The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-05-04
MlscelIaneous Items.

The San Francisco Morning Call is one of
the newsiest journals on the Pacific coast.
a.. The newest thing ID coiofsd fancy jewelry
is smoked Roman pearl in shaded violet,
green, or crimson balls.
The Cameron run-water, which supplies
Alexandria, Va, is said to be so pure that
druggists use it without distillation.
Gov. John M. Palmer has been appointed
by the Grand Lodge of Free Masons In Eng
land as their representative to the Grand
Lodge of illinois.
Collector Emory, of the Third Mississippi
District, was recently attacked by Robert P.
johnson, who attempted tn shoot him. The
latter belongs to the Z. Z. K
A lady residing at the West, who has neg
lected one of the opportunities of youth, is
| suffering from the mumps a. the age Of
| eighty-two.
Twelve students of Michigan University
have been arrested for tearing up the streets,
| and their classmates are excitedly tearing
up the streets generally.
The Rhode Island Odd Fellows will cele-
brate their fifty first anniversary at Newport
to-day (26th.) There will be a procession
and oration, and grand ball.
The famous silver mines, claimed to be
the richest in the world, are ascertained to
be inIArizona instead of New Mexico Min.
ers are arriving at the mines from all direc.
tions.
The Roanoke Neps urges every farmer and
business man in that section of the State to
attend the District Agricultural Convention
to be held at Weldon, on the 20th day Of
May next.
A girl in Utah, who is constantly teased
to become Mormon, and refuses, writes
home that s'they say that if we go back to
the States we'll all go to hell, but don't
think we shall get in q much worse place
than it is here if we do"
A San Francisco man urges everybody in
that city who owns q planchette to leave it,
when not in use, with blank sheet of
white paper under it on fiat surface, 90
that if an earthquake should come, it could
record its direction and force
| Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi, recently
sent message to the Legislature in reference
to public schools. He recommends separate
schools for white and colored children, and
the establishment of Normal school for
i the education Of cplored teachers.
The jury in the Richardson case consists Of
two drygoods dealers, two" merchants"
one lace dealer, one produce dealer, one
grocer, one ship chandler, one Wholesale
liquor dealer, one broker, one insurance
agent, and one theatrical agent.
i The Chinese Embassy, now at Berlin, is
preparing to 60 to Brussels, where negotis.
tions for treaty with the Belgian Govern
ment will be entered upon. After visiting
Brussels the Embassy will proceed to Paris,
Madrid, Lisbon and Florence, and viii
return to China in July.
A wallet containing coin, notes and val.
| able papers to the value of f$75, 900, was found
in the attic of an old building on the corner q
third avenue and thirteenth street, New
York. It is supposed to have lain there fol
years, and to have been the proceeds Of Q
robbery. 500
D Mr.. A. T. Stewart has commissioned tht
! eminent French artist, Yvon, to paint an al
!, legorical picture, entitled " United States O
| America" The design is completed, and ],
g thus described: The thirty.four States an
: represented by figures drawn in chariot
n by lions, and they are grouped round two
i, other figures in the centre, Republic an6
' Wisdom. The past is represented to tht
!. right and in the distance by hideous glib
!" bets; in the foreground are seen the deat
IS who have worked for good and great thing.
9 bursting from their tombs triumphant. y
the left the sun rises over sea covered viii
!, ships, whence land emigrants with thei
! families; while above ali, celestial herald
!. fly to the four quarters Of the world, PFC
: claiming the glory of the United State
: Peace, labor, and the abolition Of slaver
are also portrayed, and statue Of Wall
!, ingtoE above these groups stand out in
- brilliant apothesis. iiai3.i
1t A CHIvALRoUs EfPREss.-They disco,
y cred, the other day, in the archives of on
n of the old buildings in Vienna. Z
1, autograph essay Of the Empress Maria III
resa, on the best mode OF torturinp prisol
Of ers charged with crime. The essay Is auiI
D. elaborate, and shows toat the Empress ",
~ made Of sterner stuff than she had hither,
Sc been believed to have been. Here Is ps
It sage on the treatment Of murderers refusiu
IN to confess their guilt: "Let the execution
n explain to them the consequences Of ths
q obstinacy, and tell them that they will be br
g, ken on the wheel from beloso, If they do q
it confess. If that does not move them.
i'll them be whipped, and then let the exee
IN, toner extract five of their sound testl
sty Fortunately these humane directions ",
pever carried into effect.