davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
FROM BELOW.
Another Hight at Cane River.

The Cairo Democrat Of Friday says
The arrivals from below last evening
bring important additional news from
Gen Bankss army. Our army has re-
treated TO Alexandria, and the line Of
retreat was marked by heavy skirmish-
ing of the rear guard with the pursuing
rebels. Our army commenced their re-
treat from Grand Ecore on last Thurs
day General Banks turned over the
command 70 General Franklin, who
conducted the entire retreat, which
was down between the two rivers. On
arriving at point near the mouth Of
Cane river, where Gen. Franklin in
tended to cross he found Dick Taylor
posted on the opposite side of the river,
fully prepared to dispute the passage OF
our army. He was strongly posted on
an eminence, and it would have been
impossible for Gen. Franklin TO cross
his command without first driving
Taylor away. General Franklin ordered
two brigades of infantry to 60 above
some eight or ten miles and cross and
bear down upon the rebels from the
other side of the river
This movement was successfully &C
cOmplished. As this command came
Up, they were received by a heavy volley
OF musketry A brisk fight, which
lasted about three hours, then com
menced Our men finally succeeded
IN gaining the eminence, on which
Taylor had his command, by an assault,
with fixed bayonets. Our loss in this
engagement was about four hundred
and the rebels loss Is supposed to be
about the same. Taylor retreated down
the river, and then our army crossed
and continued their retreat The rebels
then fell upon the rear Of our army
and assaulted it with great determine
ton. There was heavy skirmishing all
the way down the river.
"The excitement against Gen. Banks
in his army is represented as intense,
among officers and men. They can say
nothing that is too bitter, when speak
ing Of him, and the sooner he Is re-
moved from the command the better
it Will be. his entire army Is repre-
sented as being very much demoralized,
and it will be, of course, impossible for
it toeyer do anything under him. There
are nine gunbOats blOckaded by low
water up the Red river The following
are the names of the boats: Mound
City, Carondelet, Louisville, Neosho,
ChilIcothe, Ozark, Pittsburg, Usage, and
the disabled and sunk Eastport
Admiral Porter is endeayOring, with
the assistance OF two transports and a
gunboat, to raise the Eastport, and in
tends, when he finds this to be i'm
possible, to dismantle her and blow
her up.
There is runor that the rebels
are attempting to erect strong batteries
on Red river below whore our boats are,
aud thus etiectually blockade them up
the river
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10

The payment OF the interest on the
public debt at the United States Treas.
ury office in New York, on Monday
last, was q refreshing and exciting sight.
The Times saws the holders Of the five
twenties were present in great force;
they had been notified fifteen days pre-
Yiously that the gold was ready, and
waiting 70 pay their lst Of May inter
est bus hundreds of them waited until
Monday before presenting their coU-
pons. This loan constituted about two
thirds the present funded, gold bearing
stocks Of the United States The MAY
and November payments are the most
important of the year. The immediate
instalment is Sl4,260,000 in gold Largo
as this sounds, we may add that
the customs revenue. specifically pledg-
ed for the gold interest on the funded
debt, amounted to over fourteen mil
lions in the month Of April alone, at
the port of New York The previous
accumulation of gold in the Treasury
from the same source was double this
sum For the fiscal year the customs
will more than double the gold interest
upon the entire fund, d debt This
debt, exclusive Of the new 1910 years
FIVE per cent loan, Is S76S, 100000 The
present interestcharge in gold upon
this amount is SAT, 1885, 600 This viii
be reduced next year 10 $40, 100000 By
the conversion Of the 7-3J per cent into
six per cent stocks IL viii be reduced
after the war 10 S4l, 100000, BY the re-
duction Of the $40 years six per cent
into a per cent stock; ii not $4,000
900 by is reduction into a per cent
stock The holders of the popular loans
felt comfortable in receiving their half
yearly income in gold They do not
mean to hold or hoard it. but, convert
ed into currency, il will purchase q
much larger amount OF the necessaries
and Injuries OF life than any other
class of income. Besides. this way Of
investing what Is called the redundan-
cy Of greenbacks, relieves all apprshen-
sion Of coming 20 want from the depre-
citation Of the currency as no other
source Of income will As the difference
now stands between gold and currency,
a per cent stock Of the United States
pays lOf per cent; a per cent stock,
such as the new 1910 loan now open 70
subscription at par, pays per cent
Reducing the former % y per cent, and
the latter at 8 per cent by the decline
in gold, the result would be more favor
able than on three-fOurths the railway
and other stocks and bonds now dealt
in 81 the stock exchange at premium
Aside, therefore, from motives OF pub
lie spirit, every one who has a surplus
at bank, or q redundancy of greenbacks
in his pocket, will do well to study his
true interest in subscribing 70 the gold
bearing stocks of the Government,
which, during the war, make sure Of a
fixed income in gold, and which, on tho
conclusion Of the war will command .
premium in gold over their cost in cur
rency.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
DesoIatIOn.
urfrsesbOrO, April q, 1864

Your readers do not know the mean
ing of that word "desolation," from any
thing they find in lexicons, but it is
legibly written and terribly defined
along the face of all these regions, as
upon a page. To this blessed sun, that
does so much for you, gardens make no
answer and fields are dumb; orchards
blossom in loneliness around deserted
dwellings; the winding path to tho
spring has grown dim flowers. Onco
pets of the household, are safe from the
little hands of children that shall covet
them no more. Two SUNDAYS ago. had
you strolled beyond the picket line to
certain point where Mission Ridge
trends away to the South, YOU would
have come upon an old homestead
standing where once q garden smiled"
the ruined, fenceless grounds lying
blank and bare. 1t was a lovely morn
ing, and the sun brought out the pic
ture painfully; the silent threshold, the
orchard standing like broken ranks az
ter battle. You strike upon the door,
and it returns hollow sound like a
clod upon a coffin-lid And yet the
birds, brave in the loneliness, sang all
the same a poor, old horse, was feeb-
ly grazing near by, and man sat on
the ground by the angle Of the wall,
reading. A few words told the story
that man was once the head Of the
vanished hourehOld, Of that LITTLE farm,
there had once been more than
enough to say "Ours" A son whom he
had educated, became principal of
the Academy at Rome, was eCnscripted,
and his fate unknown. Stripped of all
garner empty, fields unsown, the little
band wandered away and now be came,
that pleasant morning, on a lonely pill
grimage; TO linger out the day around
what was the very cenotaph, the empty
burial place, of dear, old home or
how much tender and delicate senti-
ment those scattered and stroWn IN
mates were possessed, l cannot tell
Probably not much, and it was better
so, for if 3od does not always temper
the wind to the shorn laHlb," he some
times gifts them with tough endurance.
B F. Taylor.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
NO. 2e.
Mass Meeting.

There win be a Mass Meeting Of the
citizens Of Rutherford and adjoining
counties, held at Murfreesboro, Tenn,
on Saturday the l4th day Of May, 1864.
Distinguished speakers viii be pres
ent on the occasion
The object Of the meeting Is that the
citizens may, with the aid of men of
great ability as statesmen and patriots,
confer together as to the suppression
Of the existing rebellion, and the req
toration Of the State Of Tennessee ia
civil government Let us come togeth-
er, fellow citizens, snd counsel as our
fathers did in other days Come one
come all
Murfrsesboro, April ., 1864
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
RVS OP ADVERTISING.
TO ADVERTISERS IN DETAIL.

MARRIAGE AND FUNERAL NOTICES
VIII be charged at the usual advertising rates.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
wAsnrxoroy. Nav 5.-Ths Republican

WAsHIxoros, Nay 5-Ths Republican
has just issued an extra, containing the
following important intelligence;
We feel authorized 70 state. since L
cannot nov afford information 70 the
enemy, that the Army Of the Potomac
has advanced toward Richmond. and
the struggle for the possession Of the
rebel capital is begun. Our army NOV
ed on Tuesday night, and has now croa-
sed the RaPidan. The crossing was
made AZ Jacob. Culpepper, Gerwania,
and United States-i0rds, and Vas eiiec-
ted without serious opposition. Lee
has been compelled 70 Tall back from
his strong position, where he has he.a
US at bay ali winter Whether he VA
make q stand this side Of the deiences
OF Richmond 10 are not advised ~ -
the opinion Of some that he Will hight
& chance battle Every hour may bring
Us news Of q ba tie, but we are inclined
10 the belief that it vii BE- s race Tor
Richmond The rebel capital val ul.-
doubtedly be banked aud invested.
should Lees army occupy is deiencesi
and We may reasonably hope this tiLae
it VIII fall"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10
Ftom the Sunday Journal.
A Champagne Spree.

A tall trsctable staff officer at the
front, noted for sentimentality and
susceptibility, overcome By the raw
ishing description of Bacchus' spride
by his favorite poet, LongfslloW, suf
tered himself to imbibe so freely Of
Sparkling Catawba that a state of
blissful Inconsistencies ensued Re
covering from the stupefaetion slightly,
and possessed still by confused remem-
brances of the beautiful poem, he pen
ned under the inspiration of the ethe-
real beverage his experience on a
drunk. The manuscript was feloniously
obtained before the recovery Of the
author, and we doubt whether he viii
recognize his offspring.
The spree is through, and the daylight
Streams on my tenantless bed
As a sudden cold descendeth
On some o'erheated head.
I see the hotel walters
Sweeping the dusty hall,
And feeling Of nausea comes DER me,
And-my spirits suddenly fail
A feeling Of sickness and nausea
That is somewhat akin to pain,
And resembles sorrow only
As the froth resembles champagne.
Then mix for me some potion,
Some simple and cooling drink,
That shall edse this restless headache
And give me strength to think.
Not from the brandy bottle;
Not from that LIQUOR rcd
Whose restless thrObbings echo
Like thunder through my head;
For, like ipecac and SIENNA,
Its mOckIng lips suggest
A night of endless spreeing,
And this morn long to rest.
But choose some milder potion,
That under a SUMMER cline
Has ripened into nectar
And been christened Sparkling Wine"
Such drinks appease the stomach
When other drink 10 shuns,
And comes like the loan Of a hundred
When fellows oppressed with duns.
Then take from the treasured basket
The bottle Of thy choice,
Ald let me hear as it's opened
The popping of its voice.
And the morn shall be passed in cocktails,
And the cares of the early day,
Like disappointed collectors,
shall silently steal away.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10

A military camp Ii ~ DC established
at Lafayette, Ind, by order OF Governor
Morton, and Col. Vim. c Wilson u 70
be appointed comnandant
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10

Inc Commercial AaYertiser, speaking
Of the abundance Of money, says the
New York stock houses were never 50
rich - At present.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-10

Of any house either In this place or Louisville.
Ny stock in this line is direct from the manufac-
tories, and VIII sell ~ low ANY Cincinnati house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-14
MAIL LINE BETW ZEN

TEAVING been awarded the contract tor
/ ! carving the mail between this clty ana
Wasbin gton. the undersigned ha~ put on the
route a new and comfortable COACH. tor the
accommodation Of travellers
The Coach will leave at 40 clock every morn
ing for Washington, arriving there IL amy ~ ~
connect with the trains going north ana az
night will leave tho Depot in Washington Oh
the arrival Of The O clock train. hus persons
living in Alexandria and journey ing north 81
returning will always be sure of q safe anu
speedy conveyance to and from Washington. :,
r. Passengers for the North at clocI1> -
the morning will be called for by le"V Il "
+ south Pitt street. x~rrrvy~
sept 74-1m EDWIN r. MA ! i + "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-14
sDaech Of Mr.. Seward.

Alta meeting Of the Lincoln and Johnson
Club. in Washington last night, Nr. Secretary
Seward made the following speech
FELLOW CrT1ZENs--I understand that Yen
are the Lincoln and Johnson Association Of
the District OF Columbia. |oices-zv are
We'll. [ INQUIRE because it Is we'll Whtn pcoplo
meet that each party know exactly who the other
party are I'll tell you therefore who an.
am citizen who IS IL favor Of the same
ticket yon support-Ljocoln AMI johnson.
am for them because they are the candidates
Of the Union which we are fighting for, We
have found it necessary 10 tight Tor that can>e.
and when | am Obliged to heht tor cause
am the last man goes to the polls anG votes
against it.
Fellow Citizens-In speech | made re-
Gently at Auburn | said there Shoutd DC 10
draff, because the array is being reinforced By
five thousand to ten thousand volunteers per
day. The people Of Auburn UNDERSTOOD me
and cleared Their district of the draft by vol.
untecrng. Patriotic men IN fhiladelp!na
write me that there they understood me to >ay
that there will be no draft, and Therefore they
stop volunteering | avail myself therefore,
of this OCCASION to correct their mistake bg say
ING that, as faith can only show lts-If by works
SO the draft will surely come if We DO not Vol
unteer and Sc preventit: hope that po.nt
is settled now
Fellow citizens, the Democracy at Chi"ago,
after waiting six VI eks to STE whether the war
for the Union was to succeed or fail, finally
concluded that it would tail, and therefore they
went in for nomination and platform 10 MAKE
the failure sure thing by q cessation OF Lo>tlI~
ities-an abandonment OF the contest Al
Baltimore, on the contrary, we determined that
there should be no such thing as failure, aGd
therefore we Went1nto save the Union oy pay
he to the last, and General Sherman and Al
miral Farragut have knocked the bottoW out
Of the Chicago nominations The elections IN
Vermont and Maine prove that the BALTIMORE
nominations are staunch and sound. The i,
she is thus sQuarely made up-NcClellan aHd
disunion. or Lincoln and Uoion. Have You
any doubt Of the result on that issue No.
no. Mr. do | have any doubt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-14
LEWIS STEIN,

No. 20 North Royaz Street,
rs Just in receipt Of = large aud genera ~
] sOrtment Of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
TOBACCO, OLGA AIRS, and nas
LIQUORS Of The choiceS;55 pr oSoI.ac3
and every article usually k"ptln a wei ''0'.
Grocery and Provision store. ...-1, Ia will
Having received proper PERMISSION nc fror5
sell his LIQUORS only through Dern}l' <h hLD1
the provost Marshal Ills prices will pc &: ot 49,
as reasonable as those ct any other ho5e 49, 49,
city. ~ : -------~
O. REWARD.-Sraved from the SQ {, ,I;'
SOon Septempter S, A BLACK GO ", | Tber
White face and wide horns with q ,. ls1'T re-
strap on her neck. 10 any one VINO , ~'iI [
turn her or give any information oy WA
| can get her, will give the above e IyV WHO'D.
so,1. TX &c South Weta: H'IS''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-14
SD 8 :exanflria Uazztte
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. a.

Ri.hon Elder, Of Natchez, who was recently
sent across the Federal lines tor refusing 10
comply with the order which required that
m,h|ic nravers should be offered PIP tor the
President Of the United States, but was sub,
seoneotly allowed to return home has address
ed letter to Colonel Farrar, stating the rea-
SONS for his refusal. He states that the pray
ers complied by bis Church, wherein express
snnnications are made for Christian rulers,
are not to be directed to any particular civil
government. but that peace and unity among
all Christian people are to be invoked. lie
regretted that these forms were not sufhclent
to satisfy the acquisitions OF the special order
Of the authorities, to whom he intended no ex.
nression Of disregard or dislike. The refusal,
he said, had no political significance, nor
should it be construed into manifestation OF
disloyal5y.
The Richmond Examiner states The clrcu'n~
stances Of the capture and death OF Gen. ! obn
Morgan. as follows: Gen. Morgan made re
copnoissauce almost alone, and quartered HIM
self at a house near Greenville where resided
the wife of au officer OF Gen. Burnside 5 staff
named Williams. After the General was snug
" in bed, Mrs Williams mounted horse and
rode fifteen miles to camp Of Federal soldiers
and piloted detachment of them back to the
house. When Morgan found the house sur,
rounded he attempted to escape through the
ward at the rear OF the premises. Being con-
fronted by the Federal soldiers he drew his re-
volver. swearing he would not be taken alive,
and ATTEMPTED to charge through tie line. A
volley was fred at him, and a bullet through
his brain put an end to his career.
The correspondent Of the Baltimore Amerl
can. with General Sheridans army says that
although the military situation is at present
unchanged, he is Of the opinion that there will
shortly be resumption Of active operations.
General AverilI now has possession Of Martins
burg, and train Of cars proceeded from Har~
ner's Ferry to within FIVE miles of the former
place.
It is stated that the English blockade run
ners Elsie and A. D. Vance recently captured,
together With thelr cargoes, are WoE'h pIooa
bly half q million Of dollars. The officers and
sailors who seized these prizes will therefore
realize handsome dividends. The officers Of
the Vance say she was captured only because
of the bad coal on hoard.
It is announced in the Northern papers that
part Of Gen. A. J. Smith forces, from
Memphis, have gone ont on great expedition
with cavalry. infantry, and artillery into the
White river region OF Arkansas.
H. alnet,o.au u, Y ornaont nd N aina are said
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-14

Times +he leader Of the liberal party, has
been con1epied to hard work III the mines u
Siberia for life. r. is man Of great talent
He used to print great Dumoe q BOOKS loi
the neasants-cheap, good and instructive
reading. As, in his periodical: he used TO &C
tack al the abuses Of the government SO MS
doom was decided Last year he was put IN
prison, and now, after years imprisonment
he comes out convict for life
The New York World says "Ihe Demo.
cratic press Of the country have responded
with hearty unoniuity to General Mcclellan
letter Of acceptance. With the exception OF
one daily and two weekly papers in this city,
there is not sign of discomfort in any OF the
Democratic papers, which on the contrary
have responded with enthusiasm to the letter Of
acceptance,
The ST. Helena Guardian says: 1T Is re
ported that the slave trade has been carried
on very briskly for some time past by means
Of steamers Of such class that our cruisers
have no chance of catching them. One steam
er Of 900 tons has got away three times, each
time laden with negroes. The barracoons are
full"
Senator Summer, in recent speech N BoS'
ton. speaking Of the Democrat there, who are
Peace men, said-''Ihese Northern criminals
are nothing else han nna1med guerilla bands
Of Jefferson Davis maurnuding the North. -
These "criminals' must feel amiab}e To-
wards Mr. Sumner.
We have received some communications
lately on general subjects. the length OF which
prevents their present publication. Our i'm
its, for the present, do not allow US to afford
SPACE, for much else than short articles. We
wish we were able 10 enlarge our paper; but
We must be content.
Major Alexander 3. Dyer, Of the regular \.
s. army, Yesterday entered upoo his duties as
Chief Of the Ordnance Bureau, IN place OF
Gen. Ramsay, who has been retired from &C
tive service and placed upon the retired list Of
officers.
Jas. B. Fry Provost Marshal General, Of
the United States, telegraphs to Gov. Sey-
mour Of New York that the draft is ordered
to commence in Ohio and other States, whose
quotas have cot been filed, upon Monday,
the 10th Of Septem Der.
The Nashville Times states that General
] "a, 70 ho OIra hat
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-04
The Loyal Meeting this Evening.

| This demonstration Of public sentiment in
regard to the war; the triumphs of tho Union armies
and the gratitude dne to Gen. Grant, and his gallant
army officers and men, will take plsee at Union square,
at O'Clock.
The guests who have been invited to be present and
the speakers who have consented address the
bage requested to meet the Committee OF Arrange
ments at the Nelson Dort Fourteenth street. oppo.
site the square at 81 o'clock.
A national salute will be fred In the square o. 6
O'clock.
The stands will be decorated with flags and banners
bearing portraits OF the distinguished Generals serving
under Gems Grant and Sherman. with notices ex-
pressiye OF their claims TO public gratitude.
WsShingtons monument will DO draped with the
National flag and with embcms Of mourning for Scds
wick aud Wadsworh.
A letter will be read from President Lincoln, in re.
Spouse to an invitation to be present
An exhibition Of works with appropriate designs
in reference to Gen. Grant and the Union cause will be
displayed tho south side Of the Square at o'clock
and rockets will be fred during the evening.
Calcium lights will be provided to enable speakers to
continue their addresses In tho evening.
1t Is respectfully requested that the National Flag
may be displayed public buildings and private rsi
dences during the day and evening
The following gentlemen have consented to address
tho audience:
Hon JANIS T. BRADY Hon. 4. p. CowTHs
Hon GEORGE OrDrKE Hon. JONI X. BRADY,
Rev. DIR. HITCHCOCK. Hon GILBERT DEAN
Hon. CHAs. L. DAILY, Hon Il. A. CoNKLN
Gen. 4. r. MnAGu.R EDWARD X. DicKgIsoS
Rcv. WM II. BooLE. CHENILLE T. JESks.
Hon. s. H. GARyIN. MAGSUs Gg0ss.
Hon. ELI L. NORTON.
Many others have been invited whose names If their
assent is obtained. will DO published In the evening
papers
by order Of tho Committee Of Arrangements.
NArn'L JARVIS. IT,. Secretary.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-04
AsBANKRUPT LAW.

More than one eminent jurist has declared
that in his Judgment the interests Of society
would DO promoted by abolishing all laws for
the collection Of debts, Tho opinion is obvi.
ously based, to considerable extent, on the
limitation Of credit which such measure would
cause, in other words, on q consideration Of the
vast importance of reducing as far as possible
the number Of persons who sustain to each other
the relation Of debtor and creditor. Whethe,
We are likely ever to reach that ultima.
tum may be question, but We conceive
there can DO mono that an approach to II il
desirable. And between the two extremes o,
opinion-between the old rigor Of the English
laws which hold the property, the future earn.
ings, and the personal liberty Of the debto,
wholly subservient to the will Of the creditor
on the one side, and on the other the freedom o.