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

SPEECH OF Mr.. PoU-On Saturday eve
ming last, we had the pleasure of listening to
the address Of Mr. F.. w. Pou, at the Court
House in this City, on "the cause and cure
of the nations troubles" Mr.. p. very forci-
bly, depicted the rise of the slave power,
showed how it divided the nation into geo.
graphical parties, and precipitated war. He
argued that morally and politically slavery
had been a great evil to the South, and had
produced sorrow in all the nation. He
showed how it snapped churches and parties
asunder; and concluded with an appeal to
all to reunite those golden links of Union and
peace. 1t could only be done by confess
ion of the errors of the past He strongly
urged the establishment of the Republican
party on a stable foundation, in every South
ern State, and expressed his feelings OF in
dignation towards the copperheads or North
ern Conservatives for tue part they had
played since the rebellion.
We believe that Mr. Pou's address gave
general satisfaction. He was frequently APP
plauded. and all his remarks were listened to
with attention.
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England.

LONDON, May S.-The Peace, Congress
met yesterday. The names of the plenipo
tentiaries are as follows: England, Lord
Stanly-President France, Prince de Ia
Tour, Auvergne Prussia, Count Bernstroff;
Austria, Count Appoinyi;: Russia, Baron
Brunow Italy, Marquis D'Azzlia; Luxem-
burg, Baron de Eornace Belgium. NJ. Van
de Wyer; Netherlands. Baron Bentille. The
proceedings are secret This much, how
ever, is known-that France is willing to &C
cept the dismantling of the fortress of Lux
emburg, so that it will not remain a men
ace Prussia would not consent to this I'M
less all the powers give guarantee of a set
Element which weuld bind them to engage
in a war against the future designs of France
or Prussia in case they sought aggrandlze-
ment in this direction. England hesitateS
to give the guarantee, and the session ad-
journed to enable the representatives to re-
ceive telegraphic instructions from their re-
spective governments. In the meantime war
preparations are proceeding Oh both sldes
France is buying arms both in England ana
Spain, and die .Prussian troops OF The T9u
lar army are being held in readiness to.suP-
port the garrison at Luxembourg BlSmaicA
declares the situation now more serious tiiail
lever. ob.
Russfa,is converting muskets into breech-
| leaders
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

A PETITION FOR TIE DIsARMING OF
BRowNLow's BANDITs-The President is
about to be petitioncd by citizens of Tennes-
see to disarm the militia of that State by
requiring that the 10000 stand of arms
furnished by resolutions of Congress be
placed in the arsenal during a time of peace
These are now distributed in the hands of
unorganized men, and if allowed in actual
use, it is claimed that civil war must result
Richm0nd Times.
The President has no such power Ten
nesSce is now State in the Union, with the
rights and privileges belonging to other
States. She has the right to organize and
arm her militia. Gov. Brownlow's State
Guard has been of great service in maintain
ing order and atfording security to life and
property.
Tennessee, under the new order of things,
is starting afresh in the career OF prosperity.
She has established common schools for both
races she is paying the interest on her debt;
she is renewing and carrying forward her
system of internal improvements; emigrants
are pouring in, and money Is abundant
This is the result of the Brownlow, Union
policy. This policy must not he disturbed.
Order must be maintained in Tennessee. and
to do this State militia is necessary.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

THE FRENCH IRoN-cLAD FLEET.-The
iron-clad navy of France consists of two
armorplated ships-ofthe-line, carrying 104
guns and 1868 men, Il frigates, CARRYING
1926 guns and $40 men corvette. carry
ing 10 guns and 800 men: coast guard
vessel, carrying guns and 100 men; and
10 floating batteries, carrying 2O2 guns and
$3.50 men. The greater part of this fleet is
now in commission or is being fitted out. so
that the present iron-clad fleet consists in
the aggregate of 80 vessels, carrying GAG
guns, and 13,43S men, Besides these. there
are building frigates. i. corvcttes. 3 coast
guard vessels, and 1 floating battery: and
there are eleven sectional floating batteries,
now dismantled. The aggregate armament
of these will be 143 guns. and their crews
will number $3.50. When all in commission
the iron-clads of France Will number 50
vessels. with an aggregate armament Of 80
guns. and manned = 20.3o0 men. This will
certainly be the mos, formidable iron-clad
navy OF Europe
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1t is singular fact that while the Enc
lish have given up breech-loading artiIlpTy
In their navy. the French are introducins
guns of this description in all haste discaTa'
ding muzzle-loaders as cumbersome and in.
efficient. At the same time the ENGLISH
War Department is busy with experiments
in needle-guns. Within short time sever.
al varieties of this weapon have been sub.
Jected to rigid examination by the small
arms committee, now sitting for the Dur.
pose OF deciding upon the best gun for the
use of the British army. The English pa.
pers exhibit Il good deal of impaticncc at
the committees delay. While they are
wasting time and money in experiments otl-
er nations are actually arming; and France
Austria and Russia will be fully provided
with breech-loadels, before England decides
upon the selection and manufacture of auv
gun.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

! friends of those who saved the Union, and
who now conduct the affairs of the nation,
can alone restore our State to her forfeited,
coveted position.
Union men must, therefore, be Republic
cans. There is no room for choice in the
matter. 1t may be disagreeable to some to
accept and act upon this truth; but such
persons, if they really love the State, and
desire to see our people once more on the
high road to prosperity, will conquer their
preiudices, or will, ut least, if they can not
act with the Republicans, throw no obstruc-
tions in their way.
The Republican party Of North Carolina
is daily adding to its numbers. Its doors
are open to all honest men who love the
Union, and who are ready to make any sac
rifices to restore it. 1t is destined to be tile
party of the State; and weappeal especially
to our young men, on grounds both of inter
est and patriotism so far as they are con-
cerned, to unite themselves with it. Let
every good Union man at once announce
his adhesion to the Republicans. Let him
show his hand. Let him unfurl his colors
For we repeat, the Republican party is the
party of the Union, and the State can be re-
constructed only through its instrumentality.
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THE DEvILIsH SPIRIT OF REBELLION
The Editor of that dignitied, moderate and
able paper,th Atlanta Efa, complains in his
paper that his subscribers are quitting him
on account of his advocacy of the Sherman
act He says, however, that he intends to
press on in the path of duty.
Gov. 10 Brown, of Georgia, is acting the
part of a patriot. but Gov Jenkins is doing
all he can to prevent the people of Georgia
from accepting the Sherman act. This
traitor jenkins ought to be hurled from
office.
A friend, who is always mild but firm in
his advocacy of his views. writes us that
he is bitterly assailed because he has addressed
the colored people. Nothing less than con-
fiscation will do for a certain class in this
State. Let it come.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

MARI AS A FERTILIZER. is an
Ola axiom in natural philosophy, that
nature abhors vacuum" This is also
often the case in geological point of
view. We frequently see large tracts
OF land so rough and barren that they
would not pay to cultivate at gift, vet
a few feet below the surface lies, las if
by wise provision of nature,) the hid
den treasure, awaiting the advance of
clVlnzatlon and science to unfold them
for the benefit Of man. Such are the
coal and oil fields of PENNSYLVANIA and
the mari beds of New Jersey.
There are very few PENNSYLVANIA far
mers who have an idea Of the impor.
lance OF this New Jersey fertilizer.
which abounds especially in West Jer,
sey, In the counties of Gloucester. Salem
Camden, &c. Mari is SO far a Grand
deslderatum, that its effects as fertili.
yer upon light, sandy soils have cansad
a complete revolution in the price Of
land and the profits of farming in vari-
Gus portions of Jersey. TWENTY-FIVE
years ago land that could be purchased
1or $40 an acre cannot be had now for
SloO. have seen mari tried, however
on the heavy soils in Pennsylvania. will,
no visible Improvement; but on LIGHT
soils its effect on grass, rye. potatoes
backwheat and truck generally. is like
magic. Farmers haul it from five to
n miles in Jersey; and provision
IS made IN letting farm that given
number OF loads of mari must he mt IN
during iii the term Of the lease.
There is one popularity in this fertiIi
,zer, which is, that when it is mt ON ,
barren spot of land the white clover
Will spring up where no signs Of veop.
tatlon were ever visible before. A verv
respectable member of the Society of
+ friends used to say that he could see
tne grass seeds in the mari.
3 mari, or green sand, is generally
found on the banks of creeks and small
streams flowing into the land. and
though there is difference in the onai-
ty OF almost every depositI vet 1 beIieye
me presence ofphosphates, iron pyrites
potash, clay, &c, are the principles Of
Us iertlllzIng power. Any inditviduaJ
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

Parton, in an unpublished letter, gives
the following interesting account of his - BIZ
ograpical career -" From early in life |
have wondered why such men as Dickens
and Thackeray should choose to expend
themselves upon fiction, when they could
find true stories to tell SO much more inter
esting and | often used to say Some day
man will come along who will create
new branch of fine arts-Biographv.' But it
never crossed my mind that should at
tempt anything Of the kind for knew very
well that, to make real and vivid biography,
would require an amount and minutencss of
Investigation which could never be repaid
in money, nor done without money. One
day, while l was employed on the Home
J0urn0l. dined at restaurant with the
Mason Brothers, publishers, and the CONVEX
satlon fell upon books. l happened to say
What an interesting story could be made
out of the life of Horace Greeley, if person
could only get at the facts One of them
said: Why don't you do it? Irepied
that it would require an expensive Journey,
and l could not afford it. A few days after,
they offered to advance the money requisite
and 50 the book was done. In New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, l went from house to
house, making inquiries. The book sold
thirty thousand copies, and yielded me 81
600 above the cost of producing. Upon
that most insufficient capital had the te-
merity to set up in business as book-ma-
ker."-Home Journal.
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We have just received the first number OF
a small paper called the Monitor, published
in Lincolnton, N. c., and protesting to be
devoted to the exclusive interests of the
freedmen. The name of its editor does not
appear; but it is promised in case the paper
receives the encouragement it solicits. We
have only glanced at it; but that glance sat
isfied us that it is not the paper the freedmen
will patronize. Gov. Worth's Raleigh har-
angue to the colored people occupies half
the paper, and little predatory note regrets
that there is not sufficient space for the pub
LEGATION Of the speeches made by Messrs.
Gales and Battle.-Sulem Observer.
We have also received copy of this pa
per. 1t is clearly in the interest of the reb-
els, and is no doubt supported by rebel
money beware of wolves in sleeps cloth
ing" The colored people should touch this
paper, the Monitor, only with pal: of tongs.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The motives of French suicides are incom-
prehensible. Not long since young girl of
sixteen. apparently (say the French papers,
under the influence Of great moral excite,
ment, flung herself into the Seine whence
she was rescued with difficulty On being
taken before the Commissary of Police she
explained that the idea of suicide had en-
tered her mind in consequence of a dispute
with her family, who wished to prevent her
appearing on the stage. The fSght of fall
ing into the water had quite restored her to
her senses, and she left the court promising
not to Go 50 any more, but persisting in her
determination 70 become an actress.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14
The people of Moscow are

The people of Moscow are in terrible
panic. A Herr Schweizer, director of the
Moscow Observatory, has made the fright
full discovery that the ancient city, and ever
so much of the surrounding country, lies mp
on very thin ernst OF earth, beneath which
is an abysm to which the Mammoth Cave is
merely scratch on the earth's surface This
startling fact was Immediately made known
in pamphlet, since when every body in
Moscow lives in perpetual dread of ending
his days in the very bowels of the globe. 1t
should be mentioned, however, that the dis
covery is purely theoretical, having been
evolved out of the inner consciousness of the
learned professor. Practical experiments are
to be instituted by the Government for the
purpose of determining the truth or falsity
of his theory.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

that would like to see the effects of mari
let him take trip to Woodstown, Null
lica Hill or Alawayston, all pleasant
little. Quaker villages in West Jersey,
and talk with the farmers there, as well
as see the manner of digging and ap-
plying it to their crops, NC. :, ,
The landowner that has marl-bed
in West Jersey, of good quality, his
fortune is made. 1t sells from $40 to
sl5 per square rood, and is uncovered
and dug, generally, by poor working
men in the neighborhood.- Gern7on-
toacn Telegraph.
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MONUMENT TO THE FOUNDER OF AMER
ICAN METHoDISM.-At the recent session of
the Troy Annual Conference, Il committee
was appointed to raise the necessary funds
and erect monument to the memory OF
Phillip Embury, the founder of American
Methodism. The remains OF this man now
lie in beautiful cemetery in the pleasant
village Of Cambridge, Washington county.
\ hundred Years ago, in his own house in
New York, he organized the first Methodist
society in America He also erected with
his own hands the first Methodist church in
this country. and minstcred in its pulpit
until Il regularly organized clergyman was
sent from England. Then he moved into
the section Of the State which is now Wash
ington county. and while At work in the field
with scythe injured himselfso that he died
OF the wound. For a long time the where
abouts of his grave was uncertain. but
twenty years ago it was brought to light,
and the remains removedto the burial ground
of Ashgrovc Church, which then stood in
the town of Salem, and last year. when the
Conference held its session at Cambridge,
the bones were exhumed, and with fitting
ceremony, conducted by Bishop James. de-
posted in their present resting place. Now
it is proposed by the Conference to erect
over them a monument worthy of the man,
and one which will point out his grave to
the children of the Church for generations to
come.-Iroy Times.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

THE NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
1t appears from the report of General Sheri
dan that his reasons tor the removal of Judge
Abel, Mr.. Heron, and Mayor Munroe, Of
New Orleans, were based upon their antece
dents and their course in regard to the New
Orleans riots, their failure to prosecute the
rioters, &c. From their conduct in these
matters, General Sheridan says he feared
that they would give him trouble in the
work OF registration. 1t was generally here
tOforc supposed that these were the reasons
that induced General Sheridan to dcpose the
officers named, and this supposition is con-
firmed by the official report.
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RrssrAN AMERIcA-A St. Petersburg let

RUSSIAN AMERICA.-A St. Petersburg iet-
ter in the Nord offers some suggestive renee R
lions upon our recent acquisition on lne IA; ~
ci6c The writer saws that the Yankees Will
illustrate their colonizing spirit by peopling
those shores at once, as far as Behring's
Straits Russia would have been centuries IN
doing what the Americans will Go IN
few wears. This, the writer says VIII st1mu-
late population on the Amoor, anu In ha,,,,
schatka, and thriving commerce VIII grow 81
IN The barbarians on either side will be
forced back. and the Russians and the Yam
KEGS will come together and mutually glority
the eagle and the bear.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

ECONOMY IN CoAL.-Though coal for
many years has been an article of fuel, few
persons know enough of the different quail
ties to economist in the use of it. A leading
fact is worthy of attention. Commencing in
the longitude of Mauch Chunk, we find the
hardest coal now used for domestic pur-
poses; running westward the density de-
creases, so that as far west as Wicanisco or
Lykens Valley, We find soft bituminous
coal weighing, bulk for bulk, with Lehigh,
about one-ffth less. To economist in the
use of COAL the consumer should have both
hard and soft; in cold weather, when the
stove doors are closed and all the draft on,
the hardest coal should he used, then there
will be no complaint about the fire ''going
out" When the weather is moderating, use
the soft coal with one or but little draft,
and sufficient heat will be obtained, and the
fire will not go out. Men do not wear winter
overcoats in spring. nor do they wear sum
mer clothes in winter. There is about the
same difference in the varieties OF coal that
there is in hickory, oak, and pine wood
PhiLn STAR
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

Letters from Paris state that the French
| officers are eager for war, and affect to be-
/ lieve that within three months after the be-
ginning of the campaign French army
would occupy Berlin. On the other hand,
the PrusSians are even more confident of sue
cess. and speak of making a promenade in
France as they would of taking walk be-
fore breakfast. Both parties would proba-
bly, find, in the event of war, that each had
underated the military strength of the 9TH
er, and THAI neither Berlin or Paris was
to be captured without some terrible fight
ing.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

THE WHEAT CROP IN ILLINoIs.-Thc
| Prairie Farmer, in a notice of the wheat crop
concludes thus: 1t particularly pleasant.
under this state of circumstances. to know
that the growing crop has never been more
promising The deep SHOWS ofw winter, lying
steadily on the ground. have been the chief
cause of this 1t is true that the crop is still
liable to suffer during the summer from
drought, and we may possibly be visited, as
at times heretofore, by insects; but this dam
ger is not immediate, and 1t is satisfaction
enough to know that there are now no un-
favorable Indications and that so tar rs in
dications 90, we have every reason to antlcl-
pate an abundant and profitable harvest
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The London Metropolitan underground
railway is about five miles long, and carried
in 1866 twenty-one million two hundred and
seventy-three thousand one hundred and
four passengers, without fatal accident
It's receipts per mile were considerably more
than those of the ten principal railways Gen.
tering in London. Plans are now in pro-
press to increase the lines to nearly thirty.
six miles in the aggregate of underground
railway
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

CORAL JEwELRY-The special correspon-
dent Of the London Times at the French Ex-
hibition says that coral has risen enormous
ly In estimation as an article of jewelry-
Pieces that five or six years ago would have
sold al twenty shillings an ounce now fetch
one hundred times that sum. Formerly,
too, the dark red coral was the most esteem
ed, now it has yielded the place of honor to
the rose pink variety. Whether this new
taste IS mere ephemeral caprice that will
die out remains to be seen; but it is certain
that coral, which but few years since held
a secondary place as an article of personal
ornament, now commands in the rough a
price equal to about twenty times its weight
In gold.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The small pox has at last become sacrile-
gious in Japan, having lost all respect for
the sacred person of the Mikado. The late
NIikado died of that disease, whereupon the
Japan Herald says that it, although COM
mon to the country since the time of the first
Mkado, Jingmoo Ten-o, who reigned 1858
years ago has never been known to attack
the sacred person of Mikado until now"
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By a recent law the exterior of all the
HOUSES Of Paris is cleaned once in five years.
As the process of scrubbing by hand was
very aboriouS and costly a very ingenious
machine has been contrivcd to do the work.
In front of the house to he cleaned a move
able steam boiler is placed, with length of
hose sufficient to reach to the upper story
By this means jets of hot wafer and steam
are propelle,! by high-pressure against the
walls and ornamental stonework, removing
almost instantancousIy the dust and dirt of
years. without injury to the sculptures.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

At one of the mass meetings in Georgia
a colored speaker followed up Herschei v
johnson in this sharp style:
If Governor johnson is really your 1rieno'
and wishes to see all the people prosper, why
don't he accept the Reconstruction and enP-
elemental bill? There Is reason that he
should be thankful that he has the privilege
of coming here to-day to speak to you ana
to advise You. He has reason to De thanh-
tut because he has not been hung.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14

The session of the Judiciary Committee
to- dav was of short duration. No testlmo-
nv was taken. The documents mentioned
in Yesterdays Tribune were presented to the
Committee and filed for examination. The
session was occupied in legal arguments on
the impeachment question. +. NJ. 1ren-
holm. who has been sick in New York, has
arrived and will be examined tomorrow
Gov. Parsons will also he examined to-mor-
row.-Hd%l. Cor. n. y. Tribune.
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ARKANsAs.-The town of Napoleon, Ark.
is situated on tongue of land at the juno
ton of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers.
Last year the river cut deeply into this point
and now large portion OF the town mas
disappeared. The water the other DAY was
sixteen feet deep in the streets, and the
chances are that another season will sec
steamers running over the city.
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There is dog in Edinburgh which for
eight and a halt years has kept nightly watch
over che grave OF his master in the Old Grey
friarS Churchyard. All endeavors to induce
him ~ re.inQuiSh his vigiS have been una
vailiing. even il the most Indictment weather
He roams about by day and is fed by peo-
pie who have become interested in his re-
markable fidelity.