davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1861-05-03

1'1-'121aatoas 1ac- JAY e[<A. IHa3
DfAs SI3 II hcrs send Tou STATEN snt that 14s,,
3ou Ase entitled to the bencrt Of aik resiienV ~
n.oomington and have been fo5 over thirty TeeI
1a now ", ever AZ years q For aeo9t sTsn1
aa1s H. vas Rmost eatrely white aad TeF ill a e1 ~
Ltant: 1a1 seen nuEabsr OF crFtcasen nf tss 80
~onae1u1 elect or your Hair ReStorat7e hnt an
a. more teoa taaa tTuta ii thefn: nut
NJ strong desire to have ny hall II nosst
9; m 70 to lts original collar so naeness -
- VI ny younger days aheautu black S(rsaH
ray pasasa ne M connle2csag ssis
esar s. 1aa eosis nsns following directions "a
sxsd ss ~ 70 ~ ha1 thas % ase qnao
shsage 5aGtcE pace IN tie color haye coattnued ~
M T. w a 1avs r. Isea se Of .ou- sa ootties sa9
td nss - 81 qfoWn or Light black hair anv man .. ~
w II ~ Toathful days, boy In ne hi,f. ~
dT9 estesn sa ay5$tna IL ~ aea4 sny csar of das
st + fo ihe fIe 6snd 6n1s and fesa o aoag5
hstys "a goR xs g. ~
III e. eaeG q yonr Eestora1t7e It almcI y VI
eaa1a old gray head. ~ - a'NAS a2tr Vt tho
Yours truly
FREDER1CK r, p,y71p
bloomington, Aoasoa Cpnutv ina7ss,
, 1861-05-03

statemants Of people from tho South
SHOW mat aresR Of terror exists in the iuta.
a4l o. virginia The mob everywhere appro-
pllafe 70 their own uas, whatever they nny
Iaacy farmers are stopped on the road, their
they are for the defense OF The South: praDa-
Ees are searched, and everything convertible
lof 1ood tor eIther man or heast carried off
, 1861-05-03

#AsaEg sPRcs1a. Parry ccsnt7, r,a
fRoT, Tooa 0ao I'LL VA
=, +9KaR sIR:-f rss tndnca ed n :. tss1 -e,~ soo
" your TainAbla aaf sssoratt4e fty IN ~
11e!eaasns ny bead oids- cruL hn1 suifsTed
upon tay head for yea sd had nay u basn III
Ehorgh had ttsd pfepsrstona a Il ns,aains na 4;
ftale " ~ kt.iabursh paper Beins
sscre and bought 9tfe and aow IN p.s9are e[ =
Eeguaneod az i 70 nalr' al USE for It has counet.
nc aoa ease IN fEo keeps IT re from sy trs
Ss12 Hsd haepb ust also state that ~
eoo CO geuF s a. = 1as been rsstersd ofza
hsvs used ITO Dot:les Of Resto.atve no onr H..
aa G 10 x ~ u i . allow few grey hazs % -
ny bead ~ aead is Il iess ;roQ5ls 70 us VT -
h hasspang ciean, SC, tosa st any time sucs hays
raae and although DO nos Ike u exposa m5gs
Se Y NJ Qaty to gay g. You eau ns III rsn1
saTtala8 to 7oV. Iurrs 81 S'' =" il ~ "a''@
4. q. 17r1a.
, 1861-05-03

The Richmond correspondent of the Balti.
more Anse,tcan says:
The widest military excitement reign.
mere. The War Is the talk Of every nan.
W. Meman nan and ehla large portion Of the peo.
CITY at moments warning. 4 line com1sny
OF soldiers went down to Norfolk this morn.
ing, and others are going this evening. Near,
y every Kind Of business is suspended The citv
Is said to BE- almost under martial law. say-
eEaI suspicious characters have been arrested.
and no Perso1 ts allowed to 20 on the csra for.
the Norta without permit from GoVerno- NJ,
Leteher; Secession flags wave all over fha
Guy. Not Union flag Ia seen Of a Union
, 1861-05-03

II y sald that ten Irish regiments In the
PRESIDENT Davis. - -CAarseston Courier.
Inls Il the sort of stuff the Secession rabble
" ne south ia fed upon. There will be more
anan zen regiments ofIrf6hna@ in the field,
and e they viii be for the Union, the Constitu,
lion, The laRs and the ,-Gntinpa{i Com
, 1861-05-03

NHu1AN MuaDEz:-John wilkins, lata a
saaas seaman On 6osrd Ct mtncols ship Cumberland,
selfridge who visited cur city under 3 III n
trnces on Saturday last, deliberately cut down
and instantly killed man named Nath1 +
Wolfe, OF MARYLAND, 3 seaman on board said
ahsp. iof [etusing to set fire to the ship United
states at acsrort.-aoJNkD Day Book.
Bully for selfrtdge.
= VIEGnaA aACoa1pAKr:--We understsad that
IN anafmed company proceeded from aneigh-
nonng county to Haxper's Ferry, to assist in
2 tne ne, capture e the place, On belngasked why
= ST Gh naa 1eit their arns behind, they said -
V;u,:;,Me nave: no guns, but me can throw
1osKa nsA g ike the de7ilt" Abraham Lincoln viii
4aa n3eI 7 impossible to conquer such people
, 1861-05-03
Andy johnson not Mobbed--Hop =.
Scared the Traitors. @e
The Louisville Journal saw.

AF01EW{$s:
The Louisville Journal says:
1t has been stated that willis the crowd a.
l.ynehbnrg, Va, WAS groaning at Andv John. n.
son, and Offering him various indtgnit{es,% one one
msa 1nha Raaet9 tSd Ms no4e % Louisville gentleman
nose was nat pulled a fellow attamntaG Il
but Andy drew pistol, and would haTa aho}
interposed. ''4'o aos
Our informant 1ras on the same train viii,
pay esh TOT considerable On distance this slde 81
gentleman, although insu1ted BY the pon1,sna az
At every stopping point, showed nerya that
Napoleon OF Cesar might have admired Iii
honor TO the brave. and the true. ~At
, 1861-05-03

3. J. Smith Sandwich.
At - ~ = iEnmsn, ChsrIas+
HsJmmarA.D.. Mn s,on
a AiscocR, Arcpla
Ruuteze 4 Q'Hrtss. A,n.
more.
e e n. AcConkey, osktxn..
4aomaa Mckee, Haktozr
Il d. Cope, Fatrn cid.
fhonps4n 4 Clar1.ap ,,..
LaWts q H1rdly, No :!fac-
HaM phrhes j. BroV t1a.on iVs.
=. T. " nitsker. q cairo
+ III X, = f,as3i a1ssy!o5 Sa.sVlll., LIN
2; 3, Rice daf;os;yt dafa;aisy
! ,.s.t ~ Is i, &. Prairie dry.
I BFo-. B,andtnYisla,
W. iarwo ood, Eis1a -''''
- !: Consut, GeaeFn.
,.uGk q Roe. Arrora.
+ 3. Maria, Anna.
4 Watkins. Jonesbou,
faaxews3 4 Bro, Ut. Car
Hnsds!l nla d Johnston. Star
8sI:oa y Son, Fulton Ctr.
Y TT sar i Bro. Aorvtsl,n
HleFtch 4 BA1iioyar ia
, 1861-05-03

S'Hypnor1a5 of Northern Statesmen, >,
The Richmond Enquirer Of last Saturday
Ass t. doIelui article under this head. Il &C.
votes f*;'E lines CT p1sintive winnings each
to hil1srd Fillmore, Gen Cass, Buchanan,
:Douglss, Ben. F. Butler, and *la.t, though not
least, to Franklin PIERCE" ard finishes Its ar
dcle in the following strain:
These facts cary on their fiaco their own
strate the fsct that the Northern "ailies,n M
oa whom ne chiefly relied, are as "false IS
bell" and that our only safety, is in the erec-
ns Heaven" e3
, 1861-05-03

IEooFs N RIcEHaxD.-The Enquirer of
Apfal ~ fa5s i. has bean at some pains to OBJ
taaa complete and accurate list Of the yplun.
fesr forces in rhat city, and 1t prblishes the
List II detail Wo have taken the trouble to
foos up thee: figures Is given by the ENQUIRER,
and we find tsatthe full force nnubers 1itt1e
oTer 200 men. Allowing about 1900 men
fer Richmond knd the force would foot m
1000 men, FhIeA is probably ell the men
there OF this force fully one-third hive the
old 1llnt~lock mn1ket, another third the per.
cussi:a nusAet;7 aud tie balance rifles 1nd
Mipie muskets, 49,
, 1861-05-03

Nc DotB7 or .1r.-Thc Charleston corres-
pona:sat Of tha New York Times writes that
"thsfe is less enthusiasm there for marching
ncrsA t.laa there was to attack Fort sumter,"
aud tflst Piekers viii not be attacked until
Bragg has ars7aEe thing" All Of which is no
dorlt true:
, 1861-05-03

pfcr1tence Journal .ays that in the
Rhoae 1slaad regiment, act ten men, If th4y
we're asked waeths=r they wer* Reprh,,csn, ~
Denocrsts, could teY, without stopping tn
thtEIt.
, 1861-05-03
Earfbaldl On American Aaa1re.

ksafi6aldl on AmeF1caA Aaa1YE-s
TIE HERO or SICILY DEpREcATEs p1sux1oS:
Mr.. Edwin q. Bull, of New York City, has
received an autograph letter from GaribaldI,
which " ~ permitted to translate: f.
GENOA, April 3, 1861.
Ma. EDw1s BULL It is indeed painful to
ny heart to observe that while the Italians,
are raing gery endearor 10. reupite them.
seivea, the Americans, hitherto united, are
now working equally hard to separate, Try
g avoid IT; Your great people, like those Of
home, ought to understand that its mission ID
tba - ,eIm an. one great tamIly from the North to
both By men and God. Youfs, ''sSseo
, 1861-05-03

+. M4a4A--" "a Dsa1l dear. dearl What plty
it y you can't asreep' ''
sAALL: BOZ" Well, mamma, We should
aftee' only aha's so unkfnd s-eha won't b a
pig, aad lst ms dire hsr abopt By Tho lszis
, 1861-05-03


J, 8. Hcharda Mo,tra
]. r. Miller, Rock Iaisns
". a Hourse t'rrrnlV1s
/ At. Chanbsr,alun IN SIgE Hn1ia.
e. 7. ClepNpgrr1 4 -
Cordpvta W"
Battle, Camden Mt,h.
J, II. Rpt119t-n Ysr,-
Vile, Se4se1'
Goiltas Carlyle,
VI, +: FEUcoas0o coos caa5l,ia o.,
| T. E. T5or1as iI chi;.fca,,a
Z, J. R1rg. Penri.
Gillet SO q aai,,
VarbuE. & CuppT. Earl
r, I. butters.1d ,.o-
|, Aalnea
| D. Walker. Ottawa
KocheIer i CO Pm.
Il: q d.ds' dds.aitna, aIhaa,y.a aendosa
]. !; +. i soPRe9a. = 1nhstsTa hHssf
|. M0gA0lJa AZ
InQ. DIXON. talhov
J. 3. 4 4. Johrsty.
| mont. a, Dest-
| Et4XeFaY Il w ,,,.
lay, oa4a1laA ol-
| \. C. Cuilau, n7,a-
p Canchepour Iae s!isA
Shurley db Etf3 S!Easlnoat
NeM &Hnnx.ta Aanla,,
George Etn5cE 5 1LeuisVs,
s. Rnha.14sA AenI,
I. VI. L ETaa..s pecatur,
J. B. Rrn. 90,
InI;;eato nv do.
@Hz q q Hlt1AhFNet Y}A
, 1861-05-03

e~ Thomas Francis Meagher, tbs e1oo77,a,t
Irish patriot, made speech Ia New YorE ~
oihsr a d4y, IN wh1e5 he predicted that tho dar I
over Fort Sumter, but in the most 4emnts ts
part Of Texas, and On every. fortress flagstaff
from which tile hand Of treachery had tor tA f.
, 1861-05-03

The Hon. Thos. L. r Nelson, Of Tennessee,
naade speech at Knoxville the other dav. In
Which, tarson Bzownlow's paper says,
=, Ae &sela-ed hia naalterable attachment tc
the TnIon-deu!ed the right Of seeeasionD
exposed the Whole plot Of tho secesEioristg.
q q tae part O; tue cotton states-repudIate3
the Slavery agitation Of the North-snd bol71V
assorted, that while be regretted the war nov
fsgl1g, he IGintalned that Ltucoln's caIi fnr
Volunteers was HTiul and constitutional. and
zlst aadff. the c:rcu instances, with his oath Of
onlse r. sting upon HIN, he conid rot haye
stona LES thaa call ont the militia, -.
, 1861-05-03

Easv. Dr., Bellows of New 7 Eork, In speaking
OF the crisis, IN 4 reesrt discourse, eaid-"our
fEesf.. a1.=s il With our brethren but when
escsass STRIKES At 4 mothers hesrt, dllal duty
1akes precedence Ct fraternal obUg2tIor."'
, 1861-05-03

SOLD IN cHlc$np BY
j. II. REED & CO,
LORD & SMITH
SM lTH 6 DwYER
II. H. S AR GEANT
Aap ALL OTHER DEALERS m cs7c.o,
also, b5 tas following Druggists n lns,asa
, 1861-05-03

O. + woon. "a, IT 1oU7A Sal7 90, ..sstt: 10
-. ba4s siaoA1o~ No ths plsaan-n .nt ,...,.,.
fen e transmit YOU 10 heaesca' eass aan 'as
nsss ia;stosatiFe after TRIAL al i've 7esrs se-
Vkich VIZ ais your Etstc1atiye IN JanaarY s5 tlnTa
~ ~ ~ commenced tes 1se. my hair wss dl!te ia
s111,s q m east i,, one-tt1d g.ey faw appSatont
rey al ls I:ng u aaa t three weeks thers vss aor
this time. 13'NNe@ ohs t0era 1eeh a2 -
g: "! ~ hatF Ess comp;et.y restored. Confined
hstr has II IL TYR u tnres times E:oata Nj
ny sealp fsee from GauGru- 10 1rt as4
!aets above mentioned vii bs Of aHy parnsnia. 3 ~:
day = Gr s5en t5 sa:st vanity As tas ss
a2d eyea mora wonderful ones thr5ushout he Tni1.
~ aare a 6eGaRsd ny lime IN travelling he g!easer pas
and pleasare Ia recon- ena,s yoaS EcstaT2p Agq pf1a3
eInibittQg It's effects my avn ease Ia ssyer,i ~
ttanees have met with noplu that ha7e prcn5unca.
feet In every tistanc. however i proved hv 1,'
!9g NJ mattel that taey had Used your a. el IT.
~ o1s had used some new a7cle, said to BE- "a goaH
aboys vh:sh Ihave doubt afe hunbasss Il a. a.
t9nisalaE thas people VII a1oa1Le al sSrtc!s Of q,
proved beyond douht '17' 1A@ oesa
Apparently, some Of thoss eharlataus hsye ro.
they hsTe eoile your. Eoa faT wop II - nores
stances merely inserting other 1a1ao il pnna =
with more than two f5oussaI psr ses "a. aa ssaSsi
your preparauon with Dertaet 4ucces1-sone ~ hi
hesa grey har, scal head d1ndTu1 and s1oTv 'd4 ~
oaae t5f scalp aId head ara subject to et' N4'
Icatied to 5ee you " at vorr or5q,7.1,,,
q 81 oaa4nsss here but learned you wess nov il d. i
z eeman,cauoa adsssssd g 20 Ffss5 IS n pas: e.
S'1 40. ss@' VIII foa1s E pFs3Rt1y 1pI1 ans~ers1
j1Azs wH1rz, ND
, 1861-05-03

OHo!-It Is rumored that q Ieeloua7 :ex{.ts.
betWseu President Davis and Gen. Beaurtegrd.
The latter looms up too largely for,the Freai
dent1h military aspirations, and there msy
result trouble among the rebels In conss.
gueHea ...f. J
, 1861-05-03

(RUM AND FIFE BOOKS -
1osrn s sShool for TIE Drum cortaiatnr n,
spssF s.iss 6s, I'D
Ntnnel& Per3ect Guilds ID tao Fgs: s. soet1
E9mpesa knoE?edGa Of the usa Of tie E.fs 70
u pstss. PahHsasd BY D1TaoN o. Eoss5ae receipt
, 1861-05-03

e;au1.t Observation-Disclosures ofS1utl.#
cra visitors - C0nfeEeree betyycen.
Col. Rrent1sa aud Senator johnson
aud Gen. Ruckner. Of Kentucky
nIusterinE af Companies into q, 8.
Heryfce-<IrSanfziDE LIST Reetu cnt-
RuuoTa; OF fThreatened sAttack-!aIil-
r lsary ..Ereparat1ot1a-H Health or the
, 1861-05-03

tF7ot1 the Advertiser, Provttsnea. EL1
ina Cepha1fc Pills ara said to b4 raroaxtns1v Afsa.
I'VE remedy tor the headache and one ID 5a yry Hat
We nequeat complaint which has aYaT been
, 1861-05-03

tffon tha oenocrat St. Cloud, Mill
yoo a1e. Or have been troubled with tho headacha
s Eel tcf no1 (Cepha1e Pfs) - that yoa nay haYS
, 1861-05-03


oae ot the extreme point between the rivers
Is well under way, for heavy guns and mortaTs.
Another is loca.ed about tl7B miles above, on
the Mississippi. Tho river trade Is now uuin.
terrupted, saTa frcm causes elsewhere incj-
cent TO The lines. When IN order is eiFeu to
check the vast now OF provisions southBard.
and the Northwest ehuts down on the: supply
OF corn and b.con for the rebels, then Cairo
and its military history Will commence iresh
The heath Of The camps /. good, III things
considered. The sick List is not serious Qua,
nor .arge, considering that these soldiers weya
thus suddenly called 10 exchange home com.
forts for camp fars- The whole number II
applications TO the surgeons department Il
less than eighty, and for casea OF bowel com.
plants induced By change Of diet and water
The ste4mer c. E. Hillman has gone to Nash.
Vile o. Memphis, the combs Of her owners
sadly cut fromEhat thgy Bsre: when fitting
her out with a Secession flag, and eWearing
big oatas thst she would cailTy what ala
pleased, they sent her on her first voyaea m
the river. They have Learned wisdom, Tia
owner who ea1ner here to consult With: ca.
Preattss kept his temper, a. Tar as words wers
concerned, but went away In a~state Of: mind
the reverse Of 'amiAble Tie ~Afzt n}GreT he
met At Nashville I pity, II any Of th6 5snt-nn m
wrath he took down the river waa let loose
On him. n
, 1861-05-03
HENRY G. sPA1DIHa,
NO. 4s Cedar Street, Nsw YORK.


~ ea1fs'n as2stne'plea persons x.<s .te<un,,. =,
paa on On TIE nnsuspscaE puoEe ta,,s,,on. at.s :,
ssSsAAao GLUE. vould cs,t,o. oh -. ~
examine bafors purcnasn7 And .ar ~. ~. -
, 1861-05-03

lffoh a. AdEsIsiae4, Prov1d4ree h Il
1ae testimony IN tas,z aycs ss1aax ron ia raox4
, 1861-05-03

HFera tho soathsrn Pata Finder, Nev cx,ssn4 u.
=. TT them you that ara Afflicted And "a A. .,..
LIN 3oel can be edded to the alrasdy nurEe
Gins can produce. -- "S uA2ek osaa-
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10
No nfnrn Armr Nnwn.

There are TO be no more OF those delight
ful 6otions known as telegrsphic dispatches
Of aforward movements" Day aher day
has the Telegraph, acting as the medium of
~sutsrpsising news gAiherers at Washington,
brought US news of engagements, advances
and retreats and night after night have all
these been dispellod with s click Of the wire.
Wars and rumors Of wars have flled each
day, and the world has been continually
drunk upon mixed dispatches" But Gen.
Scott has cut the wires and thus stopped our
daily rstons Of that charming variety which
is the very slIspiee of newspaper ifs.-
Reneeiortb not only our fiction but our facts
sre to be stopped, and the country will go q
mourning for want of the daily skirmish
with a big Rgbt on Sunday, which has con-
sdtuted our military bill Of fare.
But this order means something. When reg
iments merely moved from one camp ground
to another, and feiais were the order of the
dsy, the correspondents might telegraph all
they pleased, but when the real event com
mences, and a report Of what is done might
disarrarge the Plans Of the campaign, Their
the embargo is laid. Therefore, although
our reports viii be less full than before
when they do CONF they win be big viii
important events.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10
From &c Knnnuhn 49,

From a gentleman who arrived in fbi.
city, on Saturday evening, from Roane couu.
ty, and from letters received from Mason.
we learn that the rebel troops in the Ks-
naWna Valley are continually arrestinQ
and outrsging Union men, and DESTROYING
their property. There is no doubt but thai
Wiss8 In the vicinity Of OharIestown, in
command Of a force Of 1000 men. which is
augmenting daily. A minister reports that
be saw bis carriage between Lewisbur0 and
OharlestOWn, travelling in the direct;on of
the latter place, Cne day last week. A vonng
man was arrested in Ohariestown, wesk -.
fore last was discharged on the Sunday i'll
lowing, and arrived at Point Pleasant on
Sunday. BE says be saw the Ex-G oyerpor
there when be left. The young man made
vsrious other statements as to the movements
o! the rebel cavalry towards jackson and
Roane counties, which movements are known
from other information to have sctuallv been
made. 0. Jennings Wise is the leader If
the ~marauding party in jackson county.
One letter states that there were constant.
alarms along the Ohio, in the vicinity If
Point Pleasant and Ravenswood, and tbat
most Of the people had n over 70 Ohio
Tor ssfety, in skifs and upon RATS. Govern
ment troops were moving into the Kanswha
Country Wheeling htsl5gsaesr.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10

F[speclal Dispatches to the Cleveland LeadeEl
WAsHNGToS, July 9Th, 1861.
Gen. Scott has prohibited the sending, by
telegraph, of news of important military
movements.
Charges OF fraud in army contractors
are being closely investigated. Committees
have been appointed whs will slit them to
the bottom.
That noble patriot and eloquent advocate
of Union sentiments, John 8, Garlic, Of
Western Virginia, was to-day elected Senator
from that State by the Legislature at Wheel
ing, in place Of the secessiOnist R. N. T.
Hunter. Carlile was elected for the long
term and Wiley for the short.
The time of Congress to-day was mostly
taken up with eulogies upon Douglas. The
most of these were eloquent COx's, of Ohio,
particularly SO. It was brilliant. Trum-
bulls speech was digni6ed and solemn, as
was Orittenden's. In Arnold's eulogy he
said that if we might be permitted again to
have the voice o. Douglas in our midst it
would be lOudest in its demand for prompt
and bold action against the rebels.
The Senators will go into mourning for
thirty days, in memory of Douglas.
LOveioy's resolutions passed by 81 major
ity. The Republicans in Congress are
almost all opposed to the U. s. soldiers being
made slave hounds OF. Kellogg of ILL.,, is
afraid to speak, even With the whole country
to back him, SO he voted against the resolu-
tons.
In all probability the House will adopt a
rule for the session, prohibiting speeches
of more than Eve or ten minutes length
Let US hope 50. s.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10


The correspondent of the New York
Times, inaaketch of the opening of Congress,
says:
The Speaker elect is waited upon to the
Chair, and obedient to custom, responds with
thanks to the recorded preference of his
friends. When he declares that 'tNot one
foot of land shall be wrenched from the
jurisdiction Of the Constitution of the United
States until it is first baptized in fire and
blood" do you wonder that the audience in
the gallery and the members on the floor
beat a response with stamping feet and clap
ping hands2 Do you wonder that it fans to
a brighter glow the FIRE of patriotism, or that
it blanches the eaeek and maddens the brain
Of the gentleman from Ohio, who only needs
to breathe Southern air to make him g rebel,
and who evidently spoiled a good slave
driver when be became & representative in
Congress. Mr.. Vallandigham repeats bis
stereotype menace of the offending galleries,
and the Speaker proceeds to administer the
oath to his fellow members. As it is admin
istered, it is disgrace, and after the cere-
mony of to-day, / am the less surprised that
the rebels Of the last Congress held it in 40
little veneration. The Custom house oath
$50 help you God-give me six shillinRs. IS
more sublimely administered a Thousand
times a day by the deputies of Mr.. Collector
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10
How PhIIiDpl was Cbrietenss.

The correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ga.
Eette, writing from Philippi, gives this his.
tory Of it's christening;
The story of the christening of the now
famous little village is curious. It was
originally named Barbour, sf,er John Bar
bours . somewhat prominent citizen of
Eastern Virginia. But the county having
received the same name, confusion arose
Finally, to avoid this inconvenience. and.
at the same time, to continue the compIi-
ment to the Barbour family, the name Of
the town was changed to Philippe, after q
faVorite daughter Of Mr.. John Barbour's
subsequently,, the Barbour family, for some
reason or other, Rank in the favor of the
villagers, till they resolved, in their wrath.
that hencefOrth their county-seat should
not De designated by even the first name
Of g daughter Of the house. Accordingly.
they made still another change; and tski6g
away the dubious compliment from Miss
Philippe Barbour, they bestowed it upon
the s%ncient PhiIiPpi Of Macedonia, and
rested from their Isbors. Such is the story
as relsted to me yesterday, by one of the
mostintelligent among the citizens Of the
town.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-10
Iron Clad

The Secretary of the Navy, in his Report
to Congress, make the following recommen-
dations: =
Much attention has been given, within
the last few years, to the subject of floating
batteries Or iron-clad steamers. Other gov
ernments, and particularly France and Eng
land, have made il q special object in con-
nection with naval improvements and the
ingenuity and inventive faculties of our own
countrymen have also been stimulated BY
recent occurrences toward the construction
of this class of vessels. The period is per
haps not n of the best adapted to heavy
expenditures by way of experiment, and
the time and attention of some of those who
are competent to investigate and form cor
rect conclusions on this subject are other
wise employed. ! would, however, recon-
mend the appointment ola proper and com
petent board to inquire into and report in
regard TO a measure 30 important; and it is
for Congress to decide whether, on q favor
1Hf1d steamers, OF floating batteries, 10 be
constructed with a view to perfect protection
from the effects Of present ordnance at shsrt
range, and make an appropriation for that
purpose.
1t is nearly twenty years since a gentle
man of New Jersey, possessing wealth and
talent projected the construction of a feat
ing battery, and the government aided the
work oy a liberal appropriation. The
death ofthis gentleman a few years since in
terrupted the prosecution of this experiment;
and application has been recently made by
bis surviving brother, the authorities of New
Jersey and Others, for additional means to
carry it forward to completion. The
amount asked is of such magnitude as to re-
quire special investigation by a competent
board, who shall report as to the exDedien-
cy and practicability Of the experiment be-
lore SO large an expenditure should be au-
thorizad