Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-25
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For the Standard.
TUNsTALL House,
Danville, Va, Oct Is, 1856.
MEssRs HOLDEN & WILSON arrived here on yes
terday. There was a tremendous gathering Of the
Democracy of this county Pittsyvana) at the Court
House on Saturday. The citizens of the village got
up SPLENDID barbecue for the occasion, which was
not only enjoyed by the sovereigns, but by several
hundred as fascinating ladies it my priv
iege to look on; whose presence and smiles gave
additional interest to the entertainment
The crowd was supposed to have been about four
times as large as the present at the Know Moth
ing barbecue last week at the same place, which
fact, considering this county formerly gave large
Wing majority, certainly speaks badly for the sue
cess of "Sam."
The assemblage were addressed by several distin-
ghished gentlemen, among whom were the Hon.
John Kerr, of N. c., and Bocock, Va.
have no time here to speak in detail, but can
assure you that Mr.. Kerr made telling speech
He was listened to with deep interest, especially by
many old line Wings who were present. 1t was the
first time have heard Mr. K. in this canvass; and
though, from the gentleman's known ability and re-
putation as one of the best speakers of the day,
expected much, was not prepared for the mastery
effort he made
The accessions to Democracy from the old line
Wings in this section, have become common that
it no longer excites remark Carolina may rest as
sured that her sister, Virginia, will, in November,
give majority for Buchanan that will show to the
world that there is but little sympathy within her
borders for John Minor Bolts and his traitorous
sentiments. All is right, have no doubt, with you
over there. P.
A LIVE SNAKE IN A LIVE MANA gentleman,
whose name did not learn, says the San Francisco
Golden Eagle arrived in this city from Birds for the
purpose of procuring surgical advice il relation to
the possibility of removing from the stomach large
SNAKE which has inhabited that locality for the past
-I~kk Al.
taken into the stomach the sufferer is He
felt its presence in the vicinity ef the kidneys many
years ago, but the pains experienced although some
times acute and troublesome, occasioned no alarm
until about two years since, when one day, feeling
quite unwell, he placed his hand upon his bowels,
and distinctly felt the snake crawling within him.
Since then it has grown enormously, and has attained
q length Of at least fifteen inches and size round
the middle of five or six inches. Its proportions can
be pretty accurately ascertaned as its entire shape
is fearfuy obvious to the touch 1t is quite active,
and possesses Unsuitable appetite. judging from
the amount of food and water consumed by the suf-
ferer, who is continually parched with thirst, and
not unfrequenty requires from three to four gallons
of fluid daily. Through the recommendation of an
Indian he has lately found considerable relief from
the incessant thirst by drinking water literally diff
fused with vinegar: He has made several attempts
to dislodge the varmint" by starvation and the
free use Of stmulants. On one occasion, he abstain
ed from both food and water for three days, in the
hope Of bringing the occupant to some sort of TERMS
The first day the snake, became uneasy; the second
boisterous; and the third, furious but still the
held out At the end of the third day. however,
his snaleshp commenced an attack upon the wall
of his prison, with what appeared to be tolerable
full set of teeth, and the result was immediate
supply of food more agreeable to both partise. Q!D
As may be supposed, the man is reduced to perfect
skeleton, under the extreme torture of mind and
body preying upon him night and day, but he does
not despair Of finding surgeon in the city sufi.
GENTLY skful to make on incision in the abdomen
and remove the reptile. We have heard of similar
cases; but this is the first that came under our
own observaten-and we hope it may be the last,
for we have felt "all overish" ever sincel
Mr. BUCHANAN AT HoME.-What is true of the
prophet seems to be also true of the presidential
candidate. In his own county of Lancaster Mr..
James Platform has the dubious felicity of seeing
the opposition triumphant by five thousand plura-
lily. The victorious shouts of the conquering re.
publcans must have penetrated the residence of the
solitary old bachelor and filled his empty heart with
dismal forebodngs Boston atlas.
When did black republican ever hesitate to ut
ter deliberate falsehood if by SO doing greater
depth and volume were added to the shrieks of the
fanatics? The statement of the Atlas, that the
know -nothings and black repubcans-the only OBJ.
position in the fed-carried Lancaster on Tuesday
last by five thousand plurality, is simply untrue
The official vote gives the asionists majority only
Va e~v e's""s"t" JvHT "UtsTeU ava J0ftyf0UT, winch
is democratic gain of several thousand votes COM
pared with the vote ofls54 OF 1852 as will be seen
from the following table:
VOTES LANCASTER COUNTY.
General SCOTS majority in 1852, 5,o5s
1osefnor foiiocks majority in 1864, 1858
fusion majority October IA, 1856, 9,444
Compared with the presidential vote of 1852, the
democratic gain is 2,6l4 Compared with the vote
q 1854 the democratic gain is nearly four thoussndi
Largely as the opposition vote has been diminished
10 Lancaster, it would have been entirely overcome
naa not the Fremonters been assisted by the entire
support of the know -nothings 4 81 i
The friends Of Mr.. Buchanan desire no stronger
evidences Of his popularity at home than is afforded
oy the vote Of his county on Tuesday last
A1TRNT0N s." OAK-CTTY GUARDSp
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