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

wheat In johnson county, Mo-, was stripped
by the army worm.
A stock company has been formed at San
Antonio, Texas for the erection of large
wooden and cotton factory.
Eleven hundred persons in England pay
tax for keeping in their household more
than ten male servants.
Mr. Branch, of Rhode Island, has succeed
ed in getting two hundred Lowell school
boys to sign the pledge
The Rev. DR.. Beck, who refused to testify
in the Sprague Craige divorce case, is still in
Jail at Wheelon, Ill.,, for contempt.
The city authorities of Sacramento have
invited Hon. William II. Seward to address
them on the 4th of July. He has arrived.
Wreaths that have lain on Lamartine's
grave sell in Paris for three francs AT this
price we suppose the supply is abundant
The admission OF women as students in
the universities OF Russia is hailed as great
progress in the cause Of education all over
Europe.
Gov. Bullock, of Georgia, is threatened
with impeachment. He is expected to call
"a session of the Legislature on the 7th of
July.
The st. Louis Times says that there are
about 5000 opium caters in that city, and
that they consume 1890 grains of morphine
daily.
Prince Henri de Bourbon has taken the
oath to support the new Spanish Constitu-
ton. A battalion of soldiers in Barcelona
refuse to take the OATH
1t is regarded as remarkable fact in
England that only one man committed sui
eide in consequence of losses at the late
Derby races. He was coachman.
The identical Ratchet" with which
Washington, when boy, cut his fathers
cherry-tree, has been presented to the Alex
andria Museum, 10y James Fossett
A mastodon's tooth, weighing two pounds
two ounces, and fourteen inches in circum
ference, was picked out of the bed of Yer
million river, near Danyille, ILL.,, a few days
ago.
Col. Benton, commandant at the United
States Armory, at Springfield, Mass, is
sending away 100000 muskets, which our
Government has sold to the Turkish Gov
ernment.
Three thousand duels were fought in the
German universities last year, most of them
very harmless affairs. The weapons are al
ways swords aud the least scratch satisfies
university honor.
Holland is testing breech-loading rifles,
and pronounces for the Remington. The
Swedish Government recently bought 3d.
coo Remington rifles, and is making 10000
more. .s
The latest Undergraduate joke at Yale
College was the transfer, by midnight, of
florists sign-"New Haven Nursery"-to a
conspicuous position on a fourishing young
ladies' seminary.
Washington gossip says that a government
agent is to be sent to Cuba to ascertain the
status of the rebels, and that if his report be
favorable the United States will recognize
the patriots.
A Columbus, Ohio street railroad conduc-
tor found bright looking babe in his Car
ON last Saturday, with $3.50 "greenhack"
to pay for its care. The conductor has
adopted the child.
The military expenditures of the princi-
pal European Powers last year, aggregated
$41S,O00,000, of which France spent eighty;
Russia, ninety three; Austria, fifty-fv
Prussia, forty: Great Britain. thirty-ive;
Turkey, thirty-four, and Italy thirty. .r
1t is estimated that Commissioner Deano
reduced the expenses of the Internal Reve-
nue. Department at least one thousand dol
lars in each district, amounting to saving
of nearly million of dollars per year to the
government }e5ah &c Ai0F i1
The demolition of the fertilization ofLux-
umburg has been commenced and the Bas-
ton Camus has already been destroyed. It
was originally commenced in 1866, under
Austro Spanish rule, but was not finished for
141 years. y..a
The Emperor of Russia has sent small
field piece to General Grant, on which are
engraved the names of his victories. He
has also ordered naval squadron, under
the command of Vice Admiral Erhentoff, to
visit the principal ports of the United
States. sl1 at' l5-
The country around Pumpkin Greek,
Georgia, is so notorious for chills and fever
that it is the invarmblc custom TO pass
around quinine pills with the desert. A
guest who should refuse to partake would
he regarded as having committed an unpar-
donable breach of etiquette.
The Journal Obfciel records the success
full voyage round the world OF the French
ironclad corvette Belliqueuse herring the
flag of Rear Admiral Jenlloat Having
left Toulon on the 22d of December, 1866"
says the journal, "that vessel returns to
France after cruise Of twenty nine months
the first iionclad that ever accomplished
the voyage"
An electrical blasting machine has been
invented and was successfully tested last
week in San Francisco. The advantages
claimed for it are FIrst, safety No fuse
is used, and the blast can be fired from any
distance. Second, twelve or fifteen blasts
can be fired simultaneously and without
danger. 1t will work either with nitro
glycerine or the California powder It can
lie used as IL submarine or land battery The
machine itself can be easily carried under
one man 5 arm. ,.a-.al-ss