Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

DeSerkerS have been committing OepIeuatiolo !"
Western Carolina. There was quite severe tight
an the I'd inst. in watauga county between party 4
Of deserters under one jim Hartley, and detach-
nent of Home Guards under Maj. Bingham. Four |
Of the Home Guard wounded, one MORALLY. Eight
deserters reported killed and several wounded.
CAUTroN-Our exchange papers furnish accounts
Of numerous accidents, chiefly to girls and boys,
from incautious meddiing with the Sorghum mills.
Fingers and arms have been crushed, and in one
case life lost Several accidents of Crushed hands
and fingers have occurred in this county to opera
tors of Sorghum mills. to-
The cucugo, a small Mexican insect, promises to
take position in the world, position in ladies'
hair for an ornament. 1t is said to possess wonder
ful qualities beauty of color and lustre dazzling
even the diamond, and as varying in bright hues.
William Cullen Bryant is to be the recipient of
a testimonial in the Century, Club in New York, on
Saturday evening" the 9TH of Nov, upon the occa-
sion of his reaching the allotted span of years for
men-three score and ten. Longfellow, Lowell,
Dane, Whittier, Holmes and others have been in
yited, and will be there.
Prince Napoleon is busily engaged writing his
tory of the Bonaparte family. NJ. Theirs is prepar.
ing an edition of his speeches down to 1861. The
Emperor is said to be writing history Of Julius
Caesar. - ..-.--...-'
A correspondent writing from the army requests
that publicity be given to the recent changes which
have been recently made in Kirklands and Martins
brigade. The former is now known as - McRae's
brigade" in Heth's division. The latter as Kirk
lands brigade" in Hokes division. The 16th 42d,
50th and Goth North Carolina regiments are in Kirk
lands; the 11th, and 18th, 44th, 47th, sd N. @.
regiments are in McRae's.
Why is mans chin the most unlucky part of
his body2 Because it is constantly getting into
scrapes. ,-r- -.-.E- 81. "'- 2 "a.
p. The HUMAN PULsE-The human has in every age
been consulted as an index of health or disease
The pulse of person in health beats about seventy
times minute, and the ordinary term of life is
about seventy years. Stimulating liquors, or food
INDUCED Unexpectedly, crowd the natural pulsaton
into half their period Of years. consequently life be-
comes extinct at forty fortytive when temperate
habits would have extended it to a much greater
period. ..---.~'
The Great Exhibition building of 1862, in Hyde
Park, London, Is in process OF demolition Charges
of powder, fired By electric machine, are used to
destroy it
The largest single payment ever made an author
was the check for f20, goo paid by the Longmans
to Macauay, for the Sd and 4th volumes of his His
tory of England. ...s -.-....-
Gen. Sheridan, in the course of his recent cam
pagn in tie Valley had five of his staff officers
killed or wCAnded. .....
Jenny, my darlint, is' guess how many cheese
thare is IN this ere bag an faith I'll give you the
whole five
why, five TO be sure
'Arrah, be my souli bad luck to tue man that
told ye'
The Montgomery AdUertiser produce strong ar.
ticle in opposition to the employment of negro sol.
diers.
The line held by Gen. Grant during his late al.
tempt or right and left TANKS was twenty seven
miles long
TIE New SrATE.-The New York Herald con.
tains maps of the new State" Nevada, which is
styled the "thirty.sixth star" of the American
Union" 1t is situated on the Pacific north OF
California and northwest of Utah, and has three
votes in the Electoral Oollegc-a of them for Lin
coin, Of course
call for Convention of Dentists of the Confed
eracy has been issued. Tney to meet at Au
gusta Nov. 2Sth.
LOST FOREVER An old paper gives the following
item, which VIC hope may operate as a caution to
others to guard against similar losses
Lost, the other day, somewhere between sunrise
and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty
diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they
are gone forever"
Scotch blacksmith being asked the meaning oil
metaphysics explained follows "When par.
y that listens dsna ken what the party who speaks
means, and the party who speaks disna ken what
he means hnseif-that is metaphysics"
QUANDAEY.-A baker with both hands in the
dough up to his elbows and flea in the leg of his
trousers.
Young Observation-Disclosures the prestige of a
West Point education, but by sheer dint of merit
William Johnson Pegram has risen from the ranks,
at the age OF twenty three to the position of Brig.
adler General in the Provisional Army of the Con.
| federate States. ...
They talk in Paris of establishing a Biblical the.
atre, where will be played only pieces dramatized
from the incidents of the Old Testament A French
paper thinks that Solomon and his three hundred
wives would furnish an excellent subject.
There was slight sprinkle of snow in Danville
on Sunday before last
Lovers kneel to their 1nistresses bpt onlv &c
huntsmen knee!-to bring down their prev more
surely.
None go to heaven but those who have taste
for it on earth.
That which other folks can do,
Why, with patience, may not you
FEDERAL authorities have forwarded tn the Con.
federates complete list Of all the rebel prisoners
now in their hands, and blank books have been for
warded to the South to receive the names of all the
Union prisoners.
Stewert theiNew York dry goods dealer, is build.
ing marble structure, 81 by ia feet, on the site
of the late Sarsaparilla Townsend's m1nsion Fifty
Avenue, but whether gallery of art or private
residence does not yet appear. 1t has already cost
5000 600, and there is much speculation in regard
to its use. If 1t becomes private residence, 400
guests, with modetate erinolines can be accommo-
dated at one time on the drawing floor.
ANEcDorE.-"Friend Franklin" said Elijah Tate.
celebrated Quaker Lawyer of Philadephia, one
day, thee knows, almost every thing; can thee
tell me how am TO preserve nv small bser in the
back yard my neighbors are often tapping It of
nightSn % Prt q harral &C OIL s. -