The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-04


President and Vice President of the Unites
States, and that we will labor zealously by
all fair means to secure their triumph in the
election of November next.
H. RABEY, Chairman.
B. W. HATCHER, Secretary.
COLORED MEN As VOTERS IN THE SOUTH.
ERN STATES.
The Albany (Ga) Neaos, a democratic
journal wrote after the recent election in
Georgia, and the Atlanta IntelJigencer,
another democratic journal, copied without
sign of disapproval, the following re-
Elections upon the results of this first cleo
ton in that State in which the colored men
voted atlanta Neao Era.
Early in the canvass we appealed to the
white people of Middle and Upper Georgia
to save Southern and Southwestern Georgia
from the horrible fate that Threatened
Heavy majorities for radicalism were natural
ly expected from the BLACK Belt" and
for the same reasons that induced this con-
viction, the white settlements were expected
to 90 democratic. We are astonished at
and feel so keenly the deep disgrace and
singing humiliation, that we dare not in
dulge our inclination to write.
At one time we entertained purpose to
change our base, in the event of radical
success, and seek repose among the white
people in different portion of the State !;
but the Developments of the election have
fastened upon our mind the conviction that
the negro is better man than the white
scalawag, and that we should suffer by the
change. There seems to be as much political
virtue and integrity among the colored peo-
pie of Southwestern Georgia, and we proud
ly assert that they are safer custodians of
the franchise. We see no reason longer to
oppose negro suffrage. We are disposed to
make him a voter in order to rescue the
State from carget-baggers and scalawags"
A considerable number of white Geor-
gians, it seems, voted the radical ticket,
while number of the blacks voted with the
democrats and thereupon follow these
words of the democratic writer. 1t would
seem, then, that the true qualification for a
voter is that he shall vote the democratic
ticket
But the admission of the Albany Nens
is important, because it shows that in Gcor-
gia the two parties are already divided upon
other issues than that of color.-Neao- York
Erening Post, May %.
A MAN PROPOSES TO MAKE THE DESCENT
OF NIAGARA FALLS IN A LIFE-BoAT.-
Since the days of the Blondin furOre, when
men and women stood aghast at the fool
hardy daring of the great rope walker, in
the performance of his remarkable feats at
the Niagara Falls, no such excitement has
been known. A project has recently been
started, however, which, if carried into exc
cution, will eclipse any feat of daring ever
yet attempted.
Charles Ockford, of this city, the sixty
hour skater, has conceived the idea of max
ing the perilous passage over the Falls of
Niagara in an India-rubber life boat, of Pc
culiar construction. A few weeks ago the
thing suggested itself to his mind, and upon
communicating it to some Eastern gentle
men, it was proposed by them that purse
of $50, 900 be raised to induce him to make
the undertaking. He accordingly perfected
his scheme and the contract for building the
boat has been let to the Goodyear Rubber
Company, for 81 900. The boat will be OBJ
long, with a mean diameter of eight feet,
six inches thick at top and sides, and three
feet thick at the bottom. A shaft of the
same material will extend from side to side
in the centre, on which will be swung on a
pivot a seat, to which the adventurous occu-
pant will be fastened. Opening at the top
will be an aperture sufficiently large for him
to get inside, after which it will be filed
with air and closed up. 1t is calculated
that sufficient air can be retained to sustain
life about twenty minutes. A small cable
will be attached to the boat, by which it
will be towed after the descent shall have
been made, for which purpose parties will
be stationed in boats Immediately below the
Falls
The model of this novel craft is now in
this city, and there is no doubt that the at
tempt to carry this startling project into ex-
ecution will be made during the present sea-
son. Mr.. Ockford is quite confident that
he shall succeed, but the chances for success
certainly look dubious. Should he succeed,
Mr.. Sydney Doty of Pontiac, will also un-
dertake the same feat.-Detroit Free Press
FEMALE REPoRTERs.-The anniversary
meetings at New-York last week brought up
some extraordinary things, and among the
most remarkable were three female repor-
tiers. The woman's rights Convention was at
tended by three ladies, the reportorial repre-
sentatives of woman's rights newspapers for
different parts of the country. Two of the
three were strung minded Boomers, and the
other had discarded hoops and "sich," and
appeared in a meek retiring dress. The
Baltimore San reporters gives the following
spicy description of the force at work:
Miss Ada Fessenden Craig, of Chicago,
was CARRIED in tight-ftting black silk pants,
green silk double breasted vest and grey
paletot, which reached a little lower than
her hips. When she got warm at her work,
she opened the paletot crossed her legs
placing the right foot on the left knee, and
upon the elevated limb she placed her paper
and piled her calling with the utmost nom
chalance. The other was dressed in orange
colored silk-silk Knickerbocker pants, loose
vest and flowing tunic frightened around the
waist. The Knickerbocker pants are fin
ished by elastics, the remainder of the leg
"a very brown, by the way) encased in thin
feshcolored skin-tight stockings. The
third reporter belongs to the Reuolution
dresses in black, without hoops, immense
Panama hat, disheveled hair, green stockings
and prunella CATERS. She's said to be
brick OF local."
A fellow, on being asked to write a testi-
monial for patent clothes wringer, produc-
ed the following; II am immensely pleased
with it bought load of wood which
proved to be green and unfit to burn. run
the whole load through your clothes wringer
and fhave used the wood for kindling ever