The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-06
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City I. and state Items.

day night the 22d inst. s. So. s.l yss,y ssasr
GLAD TO HEAR Ir.4The Norfolk Journal says
that the, Suffolk and Edcnton Railroad bids fair
to be completed at an early day gsss ~
DEATH OF 4 MEMBER The Ssstinss learns
that Mr.: Richard Short, member of the House
of Representatives from Pitt county, died sud-
deply at the residence of his mother, in Nash
county on the oath instaht. Of heart disease.
SPECIAL TERM FoR CRkyEn CounzY.-4Aspe-
cial term of the Superior Court for Craven viii
commence on the 18th January, TO continue
until all the cases are disposed Of. We learn that
there are some seventy cases 70 be tried.
--eoI RoEExrsaf i)oue1.1s 1s:-The Chicago Fbse
says that Col. Robert NJ. Douglas, son Of the late
Judge Douglas, win be appointed by Grant to .
lucrative position abroad.
RELEASED ON BAL-Thomas Tisdale and John
L. Brodie whose commitment to jail was no.
ticed in Tuesdays STANDARD, were released on
yesterday, on bail, no evldsncea appearing against
them rnif9l 1851 t7398
ARREsTED.-A man by the name Of Joseph
Hoffman was arrested in Norfolk on Monday
morning by parties from jackson, N. c., upon
a charge Of stealing s1i0 in that place. The
fugitive was locked up to await a requisition
from Governor Holden. ~ o 4ol ,asR
MISSING NuMBERs.-A liberal price will be
paid for one copy each of Numbers z, 8, 10 and
81 OF the Weekly STANDARD for the year 1868.
Any person having any OF these numbers will
please forward to us by mail ut once, as they are
required to complete our file for the year.
ELECTION ORpERED.-Hi Exccllency Cover
NOR Holden, on yesterday, issued his prolama-
tion ordering an election for member of the
House of Representatives, from Pitt County, on
the 18th of January, to fiji the vacancy caused by
the death of Richard Short Esq
THE OLD SToRY,-Jno. A.. Stanley, Esq, for
merly OF New Bcrne, but now of California,
writes to friend in New Bernc that, California
is the last place to go to-, unless the person go
ing has plenty Of capital, or is willing to perform
manual labor-the only employment that is at
| present in demand or at all remuneratiye. Me-
chanics can at all times obtain plenty of.work.
| D CoLoRED DEPARTMEsT.--The Colored Depart.
ment of the North Carolina eInstitution for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind will be opened on
the first of January. As heretofore stated, the
school buildings in the South Western part of
the city have been secured for the. purpose, spe-
cial teachers appointed, and everything done to
render these unfortunates comfortable while as
quiring an education. - 4,;sd
| r LAW ,soHooL.-Hon Will H., Battle, for many
years professor Of law in the University of North
Carolina, gives notice in another column Of to-
days STANDARD of the resumption Of the exer-
cises OF his law school in this city on the16th Of
january Particular attention win be given 70
4 Pleasing and Pfdetiee eS
/ Civil Procedure in thissStste y 'iiip ssw
RELIC OF CHIvALRY.-Cock fighting 4 al the
rage in Norfolk. Va. match was closed on
Friday to fight main of eleven cocks, Virginia
against North Carolina, fifty dollars on each fight,
and $500 onsthe odd. The fghtto take place ON
the 17th and 18th of February, In or near Nor
folk. qgga .isTui i'use foss iitf-4i sjfg slslf
q iAGRIcULTURAL.-O Our agricultural friends viii
thank us for publishing the eminently practical
and common sense address of Dr. Nerens Mem
denhall before the Springfield Agricultural Club
of Guilford County. Our farmers may all resd
it with pl, ,asure.and profit. Z, s, ~ -, -,
DEATH OF Rev. BASIL MAM1, D, D.--Dr.
Basil Manly, Sr,, distinguished minister Of the
Baptist Church, died at the residence Of has seE
in Greenyille, South Carolina, on Monday morn
ing the 2lst inst. Or, Manly was a native Of
Chatham county in this State, and o brother Of
Ex-Gov Charles Manly of this city, and of Judge
M e. Manly, lste Associate Justice the Su.
preme Court of the State a54 45'i5 90 sli8p
DENIEs THE STATEMENT,-SS Senator Savyerpu
fishes letter, denying the statement recently
obo Gan n off rvf{h
having obtained his appointment as Revenue su'
| peryisor for North and South Carolina, on fran
dulent recommendations He also prououncei
i as false, the statement that Gen. Bennett hal
been called to Washington TO answer these o.
any other charges. 9Ul5 jg eFfl1a isy3
LEe1sLAroR REsIaFED I've learn that Rich
ard Clayton, Esq, member Of the House Of Rep
rcsentatiyes from Chowan, has resigned his seal
on account of III health. Ei. 80 .,s.,.ys 20
We presume that Gov. Holden win issue
writ Of election in this case, as well as In that
Pitt county, as soon as he y oticialy notified 3!
the Sheriff Of Chowan Of the resignation OF Mr.
Clayton, and by the Sheriff Of Pitt Of the dealt
ofMr. Short. II eei7sal5i Il filnis .xisss.k
Ipi;DEArH OF WM z 4 LANE.--We learn lbom th
Goldsboro' KeUs that VIM. K Lane, q prcmiren
citizen of Wayne county, and for many Syeers
representative in the Senste, died at his residenc
in Goldsboro' on Monday morning last. ass'lI
To BE HANGED. D.--We learn that Augustu
| Holmes, colored. convicted Of the murder Of
colored man some months since, viii be hange
in Tarborough on Friday, the 1st .of JanuaT.
Gov. Holden was appealed to in behalf Of %
, prisoner, but declined to commute the punist
: ment, there being, in his opinion, NO mitlgatln
, circumstances in the case.
GOLD DISCOVERED IN FoBsYTH.-Np little e,
citement has been caused in the eastern part
fhis county, says the Winston SsstinslD BY u
discovery that gold exists in our son innpsrt
: clcs that are by no means infnitesimaL sSon
f weeks ago nugget as large as n pigeon,s eg
r of almost pure metal, was picked up, on Il
f farm Of Mr.. solomon league, aand' eupon b
4 ing taken to Greensboro to be tested, It "
! pronounced, the genuins article beyond I
3 cayil. We understand that All English coihpal
has taken the matter in band, aud already sur
shaft on the spot where the indications
i most favorable, and It Is said that the pertes
g gagged in the entsrpriseare quite yanguine- a.
! to their prospects s'' - = :s.,.'5
7 STORM ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. "A 4heIe
been an awful storm on the Eastern Atlaa
coast recently at Rye. N. H., forty mlles belt
e 4 Boston! G.jGilman Lougee, u brothet 1Qf 9
) worthy townsman, ~ Longee, hid - raii
n and covered anew Hotel. one hundred {set'6aui
n and tour stories high, which wss blpwh db
q ana utterly demolished. ;WnhsssA md 7bl
Z proyerbIal for that seetiana the neigh