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Year: 1866




Gently started the Boscobel Standard, has
left for parts unknown, leaving a large
number Of debts, both large and small, un
paid, contracted during his short stay
among the people of Boscobel. Upon his
going there, he succeeded so we'll in getting
into the good graces of the citizens, that
they Immediately made him up bonus of
several hundred dollars in cash, and made
pledges to a considerable amount Of adver-
tising. Subscriptions also rolled in, which
were paid in advance, to considerable
number, for the people of Boscobel We're
very much elated with the idea that they
were to have live newspaper, and that
live Colonel was to edit it. Thus matters
went on swimmingly for three whole weeks
during W ch time the Colonel took occas-
sion to en- tighten his readers in lengthy
editorial upon the moral subject of."Char-
acter is Capital" in the meantime taking
advantage of their credulity, and filling his
pockets with all the money he could get
hold Of On Tuesday last, he took up his
bed and board, leaving nothing but bun
die or two of papers, and lot of old type,
which has been attached by some Of his
creditors. On Sunday morning sheet
was issued from the Standard office, called
the ss.Sunday Morning Chronicle, which
gives the following account Of the Colonels
decampment:


TO THE PUBLIC.


We are somewhat surprised to learn
that our gallant young Colonel, who had
recently taken command of the Standard,
and welded it with such sagacity as to
hew many greenbacks out of the pockets
of our honest tradesmen and laboring citi-
zens, has absconded with the spoils Of his
victory. The last that was heard of him
he was hanging on the railing of the sleep
ing car in the rear of the night train of the
Milwaukee & Prairie du Chen Railroad


1t is much regretted by the class of men
with whom he made it point to visit reg
ularly at dawn" as we'll as at 'eventide," !"
viz the saloon keepers, who would resort
to, were they to know the whereabouts of
his "kernelship," the process Of an II
warrant you" for the purpose of obtaining
redress of grievances-unpaid bills and
borrowed money. We do not know that
we can charge any of the places of Divine
worship with ever harboring him.


Of the whereabouts of this extraordinary
man we know but little He purports to
have once lived in Elmira N. Y, and to
have been in the army as Colonel. He
at last getting tired of military life was in
| duced to resign lis commission and enter
the editorial sanctum at Mazo Mamie, from
which place he came to Boscobel as editor
of the Standard After receiving the SUBJ
scriptlons of his many patrons, and draw
ing largely upon some of his home bankers
-Keiren, McSpaden, Dickerson. and many
others-left the town in disgust. The stay
of our noble editor has been transient with
us, so we shall be unable to recommend
him to the public. However, we would
say we believe him to be an enterprising,
energetic fellow, judging from his following
US so closely for our subscriptions.
Year: 1866

tw-We would call the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement of L. Spen-
Ger, to be found in this issue. His stock
of school books and stationery is said to
be as large as any in the county.
Year: 1866

The undersigned would respectfully announce to all
his old comrades in the army, that he is prepared to
collect the additional Bounty authorized by the late
act of Congress.


Bring along your discharges. Office in Court House
up stairs.


ORVILLE STRONG,
n49-w4 Claim Agent.
Year: 1866

God bless the little feet that can never 60 astray,
For the little shoes are empty, in my closet i'd


away;
/ sometimes take one in my hand, forgetting till


see
1t is little ba,f.worn SHOE not half largo enough


for me;
All at once feel sense Of bitter loss and pain,
A sharp as when, two years ago, it cut my heart


in twain.
oh, little feet, that weary not, wait for them no


more,
For am drifting on the tide, and they have


reached the shore;
And while the binding tear-drops wet these lit


tie shoes old,
TRY to think my darling's feet, are treading


streets of gold
And then lay them down again, but always turn


to say,
God bless the little feet that now so surely cannot


stray.
And while thus nm standing, almost seem
The little form beside me just as it used to be-
The little face uplfted with its soft and tender
All me. might have known that look was born


OF Paradise.
reach my arms out fondiy but they clasp the


empty air,
For there's nothing of my darling but the shoes
Oh! the bitterness Of parting cannot be done


away
Until meet my darling where bis feet cannot


stray;
When no more AM drifted upon the surging


tide,
But with him safely landed upon the river side
Be patient, heart! while waiting to see the shin


Tng way,
For the little feet in the golden street can never


go astray.
Year: 1866

CRowDED.-The Grass Valley National
says there is not house, room or sleeping
apartment to let in Grass Valley, at the
present time. Houses are in great demand
in this place, which scarcity speaks we'll for
our thriving town. We would suggest that
some Of our Grass Valley capitalists erect
large lodging house for the accommodation
OF the "weary traveller" 1t would pay good
interest on the money invested.
Year: 1866

OREGON SENrIAEsr.-There are eight
Abolition papers in Oregon and six out Of
tho eight favor the veto. Only one hes
abused the President for it. AL the balance
apres that it vas necessary and constitutional
Year: 1866

Established expressly to afford the afflicted sound
and scientific Medical aid, in the treatment
and cure of all Private and Chronic
Diseases, cases of secrecy, and


all sexual diseases
Year: 1866

THE LAW OF LIBEL-ImpOrtdR Decision-A
case of McCabe VS.. the New York Sunday
Mercury, for libel, was decided on Thursday
before Judge Jones, in the New York Superior
Court, in favor of the newspapers. The court
in rendering its decision, determined an inter-
esting point of law, which is thus stated:


The court held that an editor or reporter is
not legally liable to prove the absolute truth Of
any charge or accusation which NAV be en-
bodied in fair report of proceedings before a
legal tribunal, and that il is sufficient iustifi-
cation TO show that the facts reported have
uanspired as they were narrated. II the de-
clsion were otherwise, every conductor of a
newspaper could be forced at the will or ca
price Of a ltigant to become the plaintiff or de-
fendant alluded TO in any report which might
appear in his journal, the accuracy of which
might be questioned. The ruling thus decides
that an editor is mere publisher of actual oc-
currences, and cannot possibly assume in law
the position OF a liiigant in cases which he re-
ports, and of the merits Of which he must ne
cessarily be wholly Igserant Had the court
ruled differently, an editor or reporter could be
compelled to take the place Of a dozen plain
tiffs or defendants in a day-the number to be
only decided by the reports which either party
10 a suit might choose TO consider libelous
The Onus of proving the truth of a charge made
before legal tribunal will thus devoIye on the
party who prefers il, and not on the editor who
gives ii publicity as part Of the news Of the
day.
Year: 1866

A CASE OF MISPLACED CoNFIDENCE.-A
few days ago an emaciated and sickly-
looking Young man made his appearance at
the establishment of C. Baumhard, in this
city, and asked to be permitted to remain,
stating that he would work for his board.
lie represented that he was an immigrant,
and had been very badly treated Oh a farm
in the country; that he was o jewellcr by
trade, and had made every effort to get
into business, without success, and had
now very nearly determined to enlist in
the United States army. Mr.. Baumhard,
touched by his story, consented to take
him in, and he was treated with the utmost
kindness. The next day he was taken
sick, and medical attendance was promptly
furnished; in fact, nothing was left undone
which might contribute to his comfort.
Soon after the young man had become do
miciled, and was in every respect making
himself at home," Mr.. Baumhard had oc-
casion to 60 to the country on business, and
his guest, taking advantage of his absence,
stole what money he could find in the
drawers, and took his departure, and has
not been heard from since. lie is appa-
rently about twenty-three years of age, and
is said to be native of Wurtemberg.
Year: 1866

RAIS.-We were blessed last evening by
a most refreshing and welcome rain, with
electrical accomplishments, which cooled
the atmosphere and relieved the human
lassitude induced by the heat Of the day.
1t was the first rain of any consequence
that had fallen for about five weeks, and
the drought was becoming serious.
Year: 1866

cations were that he w0nld soon ule.


TREATMENT OF CH0LERA.-We publish
no newspaper recipes for the cure of any
disease. The following is from one Of the
best physicians in Richmond


Cholera is 4 disease Of debility. Its
earliest symptoms are copious, watery,
whitish, forchlc diarrhpa the discharges
are often expelled as though forced ont OF
the system. Then comes nausea and yom-
iting. The hearts action is depressed,
the pulse falls, the patient becomes anx-
ious and restless, the body is covered with
sweat. Consequent upon these protllse
excavations comes on cramp: and, follow
ing this, if there is nothing done to aid the
patient, there is that beginning OF death
which we call collapse.


The treatment is simple: Check the
diarrhua by rest, abstinence from food and
much drink Of any and every kind, and
the use of this prescription Bismuth, sixty
grains; charcoal, sixty grains; catechu,
sixty grains; capsicum, sixty grains
twelve powders. Take one every three
hours. Use no opium at all; it does no
good whatever.


II the patient has stupidity waited until
the cramp comes on, wrap him up in mus
tard cloths, put his feet in mustard hot
bath, and keep them there an hour or
more, and give him these doses: Put in
his mouth sixty grains of calomel; wash it
down with full pint of good French brandy
and Il large tablespoonful of red pepper.
This dose ought to make him drunk.
Wrap him up in blankets and let him sleep.


Small pieces of ice swallowed will check
the intense thirst, and an ice-bag applied
to the pit Of the stomach or to the spine
will stop the vomiting.


Give these doses thus large, in order that
they may not be given often. The con-
slant giving of medicine will Of itself maui
seatc.


The brandy and pepper can be better
borne, because the tongue and palate have
partly lost their scnse OF taste. 1t is ia
vorablc when the patient complains much
of the burning produced by this mixture ;
it shows an increase of vitality, and the
size of the dose can be diminished as the
patient rallies. The time and quantity of
this repetition must be left to the discrc-
tion of the attending physician.


Once in three hours have found gene
rally often enough. \ patient who has
been accustomed to drink freely will OF
course require more and ottcner than one
Of temperate habits.


If there be much pain, an injection oi
chlorofprm and morphine should be used
a grain of morphine and a small teaspoon
tul of chloroform, in two tablespOontnls ol
starch water. BY no means give either by
the mouth they will disorder the stomach
This may be repeated often; yet it is
merely palliative, and does not at all cure
Especially should it be used if the patient
must die it will soften his sntterings: and
! it is sin for physician to let patient
die in pain.


Continue treatment until the pulse rises
the cramp cease, and the evacuations
change to those of Il bilious character
Then, of course, stop the use of calonle
and pepper, but continue stimulants and
liquid food; milk toddy, ice-cold, is best
To prevent the salivatng effects of Gallo
mel, put the patient now Oh the use OF
chloratc of potash. All this, however, the
physician will regulate.
Year: 1866

CHOLERA IN THE STREET.-A negro man
passing along Main street yesterday after.
noon was suddenly seized with cramps, and
compelled to lie down in an alley below
Fourteenth street. AT o'clock he was
evidently laboring under an attack OF
cholera. A physician passing gave him
some medicine, and after good deal
of delay wagon was procured, and the
sufferer conveyed to his home. The indl-
cations were that he would soon die.
Year: 1866

GLASS -BLowING.-The Crystal Museum,
under the direction of Mr.. William Baker,
is now in "full blast " IN Broad between
Twenty fourth and Twenty-tifth streets,
Church Hill. The operation Of fancy glass
blowing is as amusing as it is wonderful,
and the Juveniles last evening were quite
carried away with delight. Every visitor
receives present, which in itself is worth
the price of admission.
Year: 1866

A NEGRO Boy RUN OVER AND KILLED.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock ne
gro boy named John Hicks, aged ten years,
was playing upon the track of the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg railroad, on Broad
street between Fifth and Sixth streets,
when hc made an effort to get upon the
freight train, which was coming slowly
down the street. In this he partially
succeeded, but his hands slipped and
he fell upon the track between the
wheels of the car and while cndeavoring
to escape from his pcrilous situation, the
rear trucks ran over his body, killing him
almost instantly. The lads mother was
sent for, and when she saw the body of her
dead child her distress was painful to wit
ness. The remains were sent home IN Il
wagon.


When we consider the fact that the boys
Oh Broad street daily crowd about the
trains and cndcavor to steal u ride, 1t is re-
markablc that we have so few accidents of
this kind to record. The train hands drive
them from one place, and they Immediate
| " make their appearance at another, risk
| ing their lives for the sake of having little
fun. If there is no other way OF putting
stop To this practice, we would suggest


that men be stationed along the street, with


orders to horsewhip every boy who ap-


proaches the trains. This would soon


cure them, and the railroad company
would be relieved Of an intolcrablc null
| canoe.
Year: 1866

Committee on licalth.


There was case of negro man reported
on Main street yesterday, but no authentic
account of it was given to the Board. We
have every confidence in the report of the
Board, and believe that the disease is dis;
appearing from the city. We have heard
of no case in the western suburbs for the
last day or two, but below the city we hear
of good many. Persons are diSinclined
to place confidence ID Che reports of the
Board because these cases are not reported.
We would inform them that the Board has
nothing to do with cases outside the city
limits.
Year: 1866

He is dead, the beautiful youth,
The heart of honor, the tongue Of truth
He, the life and light of US all,
Whose voice was blithe as bugle call,
Whom ali eyes followed with one consent,
The cheer of whose laugh, and whose pleasan


word,


flushed all murmurs of discomfort.
Only last night as we rode along
Down the dark Of the mountain gap,
To visit the picket guard at the ford,
Little dreaming ofany mishap,
He was humming the words of some old song,
" Two red roses he had on his cap
And another he bore at the point Of his sword. y
Sudden and swift a whistIing bali
Came out of a wood, and the voice was still;
Something heard in the darkness fall,
And for moment my blood grew chill;
1 spake in a whisper, as he who speaks
In a room where some one is lying dead;
But he made no answer to what I said.
We lifted him up on his saddle again,
And through the mire and the mist and the rain
Carried him back to the silent camp,
And laid him as if asleep on his bed;
And saw by the light of the surgeons lamp
Two white roses upon his cheeks
And one just over his heart blood red
And saw in a vision how far and feet
That fatal bullet went speeding forth,
Till it reached town in the distant North,
Till it reached house in a sunny street,
Till It reached heart that ceased to beat
Without a murmur, without a cry;
And bell was tolled in that far off town,
For one who had passed from cross to crown
And the neighbors wondered that she should die.


-AHGHtic Monthly.
Year: 1866

FIFTEEN hundred of two thousand national
banks, issuing all OF nearly all the currency,
and controlling the moneyed power of the
republic. will place the people, the govern
meGt and the whole industry Of the nation at
their mercy. The old National Bank was a
pigmy beside this monster. It will have its
grip upon the agriculture, manufactures and
trade Of the country, and its thousand Of di-
rectors and others interested will be able 10
torestall the markets regulate the prices to
suit their own sreculations and destroy every
thing that should raise its head against them.
Such is the prospect before US. unless Con
gress take some steps to put this dangerous
monopolizing institution ont Of existence -
IF that body can raise itself to the magni-
tude Of the subject it will begin at once. to
reduce the banks to substitute government
money for their circulation, and finally, 10
break them up altogetber-Ne10 York Herald.
Year: 1866

The indianapolis Journal, the organ Of the
so-called Unionists of Indiana, thus savagely
pitches into the President:


"The President sent his veto of the Civil
Right bill to the Sc ate yesterday. It is
more sweeping than the veto of the Freed
mems Bureau Bill, and he sssails every sec
ton. We are forced to corclude that {" A.
johnson. tailor" or to speak more respect
fully. His Accidenev, the President, is op-
posed to the Republican party and the prin-
ciples upon which the war was fought into.
He'll smell birthstone before he gets through
with his Veto business


If a Democratic editor had written a SINH
lar paragraph about the President year or
two ago, he would have been sent to dun
geoa in the Old Capitol or hurried off to Fort
Lafayette.
Year: 1866

CHURN the butter with new milk, in the
proportion Of pound of butter to q quart of
milk treat the butter in all respects in chur-
ming as If it was fresh


Bad butter may be improved by dissolving
it thoroughly in hot water Let it cool, then
skim it of and ohurn again adding small
quantity may be tried and approved before
trying larger one. The water should be
merely hot enough to melt the butter.-Er-
change.
Year: 1866

THE "VICToRY I'm CONNECTICUT
We have no great respect for the Sena-
tor from Kansas, familiarly known as
" Jim Lane" But the Radicals dare
not question his authority, and to them
we commend this view of the Connecti-
cut election taken-from the Congressional
Globe:


Mr.. LANE, of Kansas-But it is said
that the President interfered with the
Connecticut election. Let me say to the
Republicans just one word on thesubject
of that election. One more Victory like
that, and I should think the Republican
party would be unhorsed. It is but the
first scratch of the handwriting on the
wall. If you permit the Democratic party
to take and occupy the platform of restor-
ing these States to the Union, admitting
these Senators and Representatives to
their places in Congress, I venture the.
assertion as politician, that the House
of Representatives will stand at the next
Congress on the other side as much as in
stands on ourside this session. The peo-
pie Of this country will have those States
restored they will have those oyal mem
hers in their places in Congress and
they will do it even through the Demo-
cratic party.
Year: 1866

are concerned, arc comparatively harm


less. We have here, at Camp Lee, where


we have resided for the last ten months,


about hundred negro boys, and a more


quiet, inoffensive. lazy, idle set Of human


beings we never saw in our life. Marbles
and tops are the only games they play,
and going to town on srrands is the only
work they do. Had they about half
dozen big white boys among them to lead
them, the whole neighborhoOd, for miles
around, would be disturbed and harasssd
by them. In all, we have some four
hundred negroes at this place, who, being
we'll provided for by the Federal Govern
ment, are a remarkably eontented, quiet,
well-beheved parcel of human beings
Indeed, they seem to have attained state
of perfect beatitude, which they are too
philosOphic to permit to be disturbed by
thoughts of tomorrow"
Year: 1866

community. Not thief, not a robber,
not a swindler, not even cheat, but a
grand explOitator, who deservedly stands
at the topmost pinnacle of the scale Of
merit. Of merit, as it is measured by
political economists and free-traders, but
not exactly asst is measured in the Bible,
which teaches us to do unto others as
we would that they should do unto us
not grow rich and respectable by cheat
ing or exploiting them.
Year: 1866

Considering its man ysuperior qualities,
it is surprising how slowly this grape has
been disseminated from it's native place in
Eastern North Carolina. The difficulty of
propagating from cuttings was perhaps the
cause as it has been often tried to procure
vines in this way, with almost constant
failure. Now, however, rooted layers may
be procured from persons in various parts
of the State, and this difficulty has ceased.


Abundant experiments have proved 1t,
perhaps, the best wine grape in America.
In the Patent Office report for 1859, Dr.
Charles t. Jackson, Of Boston, notices it,
in conjunction with thirty-eight other va
rieties, and gives it the highest rank for
wine-making. He says, ''With proper at
tintion and care Scuppernong wine may be
made so fine as to excel all other wines
made on this continent" and that "the
cultivation of this grape will amply repay
any one who will devote his entire energies
to planting vineyards of this vine, and in
manufacturing the wine on large scale. y
Notwithstanding the high praise he gives
it, tie grapes examined by him could not
have been fully ri pc, or he would have given
it higher rank a saccharlne grape
When shTiveled and partially dried on the
vine, they would make good raisins but for
tOughness.


The fruit, half all inch to one inch in di-
ameter, has a soft tough skin of pale green
color when ripe, with a slight blush where
exposed to full light It exhales rich per-
fume, which after sunset may be perceived
at the distance of fifty yards or more from
the vine. The juice too is SO sweet that
bees and wasps delight to gnaw in and fill
themselves with it's honey.


All the skill required in its cultivation is
simply to plant and train it over an arbor,
keeping weeds down, and if the soil is not
naturally good, giving an occasional mulch
ing OF decomposing animal and vegetable
matter. ashes, soap-suds, etc. With such
applications on poor land, it will in a few
years cover thirty to fifty feet square so
densely as scarcely to admit ray of sur
shine through it, and bear fruit all over the
arbor.


It is not subject to rot like all other varie-
ties of cultivated grapes, and though the
yield varies in different seasons, it is the
most certain fruit crop made in this region.
Some karvests are truly enormous, thirty
and forty bushels being the product of a
Year: 1866

THE CASE OF THE FLoRIDA.-By recent ad-
vices received by the Navy Department from
Bahia, it appears that the representatives of
our government have formally made the
dnaeYlde honorable to Brazil for the offence COM
mitted about two years ago by the commander
of the gunboat Wachusett, in seizing the rebel
cruiser Florida in the harbor of Bahia, and
bringing her to this country This ceremony
consisted simply in a salute oftwenty-one guns
to the Brazilian flag, on the anniversary of the
Emperor's coronation, fired by the steamer Nip
sic of our navy, and courteously returned, gun
for gun. Commander Blake of the United
States vessel addressed note to the president
of the province of Bahia, in which he said:


.'The undersigned, in executing this duty,
begs leave to express to your Excellency the
sincere hope that with the dying echoes of the
last gun viii also expire any unkind feeling
that may exist in Brazil from the cause which
has given rise to this ceremonial" slt


The Brazilian official, in reply, expressed his
qualification that the United States should thus
have given public satisfaction for the offence
committed against the Brazilian empire in the
tranquility of a profound peace and conveys
the assurance that the homer of the nation is
satisfied and that no resentment remains.