davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-23

Nay pSrsop doing nothing shall pay license q ten do
laran which vas adopted. ftAughtef)
I'm, MALLORY moved further 70 amend the oieues 70
Had fsuoh ns,son's cese shall apply 70 bis dmourse
shts instead Or rece Finally the sntirs oiAoss w.
btriksn out
.I. SosSs lopp OF Ohio, o1er.- .o.srs Every per.
eoaiers shall pay each license Of ten on hotel seus
on lettering at street corners stanas Mar a Con-
nal % deemed loaier, divided that me- ar shall not
waiting q the crossings for the street
20 required 70 take out license therefor. O.
paughter.) The amendment rejected. :,
The committee have thus far acted upon al the -
ions relating the general provisions and licenses
enty nine In NUMBER and have commenced upon thoso
under the head Of manufactured articles ana products
An amendment made including stemmed tobacco,
buuf or cigars which may be transferred without pay
neut OF duty directly from the place Of manufacture 70
bonded warehouse for expectation.
The can,mittaa took q recess ILL seven O'Clock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-23

4 d SzssSoaDs 6ososs Institute alaial
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-23

A Beautiful CompIsxiOn.-Laird's
teausfyine ne complsHioa and skn % breaAwAy and
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02

The Raleigh IN C.) Standard thus talks
to the Petersburg Express: "The time has
arrived for saving the country, and the
sionists will do it. They said long time
ago that when it was indispenssbly neces-
ssry that they should enter the army they
would do it. The time has arrived. They
also said that each one Of them could whip
ten Yankees. There are at least ten
thousand Of them in this State who have
not gone, but who were going when the
time came. If one man can whip ten Yam
KEGS. ten can whip one hundred, one hun
dred one thousand, one thousand ten thou
sand, and ten thousand one hundred thou
sand. They are going. Msade's army
will he whipped. The tide Of invasion
will be rolled back from Richmond, and
even Petersburg, with its worthy Mayor,
who is 90 much distressed st the idea Of
the Standard newspaper circulating in
that ancient borough, will be relieved.
Courage, brother Express The Seees-
sionists Of North Carolina are rushing to
the rescue They intend to show by their
conduct who are the true men Room for
them on the public squares Of Petersburg
-4S1LA AOA LASEi Al yuuE ucdEl5f 1eIcEs-
burglars room for them, and provisions
for them; for they are all poor men, not
having made quite all the money that has
been realized in this State by extortiou
and speculation! Only allow them to fund
their surplus money in Confederate bonds
bearing six per cent. interest payable in
specie, and convince them that they are
actually needed in the ranks, and they will
rush to the conflict as to q festivall"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02

An officer, just returned from the West,
relates touching incident Of the loyalty
and tendency Of many Of the inhabitants
Of that nominslly secesh land. After the
battle Of Beau Station, the rebels were
guilty of all manner Of indignity toward
the slain. They stripped their bOdiesr
and shot persons who came near the bat
tle-feld to show any attention to the dead.
The body Of little drummer boy was left
naked and exposed. Near by, in an hum
BILE house, there were two little girls, the
eldest but sixteen, who resolved to give
the little boy decent burial. They took
the night for their task. With hammer
and nails in hand, and boards on their
shoulders, they sought the place where the
body Of the dead drummer boy lay. From
their own scsnty wardrobe, they clothed
the body for the grave. With their own
hands they made rude coffin, in which
they reverently put the dead boy. They
dug the grave and lowered the body into
it and covered it over. The noise Of the
hsmmering brought some Of the rebels to
the spot The sight was too much for
them. Not word was spoken, no one in
terfered, and when the sacred rites Of the
bnrial were performed, all separated, and
the little drummer boy sleeps undisturbed
in his grave on the battlefield. Such ten
derness and heroism deserve to run along
the line Of coming generations with the
story Of the woman who broke the slsbas-
ter box on the feet Of the Saviour, and
with her who Of her penury cast her two
mites into the treasury.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02

Some singular and amusing mistakes
sometimes occur in connection with tel
egrsphingi in consequence of the mis-
reading Of word or letter-the signal for
some words being very similsr-that is,
the movement of the needles to indicate
one word are very much like those which
indicate another with q very different
meaning. A household in the country
were rather surprised at receiving mes
sage from the lord and master to the effect
that he wanted his wig TO be at the station
by four O'Clock, P NJ. As the gentleman
had very excellent crop of hair, Of
course, the family were somewhat per-
picked; for "Wig" resd "wife," and the
message was intelligible. A gentleman
telegrsphs to his friend to the following
effect: Il want you to get me this evening
at any place you may appoint" for "get
read "meet" A cautious spouse sent q
message to his wife, who received the fol-
lowing: 81 am going to bring some hog
home for dinner to-night-be ready
The wife, probably expecting large piece
piece Of pork, did not prepare much for
! dinner, and is consequently very much
surprised when her husband returns and
brings with him very old friend, who is
very unlike a "hog." The word "hog"
and "One" were unluokily very much
alike, and were mistaken the one for the
Bring some one home for dinner"
was very ineligible.
Occasionally, when the wires are nst
very close together, the rain will bring
two wires in contact; then the messages
which ought to go in one direction run
away with the words and deliver them in
quite another place. Thus, short time
ego, some large tea agents were much
puzzled by receiving peTpstusl inquire
about csrgoes Of beef. allow about the
beef ?" was an oft repeated question
Some shipping agents whose private wires
ran down the same line were equally puz-
zled at having repeated demands for
another chest of unmixed tea. TWAS very
shortly found that the wires had been
brought into contact by wind and rain
and thus the message for one firm had
flown off at q tangent, and had made itE
way in wrong direction.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
A Remarkable Hank.

A singular hoax was played upon the
Missouri Legislature recently. Mr.. Wolfe,
Of Platte county, member Of the House,
having gone home, dispatch was received
by one of his fellow members announcing
his death. The dispatch bore the name Of
q prominent gentleman, and no doubt was
entertained of its genuineness. Accor-
dinghy the announcement was formally
made both in the House and the Senate
The customary eulogies were pronounced
and resolutions adopted, and both branches
of the Legislature sdjourned-the House
having previously ordered the hall in which
it sits 10 be draped in the mourning. This
occurred on Thursday the 2lst instant.
Judge what the surprise of the members
must have been when, on Saturday after
noon-two days lster-Mr. Wolfe in his
own proper person entered the chamber
and took his seat This funeral hangings
Of the room were soon removed and the
members were equally prompt in tearing
off the Grape which they had received to
wear for the period Of thirty days. OF
course Mr.. Wolfe was much grstifed to see
and resd of the estimation in which he was
held, but he was still better pleased with
the consciousness Of his continued exist
ence. Nothing has transpired with re-
ference to the author Of the hoax.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
A Sanitary Convention at Washington.

A Sanitary Convention at Washington.
An interesting meeting was held in
Washington last week to prefect the work
OF the Sanitary Commission. A lady cor
respondent who was present, writes US
the following:
q The convention was composed of fe.
male delegates from the various WOmen's
Relief and soldiers Aid Societies of the
country, tributary TO the Sanitary Com
mission, and was held for the purpose OF
receiving and contributing information in
regard to the working of the United States
Sanitary Commission. DR.. Bellows pre-
sided and entered into q most minute and
interesting account Of its operations. He
was aided in his remarks by large chart,
representing by lines and colored balls the
number and character Of the different
agents employed throughout the army.
4" had heard much before, but the half
had not been teld me. I had no conception
Of the magnitude Of ths work, and instead
Of fearing there might be too much money
raised, the question is, Can we, by any ef-
fort, give TO the Commission the funds
necessary for its noble work There was
abundant testimony to the feet that while
so much positive good is done, the sickness
prevented by the constant presence of its
agents with the army-resdy to furnish
fresh vegetables and other stores necessary
and not supplied by the government is not
the least important work. Miss Dix was
present and gave freely her expert
ence. Also, Miss Roge, from the West,
WIN ralafed anna fbriliinp iucidenfa cop
nected with the working Of The Commits
sion during General Grants campaign.
The ladies present spoke, asked questions,
sc, with perfect freedom. This session
continued five hours, when We adjourned
until 8 p. m. wish very much that our
Brooklyn association would invite DR..
Bellows to deliver q lecture with his chart,
for the benefit of the Fair. It would an
swer csvillers and satisfy those who are
."-P0st.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
The Pre.Idenps KgaBeipation ProeIamn-

The Presidents CHARACTERIZATION Proclaim
Iion.
The London Daily News Of the 18th ult.,
says that Immediately after receipt Of the |
telegram which stated that Mr.. Wendell |
Phillips had represented President Lincoln
IS having told him that the publication Of
the Emancipation Proclamation was q
mistake, gentleman well known in Liv-
erpoOl wrote to Mr.. Whiting, Solicitor to
the War Department at Washington, ask
ing him if the report was true. The fol-
lowing was Mr.. Writings reply:
Statements have been privately and pub
licly circulated that the President has said
to Mr.. Wendell Phillips that he had no ex-
pectation that the Emancipation Procla-
nation would do any good, or be Of more
effect than the Pope's Bull against the
comet. The greatest folly Of his life was
issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Several letters have been addressed to me-,
inquiring whether such statements were
true. cannot do Mr.. Phillips the injus-
tice to believe that he ever made the ssser-
lions attributed to him; and l have the
highest authority for denying that the
President ever, on any occasion, to any
person, used the language or expressed the
sentiments thus enormously laid to his
charge. The proclamation was one Of
series Of measures called for by q great
public emergency. It was not suddenly
resolved upon. Months of anxious obser-
vation, consultation and reflection had
been given to the subject of military eman-
eipstion before it was finally carried into
effect. 1t was deemed a measure Of solemn
import, Of awful responsibility, and, in its
ultimate results, Of Unreasonable impor
lance to the country. 1t is true that the
President did not at first expect such i'm
mediate and extraordinary effects to flow
from it ss were anticipated by its sanguine
advocates; but he had then, and has now
unbounded confidence that it would become
an efficient means Of suppressing the re-
bellion, and would prepare the way, in the
hostile districts, for that state of society
in which liberty and union would become
forever one and inseparsble.
The President would not have made a
proclamation if he had no confidence in
/ its efficacy. He would not have declared
to al the world that he believed it to be
! an act OF military necessity II no sucn ne
oessity had existed. Events have occurred
since the beginning Of the year which
have demonstrated the power and wisdom
Of that great and irrevocsble act Of justice
and humanity which will render the name
of President Lincoln illustrious through
all time In his Message to Congress he
uses the following language: "While
remain in my present position, l shall not
attempt to retrset or modify the Emsnci-
patton proclamation, nor shall return to
slavery any person who is free by the
terms Of the proclamation, or by any Of
the acts Of Congress"
And in the proclamation Of amnesty he
has insisted on complete submission tC
the terms Of emancipation.
WILLIAM WHITING,
Solicitor Of the War Department.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
What ia Copperhend 9

IA Union Democrat" finds this word
utterly " without sense" and asks us to
give It's definition II strikes US that he
should have first Gscertained the meaning
Of g word before he pronOunces SO decided
" on its significance. We will try to give
Il in dictionary form, as follows:
CoPPERRKAD: n. l. A very poisonous and
malignant snake, who strikes without
vsrBing, and whose bite is almost certain
death.
2. A human serpent, who hates those
who stand up for their country against the
deadly assaults Of slaveholdipg treason,
and pierces them with his poisonous fangs
whenever he can and dare.
EzamPLss-Those who hurrsh for JEFF.
Davis in loyal communities those who pub
Kely huzza for Mcclellan but privately,
and among their intimate cronies, avow
that they hope to see Lees army marching
up Broadway and JEFF receiving an ova-
tion st the City Hall those who propose
to send embassies to Richmond, osteDsibly
in quest Of "Pesoe," but really 10 encour-
age the Rebels to hold out aud await the
chances Of the Presidential election; those
who burned houses and hunted unofend-
ing gnegoees in our streets, diversifying the
slaughter and manning Of these by pro-
oessions to cheer under the windows of
General Mcclellan. -rTfs
Now don't you see that "Oopperhead"
is one the most significant words in our
language 3-IFi5wRe.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02

As the pearl ripens in the obsourity OF
the shell, SO ripens in the tomb al the fame
that is truly precious.
Some people seem born fast friends;
their first finding of each other is only a
second, and they then, like those who have
been long parted, bring to each other not
only a future but past also.
We had rather do anything than &C.
knowledge the merit of another, If we can
help it. We cannot bear superior or an
equal Hence, ridicule is sure to prevail
over truth, for the malice Of mankind
thrown into a scale gives the casting
weight.
The man Of genius is not master Of the
power that is in him; it is by ardent, ir-
resistible need Of expressing what he feels,
that he is man of genius.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
MASTERS sALF.-Pursusnt to the

MASTERS SALE.-Pursusnt to the
lEh command Of an order of sale from the
Court Of Common Pleas Of CuyahOga County,
Ohio, at the suit Of William Il. AYeril, survivor
OF Joel Scranton, deceased, against Christopher
Rheim, Catherine Rheim, John Fretter, Abra-
ham Frederick, NathaIliai Fretter, and John E
Wyatt, TO me directed, shall expose for sale at
public auction, at the door Of the Court House
in the city OF Cleveland, on the Sth day Of Febru
ary, 1864, at two O'Clock, P. NJ, the folloSing
described premises to-wit: Situate In the town
ship of ROyalton, being No. five in the 18th
range Of townships in the Connecticut Western
Reserve, in the State Of Ohio, and which is also
in the County Of CuyahOga, and is known by be-
ing section No. % lot No. l, ginning at an iron
wood stake set in the fence line at the northeast
corner Of said section, and running west on sad
section lire eighty-tWo chains and fifty links to
the corner OF said section TO an lronWOod post
thence south on the section line Il CHAINS and II
links to amaple post; thence east parallel with
the section line 81 chains and 80 links TO dog
wood postI thence north on the town line II
chains and u links to the place OF beginning;
| ing the same tract conveyed 90 Jonathan Fowler
| by Isaac Moore and wife by deed, bearing
date July llth, A. D. 1886. Also one other piece
Of land Situated in section No. 2l, Royalton and
bounded as follows: Beginning at the south
| east corner Of said section No. u thence west
on south line of said section l20 rods to line Of
| land decided to George Mathews; thence north
| on said Mathews lns to line Of land
/ decided 10 Ransom Walling; thence east 122 rods
| to east line Of section q; thence south on east
line of said section IL chains and 70 links to the
place Of beginning containing thirty ysiX acres Of
/ land, be the same more or less, but subject to
/ all legal highways, excepting from the first piece
| above described, 20 acres from the west end
| thereof decided to one Edwin Wilcox. Appraised
/ at 81, ,OGO. VIM. V. TOUSLEY,
| Master Commissioner.
s. B. Prentiss & Baldwin, and s. J. Andrews,
Cleveland, Jan. 9Th, 1864. PITS Att'ys.
| ian5.127
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
Important News from China and Japan

Important News from China and Japan
The letters from our correspondents at
Pekin and Yokohama, published this morn
ing, will be read with interest. Civilizs-
ton does not seem to be making much
progress in these benighted Empires. The
Chinese Msndarins have summsrily dis.
missed the entire Anglo Chinese feet,
which was sent out with so much parade
to aid in the suppression Of the TAPPING
rebellion-ehips, officers and all to go
home, and the ships to be sold to pay the
expenses Of the expedite The causes Of
this aston are not fully explained, but it is
undoubtedly induced by a fear on the part
of the Chinese authorities that such q
strong allied force might not only crush
the Taipings, but the Mandarins also-a
fear, of course, purely imaginary. So they
ran the risk Of prolonging the rebellion
indefinitely, rather than accept the strong
aid of the British Government, and have
it done at once. The British Minister was
at first disposed to regard this action as q
breach Of faith, but subsequent investiga-
ton by our Minister, Mr.. Burlingame, con-
WINGED the former that the Chinese had
really acted in good faith, and that their
envoy to England had exceeded his in
struetions. Japanese matters do not pro-
mise further difficulties. The Damies evil
IDENTIFY fear war since the fight at Ksgesi-
ma, and Prince Satsums had promised in
to the extent of 500, 900, and that
vigorous efforts should be made to bring
the muTderers Of Mr.. Richardson to JUS
tics. But these things only promised, and
our next letter msy bring us news that
these fckle-minded barbsrians have chan
ged their purposes and are again as per-
verse as EVERY. Y. Tim:s.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
Prohibition of the Expectation of Conl to
Canada

One of our coal merchants informs Us
that he received notice yesterday from a
Government officer, forbidding any further
expectation Of coal to Canada. The trade
in this line has heretofore been immense,
supplying q pressing want Of our Provin-
eiAl neighbors, and constituting q profta.
bic business to several extensive dealers
on this side. The sudden embargo is not
understood. What does it mean ?"-
OJI0ego Palladium.
This is what it means. Canada imports
all her anthracite coal from the United
States, and during the past two years the
coal merchants Of Canada have been doing
thriving business in supplying the steam
ers engaged as bloeksde-runners, at Mas
sau, with United States anthracite coal
without which they could not escape the
vigilance Of our blocksding fleets, as btu
minous coal would make too much smoke.
Last summer the attention Of the United
States Government was called to this trade,
and it has very properly been stopped.
We are sorry for the pressing want Of
our provisional neighbors," f" but before they
get any more coal, they must limit their
operations. Uncle Sam is liberal, but it is
too much to ask him to send the English
blockade runners that which will enable
them to supply the rebals with the NUM-
tions of war. Nr. 0sWego- Palladium,
that's what's the matter.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02

The game rapid decline seems to be sf-
fecting the Indians away up on the north
ern boundary of the territory of the Uni
ted States which is noted here as we'll as
eastward. A gentleman who has recently
travelled through the Crow, Blackfoot and
Flathead country, says:
The great mass of whites, who are now
FAST settling up the country once owned
conception of the amount Of disease and
misery that are rapidly decimating and
fastening them home to their fathers.
The very blood that courses through their
veins is tainted with the fostering germs
of mslsdies in their nature the most re
T-bellious Of treatment, and which are, in
deed, incursble by medical art. The dire af-
fectiOns, consumption, the various forms
of scrofula Ii. e. Kings Egil), and de-
stIuctive alterations Of the structure of
the eye, are their inheritsnces as people
and are as common among them as simple
cstarrhs or pains among the whites. In
fact, have failed to find what might be
considered sound Indian, either in the
mountains OF on the plains Mr.. Curtis,
interpreter to the agent Of the Grand River
and Unitah bands Of the Utes, reported
last fall that those bands are reduced to
hundreds, where three years ago there
were thousands. Chiefs who then proud
ly led in the chase, or on the wsr-psth,
several hundred, have Eow not as many
dozens. The changes in the bearing Of
those who survive is most surprising.
They seem to have lost the vigor and
stamina which bu! recently characterized
these people above any other tribe he had
ever visited. Smallpox has been the
cause Of most Of the deaths, but diseases of
another nature have made wrecks Of those
still living. LOl the poor Indian Den
ger Commonwealth.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
Slaves in missouri.

A public sale Of slaves took plscs re-
Gently in Columbis, Missouri, with the fol-
lowing result: Jane, aged 48years, $50;
Zsrrelds, aged Z years, Sl70 Laura, aged
9 years, $3.50; jim, aged 35 years, $3.50;
Kirt aged l6 years, $500; Nat, aged 13
years, S312; Hannah, aged 40 years, and
three children, aged and year, $5O5.
Ten slaves brought 81, ,673, not as much
as one sble-bodied slave sold for in the
same region before the rebellion. The Sc
cessiOnists are, after all, the most effective
abolitionists.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
SHERIFE's SALE.

GHERIFFS SALE-In obedience to the
- command of writ of VenditiOni Exponas,
issued from the Court Of Common Pleas Of Guy
ahOga county and State OF Ohio, and to me di-
rected, in the case wherein John J. E, ,dridge is
plaintiff and James Church is defendant, shall
expose to sale at Public Auction, at the door Of
the Court House Of said county, at the hour Of
two o'clock, p. m, OF the 29th day Of February,
A. D. 1854, the following described Lands and
Tenements, to-wit
Lot No. of James Church and others, allot-
ment Of Original City Lots, No. l4l, and frac-
ton Of Lot No. l40, situate on Ohio street in the
City ofClevelsnd, County OF Cuyahoga, and State
OF Ohio, togethsr with the appurtenanees there
unto belonging. Appraised at Sl,75o.
Z. Ii. LEWIS, Sheriff.
By L. B. WHIrSEY, Deputy
Fl, a. MERRIAM, Plaintiffs Attorney
SHERIFT's OFFICE, January 20, '64-jan, 80: ls0