davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1864-01-19

EProf James Watson, who recently re-
Gently discovered the new comet, writes to
the Detroit Advertiser that the comet is now
rapidly approaching the earth, and rcceding
from the sun. Its distance from the earth,
January 12th, was 100000 Of miles. It
will continue tohpproach the earth until Feb
lst, when its distance win be only Is, ,00O, 900
Of miles, and Its brilliancy five times greater
than ut the present time. It il probable that
that it will then be visible to the naked eye.
Alter February 1st, 1t will recedc from both
the Garth and sun. Should the comet be-
come visible tn the naked eye, it may first be
seen on the evening of January e5th-before
the moon rises-in the northwest, about 10e
south, and little cast Of the bright star
41pho Gephei.
, 1864-01-19

FRGiTs"Gss1s Flu F5s xrfiss ID mods.ate dsmsad
cloce i.9it u ys5y Em Il present quotations L1s-
essrgea oEAsa1s % Il nomina sappy ~
s1ses are q ana s,na @
Qualities nrm At the 1notstons eiyen beow: n
but good ones ste II faIr demand, and the market
rules f.m and steady; Large nuts We quote at $50
s M Da1aa os sii to sanss
COMMON. ...............s. AsaA:M
6sGRs 6san9es 'sley} 4Ss s
GfanbeE71es, bsl......"..,.........-.... sS3G So
1:ses askoss Hsts ba:::::::::::::::::::.: -
xJ pRI1D aE9sa 5s5:s Il sSSs ssa
mand "a aIkei seadv >, previous quotations; -.
"a ,s~i;ss ;sSy is4sssiss sespIy: M
qaotaslons We Quote ''' A'1 AN ~ - ~ 1'''''''
Died Appe' 25,saa,s 21a,:;,:;. sske sske Ss4 III
lnpAFed Peaches........-...--+........ Il g =
FstSn Fsis;1s-1aye,s = .'...-.'.-.
ksisis-a: oo9.:..::.:....:.:. Is Il.
Snf51nnn. Sfmanas. :. ;.;idt'............' ZIG
!:"oAos' hd....... hasd: Il g
E!.sSss5ass as..: s::....:.:..:.::..::.: s : :
GREAsKsairs to ia5 7.0oo Is Brown :. &: to
Hes Mhts Gstass e @ 1os ,ctt,e and n-,c. ,.
at PREVIOUS auotat1ons We quoic:
Green Co1nt5J... eh@9
Green part 9Ha TX
DrJ
ii MiGnWiNEs-Re:svsd. W Is; lsrFes q
vanced 1&1kc. e3s T. not EeIy nesiye sa Sales today
Rs T n51eeeI7ss 81 III et Market
rorn nctlve and shade htgher. salea to-lAJ were:
, 1864-01-19

" Awnrds for Flour Mt Cincinnati.
: Mailer B: D9 nsr1y Commeaa1y ct Subsistence, or
Elstncr q Fisher, 1901 ,Uo0 MS at 1895 q 100 rs.
E1s1ner FfAhcr, %, ,GCo d. at <4.to q 100 ns.
, 1864-01-19

Provisions in Philndelphfa-Jau. is,
Provisions continue to hare IN upward tendency
New Mess Pork at S2JoQ brl. sale Of beef hsn1s
nt 1850 md 200 hams In pickle at l2c now held at
l2kc. Lard L. nrm ut lie tn brls and tcs and l5c Ii
EFF
, 1864-01-19

PKOV1SION4-Rc -Rccclret, lg brts pork. l7s.i73 s.
cured meats, lts 70 % Lard. The market to.day wus
hut holders were generally as hr,n a. ever.
MISE PoEK-No;hlrg and market notnfnsl at 3l9-s0
PRIME 1I6ss PoEK-1n MIE don.apd and 1rm. Sales
today weEc:-1,la0 hris city Prime Mcss Pork At
$3.50; S1o tsls do At $t6n0.
RrLK MKA1s-nuies bnt ar,n. Sales to-day we7c:-
400 pes city snd 40 pcs country cured Ruk Shoul-
ders at 6Ac1o0ao; So roo rs Augusta cured Shoulders
at 63c 1oose, 10 arrive.
ENGLISH 3irSTs-Tn fair demand. Sales :-toDoa
packed y boxes 40 bx. city snt Gntnberaad Mid
GnEEN MsATs-safop pcs Hams ron. TIC bloc as s,to.
1AED-Dull- Sales to-day:-23 tres prime kettle
rendered Leaf AZ Exc; go tres prime city stea.ren
dercd Leaf At 1.Ac.
, 1864-01-19

The Convention Of Wool Growers at Columbus,
Ohio the sih md 9Th Inst wss well attended. The
dlBcussIons see to have been chiefly fmc 70 three
que<aons.-hok best to protect sheep from dogs? II
washing sheep advantageous? Is tho Tariff on For
e,sn Wool adequate protection to the American pro-
duoer7 Mr. Montgomery stated thut the loss to saeep
owners ftoua dogs IN tho State Of Ohio amounted to
*coe, eco per year. Lleut-~Gov. Stanton made an ad
dress upon the tariff claiming thattt salcent
10 protect the great and growing interest Of sheep
husbaudry. Cot.:Danlel Needham, Of Vermont, who
was the Commss.oner from Vermont to tho Interna-
tioEof Exhibition Of Sheep at H8mousg, delivered an
address OF the triumph of the Vermont Sheep as the
Intcrnationa! Exhibition" In The course or his
eprs ali 10 honor haE taa success q tne
American Mer1nps." He TOOK twelve little seeep-six
bucks AEd sir ewes, and surprised all Europc with
the fact that America contalned better 3ernos taan
Europe hut America also. which never before had
dared to clotm for leading eltoa In tho
production Of slock-bEeedlng Merfnos. These sheep
Es5e e Mr; camgssrfSn fn oSn @ @bfssdng snd tas tae;
France the two nrss pzemums. is m honor Of which
America may veil b proud. He closed his address
with comparison Of our country With the European
countries which be Waited saying hst With civil war
tocratc goye1nments Of the ol4 world. Nj Henry s.
Randall, LID, Of New York, editor Of Shsep HUI
fhsan W s aso aasesssd
the country Tas o.. the increaae and likely to be.
although wool and sheep would In tho future, hnye
the deptessions that they had suffered in the past He
ae @ febeon oad me9a a as
cst than ever before; that cotton cultnre. was 4
healthy. occupation. and might be engaged in by
white as we'll as black labor. This speech, which
es1srai publ:c, Is to be prihtc for efeaasion TSe
convention adjourned On the 9Th sine die.
, 1864-01-19

~ We come tine since published m &C
count Of the cure of diphtheria by the appl-
caticn Of ice, small pieces Of which were put
in the mouth Of the patient and allowed to
dissolve The French R-vue TAerapeuzique
,contains paper by. DR.. A. Dc Grand, Bou-
lognc, late French Vice Consul ut Havana, In
which he mentions ice as an infa11ible speclf-
ic, and cites several cases in which it was ap-
piled with SUCCESS.
, 1864-01-19

Grain 70 the above House, but excluding tbs namoer
Of bpAne!S thus sold IT, NC have the following aSXfe
CATO ~ tho Grain Trade Of IaSop ~ l8e5:
, 1864-01-19

Corn 81. ri
M0eHs .-.A0
OAtF. -N8
RyH...-~ --s.1tE
HATlEy
Ness.s Thayer 4 B1o. Of tho Eagle Mills and usuu-
ae.uzsn Of hlehwtnes, make, II ihe,s Esport, ntg
menclnKes 4hey did In September To indicate soue
what the extent Of heir business wc are peEmted to
Btate that they had paI down to tho st OF December
37e600 Government tax! AZ this rate they Will ply
moro than 3eo0 Geo duty 10 the Government in snyle
nfrain per day Ia their dstittery, and have used
James King is the Proprietor Of tho stock fed In part
rpm the dstiilery ae Is Eth teo1E aooqt ooo bead
purchase OF hny In 6 conld not have been legs than
1c0 tons, aad 1uany tons Of straw.
Messrs. Finer Reeves, pressing haJ Tor the South
ern market, have purchased about 30 tons ot hay.
VIM. Fisher shipped, during the year, 500 barrels OF
-four.
The lumber trade has been extensive: Of lumber
there Was sold !, SEQ 900 feet, and shingles s@M-
, 1864-01-19

Business nj Morrison, ILL.,, for 1861,
The Whlseside County Sentinel, published nt Morri
son. publishes statement Of the business OF that town
for 1865. which we abEidge as follows:
, 1864-01-19

Total, according to ccnsus.... 100
according tabular details In the annual report
uf the Treasury nppenTs that whisky reached
est price within fofy yea!s In July 1851, ytz: eeen
During tha years from 1S5 to 1861 the extreme prices
, 1864-01-19

From tic 1acou Gazette, 1I!h-1
Below re publish the receipts OF Grain by the E.e}e
Mills and ohcr dcs1ers curing tho yrsr Iust clo-
Eed; So. -.
, 1864-01-19
Dcef and Pork Packing at Cleveland.
[Fzom tho Cleveland Herald, 15th-1 i.

Tho season for beef packing at this point has not
entirely closed ~ H. Ehol. the last IN the lat having
salehtcfed hts last lot toay 3ir Chapa closed hl5
packing business last week We rcpnb!sh our tablc
were ono or two errors e. htst published and we ROW
have the iu1l figures for the season:
This year to date. Last year.
u. u, Chaplin d &Co..........-...... G.Sa3 .9,1E
W II. Sholl+ TA t3,6sa
EobarSon pylatt. 500 4,6ia
Il Il i n11 : e, n.'.''..'..''..'.-.-.* 9S
IL. C!A o w. 3tdN
We have no datA from which to Etyc the entire d.
ure. for last year, as some parties who packed then
yrar, 1t will be seem Is 81 67 head. The nu.nbcrpac
Cd ass gear 59s been stated to ns re- at a.
head.
roE1 PACKING.
All the PORK packero have cloaed up their scason's
business Except Messfs c. ]. Constock, Ross & Prem
nse, and rose D1o. Tho number packed this season
are as follows: =
W. II. Eholl.. ll..................... . .........1cBs7
G9Esteck. SM
, 1864-01-19

CHICAGO DATLT WARKET,
.......- MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 19. 1864.
EREIGsETS-There Is no changc In rates. VIC
nunfG:
, 1864-01-19

~ I1eut- JAs. D. RodEefs, RuGfIermHster
7oth Pennsylvania volunteers, has been tried
by courtma1tial and sentenced to be dis
missed, for absence without leave. Sentence
commuted to forfeiture Of pay for the whole
period Of absence, and a reprimmd in gene
raj orders. Lieut. Rodgers had the authority
Of Col. Hopkins, his immediate commander,
snd two Surgeons certificates Of sickness.
The general order publishing the case says:
tHis example should be warning to officers
not to leave their command upon mere Sur
seon's certificate, or other insufficient autho-
rfty.".
, 1864-01-19

Tho brewers Of. the United States, through
q Committee, have sent In memorial against
mcnted malt beverages OF on ma3t 3taeN.
They have sought Information from other
countries, aud represcnt that while spirits
will bear q heavily increased duty without
, 1864-01-19

EE7oEIs FEoA TIE EAoLE MILE,
, 1864-01-19

T Le Ztmp,, prominent Paris journal,
in reviewing President Lineo1n's message,
says the document shows that AIr. Lincoln is
firm and full Of hope, adding that If the wsr
shonld be brought to an end without the final
destruction Of slavery, the victory Of the
North over the South would be simply one
Of superior force, and would necessarily be
of short duration. Le Temps also publishes q
long letter giving summary Of the state Of
affairs In America at present, to which is
added comparative table Of prices Of the
necessa1ies Of life in New York and In Rich
mond, which the writer presents as fair in
dication Of the confidence Of the two parties
in the success Of their respective Causes.
, 1864-01-19

The Honse comn,,ttoo m wo.s s,a uoo,s
fs In faTor of vnrV heoTy tar ~ 04o mannfans uo
tured fohacco. ran9iner finn fxrentv ~ fhIrtv
ncr cent Tb,s has hfen canse5 ~ = 3ha .y IN.
thet eesnIe ts 1af ,nG stGtmels' VINO asse1
f;nY, ard evnnrt Tho rnannfa f+,,ro-sP 1r ~ tho
ntnar %ond en-. +hat ~ toaS1, " ~ ~
mrnnfac ctnred aytic1n vii canse is1gc IN innnr. e
49,, .,,.y -,,,, ,.u,. e,,,,,, .ao,n
us ~.1@aa , 49,. ~ - - S.o.s ,ea~s..,,
aon. Oakca Ames, ~. "; tiota aaassaeuus- I
ctts, went over 10 Aie3anoF1a 1estera1y, to
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22
HETIOHA[ MERCHANT.

It contains choice selection Of Literary meter.
Tales, Poetry and large amount Of commercial
information. sM A 4aiA
The Reviews of the Markets are themselves worth
more than the price Of subscription.
The knowledge impaired by our advertising col
unns Of true and honest men, selected for their in
tegrty, and who will aell ct the lowest possible
price is worth more than the price Of subscription
This paper has very plain print for the aged and
these ofweak eyes.
Itdoes not contain anything improper for famiy
reading. Money cannot buy space in our columns,
for the obscene advertisements, which arc SO greed
ily displayed by almost every other paper in the
land VA The Merchant is intended for respect
rble families, where such nostrums are not wanted
Do not say that you cannot sfford 1t, for
spend msre in ci ars or tobacco, me other
foiblc, in one moxth than would SUI ply the Mersh-
ant with its cheerful happy influence to your fam
ly or some fair friend for whole year The Mereh-
ant is very good school master to have in taml-
ly, it teaches your children great deal speaks
Kindly 10 them and never whips
1t has more reading matter Tor One Dollar year,
than any other paper in the world.
To procure the Merchant, put one dollar in
letter and direct to 8. ASHToN,
National Merchant Office,
1875 South Second St., Philadelphia,
The Merchant will be sent up to the time only
that it is paid for.
April %, 1864.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22
LUXURIANT BEAUTY,
Mexican Mustang Liniment.

Tho parties in St. Louis and Cincinnati, who have
been couiterfeiting tho Mustang Liniment, under
pretenee of proprietorship, have been thoroughly
stopped by tho courts. To guard against further
imposition, I have procured from the United States
Treasury private steel platerevenue stamp, which
is placed over TIE top Of each bottle. Each stamp
bears tho fac smile Of my signature, and without
which the article is q counterfeit, dangerous and
worthless imitation. Examine every bottle. This
LinimeDthas been in use and growing in favor for
many years. There hardly exists hamlet on the
habitablo globe that does not contain evidence Of
its wonderful effects, 1t is the best emolient in the
world! With Its present improved Ingredients, its
effects upon man and beast are perfectly remarkable
Sores are healed, pains relieved, lives saved vua
bic animals made useful, and untold ills assuaged
For bruises, sprains, rhsumatism, swellings, bies
cuts, oaked beasts, strained herses &C., it is SOW
sreign remedy that should never be dispensed with
II zheuld te in every family. Sold by 81 druggists
~ n. g. BARNES q CO. New Yorh
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rhs ngaIg zraanss cold sPeoaEneaoh.

WAsHrNoroN, April l6.-The following is
the bill which passed tie cenate To-day, and
which awaits tho action Of the House;
BE it enacted, That it skall be unlawful to
make any contraction the purchase or sale,
ordel;yery Of any gold coin or bullion, or of
any foreign exchange to be delivered at any
time subsequent to the making Of such con-
tract, or for the payment Of any sum, either
fixed or contingent, in default of the delivery
of any gold coin or bullion, or Of any foreign
exchange, or.upon other terms than The i'm
mediate manual delivery Of such gold coin Or
bullion, or foreign exchange, and the imme-
date payment in full of the agreed price
thereof by the manual delivery of United
States notes or national currency, and not
otherwise, or to make any contract whatever
for the sale, loan. or delivery of,any gold coin
or bullion, or foreign exchange, of which the
person making such contract shall not at the
time of making be the owner in actual posses
sion. u, aa.
Section g. That it shall be further unlaw.
falf7r any banker, broker, or other person,
to make any purchase or sale of any gold coin
or bullion, or of any foreign exchange, or
any contract for any such purchase or sale,
a. any other place than the ordinary place OF
business of either the seller or purchaser,
owned or hired and occupied by him individ-
ually, or by partnership of which he is a
member.
Section 8. All contracts made in violation
of this act shall be absolutely void.
Section A. Any person who shall violate
any provision Of this act shall be held guilty
of a mislemeanor, and on conviction thereof
DO fined in the sum of one thousand dollars,
and be mpritoned for period not less than
three months nor longer than one year, or
both, at the discretion Of the court.
Section s. The penalty imposed by the
fourth section of this act may be recovered in
an. action at lazy in any court Of record OF the
United States, or any court Of competent
jurisdiction, VIII Oh action may he brought in
the name Of the United States, by ony person
who will sue for the said penalty one hali
for the use of the United States, and the othel
half for the use Of the person bringing sucl
action. And the recovery and satisfaction d
a judgment'in any such action shall be bal
to the imposition of any fine Tor the same OF
fence, in any prosecution instituted subse,
quent TO The recovery Of such Judgment but
rhall hot b. u bar to the infiction Of punish
rnent b. imprisonment, as provided by thu
fourth soctiou.
Section c. al acts and parts q acts incon-
sistont with the provisions of this act are re-
pealcd.
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Letter gros., Admiral ss:.asgrsn.

Admiral Dahlgren has written u Letter
dated Washington, March 9th, to Mr.. Chas.
Willing Hare, responding 10 the resolutions
passed BY he Dahlgren iiowi'zer Battery
Vi this city, in reference to the death Of their
late CON. aic, the lamented Colonel Uric
Dalilgren I}la letter eenclut ies-us fellows
The accidents and necessities Of my own
unsettled life cast tic birth O my gallant
Irv. [ ric. at rural home IN Pennsylvania,
MT far il IA Philatelpl.ia. Bur his parents
were born and educated in your city, his
grandparents aud those before them, even SO
far back as the ,loniai period Of the state,
were born and lived in Philadelphia, and
Their romuins, with those of his mother,
bro. hers, and sister, repose there. His own
career in lie was opening among you lin the
study of the law) under the eye Of his kind
md excellent uncle, Mr.. James w. Paul,
when the FIRST cannon shot at our glorious
flag reused the young and old of the land.
The hopa wi.ch you express that Pnla-
dtlph'a wil give y monument to her son
VIC has ,igea to her cause all he had to
give, limb, and then life; who before COM
pleting the first year of his marhocd, had
beea heaored with the igh RANK Of Colo
mel for service and sacrifice on so many battle
fields; and who fell in desperate effort to
rescue his comrades from captivity verse
,tkan death, though himself just recovering
from wounds that had naimcd his fair pro-
portions-strikes every chord in my heart
ard most gladly viii contribute to the pur-
pose from my own scanty resources.
X
Will your comrades be pleased to acce pit
my eyer-grateful thanks for their feeling re-
membrance Of ing son and Their associate
With my best wishes fer the honor and sue
cess Of your company
I am most truly, THERE,
~ JoHN A. DAHLaREN,
Rear-Admiral Commanding South Atlantis
Blockading Squadron.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22
FARM FOR SALE.

THE subscribers offers for sale valuable tract
Ct land situated in Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex
county, abeut miles from Frenkford, "a miles
from Dagsboro, and of mile from Baltimore
Mills. Said tract Of land contains 275 aores about
100 cleared and in good state of cutiva-
ton, and IFS we'll set in valuable Oak and
Pine timber. The improvements on said Farm are
dwelling House and COED outbuildings. There is
also good Apple Orchard on said tract.
For further information apply to George Long
living on the premises, or TO the subscribers near
Laurel. u y -ass s. A. CHAPMAN,
F. o, SHORT.
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u. S. Internal Revenue.
Annual Taxes for 1864.

The attention Of Taxpayers 10 Hereby called to
the provisions Of the United States Excise Law re-
lative to the assessment Of annual taxes.
BY tbs sixth section Of the act Of July |, 1852, II
is made the duty OF all persons partnerships, firms
associations, corporations, made liable to any
nual duty, license, tax before The iyst Hon
day If Aay IN each year, to max. list OF return to
the Assistant Assessor Vt the District where located
Of the amount Of annual income, the articles Oh
jects charged with special tax and the bust
ness or occupation liable t. pay any license.
Every person who shall fail TO make such return
by the day specified VIII he liable to be assessed by
the Assessor according to the best information
which he can obtain and in such case the Assessor
is required to add Afty per centum to the amount
Of the items of such list
Every person who shall deliver to an Assessor
any false or fraudulent list statement, with in
tent to cvade the valuation enumeration requir
cd BIZ law, is subject to fine Of FIVE hundred dol
lars and in such the list will be made out by
the Assessor Assistant Assessor, and from tn,
valuation and enumeration SO made there can be nj
appeal.
Payment of the annual taxes except those fol
licenses, will not DO demanded until the thirtieth
day of June.
The appropriate blanks oa which to make return,
and all necessary information will bs furnished by
Messrs. Alfred Short, Milford; Caleb L. Morris,
Milton; j. d. Rodney Georgetownj or Henry f.
Rodney, Lewes; Assistant Assessors for Sussex
County, to whom the returns should be delivered at
their respective offices on before the first Mon
day of Mey. JOHN P. McLEAR,
U. S. Assessor, District of Del.
Wilmington, Feb. 20, 1864.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22
Fhe New Book on The Cultivation Of Flowers.

From the Nep York Times.
FLOWERS FOR THE PARLoR AND GAR
DEN. By Edward Sprague Rand Jr. Illus
trated by John Andrew and A. G. Warren. 9vo.
Boston ]. e. Titon & Co. Price, $3.50; half
calf, $3.50; full Turkey, So.
Though allied to the annual tribe by its beauti-
full execution, the interest Of this book is perennial
and will endure as long as admiration Of the beau
ties Of natures works marks the existence of refined
tasto and elegant culture. 1t will Interest all class
es engaged in the raising of flowers, from the pos
SCISSORS of the arstocratic green house and conser
vatory to those whose share of the soil is confined
to the contents Of the box before their window or
the hanging basket that decorates the only room.
It is, indeed, of the greatest blessings connect
ed with Horticulture that its kindly influence may
be shared by all classes, however humble may be
the scale on which it is pursued. The directions
given seem ample for all necessary instruction, and
an ornamental charm is imported to the volume by
a .fusi9n Of fanciful illustrations on wood. They
will compare without disadvantage with any re-
cent home foreign specimens ofthe art, and give
an air of elegance to the practical prosac part OF
the work. The mechanical execution of the vol
ume could, indeed, scarcely DO improved, and is
highly creditsble to the young house who may take
sgodit Of producing Vdde Mccain that will be well
como to every house efre.lnement.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22
The MARK ELS.
DIED.

On the 9th ult, in Dover, John 0efbit- Bell,
son of tho late Rev. johns. Bell, age 81 years.
On the 9th inst, near Centreville, Baltimore Hd,
Mary Eliza, daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Lynch,
aged years and o months. -si9'a s. ss@sf
On the I'd inst, in Lasrel, Mrs. Joanna 3. Bacon,
wife Of John s. Bacon, and daughter of the late
Cyrus G. Windsor Esq.
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From the Continental Monthly.
We have leen very unexpectedly charmed with
this volume. Inverted and fantastiea as he may
be ia his Poems, Mr.. Smiths Essays are fresh nat
u1al, racy, and genial.
They are models in their way, and We wish cur
contributors would study them as such Each Es-
say is complete in itself; every sentence full OF in
teres; there is straining for effect, writing to
astonish Jlase audience no show OF unwonted
erudition but tbs light of poets soul, tho
shine Of calm, loving heart are streaming and
brooding over all these gentle pages. knowledge
is indeed within them but it has ripened into wis
dom culture has matured into wine with the sum
mer in its glow. Soft tinted paper. Price, S1.5O.