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Year: 1864

CURIOUS REvELATIoNs.-Jews in China
are said to be very numerous, according to
recent discovery. A Jewish officer in the
British navy. estimates them at one million.
They speak the original tongue, and possess
documents Of great antiquity He brought
with him to his ship several cabinets, not
over four feet square, which contain over
three hundred drawers and, secret places.-7
The most interesting article which he re-
ceived was a prayer book, written in Chal-
daic, on vellum, which he presented to the
British Museum, 1t was. by mere accident
that this community of Oriental China Jews
was discovered, Y The officer alluded to was
in q small vessel of war serving under,
Commander Hollins. He went up one Of
the rivers until he discovered something
resembling large town or city. He was
not at first graciously received; but finally,
obtaining an interview with the chief. lie.
landed under his protection, and found, to
his astonishment, an immense population.
Year: 1864

To the party sending us the largest number of sub
scrbers for the Campaign mot less than one hun
dred), at the club rates. we will make present OF
TWENTY.DOLLAR GOLD PIECE,
of the good, honest old Democratic Currency.


For the Second Largest bist (not less than ffty)
we will make present Of


TEN.DOLLAR GOLD PIECE.


For the Third Largest List (not less than fty). we
will make present of q


FIVE-DOLLAR GOLD PIECE.
For all other clubs Of fifty or over, we will make
present to the persCE getting it y p OF handsome
engraved likeness of tho Democratic Nominee for tho
Presidency, whoever he may be.
Club subscribers may have their papers addressed
to different postofices.


The names of all subscribers for the Campaign
should be in promptly before tho first Of May, that
we may know the number of copies to print.
Year: 1864

The following admirable extracts from the
great speech delivered by the Hon. William A. Ora
ham, in the Convention of North, Carolina on the
7th December. 1851, on the subject of test oaths
and sedition. These extracts, with those we have
made above from Mr.. Webster, should be printed in
gold and hung up in every house in the land


"0ur people are resolved to be independent and
free, not only in the END but in the MEANS. They
are resolved, not only to be freemen at the termIna
ton of the contest but they will not surrender the
liberties during its progress Nor will theybe salts


fed with the f1imsy pretexts and excuses for the
sacrifice of sacred principle that it do no harm
except to traitors. They intend that even traitors
shall not be condemned except in accordance with
those great principles ofrght and justice which
of universal application. For they know full well
that it is upon the persons of frendless odious
men that despotism, whether Of single tyrant or
of a mob first lays its hands; and that vigilance is
more necessary to the preservation of liberty in
times of public peril and revolution than in peace
= Among freemen every one of whom is
equal in consultation and at the ballot box if re-
srans upon the freedom of speech and of the press
NAV be imposed, beyond those provided by the com
mon law, it has never been found necessary to call


them into operation heretofore. There seems to
have been general acquescenco in the doctrines of
Jefferson in his inaugural address. If there be
any among US who would wish to dissolve this
Union COnfederacyl or to change its republican
form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of
the safety with which error of opinion may be tol-
Grated where reason is left free to combat it
Year: 1864

HABEAs CORPUS SUSPENDED BY THE HoUsE.-lt
is reported that bill suspendng the writ of Ha6eas
Corpus has passed the House of Representatives at
Richmond, in secret session, by five majority. If
this be So we sincerely trust the Senate will defeat
the bill
Year: 1864

The Yankee raid in Culpeper county has proved


lidlcious failure. 1t appears that body of seven
hundred Yankee cavalry came from Warrenton and
reached Rapid Ann station, where the Orange and
Alexandria railroad crosses the Rapid Ann river
Sunday morning They crossed the river there and
came ftr as Holidays MILL whicli they burnt
with considerable quantity of grain stored there
by the Orange and Alexandra Railroad Company
Hese they captured ii large number OF government
horses, which were grazing there At this point the
successful portion of the raid ended. A short dis
ta'ee from the road engine was seen coming
slowly towards them and after dspatching a party
to the station to burn the railroad bridge the mau
body OF the Yankees proceeded down the road to
catch the train. The engineer tried to escape but,
apparently, for want of steam, made slow business
Of getting away, and the exultant Yankees had
nearly gotten to him. when the discharge Of a regi-
ment of rifles into their ranks showed them that
they had been tollcd into an ambush. wild
scene of confusion cnsued, every Fede.al making
the best of his way out of the trap leaving the dead
and wounded in the road. Forty prisoners were
c>ptured, besides quantity of horses Our men
pursued the flying enemy, who made for the station
ana got safely across the river.


The party who had been sent TO burn the bridge
SO alarmed at the hurried return oil their COM
raies, that they ran oil without completing THEN
work, only small portion Of the bridge being i'll
lured The regiment Of Confederates which exc
cuted this little piece Of work was all infantry regi-
ment stationed i'll the neighborhood, belonging to a
brigade which it would not be prudent to name but
which can be found by the Yankees by applying in
that neghborhool The commander, hearing OF the
proximity Of the enemy, used the locomotive device
To bring them III, and succeeded Some of tie phi
soners captured arrived by the Central train last
night. large number oi the horses captured by
the enemy Were recaptured by our men.


Around Petersburg yesterday there was nothing
Of interest occurring. There ha, been heavy picket
tllng since Sunday night, and battery Of Whit
worth guns have been greatly annoying the trains
OH Grants new railroad
Year: 1864

January Ezd, lSO4.
General Orders, No. q


The commanding, General considers it dne to the
army to state that the temporary reduction Of ra-
tions has been caused by circumstances beyond the
control of those charged with its support Its well
fare and comfort are the objects of his constant and
earnest solcitude and no effort has been spared to
provide for its wants 1t is hoped that the exertons
now being made will render the necessity but Of
short duration, but the history of the army has
shown that the country can require no sacrifice too
great for its patriotic devotion.


Soldiers you tread, with no unqual steps, the
road by which your fathers marched through suffer
ing, privation and blood to independence.


Continue to emulste in the future, as you have
in the past their valor in arms, their patient endu
rance Of hardships, their high resolve to be Free
which no trial could shake, no bribe seduce, no
danger appal and be assured that the just God who
crowned their efforts with success, will, in His own
good time, send down His blessings upon yours.
. (Signed) R. E. LEE General.


This temporary reduction of rations, is, indeed,
rebuke to the country perhaps to the Cornmissary
General more than to any one else. Oh / that he
would resign Richmond Enquirer.


Our brave soldiers who have left home. and kim
dred, and friends to meet the enemy, must not be
/ allowed to suffer- The people must divide with
them to the last pound of meat and the last crust
of bread. They will do it. but they have right to
demand when they do this that the most rigid econ
omy shall be observed in the Commissary depart
ment and that shade officers at home shall be placed
on the same footing with the people, and not be
permitted longer to consume supplies Of four and
bacon, and sugar. and rice, and the like at govern
ment prices. This is no time, if there ever could
be time in this country, for privileged orders


We do not know to what extent the Commissary
General is to blame for this reduction of rations.
If the rations not to be had then he is not to
blame, and we may well anticipate the most dis
tressng consequences for the supplies of -four and
meat cannot Oe increased for months to come; but
if rations could have been obtained by energy
and better system by the department IN charge,
and the army is suffering in consequence of neg.
lect, then the Oommissary General should be re-
moved and more efficient man appointed in mis-
place


But We beg pardon,-we do not belong to the
original secession family, and therefore have no
right to criticise make suggestions. That which
is allowable and commendable in others, is treason
in
Year: 1864

"The people of Forsyth are getting up memorials
to the Governor to have the Legislature convened,
and have no doubt they will be signed by nine
tenths Of the people of the County. Davidson will
soon move, either by memorial or in County meet
ing Seven. .eighths of the people of Davidson are
in favor of Convention"
Year: 1864

The following brief Communication from distin-
gnished source, will arrest the attention of our
Judges and of the parties concerned. II the Judges
would meet and decide the question the public mind
would at once be at rest on the subject
would know their rights or their duties-and the
decision, whatever it might be, rendered bya ma
jority, would be acquesced in and enforced If the
principals are to 90 they oughtto know it so as to
make provision for cutivatIng their farms while ab-
sent and if they to stay they ought to know it
SO as to be able to go to work at once with con-
tented minds, preparing for the next crop. There
is no time to lose.


To the Editor of the STANDARD: -


brief article in your paper of the Goth instant,
on the subject Of Principals of Substitutes" con-
tains suggestion which deserves attention. In
view of the momentous importance of the question
whether the act Of the Confederate Congress requir-
ing the enrolment of principals for service in the
army, is constitutional you ask whether upon
writ of habeds corpus brought to test that question
before single Judge in vacation it would not be
well for all the Judges, Superior and Supreme, to
meet in conference in Raleighfn l think it would.
1t is true that such meeting is not provided for
by law, but there is nothing in the law to prohibit
it and there is high authority in favor of its propr
ETY.. In the case Of John Ziegenfnss writ of
hGbeas corpus issued by Of the Judges of the
Superior Courts which involved important and
vexed question, arising under the U. S, Bankrupt
act of lS40-upon the return of the writ the Judge
requested the Judges of the Supreme Court icon.
sisting at that time of Chief Justice Rufin and
Judges Daniel and Gaston,) to assist him in the
hearing, and they readily assented The case was
accordingly argued before and determined by the
four Judges, and the decision had, doubt all the
weight of decision of the Supreme Court (See
The case reported in appendix to 2 Ired. Dsw,
Rep. 463.) If such course was proper then, it
would be much more SO now. You deserve thanks
for suggestingit INDEX
Year: 1864

CANT FLANK Us In response to our
call upon Pottawalamie for hundred day
volunteers, The Noppariel makes a flank
movement on old Lee. 1t says our para
graph is decidedly cool, when we consider
that it comes from Lee County, the land
of ofice seekers, and the home Of Office
holders-where every man who does not
already hold some fat ofice under the
State, is candidate, and will not forget
10 press his claims before the convention |
"Will utter her demands with stentorian
voice T. Perhaps she will, but her utter
ing will be utterly in vain, for seven
States like Iowa would utterly fail to sat-
isfy the demands that will be uttered by
Lee county. We know her of old-she
is celebrated throughout the State for the
slacrity with which her people step for
ward, about convention time, and "utter
their demands"


Now, there's nothing cool about that,
it is indeed very hot and bitter, and all
the more so for its lack of foundation in
fact. However successful Lee county
may have been in procuring military ap-
pontments and promotions, all of which
have been nobly honored by gallant and
meritorious service in the field, it is q

demonstrsble fact that for ten years past,
ever since the formation of the Republi
can party. the county has proposed and
furnished but one candidate before the
State Conventions, and that one has been
honored with third election by the people
Of the State at large.


But the spiteful paragraph of the Non
pariI is no answer 10 our remonstrance
with Pottawatamie for its utter failure
AMI neglect to respond TO, or even notice
the call for one hundredday volunteers.
Let us have a response from Pottawata-
mie to the cal Of the country for soldiers
to sustain our h.g, and we will do the
fair thing by their candidates before the
Safe Convention hereafter as We of Lee
county have done heretofore
Year: 1864

The Commercial says Hon. j. J Cisco
has been compelled BY the state OF his
health to resign his position as Assistant
Secretary OF ,he Treasury. to take effect
at the close of the fiscal year.
Year: 1864

HORRIBLE INHUMANITY.-We Yesterday
heard of a case Of inhumanity that puts to
blush all that we have ever before heard of
in the shape of brutality. 1t is the case of
man with wife and five children, living on
Ten Mile Creek. 1t appears that day or
two since one of the children was taken down
with the small pox. The father, instead of
rendering whatever assistance was in his
power under the circumstances. forthwith
gathered up his valuables, including a wagon
and team, and some four or five loose animals.
With these and all the loose money be had in
the world, he started off, leaving his wife and
children in utter destitution In his hurry
to get away some OF the animals strayed, and
whilst searching for these, the fact of his de-
sertion became known. Yesterday he was
in town. inquiring for the missing animals,
and whilst thus engaged Sheriff Olney over
hauled him, and notified the heartless wretch
that unless he returned and made provision
for his family he would be mobbed and most
likely have his neck stretched. influenced by
his fears. he last night procured the services
OF a doctor and made arrangements for the
proper care of his afflicted wife and children.
We think history may be searched in vain for
anything like parallel case of brutality
Dailes Aouataineer.
Year: 1864

FATE OF FORTUNE TELLER-A lazy fell
low, who has been going about this section
of country for some time past, deceiving peo-
pie with the idea that he could tell fortunes !;
such humbuggery, for instance, as showing
We honest miner exactly where ye ledge lies
met with sore mishap down at the usu-
ally quiet town of American city. Humbug
is humbug, and a fair amount is tolerable,
once in while. But this fortune teller pill
ed on the agony too heavy on the day before
Yesterday He told Jim Conley where he
could find mine of diamonds, right where
the Willows stood and he tnd Jim Sexton
where there was a vein of pare quicksilver,
like unto a stream ofpure coal oil rightin sight
of the Flat This WAS too much-tlese two
Jims are no softs, by a long shot-so they
procured recently deceased dog-(the dog
had been poor but respectable, land lambas-
ted the fortune teller with it from one end OF
Carson avenue to the other. to the great and
unbounded edifcation of all who witnessed it.
The frightened reader of stars and the future
was glad to escape being hung-which he will
surely be, if he ever ventures to American
Flat again to tell fortunes. The fortune
telling humbug certainly struck the dead dog
ledge.-Gold Hill Meas.
Year: 1864

A FIERCE GID MAN-KANGARRoo.--T
Goulborn lAastralian) Chronicle. November
4, says: . As young John Thomas Patter
son, of Sugarloaf Flat, Tarlo, was proceeding
on horseback through the brush in the vicin-
ity Of his residence, on Saturday last he was
attracked by the yelping of three or four dog 8
in thick piece of brushwood, and riding up
he came upon them attacking an immense
old man kangaroo. One of the dogs was al
ready dead, rent assunder by the claws of
the monster, and two others were also woun-
ded but were still tackling it. No sooner
did the kangaroo espy Patterson than itjumped
at him and threw its fore paws around the
horses neck. Fortunately the youth had a
loaded pistol with him, which he drew and
fired, the ball striking the kangaroo in the


left shoulder and passing ont through the
back. By this means one of the animals
paws disabled, but with the other be still
showed fight, and Patterson being unable to
make any impression on his assailant with
blows of the pistol. for he had not another
charge, endeavored to get the stirrup out OF
the spring-bar so as to use it at the end OF
the leather as n weapon. Whilst doing this
the kangaroo with his undisabled paw slight
ly wounded his hand, AT length Patterson
got the stirrup loose. and hitting the animal
on OF the temple with all his might, he succeed
in stunning it. With several well directed
blows he managed to kill it, The kangaroo
was Of enormous size, measuring no less than
than nine feet six inches from the tip of his
tail to his ears The tail itself measures ff
teen and a half inches at the but, and the
skin and tail weighed twenty nine and half
pounds. When sitting on its launches the
animal was fully seven feet in height.
Year: 1864

AIR" The Girl | Left Behind Me-
I'm lonesome since he left ny side
10 brave disease and danger
To cross Ger hill aud rolling tide.
And quarter with the stranger.
rs just one year ago ilis night,


He took his leave in sadness
But in week his missive read


Wen meet again in gladness.
long upon those ruby lirs


To print the welcome token,
Assuring him my sacred vow,


No. never can be broken;
For will ever constant be,


Though life is dark and stormy,
To him who is so gallant, brave,
My beau that's in the army.
We spent the hours so sweetly here,
Till rebeldom revolted;
So kind and winning in his way.
That he could ne'er be faulted.
But at the arum of the drum.


lie did both grieve and charm me,
BY flying to the nations aid,


My beau that's in the army.
The gent who sits at home in case
And dreams Of fame and glory,
While soldiers groans float on the breeze,
Must hear dif'rent story.
Yes, despise the coward drone,
There's naught in him to charm me;
But give me he who'd die for home,
Ny beau that's in the army.
Now if there's one within our land
Whose sympathy is callous,
l do not think it would be just


To stretch him on the gallows
But let me warn you if you have,
Perhaps it's better for me,
To tell you plain you can't cut out
My beau that's in the army.


L Paramount West Virginia) National.
Year: 1864

A suggestion to the wise is enough.
The following extract merits consider
alton:


A merchant, in "lending n hand
on board Of ono Of his ships on q
windy day, found himself at the end
of an hour and a half pretty well ex-
hausted, and perspiring freely. lie
sat down TO lost, Tho cold wind from
the sea was delightful, and, engaging
in conversation, tho time passed faster
than he was aware of. In attempting
to rise he found he was unable to do
so without assistance. He was taken
homo and put to bed, where ho re-
manned for two years, and for long
time afterward he could only hobble
about with the aid OF crutch. Less
exposure than this, has, in constitu-
tions not so vigorous, resulted in in
ilamation of the lungs, (pneumonia)
ending in death in less than a week,
or resulting in tedious rheumatisms,
TO be source Of torture for a lifetime
Multitudcs of lives would be saved
every year, and an incalculablo amount
of human suffering would be prevent
ed, if parents wouId begin to explain
TO their children at the age OF three ol
four years, the danger of cooling oil
too quickly after exercise, and the Inn
portancc of not standing still after
work or play, or of remaining OK.
posed to wind, or of sitting at ar
open window or door, Or of pulling
of any garment, even the hat or bon
net, while in the heat. 1t should be
remembered that cold never come.
without cause, and that in foul
times out of five, it is the result o.
leaving off exercise too suddenly, or o
remaining still in q wind, or in {
colder atmosphere than that in whicl
tho exercise was taken.
Year: 1864

Late in tho Fall Of 1880, Grand
Prairie, in Illinois, was burned over
one night, and an immense 1mount of
damage done to tho farmers living in
and along its edge. Numerous fences
were destroyed, and crops of corn
ready for tho gathering, were laid
waste; while numberless stacks of
grain and hay put up for tho winters $
use, were set OH fire, and burned to
the ground. Tho havoc was worse
because Of the conhagration's coming
suddenly and quite unexpectedly, as
when the night came on no fire was
disccrnable, and such burnings were
invariably pcrcoivable long before
night set in, warning the farmers to
be prepared. But the evening of this
catastrophe, when the sun went down
and darkness covered the prairie, no
smoke arose from the Southern edge
Of the plain, nor could any lurid glare
be seen resting upon the sky, to indi-
cate the grass was on fire-and rs it
generally took whole night for the
flames to cross tho prairie, all the
farmers living on the Northern edge
retired to their beds in apparent secu-
rity. But III the middle Of the night
many Of them were aroused to find
their fences on fire, their habitations
surrounded by flames, and in some
instances, even the houses in bright
blaze, from which they with difficulty
escaped alive. A farmer, whose fam
lily was composed of u wife and only
daughter, the latter some seventeen
years of age, who resided some six
miles in tho prairie, had his house
destroyed while himself and wife per-
ishcd in the ruins. The daughter was
saved by the daring energies of 0
young man named Clyde, who had
discovered the fire, and arrived just in
time to tear her from tho building ere
the roof fell in.


The morning after the conhagration
the inhabitants Of the little village Of
Button, situated on tho edge of the
plain, were set in commotion by ru.
mors of the fire being the work Of
some heartless scoundrel, who had
thus gratiiied his malice upon some
individual, by injuring the entire com
munity. The rumors ut length be
came fixed fact; as, about ten o'clock
q man namod Gray, rowing charac
ter, with no ostensiblo means Of live
lihood, appeared before the Squire o
Year: 1864

THE TREATMENT OF NEGRO SOLDIERS.


From the Sentinel.


How shall we treat these negro soldiers?
We think it should not be forgotten that
many of them were forced into their pre-
sent positions. They were conscribed and
mustered in at the point Of the bayonet -
Others, if not put in by violence. yielded
to appliances seal cely less compulsory. We
think that as to all these We should induce
desertion by keeping for them an open door
A negro who will throw down the arms
which have been placed in his hands when
ever he has an opportunity, and who comes
to our lines for protection, should be recelv
ed with that humanity aohich the poor Atr1,
can finds only an the Confederate States. We
should let it be known among them that all
such, so escaping to our lines, will be re
celved with kindness. As to those found an
battle there IS no choice left as, and the Yam
KEGS knop at ,chen they drive them upon their
tate. Weneed make no more proclamat ations
VIC need announce no purposes. The negroes
know that, when found with arms in their
hands against their masters they and their
leaders forfeit their lives to our laws. The
necessity is as great as that which sends
murderer to the gallows; and it Is neces>
sity which war does not suspend, but Zen
ders more imperative and urgent