The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-07
NEWS ITEMS

Rosc-pink wedding cards are the latest.
Aug. Belmont has gone to Europe. ~ &
Detroit values herself at $76,OO0,O0O.
j Montreal claims 10000 population.
Fremont has arrived in Paris.
The Boston prohibitory law goes into eff
feet July 1. a ia
The British critics are just now after Ten
Z, nyson.
| Mr.. Raymond's last article was one of kind
words for Mr.. Seward. qa z
| California produced last year nearly fifteen
million pounds of wool.
/ A South Bend woman has got her third
divorce from the same husband.
The trip from Galveston, Texas, to Central
Iowa is now made in three days.
SIS. Coxis in Madrid, writing about half
an acre per day for the newspapers.
Bismark could not conceal his delight
when he heard the result of the French cleo
| tons. a
An attempt has been made in Bucharest
to assasslnate the President of the Coun-
Gil of Ministers The assassin is in custody
Anticipating Texas has nominated for
Congress, on the Democratic ticket, carpet
Dagger Elliott, of Kentucky.
A Mormon missionary in Norway was
nearly lynched by the friends of a young wo-
man whom he was converting.
A pauper recently left Massachusetts.
almshouse because she could not have srIoin
steak and green tea served at midnight
An Iowa bride on the way to church was
offered So by another "feller" to marry him,
and accepted the offer.
President Grant has decided that army
officers on the retired list, may accept and
hold civil appointments.
Freight on tea is two cents pound the
old way and thirteen via Pacific Railroad,
from China to New York. aa
A detachment of cavalry is securing Lin
coin county, KY, rid the people OF band
of white marauders and murderers.
Indiana has decided in court that man
having more white than negro blood in his
The Democratic New Orleans Times slaps
Alexander Ii. Stephens for his croaking pro-
pensities.
Thirty hogsheads of tobacco were sold on
Wednesday, in Petersburg, Va, at an aver
age of S12.50 per hundred pounds.
The receipts from internal revenue for the
year ending June 80, 1869, will not fail
short of $160,000,0O0.
The municipal election at Portland. Ore
gon, has resulted in the success of the entire
Republican ticket.
The municipal election in Portland Maine,
June 81, resulted in the success of the en-
tire Republican ticket.
Admiral Hoff has been instructed to re-
sist seizures of American vessels not active
ly engaged in landing troops or munitions
OF war on the Cuban coast.
The emancipated peasantry in Russia are
cultivating the ground, now
that they HAYS greater personal interest in
the proceeds.
The Yerger trial at Jackson, Mississippi.
has not yet closed Further testimony de-
signed to establish the insanity of the pris-
oner, has been offered.
1t is said President Grant will order an
election to take place in Mississippi, Sept
ember 10, and also an election in Texas, to
be- held about the LIST of October.
The Knoxville Wing says there is no more
probability of Andrew johnson being elect
p,.f
there is of his flight by railroad to the North
Star.
On the 10th instant the Bank of England |
reduced the rate of discount to four pcr
cent, and the surplus of bullion was so |
arge that a further reduction was anticipa-
ted
The hop growers complain of lice on the |
caves, and declare that short crop will be
he result II this be true the aloes market
will rise, to the bitter disappointment of
beer drinkers and brewers.
The nohby thing in vests, down IN Hop
1irs county, KY, is fabric made by sew.
ing together the skins of rattle snakes. 1t
makes stunning pattern, and is, of course,
"a caution to snakes"
The President of the Royal Astronomical
society of England is of the opinion that
he length of our day has been certainly in
reasing. and that "the length of a day may
'e expected ultimately to become year."
A follow in Chicago courted the nurse of
lis sick wife on her death bed, married the
woman within fortnight after the funeral,
nd is now before the courts for inhuman
reatment of the last charrner.
The inhuman officers of the ship James
Foster, Jr., were sentenced at New York
friday last. Glynn, the carpenter, to fifteen
ears; Caruthers, b0atswain to seven wears:
lurphy, third mate, to five years in the
'ententiary.
A National Convention of Irish Republi-
ans will assemble at Chicago on the 9TH of
uly. Delegates have been appointed from
majority of the States and Congressional
districts; and what is called 'the Fenian
lement" will, it is said, be strongly repre-
snted.
A parish priest at Quebec, caused the ar
EST OF two French gentlemen, for selling
npies of the New Testament in that CITY.
me was found guilty, and sentenced to pay
fine of six dollars and costs, but it was ul-
mately RENTED. The affair has caused
urry.
The Supreme Court of Georgia, sitting at
-tlanta, Thursday declared that under the
constitution OF that State the Legislature
ad no authority to fix the social status of
nc citizens.
tits proposed to pay off 100000 of the
tate debt of Indiana on the 1st prox. This
I'LL reduce the debt to $1S00,o0o. Five
ears ago it was $7,00O,0O0. r