smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

There are people yet who think that
something is to be gained or some princi-
pie established by the trial of Jefferson
Davis, and day by day the approaching
trial is announced. What is to be accom-
plished by it2 Is it to convict him Of
treason? Who believes that a Virginia
jury, legally drawn, can be had to do that?
And if he were convicted, what then
Why should he be punished when Lee
and all the rest were discharged without
condltions? Is this Government going to
revive the Jewish scape-goat institution,
and pile all the sins of the rebellion on one
man in order to cancel them all in a lump
by a fine ? Or is this trial to be had in
order to decide whether secession is right?
Think of this government, after calling out
a million ofmen to put down the rebellion;
submitting its right to do so to jury of
twelve men in rebel state.


And what if the jury should acquit him?
Then it will have been decided at law that
secession is right, and that the government
committed crime by resisting it; and as
an illegal order is no defense to the agent
all our soldiers who carried on the war will
have been found guilty ofmurder. What
a splendid consummation this would be for
our imbecile officiousness in demanding q
tria' of Jefferson Davis. A jury trial is
not fit for the head of great belligerent
power that carried on terrible war for
four years. The right of the nation to
subdue rebellion is not a thing to be
submitted to any jury. 1t is not fit to ex-
ecutc penalty on any one man ont of a
b'lllSerent power that put half million of
armed men in the field, aud after we have
discharged all the rest.


Jefferson Davis is fit subject for John
sons pardon. This iguominy may serve in
the place ofpenalty. We know of moth
ing more humiliating that we can do him
than to have him owe his discharge to
Johnson's pardon. Let him have this,
and let US stop the farce Of trial which is
announced as close at hand.-C.n. Gag.
Year: 1867

Charleston, & c. (Sov. 1o Corresponience Of the New
York Tribune.


Let Us turn from these THINGS
to the condition and feelings of the freed.
men, aud to their republican friends
among the white population. My first in.
sight was at Savannah. On the day the
polls were opened there was a great influx
OF colored men from the up-river parishes
Conspicuous among them was delegation
of 120 from the Ogechee river. These
marched in military arary to the square in
front of the voting place. Every man
had sugar cane stalk, a little bundle
containing blanket OF comfortable, and a
bag or army haversack, with rations for
three days, of sweet potatoes and other
food. l mingled freely with them, and
found that they had been promised by one
Bradley (once colored attorney of Bos-
tom that if they would come down and
vote his ticket they shoul! have mule
and 10 acres of land. Some of them had
been in the Union army, but nearly al
were old plantation hands The foremost
of the party carried an American flag on
his corn-stalk, and it was anion down
The poor fellows knew no better. They
came to get the pcrquisites promised then
by Bradley. They voted. The next day
ani the third they waited for the mule
and land. Of course they waited in vain


and they went to their homes sad and de.
spondeut. believing that they had been de-
ceived by the great north, for they looked
upon Bradley as its agent and representa-.
tive. The white and colored republican:
of Savannah did not vote, with very few
exceptions. On questioning one of the
latter class why he neglected it, he said:
Il cannot do it, sir. l cannot assist in
keeping men of my color deluded by sucl
low-lived scoundrels. We ought to live
peaceably with our old masters. The
prosperity Of the state depends upon
there being good feeling between al
classes. | said: "Then, if that is
your feeling. why don't you vote what
they cali here the ''white mans ticket ~
"Oh, cause ] am for the republican party
which saved us and gave us freedom bu,
| am sorry every day that it permits such
men to represent it, and his idea is true
ne great Douy OF loyal whites ana Intel
ligent blacks stood aloof from the polls.
They grieved to do it they lamented the
act Of discretion on the part of the nation
al republican committee which threw tie
control Of the canvass into the hands of
such adventures as this man Bradley, but
they could not help it. The men who vo-
ted feel aggrieved and angry because his
ridiculous promises we're not kept. The
rebel sympathizers have already taken ad-
vantage of this feeling, and begun to op-
crate upon the voters. Unless he, and
such as he. shall be discountenanced, the
effect will be to throw the vote Of this ig-
norant mass into the hands of our politil-
al enemies in the future. No one who is
absent can have any idea Of how strong
the tide is that way setting already. As
an ardent republican, who shared some
humble part i'll the war for freedom and
national unity, | have borne testimony
only to what l have seen.
Year: 1867

NAY He LIVE TO SEE IT.-The Hi
nois State Register says that an old man,
standing on the street in Springfield, the
other day, addressing crowd on the sub
ject of politics, and when asked what he
thought of the negro, that he thought
the "nigger a big thing" He said he
had lived to see the niger break up the
old whig party, to which he belonged !;
had seen him divide and distract the dem
ocratic party; had seen him cause terri
Bile civil war had seen him break up the
white mans Union, and had recently seen
him cause the defeat of the republican
party in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and
hoped to live to see him defeat, ruin and
annihilate the radicals in the Presidential
election next year.
Year: 1867

The wants of Europe for the com
ing year will undoubtedly exceed the
amount she has taken during the past ;
and when it shall be demonstrated that
her supply from America will be in
creased but little, if any, considerable
reaction will undoubtedly take place in
the prices current in her markets"
Year: 1867

Prentice says the difference between
Sheridan and Butler is that the former
is the hero of only Five Forks, while
the other is the hero of us many forks
and spoons as he could lay hands on.
Year: 1867

We have read nothing from any
source since the war that more touch
ingly aud artistically portrays that
which experience, both North and
South, has, alas made most painfully
familiar to many loving hearts:


IN MEMOItIAM.
Year: 1867

A SUN was tried at Binghamton, New York
last week, in which lady brought an soslon
for assault and battery against yoang man
the accusation being that he kissed her while
occupying the same scat "a a railroad car,
she being asleep at the time with Der head
resting upon his shoulder. The jury failed
30 agree.
Year: 1867

A lady in Vermont has for twenty
years past spent all her savings in adding
gold heads to chain or string which
was left to her by a relative, with tho
injunction to do so "for hor sake" A
gentleman who saw the chain lately says
it is now about thirty feet in length and
consists of more than one thousand gold
heads, Of different patterns, worth from
three to Eve dollars apiece.
Year: 1867

Il do not wish to say anything against
the individual in question" said quiet
old man, "but I would remark, in the
language Of the poet, that to him truh, is
stranger than fiction" ...
Year: 1867

gold over there. Vallaudigham is GO
ing around over there exhibiting the
charities of the Democratic party,
whilst he was an exile from his country
for his country's good. But before he
closed his speech he proposed il the
Democratic party was elevated to pow
er to raise enough OF these detested
greenbacks TO pay oH the national
debt-he said 5000, ,0OO,0 coo. How much
would gold be worth then, or rather,
how little would greenbacks be WORTH


SUMMING Up.


FelIow-citizens, bear in mind the par
ties to this contest are the same that
were arrayed against each other
through the terrible civil war; that
one party was the friend OF the
rebels and the alder OF the rebel
lion during its whole progress and
when the sound OF rejoicing went
up over the land because victory
crowned the loyal men of the country.
The leaders of the Democratic party
had no part in that rejoicing. Remem-
Der that when gloom overshadowed the
hearts of the people because of the sue
cess of the rebellion the leaders of the
Democratic party were buoyant in
spirit and said the day OF the triumph
OF the Democratic party is at hand.
Remember that whilst your brave boys
were suffering in Libby, Belle Isle and
Andersonyille, these men said they
were suffering the just penalty OF their
crime in going down there to fight their
Southern brethren and deprive them OF
their rights. Recollect this party that
during the progress OF the war opposed
every measure of the Government for
the overthrow of the rebellion still holds
in its forefront the very men who
made the infamous record OF the
Democratic party. Remember that
IL Is not the party OF the people.
INar chat - tho .I
cate OF liberty, or of equal and exact
justice to all men. Remember on the
other hand that it Is the party that has
a more Infamous record than ever dis
graced any party on Gods tootstool be-
fore, and that its skirts are all dyed in
the blood of your loyal sons, husbands
and brothers. RecOllect also that the
other party TO this contest is the one
that held up the hands OF the men who
were placed in power at the Capital;
that gave its men and money TO carry
on the war. Remember II is the party
that gave its rich stores TO make COM
Portable the boys as they lay in South
eru hospitals while they were lingering
under wounds inflicted by the Demo-
cratic party; the party that gave civil
rights to this country. that stood by the
flag of your Government in the temple
of liberty and swOre eternal hostility
to any man that should raise
AAo AahNS ~ NcnSS4eNS - -AEANA
when you come as freemen
on the;sth of October, to cast your suf-
frage to elevate men 10 power, see that
you choose the men from among that
party with whom you acted, with
whom you sympathized, in whose in
terest you labored during the terrible
conflict OF arms in which the ma
ton was rebaptiZed TO perform
its gerat mission as the grandest Re-
public of the world Hearty and
continued applause.l
Year: 1867

fondness for the wine cup, which led TO
other domestic troubles. In his later years
he took some interest in politics, and was
a candidate for representive in Watertown,
on the democratic side, failing, however, of
an election. His wife was not the daugh-
ter of Judge of the Supreme but of a
Probate Court. In reference to the story
Of Mr.. King in regard to


STRANGE NOISES IN THE HOUSE


(which we have extended from Harper's).
it is in the main, as it tells it, colored,
by the poe,ical fancy of the writer. When
the estate was purchased by MIR. Chase
of Boston, Mr.. King was not in his en-
ploy. There was previous occupant of
the house under Mr.. Chase, with whom
the latter disagreed and he was discharged.
When Mr.. King took possession he knew
nothing of the reputation of the house and
attributed the strange noises to the ma
chinaiions of his discharged predecessor,
and was puzzled at the unchanged appear
ance, upon examination of the places
where such terrible discord of moving
furniture and broken doors proceeded. He
did 60 TO Mr.. Chase, after the lapse of
week and rendered his resignation on the
ground of loss of sleep, which untitled him
for his daily vocation, and was persuaded
to retain his position. A short tine since
the place was soil TO Mr.. Payson, the
owner of the Gushing estate, and Mr..
King left for Somerville. The house Just at
present is unoccupied. As to the discov-
cry Of the scalp of golden hair majority
of the people of Waterfown hear of it
now, as of many other incident, in this
article for the first time.


| p. S. Since writing the above we learn
that bunch of hair. such as ladies gather
and wind up in a ball, after using comb
and brush, is all the basis for the above


announcement. The demolition of the
old house has. We are informed, been de.
termned upon by the new proprietor.
Year: 1867

SwISDLERs.-A young woman of Is
years has been doing thriving business
in Barton by borrowing mourning in which
TO attend the funeral of Eer mother. She
sobbed black dress from one kind heart
ed lady, shawl from another, funeral
cloak from another and then took train.
The son of one of the sufferers suspecting
something followed her to the depot and
got back dress, to the immense disgust
of the afflicted soul. who swore at him
roundly. The rest of her plunder she
made off with.
Year: 1867

Delaware peaches absorb all other interests IN the
fruit line coming forward freely. They almost destroy
the sale Of backberres and lower the price OF whorte
berries lAwton blackberres have sold all the from


TO lac quart during the day, with few very fine at
Jic Delaware peaches come good, and bring Sdtl % y
basket Those from New-Jersey are all premature fruit
Of winch IL sold at see y basket Apples scarce
and higher Very few coming from any point except
Norfolk. We quote:
Year: 1867

A Ii PERSONS knowing themselves indebted to
IA the firm of FRANK d WEHTHEIMER are
notned to come forward and make settlement
or before the 18th September. All accounts remain
ing unsettled after that date will be put in the hands
Of an officer for collection. Grain taken in payment


35-tf FRANK & WERTHEIMER.s
Year: 1867

The Religion Of Amusement.


very small congregation assembled last night in the
lecture Of the Historical Society, Of Second
and Eleventh street. listen to the discourse Of
the Rev. G. l. Demarest upon the Religion of Amuse.
ment The idea OF the reverend gentleman to
exhibit the necessity of proper recreation in order to
promote healthful condition of mind well body
without which religious and moral feeling Is i'm
Year: 1867

The Fort Wayne Dcmocrat tells Of a
beautiful, intelligent. aniiaLle, fascinating
and immensely wealthy young lady in that
city who carefully conceals the knowledge
of her wealth, wears cle,r clothes, and
works in miilincr shop. waiting for some
interesting young an to WOO and win her
''for herself alone The eject of the
Democrats romace will probably be to make
half the young men OF Fort Wayne propose
to pretty mil.iners. with the hope Of catch
ing an heiress in disguise
Year: 1867

We learn that hoy woroiag IN he save
factory was BADLY CIT by IN saw one day list
week while at work. Such accidents free ant
ly happen. ana !: should be warming t. i...v,
who work there to bc NOR, careful hereafter.
Year: 1867

WHEN Chamberlain lay wounded, shot
through the body from hip to hip, mortally
wounded as he believed, he insisted on being
carried to tbs voting tent, to deposit his ballot
for Abraham Lincoln. Will You let any slight
inconvenience keep you from the polls to-day,
when you have an opportunity to testify your
appreciation Of Chamberlain's military and
civil services? I -itt
Year: 1867

Is mentioned in the last Atlantic Monthly in
an article ent ted Hospital Memories" in the
following terms:


Among the newly arrived was Gen. Ch m
beriain, the present Governor of Maine. Sup
posed to have been "mortally wounded" so
terribly had q MIME rife ball shattered his
body, he was, after having been borne by pain
full and exhausting stages from the extreme
front; landed in an almost dying cond tion.
leaving Bowdoin College as colonel OF the
maine Twentieth, he had already distinguish
ed himself fer dashing bravery in many OF the
great battles OF the war. At Petersburg he was
raised to the rank of General by Grant for
gar ansry In leading a charge--the only case of
actual prom otion on the field during the war.
Bravest in battle, his courage was not less
evlnced during months of intense and tedious
suffering. Partially restored to health as by q
miracle. he resumed his command five months
from the day of his dangerous wound. In
Grants last campaign he opened the attack on
the left at Quaker road and White Oak road,
for which he received the brevet of Maior-Gen-
eral Although several times wounded, he
valiantIy pressed on, fighting through the
campaign, and taking prominent and impol
tant part in the battle of Five Forks His
command, the First Division of the Fifth Ar
my Corps, was DESIGNATED to receive the sur
render OF the arms and colors OF Lees army;
and the flag that waved that day over con-
quered rebellion now hangs in his peaceful
study at Brunswick
Year: 1867

OUTRAGE NEAR AsHLAND.-We received
information last night Of one of the most
diabolical and atrocious outrages committed
near Ashland, that we have ever recorded.
Our informant gives us the following:


A lady Of high respectability, living near
Ashland, took the cars from that place on
Wednesday morning to visit some friends
below. She returned on the same evening,
and was walking by a path through the woods
on her way home. When she had gotten
about half way she was met by large negro
man, who accosted her Familiarity, and com.
menced to take liberties with her. The lady,
frightened almost into fainting, made an at
tempt to get away, when the negro seized
her violently, threw her to the ground, and
holding large knife above her, threatened
to plunge it into her if she dared utter o
single cry or make the slightest motion
After accomplishing his helllsh design, the
negro left her lying on the ground, and ran
off 1t is not known whittier he has gone
though it is suspected that he went towards
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch, 18th.
Year: 1867

The appetite for horse flesh seems to be
growing, and we shall soon see high,mettled
steeds jump out Of the traces into the frying
pan or gridiron. And when the jaded ON
nibus horse, instead of being cut up by the
whip Of the driver, is anatomatized by tho
knife of the butcher, he will indeed feel "the
luxury Of wo!" We have never yet tasted
porter-house steak of the flesh of the
equine animal-the horSepitality of oul
friends has not yet taken that form. Before
putting the bit (of horse meet in his mouth
the hppogaphist should ascertain the char
octer Of the animal he is partaking of. L
the nag was in the habit Of boiling, woult
not his flesh give one the dyspepsia : If hi
was a runaway beast, might not his con
sumer be whipped into galloping consump
tion? No; on reflection, we shall not eat
horses flesh until we have arrived at the last
stage of starvation.
Year: 1867

The reconstruction measure reported by
Senator SHERMAN, and which passed the
Senate on Sunday morning last, occupied in
debate most OF the time Of the House yes
terday and last evening until half past
eleven. We learn that the proposition of the
Republicans is to take vote on the bill at
eleven o'clock this forenoon. This will un.
doubtedly be done unless something should
occur to prevent it. In such an event the
vote will undoubtedly be taken at later
period to-day, or on some other day.
Year: 1867

The "CHRoNIc," in the face of the chronic
placards in every street announcing "Rooms
to Let" represents that the city is full to
double bedding in all quarters, and it adds


This rush will probably continue so long
as Congress is engaged in the discussion ol
the important measures now before it, and
for the present, it is understood that the
police have been instructed not to interfere
with persons sleeping in the. streets"


If the police are to permit persons to sleep
in the streets perhaps they will continue to
allow the Chronic" to lie in its columns.
Year: 1867

The following are a few of the char
acters coming under the head Of un-
wise men:


The jealous man, who poisons his
own banquet, and then eats it.


The miser, who starves himself to
death that his heirs may feast.


The mean man, who bites off his
own nose to spite his neighbor.


The angry man, who sets his house
on fire, that he may burn another's.


The slanderer, who tells tales and
gives his enemy a chance to prove him
a liar.
Year: 1867

THE "GROCND FLOOR not REACH
ED.-EXcellent authority maintains
that the true petroleum basin has not
yet been reached by any of the wells
that it lies directly under the sixth
at a depth varying from
five hundred to two thousand five
hundred feet.
Year: 1867

SURE CURE FOR A FEroN.-A
poultice Of onions, applied morning,
noon and night, for three or four days,
will cure a felon. No matter how bad
the case, splitting the finger will be
unnecessary, if this poultice be used.
We have seen it tried several times,
and know that the remedy is a sure,
and speedy one'--tSelma Reporter,
Year: 1867

The quality of wool is tested by talk.
ing lock from the sleeps back, and
placing it on a surface represen ing an
inch in length. If the spirals cUant
from thirty to thirty-threei in that space
the wool is equal to the finest "l3lecto-
raj" or SaXony WOOL The staple is in
ferior accordingly as it takes a lesser
number TO fill up the same space.
Year: 1867

PICrUREs. s.-Now is the time 10 secure life like pictures of yourself, your wife, or your children, and L. L. Cross Gas Gallery of Art is the place to get them. These gentle men have fitted up their room on Bucna Yis- ia street in fine style, and are ready to take good pictures of every size and kind. Re member that they are first class artists-wil- ling to let the people judge them by their woTk-that they guarantee. satisfaction, and that they are ready and anxious to accommo- date all who wish pictures of themselves or relatives.
Year: 1867

ANOTHER HEAVY CAyE.-The Missis- sippi river has made another sudden and destructive inroadupon the founda- tions of the city. At about o'clock last Sunday morning, the bank opposite the Exchange Hotel commenced sliding in, and in short time very large semi-circular section of the bank went in. extending back across Main street endangering the Hotel building and the adjoining residences. This is the lar gest and most ruinous eaving which has. occurred, and is truly a great, calamity to our citizens whose property is thus swallowed up by the Farther of Waters. The Exchange Hotel, property Of H.

 c. Rightor, Esq, had just been hand somely refitted at great expense. The loss falls peculiarly severe upon this gentleman, as also the owners of houses in the vicinity of the cave who are necessitated to tear down and rebuild farther back. This continuous caving is fast bringing the main portion of our town upon the very verge of the bank, and great apprehensions arc felt that many of our largest business houses will have to be vacated at an early day. Could property holders be indemnified for their losses, we believe it would be better for the growth and prosperity of the place to retire to the hills " here we have sure foundation we'll adap- ted for building up the most Beautiful city in the " est.-Ilelena Clarion,
Year: 1867

He might furnish volume of certifcate

 but the public have long since learned to est mate such things at their true value. I'll safest plan is for every one to test for himsc] the virtue cf new medicine
Year: 1867

We call particular attention to our stock as the best, that has ever been offered to this market. As we purchased our goods for cash, we can afford to sell cheap, and are determined to do so. Give us call. and satisfy yourself, that our stock is as we represent it, and that we will do as we say april