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The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

A Hamilton &c. W. paper tells the story
of man in that city who claims to have
discovered a mode of making subterranean
explorations from the surface Tor mineral de-
posts by the application of electro-magne-
tism. 1t is claimed that the apparatus will
indicate the direction of the bulk of min
eral vein at any depth, and affords princi-
pie for the calculation of the species of the
ore and the richness of the deposit. The
discoverer claims the ability to distinguish
with certainty the presence of gold, silver,
copper, or iron, by momentary test of any
location, and to determine at once whether a
field will afford profitable mining operations.
This wonderful discovery may have been
made, but we are incredulous.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

A novel case has just been tried in the
Circuit Court at Kenosha. Mr. Mason had
conveyed to Mr.. Washburn his farm, and
had taken from the latter bond for his
maintenance during life The bond express
cd among other things, theproviding of food
and drink. Mr.. Mason claimed that whis-
ky was one of the necessaries for his proper
masntenance, because the peculiar condition
of his health required it. Mr.. Washburne
declined to furnish his Intoxicating drinks,
alleging that they were not essential to his
physical life. Whereupon Mr.. Mason brought
a suit for damages. Four physicians were
sworn and gave testimony in respect to the
necessity of spirituous liquors in the case of
Mr.. Mason. We are informed of the general
import of the testimony, but that the plain
riff obtained verdict of $50.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

A Cleveland reporter looked into forty
two saloons in that city the other evening,
and found an average of nine persons in
each; Taking nine as the average, he figures
as follows We have about $40 places where
liquor is sold in that city; the multiplica-
ton of these figures gives us $3.50 persons
drinking in the saloons They will spend
on an average about thirty cents each, which
gives total of $1,774. Multiply this num-
Der by 300 as the days of the year when the
custom is good, and we have the enormous
sum OF 1894 200 for liquor. This is only
figuring from the number seen in the saloons
. In the course of two hours walk. The
amount OF money taken in at these places
Tor Inl liquor is probably $1,000, 900 a wear
!, Inc city gets about $35, 900 of this snm for
n mCenses. leaving about $1,765,O 900 for the Ii
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

EXPECTED FINANCIAL MEAsUREs-Mem-
bers of the House especially interested in f.
nancia. matters have been at some pains to
ascertain the individual views of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means. They have been
led to believe that this committee will soon
report bills putting an end to all CONTRACT
ton, depriving the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry of his present discretionary powers, and
prescribing the time and manner OF selling
the surplus gold.-Wash. Express.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

RoMANoE.-A local paper gives an ac-
count of a couple in Lyndon, Cattarauons
county, who were married some thirty vear
ago, and moved to New York CITY. The
young wife, Tor some reason, returned to Lyn-
don soon after, and married an old man
there, whereupon the deserted husband took
revenge and another wife by marrying in the
city. The couples lived pleasantly, each
raised families of several children but a
few years since the hand of death deprived
them OF their second partners in life, and
now the original dear one has returned to
ms Old love in Cattaraugus and persuaded
her TO try him again. No ceremony was ne
cessary, the second marriage being invalid,
ana al. shey are said to have been living in
oiissful harmony over a year.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

A CIRCUS MANAGER IN TRoUBLE.-Mr.
Fulton Whiting, citizen of Portsmouth,
has sued a writ Ct attachment against the
property of A. Forepaugh, proprietor of
Forepaughs Menagerie and Circus. for inju-
ries received while attending one of the pre-
vious exhibitions of that establishment, lay
ing damages at $4,000. Sheriff Neville, of
Portsmouth, served the writ and attached
thirtythree horses, three ponies and two
mules, which are held in that city to await
the action of the law.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

Napoleon does not seem to make encour-
aging progress with his European Confer
of Austria, not one of the great European
powers has accepted the Conference, the
other powers having either, like Prussia,
exacted explanations or given eyasive re-
plies 7.--
A large ball of fire was seen few nights
ago, in Tucker county, West Virginia. NOV
ing across the heavens at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, emitting sparks and kissing
noise
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

Ex-Gov I. G. Harris, who tried his best
to keep Tennessee in the Confederacy, has
returned from England to his home in Hen
nv County, Tennessee. After experience
of several years among the Mexicans OF Cor
dova, and the Europeans, he has wisely con-
cluded that life under the Brownlow despo,
tism is great deal preferable to Wretcneo
existence dragged out among either anarch-
lists or monarchists.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
Suow Storm in the West.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 90.
A rain storm set in about o'clock last
night, and continued until toward morning,
when it turned to a furious snow storm,
which still continues to rage violently. Pro-
badly six inches of snow has fallen, the great
er part of which fell in mud and Melted
The mercury is now below Interfering point,
and the indications are for clear weather. -
The snow storm came from the Northwest,
and yesterday prevailed throughout West
Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

Inc following singular relationship exists
-. Al family now living in Kentucky. "a
.hei ana son married two sisters. and took
th e,t nothcr to board with them. The fa-
,%af and wife have daughter; the son and r
G one son. These are the relationsni nnU :.
one ona great-grandmothel, two grandmothprs
thtsss fanofather, two fathers, three mothers
nncles SONS ms three daughters, three aunts two
two hr oas nephew, one neice, three sisters s@
two VIII eners, two cousins, two hushan hand
law. "i'''' Two mothers-in-law, two sons';n'
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
The Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, P. NJ.
Cotton easier Sales 1900 bales, 162
Corn declined, $1,31@$1,32.
Mess Pork lower, $214
Gold 81 1863.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 8, P. M.
Cotton nominal, IS.
Flour very heavy. Howard Street Faml'
ly, $12.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3, p. M.
Cotton closed dull Uplands Il; Orleans
" Manchester advices unfayorable.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
Halifax County.

We are under obligations to friend for
the vote of Halifax County, as follows: 'Jno.
H. Renfrow, Republican, 1856, II. Eppes
Rep. 2,511, w. T. j. Hays, Rep. 2,54s, Nc
Daniel 1877, William Faucet 73S, S. Wilson
us. For Convention 2,543, againt Conven-
ton 1877. This is noble vote for old Hall
fax. Halifax ought to give at least 5000
votes for the new Constitution.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

ARMY BREvETs.-Many prominent Off
GERS of the regular army express the hope
that Congress will, at the present session,
sweep away the whole system of brevet pro-
motions. They say it has accomplished all
the good of which it is capable, and now
produces only confusion and jealousies. The
House Military Committee, we learn, will
take up the question for action at an early
day Wash. Express.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
Grand Masonic Lodge.

The Grand Lodge of Masons of this State.
now in session in this City, has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Robt W. Best, Grand Master.
Robert B. Vance, Senior Grand Warden
Thos w. Gardner, Junior Grand Warden
G. W. D. Hutchings, Grand Treasurer.
D. w. Balm, Grand Secretary.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
MIR. Dickens, Readings.

NEW YORK, Nov 30.
The sale of tickets for the Dickens reading
commenced here this morning. There was
a large crowd of purchasers and every
seat in the house was disposed of in few
| hours.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
OF THE WEST INDIA HURRI-
aU CANE s:eSa~ts&

s The West India papers give full partlcu,
lars of the recent hurricane. 1t is reported
that the great fall of ram, the force of the
wind, the almost complete darkness, pro-
luced in the minds of the people condition
yerging towards insanity. Int the early hours
If the night the capital of Porto Rico bore
altogether the aspect of deserted city; at
545 the storm commenced, and at 6:15 the
hurricane was at its height; at this hour the
barometer marked 1890. During the pre-
valance of the hurricane several vessels in
the harbor were either totally DESTROYED or
very badly damaged. The hurricane has
annotated multitude of victims, destroy
I'd houses, desolated plantations, swept away
fields of grain, and deprived thousands OF
poor in one night of their means of hvell-
hood.
At st. Thomas the damage was very great.
In the island of Tortola there is not single
house standing on the island; the planta-
tons are literally swept clean; hundreds OF
ives have been lost.
On the island of Vieques the effects ofthe
storm are almost equally noticeable. Most
If the vessels lying near the island were de-
stroyed. To add to the terror with which
the storm filled the hearts of the Inhabitants,
fearful confagration broke out while the
hurricane was at Its height, and occasioned
new disasters.
In the Cidra ninety-six houses were de-
stroyed and several lives lost. In LOLA
twenty-seven houses were destroyed and sew
eral lives were lost Every house in the
town OF Aguasbuenas including the church
was destroyed, and six persons persisted. In
Rio Grande forty houses were destroyed and
eleven persons persisted. Forty-fve houses
in Corozal were thrown down, and one life
lost. Throughout this entire region the de-
struction was appalling.
1t is impossible as yet to estimate the
number of lives lost OF the amount OF dam
age done to property
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

The Sentinel continues to publish the
names of the conspirators against the peace
and prosperity of the State, called the "Con-
sentative State Committee" Wemay feel is
to be our duty to take up these conspirator
and tell the people who they are and what
are their PURPOSES.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

beta" speaks briefly in the Standard to-
view of the present condition Of things and
of the future. The wolves must not be let
loose any more upon the lambs.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

A celebrated dentist says that in the Uni
ted St. stes. in population of thirty millions,
there A, re twenty million of teeth lost annu-
alIy by d ecay-all caused by the use of bolt
ed wheat. which deprives the system of the
lime needed in the human teeth.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
Horace Greeley and the Austrian Mis-.

New YORK. Dec. g.
Horace Greeley publishes a card declaring
that he has not beer. officially notified of his
appointment as minister to Austria, and
therefore neither accepts nor declines it !; but
does not intend leaving this country pend
ing the Presidential election.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
The Course of Prices.

The New York Daily Bulletin publishes
the following comparison of wholesale quo
tations for leading articles in New York on
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05
THE HARVEST OF 1861 THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.

The Boston Journal, in an elaborate arti-
Gle, shows that the countries which will be
compelled to buy breadstuffs between the
present time and the next harvest are Great
Britain, France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, Algeria, Tunis and Morocco :;
while the countries which will have grain
to sell are the United States, Canada, Chill,
and some of the other South American
States, Russia, Turkey, and the Danubian
Principalities. 1t adds:
The stock of old wheat in Great Britain
AMI France have not been so low since 1854
as they are at the present time. Large pur-
chases of wheat have been made for some
time past on French account in the Eastern
ports. The French government has intimi-
dated to its citizens that large purchases of
breadstuffs would be expedient. For many
years past the imports of wheat in Great
Britain have steadily increased. This has
been owing to the increase of population,
the improvement in the rate of wages. and
the more liberal expenditure of the people
and to these causes is now added the neces-
ity of supplying the deficiency caused by
the partial failure of this years crop. The
following are the amounts of wheat import
ed into Great Britain since 1916, taking Pc
RODS of five years together:
Quarters.
from 1916 to 1861 1888, 367
From 1916 to 1866, 21,415,726
From 1856 to 1860, 26,99O, 93G
From 1856 to 1865, 30,90S,381
The average price of British wheat for the
week ending Sept. 18th, was 62s sd. per
quarter; but for the corresponding week in
the years 1868 to 1865, inclusive, the prices
were respectfully AS 3D., AS. 3d., 46s, and
Ais. Cd, per quarter. The present high
price in England is drawing large supplies
thither, and for the first eli ght months of the
present pear the impIts were about 5,OOO,-
900 cwt. in excess of last year.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FIVE.
HUNDRED MILES CoMPLETED.-The click
of the telegraph tells US that five hundred
miles of this magnificent work are now COM
pleted, and that the whistle of the locomo--
tive can be heard on the Rocky Mountains.
Their very base, at Cheyenne, is but seven
t, e miles further, and in another week the
track will be at this embroyo city on the
western boundary of the great plains. 1t is
but thirty-one miles more to the highest
summit of the line between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, and to this point, the road
bed is nearly ready for the rails. A thou
sand laborers are on their western slopes,
and other thousands are joining them. All
winter long, the gorges and detiles of these
grand old mountains will resound with the
miners blast and the craeh of the tumbling
rocks, as they are thrown out of their beds
where they have laid since the world began.
Ten thousand Cinnamon. under American
engineers, have already dug and pounded
their way over and through the great Sierra
Nevadas of California, and are rapidly push
ing forward to meet the great army of bull
ders from the east, and we are told that in
1870 the traveller may see the sun rise out of
the Atlantic on Monday morning, and set in
the golden glo1ies of the Pacific on Satur-.
day night.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

North-Carolina has given a splendid vote
for reconstruction. The contest was "a
spirited one between Republicans and Rebels
and has resulted in solid Republican tri-
umph.
This result has been produced by the
union and energy of the friends of restora-
ton. They have looked the opposition
boldly in the face, have planted firmly their
standard of exact justice to all, and unitediy
advanced to its support.
The triumph in this State is one that may
be relied upon as enduring, and fraught with
incalculable blessings to all the people,
The same moderation, union and irmness i'm
council, which have inspired the Republ-
cans in the canvass, will secure to the old
North State speedy and enduring prosperity
within the Union. We congratulate the
Republicans of North Carolina on their
great victory, and conjure them to continue
their work until its legitimate fruits are
fully ripened and harvested.-G Republic.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-05

Nov. 10, 1867 and 1866
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22
Another Radical Come to Grief.

One Rev. Levi c. Pitner, radical Cos
peler Of the methodist persuasion in politics,
well known in this city and in many other
places throughout the state, member in
good standing in the Illinois Conference, has
got himself into trouble OF Decatur. He is
arraigned on the charge of seducing young
lady, who is member Of the church over
which be spresides, and the testimeny is abso-
lutely overwhelming. The politicians Of the
methodist purs uasion affect great surprise
and the deepest grief at the unwelcome and
disgraeeful Intelligence. Nobody, however,
that really knew the mau-nobodyg who is a
good Judge of men, that ever saw the man,
seems to be at all surprised at his exposure.
He ought to be have been exposed years
ago. With his present guilt and crime ex-
posed, he is no worse really than he has been
for many years past. In the work of sedac.
ton, abortion, rape &C., he has outlived, by
superior ingenuity, only a few years, such
radical gospelers as Jaquess, Norwood and
others, but, like them, his sneaking guilt is
at length exposed. He is one of those pious
gospelers who have made their pulpits mere
political hustings for ten or twelve years
past, preaching radicaFsm instead Of Christ
the niger instead of the gospel, and the on
ly remarkable thing about him is that in his
seduction he didn't select enc of the black
instead of one of the white sisters for his
clerical indiscretion. We suggest that, con
ference be called, and he be promoted to a
opric.-Springfeld ( W.l State Register
18TH.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22

According to plan already projected
and partly acted upon, New York city as to
have grand cosmopolitan festival during
the coming spring. The festival viii be
similar in kind to one held in Germany
about three years ago, and the German,
French, Swiss and Austrian societies are ex-
pected to be largely represented. 1t will be
probably in all respects German ,Schuetzea
Fest, in which gymanasts, sharp-shooters
bands, vocalists viii take part. The Ger,
man population of this country is sufficient,
ly rgeand enterprising to make such an
affair the most extensive and brilliant tina,
has ever taken place. The transatlantic
steamers have indicated Willingness to re
duce fares for the occasion and, 80 far
everything in regard to it promises well.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22

don't choose to go in debt to build the
balance of the road. The Chronicle figures
up how much might be saved by competition
in freight, &C., &C., all of which is well
enough. We hope and believe oar people
will receive some benefit in that direction
when Henry, Stark and Peoria have done as
much as the people of our county have to
get competing road. We regret that the
manager of the Chronicle should have shown,
so much ill-temper, accusing US of "dishon'
esty;n "unscrupulous opposition y "dishon,
estly deceives its readers into voting against
aiding this road-doubtless in the 'a'efes' ol
existing railroad corporations iaiseiy anu
dishonesty tells the peort nas 'nis raifoau
is scheme of sweal.ay oon 9 inten-
ded to swindre IRE people out Of their money
for the b.r-nt of the capitalists; and many
more lefty phrases of that sort. We rather
gret that the amiable Chronicle should have
made itself so unhappy-but at the close of
its frothy article it comes down gently as fol-
lows !: rsts az ~
sThe ARGUS would save the people of that city
from being buraened with S50,0o of debt, in
volving $4,000 year in taxes, "for the benefit
of wealthy bondholders." Well, the ARGUS has
saved them, and those people should rightly
appreciate the service. The people of Rock Island
should know that they are largely indebted to the
ARGUS for their exemption from $4,000 year
taxes"
Thank you, Mr.. Chrouicle,-you "do us
proud"
By the way, Chron. your thing was in
very bad hands, down here. People who
have their hundreds of thousands of dollars
in United States bonds, exempt from taxa
ton, and laid away in bank vaults; people
who live in magnificent houses, drive elegant
teams, own enormous ferry privileges, on
which they are piling up their thousands
which morally belong to the people of this
city; people whose only earthly object
in putting life into this new scheme
is to get road to their own
| coal banks, or to injury a road now running
| to coal mines near theirs, are not the people
TO have much influence in getting votes to
run this town in debt when they are
not willing themselves to risk their own
princely fortunes, or their ill-gotten revenues
in the same enterprise. This, perhaps,
Chron, is a view of the case you had not
taken. But when you, or the true friends OF
the Peoria railroad, want anything substan,
tial done in Rock Island, for the enterprise,
we advise you to keep clear of that set. The
people of this town or county won't take
their advice. They know there is cat in
any heap of meal that they have anything to
do with. -5a
We repeat: 1T was a wise decision by
the people of this city, to keep GU. of any
entanglements in regard to this road. Let
| the rich boudholders who are so anxious tc
have the road built, risk few of their no,
| tax bonds in the scheme, and not ask the
Il
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22
A CASE OF OPPRESSION.

The Cincinnati Enquirer recalls the case
of Mr.. Daniel Flanagan, the editor and pub
Usher Of a paper at Mason, in Warren coun-
ty, Ohio, entitled the Mason Democrat. He
copied from another journal, the New York
Metropolitan Record, an article against con-
scription in the fall of 1864, for which he
was seized by military violence, kidnapped
from his home, and brought to Cincinnati.
thrust into cell in the barracks. There he
was denied all access to his relatives and
friends, and treated as malefactor of he
highest grade. After some weeks, he wa
brought before an Illegal military commits
sion' and after mock investigation, sen
fenced to six months imprisonment at hare
labor in Fort Delaware Loaded with irons
he was sent'out of the state, and taken t.
the fort. There the brutal sentence wa.
carried out, even beyond the letter and spirit
He was employed partly TO break stone with
IN the prison enclosure, and partly to fulfil
the most degrading and disgusting Offices o
the fort. Everything that persecution eoult
suggest was employed to break his spirit
wound his feelings and increase both hi,
mental and physical sufferings.. The wa,
was over in April. Those whosbad Tough
against US in the field were .pardoned ant
dismissed to their homes But Mr.. FIana
gan waspkept, with other victims Of optres
sion, until the heats of midsummer were
nearly past.!o sm 9a.f -8e ii I-or /. =
"'rehet has such man +? To pursue
his prosecutors through tn. courts of ;us,;cs
to the bitter end. And patrior;o mon shonla
sustain him in this duty. '1'u
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22

A Washington correspondent says that
congressman, lobbyists, wire-pullers, politi
clans, gamblers, blaeklegs, and other con
eonitant elements of Legislative bodies are
already making their appearance, and the
demand for whisky is becoming greater
If the advent of this class of men can raise
the price of whisky, the ssimulant will de.
mand price perfectly enormous by the
time Chandler, Yates, and few more of the
congressional absorbers have arrived
Warrington will be an excellent place te
start a distillery this winter.