smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

the simple reason that everybody here
knows the value Of money. The t3OO. 900 900
of gold held in the North costs some one tl4 900
year In loss Of interest II may safely be taken
for granted that, after brief experience of the
boarding plan. the owners of this large amount Of
money will tire of losing interest, and will place
their coin in circulation.


Money has been rather more active lately than
it was week ago. The heavy purchases of stocks
which have been made within the last fortnight
have been. with few exceptions, speculative pur-
chases, effected on margins. Hence the inquiry
for cali loans has been more active than it was,
and lenders have been enabled to secure 6 a per
cent for their money. suitable collateral There
are very few, if any. loans outstanding at five per
cent. Mercantile paper Of good quality continues
very scarce. Very choice names still pass current
at a per cent; but the bulk of the best paper
goes at 7 a s, and large number of very good
names at a 10 a IL. Money in England is worth
1Ha2 per cent. The British capitalists might
just as we'll be making a per cent on their
money were 1t not for the delusions which the tory
organs-H Herald, Times and P0st-have spread
among the people The new French loan will
probably lead to more activity In financial circles
in London.


Foreign exchange closed yesterday on the basis
of ia "A for sterling, and 4.97e1 q sos for
francs-bankers' bills in both instances. The ex-
change market gave way last week, under appre-
tensions with regard to the passage Of the Trea-
sury Note bill. It rallied on Friday, when it
seemed certain that the bill would pass. The
price Of exchange, like that of gold, is sustained
chiefly by speculation. A number of foreigners
some residing here, others abroad, are possessed
with the idea that the passage Of the Treasury
Note bill will amount to q confession of national
bankruptcy. Trading the fears of these classes,
a number of spectators and brokers in exchange
are bidding bills up, and keep the market fuctu-
ating between ia and lis. Drawers who can af-
ford to do SO will probably make money by selling
all the bills they at present rates. and import
ers, whose credit on the other side is good will
probably save money by postponing remittances
until the exchange market becomes more settled
If in the course of the next three months cotton
shipments should be resumed, the supply of bills
would be far in excess of the demand, and ex-
hange would fall rapidly. At present rates Of
gold and bills there is no profit on shipments Of
coin to Europe against bills of exchange drawn
here.


The following table shows the course of the stock
Year: 1862

habit OF elf abuse To which Is added obServafions
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
most importance the married and those ating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their yscai ability
enter that state Sent TO any address IN sealed wrap
per on receipt of cents or four stamps


We devote entire tine and attention 10 the treat


nt of the various private diseases treated Of in pr
vate report Our DspenSary Is the-ony Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tabhshed by special
charter anl this fact should give IL preference the
various Quacks Of doubtful character 10 be found in all
Year: 1862

FREEZING BolLING WArER.-'rhe forks Of
Quesnelle must he cold place in winter.
On the llth, l2lh and 18th Of January last.
it was so intensely cold that the mercury
was frozen like rock in the bulb Of the
thermometer. But that WAS common test
of temperature. Jack frost gave another
test o! his freezing qualities to storskesp-
or who wntersd there last winter. One
day a blazing fire was doing its best to natu-
raIizs the cold, when teakstts filed With
wa'er WAS put on to boil, but before the fire
could exercise any effect upoa the bottom of
the water, the top Of it was frozen osss
with q thin skin of ice.


British CbIo~;st
Year: 1862

plnnder. Hurry back as hard as you can run
or the enemy will be betwixt you and our
fellers.''


Blife waited to hear no more. but broke for
his camp like quarter horse. When he ar
rived, and found that the story was all false,
terrible was the vengeance he vowed but be-
lore ne had time to execute his threat, F lloyd s
army was in a remote part of the State.


1t is hardly necessary to add, that the mes
Senger who sent the quarter master off so pre-
clpitately was an associate of Jacks, and that
Jack had turned the quarter masters horse
with his head up the road, and by a sharp cut
with whip sent him out of sight before Blfe
recovered from his confusion.


Squire Bailey got his mule again. little the
worse for Jacks tricks, and he is as quiet and
useful an animal as there is in ali the country.
The double eagles Jack returned with the
mule, taking the quarter-master's horse as
compensation for his services.


Jack Phillips says he would like to have an
opportunity of inquiring of the elf-sacrfic-
ing patriot of the glorious Confederacy wheth-
er it hurt much when the mule kicked his
hat off.
Year: 1862

Brown was speaking of Joe H to a friend
one day. and said TO him ''Joe is a frst-rate
fellow, but it must be confessed he has his
faIings. ! am sorry it is so, but l cannot tell
lie for any man. love Joe, but love the
truth more" ''My dear Brown said Joe,
who overheard the remark, 81 never thought
you would prefer perfect stranger TO an old
acGuaintanCc.'
Year: 1862

FoUsD DRowsED.-Coroner Gafney Of jersey
City yesterday hold inquest upon the body Of unknown
man iound floating tine North River the Long Dock
In the left side Of he head deep gash aud marx Of
above right Deceased sbout Is years OF
age and inches in hight The body bad apparently
been In the about three wee An ambroype kenes,
Of middle sd found In the pocket Of the cost
The NV rendered \ Idict OF Found Drowned
Year: 1862

Bonds Of the Michigan Southern Railroad at par
and interest wero opened to-day. and some $780,
900 were subscribed. When the bid is full, the
Directors will advertise their readiness to pay of
the overdue First Mortgages on sections Of the
road and after proper period stop the interest on
those which are not presented for payment. This
will leave the net income Of the road applicable to
dividend on the shares. The entire Sinking
Fund Mortgage, which is first lien on the whole
road is about six and half millions, requiring
$i55 900 for the payment OF the interest The net
income Of the year ending Feb. d, 1862, was
81 l37 5 and for the previous year something over
a million. The Sinking Fund is about $lOooOO
per annum, and the Road is one Of the best on the
list.


The statements Of the banks of the three principal
cities of the Union for the last week compare with
the previous one and the corresponding time OF 1861,
as follows:
Year: 1862

Don't take too much interest IN inc
affairs of your ncigbbors. Six per cent
will do.


Never take a nap in the ra,iroao
carriage. Cos why? The train always
runs over sleepers.


There are times and circumstances
in which not to speak out is at least to
connive.


1t is less important 10 young lady
hat her lovers diamonds should be Of
,ure water than that his drink should
De
Year: 1862

-
and within seven miles of the rebed army.
We met but little opposition this far,
except the rebel pickets, who made
pretty strong resistance at several points,
but were soon shellcd out and driven
back, our loss being small


Gen. Grant is here with six divisions
OF the army, consequently, We take it
that this is geneneral movement for,
ward, but whether VIC will continue to
move as fast as We have done for the last
two days remains to be seen


There was a pcrccptible shaking Of the
earth here this morning, sufficient to be
noticed and spoken Of all through the
lines.


The second division is iu the advance.
The cannonading commenced this morn
ing, about ten o clock, and has been kept
up brisk|y ever since. (about five hours, }
and still continues. We are now campcd
about mile and half to the left of the
road, on an cmincnce commanding an ex-
tensive view Of the country, and the
the whole cxranse is literally covered
with troops. There has been a solid col,
umn moving through the centre for the
last three hours, neither extreme cf
which you can see, all pressing forwardto
the scene Of action. suppose there is
not more than sixty or seventy thousand
men here, but one would think from the
present imposing view. that the combined
forces Of both armies were here, and
within speaking distance Of each other.
The sight is magnificent. You may cx-
psct to hear from US soon. for it is said
The rebels are well fortified on the Talla
hatchce and have sworn to defend it to
the death.


Yours truly. G. W.
Year: 1862

A-The Muscatine Courier is sadly in
fault when it alleges that Mahony was
forced to take the oath of allegiance prior
to his release. There was no compu!sion
in the matter. BY refusing to take the
oath his confinement. might have been
protracted, or il might have brought on
an carly trial Consulting his volltion,
and conscious of his own guilt, he chose
to take the oath, believing that liber-
alton effected so cheaply is far better
than to brave the penalties of conviction
for treason.
Year: 1862

THE RNER.-The riv is still falling The
weather yesterday was partially cloudy, and last
night was very cold for the season. The Brace
let Is advertised to leave this evening for Arkau
Wv
Year: 1862

MEETING OF THE Board OF EDucAT1oz--
The Board Of Education held special meet
ing on Tuesday evening, but no business o.
Importance WAS transacted beyond the reading
Of the annual reports Of the Superintendent
and the Principal Of the High School.
Year: 1862

hEEr WHERE You BELoSa.-In the pres
ent crowded condition Of our streets, the
simple rule, "turn to the right" is peculiarly
applicable By this means you may avoid
either running over somebody or being run
oyer Yourself. There is code Of good breed
irE which applies az well to the street as the
drawing room.
Year: 1862

Oh /. the weary, weary waiting
For this dreadful war to end
Oh the weary, weary watching
For the coming home of friends
And the prayers that seem so hopeless,
Breathed by quivering lips so white;
And the wailing cries Of anguish,
Wrung from breaking hearts tonight.
God of Heaven is there nothing
But the sacrifice oflife?
Nothing but the keenest anguish
That can quell the bloody strife {?
Must the lips Eve kissed grow pallid,
Passionless and mute in death
Must the hearts l love grow pulseless,
In the battles sitting breath !?
Oh my Father, must this waiting
Reach into the coming years
Shutting out life's glorious sunshine,
With its storms of binding tears.
am weary, oh, so weary!


Waiting for this war to end;
And my heart grows sick in watching
For the coming home of friends.


STRANGER.
Year: 1862

tions, from patent army trunks to new kinds
Of artillery, have added TO the comforts and
efficiency Of our soldiery. On the see the
same progress is evident, and our Monitor has
revolutionized all naval warfare. In fact,
every class of the people has become military,
and the military genius of the country has in
fused itself into almost every department of
literature, trade, commerce, manufacture and
art
Year: 1862

News FROM SAvASSAH.-We confidently ex-
pect good news from Savannah in very few
days. Fort Pulaski is closely invested, and
cannot but capitulate to our forces. Then Sa-
vannah will be beseged, and with similar re-
suit. 1t is stated upon good authority that the
rebels have steam ram at Savannah, pretty
much upon the model of the Msrrimac, and that
they are using every exertion to have it ready
TO participate in the fight there. II our Navy
Department is not already aware Of this fact,
we beg leave to call attention to 1t, and to sug-
gest That our iron-clad vessels be hurried up,
and one or two Of them be sent down to look
after this ram, and thus make certain thing Of
the anticipated good news from Savannah.
Year: 1862

change or specie markets, however deceptive
they may seem, and however difficult II may sp-
pear TO reconcile them with the iinmutable laws
OF trade.


The following table shows the course Of the
stock market for the past week and month
Year: 1862

MURDER OF A UNION MAN.-The following
is an extract from letter addressed to a gen
tleman of Reading, Pa, by a relative living in
Virginia, whose father has been inhumanly
butchered by the rebels, for no other offence
than being Union man;


Dear COasin L sit down broken hearted to
let you know of my poor, dear fathers death.
He was away from home sixteen months all
on account of being a Union man. When
Gen. Banks came tow Woodstock, father thought
he could come home. He came and was home
four days. and when Gen. Shields Division
moved down this Valley, father thought he
would leave with them but thought he would
stay till morning, as it was raining all day and
he did not feel well, and all of Shields's force
had not got to Front Royal before eighteen OF
the rebels rode up here, arrested father, and
guarded him all night. They would not let
any of US go out of the house. Next morning
they took him to Luray and kept him in priS-
on for eight days, by which time the rebels
came through this valley, and by order Of Col.
Ashby, three of his men took father and a.
mother man out in the night and shot them,
never burying them until Sbields's Division
came up again, when the Union men buried
them. Gen. Shields told me he would have
revenge on the cowardly assassins. My poor
mother is lying very low. 1t has almost kill
ed her. She was insensible for more than an
hour and half the her day. Gen. Shields
has been very kind to us. He sent doctor
fifteen miles to see mother. The doctor
thought she somewhat better. All the
soldiers have been very kind to US. 1t was
very hard for me to give up my dear father |
hope God will support us in this great affection,
and enable to bear up under it, tor the
sake of mother; and that God will spare her
to get well again, as she is my only hope.
From your cousin HARRIET.
Milford, Va, June Z, 1862.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER HERo.-The war is bringing he


roes t. light, not only among the whites, but


among the blacks. The colored pilot of
Charleston is one of the first named. Here
is another


ssWhen Burnside unfured the Stars and


Stripes in sight of Roanoke, he saw little


caaoe padding off to him, which held sin


gle black man and in that contraband hand
victory was brought to the Army of the U nit


ed States of America, led by Burnside. He


came to the Rhode Island General, and said :


This is deep water, and that is shoal this is
swamp, this is firm land, and that is wood !;


there are four thousadd men here, and one
thousand there; cannon here, a redonbt


there The whole country was mapped out


as an engineer could not have done it in a


month, in the memory of that man. And


Burnside was loyal to humanity. and believed


him. Disloyal to the Northern pulpit, disloy-
al to the prejudice of race, he was loyal to the
instincts of our common nature-knew that


man would tell him the truth, and obeyed him.
The soldiers forded where the negro babe
them, the vessels anchored in the deep water
he pointed out, and that victory was planned,


if there was any strategy about it. in the brain


Of that contraband, and to-day he stands at
the right hand of Burnside, clad in uniform


long before Hunter armed a negro with the
pledge of the General that as long as he lives
| and has anything to eat, the man tina { gave
him Roanoke shall have loaf"
Year: 1862

SCARED BEFORE THEY WERE HURT.-
During the last week two or three scores
if illustrious towards have left the State
of Maine on the cars of the Grand Trunk
Road to escape the prospective chances Of
draft One day about forty Of these
fellows passed up on the train and the
station agent at Northumberland, deter
mining to have some sport out Of their
cowardice, telegraphed to North Stratford
an extempore order for their arrest, with
Gov. Washburn name affixed. Arrived
at that place, conductor Gould, who dear
ly loves good joke, passed with all So
lemnity through the car, reading the fc-
titious order. About twenty Of these
towards Immediately executed a mastery
retrograde movement, and when last seen
were breaking over fences, carpet bag in
hand: Those who arrived in Canada
met with cool reception, five may judge
from Sherbrooke paper, which declares
that able bodied men who leave their
country in the hour of their country's peril,
can be but of little value to the govern
ment to which they fly. 1t is gratifying
to know that these ineffable sneaks were
original secession sympathizers in Maine
and that their actions arc generally scout
ed.- Coos Republican.
Year: 1862

A slave owner came within our lines
the other day in search Of an unfaithful
servant" and having ascertained his
whereabouts, got permission of the Col,
to take him away, and forthwith proceeds
to hand-cuf " darkey,' but Sambo "no
goin' to be cotched SO, no how, no sar.'
but "made tracks in double quick time,
leaving massa to bring up the rear, which
he did in very good order, crying out at
the top of his voice. stop that id
niger, for it's the Col order" Some of
the soldiers not fully understanding what
was up, but supposing the negro had been
committing some depredations in camp,
immediately gave chase, and the poor fell
low was soon hard pressed, but he made
desperate resistance, declaring he g would
never be taken alive" At this critical
moment for the colored individual" i"
public opinion began to be a little en-
lightened as to the true condition Of
things, and if you could have witnessed
the kicks; cuffs and blows that were rap
idly and skillfully applied to appropriate
localities upon the person of the unfortu-
nate slave-hunter, you would better have
understood the sudden reaction Of senti-
ment thanyou will be able to by any des-
cription I can give. Suffice it to say,
that the planters escort without our lines
was Of such character that I think it
safe to believe he will never again have
any desire to come within the lines Of the
8th Vermont, in search Of runaway slaves
The last that was seen of "nig." he was
walking up the street with an air Of pc
culiar Importance, in a new suit of clothes,
and loaf of bread under each arm
Cor. VindSor Journal
Year: 1862

that have taken the placer of their former
miserable huts.


A people that are industrious are usu.
ally quiet and peaceable-and so they
are here. l never lived among people
more so. 1t is a very easy matter to gov
ern them. have known but two or three
instances of prosecution in our vicinity
since have been here, and those were for
very trifing misdemeanors. l never liv-
ed among people where offenses demand
ing legal attention were SO rare. l have
never lived where have felt there was
greater security of person or property
than here, right in the midst of the
emancipated slaves. l have frequently
been called away from home day and
night, leaving my wife alone, and she has
felt herself and everything else so secure
that she did not deem it necessary to fast
en- the house, although the might have
done so. This she would not dare do in
most places in America.


feel perfectly assured from what |
have seen of the people here that emanci-
patton will be safe and expedient for the
achites and blacks, and for he country.


None living here and seeing the results
of it have been blind to this fact except
those aoho acould not see.


S. B. WILSON.
Year: 1862

DRAFTINd-How THEY DO IT.-The
subject of drafting has become one of
considerable interest within q few days
past, the idea gaining currency that q
draft from each state will soon be made
to fill up our thinned regiments in the
field. Drafting is provided for by law
of Congress framed in l772, entitled 'the
act to provide for the national defense, by
establishing uniform Militia through
out the United States, afterwards amend
cd and applied to all arms bearing citizens
of the country.


The process of drafting is about the
same in the various states. Rolls are
prepared Of those liable to serve-able
bodied men between the ages of Is and
45-and the requisite number of names
are drawn by lot in the presence Of pre-
scribed officials. The persons drawn are
notified and given opportunity to prove
themselves exempt or provide suitable
substitutes, failing in which they are
compelled to serve, or submit to heavy
penalties generally Imprisonment
Year: 1862

The nation wants men, men who will
rally to the defense of the flag, men who
will bear it onward, through pain and
peril, to victory speedy and sure There
are plenty of men in town and village
who encourage their neighbors to 60 !;
men who load the generous volunteers
with bounty and blessing, who applaud
his bravery and approve his zeal. This
is all very well, but it is not enough.
If our glorious Union is only sustained by
contributions, however LIBERAL by sympa-
thies, however warm, it will assuredly
fall. The band that unites it in this, its
hour of peril, must be cord of three
strands; courage, personal courage must
give strength to the true heart and the
open hand. Kind words and gifts are
well, but daring deeds are better. To
assert the valor and loyalty of the nation,
to defend its institutions and enforce its
laws, husbands and fathers must encoun-
ter personal risk, must do and dare where
some perchance may die Victory waits
for her heroes. The nation wants men,
three hundred thousand men. She wants
them, and she would have them but fo1
one unexpected obstacle. The men are
willing, but women hold them back.
Husbands and fathers are ready to march
to the rescue of the land they love, but
the clinging hands of wives and mothers
refuse to let them 60. New England has
fearless and heroic men, but where are
it's women? Thousands of brave boys,
just as dear and precious as your own,
are now in hourly peril. If their friends
rush to their aid, they are safe and victo-
rious; if reinforcements are withheld,
they are lost, and the country with them.
A word from you can turn their danger
into triumph; their defeat into victory.
The very consciousness that three hun
dred thousand fresh troops are marching
to join them will have moral power
mightier than a battle. In the hour
when these dauntless faces, SO dear to you
and to humanity, turn themselves reso-
lutely southwark, this dastardly rebellion
will receive deadly blow. Even now
its only hope is in your fear. The WON.
en- of the south, frenzied but fearless, have
sent their own sons and brothers to the
field; they have urged them onward,
maddening their zeal by their own eager
words, confident in the belief that you
would not dare to do the same. Were
they right? Will you not dare? Free.
dom has more sons than slavery, more
sons and braver; but its daughters are
believed to be weak and timid they "will
not let the people CO. They prefer tc
wait till the daughter is at their door


till triumph, now eager to crown prompt


tudc and frmness, shall have become
doubtful and distant. Who doubts thai
reinforcements will turn the tide in oul
favor surely at once? Women of New
England, shall they be furnished OF
withhold Shall the northern Samson
rush impetuously to victory, or shall he
be crippled by Delilah, and reserved fol
an ignoble fate, at once blinded and be-


trayed 9--Spriagtfe1 Republican.
Year: 1862

ence on the side Of the rebellion. If the
war lasts another year, it will have cost
this country three times as mu n rs tlI
the slaves in It are worth, and i viii be
evident to every thinking man by that
time, that eisher slavery or Union must
perish forv Which shall it b., is he
great question which is alrehd, forcing
itself upca the minis of tae best men in
the nation VINO thlt is fit to live under
republican institutions can hesitate for
one breath on Il subject involving such an
issue? Yet this will clearly he the issue
If the love continues for another twelve
month AMI we are strongly inclined to
believe 1t is the issue now. He who Is
not for the Union is against it.