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Year: 1863

my body, and I longed to close my eyes, hu-
they seemed to be kept open by q horrid fAst
cination. After trying tho edge Of the knife
and preparing cloth, and giving one hnAl
look to his instruments, my eccentric friend
pressed his fingers close above my heart, and
said f s..j tr eae


This is how ! am going to manage, it,
my friend am first going to cut circle
in the flesh above the heart with this knife !;
it will not hurt much, as shall only Just
cut through the skin, and the knife ia exceed
iugly sharp. shall then proceed to dig
deeper with this instrument, and finally ex-
tract the heart with this p "5n


The reader may imagine my sensations
during this cold. .blooded recital, for / am ut
terly unable to describe them; but when the
sharp steel first pierced my flesh, and felt
the warm blood flowing out, all my past life
seemed to pass before my mind in moment
of time, only to make my desire Of still living
and the horror of such an ignominious death
tenfold.


Slowly the sharp knife ploughed up my
flesh, making my blood freeze in my veins,
and my eye-balls burn and feel ready to
burst from their sockets; and now felt my
reason gradually leaving me the strain up
on my nerves was too much, they must give
way but considered that If they did, nv
only hope would be gone; for if | moved, /
should be choked with the rope round my
neck.


Slowly the sharp knife, impelled by the
steady hand continued its deadly course ;
and now the circle was nearly accomplished


when felt that the speed of the train was
being gradually diminished !; ray of hope
illumined my breast. looked into my com
panioE's eyes to see if he too noticed that we
were nearing F., but he was too intent on
his horrible work. aft .masia.5.a u5ayF
At length he leaned back and said -
There is now only about an inch more, and
l shall commence the deep cutting"


Onlyabout an inch! And the station was
yet some way off Only about an inch -
My life hung upon the mcrest thread ,,;.,5
1t was not long that the experimenter ad


mired his diabolical work, he soon fell to it
again but saw the lights on F. Station
fash past the window of the carriage, I saw
| a strange arm sieze my torIncntor, | heard a
loud and appalling cry like that Of baffied
wild beast, and became insensibe.


For weeks after this lay between life and
death in brain fever, brought on by the in
tense excitement and fear of those twenty
minutes. .... ....-n -s...,
| | afterwards learnt that my pleasant com
panion had been doctor and surgeon, but


that when he was young man and just mar
ried, having performed an operation on his


wife to remove a cancer, of which she after.
ward died, he went out of his mind, and
had been ever since attempting to escape, in
order that he might perform the dreadful ex-
pertinent which so nearly resulted in my


death. .r- o.. ....,...... a.. .....
Year: 1863




Tx On IEsURANoE.-In answer to the
advocate Of Insurance Agents gratuitOusly
furnishing their patrons with free stamps, we
may ssy mat this act of gratuity has not
been secured to Insurance Company patrons.
The Is cent stamp charge is demanded. by
Company Agents by the order of Insurance
Companies. It is not authorized by Govern
ment, bat by the positive authority Of sundry
Insurance Companies. However, it is cur
rently reported that there viii be change
by large Eastern companies in respect to
these stamps, SO that patrons will not bere-
euestod to Iiquidate the price Of stamps, but
pay fair Increase in the amount Of insur-
snee. In case insurance on a policy-on
cost 50, it would be wrong to make an agent
pay for the Is cent stamp. The tax law for
the purpose of raising interest revenue, de-
eides that Insurance Companies shall be
taxed four per cent. on their gross receipts
monthly, which is too much, at least it is one
per cent. more than many business firms pay,
and we arc Of the opinion that it would be
more satisfactory TO the insured to have a
ssiutary modification in the insurance taxa
tion. and thus free patrons from pecuniary
unplesssntness, but not from the full amount
Of just claims. -
Year: 1863

TIE Panorama Of the War, which opens
at the Academy Of Music on Monday even
ing, must be a very interesting affair, judg-
ing from the glowing notices of it which we
observe in our exchanges.
Year: 1863

The Act TO RESTORE TIE CouRrs.-The 9th sec
ton of this act passed at the last session OF the Leg
.sature provides for two terms of the Supreme Court
to be held hereafter as heretofore but as there IS
no provision in the act that it shall 60 into effect
Immediately, and as the general law requires that
thirty days shall elapse before the act can 60 into
effect it is said to be clear by legal gentlemen with
whom we have conversed, that no term of the Court
can be held in December of the present year.
Year: 1863

We publish to-day that portion of Mr.. Lin
coins message which relates 70 the Confederate
States: We do 60 because We suppose cur readers
would like to read. it and judge for themselves.
Without entering into any srganett in reply to any
position of this document We say that "the rebel
lion" were in the condition which Mr. Lincoln claims
which we by no means admit and Il our people we're
reduced to the painful necessity-of reconstruct
ing the old government, the terms OF such re-
construction, rs indicated by TIC oath proposed
would be exceedingly repugnant to high spirited
and gallant people. Teruls of pardon based on an
oath to support certain acts of the federal Congrs
relating to slaves, strike US as strange and absurd
Terms might be imposed with equal reason based
on the support of any otherlaw This, it seems to
u.s. would be an abuse Of the pardoning power, even
conceding as We do not that We are rebels and ask
ing pardon.


Again, the assumption that one-tenta of the peo-
pie of State may shape the action of the State on


question SO vital in its character, is opposed to
the fundamental principle Of the right Of majority
to govern and would if carried into effect, lead to
civil war among ourselves. We tell Mr. LINCOLN
that the people of North. Carolina may be overrun
and physically subdued, but their honor and their
proud port as frcemen they can never sacrifice
They will take no oaths which their State, in Con.
vention assembled, does not require them to take
and whatever may happen, North Carolina will ao'
as State, by majority of her people, and thus
shape her own destiny. Her people would no: rally
around tenth, to do any thing North. earo'in'
NAV be forced to walk through the valley Of hu
millatlon but she would do it in her own proud IN
tegrity, with her garments unstained save by tn
blood of those who, presuming on their phys'ca
might would dishonor and degrade her.
Year: 1863

We issue the Standard to day to our Semi-W eek
ly subscribers, and shall furnish our Weekly read
ers with full sheet on Tuesday next Subscribers
to the Weekly in reach of the office, will be fur
nshed with copies of this issue free of charge
We would have sent this issue to our Weekly sub
scribers by mall but for the fact that the mails are
so arranged that most of the packages would have
laid over on the routes until next week.


Our brethren of the craft know how tedious the
work is Of reassortng and distributing mixed types.
Our hands have been steadily engaged at it for three
weeks, and still barrel remains unsorted.
Year: 1863

true. do not desire the place occupied by that
gentleman. My only wish in regard to Gov. Vance
IS that he may retire after his second term with the
confidence of his friends and the plaudits of his
country. AS long as he is true to the principles
on which he was elected, and as long as he de-
mands and obtains justice for his State, and sees
to 1t that military despotsm does not override
the civil law, will give to his administration
Steady, straightforward manly support. A cring-
ing support Iwould not give to any man. lnow
tell the people that have confidence in Gov Vance
believe he is doing the best he under the cir
cumstances. l think he has heart for his friends
and for his country, and that his heart is IN the
right place but if, in the vicissitudes still before
US in this revolution, after it. l should find my
enemies praise him. he cannot help it and as long
as his friends are satisfied with him, they should
regard this praise as the moralist regards hypocri
sy, as "the tribute which vice pays to virtue.


l am the same Conservative l waS in 1851, In
1852, and when my Office was mobSed. My enc
mics may destroy my property, and even take-my
lie, but they cannot break my spirit. If my friends
think have acted indiscreety or that, in my deep
resentment for the wrongs heaped on the State,
have assailed the administration with too much
heat will heed their advice and endeavor to mod
crate my tone; but to my enemies l concede moth
ing and promise nothing. l have strong friends
and bitter enemies. am proud oft The former
will never desert and the latter l defy.


now declare, as have frequently done, that L
am sincere and steadast friend of the Confederate
government; and that whatever may be the
result. of the terrible ordeal through which 1t
is passing, will be among the last to desert it
l have striven in my feeble way to reform its ad-
ministration so to give more efficiency to it aHd
thus ensure Its success. If it should succeed,
will rejoice; but if it should perish, the fault will
not be mine.


shall issue the Standard regularly hereafter,
and think I have a right, as law-abiding and
ta1payng citizen of the Confederate States to ex-
pect of Gen. Lee that he will allow the Standard to
be read by the privates in the army.


W. W. HOLDEN.
Year: 1863

o. A correspondent writing from
vieksburg, relates the following curious
incident


al lately saw at the headquarters Of
Colonel Slack's brigade. two Minnie bull
lets, which had once told history. One
was rebel bullet OF English manufac-
ture, smuggled over by our dear brethren
in Britain to shoot their dear brethren
in America. The other was a national
bali, Of the Springfield rife type. The
former was Ared from rine pit at Jack
son, at our skirmishers. The latter was
fired from our line Of skirmlshers at the
rife pit. They met midway in the air,
were welded by the compact, and fell
hsrmlessly to the ground. They ore now
hFm friends, sticking each to the other
closer than a brother OF a lover"
Year: 1863

THE GRAND jury THE Grand Jury has been
in session Tor four days of the present week and
report that they have found true bills of in
dictment against four persons, and ignored five
bills, they also report that they have examined
the records of the Cl-rks office, Recorders and
Auditors office, and also Of the County Treasurer
and find the books and papers in the several Off.
ces neatly. automatically and correctly kept
They further remark in their report that they
find the County Hospital in good, clean and
healthy condition, with twenty patients, much
pleased with their care and treatment: the Jury.
however. recommend that the out-houses attached
to the building should be removed so that the
unpleasant odors arising be removed by some
disenecting agents. They further find tlat the
County Jail is neat. clean and in a safe condi,
ton for the detention of criminals, and worthy
the credit OF its custodian. That two new fire
PROOF stories have been built the Jail for the
convenience ot the county officers which they
6nd well adapted for the uses for which they
were intended.
Year: 1863

The TEST OATH.-1he first case of this
character came up before our County Court
yesterday, in which a notice was served on
defendants attorney for disloyaty. 1t seems
the notice was sent by mail, but from irreg,
ularly in the mails, or other cause, the par
ty did not receive the notice. Consequently
the oath was not fled in Court until one
day after the time required by law. Upon
this the opposing counsel moved dismissal
Of the suit IAN appeal) After considerable
discussion, the Court denied the motion
deciding that the party must have reasona
bic time in which to- file the oath, where the
actual notice had not been received in time
to permit its being done.
Year: 1863

MILITARY ENCAMpMENT.-Ihe Fourth
Brigade goes into encampment near Sac'a
mento city to day, for the purpose of drill
and instruction. Yesterday afternoon sever
al companies from this and Nevada counties,
passed through town in that d reciion. This
morning the Dutch Flat and Auburn com
panies leave for the same destination. The
companies will remain in camp for one week
Five Placer companies will report to Major
Kopp, at Auburn Station this morning, and
will then take the cars for camp.
Year: 1863

Statistics OF the Pennsylvania coal trade for tho
ent season show an aggregate production OF nearly
500 COO tons, against less than three and three
millions TO tie same time last year.
Year: 1863

u


beon: How arc we TO get these men back +
how are we to get this territory ckl-how
are we to reconstruct the Union think
that is much better answered upon this lypo'
thesis than upon any other. There are but
two ways in which this contest can be end,d
One is by revoluiionizing given portion Of
this country and having them ask to be ad


mitted into tho Union: tho other Is to bring
il back BY the triumphal car Of victory
Whenever any portion Of ,he inhabitants o.
the South shall become again part Of the
Union, and shall erect themselves into State
and ask us 10 take them back with such
Constitution as they ought TO DO admitted
with, there is no difficulty 10 its being done


There is no witcbcry about il. This precise
thing has been done in Western Virginia


She went out,and stayed out for while. u,
the aid Of our armies, and by the efforts Of he
lcitiz,n., she re.revoluionizsd and threw oi
the Government of the rest Of Virginia ant
the Confederate yoke, erected herself into
State, with a Constitution which believe j
quite satisfactory to you, especially with th


amendment, came back, and has been receiv
ed again into the Union. This is the first, th


entering wedge, Of the series Of States wbNl
will come back in that way. But il they vii
not come back, We are bound to sutjugat
them. What then DO they bccomei Terrific
ries OF tho United States. (Applause w


acquire them precisely as We acquired CalIio'
MIA and Nevada; not exactly As we acquire
Texas. Was there any difficulty 70 dealinu


with the State of California; Will there b
any difficulty 10 our admitting as ncw Sat
Nevada. when ready to come in and ripe .
come inf Was there any difficulty in takinl
in a portion Of the Louisiana purchased VIII
there bs any difficulty whsu her people ar
Year: 1863

PasoxA1.-Mrs. Bostwtek, Of this city, is
announced as the principal vocalist ut a grand
musical entertainment to be given at Aurora
on Tuesday evening next, for the benefit Of
Trinity Church, Of that place.
Year: 1863

Jurors.


Tue following is the list of names selected
by the County Commissioners, at their late
session. from which the list Of Grand and
Petit jurors, for the next term of the Dis
trict Court will be drawn.
Year: 1863

Power. The great nd good men who


framed our Government, had such IN ab.


ho17cnce Of slavely, that they would not


cyen so much as name the abominab1e


Thing; and get it seems the effect Of their
labor and wisdom is to clothe slavery with
superior and inviQlable. sanctity. These
same men trusted and hoped that the pecu-
liar institution was temporary thing, of
eyer increasing feebleness and decay; but
We find that the result Of their work has
been to give it new life md strength, to
renew its growth, and promise it an undy.
ing existence. These venerable men
we are told, have built strong
walls and bulwarks about it; the
have hedged it in, and entrenched it
behind the strongest obligations of law
and the mightiest principles Of the Consti..
tution, where no hand can ever disturb its
deep and dark foundations. The fathers
thought they were securing for themselves
and their posterity the blessing OF liberty.
For this they toiled, and fought and pray
ed; but re find rs the real fruit of all their
labors and sacrifices, that they have fast
cned upon their children and the country
forever the cleayiug curse Of slavery.
Those venerable men believed that they
we're establishing Union which should
be perpetual, and a peace to endure
through all generations; but they were in
fact only sowing the seeds Of discord and
hate, and arfaying the people against each
other tn fierce and bloody strife in fratri-
cidal and eternal war.
Year: 1863

VERMONT ELECT1oN.-1n the late election
In Vermont, the Copperheads managed to
elect two or three Representatives in the
Legislature, but it NOW turns ont that in
nearly every case their success was achieved
BY fraud. In a fair election, probably not
single Copperhead would have been eleeted
in the entire State.
Year: 1863

The lraft commenced in Pittsburs on
Wednesday, and is now going on In Bottom.
IN some of the wards of the latter city,
one man out of three will be required--
The ratio in Pittsburg is about one in five.
The conscription will doubtless be carried
through in all the States forthwith. The
aggregate Of men required is 10000, but
about 10000 will be drawn to provide for
exemptions and commutation The ratios
above mentioned will not therefore be
quite as large in reality as they appear to
be.


Within the next fortnight the draft will
be enforced in all the loyal States. The
number apportIoned to each State, it is be-
IeYel will be about as follows:
Year: 1863

PROCLAMATION


1t has pleased Almighty 6 cd to hearken
to the supplcations and prayers of an
afflicted people, and to vouchsafe to the
army and navy Of the United States on
the land and on the sea victories so signal
and effective as to furnish reasonable
ground for augmented confidence that the
Union Of these States will be maintained,
their constitution preserved, and their
peace and prosperity permanently preserv-
ed but these victories have been accord
ed not without the sacrifice Of life, limb
health and liberty, incurred by brave,
patriotic and loyal citizens. Domestic
atfiiction in every part of the country fol~
lows IN the train Of these fearful bereave-
ments. 1t is meet and right to recognize
and confess the presence of the Almighty
Father, and the power of His hand equally
in these triumphs and these sorrows


Now, therefore, be it known that do set
apart Thursday, the sixth day of August
next, TO be observed as 4 day for national
thanksgiving praise and prayer and in
vito the people OF the United States to
assemble on that occasion 10 the ustomary
places of worship and in the forms ap-
proved by their own conscience render
the homage due to the Divine Majesty for
tHt hOittiiui tH.HEa Iit HAS tOuc III tuo
nations behalf, and invoke the influence
Of His holy spirit to subdue the anger
which has produced and SO long sustained
a needless and cruel rebellion; to change
the hearts OF the insurgents; to guide the
counsels Of the government with wisdom
adequate to so great an emergency; and
to visit with tender care and consolation
throughout the length and breadth of the
land, all those who, through the vIcissi
tudes of marches, voyages, battles and
sieges, have been brought to suffer in
mind, body or estate, and finally to lead
the whole nation through paths OF repent
auce and submission to the Divine WILL to
the perfect enjoyment of fraternal peace


In witness whereof have Lereunto set
my hama and caused the seal Of the Uni
ted States TO be affixed


Done at the city OF Washington, this
fifteenth day Of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, and of the independence Of
the United States OF America the eighty
eighth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


By the President;


WILLIAM II. SEWARD Secretary Of State.
Year: 1863

Charles such was his name, soon won
Christine's favor; but she had plighted her
trotlI to her brothers substitute, and she
was faithful to him. Then Charles handed
her the golden cross, and told her that it
was he, who, poor collegian, ashamed of
the noble action he was about to perform,
went away without seeing her, aud finally
rose to the rank of lieutenant


AT present, sir, continued the nara
tor we are married. The sergeant died
at Waterloo Eugene and myself have
prospered in the world we live in that
little red and white house you see yonder,
and | go every evening to smoke my pipe
umCier the Croissy Eew"
Year: 1863

Cloves are produced by tree which is
a native of the Mulucca Islands, and We're
like nutmegs long time ago u-der the
control of the Dutch Government, who,
for many years, would not allow the trees
to grow upon any except the Island OF
Amboyua, from which the highest priced
cloves still come. The tree is from ID to
80 feet high, with large aromatic leaves,
ane bunches of very fragrant flowers
The spice is the unopened flower buds,
which are beaten Off by means of rods,
and then died The little ball at the top
Of the Glove is the unexpanded petelS by
softening the Glove in hot water these can
be carefully laid open by means of a pin.
The main portion of the Glove is what
would be the fruit were it allowed to go
on and ripen. Our word Glove comes from
the French, clow, Il nail-that being the
name which the French call them on ac-
count of their resemblance to a little nail.
They contain good deal OF volatile Oil,
upon which their value depends. This
oil is sometimes extracted in part, and the
cloves afterwards sold. These can be told
by their lighter color, and by having the
button or rounded portion broken OIL
Cloves readily absorb a considerable
amount of moisture, and it is the custom
OF large dealers 10 Keep thehl III ratheT
damp place, in order to ma ke them weigh
heavily, and look fresh and plump. II Is
bad economy to buy cloves or any other
spice in the ground state, as aside from the
risk of adulteration. the oil IS absorbed ty
the paper in which they are put up


Allspice is from tree, nearly related to
the Glove tree it grows in the West Indies
where it is largely cultivated for the spice,
which in this instance is the fruit. The
berries are gathered when green, FOR ii
allowed to remain Oh the trees until ripe
they have an unpleasant flavor. 1t is also
called fimento, and Jamaica pepper. The
name allspice was given because it was
thought to have The flavor OF cloves, GIN
namon and nutmegs combined,
Year: 1863

The Government is manifestiy in earnest
with the draft 1t must be and will be
enforced at once. 1t is a sharp and sweep.
ing military necessity. The tattered old
regiments must be filed up Fill them,
and there is certainty that the military
power of the Contcderates can bcspeedily
and thoroughly broken. Witho3.a draft,
We have not men eSough to do the work
demanded We will not have q very
heavy draft in the Northwest, as all our
States have full quotas under all the calls
thus far made e.(except for sixty day tioops)
in the field, and we have no nine mouths
and two years regiments to run home on
the eve Of battles In Illinois, especially,
the draft must be small inasmuch as We
are ahead Of our quota now to the extent
of % OlO