Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-21
PRENTICIANA,

The Rebels were led at Perry VILE by Bragg,
Buckner, Cheatham, and Polk. But we poked
Polk, bucked Buckncr, took the brag out of
Bragg, and couldn't be cheated out Of victory
by Chatham.
Poindextrr, the rebel chief, held a prisoner
in Missouri village, has had one OF ms legs
amputated. II is 10 be hoped the young ladies
of the village Will be cons iderate enough 10 in
wife him 10 their next hop.
Gen. Mitchell premises 10 be ssrestless" in his
new command. Wehopr he will not make the
country go.
One OF our rebel fellow -eitizrns thinks it
"hard TO say which army whipped ut Cor
NTH But 1t Is very easy 10 say which ran
There IL a vast deal Of disease in the southern
armies DR.. Abernet they said that .all human
diseases come from two causes-stnffing and
fretriug" II the fact is so, the Rebel troops
must fret tremendously, for they certainly don't
get much TO stun with
The Grenada MSS Appeal SAYS that Gen.
Buell. s.seems TO De all at sea" W. guess he is
gone upon a t0kdiing expedition.
The British are always seeking rank. Let
our countrymtn seek the ranks.
The Richmond editors are all in favor of the
.sskuli and cross bones'' They have such a
fancy for the cross bones thai they are said 10
write all their editorials cross legged.
II is a bad thing when Generals, are fighting
and their troops NOT.
Humphrey Marshalrs performances have
been of the mo>tinsiZniiicant character. Hum
phrey must be- the mountain that brou chi forth
mouse.
JEFF. Daviss expressions are fast becoming
intolerabie. The frogs, toads and tadpolcs of
The rebellion will soon he croakng TO hea ven
for h"lp from the devouring stork
TIE SIGNS or DEU NKENSEss-Eyery one of
the signs OF drunkenness is sign of depress ION:
first of all the face becomes unn;turalIy flushed
and the movements Of theeyes uns ieIdy: that l.
TO say, the muscular coats of tho blood vessels
OF the face are paralyZed, and then the muscles
OF the eyeballs are paralyzed, then the spreci,
BECOMES k.tl &c
getting palsrd. Later, the muscles OF the trunk
and limbs get paralyzcd too, and the drinkpr
cannot walk. nor ell upright, but sprawlS upon
the ground; and, at last. If the doses of alcohol
have been very large indeed the muscle OF the
hreaihing rrtparalyzed and death results. The
power Oi p'rc"NhT sensations, too, L. uni
formly and progressively lessened from the mo-
Inent that IntoXICatIOn begins, and the effects
upon the mind are wholly of paralyzing kind
First OF all, the drunkard loses the power OF
coherent reasoning; then ObliteralIon Of ideas of
times and space and locality ensues. A friend
of my own tells rather a good story oftwO con-
vrSlal Noutfis who Were returning from q pub
he dinner IN a state of obfusticatOn. One of
ul.m took II INTO his head that the broad door
steps OF one OF the honseS IN Bedford Square was
ms own bedroom, and invited his companion
20 take shake down. with HIM, il was so
ia". Ills frlrnd agreed and the pair proceeded
80 uINest themselves of some of their clothing,
AND Iald down, each with his head resting on
one Oh the scrapers, as nmight on Il pillow An
early pollcemau found them slerpinr SottIy
their hats and coats &c Suspended ON tb, ,,,, !.
raining their boots arranged with supernatural
accuracy and neatness, side by side, upon the
edge OF me upper doorstep oraleii Na1o -iJIe,
On account OF deficiencies occasjoned b,,
pe exemption OF "a large proportion of the
drafted men" OF 10Th September, I new draf,
has been ordered IN Connecticut on the 27th
UIS;.
- Wednesday last, II j. said was ,ha
waTInesI October DAY sine. IeO7. The Their
nome ter il T,portr1 10 Save stood 81 80 degrse-