davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-18


The Confederate Senate. on yesterday, passed
bin abolishing the Conscript Bureau and the Office Of
Commander Of Conscripts and turning tie whole bns
ness Of CONSUMPTION to the commanders OF re-
serves In the several States.
AIDING NEGROES TO ESCAPE TO THE ENEMY.
Virginia Bossievx, woman of i'll fame,
living on Second-st was Sunday night CON mitted to
Castle Thunder for aiding three slaves Of Thomas j.
starke to escape the enemy. She procured pass
port for The three negroes and then taking them in
hack carried them the neglborhood OF Cold Harbor
and there turned them loose The hacsnan, slave Of
MI George Drewry, aud in the employment OF Mr.. N.
C. Lipscomb, who carried the party 10 Cold Harbor.
vas also arrested He confesses that this Is the second
tne he has been engaged in similar expCdincrs
CASE or MRS. PATTEE8Ok ALLEN.
Tomorrow, the 18th, al II q. m, Mrs. Pat
trson ALLAH Is recognized in TIC San Of one hundred
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-18
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Of Dcser,cr..

..I. -AuCUsTA, Me. Friday FEB. H. lrc''
Tho Maine House Of Representatives nave
rossed resolution providing for amendment OF the
Eans,itton Of This State disanchfinr des,Ftef ana
lL,eatees trum mltary OTsts,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-18

thousand dollars for her appearance 10 answer an IN
dicment for treason. Counsel it, is presumed, VIII
ask for a continuance and renewal Of The bail bond.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

Lodges and Grand Encampments throughout
the United States to send representatives. 10
the Grand lodge of the United States, to ass
semble at Baltimore on tho third Monday of
September next.
/ The Election for municipal city Officers 10
the city Of Richmond takes place to day.
bridge on the Southsids road, q few miles
this side of Linchburg, gave way with the up
train last Thursday, carrying down the entire
train and killing four persons outright, to-
Guiding the conductor aud engineer, and
wounded nearly every passenger Oh the train
The military authorities decent, with an
armed guard, on Saturday night upon the
gambling houses in Richm ond.
Brevet Major General N. M. Curtis, COM
msndant of the district of Southwestern Vir-
ginia, arrived in Lynchburg on the 18th and
assumed command.
child, with two heads is on exhibition in
Baltimore.
By direction of the President all prisoners
of war, including the rebel Ger erals, are to
uo EeAonoou SA PoANiO uPVA tontbS '"o Oo"u Va
allegiance.
The national currency issued during the
week ending July 22d amounts to 1881, $780,
making total of $l57 .eO7 ,665, now In circu-
lation.
The Southern mail due in New York on
the 22d inst, was lost iu the river at jersey
City. The car containing it was tiaally fshed
out, but the mail matter was seriously dam
aged.
Capt Henry Wise, lately Prison Keeper at
Andersonville, is shortly to be put on his Trial
for the cruelty and barbsrity practised by him
upon the prisoners.
The ram Duuderberg was successfully
launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
Saturday morning at nine o'clock, in the pres
ence of thousands ofspectators.
The first iron column erected 10 Richmond
since its evacuation, was put up on Saturday
morning last at the large new ssorehouse on
Thirteenth and Gary streets.
A singular freak of lightning occurred 10
the borough of Prospect, Cambria county,
Pa, few evenings ago. The lightning en-
tered the house of Mr.. John Boyle, knock
ing the clock off the mantel, and shattered
three of the posts supporting bed in which
a child was sleeping, but did 10 FIJI ther dam
age 2-7
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

ter altogether undiminished. 1t is dstin.
guished from all other processes of a similar
kind, by The fact that it applies the preserves
tive medium before, instead of after the ami
NAL is cut up. When meat is sailed after
having been divided, more or less of ats imo
portant clements are gradually distracted and
transferred 10 the brine and the sailing may
even be carried 60 far that almost no nutriti-
ous matter remain. In DR.. MoIgan's process
the best Is suddenly killed by blow on the
mad; II is then turned On its back the peri
cardium is opened, iocesions are made ia
each ventricle of the heart, and pipe having
stop-cock on its onter end is passed through
the tncision 10 the left ventIicle aud fastened
into the aora The outer end of this tube is
the0 connected with a caoutchouc tube
twenty feet long, which leads up to tank
containing brine mixed with d little saltpetre.
The mixture being allowed to flow down
through the tube, passes into the left ven
tricle OF the animal, and thence through all
the vessels, Including the very sma Hest. until
ii escapes by the right ventrcle Five pal,
lo"s are sufficient 10 this way to clear ont all
the vessels. About one gallon to the hun,
dred weight of meat of another LIQUID, inteu
ed to retain the nuiriive qualities, and con
sisting chiefly of brine, nitre, sugar, spice,
and phosphoric acid, is now placed in the
Jain. LUIS IusneS through every portioo of
the animal, and is retained with in it by the
closing of the aperture iu the right ventricle.
The animal is next cat up into pieces, dry
sailed, and, ii it lis desired, dried. The pro-
cess 10 very simple, and occupies but little
time. 1 an experiment made by Dr. Morgan
in the lecture room, bucket of brine, which
has beeu raised to the height of twelve feet.
and was connected by tube with the left
veLtricle of the animal, issued in three or
four minutes from the right ventricle, having
driven the blood before it.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

crops were, not only for home consump"
lion, but, for expectation, an that mil
lions Of bushels were, annually, shipped
from this port, we can at once arrive at
the conclusion that "halt' crop is a
matter of no email consequence at this
time.
We are also gratifed to learn that in
most sections, where these crops are 30
promising, the colored people, under the
new system Of labor, have gone to work
cheerfully and industriously and are en-
titled to much of the credit for these
promising results. Many. uuthinking
men predicted that the colored man
would not work, but The crops, soon TO
be garnered, will disprove that idea. If
the colored man works, and attends to
his obligations, be his friend, for he will
deserve your encouragement but on
the other hand if he will not work dis
charge him and employ another, and
another until you find one whom you can
trust and we are much mistaken il the
new system does not prove beneficial to
both employer and employee. This is a
progressive age, and the people are inn
bued with that principle, which enables
them to adopt themselves to sudden and
important political or social charges In
an astonishing short time, the people of
the South, will have become familiar with
this new system, and then will they be-
come perfec tly rec noiled to it. In the
mean time, ifyou use this kind of labor,
be kind, human, and just, and golden
harvest will repay you
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
PRESERVING MEAT.

Various means have from time to tim been
employed for the preservation OF animal SUD-
stances, etc.-the absorption of the moisture
by smoking, the rendering it harmless by salt-
ing or sugaring, the exclusion of the air, the
lowering Of the temperature, etc. bat all of
them have been foand liable to objections
more or less serious Meat Intended TO be
preserved by exclusion of the air may, at The
moment when it is to be used, be found pa-
trid Sailed meat loses very large amount
of it's nutritive properties. DR.. Morgan, one
of the professors of the Royal College OF
Surgeons in Ireland, hss, however, pub lished
a totally new method of preserving meat |;
found to answer as well as there 10
ill leave the nutritious mat
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
THE PROSPECTS OF THE GREAT
CABLE.

Admiral Patey, who had the superin>
tendency of the Gslways packets from
1850 to 1868, has written to contem-
porary on the subject of the employ
of the Great Eastern 10 laying the Trans
Atlantic submarine cable, and his re-
marks are deserving Of some uotice. In
reference to the accumulation of mussels
on the bottom of this ship, as reported by
the divers who were sent down to ex-
anime her, Admiral Patey considers that
the foulness is not an advantage. 1t has
been stated that it will be rather difficult
to keep the Great Eastern at the low rate
Of steaming calculated upon for the pay
ing out oflhe cable with safety, and that,
consequently, the retardalion from this
cause will be beneficial rather than ether
WISE The gallant Admiral, who COM
missioned the Amphion frigats in 1862,
states that. after lying at her moorings 10
the Midway for four months, she was
locked, and though she was a wooden
vessel with copper sheathing, six tons OF
mussels we're scraped from her bottom.
From this he argues that the foul state
of the Great Eastern will destroy her
Storage way, if she meets with wester-
ly gale, drawing, as she does, thirty-four
feet of water. There can be no doubt
that large proportion Of the shellfsh on
the bottom of this large ship will drop off
on her passage round from the More to
the coast of Ireland; but a sufficient
quantity may adhere to impair her steer
age, and considering how she behaved
when in cross sea, we must agree with
the Admiral to certain extent in his
views. From the reports of the naval
agents to t6e7'lway steamers he fB
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25


HORRIBLE AEFAlR-A MAN BEHBADs HIM.
SELF AND WOUNDS a FRrsND AT THE SAME
BLow.-Ws give upon the authority OF
former member of the Confederate Signal
Corps, the particulars of horrible affair that
occurred near Williamsburg last Wednesday.
Two Irishmen who had been moving. hay near
the town we're returning home late in the.
evening, with their scythes over their shout.
ders, when on crossing creek one OF them
saw large fish in the water. and thinking to
secure 1t by harpooning it with the handle of
the scythe, made a sudden and violent blow
downwards with that instrument, forgetting,
apparently, the existence of the keen and
deadly blade, which descended with fatal eff.
feet, looping off his head with the clean cut
OF guillotine and at the same time shaving
of the right ear and portion of the jaw Of
his crmpanion, who had drawn near 10 Wit.
ness the happening process. The severed
head rolled down the bank into the stream,
the eyes winking aud swapping and the face
wearing ludicrousy mingled expression Of
surprise and anguish. The man who had suf-
fered the loss Of only ear and part of his
face set up such a roar of "murder, "help, etc !,
as soon attracted number Of people to his
aid, when he was carried into Williams urg
add his wounds properly dressed
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Among the petitions for pardon filed in the
Attorney Generals office, Saturday, we're
those of Gen. jeff Thompson, of Missouri
Senator Johnson, of Arkansas; Gen. Deas OF
Alabama; Thomas M. Jones member of the
rebel Congress from Tennessee, Joseph q
Lewis, rebel Brigadier- General, of Kentucky;
aud J. L. Orr, formerly Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
Sixty pardons were granted to persons ex-
cepted from the amnesty proclamation on &C
count of property disqualification i..s
Hon. Horace Maynard has deoiiaod ono or
two positions rendered him. He is still an
applicant for assooiate-judge on the Supreme
bench iu place of Judge Oatron, deceased
Governor Perry, of South Carolina, will
not be displaced, it is said, by the President,
though there seems to be strong feeling In
favor oft
The friends Of Mrs. Surrstt contemplate
placing over her remains, when the govern
meat is through with them, a stone with her
last words on the scaffold, II am limo cent;
bat GODS holy will be done"
The President has reappointed Robert ID
ray Assistant u itsd States marshal for the
Southern district of New York. There is a
spirited contest going on over Boston offices
Second Assistant Postmaster General Mol.el-
laa ia being strongly urged for collector OF the
port, 10 place of Goodrich who beat him for
that position four years ago.
complete report of the Hafris trial, from
notes of the official rep orter James O. Olep-s
hane, Esq, will be published in the course OF
next week, under the direction of Mr.. Brad
ley. attorney for the defendant, the proceeds
to be applied to the benefit of Miss. Harris,
The President has directed the release on
parole, with permission to return to Georgia,
Of the Rebel General Philip Cook, prisoner
of war in the department of Major General
Hartsuff,
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
IA CHILD RESCUED.

An interesting incident occurred at the
fire which recently consumed Boutels
Hotel, Bay City, Michigan A lady,
who occupied rooms on the third floor,
became somewhat excited when the
alarm of fire was given, and went down
stairs to discover its whereabouts, lsav :
ing her infant child asleep in bed. 10
the confusion she forgot it until the flames
had complete possession of the hotel. -
She then attempted { enter the building
to rescue it, but was prevented. The
firemen and others, saving the furniture,
threw the bedding out Of the windows,
This indentical bed was rolledup, thrown
out of the window, and carried with the
other goods on to the bridge for safety.
After the fire, in removing the goods, the
child was found safe asleep. 8
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
SOUTHERN RAILROADS.

The repairs TO the Southslde railroad are pro.
crossing with the most astonishing rspidity and
are now nearly completed. The bridge across
the Appomattox river at Farmsvills, and the one
across Buffalo creek, in the same Beighborhood
running from High bridge to the james river,
within six miles OF LII ncbburg. II Is expected
that the Government will turn ever the road tol
the company In few days. The company will
tnen Immediately proceed to restore the gusge
OF the track to Its original width-fvs feet-the
military authorities having drawn 1t 10 to four
eet eight and half inches to fl the used ON
the military road At present, the company have
large force OF men at work on the High bridge
and others are getting out timber to rebuild the
other burnt bridges. Passengers going TO Lynch
burglst the present time will take Rthe cars to
Burksville, where they change to other cars 10
the High bridge, From thence there ia apostaee
On this side of the bridge the ears now run to
James river, and thence BY canal boat to Lynch,
burg, making the trip there, OF from Lynchburg
TO Petersburg, in one day. lY42e
This road connects at Lynchburg with the
Virginia and Tennessee road, which also approx
mates complst!cn. At Bristol, the Virginia and
Tennessee, which runs to Knoxville. ksgulsr
passenger trains commenced Running from Knox
vile TO Joneaboro,' ninety eight miles above, ON
Wednesday last. Special train now convey pas
ssugurs and freight to Carter's depot, twelve
miles further, which Is the present terminus
of the road This leaves only twenty lmiless OF
the road TO be finished to Bristol, and there Iare
only two bridges to repair to complete thsRwhole.
This will materially shorten the line; Of CO M
municstion and travel by which interc urse is
had with the great outside world. The Orange
and Alexandria railroad, from Lynehburg To AL
exandria, opposite Washington city, Is also we
ara glad to announce, nearly completed.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
TsaE CROPS.

Accounts from the interior bring us
at encouraging assurance that the
ops OF Cereals are in the most promis-
8 condition. Intelligent gentlemen.
10 have had an opportunity of noticing
csc matters, inform us that full
'alf' crop has been seeded in this Sec
and will make satisfactory weld.
$ recollected, that, the : Iull'
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

; The Augusta [Ga.l Constituencies pubs
fishes the following extract from a private
letter, written at Fort Warren, by the Hon.
A, FL. Stephens, on tie Sd inst; aa5& asa
II am permitted to communicate with no
one here. except those 10 whose charge and
custody am: But am permitted to walk
out each day with an officer, and have access
to looks and the daily papers. Tell all my
friends am In usual summer health
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

A writer in Georgia describes government
tannery, grinding bark by no power visible
at first, or suspected. The machinery is
run by an underground cresk-a great curl
osity. There are several similar streams 10
that region, soft limestone being favorable to
bicks and submarine channels.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

They do wonderful business in Holsters
down at Jonesport, ia Maine, where it Is said
FIVE thousand are cooked daily, and four theu-
sand pounds of the meat is daily put in air.
tight cans Of one and two pounds each. Some
100 persons are engaged in catching the fish
and sealing the cans. Thy cali tia lobster
factory. tt ss y IL &@
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

Ours A CRowD-Was gaths
Of the market about sandoWn2
witness the an,ies and aeiivit
took a strange fancy to m3
centre Of attraction. 0Alsi
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

Gary opportunities are offered
making, in country with
1 scenery unsurpassed by any
81. ent, With daily steam CON-
mnn,e.Ation by water with all the great
cities Of the North
Tide Water Virginia has long been
looked to as the opening garden spot for
the busy hives of the North, This state
of affairs was being rapidly develop
ed prior to thes breaking out of the
war. aud the columns Of the Day Book at
THAT time teemed with interesting statis-
itics from day to day, on this subject. The
business of trucking was at that time In
rs infancy, and the war has retarded its
10 SO great an extent, as to war
leSs3n saying that it is even now in
the, same state. ~>
eel that in single newspaper ar
subject can be but slightly touch
4, and we shall therefore, as OPP
atty offers, refer to this subject
he trucking business, as it is termed
gan Cropping OUT in this city, when
ws were but mere youth. and being at
that time an occasional visitor to our
market house, we were cognisant of its
germ. which we remember as well as
though it were transaction of few days
ago. Two 6r three Of the stewards and
others employed on board of the Baltimore
boats laid the foundation of this low ire
mendious business, by getting into lit
tie speculation on their own hook. Some
times at first they would buy 50 or "a
worth of early vegetables, on which thar
profits were so large on sales in Baltimore,
that on a return trip they would some
times sweep over market. Seeing this
thing so profitable to them, they began
to combine for more extensive operations,
and endeayored to keep their "lead', a
secret.
But il soon became apparent to others
who embarked, one after another, until
bringing the thing down to the present
> days we find steamers from New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Richmond, grooming under the weight
of Track from thia city, not mentioning
the various sail vessels which carry off to
the North from other sections of Tide
Water Virginia loads of less perishabie
articles in the truck line.
Well as we have said, this business is
yet but in it's infancy, and in this condi-
tion it finds Tide Water Virginia with
the question of free labor decided against
slave labor 1t finds it with thousands
and thousands of acres of uncultivated
land laying ready for free labor to take
hold of. 1t finds it with all the facilities
of steam COMMUNICATE N ready at its
hand to commerce the new era of pro-
gress 1t finds it with the foundation OF
an empire laid deep and solid. Then
who eau doubt the success of free labor at
least in Tide Water Virginia, and who
blame us for predicting an almost
- growth of success and power
Water Virginia.
This subject we shall endeavor to
again i'll some future number of our
+, when the mechanical opera
of our office require less of our at
..on than at present.
IAN ssssAE CROPS.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

~.
TIE FRRRY WHARF.--Oa Ferry Point, Is
in dreadfully dilapidated condition, q fact
that the coabty officers. we presume, are as
sellaware Of as wears, butathey may have
overlooked the fact, thai some day man or
horse may fail through and bedrowned, ard
the county be muct for damages Common
salty and convenience demands that this wharf
beaspeedily andsthoroughly repaired, and we
hope to be able tochrohicle such . fact in q
reason a. bic time siesY Z $50 sas ,t.s
Mayors CoURT, NoaFoIK. Mayor Tabh
had another SLIM docket yesterday morning
Application for warrants, for several nuts
ance and violated ordinance cases, was about
all that occurred up to The time we lefty
The cases in hand will matare to-day sifS
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

ISooavFNlENr.--Mach II
nience of those, whose busi1
use of the Ferry, there was !
the line yesterday No do
ing to unavoidable cireumst
day or to morrow may rem led
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25

ALrERoATIoN.-A slight altercasi
ed about dusk last evening, near Il
Church Street between while -
colored man, results notsvery