davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1866-11-09
Another Shocking Alpine Disaster.

1Eaf13 correspondence OClQUET l9.9
The Ecws Of another disaster comes to us
from ChamouniN. It appears that tue flue
weather had attracted q considerable numb.r
OF families to that place. and among Others
Captain Arkwright, an Eng1ishman, With his
mother and TWO sisters. On Friday morning
Mont Blanc, and one of his sisters decided
on accompanying him as fur as the Grande
Mu1ets. Early on the following morning
Captain Azknrieht took his departure With
two guides and porter, aud about nine
O'Clock they were seen ascending the Grand
Sylvain Couttet, the proprietor Of the new
huts on the Grands Mulets, attached By q
rope 10 coachman Of the Ho:ei Royal,
known By the name Of Nicholas, who
wihsd on t. profit R,b 6y the oppoFtSaoy to
Grand P'ateau the parties agreed to take
the passage which had been usually followed
before $50, but which Was subsequently
abandoned IN consequence Of catastrophc
similar to the present, They adopted II i n !
ening the journey BY two hours, aud because
they calculated on having mucn less Ice to
cut through, as WAS experienced during the
summer By three or four other parties. They
were about half m hour In their ascent;
when Sylyain Couttet, who was Il advance.
suddenly heard above him loud detonation.
| he looked up, and to lis horror saw an ayal-
aucAe rushing down With fearful rapidity. He
instantly shouted ont to those who were be:
low him, "Sayc youEselyesl to tho right
that direction, advanced few steps,
struck his staff into the snow, and
cluDg to 1t With all bis might, al ana ID
his companion Nicholas did the same. lhe5
both threw themselves fiat on their faces
and buried their heads In tho snow. They
had hardly done 80 when tremendous crasE
followed, and the immense mass thunderec
along quite close to them-so close that the5
He1e all oyeG splashed with the FRAGMENTS
, 1866-11-09

Group the ninth, horticulture; and group
ten. objects specially exhibited with 8 view
10 the amclioration Of the moral and ply ysical
condition Of the;psople. -
1.-THE last group forms Of Itself general
economic exhibition, as regards education,
food, clothing and other nccessasies Of lift,
and also includes costumes worn by the pco-
ple Of various countries specimens Of ha5ita-
lions, and the tools aud processes IN use by
small masters, workirgmc engaged work.
ing at home on their own account.
ART.
TITO all this has since been ad Led special
feature. namely, the history OF ari, or, IN
other words, q department for the exhibition
OF the applications of art to useful purposes
Of all uges-a retrospective museum OF art
manufactures.
voted to the purpose 0: prizes AZ and awards,
the value of which varies from ESQ down to
simple medal OF nominal value and honora,
bic mentions. In addition to these general
prizes, sptcia: grand prize, Of the value O
e4.0oO, and ten prizes, each Of the value o
G4o0, was to be given to those who have been
most instrumental In creating harmony
amongst persons engaged in Industrial par,
suits, and aiding the moral and intellectual
Well-beine of the working classes.n
, 1866-11-09

tho Ice. In a few minutes, when the "a
lancho Ind passed. they raised themsclv,
up, and looked about for their unfortuna:o
companions. Theg saw noth{ug-uo1ht"g
but q furrow under them, and further down
the Grand Plateau q mass OF blocks of ice.
Couttct and Nicholas descended uall haste
In the came direct on, and searched every.
where In the hope O.: hearing i cry or a moan
to indicate that some had survived the catas-
9os theq aa peaebr1
spot, aud dragged ont from beneath the
blocks dead body. the skull crushed, aud
the breast laid open. They laid It on the
snow and resumed their search, but found
, 1866-11-09
LESSON OF THE MARYLAND DE-
FEAT.

TEA1s
Notwithstanding President johnson and
Governor Swnnn were thwar.cd In their
scheme to remove the Baltimore Police Com.
nllssioucss, The Constitution AMI the laws
d;sfrancl4isnG rebels seem 10 have been
whn1ly tisrcylrlvd. Ift11c dispatches from
Baltimore may be relied on as correct, the
rebels voted in open defiance Of law, swal-
lowing the iron-clad oath without hcsita-
tion, for the purpose OF regaiuing their lost
power. 1t mny be true, Us is intilnated, that
the election OF congressman was illegal and
will he dieregardcl By the House OF Repre-
sentatives yet II is certain that the rebels
have gained en apparent victory, md have
outyotcd the loyal men, whether lawfully or
| otherwise.
There arc about thirty thousand colorcd men
Of voting agc In the State Of Maryland, aud
every oEe Of them is loyal, heart and soul.
and has been loyal throughout the war. They
| arc, on m average, much more Intelligent
and decent than the plug ugly mohs Of BAL
timorc, or the crowds Of Five Pointers such
as General Butler addressed In New York,
and such as Governor Seymour called his
"f5icnds." Had the loyal men OF Maryland
given to these loyal black men their
just r'~'ts, and invested them will,
/ ':... franchise, VIC should have seen
''; ,cnt result In TINT Slate. Had
=, .uen been permitted TO vote, oil tho
rebels might have done the same, and yet
the Union party would have swept the State.
If white traitor Is permitted to vote, why
should the same privilege be denied to u
lcynl black man, whose heart is true to the
flag, and whose hand is ready at all times tc
strike a blow In Its dcfencey
The Union 1ncn Of Maryland md Of Tcu.
ncsscc will find that their franchise Law:
will prove powcrlcss 10 keep the Govern
1ncnt from the rebel majority, unless thcy
recognize the God-givcu right Of the colorei
man to defend the nations cause ut the bal
lot box as well as on the field OF battle
They must from necessity do the black 1na1
justice, OF they will be ovcrborne and troa
! den under foot, and thus their own injustic
: will be 1nade the instrument OF their chastisc
j | ,oy1t
, 1866-11-09
THE pEopIE,s VERDICT.

The echoes Of Andrew Johnson's voice
have scarcely died upon the public car,
since, in his memorable Journey around the
circle, ho procla' med his readiness to submit
the differences betvee himself aid Congress
to the decision OF the people, and to abide
the result. Even while the words we're on
his lips two States Of the Union. always
patriotic, Vermont and Maine, uttered their
voice Of condemnation; aud since
then seventeen other States. embracing
the great bulk of the population, wealth and
intelligence of tho Republic, have given
their decision on the merits OF the case thus
submitted to them by the President. By
This determination Andrew johnson must
abide. willingly OF unwilllngly, pcaccably or
G,rcibly, for 1t is the Judgment Of power
greater than he, and in the presence ot
which he stands Us helpless as Jefferson Da.
yis did, when, IN his wifo's petticoats. lie was
surrounded by Federal bayoncts. The re.
suit, as nearly as 1t can be estimated from
the data before us, {and fuller returns will
not, We think, materially modify our cs.i.
mattel. NAV bc stated as follows:
, 1866-11-09

cF5- The Chicago Times of Wednesday
contained the following statement In reglra
10 the part taken by the German voters ot
Chicago, in the election Of Tuesday:
"ln tho German wards the Intelligent voters Of
lha, nalon.li,y. ,epndia,inc the obli,ations Vt a
mcieenasy and corrupt pnrty ,votcd the democratic
t!ckc, without scratch. thereby tcsufYln- their
appreciation OF party which selected repre- Gu
tnfiyc and Intelligent German, Mt. Diverty, as ono
ofIla stand41d-bearcfs.h
In order to point the moral and adorn
the nborc tale of the pardoncd rebel news.
paper, VIC will state circumstance which
it has not get seen 1t to make public.
In the Fourteenth Ward, stronghold Of the
Germans, Mr.. John Paucker was thu
regular Republican candidate for Supervisor
, 1866-11-09

funded dert Of the State will be IS, $4,000 ,
4 sinking f;:Dd Is thus adyucated:
.But veull press upon your adoption the
scheme o. sinking funt. as one OF the sn:est
nd a ae a' a. ass q
innt disif,hntegs goiS ,Ss ,n1as M nf 1h, naxnen;
O. ualjy over ecnrs ~ Tcrrs: ana. indrcd. the
sum to be p1oYi'Icd in each Yea. vii be so small,
u scarcely 10 merit tho appellation Of burden.
payers OF that year must be opptessively burden
ed, or new debt must be Incurred. shontd this
cecus Nhcn money Is scarce, 1t may be difficult
II not impt tactiea6le, to placo new 1oan, thus
bnngfi 6 The Genera1 Assembly face 10 faee With
Of the States obligations. The Escape from this
lttMnna4 hHW Iroposfd, il SO easy, thnt think
+ VIII commend itscli to tho eonside1aiou ef sas
GCucral Assembly. The debt at the Untcd
States Government is 60 large, and her credit sus-
tanned By resources SO ample, that her ontstaud-
inSe>,msnt cf the shilling fund md its aseumu-
Iat!ng intcreft."
Tue Governor believes that the Western
mept, win Weld revenue. which. iccrcased
by diyidends trom the a+,ant;c and Gulf
E.i,rood vii, u tue .ea,;a,, "uu 1i ~.
nanae masoau, WI 5enae5 onespas taaauoa IN r.!
neeessarJ. me ROAD mas oeen muca tn-
PROVED, and revival Of business is ex-
Rssst;Sd; !, Al, Ahout tsss So CON- more are needed to
In regard 10 educatinn the Gorernor nd.
vocaies Snc,,..s.J tne ~ iTn,.n..
Ia. = :.
Ely OF GeoEgla, and connecting with it the
afrlcnltnfnl schools sustained By the public
lands appropriated for that purpose br the
| United States. A common school system is
| strongly urred. thourh M nrovIsinn for u Ia
| s,rn esfcs i '"ou' ~ pAo'1''oN AVA '''7
fhe faiiurc of arr,cu,trro1 nu,su;tx tho
| Goycrnnr nil r;hutrs In nort ~ .hs nnstrai,f.
1 weather. 0fthc fTse;,ncn 10 s.ys
sNor should The mamie nf the Son,h vs.1d
readily to disconiasement In regard 10 ihc labor
Of the negro III his new statne. All reaeeltag
pints cannot faii 10 perceive that the se effect oi
snaaGn nahumta9n must be nEtaS9rable to his
sr1fIne az aud 10 III Ts,enG n uhheGnssomsa \,
H. f.r"sm viii With he IL hnen ~ ,nyaats in
yolses freedom nom lsboI. Which was. In his eve
thc distinctive uaii In tie condition OF slavery
II t. not to be expected That he would, at o1ce
reaeon correctly ns 70 bis surroundinca and proa
peetf or adopt pronplay Tue reasoning OF ths !atc
Ed What heF iesebine j,i ~ he + not a'd
suhiect Of epecula1ion We ali know what iha, vii
, 1866-11-09
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Progress Mt the western End.

Though there Is 4 heavier force OF men and
teams at work on the California end OF the
Pacific Railrond than on this, the progress in
distance is fur tlower; for while here the
path lies along an absolute plain, there it Is
ur and over the grand Sierra Nevada chain
Of mountains. About 12,o0o Chiuanen are
at work on the road-bcd in California, and an
additional 10000 have been contracted fur, to
BE- put upon the line next spring, when the
contractors will be grading on this slope OF
the Sie1rs aud beginning to stretch their Ia
htr ont on to the plains and into the valleys
Of Nevada. Now tho track is completed to
within sixteen miles of the summit Of the
mountains, and the following table OF statis-
tics, distances and attitudes, from sacrameu-
to on to the summit, shows how the iron
Pacific slopes Of the Continent. 1t Cis:o,
which The completed road has now reached,
the locomotive screams on spot as high is
Mount Washington, tile highest Of our New
Eurland mountains:
, 1866-11-09
Terrible Case OF DroxTn1n1-A Father
and Three Eh1luten Perish.

[FTom the New 0;lcaos P3cayune.J
Friday afternoon, Mr. James Thompson, d
laboriug man Of Oldtown, went in boa' to
a small island on the Milford side to obtain
load Of sand, taking with him all his chill
dren-tl5ce boys from four to ten years Of
nge. He loaded his boat with four barrels Of
turning be could not manage her in the
quick water below the bridge, and finding
that she was likely to go into the rapids be-
low, he threw orer two Of the barrels, which
caused the wci.ht Of the other two to upset
the boat. As the boat went over, Mr.. T.
was seen to grasp his three children, but the
swift current Of the rips carried them under
and out of sight. 1t was place where the
strongest swimmer must have perished.
Their bodies had not been recovered when
onr informant left. AIr. T. Leaves wife to
mourn the untimcly loss Of her husband and
cl,flCrer
, 1866-11-09

Some Of the structures Of the work on the
last section Of The road are grandly massive.
4 California journal says one culvert, at the
crossing Of Canon Creek, is a noble piece Of
solid masonry, twenty eight feet in height
aud flfty-f feet In breadth. Tue forests Of
towering pines, the towering mountain peaks
and yawniug riffs and chasms, trnyersed by
the railroad between Alta and Cisco, present
q sublime panorama, which il destined to be
d f1vorite study for the art-loving tourist, not
only during our day, but one which will be
contemplated with no less delight By unborn
srrcprnfinDs
, 1866-11-09

Tue entire number Of dwelling houses IN
the Dhtct OF Columbia Is ascerta,ncd by actual
cnunl TO be ~ ". The entire population OF the
District Is sel down at lea Eli, oisiIcd as follows:
Washington, 10s,6ls; Georgetown, 1852; coun-
", 6,eas Total, 1sa,s57. Tho Washington Sfar
snyr that II Will be seen that the population at tho
district cities has mol fallen of since the elo,c Of
tie war to the extent generally supposed. Tie
'act that there Is ecasec vacant dwelling in the
city bears Testimony in the same direction. As
this Is the slack season. dnriug tho Congressional
rccese. the above may be pnt down as permanent
population, or as nearly 40 as population made
u, largely Of Government employees eau be CON
e1dcscd,
, 1866-11-09
The Live Stock Rlns.ss

Editors Chicago TribuEe:
Accept the thanks Of the stock raiscrs of
Northern Iowa, for your able expose Of the
Chicago Live Stock Ring" We prefer IN
the future as in the last to send our stock to
the Chicago market, but if that ring is not
broken MP, and until VIC arc insured that 1t
is, aee shnH h1ip to 1fa.eaukee.
Truly yours, S.P. DAr.
, 1866-11-09

Lats on thc night preceding the election, It
Wa 10. nd that Mr.. raacScr wIs giving his
support 10 MIR. Divessy, the Coppeshcad caa~
didatc for SLeriG, ayain,t Gc1c III Bcvcridgc.
II was too latc to &c: NV tickets printed:
but go earnest were the German Republicans
of tLa Fourteenth, that after ten O'Clock at
night they held d meeting, nominated Nj.
Albrrt for Supervisor, wrote the name of the
new candidate on slips, and pasted it On the
tickets In place Of Mr. Pauckcr's, and on
Tuesday elected At6trt oser both Pdneker and
tie Crperhead candidate. This is the way N
which the Germans Of Chicago ''votcd the
Democratic ticket without q scratch"
, 1866-11-09

hiehwaymen, who seem to have made Mln-
neso.a their rendezvous, may be caught.
though, Judging from the large number OF
rests which are made, this would seem % &c
aone xn,n to o1Ra I'd this Community Of il unhung
murderers.
?. s.-A special despatch received tom
Minneapolis, at late hour last night, s1ys !;
Mt is reported that an inquest has been held
over Williams by i Justice of the Peace a.
J. {. Williams. has not YET received any reg
ulur pottacatioa Of thr murder. No furthc7
particulars here excepta as sent by mail"
, 1866-11-09
Total. ..............3]i,oU ,oU
Johusonfs Na3otiles. G,UJ

Against Johhfon... ---...---.-..--. 3Jl,uJJ
In the above statement We have not ill.,
cludcd Nevada, which Is probably safe for
fifteen hundred TO two thousand Republican
majority.
Let lis now see how this popular verdict
will affect the Forticth Congress, which Mr..
| johnson expected to be subordinate to his
will. Against his "pollcy" the Republic
I cans will have the following members in
| flr 1Jnusr.
, 1866-11-09


1t v.:N hc remembered that Chicago furnished
company a. under command Of Captain 0eEry
Slscl, 10 the Fifteenth Wisconsin regiment. Thts
Wis tic ony Scandinavian acnt In Tic service.
f.ic11y to au Invitation 10 meet at reunion
Of the regiment On the Sit OF December, al
Maids on, Wisconsin, General Nlllch sent tue iol-
lnwln. letter, which explains itself:
MILWAUKEE, Nis., October 3. 1866.
CaptnIn A. A. Brown:
liz Dtor tul,tuiH hare received your friendly
iuviintion fnf The slst Of December. Soth,ns
those brave men OF the Fifteenth Wisconsin, npon
whom hare not nnty implicitly relied OF go
many battle fields, hut lor whose character as men
AIT. citizen. entertain so high a regard. Ihe
intimately acquainted with SOM fausaaSc,
-ivcd from the same common stock.
sss mot a tG he 9 e. wh ny
therc ale stronger Obstacles IN ny way thaa ms
hear thai ali your feliow-cisizcns Of he zane
c,fracien stand NJ to ,qh f.: nc f. 'ns'itu,
OF ali G.rmsn-AmcrIcan citizens. The
greatest pain that ! Sas eyer .,u oelts.d ls.
ira.c from my wouud, upon hearing ,ol i1e
On tic 9Th Of May.* This Is an nd
ea and & MScS Se ssSsd sSs
| cel1cstcd on the bloody te'ds Of the South nnd
hive hccn made ac.cd by thc a:so :taon ol thoss
Who have departed from amongst u.s..
Nos, respectfully, a, wi111cu.
son the 18th Of May, N:lltch's DEisad
was c""sTotea ct the TEisiy-secoad 1ual
ntuh Illinois, the Forty. fourth Ohio the fiaccnt
Ohlo ami the Fifteenth Wisconsin.
, 1866-11-09

TIC El66MF Et1t!atfth Ea5tc aEd WI!A.
and finds not Il vcstise of tic magnificent
hop; that co lately tempted his ambition,
and led lin to career Of treachery and dis
l4unor- All good men will rejoice that his
wicked PROJECTS arc scattered TO The winds,
and that the American people have arisen
.'nce more in tleir power aud strength, to
save the Republic from the second great
1c1is with which it was threatened, through
the lad ambition Of And-.w johnson, whose
ar~stasv 10 liberty hiss hem us rcrrehcnsi-
Llc as the crime by which hc WIS elevated 10
1,nt,cr
, 1866-11-09


The House, Us at present organized, with
the ten unrccenstructcdS States excluded CON
sisls of one hundred and nluety.t three men,
s.rs, giving the Republicans q clear majority
Of ci.h.y-onc, even admitting that the
johnson party sLoEld elect every member In
Kentucky and Tennessee. The ten exclu-
dcd States, On the present basis Of represcn-
tation, If they were to be admitted, would
be entitled in all TO fifty members. Suppos-
ing Mr.. johnson were to have all the
lifty-fiye members not sure for the Rupub1i-
cans in the represented States, and 10 add to
them the fifty from the unreconstructed
Suites, he would have only 105 members
with which to start his new rebel Congress.
In other wolds, the Republicans are certain
Of q clear majority OF fhiHy-oae members Of
tic House OF Representatives, over the COM
lined force Of Northern Copperhcad and
cItAcrn rebel members. Mr.. John
sons mcditatcl coup sl'ttat Is
thus eficctually disposed Of; aud the
stRump Congress- as he has called it, rep
rcscnts vast majority Of the white men of
the nation, saying nothing Of the four mil
lion loyal blacks. The Senate Is so over
whelminsly Republican That il Is unnecessary
to analyze lis political clements. Will, the
ten unrcconstructed States ont, as out they
must remain for the present, there is more
! than clear two-thirls Republican majority,
/ both in the Senate and House of Representa-
tiycs md il, as wc have already said, the
F, REPRESENTATIVES Of the ten insurrcctinn
| nTy States were to be admitted, the Kepub
! licans would still huye clear working mA'
! josi,y in both branches of Congress.
/ The people have thus decided the question:
subrittcd to them by the "Aumblc indi
yiaual.'' There never was popular verdict
+, rlo,c Overwhelming, more conclusive, NOR.
ancilsiialing. "A1y Policy is utterly, hope
lv=sly condemned. lie who, but n few wee!s
ago, proclaimed his ability to make hlmsel
Dictator, stands rcbuktd and helpless befor
the great tribunal whose decree lie invoked
Like M;Iton's fallen arcllanwcl
, 1866-11-09

WANTED IMMEDIATELY, 3 foreign war, to
ave the Administration Of andrew johnson
from present ruin an ultimate inhmE. Max
imilian's return to Europe for domestic ren..
sons, and the voluntary withdrawal Of the
energy ofou1 foreign policy in the case of Mex
leo SO chcap p ard ridiculous that solid apS1a.
during fight, say with England, Is ins1;1<dl-
ately wanted, to hand ths nation together
in support Of the Government and give sas-
cess 10 my policy" No proposals to SUBJ
nit the Alabama and Shenandoah srolia.
tion claims to arbitration will be listened to-
Apply ut the White House -Neu Tork Tri.
buHt.
, 1866-11-09

! ) sl.eous cause for establishing
Precedent. As a matter OF strict Law,
I'd upon the principle that no public officer
guilty Of Official crime should he allowed to
20 Enwhspped Of Justice, tllc impeachment
may be demanded nov, and without delay.
Congrcss-the body Aan.in. on the verge
Of the Goscrnmcnt'-h"lds Andrew johnson
in tho hollow of Its hand, and may, upon the
uttcrauce Of another crooked word, or the
taking OF another devious step, throw li.n
hcadlong out of the Presidential chair.
Whether it is expcdient to proceed against
HIN at once, or to put him upon his good
behavior, and give him TO understand tia,
the peoplc will tolerate no more of lis non
sense, but will proceed against him withou,
mercy on the next mi>dcmeanof, is n question
for Congress to determine lie is utterly
powcrlcse. So far from having 10 choose
whether We will have him 'tfor President o,
for King" rs Mr.. Seward biaudly suggested,
we need not have hin, for either. The Re
publicaas In Congress eau pass my law they
cloosc over his veto, and upon the exhibi
ton Of any further turbulence Or usurpa
ton, or upon his refusal to execute any Law
constitutionally passed, the two houses CAT
dismiss him al once. The causes for his I'M
pcachmcnt exist, and II he is allowed to sill
out his official term he will stand more prom
incutly In history as n monument OF mercy
than as the successor Of Abraham Lincoln II
the Presidential Office.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-08

HERRINGs PATENT CHAMPION SARES.l
The most reliable protection from fire now knoon
IItaRIya Co.'S PATENT BANKERS saPEs with Herring
Foyds Patent Crystalizcd Iron, the best secarity
against q burglars drill ever manufactured. iaa.
HERRING CO.,
No. 251 Broadway, cor. Murray street, New York.
FARREI, HERRING & CO., Philadelphia.
HERRING & co Chicago.
az KNOwLS 4 WALFORD Agents, Richmond, Va.
octJ-tf
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-08

4 Up to very recently the Government
Df the United States kept large deposits
with the banks here, which enabled
them 10 give to the people these accoin-
nOdations.
/ Before the war Richmond had ban.c.
NJ capital Of five millions dollars, Will %
khelwhole capital Of the National Banks
OF Richmond does not exceed five hun.
dred and fifty thouE II dollars-!ess tbs
Zen per cent Of the capital formerly Ell.
|loyed by the people and to expect that
that small capital can supply the want.
bility. sf
rec with you, that the repeal Of the
usury laws will supply this want in
great measure, and aid the Nations
banks 10 effect loans in tho Northern
b,ities by The farmers and business men.
Il am sure you have been led into error
in your comments upon the National
hanks, and will correct. as far nj lies In
your power, tho wrong impressions YOU
haze made. ff
IN Very respectfully,
: Your obedient Servant,
H u. FANr, Pres;d {.
Mr.. Giimer then proceeded to say 1t.
according to Mr.. Fant's letter. the bank
h I'd loaned OF in.six months, 81 ,95l 400,
and for twelve months this would
amount to SO, 9o2, $40. The interest on
this latter ainnnnt,at six per cent. would
be $23f $50 So tia. the bank &C Drdjng
to its own statement. had mt,,,c profit
OF one hundred and ffiy sir per cent per
dnnun, upop It's paid up capital or cqaal
To aprofit 6fthirteen per cen. per month.
Mr.. Gilmer did not seek 10 explain, but
would allow facts and figures to speak
for themselves