davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

The chancellor Of the ercheQuer. the Hon
DAVID G. BRASHsN. put through the House. ye.
terday, the bill for raising the revenue required
for state purposes Tor the years 1865 and 1866.
The levy provided for Is Eve cents more on
The valuation. and twenty live cents more on the
polls than last year. which, the honorable gentle
man estimates, viii produce the sum Of thirteen
hundred thousand dollars. This Is increase
of twenty Eve per cent. on the valuation. and IF
~ per cent. on the poll over the levy OF last
year. Such il the increased taxation for general
state purposes. which does not include. except In
q limited way, the additional burdens created By
the war. Il IL. Lowever. as the figures show. an
increased burdeo, and one which will be felt by
the taxpayer. This increase appears 10 be q
small matter when estimated in the aggregate
but il ~ill not be 30 regarded by the individual
when he bss 70 satisfy the demands Of the hs
gatherer.
The state revenue bill il. however. only one
item in the levy upon the industry of the coun-
try. To this must be added the township or city
tar: the county tax. and then the direct and in
uiFttt hdA VI tue rOfc
When these several items OF taxation are aggre
gated, the sum total is a severe drain upon the
productive industry Of the nation. where the bur.
den rests -Four years ago were compara
lively free from taxation. but now government
stamp Is necessary to give validity to the sim
piest transactions between neishbors. A class o
republican politicians have argued that I
national debs is a national blessing. bot th'
people who have to bear the burdens of pubi
debt cannot appreciate the blessings it is said u
confer. The largely increased revenue bill pro
posed by the chancellor Of the exchequer may b
enough to meet the obligations and expenditure
of the state under the new dspensation Of putii
affairs; but. Judging from the very liberal appro
pristons which are being made. we venture tn
assertion that the deficiencies two years henc
will almost equal the present levy for state pur
poses, notwithstanding its large increase. Bu
those who will dance must pay for the music.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
The war Meeting an Era I'm the His
tory of the SOuth-yirginia to Put
Her Negroes i'm the army.

The Richmond Enquirer of February 10 has
the following:
- The mass meeting OF the people that yes
terday assembled in the African church and hall
of the house of delegates TO make response to
and take action upon the terms OF peace lately
offered by Mr.. Lincoln to these states was an era
in the history Of this country. Business Of all
kinds was suspended, and young and old. rich
and poor, men and women, devoted the day to
the solemn duty of announcing the terms OF their
rejection of the peace offers and of mutually
pledging their all to the common cause. The
Hon. Mr.. Benjamin, from his position as secre-
| tary of state. as well as from bis acknow lodged
abilities, expected to make great speech.
and no one was in the least disappointed. de
| made one Of the ablest, most eloquent, and eff
| fective speeches ever delivered in Richmond He
explained the late effort at negotiation, how IL
| began, progressed. and ended Now il lett Us
| no choice between victory or death and the slav-
cry Of the whites. The last he regarded out
side of our choice. fox it was worse than death.
| he frankly told the people what the government
| expected them TO do and what required of
them by the situation of our affairs, and that the
cotton, tobacco, the meat. the bread all must be
| given up; and that without pay; that the people
must recognize that all they held belonged eth
er 10 the Yankees or to their own country-that
| if not given to the latter. il would be taken by
| the former. he referred in most eloquent terms
to the action of New Orleans in burning her cot
ton. and contrasied that action with the present
of eighteen millions of dollars worth of cotton TO
the enemy 1t Savannah. He demanded for the
country the arming OF the negroes, and the re
| Spouse that came oack from the immense au-
dience was the iull and complete justification and
popular appreciation of the position of the En-
qurer upon this important subject, in that shout
| of put the negroes in" The legislature OF
Virginia may recognize the will and wishes Of
their constituents. ard If il sct wisely il will not
permit another sun 10 set without such leCIsla-
ton a. will permit negroes to volunteer with the
| pledge OF freedom and = home for faithful ser
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

THE MILITIA BILL
House bill No 81 on motion of Mr.. Trusler,
wa taken up. 1t had been reported from the
military committee, recommending its passage
with amendments. 1t is a military bill.
Great discussion was held upon it, Mr.. Bus
kirk. Mr. Griffith. Mr. Coffroth. Mr Burwell
Sir. Wright, Mr. Thatcher. Mr.. Miller OF Tippe-
canoe, aud others participated.
Mr. Buskirk's impression was that in every
neighborhood there plenty of men who
were ready to attend to other peoples business
rather than their own. he moved therefore
that the whole fourth section be stricken out
Lost
Mr.. RhOds cOntended for the clause. ia oppo.
siron to Nr Buskirk, fixing fines, costs and
penalties.
Mr. Higgins insisted that the clause fixing
fines aud penalties was surplusage. We bad
other laws which enforced them.
Mr.. Suinger expressed himself 10 favor vi
striking out the section unless il was amended.
Mr.. Miller, OF Tippecanoe. thought with the
gentleman from Monroe that the section was
clearly unconstitutional.
Mr Harrison pursaei the argument. against
the clause There Imprisonment for
debt in this state though the supreme court, as
now constituted, had decided that a man might
De imprisoned for costs.
Finally, the whole Of the sixth section was
airicken out
Mr. L,ssele ofIes ed verbal amendments To sec
ton ), which were adopted.
Mr Bur~ell offered Az amendment TO the
seventh section. which. being verbal. was adopt
sd
Mr. Shuey spoke 10 the merits of the
biz. IL w4s an act Tor the organization
ana regu alton Of ibe militia of the state Of In
diana. dividing the same into active militia and
militia Of reserve. prescribing penalties for vic
Aiions Of said regulations: providing for the
the election and appointment of officers. defining
the duties OF military and civil officers ia rela-
ton thereto, and providing for courts martial,
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

PHIL.DkLPnIs. February 6-Sabscrip,ions 20
the 80 loan anount TO 81 266 zoo. inclusive OF
81 900 900 from Nes YORK and So ,000, 900 from
Cincinnati. There were 800 Individual suescrip-
lions of $50 or 500 each
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE
THuRsDAY, February l6
The Senate met at > O'Clock pm.
The minutes OF yesterday we're not read.
THE suFRENE AUTHORITY
The president presented petition signed by
citizens OF this state. praying that the constitu-
ton Of Indiana be amended, and that the legis
lsture instruct eur senators and request our con-
gressmen 10 use their influence TO have the fed
eral constitution amended in the words set forth
in the Christian Constitutional Convention .
printed in the local column Of this paper
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Were couculrei in recommending the passage Of
Senate bills numbered 30 and 81 see page ~ of
the brewer legislative reports 81. page lOl. ]
loo. ~ 1884, l2l, lp ljs. l49, lp l'O. 100. lp
1873 l5s aud 100. ~ 2l5. and recommending
that AZ p So %. Up lIo. and lac. p los. and
that Col Marks communication. % l94.l be
laid on the table.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
U. S. $40 SIX PER CENT.
GOLD BEARING BONDS,

These Bends are Eow worth premium Of nine per
cen; intending gold interest from November, which
makes the actual profit lie % loan. AZ current
rates. inc sding interest about per cent Per annuu
besides its ese'aIf Trss Nate aad Duaic ai tara
fsoH. 'cAicA add frop q 1lree y~r c>nf r.ore
according TO the rate levied on other property The
interest IS payable sen-aauuay by coupons attached
each note. which may be of and sold TO any bsnk
or banker.
The interest amounts 10
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
U. 8. LOAN.
U.S7-SOLOAN

By authority a ne s~cr-isE, q he Treasury, ID.
undersigned hss Assumed the General sabscriptiOa
Agency for the ale q Uni,ed ssses Treasury Noe.
bearing thrse-,snfh. PER cent iassr.-s pr
surum. known a. the
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

The funeral eff Mrs. r. c. SANDERS will take place
from the residence Of her son-in-law r. Gai4g No.
~ South Meridian street, this friday afternoon at
O'Clock. Services by Elder o. A. Burgess Friends Of
the family are invited to attend.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
CONTESTED ELEcTIoS

Mr. Downing submitted The following:
Mr.. Presdeui--Fhe committee on election 10
Which Vas Fe.ssTei the papers and DISPOSITIONS 10
the contes: OF Kennedy Brown against James
Y. Eawter. 10 Z seat ia the Senate OF the state
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TIE MILITIA BILL

The House met pursuant to adjournment a;
2 pm, Mr.. Speaker in the chair. Subsequently
Mr.. BFanham called upon to preside.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
P0PTLaR INDIGNATION AGAINST
Nh LINCOLN

The Presidents Latesi Appearance
in his Highly suecessfuf Role Of
rte Barnacfe-Geu. Grants AbtIf.
tyto wake peace on the Basis OF the
Union.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
SEVEN.THIRTY LOAN.

These Votes issued under % August issh. lsss
and are payable three years fr that time IN currency.
convertible At the option q TIE holder into
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
MASONIC.

VUNHERE will be a Special Meeting OF IndiaBapOl :
chapter No 3, this friday evening at o'clock
for work ,HAs FISHER, Sec.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

Special Correspondence Of Tho y. y. Word.
WAzurxorOx Febrnerv
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

JAY COOKE,
Subscription Agent, PhlAdelphs.s
Subscriptions will be recei ed by the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Indianapolis
CITIZENS
febl5-d3m&w3mi
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE

Less than s2eo. 100000 remain ur-oid. which will
probably be disposed Of within the next co or 90 days
when the notes viii probably command premium.
has uniformly been the case on closing the suhscrp-
tons to oihsr leans.
In order that citizens every ard section Of the
the National Bauks, State Banks and Private Bankers
throughout the country have generally agreed TO
csiye subscriptions par. Subscribers viii select their
own agents. in whom they have confidence. and who
only to be responsible for the delivery Of the notes
for which they receive orders
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
HOUSE

REPORTS
Mr.. Buskirk, from the committee on corpora
tions, relative to House bill l44, with amend
ments recommending the passage. Tabled.
Mr.. Woods, from the committee on mileage.
made a report relative to the dues of Messrs.
Burwell and Lee.
Mr. Griffith from the select committee on
House bill 81. reported. The bill fixes the pay,
mileage, &c, of senator's, representatives, Off
Gers, doorkeepers pages, and so on, recommend
ing passage. Tabled
Mr. Bird, from select committee relative to
bill l6l, for the relief OF Ann Cusard Concur
red in.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

Mr. Griffith. III. making an appropriation Of
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17
THE MORGAN RAID

Mr. Goodman offered the following:
Whereas The people of the section Of the
state through which the Morgan raid passed are
becoming alarmed at the. prospect of the legisla
ture failing to pass any law for their relief there
fore
Resolved. That the committee on the judi
ciary. to which was referred Mr. Praiher's House
bill, No. -, for the relief of persons suffering
from depredations OF Morgan's men. be reques
ted to report said bill or some one in lieu there
Of back to the House at an early day that the
House may take action thereon. Agreed 10.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

The convict was ,,a...,, :, !. a,;t ofs
black in fact. apparssss o,a "a thst 1a,s ha o. =
en- appeared in on the ~ @ one IeaI .no ns c;e as.-
popularity in the cut ets SeSs OF ,aos sae c,ty,
ing it rather conspicuous. 1 m,. oHas S"ss h.na
was gloved, and in his right s ~ ,ets ~ nane n
ried the other glove. The o ne 81 c:.-
quite adjusted, Oalcraft pinioneS =. De,.
kles with a leather strap, and at nv s :n-
utes otter eight O'Clock, the wretchsina n' IN
ing was sent into eternity. He saffssos
apparently, very severely, the boss,
swinging to and fro for two minutes ana
q half and Oalcraft thought it expedient
to 60 below and steady it.. so great were
the convulsions. Although he was doubt
lessinsensible to pain long before, yet
four minutes after be was thrown of the
drop, there were signs Of life.
Every precaution had been taken by the
local authorities to secure good order.
Thursday was occupied IN erecting barri-
cades at certain points where It wai
considered necessary to stop the traffic.
About fifty thousand persons were pre-
sent to witness the execution. No demon
stration Of feeling was shown by the pub.
lie. The body was out down an hour aa-
ter death
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
Scientific observations OF the I.ans
The Washington Rspablicss save J.:

. The Washington Rspablioas says:
According to the records of the Smithsonian,
institute, the storm of last Saturday was. IN
some respects, very remarkable. The quantity
OF water, which fell In little more than hslf A,
hour. was greater than has been observed TO-
faI in the same space Of time for the last az
teen years, or since the erection of the build.
ing. This fact was shown by the over1lowiu9
OF tank under the roof, the outlet of which
has always before been sufficient to discharge
the surplus water.
The actual amount of rain, a measured In
the guage, was nearly five inches, or aboua
one eight part Of that which falls In year.
During considerable part Of the time the va
ter did not fall indrope, but apparently in con-
nected masses, which produced, by rs concus.
sion. deep excavations in the ground. The
whole amount of water falling on the roof of
the Smithsonian building was nearly nine
thousand cubic feet
Daring the storm there was q continuous
roar OF thunder, resembling the passage of .
number of railway trains at distance, with,
occasional explosions of great intensity. The
thunder undoubtedly wae ct great elevation.
and we have heard of no cases in which tho
lightning struck the earth in this vicinity.
fact which may, pefhaps, be attributed to IN
connected streams Of water from the clouda.
which offered free passage to the silent die.
charge of electricity to the ground.
The great altitude at which the electrical
discharge took place ID also further eyincod
by the hail which tell In different parts Of -
city, but OF which the stones were Inferior In
size to those Of the storm which oecurred a
few weeks ago.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
A LAnY,s WATRRFAlL


She wore monstrous waterfall the night xhsn,
A roll ss h.1 aos.s, half human Aair. ..hung In I.
It rested on her shoulder, for the first time
And abe looked just ltke . Diexcr squav vhsn
h8ging papoose;
Or, taking good Tea1wArd squint at bead aud.
hair togetherl
And she stopped beneath her. burden she
thought Was passing fair,
With her dainty head drawn backward and
her nooo turned up IN air;
saw her but moment, 30 groooful and 70.
tall,
Beading. sweating heath the burden Of her
eherhhed WstsHfaN
Oh. when WIN fashio0 give 10 back the charms
we priced eol0ng,. .-
The web of silken splendor-the theme of'
many song
The shining hair that kissed the brow hman4
an airy curl,
And gave the crowning beauty 10 every lovely
girl2
When win sense resume its rule aeain-HAAh-
ION receive . check,
And our loved ones no moro carry round 4 nil
low On their neck
A thing composed of horses taih, Of wool, Of
jute, Of cord
A monstrous mean disngurement by svery
man sbho1ed,
a load !. upon a their shoulders, at home. abroad,
A foolish bag.-a seneeless bump they eal, q
WATERFALL :,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

and that of the Meteor on the opposite
tack, by which they would steer clear OF
each other. The movements of each
steamer were plainly observed by the
orewlas well as passengers upon other, and
the fact Of their coming together under
such circumstances cannot be explained
except on the hypothesis of an almost un-
accountable blunder on the part Of some
one. When Capt. Mckay saw that col
lision appeared inevitable, he blew his
whistle as signal to the other boat to
keep out of the way, which signal. so far
as is known, was not responded to. He
then ordered his wheel to be put to star
board, which would tend to put her out Of
danger by taking his boat farther in to-
wards the shore. It is probable that the
wheelsman of the Meteor, not having pro-
perly understood bis orders, or by mis-
take of some kind, put his wheel to port
instead of the contrary direction, which he
ought to have taken. He thus brought
his bows in direct line with the port-side
Of the Pewabic, and the fact of striking
the latter so squarely in the side would
seem to confirm this theory of the cause
Of the catastrophe.
The Pewabic and Meteor both belong
to the Lake Superior line, Messrs. J: 3.
Whiting & Co., managers. The Pewabic
was built in Cleveland, by Peck & Mas
ters, and came ont in October, 1868, but
was not entirely furnished until the spring
Of 1854. She was . craft Of fine sea-going
qualities, and Was superbly finished and
furnished, being valued at about 500, 900.
She is insured in four or five different
companies for An aggregate Of SEC, ,0o0i
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
Tornado at South Bend, Ina.

We learn from A. B. ChapOtan, mer-
chant Of this city, who has just returned
from Indiana, that very destructive tor
nado passed through tie village of South
Bend and vicinity on Wednesday evening.
It was one Of the most furious and devas-
tating storms ever known in the West.
Its track was about 200 yards wide, COM
mencing mile and half east of Notre
Dame College, and spending it's fury, as
far as could be ascertained, about ton
miles west of the village. It swept through
the centre of the town, demolishing or
damaging nearly every building in its
course. The roof and chimneys of sub
stantial structures were swept off as if
made of straw, and many frame buildings
were ruined. Trees, shrubbery, fences, out
houses, &C., were torn to atoms and swept
off on the wings Of the wind. The court
house, large brick building, was IN
rooted, and the large trees around it were
blown down. One of the churches was
also unroofed. Several large brick build
ings in course of erection in the business
part of the town, were levelled with the
ground. Hundreds of residences shared
the general damage Of demolition.
The most serious loss to South Bend,
however, is the destruction of the large
bridge across the St. Jos ph River, some
800 feet long, and costing upwards of
$4,000, which was swept, and it will re-
quire long time to replace it.
The entire loss and damage in the vii
lage is estimated at 500, 900. The extent
of the loss to farmers and others outside
the village cannot now b ascertained, but
must be very heavy, inasmuch as crops,
fences, barns, orchards, houses, etc., were
swept down by the terrible hurricane.
The Notre Dame College buildings and
grounds fortunately escaped all damage.
Strange to say no lives were lost BY the
disaster, though many persons were more
or less injured-two seriously.-Journl
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

From three column narrative of Col.
PAYNE, of the causes which led to his kill
ing Mr.. ALLEN, at Nashville, and the man.
ner in which he accomplished the deed,
We extract the following statement of the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
THE GRATEFUL PREACHER.

A travelling preacher, "once upon time"
Addressed q congregation rather slim
In numbers: yet his subject was sublime:
CTwas Charity, y sonorous was the hymn !:
Fsrvent the prayer and, though the house
was small,
He pounded Justify the Sacred Word,
And preached an hour as loud as he could bawl,
As one who meant the Gospel should be
heard.
And now, behold, the preachers hat Is sent
Among the pews for customary pence,
But seon returns as empty as it went!
"Thank God" he cries, with such an au-
dience,
Although my preaching has been quite in vain,
Thank God I've got my beaver back again! "
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

walter Norris, son Of Senator Noses
Norris, Of New Hampshire, hasjust return
cd to his home in Manchester, after an
absence Of four years in the rebel army.
He Was among the prisoners IN Less Army
raroled BY Gen. Grant
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

The census Of Albany, N. T., shows pop
ulAaon Of s., ,s7s, being an i.1aaae Il shoat
Loo IN the lAse Ave yeAn&
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
THE PARyENU's OPINION,

Novus, whose silly claim to high position
Is genuine, if wealth can make it true:
A youth whose stock-petrolean, not patrieian,
Shines none the less for being fresh and new,
Standing before flaming placard, sees,
Announcing thus the lecture of the night,
By Everett" The age of Pericles!" !"
Novus, half doubling if he read Alright
Repeats the word (soliloquizing Loudly
"The age of Pericles IL wonder now
Why such theme should gather such crowd
And throng the door with such mighty row!
There is MT one among 'em, I'll engage,
Who cares cuss about the fellows age."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
VOL XVU.-NO, 7.
SAKE ON EPIGRAMS.
sNOBBERY REBUKED.

Once. at social party, Fannie &,
"a foreign actress of especial note
For reading well what other people wrote.
And writing Ill what few can truly say
They ever read at all y said, with sneer,
When G. was praised-a famous artisan
"What Ia merchant and a gentleman!
Pray, tell me, sir, are such things common
here!"
"Why, no, replied the wittiest of men
Looking the while, serenely in her face
"Perhaps, 'tis not very common case,
And yet such things do happen now and then,
Just as in your trade one may chance to be,
An actress and . lady-dont you see!"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

by order Of General J. C. Smith, CON-
manding the district Of Missouri, all Tie troops
in southwest AissouHi have withdrawn, with
the exception Of four companies Of tie "a
Ohio cavalry, stationed 1t SpsheAeld. The
GoveEnmsat property b hsing removed from
epsingfeA - fast - possible, witha visv Of
bseaking up tAs POI.