The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-04

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and proper price for them, / will
send series of mathematical demonstra-
tons proving that Newton's theory of the
motians of the heavenly bodies is false, that
the Copernican system is only apparently
true, and that another and new system is alb
solutely true" -
Gen. Howard says that the freedmen in
the schools at Chattanooga, taking mathe-
mates as test. are not behind the whites.
He found in one of the schools colored
man who solved promptly and orally a
problem that even he, Gen. Howard, who
had graduated at the head of his class at
West Point, could not solve mentally. 5'
Scandulous stories are told in Frankfort
in regard to the conduct of the Prince of
Wales and his brother-in law, the young
King of Greece, during their two days So
journ in that city. One day the Prince and
the King of Greece rode in an open barouche
with three lorettes through the streets They
were noisy and intoxicated. ~ aF
q It has transpired that the present visit OF
Hugh Hastings, Of Albany, to Europe, IS an
official one, he being accredited by the Stste
Department at Washington to visit the va
rious Ministers of the United States in the
several European capitals The nature OF
his mission, which is a private one in behalf
of the Government, has not transpired. l-3
The Chattanooga american says the sur
vey of Muscle Shoals Tennessee river has
progressed as far as the mouth of Elk river.
It is expected it will be completed to Flor
ence. Ala, at the foot of Muscle Shoals, by
the list of December, and that the party will
return to Chattanooga on or about the 10Th
Of December, at which place the report Of
the survey will be made.
A planter of Union Church, Miss, writes
to the New Orleans Times, thas it has been
discovered that the cotton fly deposits his
eggs in green limbs of the cotton stalk at
the close of the season. The fly penetrates
to the center of the stalk, and lays the egg
in its pith II this be true, would not the
worm be destroyed if the cotton stalks were
burned early in the winter 2 4
General Reynolds has removed the Office
holders of sixty counties in Texas, who were
not Republicans. The Austin Republican
saws the work will be continued until a
clean sweep is made throughout the State,
Governor Pease is said to be instrumental in
these removals. sfH ir
The Mobile Nationalist says of the color.
ed juries of that city: The two juries that
sat last week were. the one composed entire
IN of colored men. the other of three-fourths
of the same complexion. A large number
of cases were before them; the majority Of
colored criminals, in many instances, accus.
ed OF violation upon the person or property
of whites. We have yet to hear that these
iuries made any discrimination on account
Of color, or judged one of their own race
less severely because the party injured was
of another COLOR ssass,,s ,5; o.s 6seai
Mr.. Daniel w. Fiske, formerly of the As
tor Library, since of the Chess Monthly, and
still since editor Of the Hartford Courdnt
sailed on Saturday for Egypt, to "do" thu
Nile, and incidentally to buy books for til.
Cornell Library. Mr.. Fiske is an excellen
linguist, man of extraordinary knowledg,
of books, and after Morphy, perhaps the hes
chess playerin this country. p ~ ',siSs
The Duke of Argyll tells good story. HI
was travelling with the Duke of Northum
berland II, q frst-class carriage on the North
eastern Railway. At one of the stations
little commercial traveller got in. The tire
chatted familiarity until the train stopped a
Alnwick Junction. Here the Duke of Nor
cumberland got out, and was met by trail
of flunkeys and servants. The commercial
traveller said to his remaining companion.
"That must be some great SWELL" EYES
said the Duke of Argyll, che is the Duke O
Northumberland" Bless me,n exclaime,
the bagman, land to think that he shout,
have been SO affable to two little soul
like us 7" 81. q b2a - i:5s 81 sasifi 81
The settlement Of the estate Of Maximil
| ian, is giving trouble to his executors Hi
chateaus Of Miramar and Lacrome are est
mated at about 81 100000 but instead @
yielding any profit they cost $40, 900 to kee
them up, besides being mortgaged for 400
600. There is some difficulty about hi
| debt at Trieste, which amaunts to more tina
100000. The Belgian relatives want th
Austrians to pay the debts, but they refuse
If Carlotta had her senses, she would doubt
less liquidate the claims, but being insan,
can not do so. ~ .;d4
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation hav
been blessed this year by an abundant hal
vest. Every one that "pnt his shoulder
the wheels has been amply rewarded, an
yet, for all this; corn is a scarcity among th
Indians now, as many of them were too laa
to plant. sissl 4
Nova Scotia is anxious that the new Pa
lament shall encourage its coal trade. It
deemed of enough Importance to secure
liberal commercial treaty with the Unite
| States. '.fi fii 1851 ~ 2
Two butchers shops; for the sale of hor
| flesh as articles of human food, have be-
opened in Paris, which brings up the nur
Der Of these establishments in the city to
or 1S. For "prime cuts" the modest pm
of twenty-five sous is demanded per poun'
| One of the novelties of Parisian enterpri
is large ware house, in which ore sold,
retail, all manner Of goods, from diamol
necklace to shoe-bFnsh. The purchase
having paid the price, receives not only Z
goods but bond for the whole amount
] his purchase money, payable after thiE
1 years, and guaranteed BY Credit Fonciera al
ether moneycd corporatiens. The pris
4 Charged are sai,l to be no greater than
other retail shops. ~ s.,,;ss !; I,
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