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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-01
NIGHT SESSION.

Mr.. Farnsworth addressed tue House.
SESATE.-Mr. Seward presented mon
ser petition from the citizens of New
York, for the passage of resolutions being
those Recommended by the
Border State Compiittee. The petition
was signed by 3s, 900 persons, and is / 200
feet long. Mr. Seward, in presenting the
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13

Stepped" Up toAc Captains Once
Among other anecdote of tho first OK
perlments of Robert Fulton, tho follow
ing is from the pen Of II. N. Haskess,
of Buffalo; 6s
Some twenty-five years since moro
or lcss-for | cannot fix the date with
more certainty formed u travelling
neounintairco upon u steamboat on tho
Hudson river With gentleman, who ON
thot occasion related to mo sonio Incl
dents Of the first voyage of Fulton to
Albany on his steamboab the Glernont
which Y never met with elsewhere.
Il chaneed,' said my narrator, to bo
ot Albany, on business, when Futon
arrival there in hs unhead of crpft,
which everybody felt so much interest
in seeing. Being ready to lcavo, ana
hearing that his craft was t6 return to
| New York, I repaired on board and IN
ouirod for Mr.. Fulton. | was referred
to thc cabin, and thcro | founden plain,
gcntlemanly man, wholly alone, and
engaged in writing.
Mr.. Fulton, Iprosumo.'
Yes sir -.
DO you return to Now YORK III t''i9
boat 2
We shall try to get back, cir
Can | have u passage down =
You can talso your chance with u.s.
sir
i Il inquired tho amount to bo paid and
after moments hesitation, sum, !
think, six dollars, was named. 2lh9
: amount in coir, laid in his hand, ana
Will. eye fixed on it he remained dong
notionIess that supposed there rhightt
be miscount, and said to him, thar
Iriglt, sir r. This reused him ms from
a reycric, and as he looked up Mt mo
the big tear was brimming in his eye
and his voice, ,faltered ns nc said, excuse
me, sir; but memory was busy as con-
tcmplntcd this the first pccuntafy re-
ward have ever received for all my ccx-
, .rtious in adapting steam to navigation
Z would gladly commemorate tho event
ovcr bottle Of vino with you, Dan
really I am too poor, even for that, JuS'
now; yct trust we may meet aShn
when this will not be So
Tho voyngo to New York was sue,
ccszfut, as nii know, and terminated
? without accident.
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ARISH OF JEFFERSON. La, SATURDAY, APRIL Is, 1861. #

The jeweller dropped his eyes to
think. The case took him, a little by
surprise. He stood for nearly g minute;
then taking the bill and watch, he
said:
Wait moment and went to desk
near by.
win that do?' lie had come forward
again, and nov presented her with the
receipted bill. His face wore o pieas-
ant expression.
How much SHALL pay you y asked
Mrs. Whitman, drawing outher pocket
book.
Nothing. The watch i. not de-
faced.
You have done very kind mt, sir,
4
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she shut the door after him. Il pro-
missed to settle Thompson's coal bill to-
day - thirty-three dollars-but don't
know where the money is to come from.
The coal is burnt up, and more must
be ordered. O, dear | am discour-
aged. Every year | fall behind. This
winter did hope to get a little in ad-
vance, but if forty dollar silk dresses
are to be all the order of the day,
there's an end to that devoutly to be
wished for circumstance. Debt, debt
How have always shrunk from it but
steadily. now it is closing its Briraian
arms around me and my constructing
chest labors in respiration. AOh, if L
could but disentangle m yself now, while
| have the strength of early manhood,
and that the hounds that hold me are
weak If Ada could see as | see-if [
could Only mdAs her understand right
ly my position. Alas! that is hope
less, / fear
And Mr.. Whitman hurried his steps
because his heart beat quicker, and
his thought was unduIy excited.
Not long time after Mr.. Whitman
left home, the city postmaster deliver
ed letter to his address. His wife
examined the writing on the envelope,
which was in bold masculine hand,
and said to herself as she did So
i wonder who this can be from?
Something more than curiosity NOV
ed her. There intruded on her mind a
vague feeling of disquiet, as if the mas
sive bore unpleasant news to her hus-
band. The stamp showed it to be a
city letter. A few times of late such
letters had come to his address, and
she had motto / that he read them hur-
riedly, thrust them without remark in
to his pocket, and became silent and
sober.
Mrs. Whitman turned the letter over
and over again in her hand, in a
thoughtful way, and as she did so, the
image of her husband, sober-faced and
silent as he had become for most of the
time of late, presented itself with
unusual viyidness. Sympathy stole
into her heart.
Poor Chafles.' = said she as the feel
ings increased, I'm afraid something
is going wrong with him
piacin0 the 1ptfor on the nrnOtfo- -nioct
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lpted bill. His face wore O pieas~l ls ID
Expression. '. come
low much SHALL pay you = asked AMI
Whitman, drawing outhsr pocket She.
:. enlig
Nothing. The watch j, not de- forth
~ So mncl
You have done very kind @t, sir, the
Mrs. Within ssSs.ss,.yr fsss pitohsssssss@ar ss@r
along ~at ssaulio press.
hot T., think ing the bell. Tho waiter
: 10 : no head in at the door.
lot been sa =,
70. EiS. VT course l did. Is it clearing off 2
No, sa-damp, sa--fog so thick yoa
could ladle it out with spoon, sa.
Have anything, sa?'
More punch, and strong
Yes immediately
The waiter withdrew, and in few.
seconds returned with third pitcher of
punch, and York was beginning to feel
glorious, when, on raising his eyes, he
saw his own figure in pier glass ops
posite.- He rubbed his eyes again.
by thundern -said he, here's some
fellow sitti@s right before mo. I'll
swear there's impudenco for you. This
is a private room, sir, for my sole. ac-
| commodation.'
He waited minute, expected on
answer, but his reflection only stared
at him, and held. its peace.
| u Il was saying, sir, that this is my
| private room--niine, sir y cried \ Iork,
fetching his. voice an octave higher
than it was before. a.
No answer. and he rang furiously.-
The waiter soon made his appearance
again.
Ring, sa?'
sYos | did ring. Didn't I ask for
a private room
Yes, sa; this is a private room,'
1T is? Why, there's a fellow sitting
right opposite me now, on the other
sido Of the table. Rot his impudonco.'
Table, sa--follow, sa!'
Yes, there is. We'll, just mover
mind. Bring in some more puncl
and a couple of glasses
In d very short time, the fourti
pitcher with two glasses, modo thci
appearance.
York filed one of the glasses, an'
then showed it over to tho othor sido o
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13


careful fingers, she opened the evne- th
lope, not even breaking the paper su
so that she could seal it again if she tn
desired to do so. There was a bin of sa
sixty dollars, and a communication from
the person sending the bill. He was a ne
ieweller.
If this bill is not settled at once,' he ae
wrote, i shall put the account in suit. re
1t has been standing for over year an
and / am tired of getting excuses in
stead of the money M
The bill was for lady's watch, bo
which Mrs. Whitman had almost com
pelled her husband to purchase. fa
Not paid for! Is it possible p ex-
claimed the little woman in blank as sa
tonishment, while the blood mounted to bl
her forehead. wi
Then she sat down to think. Light ba
began to come into her mind, As she la
sat thus thinking, second letter for &,
her husband came in from the penny he
post. She opened it without hesitation. =
Another bill and another dunning let e,
ter. ~.
Not paid !! Is it possif sns cat ~ any ~ Innl ~
peated the ejaculation. ,h dog - = oa,aa -
of twenty five. dollars orenn. Or ~ 1"lle
slippers, which had be ~Ssqt the 'na s''aNt
three or four months. IN st st" ,s
This will never.n ~ the n,at = this
ing wife, never PMS, sfs1e Ai"' - 'lli'
two letters in ,ne Is 1t the ooy
'~o io'1ers T N ats a,nerA al Psalmist de'
way; From ! ',, y Sh he e,DS S;ately. They re
W Wbitm,ni nar sloe had Niger like drunk'
'n''iN =, arr His IS solved, when right b
ine inEim @o, origh,,s, about one league fro
my oio ind re fyarose Che rough sides of
oroM in Afri, out Of the yielding waite
III lhim acd it's high head in the air; tie
ate-1I ,HTsesessufamit flames burst forth, al
2'eS !ul thu ava ran like u river down Il
v 0! its ty, and fell like q cascade
pa ad- INTO the soothing ocean. 1t was
lutes as throe. of nature, and an island W
"a bcenrrM% which was miles in circunfetcnc
l"i ieOrget 10 years afterward | sailed rig
oI &C., 'at place, but the placid wat
S1y mo- on 40 intmation that an lsla
''o 'rh en there yet no man has ST
WI going de saw the death and burial Of Il
I cani ose birth have thus chronicle
asT knolo, hat go down to the sea in shjI
tho WE'LL business in the great water
asn' houldh b the works of the Lord, Il
youH. 9rs in the deep
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13

The Iat7eEaace efa Good TKgA gAsqn.-r-I.
sometimes think the infueifseSf a
good woman is greater. .thans ofn,
good man; there are so many ftv6ruesa
to tho heart left open to her gentles apa
proach, which would be Instantly barred
UP at the sound of tougher footsteps.
Ono may tell anything to a good wo-
AN. Inher presenea pride sleeps or
IS -disarmod. The Old childfeeling
comesb b. upon the wpTld weary man,
AMI he '.ows not why'B6 has 'reposed
She unsougbt confidence which, has
enlightened his heart why he e$goes
forth ashamed that one so feeble 1880
much mightier :; why he should fly fsem
the, foe for whose approach he SO, ).
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13
Terms of the Paper.

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Rates of Advertising:
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All COMMUNICATIONS personal matters If admit
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The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13

assousiy barrles why he thlnr
'rhofe-s The money! Sir, said York,
forkAg over theScoin. And now |
want to know why, whonI c-c-call for
private room, you put mo in here
with somebody else 2
There's nobody here but you and t.
Nobody Do you think | can't
see?~-D'ye think I'm drunka Thore1
look thero!' Two of 'em by jingo.' 4
We'll, sir, / must confess, / can't
SEQ but us two.'
You can't oh y And York dragged
the landlord to the table. Look there,
then, there's the rascais still, fnav-
One of 'em is enough like yousto be
your brother-and tn the other is tho
most God forsaken, moan-looking'
white man that ever saw.n 81
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sober Second Thought.
BY T. S. ARTHUR.


q i must have it, Charles,' said the
Handsome little wife of Mr.. Whitman.
SO don't put on that sober face
~ Did j put on sober face7' asked
the e~husband, with an attempt to smile
that was any thing but a success
fs.1es, sober.as man on trial for his
kfe. Why, atg as long as the moral
law. There dearacheel up, and look
assif you haa,atleast one friend in the
world. What money lovers you men
are,
q How much will it costp inquired
Mr.. Whitman, with another effort to
look cheerful and acquiescent.
About forty dollars,' was answered,
with just a little faltering in the lady's
voice, for she knew the amount would
sound extravagant-
sForty dollars? ? Why Ada do you
think I am made of money p Mr..
Whitman's countcnance underwent a
remarkable change Of expression.
:. II declare, CharLes,' said his wife q
little inpatientIy, you look at me as
if / were an object of fear instead of
affection. l don't think this is kind
effsYssa. I've only had three silk dress
es since we were married. Amy
Blight has had six or seven during the
same period, and every one of hers cost
more than mine. l know you think
me extravagant, but [ wish you had a
wife like some women | could name.
/. 1 rather think you'd find out the differ
ence before long
There, pet, don't talk to me after
that fashion; Pll bring you the money
at dinner time, that is if
o.. No ifs nor butts, if you please. The
sentence is complete without them.
Thank you dear. I'll go this afternoon
and buy the silk. SO don't forget to
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-04-13

saio hie' " ni'1'' LEssSei-~.tssor pitchef'Ae-~
ohng along ~at faulic press.
WI. WI nos .hnk ing the bell. Tho waiter
,sl p''.ias ~. - ~ no head in at the door.
MEs. Wf course did. Is It clearing Off z
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= : 'ney. 7 was IN at six
me- and saw one Of the
2" Whoj D,ver laid my eyes
should seem, to clah-1 complex
name of God. and thUs;ts gone.
take few illustrations ana
10 the names of all things desigrTs
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yir.iaia Convention.
RlcHMoND, Monday, April o

RICHMOND Monday, ApiN o ioVi'
resolution was offered in the Convention to-day 70
,sosnd The execution of the order for going into Com
,;ttee Of the Whole for the purpose Of completing the
unfinished business Of Saturday.
iwr Jackson moved to lay It on the table. Lost
The resolution adopted.
Mr. Preston's resolutions up and were the sub
lscs of a long debate.
kIr Scott Of Eauquier, and Mr. Treadway, CODserya-
sges declared If tie Presidents response was unfa-
vorable they would 80 for Secession. They hoped tie
answer would be favorable. Others followed.
The object Of the resolution to Prcopiate Seees-
SION Tie movements Of feetswere frequently alluded
o. aud the ground assumed was that Virginia having
by vote on Thursday indicated her policy against Sc
csssion, she had a right to know what the movements
meant.
The Unionis.s and some conservatives opposed iis
adoption.
The preamble and resolution were aiopted-63 to
- Gov Wise voted Nay.
William Ballard Preston, Conservative, Alexander
IT, II. Stuart Union, and George w. Randolph Sc
oessionst, were appointed the Commissioners 10 wait
"a the President and VIII leave tomorrow morning.
Adjourned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09
MOVEMENTS ON THE ISLANDS.

New.York IInrbor was the scene Of continued acliy-
y Yesterday the great preparations Of the Government
being pursued through tho night as well ~ the day
with nnabated vigor. Though two great ocean steam
ers had but Just le foghted with vat quantities OF
war material and brslng with United states troops
going forth 90 do battle che Union the concerted ce-
sry of the numerous lighters and steamboats, through
on, tbs day was but the continuation OF the plans ad
busners Of the Government the prospective execution
Of which gives everybody hope of better iimss TO come.
Fort Hamilton quiet and nothing srecial TRANSFERRED
there. Bat early in the morning heet Oh sh'ps
launches laden with the troops of Bedoes Island ana
their baggage and movabes, rppled lightly over the
water of the Bay, their bayonets and arms giS'eh's
in the sunshine. Landing at of the bye-honn1S Vi
Governors Island, they joined the forces in Fort Co
lunlbus. They were new recruits, but hal undergone
most thorough trimming within the walls Of the Tort ~
Bedoes leland.
A, Covernors Island the most noceablething in the
freuoo, WAS the arrival and departure Of lighters
which were lsdcn at short notice by sturdy gi'ng
attached TO the Ordnance Department Some OF these
MEN are alm ,s giants in size and muscle the Ies,
and strongest Of the recruits being retained in this
department. An OK team was going up and down the
yard AL day ard many heavy machine Vas, IN the
course OF the day, put within reach OF inc ersheS ol
the docks Wheelbarrows were also passing ana
repassing Two or three shooners which lay py inc
day before had now gone TO some place unknown ana
two bargss Of great capacity were ncored alongsde N
their places. One Of these was packed full Oh deck
with gun carriages, wagons and poles and beams an0
machinery the use Of which requires an artiieryman
70 describe, together with seow-boat, and other duf
below deck. The other barge had quantity OF hne
lumber, and any number Of long boxes containing
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receive them in tbeil oeial capacity, but expressing
Difference for them as gentlemen The Secretary
expressed peaceful policy on the part OF the Govern
nent declaring purpose to defend only when assailed
The reply is Of such character TO require contn-
uation Of the correspondence II ~ not known when
the Commissioners will leave Washington not, how
ever for some days.
However much Tie reports Of Southern des'gas on
Washington may be dscredied, it Is certain that OIL
GERS high in authority taking precautionary meas
ures for the safety of the Capital The anxiety 20 hear
from Fort Sumter and other Southern points where
conflicts are upprehenied is intense.
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pasNsyLvtNIhLF LEGISLATURE.
H,rr1.nrla. ~ nday. Arnl

H,RRi'BvtG, M.Adsy, April I, sol.
Gov c artin viii send r anssssge 70 the LegsIa.ure
tomorrow recommending an aTPropriai On Of $4,000
for the rarchAss Of mvnaioss Of war. The message
takes the ground that people, 80 long peaceful
having los the military habits necessary aid the die.
turbed condition Of tbs surrounding Ststes should be-
n t. prepare for the OF set.Preser ,on, and it
il tho day OF the st-e 10 assist in the etogcemeut VI
the national laws.
Tie EcfaiEc re 81. hold caucus "a this 'ubieS'
toporrov. The SAFE Treasurer decic.ss that he A.
pr Jpriation must le ra-ed BY loau
In the Legislature t-.Aav s'era were taken foethe
oos,porenent Of lie tine If Adjournment for Tia con
sideraiion NJ ,.is subject.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09

W0axISCMZSs CENTRAL CONMITrEE.-An ad-
joarned meeting Of this Committee held lahnightat
the Cooper Institute, for the purpose of taking farther
s~is toward perlectipg permanent oigsp'zati1n.
The delegation is not yet filed, asin many oftEe Wards
societies have not yet been organized and the Central
Committee docs not feel justified in electng permanent
officers until there is full representation from every
ward in the city. Some resolutions pertinent to an ad
dress which the Committee design issuing at an early
day, were discussed at length, and adopted, but no
o.heT business was transacted.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09

Mass NETTING OF PAiSTERs.--Pursuant to q call
ioLsaed IN the daily papers, large number Of jour
eymen painters assembled last night at Military Hall,
No. 1913 Bowery for the purpose Of considering tho
geoFriety # striking for higher wages 81 70 per day
the amount now given by nos. Of the mIloycIs, and
tie jcurneynent insist upon being psid Al
Politics aud other su6jects-ia 10 wsv ner,inen, "a
the iSsus-were freely talked over; and il was only
when yong nan at the Of the hall offered a res
citation "that on sud after Monday next, no honest
psiner will work for less than 81 pef dy, that he
OBJECT fog Which III. meeting was called received any
selious ut, alton. Several speech,s were made. The
VnoF Of witch was autagonisiic to strike. The
mover had kaye 10 Withdraw the resolution, and after
some further discasion the meeting adjourned subject
- the cl oil the Chair in oroes to give the matter
more serious eousileration.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09

The tunnage and number Of men are not exactly cor
rect bu, will give an IDEA of the extra force employed
TIE Costzacoacos and Fashion expectedhere every
day.; the Ocean Queen and steamship Yankee an<
Freedom were chartered yesterday. The Baltic,
Atlantic and Illinois have sailed as already stated.
SPIES ABOUT.
The q. s. steam frgate Merrimack. OF Norfolk. has
been hauled ont Of her old berth If the oommandxrA
expected orders to fit herout The marines at the 6os
port yard have undergone extra drill for the last mouth
every day. One of the officers OF the Norfolk sis'cn
writing to friend, ssys that numerous Secessonis's
visit the yard every day or two. nqairipg about me
condition of the ships the time t would take to lit e.r
out aud their probable destination. The writer s1hss
eff they profit by the answers they receive the NAVY
Department of the C. s. A. will net DO exceedingly
we'll conducted"
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ErOTsa ArI.nrnsla

FsyzTrEvuIT, Ark, Monday, April 8, 1861
The States Rights party to-day raised large flag
OBTAINING fifteen stars, the State arms and red and
white stripes sod the raotoes "No submission 20 the
North, and 'Soutbern Rigbts' Much opposition
~ manifested s. tie Union to this proceeding,
and they displayed from tie Court-House a national
flg with tbir:y-iour stars. an immense crowd as
seulbled which was addressed by Secessionists and
l--innisls
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IRON CHART ESTON.

CuAHfLsToS hprii Z, 1851.
Gen. Beaurer sTi tlis morniaE iasuei'an order AMI
sent specisl r1e4cn0cr 70 Moor An srson, giving
lin au oical medication that ~ ntcrctursc between
Sort Sumter s.d Ia city VOID be f'oAibiied from
nat date.
Az the ro-,s iage been sir,sghenedi and two ad-
iaioual rrguv sarc hourly ex-.'ei fr m he Interior
The men ere excellent sg.-i.s o. .ae prospect Of
some resui'.
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PUBLIC FEELING AT THE FEDERAL
CAPITAL.
r.FEcr OF THE VAR NEws.
wAsmxoros, Monday, April 9, Ic

WAsmSGTos, Monday, April 9, 1861.
The face Of the capital city lights up with an
eager and Al cxul..ns smile. TIE recent tiding.
from New.York have sparrel the blood OF pair
otisn into a gallog. The news that transports
are about 20 sin southwark with food for our
stinted soldery, and that shiP5.of-yar aud other
craft, laden to tho gunwale with munitions to
supply and defend our boleHguered forts in the
Gulf, are Oh the eve of departure from Northern
waters, has kiollel a glow in the hearts OF oil
friends of the Union and the Constitution at the
seat Of The Federal Government.
The aPYor;;onment of the Official spols OF the
victory of November, and the absorption Of msch
of the time Of the President aud bis Cabinet in
doing minor work and mere drudgery in getting
possession of "the running gear Of the several
Departments Of the Government, have necessarily
diverted public attention to some extent from The
great questions Of peace oud war which aro
invoked in the action of tbs J,f. Da7is Cohied'
eracy.
But, rising above all tie dust and din OF THIS
struggle for place on the part OF the yictors, aud
this howliug OF the yanquisted (and especially IA
this city, at tho sudden withdrawal of their ac-
custo,ned governmental sustenance, towering
above all this have doomed before considerate
minds the great questions of peace aud war.
They have seemed problem hard to solve. A
hundred t;u,eg day has the query been pro-