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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28
No 80.
Ramie Plant.

So much has been said recently about the
iaising of Ramie in this section, we give the
following, which VIC clip from an exchange,
thinking it may interest some Of our read.
ers: sg58s ib-saEsN D < asiJeg
The new plant-which has made. such an
excitement in Louisiana and other Southern
States is now attracting much attention in
California. The ramic is species of this
tie, and like all Of its variety, ,is exceedingly
hardy and easy of cultivations Iii may BE-
grown on any soil capable of raising the
common thistle or the artichske, and requires
but little care, for being Of q remarkably
quick and vigorous growth It is'a foe to
weeds It is susceptible of beinx propaga-
ted from cuttings, like the vine, is perennial,
and yields three or four crops year, at the
rate of 1000 pounds per acre, and readily
commands $3.50 per ton on the spot. The
threads produced from the plautaare larger,
silkier and stronger than cotton, ind when
mixed with cotton or wool produces brill.
,iant beautiful figure, superior to either Of
the others alone. and when manufactured by
itself res mbles the finest grades of poplin.
1t will be seen that the product of each acre
will give gross revenue of three hundred
and eighty-seven dollars An acre. of wheat
producing thirty bushels, with two dollars
per Genital, will return but thrty six dollars
per acre, while the expense attending wheat
culture is much greater than that required
for the Ramie.p We are not informed as to
the precise method of treating, this most
valuable plant, but full particulars, can be
easily obtained from parties engaged in the
business in any of the Gulf States A sim
gle planter in Mississippi offers for sale 500
600 plants, and there is a, strong demand
from all parts of Europe for this material.
The climate and soil of California seems to
lis particularly well suited to its culture,
and there are still immense amounts of un-
settled lands that can be broughtnnder cul-
tivation with the Ramie without trenching
upon wheat districts or The area of Vine
bearing tracts"
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28
A Terrible Conilagration in South Car
'h Olina. 80 4f5N

A terrible confagration has been raging
for the last two weeks in All Saints Parish,
Horny county, s. G. 1t broke .out near the
upper end of. Ocean Bay, not far from the
sea-shore, and has reached tile Wilson estate
lands on the Waccaniaw, six miles above
Conwayboro, having burned over a distance
of nearly twenty miles. The average, breadth
of the fire is unknown. The country through
which it passed is literally burned up. Bay
after bay and swamp after swamp have been
made bare ofall undergrowth, and the trees
and timber completely destroyed. The sa-
vannahs, with the iturpentine boxes, are
made sterile wastes. The hot, dry weather
rendered it impossible to check the onward
march Of the flames It was vet burning on
Saturday. Twenty thousanis tutpentine
boxes have been burned . The earth is left
bare behind the fire. The cattle range il
destroyed for the season the deer. tinshel-
tered, and the rattlesnakes made to seek
new hiding, place, or be destroyed by the
fire estimated that over, 100, 900 acres Of land
were burned over. At night the heavens
were brilliant from tho lurid flames, and the
clouds of smoke that arose by day were but
portents of the fiery storm beneath. &. To this
fire we can attribute the hazy appearance of
the atmospher throughout the South for the
past week. 3Gibna1is O on 81 a91od1
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tive man and woman in the State use their
influence to accomplish this great result
Let the prejudices of the war be forgotten
in NORTH CAROLINA as they haoe been in
VIRGINIA by LEE, EARLY and the thou
sands who were Confederates and Democrats,
but who now are Americans and Republic
cans. People of NORTH CARoLINA, your
fate is now is in your own hands. Throw
down the sham Democracy. which has in
jured the people by its radical measures of
prescription and ostracisml Then will you
have secured your prosperity and the pros
perity of NORTH CAROLINA.
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One paper, the Wilmington Journal, una
BILE to reply by argument, has resorted to
abuse. The STANDARD has no need to de-
fend itself from any charges that the jour
nal can make We also decline to enter in
TO an abusive contest with any paper. We
will always be happy to carry on courte-
Gus discussion with any paper, and Will
argue with the Journal as much as it
chooses. If the Joesnag thinks that it can
make abusive epithets take the place oil
argument it will find itself mistaken, for
the people are tired of such contests. They
want facts and arguments, such as are given
by the STANDARD.
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The best way to do with the Sing-sing prison
Is to let out all the prisoners and lock up the
keepers.-M Y. Democrat.
The Democrat evidently wishes to have all
the Democratic voters on hand, and there
are Eve or six hundred of them in Sing
Sing. If justice was done there wouldn't
be many LETT of the Democratic city coun-
ell of New York. Their only safety lies IN
the fact that Sng-Sing is too full to be able
to take any more.
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A Singular Elopement.

The Detroit CMich) Tribune of the 9Th
says: oyad q, s9aaJ5 8 hsrnsJ aoa
One of the coolest elopements on record
took place at Burr Oak, in this State, last
week. A young woman, aged twenty-four
years, who had been married about five
years. deliberately went of with her hus-
binds youngest brother, There was no ses
crecy about it. All was done with the full
knowledge of the injured husband. His
wife packed up her bed and clothing in his
presence, which were placed in wagon, to-
gether with aesself and child, by hor para,
mour, when they were driven abouta mile
to the resi- JeHce of the husbands father, the
husband snd another brother following ON
foot. here the whole matter. which had
been contemplated over a. year. was freely
and deliberately talked over, the woman de-
classag that she never loved her husband as
xsh us she did hisayoungest brother. The
Young man then oooly helped his brothers
wife and child into the wagon. and, getting
in himself, left for parts unknown.
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has now come!. With you the task is easy |!
The sham-D Democracy of NORTH CAROLINA,
deserted by the people, and cowed by the
action of VIRGINIA, is nearly routed.
One effort and it is hopeless!y lost, and the
people are safe from its blighting and evil
influences. Let every true son of NORTH
CAROLINA perform that duty which he owes
his State, and redeem it forever from the
pernicious influence of the Radical
Democracy. ,,y 5,4 XIX, ..5z Z au
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Petrelli, now with the Brignoii troupe, is said
to be the handsomest baritone ever Ill this
country.-ErchaRge.
That's the same warbler who visited
Raleigh last winter, and it he Is the 'hand-
somest baritone ever in this country" the
rest are to he pitied-
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Woman is composed of 243 bones, 400 mus
cles, and 206 pins Fearfully and wonderfully
made. and to be handled with care to avoid
scratches.-N. Y. paper.
We doG't know anything about the bones
and muscles, hut can testify to the pins.
Those pins that tasten the belt ribbon are
the worst. When we were young we used
to have our hands scratched up all the time !
Bro. Evans, what has been your experience?
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What thieves the Democrats are. At the
Harrisburg Convention, there being no ke-
pubiicans to work upon, the Democrats true
tn their thievsh instincts, robbed one an
other of watches, pins, pocket books, and
ANYTHING else they could lay their dishonest
hands upon.
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The Bible says soft answer turns away
wrath. IF we had ever had any wrath
against the Sentinel it would he certainly be
turned away for its recent answers are about
the scfteSt things ever seen.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28

A gushing maiden in Georgia met man
on Friday, was courted on Saturday and
married on Sunday. AS the man was seven
ty-fve years old, she is probably now reflect
ing upon how rapidly " old age crept over "
herl
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England has four year old trapeze performer
-ErchdnGe.
Pshaw That's nothing to brag about.
North Carolina can beat that yarn all to
pieces. There is youngster only year
old up in Orange county who works on
farm He milksi
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28

The United States Marshal and District
Attorney for the New York District have
been empowered to call on General mellow
ell for troops, and the Admiral OF the Navy
Yard for vessels if necessary, to suppress
Cuban fillibuster expeditions.
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judging from the disorder OF the Harris
burg Convention, and the presence OF the
editor of the New York Democrat it is but
charitable to conclude that the Pennsylva-
mia Democracy had Brick, in its hat"
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In Cairo, OH the Sth, somebody stole lamppost
weighing !, 600 pOuuds.-Mi"oiS Paper
That's what we cali struggling for light.
That chap must have been pretty we'll
posted after he had got through.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28

III temper puts as many briefs into the law
! yer's bag as injustice -EIcha"ge.
That accounts for the ill temper visible
in certain green-bag which recently foated
about the Capitol.
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Young lady has been awarded Judgment 10 ior
80 GOO at Mt Pleasant, Iowa, as oaim iof her
wounded affections.
A OLt.) Pleasant balm truly! wed Ike
m have our affections wounded two or three
times a month on those terms.
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The Pennsylvania Democratic platform is Is, IKE
the nominee, Anticipated and Bourbon.-Atoa"y
Journal.
Anticipated Bourbon? Down here the
Democrats all go in for old Corn, but as they
always get beaten, they always have old
aory faces after an election. FIJI
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UI1e Nceklp Staadard.
7 B. NEATHERY & CO.,
PRoPRIEToRS.

A Missouri paper heads an article, The
Great Western Bore" which we regard as "A
hack handed lick at Frank P. Blair.
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"God never put tongue in woman's month
and lis guidance in the hand OF man."-bon'd"
Rights OrdtreSS.
No. two-horse power engine couldn't
s+o,, If LEFT alone a man with one hand.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28
Terrible Scene in a mensgerie.

. A travelling menagerie situated at one end
of q fair held in the neigbborhood, of Or
leans, France, suddenly disappeared in the
night time, leaving no trace behind. The
cause was after~ard ascertained to be as fol-
lows: l1seisiyg9dnq 5ii 10 .dTeaT q
THE wife of,the proprietor, who was nurs-
ing little girl of five months old. was sum-
moned into the menagerie by ono of the at
tendants, at about four in the proceeding Of
ternoon, to give directions about the service.
In passing along. outside the cages where
the animals were confined, her dress swept the
bars of one which cnntainetlla lion, the fero-
cious instincts of which had been excited by
the smell of raw meat, just brought in for
feeding time, and lying at hand. The ami
NAL caught hold of the gown with one paw,
and as the woman turn'd suddenly round
7snatched with the other the child out of her
arms and dragged it within the, cage. The
poor mother filled the air with her cries, and
even struggled to disengage the infant from
the jaws of the beast. but allinfvain; and
when assistance arrived the child had been
already half devoured,, The. horror of tho
husband, who came in soon after, was min
gled with rage, and Selling gun he shot
the lion dead on the spot sIniineeli eliately at
ter, orders for Instant, ,depafturs were is
sued.. of sgss,I Vs fsfiis ssl t7u.0
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C@tt0a.


Y Onr cotton crop last year awasa a.480, ,893
bales, Or 97al sS7 200 pounds. worth about
cotton growing rarea Of the Unioss leaving
ont Kentucky, Missouri and Eiginia, e
4a6. .S65 ,440 aeres-so that the last crop rep
resents only about one-sixtieth. Of our land
which can produce cotton. The estimated
number7of hands employed ainimaking the
last crop is 810,20a, Of whomq obe-fourth
were white men,. Our rivals in eptton grow
ing are falling behind. Smyrna has virtu-
ally abandoned the business; Egypt, In
1858, produced only 193,035 bales against
404.41f In 1865: India, in 1855. produced
1,a40,576 bales against ], $50 ,608 8inr1865.
Artificial ice sells in Pensacola at cents
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IT.
SHOCKING CRME.-A horrible aiAis has
just come TO- light near Big Island fia this
county. .sr5aoisshBae3 ylano9eai
The facts as related to us, are - follows:
Mr.. Simmons, who lives sboss two miles
from Big Island, has been is Tennessee for
about eighteen montlss. sOnl,hisI return,
which took place a. few dhys ago. he sus-
pected his wife of having been .unfaithful,
but she denied the charge Last Sunday
Mrs. Simmons left the house and swas absent
some iimeoii Soon after she camel hack, Mr..
Simmons heard noise of dpgs barking in
the woods, and accompanied by q neighbor
named Splawn, repaired to the spot. A
sickening sight presented ITSELF q al number
Of hogs were collected desonringo new
born infant. The legs, one arm, and part
of the face bad been deyoured. Mr.. Sim
mons took the remains and hid it ID hol-
low tree; whether from c6mplieity in the
crime or a desire t., shield his wife, we know
not. Yesterday q maa, sshose.naine was not
given sus, discovered the, body, and carried
tito Drs.I Gardner q sYepAg, ,wha spon ex-
animation, prononpeed the child, alive and
in healthy condition when born.r. RstAes-
ford Star.
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Yes. has been the last it will ever have
He'll be Packerup for Salt River shortly.
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lifted Canadian lover took sweet revenge
by tearing up the good clothes oil the heariiess
fair one--E1change.
AS he had failed in nd dressing her he re-
vcnged himself by undressing her. Logl-
cal
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The Charlotte O1serren.. which has always

The Charlotte O6seruer, which has always
been one of the most conservative of all the
papers that supported the Sham-Democ-
racy, evidently appreciates the mighty
change in the soUTH,so so plainly evinced by
tue VIRGINIA elections. In copying an ar
ticle frnm the Salisbury old North State, in
which the writer shows that Democracy is
dead, the Observer says: liei ffs
A revolution in politics has commenced, and
the Virginia election is but forerunner of what
will be witnessed in the future We shall en-
deayor to keep our readers posted on the views
of leading men and papers, and at the proper
time take position in the ranks Of that party
which comes nearest our ideas of justice and
right. lIlna iaaUlEsAe 3sb] $50 As fa
And this is the case with every truly Con-
sentative paper in the State. The Conserva
tiyes of VIRGINIA, men whose names were
towers of strength in the old Democratic
and Wing parties, now belong to the Ma
tional Republican party because it is the
only conservative party, and because it alone
PioSioiihS thoSC SiCa1 iiutiouoi
upon which both the Whig and Democratic
parties were founded There isnot prom
inent man in VIRGINIA from Cen LEE down
who has not declared himself true Repub-
lican and who did not vote for WALKER.
These men, and the VIRGINIA papers, have
declared Democracy to be dead, and have
advised the people to join the Republican
party as the only one fit for conservative
to be in. These facts have been proclaimed
to the world, and no so-caled Democratic
journal has yet had the effrontery to at
tempt to controvert them. We say to the
O6sercer as we say to all, the Republican
party advocates the liberal principles of q
Universal Suffrage and General Amnesty. 1t
proscribes no one for opinions sake and
trusts only to the wisdom and worth of its
doctrines to win the st1ffrages of the people.
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Packer was the last Democratic Governor of
PENNSYLVANIA -ELchdRge.
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Artificial ice sells in Pensacola at 2 cents
per pound.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-05
BANK NOTES
TRIBUTE OF RlGSPECT.
W11MTNGroN. Oct. Both, Il

WILMINGToN, Oct. Both, 1869.
A. meeting of the wardens and vestrymen OF
ST. Johns Parish held this day, the following
resolutions were submitted by IL. II. ltobinson:
Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to
remove from earth the soul of our well beloved
brother in our most Holy Communion, SAMUEL
JONES PERSON, from its organization Il comutunI-
cant of this Parish, and vestryman until hence
removed in the Lord therefore,
ReSOlUed, That whilo VIC bow TO this Heavenly
dispensation We do deeply deplOre tho great aud
irreparable loss which has fallen upon our Parish,
upon the community, and upon the state.
ResolUed, That in the death o" our esteemed
brother the vestry have lost useful and cherished
member, devoted to the interests OF tho Parish
from it's infancy, and an ornament to the Church.
LeSOlUed, That we tender to tho family OF the
deceased our assurance of deep sympathy al their
great affliction.
On motion of +. L. Fremont, they wore referred
to committee consisting OF 3. l.. Fremont, IL
H. Robinson and Jas. A. Willard, and upon their
recommendation were, with those following,
unanimously adopted
ReSOtUed, That the wsrdens and vestrymen Of
this Parish will attend tho funeral OF the de.
ceased in body, and wear the usual badge OF
mourning for thirty days.
RESOLVED, That those resolutions be enterc1
on the minutes of the Parish and q copy DO soEt
to the family Of the deceased and the press OF
the city.
From the minutes.
Il. +. TERRI, Chairman.
Fl. II. RoBINsoS, Secretary.
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PrecOciGus Young Ladies.
Two Small Misses Publicly DISCUSS WV
mans Rights i'm Cinctnnati-What are
the Children Coming to:
From the Cincinnati Commercial oct. Il

From the Cincinnati Commercial Oct. q
Two little eirls-the blonde and the
brunette, the one fourteen. apparently,
and the other perhaps sixteen, Miss Eta
Soule and Miss Cecilia Asher by name
made their appearance on the boards OF
Pixies Music Hall, last evening, In the
presence of an audience of a hundred or
more ladies and as many gentlemen, TO
teach woman her duty, the latter to hold
her back by the apron strings IN the 40
nestle circle. and the former to push her
forward bravely. Mr.. j. B. Qulnby, a
champion of woman's rights, appeared
very unexpectedly to himself. to introduce
Miss Asher, who was to speak against the
present day idea of the Woman's Rlghts
party. Mr.. Quinby made quite a speech
himself, and then introduced little MISS
Asher, the brunette. She came forward
boldly and confidently, in short wh!te
dress, trimmed with light red, black hair
combed back and hanging loosely to the
shoulders, small face, fresh color, hneiy
cut features, purely Grecian nose orli,
liant dark eyes, sweet mouth, not too smaii
in short q beautiful face. AS Miss Asher
paced up the light music stand and MADE
| her first bow to an audience, the impress
| sion she created was evidently very favor
able. She walked into her lecture with
out any hesitation or fear. reading hel
discourse in an even voice, speaking rath'
er too rapidly, perhaps, and at times, 1ol
lack % discipline, running her sentence:
into each other in such a way as to rather
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-05
The Shivering Season.

1t is impossible to suppose that any human be-
lug can consider an attack of Fever and Ague
slight visitation. And yet thousands act as if such
calamity was of no consequence while thous-
snds who are actually suffering from the distress
ing complaint neglect to adopt the certain means
of cure. It ought to be known in every locality
subject to this scourge, which is infested with
remittent fever. or any other epidemic produced
by malaria, that HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TIERS taken in advance or At the commencement
of the unhealthy season, will fortfy the system
against the atmospheric poison which generates
these dislempers. This admirable invigorant-
harmless agreeable, and possessing rarer medic
inaI virtues than any other tonic at present known
will break up the paroxysms Of Intermittent or
remittent fever in from forty-eiSht hours to ten
DAYS. Such is the universal testimony from dis
triets where periodical fevers have Ecen combat
ted with this powerful vegetable Chologogne. In
q thievish neighborhood wise men bar their doors
and windows, yet strange to say II the same
neighborhood happens to be pervaded by aerial
poison they seldom take the trouble to put Their
bod ies in state of defence against the subtle
enemy. Shivering victims endeavoring in vain 10
warm YOUR blue hands over the fire, or consuming
with the fever that follows the chill, remember
that HOSTETTER'.3 BITTERS ID an absolute,
speedy and infaQijle specific for your distressing
| malady.
nova 32-eod1wd&wlt
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process differ with many in regard to
the increase in the profits of the Road be-
ing due to Major Smith. So bigoted a
partizan and so utterly ignorant OF finance
could not have produced this result. 1t
is due to the increasing business of the
country alone; and with more liberal
system of local fare and trelghts would
have done still better. There is every
reason to believe that the business of the
Road will grow with the country, and
our own people are entitled to reap its
fruits.
Finally there can be little doubt but
this is the beginning of a plan to rob the
State of it's property on one pretence or
another, and 1t should be stopped in time.
Every Stakeholder should attend the next
meeting in person, and hear at least all
that can be said against this iniquity be-
fore voting for it.
BLUE RIDGE.
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The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. though
doubtful if the defects of our labor syste m
can be remedied by the immigration OF
Chinese, nevertheless says
We know that many of our planting
friends have decided in the affirmative 1t
Is said that orders for 80, 900 pig tail labor
ers to become citizens under the fifteenth
amendment, have been sent forward, chief
" for the seacoast of Carolina and Geor-
Ola. We hear that fifty have been order
ed for Greene county, fifty for Wilkes. one
hundred for Columbia, one hundred for
Hancock, and fifty for Baldwin, with any
number of house servants for towns and
villages.