davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20

The condition Of the ice the Central Park yesterday
thing but inviting to skaters The rain that had
fallen on Friday had formed scaly suracS which melted
when the shone, and together with the hawing of
the SHOWS the Park draining to the pond tended to
soften the ice till it became complete slush by about
three O'Clock r. ~ There not being good skating in
the morning. the ball was ordered down. but in the
such a condition, they allowed to do So This was
principally to accommodate school children whose only
chance to skate is on Saturday. As only few isolated
spots dangerous the white pennant the round
house kept flying danger boards being placed by
those places About three O'Clock large number OF Ia
dies arrived the ice, and skated bad it was, till
dusk The of the gate keepers up to three clock
gaveredestrans, between five and six thousand; whe i
vehicles, under five hundred equestrans, about thirty
The number OF persons the ice during the day
about live thousand, nearly one-eghth Of which were
boys and nearly five hundred Of the remainder ladies'
At tive O'Clock gang OF men set to work cleaning
the pond for to- day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20

Captain e. ]. kilburu, subsistence Department is
directed to proceed to New Orleans la and resume his
duties in that city
Captain :. X Dawson, First artillery is authorized by
the War Department 70 delay joining his company in
Texas until further orders.
Lave Of absence has been granted by the War Depart
mont To the following offcers--Naior David Hunter,
Pay Department, two months MAJOR C. y. Run Mounted
Rifles, eight months; Captain X y Ewcl First dragons
for the benefit Of his health six months and Major John
q. barnard, Corps OF Engineers, one month.
An extension &c leave Of absence has been granted BY
the same authority ~ the following erhcers
John Edwards, Jr, Third ilcry four onths Lieu
tenant Hugh B Fleming, Third artillery, four months;
Captain Thomas IL Nell, Fifth infantry, four months
and Lieutenant Edward Ingraham, First cavalry, -four
months
Companies and X, Second dragons, are directed to
take post at Fort Lcavenworth.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20

The collection comprises of the best works of the
modern French school, and those who have not seen
them had better lose no time in doing 3d.
Dubufe's " Adam and Eve'' have been removed from
Goupil's Gallery to make for number Of new
works by Edward Frere, Fichel, yerlat, the animal
painter De Jonghe and others Miss stebbins statue of
the /" Lotus Eater" is also exhibition in the same
gallery.
Pages +" Venus has again been put for exhibition at
the American and Foreign Gallery Of Paintings No. 54S
Broadway.
The international Gallery OF Fourth street, has
just received aiarge accession Of works from Ger
many Some Of them Of great merit and will well
repay a visit.
Thorpe's Niagara" is being reduced for the en-
graver, and will shortly be sent TO Europe.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
Marine Court.
Before Hon. Judge Alkcr


JAN. 17.-Erink rs Deone-This action brought
upon check for $3.50, drawn by the defendant upon
the Park Bank, and discounted by the plantin The
fence is the infancy Of the defendant 1t was proved
that the defendant not yet Of age The plaintiff
testified the trial that the defendant told him that he
was Of agel before the former discounted the check
The defendant testified that he told him any such
thing TX Judge Thompson, counsel for defendant,
tenoed that the question, whether the defendant pro
cured the discount Of the check by falsely msrepresen
ing his sge. not material to the presented In
the present form OF action that such question could
only be considered In action against the defendant
fraud The Court, after advisement, rendered judg
ment for the defendant, with costs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
Williamsburg CITY News.

RoBmIns There was quite plethora Of robberics
Friday night The milk depot Of Mr.. Iathrop
Of South First and sixth streets entered by some
thief while the family were at supper in adjoining
apartment, and the money drawer containing ten or
twelve dollars, stolen thcrefrom. The thief
leaving with his plumber, but though holly pursued he
succeeded in escaping with IT, The house OF John J
shelley No $50 South Third street ROBBED Of gold
watch and chain gold bracelet and thirty three dollars
n understanding TO hundred and twenty five dol
lars IN all The thief has not been traced While these
thefts ber perperaed another successful operator
stole two dozen silver spoons, dozen salt do and
twenty three butter knives from the store OF George
smith, No II South seventh street No arrest has been
ma
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20

The following copy ot printed circular was sent to
the Office Of the lIraiiD yesterday
COMMITTEE Rooms ruE UNION LEAGUE


the Office Of the liEAalD yesterday
CoMMTTgE Rooms THE UNION Islgrg
NEW YORK, Jan. Ia, 1861
DEAR SR-You requested TO attend private meet
ing Of this committee saturday evening the 10th inst
at half past O'Clock, TO take into consideration the
present fearful condition Of common country and
take the preliminary steps for strong expression pub
lie opinion by the people OF the city OF New York in favor
IL this Union and the enforcement Of the laws Please
deliver this invitation nj the door n voucher for your
admission, as the nesting Is private This is a
preliminary meeting 10 which but few invited and
the invitations confined to representative men whose
devotion to the Union ami the lave well known we
therefore trust to ycT being present Yours, respect
fully, APPLETON 0AKsMIrIi
Chairman Preliminary Committee.
Accordingly reporter sent 10 attend the meeting
ON arriving al the o the Union Learc however
he infovsAsd by Mr. 9sksmth that The rectng was
TO be strictly 70 vate and, being shows written
copy OF the two last Of the circular Mr. oak
smlh declared that IT WAS not genuine he had never
sipred any original document Of which II The copy
He courtcousy ntimatcd howcssr, that tho obte OF
the preliminary meeting was 60 devise some means
whereby com promise might be effected bctweoo the
present parties North aad South, and that
perhaps meeting Of citizens would be called for
that purpose. Our reporter tben Withdrew, and the
docre were closed
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
PersonnI InfeIliUcnce

DR. ~ 8 Brick and wife, Of Liverpool H. Hoyt of Cali
forxia r. W. Miller, of Illinois; W. W. Fairbanks, of
Jamestown, aad W. B. Coute of California, stopping
nj the Astor Tienec.
Capt Brooks, Of the steamship tdnburg; " Jevscn,
Of GLASGOW; ~ Kelly, OF England :. Tracy, Of Boston,
a,h Warden u Tarrytown, are stopping at the kycrea
tksse.
CoAy, Of Kansas; VI. j. Warren, " Anthony and
= ra0aam, ~ Weston. w. N. Bement, OF Washington
y, ian o Gsorgra; q. smith OF Baltimore, and H.
"n"," Magma, are stopping at tho - Nicholas Hotel
n. A. Baldwm, of Connecticut, r n petersou and
WI, m rniladeiph.a' ", Gray, NJ Stan1eld and NJ G.
hasn, OF Boston; y T. Fettypan, sf Mobile; G. Rich.
Holmes, Of p0ydesss sge soypsns OF the WIN Avenue
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
TEXAS.
TN ny
THE Union (NEUSpApRRNn Iss

THE UNION (NEwsPAPER) DISSOLVED IN GALVESTON.
German paper called Die Union, published in Gal
weston by f. Flake, suddenly ceased TO be " an insti-
tutlon on the 9th inst 1t had long been engaged in
Illuminating questionable political morality in high Dutch,
but not being taken notice Of il finally thrust its ideas
Extensively under the OF the people by publishing
the day OF its dissolution, poem and article IN
American both being highly abusive OF South Carolina
and secessionsm generally large number OF persons,
including many prominent citizens Of Galveston collected
at the Office of Die Unt0fs in the evening and cleared IL
out ehectuay, destroying all the material The search
for Flake, the editor frutess, he having escaped
before he treated to the bran suit OF tar and
cotton which those who felt interest in his movements
intended to present him with
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
The stolen North Carolina Bonds.


INFORMANT DECISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
HERALD.
Please insert the enclosed in your valuable paper for
the information of the public, and oblige, &C..
G. B. LAMAR.
NEW YORK, jan 49, 1861.
RALEIGH N CeJan 1e. 1861
Hon W. COURTS Public Treasurer of North Carolina
My DEAR SiR-Your communication Of the 10Th inst has
been received and hasten TO comply with your request
You inform that the Secretary of the Interior at
Washington has notified by letter that sundry North
Carolina State bonds with coupons attached, have been
distracted from his Office giving You the dates and num-
bers and requesting to pay the coupons bonds
You further state that these bonds and coupons
payable to bearer at the Bank OF the Republic New York
feel entirely confident that you as Treasurer of North
Carolina did not entertain doubt to what
you ought TO pursue but that have merely asked my
opinion out OF abundant caution in a matter of much
Importance to the State Of North Carolina think IT
clear that you ought to pay the coupons TO the beaer
whoever IL may be North Carolina has issued her bonds
with coupons payable to the bearer and the Treasurer Of
the State is judicial officer determine the rights of
parties IT, unfortunately for those TO whom the bonds
really belong they get into improper hands, this matter
must be settled in other way than by the Treasurer
of North Carolina. The request Of the Secretary is
most unreasonable one and If granted, would tend in
great degree damage the credit OF North Carolina
which now stands without spot or bemish North Caro-
lima stocks have impressed upon them the character Of
negotabity and good faith "a her creditors, well
her interest requires that this character should be
steadily mai ntaincd especially when her bonds still
in market The which the Secretary asks OF you
Treasurer TO pursue, in gating with the bearer of
coupons, would Justly excite the fears Of all
bondhoders and deter capitalists from purchasing them
That state credit for which have aborcd so assd
ousy and may add successfully would at be ruin
ed and her bonds ignored at the Exchange I might 60
on TO show that the request of the Secretary is most
reasonable and involves absurd consequences but deem
II unncc, ssary to do so in this communication In
cluson would advise that you forthwith give public
notice that North Carolina viii certainly meet all de-
mands against her AT the time place and 10 the bearer
Of every paper to which her genuine signature rather
that Of her Treasurer Is attached just IL Is written
upon the and that Treasurer cannot under
take 10 decide knotty questions Of law and fact which
may and doubtless will arise in determining to whom the
bonds referred to by the Secretary really belong Yours
truly, W. a. JENKINS, Attorney General.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
FLORIDA.
TUE MOrrsrsIF GAME At pENsAcotl.

TIE MUUFTNIE GAME 1T FENSACOkE.
The Moultrie game has been Played extensively at Pen
sacoia Navy Yard. The comneandant Commodore Arm
stroDg) has transferred all the and munitions Of
war from the nary yard from Fort Baraness from Fort
McCe from the barracks snd the redoubt to Fort Pick
ems on santa Rosa Island which commands the entrance
OF the harboc and has concentrated all bis forces
almost impregnabe work of defence-one of the most
powerful fertresses in the country, end which mounts
20 guns.
There was much excitement in PENSACOLA, and large
number ready 20 join attempt the occupation
OF Fort Pickens.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
The Struggled Diamonds Again In Court.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Belts

- JAN. 19-Judge Roosevelt moved to have the orign'l
decree carried out Secretary Cobb having refused to
remit the forfeiture Mcssrs Toucey and Thomas had
turn examined the matter hut postponed action. Gen.
Dix, the new appoiDtee to the office, and Mr. McKeon
who opposed the notion conended that lie had directed
the solicitor OF the Treasury to postpone the matter until
three weeks from to-day, which instruction the District
Attorney should attend TO- The District Attorney
ten led that Secretary Cobb had concluded the
sderation of the application, his could take
action upon it, The Judge decided to give the de.
PENDANTS opportunity of presenting their before
the Treasury Department.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20

room in the custom house building that "a ,o, S,o,o.
Court the Southern District Of Allah ma xa. Is d,ourn
ed forever
We presume that the next al, II previous one has
NOT done ,nat dnty, VIII oe TO Washington the homer
MuNIr fcENr CONTRIBUTION
Mr.. George NJ rrewur. Of Mobile has given hundred
cords OF WOOD Tor the Of the garrison at Fort MerEan
ers on u q works.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
Arrest for Murder.

OGDENsBrRG, Jan. 10, 1861.
George Flitcroft, of Belgium, onondaga county, was
arrested here this afternoon by officers Chaplin and Good
and delivered to detective Kpp, Of Troy and officer
Church, Of Fulton, the charge Of numbering William
Storms, OF Troy, the 22d of November last.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
Fires Mt the West.

TOLEDO, JAM 10, 1861.
The American Hotel was destroyed by fire this morn
ming Lo:s $4,000 Insured
CHICAGO, JAN 10, 1861.
The round house of the Chicago Fort Wayne and Pitts
burg Railroad burned today. Two locomotives and
other property destroyed. Loss $40 900. No
slrance
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
NEWSPAPERS.

J,OR SALE-COMPLETE FILES OF THE VIEW YORK
Weekly Herald, from 1912 to lsi9 inclusive bound in
-four large volumes. Apply TO HENRY ID. GERDrs 22I
Greenwich street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
SUGARS AND TOBACCO.

SEGAHs At PANIC PRICES-LOOOD HAVANA Do
mestc and German SsUars at lower prices than ever
Vow iha time 10 invest al uuproductye cash In peGar
Money can We made, ., SHEEKs, u RgV0dwAy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
SPORTING.

ERAKcIS BUTLER, PEOK SLIP HAS ALL THE
choice breeds for sale aud stock Buffers nabe Mango
Breeding Training, Diseases, &C, o. Dogs" q. Does
boarded trained, &C Medicines for all diseases.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
HIPPIN NEW S.

ALMANAC FOR NEW YoRK-rHIs DAY.
UN " morn AZ
uE SETS Us HIGH WATER morn z
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
Brig Mary Alyina, Ames, from Havana.

Steamships Glasgow (B Liverpool passed the Battery
l2 Alabama Savannah; Jas Adger, Charleson Roanoke
Norfolk &c; Locust Point Baltimore Patapsco Portland
ship Union Shanghae bark Kate Stamler, Mobile; brgs
Forrest Bahia and market; Maria Para; Trout Point
Pctre, Quad.
Wind during the day WSw TO WV
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
NOR gsrD FOREVER

Prom the Mob 70 Advertiser, Jan. H.
judge ones Of the Unit. states District Court yeeter.
DAY Afternoon ANNOUNCED roy LIE wIae~sW VIC oogrs
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
TREAT ONCE .aGsaK.N,
 Of New Milford,

NY GUILD respectfully inform his customers w and the public generally, that he has completed his New Store, and filled 1t with as fine an assortment of Goods as ever were collect ed together among the hills of New England.
 Treat having purchased his Goods at low fig ures, will :ake great pleasure in selling them low.
 Treats Stock consists of great variety of Cotton Goods, Dress Goods, Cloths and Cassi- meres-cheaper than ever before known. 20 900 Yds. of choice American, English and French Prints, Embossed Table Covers, at half price Elegant Piano Covers. Balmaral Skirts. Hoop do. 1000 Yds. Crash-Toilel Quilts, sc. &c.
 Treat keeps large and extensive assortment of Hardware, Carpenters and Joiner's Tools Paints, Oils, Glass s-GRoCERIES-Iron and Steel Nails-and and endless variety of other Goods not mentioned.
 Treat keeps and sells the best FLOUR that comes into the State, called g The Ladies' Frend.' All Goods sold are to be called by their right names, and no unreasonable amount of Gas will be displayed in order to effect sales.
 EY1 Treat has GOO Ids. of the cheapest SILKS ever seen in the State.
 Feb. 2, 1861. tf-45
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
NEW SPRING GOODS.

wv are this week receiving a large and very w choice Stock of Foreign and Domestic DRY GOODS. of the latest styles and very cheap. LADIES' DRESS GOODS. Black and Fancy Silks. Poplns, Mohairs, French Prints, Ginghams, &c. ~ cAss1MEREs,
 & VESTINGS; Kentucky Jeans; Ticks; Stripes, Check, Den inns Bleached and Brown COttOns Towellings, &c., Sc.
 Linen Towellings; Napkins Table Spreads Crash, &c.
 GLOVES, HOSIERY, AND WHITE GOODS; RE4DYM4DE CLOTHING; sa LADIES & GENTS TRUNKS, FROM S2 TO $1O. Carpets; Oil Cloths, and Paper Hangings. BOOTS & SHOES;
 HARDWARE;
 GLASS WARE, &
 CROCKERY.
 Wooden Bowls Tubs and Fails. Clover, Timothy, and Red Top Seed. TEAS, COFFEE, SUGAR and MOLASSES, and all kinds of GROCERIES. Goldfish and Mackerel-and lots of other Goods which we think you will find as cheap and de- sirable can be found here, or in adjoining towns. eS] Cash and all other kinds of Produce taken in exchange. Respectfully,
 BISHOP & SEDGWICK. Litchfeld. March 26th, 1861. tf-49
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
Litchfeld Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

gUyHE Directors of the Litchfeld Mutual Fire
 U Insurance Company, in submitting their 26th annual report, propose to submit herewith brief summary of their operations during the quarter of century which has elapsed since their organization, for the purpose of determining whether the Company has fulfilled the design and expectations of it's founders by afording the con- venience of central location in our County, ex- tending facilities and resulting benefits by means of agencies established in each town and still pre- serving just and uniform rate of insurance. and by avoiding the assumption of hazardous risks by agents, by subjecting all survey, of property and applications for insurance to a Central Board of Directors and thus furnishing to each member of the Company safe, economical, and ''honse'' insurance company, at equitable rates, and secur ing the resulting profits to the insured, as their common property.
 How we'll the principle of mutual insurance has been sustained, as an economical and reliable sys- tenn, will appear from the following statement of the operations of the Company during the ? years of its existence
 The following statement exhibits the amount ip cash received for premiums, the amount charg- ed on the Company books, reserved as guarantee fund, and as basis for assessment, if necessary and also the amount of property insured-whic6 we have arranged into periods of five years while our policies were thus extended and three years for the subsequent period, the last being the pre- sent term of insurance: 1 '
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
Diptheria,

YVHIS Medicine has, and is proving itself to u be the most valuable remedy for that ter Lle scourge,
 DiptheI.1a, that has ever yet been discovered. Tie bst mode of using it is to bathe the throat, neck and chest every hour with the Balm clear, and at the same time, or oftener, take it inwardly, mixed with molasses or syrup, as strong as it can be swallowed comfortably, in tea spoonful doses of the mixture. During the severity of the attack, the air of the room should be kept quite moist, by vapor from water on the stove. Besides the above, this Balm is the best FAM lLY MEDICINE one can have in Dysentery. Di- arrhoea, and Bowel Complaints. it is almost in fallible. Its efficacy in curing Neuralgia, Rheu- matism, Tooth-Ache, Headache, FEVER AND AGUE, and Bruises and Lamenesses of all kinds, is un- questioned.
 It Is EXCLUSIVELY VEGETABLE, and may therefore be used with perfect safety and your own experience is the best testimony that can be had in reference to it therefore, PROVE IT FOR YOURSELF, for it is reme- dy to be at hand in every time of need. A Pamphlet containing full and specific direc- tions how to use it in every of disease for which it is recommended, accompanies each Bottle.
 This Medicine like all other valuable articles has been counterfeited; therefore, in buying, be particulas to observe that our label bearing the
  and also that DIR. E. CS BALM' is blown in the glass.
 Price % cents
 Manufactured and sold at wholesale only, by
 PIERPONT & CO.,,
 122 State-Street, Rochester N. Y. Pierpont & Co. also manufacture and keep for sale,
 DR. MANCHIUs' SUGAR COATED TONIC
 APERIENT PILLS, for the cure of Costiveness and Functional Dis eases of the Stomach Liver, and the Digestive Organs generally. Their success in curing these complaints has been so great that they have ac- quired the familiar name of ' CURE ALL PILLS" Price 25 cents.
 DIR. THESSIER'S WORM LOZENGE GES-a safe, pleasant but effectnal remedy for Worms. They not only act as a Vcrmifuge, but are the best physic a child can take.
 DIR. THESSIER'S PROPHYLACTIC, or Fe- male Medicine, for O5structd Menstruation, &c. For full particulars, see small Pamphlets which accompany each bottle.
 Price SI.
 A. c. SMITH X co. are appointed wholesale Agents for the sale pf the above Medicines, from whom Druggists and Dealers can obtain suppliest March 26, 1861. 6m-49
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
Wonderful Wonderful
 FOR SALE.

EIyE HUNDRED TRANSPARENT sTERE- A' 0SC0PIC VIEWS taken at the time of the big Ice Storm, from some of the most interest ing points in the Village. The effect of these Views is truly wonderful. They are greatly sought after by persons of refined taste Many of them have already found their way into some ofour principal Cities, each one of which is sure to bring orders for more. lHS Call at the Old Stand. No. South Street.
 J. L JUDD. Litchfeld, April 10th, 1861. f51
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
Any Article of JEWELRY.
 TO RE. SOLD .EnR el

NHRISTIAN REINHART offers his entire V Stock of JEWELRY for s1 for each article {; which cost from ST to sS each. Any person has the privilege of selecting any article they mav desire, for the above amount, regardless of the original cost. This affords those wishing to ,,ro- cure good Jewelry, an opportunity that they nav never again receive. The sale shall continue u,, til the entire stock is disposed of. '.
 Litchfeld, March fa,, 1881. tf.41
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
Use the Best 7

DR. KENNEDY'S Medical Discovery, D. V Bran lreths Vegetable Pills, Herrick's and Aye,'s Pills. Dr. Hanson's Cold Powders, Ray mond's Arnca Lniment, Arnca Strengthening Plasters. Arnica Ointment and Arn,ca Salve All. cocks Porus Strengthening Plasters, Wm. Pur- don's Worm Lozengers Tobias and c. F. Pecks Horse Liniment, A. Null :r's-'' sure remedy" Eye Balsam; Smiths Parafine Leather Preserver for Boots, Shoes and Harnesses. For sale by
 RIVERIIIS MARSH