smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

A New INvENTtoN-The Stockton Argus
Gays:


Messrs Keep d Briggs of the Globe Foun
dry in this city, have made application for a
patent upon a ten-horse power recently in
vented by them, one of which was on exhi-
bition, and took premium at the Fair of the
San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society,"
These gentlemen have constructed model
from brass castings which is. in itself, a
splendid piece of miniature mechanism, and
forwarded it to the Patent Office. They have
a duplicate which will be placed on exhibi-
ton at the next Fair


Several of these powers were in use during
the threshing season, and were recognized by
experienced farmers as superior to all others.
They are double geared throughout, simple
In construction, and are adapted in every
way to speedy and thorough work. With
the ordinary movement of the principal
wheel, the tumbling shaft will perform two
hundred and twenty revolutions to the min
ute. We trust the inventors of a piece OF
machinery possessing so many and Important
advantages may be secured in patent right
for their manufacture.
Year: 1861

Inc law OF the State declares that slaves.
coming or brought into the State, by or with
the consent OF the master, shall be free; de-
ciares the attempt to hold any person as
save within the State felony, with a penal
" oil Imprisonment not less than one nor
more than h.e years; provided that the
provisions OF this section shall not apply to
any act lawfully done by any officer of the
ohited states or other person, in the exeeu-
tion of any legal process.
Year: 1861

AN ACT to provide for the publication of Legal


DecisioLs.


The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represent
ed IN Senate and assembly, do enact as foLtoacs:


Section /, The Supreme Court shall. within
thirty days after the passage of this act appoint
a proper and competent person, to report and
publish. such decisions and opinions of said
court, as they may deem important and expe-
dent. to be reported and published and such
reporter shall, at all times, be under the con-
troll OF said court, so far as the determining of
what cases and decisions shall be published
and be subject to removal at any time by said
court


Sec. =. The Reporter to be appointed under
this act, shall, in each year. publish a volume
of said decisions, with brief abstract of the
case, when necessary, and suitable notes of the
points decided in each case. Each of said vol
umes, thus published, shall contain at least
seven hundred aud fifty pages, and be printed
and bound in good substantial manner and
form, and of good material for law books, and
the said Reporter shall have the copyright of
the same.


Sec. 3. The said Reporter shall cause to be
published at least Eve hundred copies Of each
volume and shall deliver to the Secretary of
State three hundred copies Of the same, and
shall receive from the State the sum Of three
dollars for each volume to be audited by the
Secretary Of State, and paid by the State
Treasurer on the warrant Of the Secretary of
State, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appr priated.


Sec. 4. The volumes so purchased and de-
livered to the Secretary of State, shall be dis
tributed as follows: One volume to each Of
the several States of the United States one
volume to each of the Judges of this State, to
be handed over to his successor in office, and
the balance to be deposited in the State Library,
to be disposed of according to law


Sec. 5. The said Reporter shall sell said
volumes. at a sum not exceeding three dollars
per volume, to any resident of this State. and
no greater price shall be received by said re-
porter or publisher, or by their agents or con-
signs of either of them


Sec. 6. Any reporter who may be appointed
under this act shall, before he enters upon the
duties of his Office, execute a bond with two
sufficient sureties. to the State of Wisconsin, in
the penal sum of two thousand dollars. to be
approved by the Secretary of State, con litioned
for the faithful performance of his duties as
such reporter.


See 7. The compensation of sail Reporter
is hereby fixed at one thousand dollars per an
mum to be paid quarterly out of the State
Treasury.


Sec. S. All acts or parts of acts contraven-
ing the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.


Sec, 9. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.


Approved April 10, 1861.
Year: 1861

AN ACI TO amend Chapter l9. or the REVISED


Statutes, entitled, g Of Highways and


Bridges"


The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,, represen-
ted in Senate and Assembly, do enact as ytoLiors:


Section l. Whenever the damages conse-
quent upon the laying out or altering of any
highway as finally settled upon pursuant to the
provisions of the chapter to which this act is
amendatory. and all lawful charges against a
town for the services of jury, in the asses
ment of damages, or for the fees of any justice
or constable, provided for in said chapter. or
for the services of any commissioners, appoint
ed in the manner provided for in said chapter,
shall be laid before the town board TO be audit
ed. and if the said town board shall neglect or
refuse to audit the same, any person aggrieyed
by such neglect or refusal, may commence and
prosecute an action in the proper county before
any court having jurisdiction of the said town,
and the sum claimed against said town for all
sums to which such person shall be entitled for
or on account Of such damages or fees.


Sec. . The proviso to section sixty-six of
the chapter to which this act is amendatory,
and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
or contravening any Of the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed


Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.


Approved April Is, 1861.
Year: 1861

FIRE.-The large fire that took place on
Thursday evening, and which shone 30 con-
spicuously to the north of Washington, was
ut Meridian Hill. 1t WAS the pavilion in
the rear of the main building which was
burnt
Year: 1861

One of the Richmond papers pointed out the resemblance between the Yankees and the Chinese. The Mongolians do not exhibit half the io, at winning 8 battle with heavy odds in their favor than do their semi caucasian broth CTS on tGis side of the water. As a specimen of the hyperbolic in conduct and description, we give the account of the taking of Port Royal, written by a Correspondent to the Philadelphia Press.

 After the fight, great deal of curiosity occur red as 10 who should first plant foot on the rebel soil There were many suspicious at treachery, and the fist boats crew to land looked distrust- fully about them, as if expecting to be fired upon by some concealed foe.

 Wl,an inc sentiment became general that the rebals had deserted their posts, soldiers and sea

 men thronged upon the island, and amid the great est cheering, yelling auQ firing, the rebel ban rer was hauled down. Those who had bawied themselves hoarse before continued to demonstrate their toy by screaming until they had no voices at all; and it is exceedng y questionable whether, Ill the whole fleet, there was any one who could give an ordinary rerimental order. There was Tn fact, very little order about the whole transaction 1t was no uncommon sight 10 see private shaping his Major Justify on the back. A number oi pri- yates i:unroyised or the spot game Of leap frog, and some hundreds of men were falling into each others arms, and weeping, laughing and shouting by turns.

 What strange set they are! The taking of sand fort or two with a force greater than it took to capture the fortress of San Juan at Vera Cruz, is made the occasion of hysterical demonstrations that John Chinaman would view with disgust We verify believe that if the Yankees could win decisive victory, some of them would fairly die for joy.

 The following is from the Richmond Exami- ner:

 SALT srscuLAroRs.-It is quite manifest that spectators in salt are about losing largely on the oirdec quantities from which they thought to dou- ble the ample lortu&es they had already accumu- lated in this community. Salt is being exported from Drake's works, Arkansas, at three dollars per sack. Salt is being obtained at Abingdon
Year: 1861

ss5- The Pulaski Fire Company give their annual ball at the Anthony House, on the night ,of Thursday, December 26th. The proceeds of lthe bali will be appropriated to the families of volunteers in the army, from this city. The young men will all attend and many whose davciug days are OCT will drop in to view the bright scene, and to contribute the price of q ticket to such worthy purpose. Pleasure and patriotism combined will draw large as- sembiage and pleasant time is in store for those who ike to "trip it on the light fantastic toe,'' or who are fond of brilliant crowd of the yoang, gay and beautiful.
Year: 1861



 as follows:

 Tt0o d0lldrs per GnJaat1n in spsc'e, or Tico dollars and ffty cents ln paper money

 We are forced to this by the great enhance ment in the price of printing paper and the great depreciation in the value of all kinds 0! paper money. It is necessity with us to keep up our paper Our receipts from job work and advertising having long since almost entirely ceased-we have to rely solely upon the sub scriptions to the paper to keep it agoing The public printing, owing to the reduction in prices made at the last session of the General Assembly, the great increase ia the cost of pa per and labor, and the deprecated currency we receive from the treasury, has become an ex- pense to us instead of profit.

 Under these circumstances we are compelled, when our subscribers pay us i'll paper money, to demand two dollars and fifty cents as the price of our paper.

 Our club rates will be suspended until after the war
Year: 1861

We see in different exchanges allusions to the war flag of the Southern Confederacy, which is now waving over the camps on the Potomac, bat no description oft. The reason for it's use is that the 'stars and bars" so nearly resemble the stars and stripes" that 1t is difficult to distinguish them. We gather from an inciden- tai allusion to it in the correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch that the emblem is the Southern cross. We suppose t is number of white stars arranged in the form of a cross, on a solid ground.
Year: 1861

The message of Bomba Lincoln is published in full in the Memphis papers received by last nights mail. The telegraphic synopsis of it heretofore published is very confused and inn perfect It is remarkable document, not for whatit contains, but for what it omits. No re- ferenee is made to the capture of Mason and Slidel, no mention of any battle, and the time for the subjugaton of the South is not stated, as in his other message.

 What will strike every reader of the message is the air of cunning. which pervades the docu- ment from the first line to the last. There is 6 self satisfied air of shrawdness and smiling com pacepcy characteristic of it's author. It Is the product of small politician and pettifogger. There is no mark of statesmanShip; there are no broad and comprehensive views; not even dig nty of tone. It seems 10 have been written not for the 2ump Congress, but for many headed mob. It is difficult to believe that Lincoln really supposed it would operate to his advantage abroad, lor it's pretences are so shallow, its cum hing So prominent and its charlatanism so ap~ parent, that 1t will excite ridicule and disgust.

 Hesgravely recommends that Hayti anu Libe and that slaves be stolen or purchased and col onized. This is tab thrown to the whale of Exeter Hall and part of the abolition plan de- termined upon by himself and his cabinet.

 The spacious sophistry of the Ape is such poor stuff that it can only excite smile among the thinking men of Europe. h fact, the posi- tion5 h. takes are so manfes;ly absurd that he conyiacss the reader of the very opposite of his assertions, as where he endeavors to impress upon foreign governments that cotton and to- bacco can better be procured under the old union thaa directly from the independent Con- ftderate States. The people of Europe have long since found out that the North was merely go-be,meen CT factor, of Europe and the South. The latter was the producer of the raw material and consumer of the manufactures. Every dol lar made by the North was so much subtracted fro.u the South and from Europe. The more direct the trade the better for both parties, and 1t needs TIC political economist to show that where an article passes through third and fourth hands, with 8 per centage and commission to eachyal4 producer is injured because the pro duct is increased in price and less of it is sold and the consumer is taxed with the advance in price,.

 The message winds npwith 9 hypocritical ex- pression that liberty will be circumscrbed in the Confederate States, and with politco-sentI- mental twaldle about capital and labor. The eArontry of this part of the document is re marhable, especially when we remember that free speech is interdcted at the North, that in sight of the White House are prisons for women and children, that bastiles are full of political prisoners, and the government at the North is g pure despotism.

 We are satisfied that the message will do us inGniy9 good when 1t reaches Europe. It will deceive no one whose good opinion is worth re' ta;ning, and 1t will cause sensible men to view the author of the message and the people whom He governs with supreme contempt.
Year: 1861

The New Workers have rendered Capt Wilkes the freedom of the city for capturing Messrs. Mason and Slidell. This is about as unsubstan- tial gift as we ever heard of They might have put all the freedom left in Lincolndom in a nut shell and given it to him, and then, in calculating the value of his gift, he would have had to resort to fractions.
Year: 1861

1t seems to be thought by some that
there is prospect of intensely exciting
news shortly to be received from Wash
ipgton. We confess that this prospec; has
been SO often announced that it does not
produce the effect which 1t was wont 10
do on former occasions. 1t is orthodox,
undoubtedly, to believe every report Of
something to be done but the faith with
which reports are accepted, such is hu-
man infrmity, will grow weak in proper
tion to the number Of times it has been
disappointed.


We have very splendid collection Of
troops Of all arms i'll front of Washing
ton. This, however estimates may vary
as to lis numbers. may safely be set down
as incontrovertable. It's presence, with
the present stage Of water in the Poto
mac, is sufficient to put the safety o: the
capitol beg ond peradventure. 1t ia al
so making advances into Virginia. as fast
as the enemy falls back. which is a safe
way of acquiring territory, and conducive
to the improvement of lis officers ia ge-
ographical knowied re. the Importance of
which is too obvious to be denied


That it is the intention of the Govern.
ment and tho commanding officers TO try
to do something in the way of fighting
with the army of the Potomac, 1t is safe
to infer, from the fact that they have been
to considerable expense and labor in rails
ing, organizing, arming and subsisling it;
and We are afraid that this is only fact that
testifies very strongly of battles to be
waged and victories 10 be won By l.: We
are obliged to admit that the question,
when operations are to be gun, is one Of
time only; but the question OF time as
sames importance. when the direct cost of
the army is in the neiehbolhood OF a mil
lion dollars a day, and when every day
that the contest is protracted is several
millions in loss, cost and suffering to the
people Of the country.


1t may be, as some suppose, that the
time is fast approaching when the army
of the Potomac will throw off its slug
gishness. and leap at once into state of
intense and violent activity. Heaven
grant it that such be the case as soon as
convenient - Gin Press.
Year: 1861

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EDIToR LEADER III have question which
I would be pleased to have answered by
some one, if you can find room for it in your
paper.


A cannon ball thrown from cannon at
an angle of 50 with force sufficient to strike
a point on the plane upon which the cannon
rests Ito fall SOY at one and half miles
distance strikes in the extremity Of revolv-
ing cylinder, the ends of which describe a
circle on a plane, parallel to that on which
the cannon rests, and making one halt revO-
linton while the ball Is passing over space
elual to the length Of the cylinder. The
bore Of the cylinder, the same as the cannon,
to be twenty feet in lengh, and placed one
half mile from the cannon. Where would
the ball stOpf


We can't exactly answer the question, but
shouldn't want to be the man to touch OF
the gun until after somebody else had tried
the experiment.
Year: 1861




Shutting UP OF sToRRs.-An attempt was
made few days since, in this city, to obtain
the consent of the retail drygOods merchants
to the closing of their shops at an early hour
in the evening, in order to allow clerks an
opportunity to obtain a knowledge of mill
tary tactics. At meeting of the clerks,
the proceedings of which were published in
the LEADER, several resolutions were passed,
which, we feel satisfied, do injustice to the
firm Of Freeman & Kellogg, who had refus-
ed to enter into such an agreement. Messrs.
Freeman L Kellogg have been in the habit
of closing their store as early as eight o'clock,
at which time their clerks were at liberty,
while it has been common with other NOR
chants to keep open till nine and sometimes
nine and half o'clock. We know them to
be generous and patriotic men and they
have in their own way done much and very
likely much more than most of the other
merchants in the city, in behalf of the vol
unteer movement. They have undoubtedly
good reasons for desiring to keep open until
eight, instead of closing at seven and hall
o'clock as requested, and inasmuah es even
that hour allows ample time to clerks t
pursue their purpose, we think it unjust
that this should be made the test for perso-
nal attack. But few, if any of the Othel
stores close now at an earlier hour than for
merly, but if the thing be asked simply al
a patriotic sacrifice, we should hardly sup
pose that the refusal Of a single firm to COM
to an arrangement would prevent other firm
from carrying out their desires. Although
Freeman 4 Kellogg's employees would doubt
less be glad 70 leave ct as early an hour as cal


be permitted, we do not learn that they fee
any dissatisfaction ct the course of their EN-
| niovaa
Year: 1861

The telegraph states that the President has
the most positive evidence that treason ia
brewing in Baltimore, and that measures are
being taken to crush it. As portion of the
treatment, we would recommend hemp for
Winans and others of that class. Let the
price Of treason be death.
Year: 1861

We give the following extract from let
ter written by one of the Grays, previous to
thei- departure from Lancaster:


You would laugh to see the
orig" they have put upon us. The compa-
ny looks like a collection of sober and SOM
bre monks rather than band Of L" bold SOL
dier boys" We are no longer Grays" but
are rather f" Blacks" A black felt hat,
black over coat, and pants Of gray, neither
as bright nor as good in quality as those we
have laid of, and destitute of stripe. To-
day our knap-sacks and such things as we
could not carry with us were shipped to
Cleveland.


Ircoeive the Leader regularly for which
am greatly obliged. I can tell you there
is a rush when it comes in. PHO.
Year: 1861

upon him, as In the case OF n farmer in the
neighborhocd OF Bunker Hill, Va. His team
being impressed, he, from certain cireum-
stahces, could not deliver it as soon rs ordered
wbereupon n guard was sent that cursed b m
insuIted his family. and took his entire team
away and sent it to the Junction. Such citi-
zens of Mary land, are a few more of the bios


SONS of Secession be We careful lest ye taste
the fruits which are just now rpening on Vir-
ginia's soil. NJ
Year: 1861

the moisture from our clothing, and restoring
warmth to the chilled flesh. In the house we
are shown oilportratS Of the former occupants
OF the cave, painted by spiritual mediums.
Two are women, one of them dark and Span
ish looking, with large dark eyes. The re-
mains of both are in the cavern. We are also
shown a sword d-hilt, the blade rusted Oft, and
knife found soon after the blasting COM
menced.


Thus far We are undoubted treasure seek
ers, and even as we stand upon the summit Of
the rock to see the beautiful prospect visible
from it, we half imagine yonder white sail
specking the dark surface of the ocean to be
the pirate bark-a sort of Flying Dutchman,
although no storm is raging to conjure it up;
The chink of the CONS We place in the old
ssgray beard's'' hand drives away all the ro-
nance, and we resume our doubts as men
from bath put on their accustomed clothing
We cannot help remembering that shrewd
man, as Marble undoubtedly is, could collect
almost fortune by the same pretensions he
makes. He charges no fee, leaving all remu-
neration to the generosity of his visitors; but
undoubtedly collects much money, and could
continue to do so for years without firing an
other blast, and then discovery of human
bones, or an old coin, properly tlaZoned forth
in the prints, would renew the excitement and
the golden crop. That he commenced the
search fairly 1 have no reason to doubt-per-
haps labored tor years, spending in the fool
ish project all he received from the credulous
or curious. At one time he issued sort of
receipt that he would give for any amount of
money sympathizer chose to aid the pur-
suit with, promising to pay when the gold was
found He never paid the printer, however,
who executed the work.


Ten years of actual labor in any pursuit or
for any object, takes off all the gliding, and
rubs off the ornamental. Idoubt very much
if Marble ever dreams of finding any more
treasure than comes from the pockets of visi-
tors. The spiritual part of the Story is just
such a pretext as shrewd but unprincipled
man would adopt: very much doubt his be-
lief in what he relates. He may once have
believed in spiritual communications he may
once have labored honestly after buried gold,
but he has discovered far more productive
mine in mems pockets, and he ,corks ii. 1t
may be blind superstition that chains the
man to the rock, but do not believe it.


The rock is well worth visiting on account
not only of the story connected with it, and
the passage hewn into it, but also on account
of the fine prospect from its top, and it has
many visitors. Lynn numbers among its 9TH
er attractions beautiful beach, which adjoins
that of Nakant; and the drive from Boston to
the city is unusually pleasant in summer.
Who votes for dinner party in Dungeon
rock 7-POrtiand Transcript.
Year: 1861

The VIRGINIA MILITIA.-The following ex-
tracts is from the Charleston Mercury's army
correspondent, now in Virginia ssThe militia
are being mustered in to-day, and many Of
them came into it with considerable reluc-
tance. There are some who have no ardent
sympathy for the cause. They will fight for
the South, of course, # obliged to fight, but
they have the feeling that If it had not been
for South Carolina there uould hare been no ne
cessity for fighting. Many others can badly
spare the time. Their oats is unkarvested !;
their other crops are still immature; they
have no hands to work them but their own,
and it is truly matter of serious inconveni-
ence and injury to be obliged to turn out.
Yet in this section there are many who can
fight, and who can be spared to fight, but toho
will not unless they are compelled to it. Be-
sides this, with the militia will come out the
ordinary fire arms of the country, which will
not come Without