the person happens
to fall under the influence of q malevolent
feeling, that is equally intensified. Finally,
I became heavy, sleepy, inclined for repose;
the intellect ceased to act sensibility alone
remainedn
The author of the memoir observes, in
conclusion, that coffee and wine may be Ia
ken as the types of two great classes OF food
of which one acts on the intellect and nerves
of motion, the other on the sensibility and
nerves of sensation; that majority of ar
ticles used as food occupy middle place
between two extremes.
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Republican State Convention.

K6puDIIOaH DVavo JUL oH'1oH'
Let the Republicans Of the State
hear in mind that State Convention
will be held in Raleigh, on Wednes-
day, September 4th-
We trust meetings will be held in
every County, and every neighbor-
hood in the State represented. Let
us give such an impetus to the work
Of reconstruction as to render the re-
turn of the State to the Union certain
under the present acts of Congress.
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We are requested to state that there will
be Republican Mass Meeting at Monroe,
Union County, on Saturday the 18th of Au-
gust.
Also, Republican Mass Meeting at Gras-
sy Greek muster ground on the 21st Septem-
Der next.
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WATS0N'S okltERY
COTTON GINS, THREsHIHG uA-
CHIMES. WHEAT FANS. ~.

IToRACE L. EMORY 4 soTs uNIvER-
and P =. Cotton Gins. 4. Whitnsss 4 sos's
and St. Clain q Co. Threshing Aaahines sne
Ionteomsry's wheat Tsns, ernt's Mbsat
Fans, Grain Cradles, ecythe Blades err 1lades
We re agents for the ssle u ~ he 6bove.
and can furnish parties n want upon ahort notices
= '''''' B. e WIExIAMe0N, n co.
Manufacture Of and Deaicn b Agricultural In
plemmts.
Jnns u, 1857. sA-sA
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General Order. No. 80,

Gen. Sickles has ordered that General
Order, No. 80, paragraph 2, be suspended
for the present term of the Superior and
County Courts of North Carolina, upon the
representation of Gov Worth that circum-
stances unavoidably prevented compliance
Herewith. 1t relates to putting colored men
on iurios.
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Died:

Of yellow fever, in Galveston, Texas, on Satur-
day morning at o'clock, VIM. d. H. RAMSEY,
late of this City. His death is regretted by all
who knew his many good qualities.
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VOTERS, TAKE NOTICEt

VOTERS, TAKE NOTICES
TINE BOARD FOR THE
i 3rd Precinct for the County of Wake, will be
in session as follows:
At Busbees', August 18th, 10th, nth.
g Joel Jones', /" 18th, Goth, 21st.
E" Upchurch's, 22d, 2Sd, Oath.
Dnpree's, 26th, 9th, 18th.
Nat. Jones', 10Th, sOth, Slst.
Barney Jones', Sept. I'd, Sd, 4th.
f Ta asA RaSlpsoN, Board Of
- ISAIAH HARDY,
Raleigh, August Is, 1867. Odd.
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TINE N. C. CHAPTER OF THE L. R. L.
i will hold its regular Convocation at Green's
boro' on the Bird Thursday (2Oth) of August. All
Delegates and furnish Reporagto August 1st
ALI members who can be present are invited to
attend.
By order, G. W. WEIKER.
August 10, 1857. eo-td.
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VIM. H. BURLINGTON,

WILMINGTON, N. c.,
HAVING RESUMED BUSINESS, WILL BE
II pleased to serve his old friends and custom
ers, and all others wishing business attended to
with promptness.
Solicits consignments Of Cotton, Naval
Stores, Bacon, Timber, Grain, &c.
~ Charges made light.
Sept. H. 1855. s7-w1y.
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Republican Mass Meeting at Hare's
Store, Johnston County.
There will be public meeting at Hare's Store,
oneal's District, Johnston County, on the 4th
Saturday Of August.
The people generally are invited to attend
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RALEIGH. N. G.
Wednesday, Aug. Ia, 1867.

Mr.. C. W. HoRNER is authorized to make
,usiness contracts for the Standard Office, and to
gire receipts.
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Registration will commence in this City
on Thursday next. Tell this to your neigh
bors, and urge every loyal man to record his
name. You can not vote if you do not reg
lister.
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HORSE AND MULE SHOEss
A MOTHER SUPPLY OF HORSE q MULE
~ Shoes and Nails Just arrived at
: UPCHURCH q DODD'&
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED, BUILDING CON-
MlTTEE for Richmond County, viii let ont 10
the lowest bidder the building Of public jail
for Richmond County, on the third Monday in
Superintendent. Information In respect plana,
specifications, &C., will be given by the building
Committee at Rockingham, N. C.
JOHN w. LEAK,
JOHN sHORTRIDGK,
L. r. WEBB, u
WIN. B. COLE, r.
A. D0CKERY, rs
August Q, 1857. 57-w&twtdpd.
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NOTICE.
THE UNDERSIGNED COMMITTEE, Ap-
POINTED at May Term Of the County Court,
will let to the lowest bidder the building Of the
bridge across Neuse River, at the place known No
BATTLES Bridge"
Bids to be made at the place, on Saturday, the
a. T. NAL,
r. DUNN,
W. j. BUsBEE, Com. y
WIN. r. POOL,
Aug. 9, 1857 Ss-wst
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uHIeH LEasuE OF AnRRIeA.
Post Office Address.
omcers.

Report Of, Council No., o. L. A., in
the Of District Of State Of from
/" to - Place of meeting. Time of
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Republican State Convention.

In accordance with the following resolution,
passed after full consultation, at meeting of the
Republican State Executive Committee, held in
Raleigh, on the 9th of June last, Delegate Re-
publican State Convention is hereby called, to
meet at Raleigh at IL o'clock, A. NJ, on Vednes-
day, September 4th, 1857:
" Resolued, That this Committee recommend
that Convention of the Republican party of
North. Carolina assemble in Raleigh on Wednes-
day, the 4th day of September next; and that
the people be requested to elect or appoint,
through primary meetings, delegates thereto"
The object in calling the Convention, is that it
may take such additional steps as may seem ne
cessary and proper to add to the efficiency of the
Republican organization in North Carolina, and
to secure the triumph of Republican principles
and measures.
1t is proposed that each County in the State
send as many delegates, white and colored, as it
may desire, and that when assembled in Conven-
ton the respective Counties shall be entitled to
as many votes as they are entitled to members of
the House of Commons under the present ap-
portionment
All who are prepared to act and cooperate
=
with the Republican party, are invited to attend
and participate in the proceedings of the Con-
vention.
The great and vital questions of public policy
now at issue-the importance of insuring an
early return of North Carolina to the Union, and
the controlling influence the Republican party is
destined to exert In the accomplishment of this
result, render it important that the Convention
should assemble with such spirit as will insure
harmony and concert of action.
With all the associations connected with the
struggles and triumphs of the Republican party
Its wise and patriotic record in peace as well
as In war-its anxiety and power to preserve and
perpetuate the Union-there is everything to in
spire our friends, and to induce them to CO.
operate resolutely and vigorously in the work of
restoring North Carolina to loyal position in
the government, thus Fastening the return Of
peace and prosperity to her people
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Officers.

Whole number of members, 80; number Of
limitations, -; average attendance of MEM
beers, -.
We certify that the above return is correct.
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RAISINSg RAISINSti
A FRESH SUPPLY OF LAYER RA1sINe
: JUST 's''''' UpcHuRcH q noDD's.
Raleigh, August Is, 1851. ee-A
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Democratic Procession Fired at.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 10.
A Democratic procession, while returning
from pole raising, to-day, was fred into
by . crowd. Two were wounded.
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Republican Mas

Republican Mass Meeting at Clayton.
There will be Republican Mass Meeting held
at Clayton on the Sd Saturday Of August.
The people generally are invited to attend.
The national Republican., 1867-01-19
Pension CIRcuLAR.-The following circu-
lar, as published by MS few days ago, hay-
ing contained several material errors, II is
herewith reBubli.hsd IN cor correct .,s1. form;
January Is, 1857.

h .~-f~-fs eSN'.
Applicants for increase Of pensions under
the act Of June 9th and July 25th, 1866, and
their agents, are hereby informed that such
applications fled from and after the LIST day
Of january instant, 1867, cannot possibly be
adjudicated before the 4th day Of March
proximo, when the semi-annual payments Of
pensions are due. The original certificate Of
all army pensioneys should not be forwarded
until the application for increase fled be-
tween this date and the 4th Of March next
but should be retained by them and surren.
dered only upon call from this Office.
The labor devolving upon this Office has
been nearly doubled in consequence Of the
acts referred to, and this unprecedented in
crease has rendered the clerical force pro
vided by law for the transaction Of its bust
ness utterly inadequate TO meet promptly
the public demands, or to prevent 1t from
falling largely in arrears. 7I .Hs
q Applications for increase fled after thil
date should give the number OF the origina
pension certificate, but should not be accom-
panied BY II. Jos. Il. BARRErr,
= - ---.,15 O.. -.. s Commissioner.