smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

uludIe lot Ile once OF county Auditor.


CARDIFF the Citizens of WGlG Walla County,
It has been the usual custom for aspirants to Office to
claim that they have been urgently solicited to
before the public. shall make such claim, but for
people. own that want the office and want it for
this reason that from long suffering have become
physically disabled from from following any ac-
tive or laborous pursuit and have necessarily been
compelled to seek some means for a livelihood that
does not require great physical exertion. The Office
of County Auditor. believe, will furnish such
means, and if the people will bestOw it upon me
shall be under the most grateful obligations and shall
use every effort TO honor the trust. l. ]. REoToR.
Year: 1863

HEAVY VoTE.-A stranger from the
upper country has lately been at Dalles,
and while there, informed the editor of the
Mouniaineer that the abolish candidate
for delegate to Congress would receive a
heapy vote east of the Cascades. The
stranger must have got his information
from "reliable contraband" or an ancient
SiDQsk.
Year: 1863

FROM BEAVER HEAD.-Mr Little, who ar
rived here this week from the Beaver Head mines,
gives us some items from that quarter. His ac-
counts of the mines there aie not SO Aattering as
some that have been received, though corrobOra-
tive in the main with other published accounts.
He states that there has been an immense
emigration into the mines this spring from Salt
Lake and Pixies Peak and that the mines are al
ready greatly Overdone. The emigration still
comes pouring in, and large accessions the popu-
laton are expected by the steamers from St.
Louis. A grent many of the men now in the
mines are unable to find paying claims. A lin
tied number of claims are paying as high as one
hundred dollars per day. Prospecting parties
were out securing the country in every direction.
The miners who went over last fall from the Bit
ter Root have returned, and are again at work
on their old claims on Gold creek. Provisions
have been brought in great abundance from Salt
Lake and are plenty at Beaver Head. Flour is
selling at SIS per hundred.
Year: 1863

DEMOCRATIC ORGANIzAuoN.--A call for a
meeting to be held at the Court House on Satur-
day next (37th inst. at l O'Clock P NJ, came to
hand too late for insertion in this ISSUE The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to organize the Democratic
party in this county, and are requested, on be-
half of those who handed in the call, to state that
such meeting will be held on the day and
hour aforementioned.
Year: 1863

o Il is earnestly recommended that the
trustees Of the different wards ana town
ships at the election on Monday next be
particular to record the .tSH name Of each
voter for the purpose Of aiding the enroll
ing officer in procuring the names Of all
persons liable to military duty under the
eonscriPtion cot.
Year: 1863

How TO GEr EMPLoYNENT.-White
men and women in want Of employment
are advised to black themselves with
4.scat cork rubbed in with lard, and make
immediate application to the Aummovr~'
ton or any Of the noisy Aboltionists.
Ebony is all the go now. White men
and women are at discount, and the Alb
Olitionists, controlling Congress and the
Administration, are determined to place
the negro upon an equality with the
whites
Year: 1863

New OATH.-The following words
have been added to the oath which dis
charged State prisoners are required to
take before their release is granted /:
"And that / will not at any future timO
commence or cause any action or suit
against the officers Of any loyal State or
of the United States for causing my ar
rest or imprisonment" Is this not
equivalent to saying, YOU have NseN
falsely accused, unwarrantIy arrested
and uljustly imprisoned, and SO the
Courts would decide and give you DANA
Res; but to prevent all this you must
bind yourself, before I release you, not to
prosecute me for prosecuting you and
casting . stigma upon your name.
Year: 1863

TAG Supreme Court of Indiana has de-
cIded that no act of the parent can make
the enlistment Of q minor under eighteen
years Of age valid, such persons being no
part of the militia force of the country.
Year: 1863

Inc Republicans, therefore, neither decried
the Constitution nor the Union. But they
depiored the false Interpretation of one and
the prostitution of the other. They believed
that the people would yet save both. Conse-
quently they were all ofthem answering IN
ionists. They did not threaten to rebel If
they were not successful at the polls, and they
severely condemned all who assented to such
threats. For they had faith in popular gov
ernment to right even the worst wrongs. And
their faith is justified,


There is no more interesting chapter Of our
history than that known as aboltionism,
which is an episode in the great movement of
liberty on this continent. To call it fanat-
icism, and consider that final and satisfactory
explanation, is as ludicrous as TO define WASH
ington simply as a rebel, or Luther as here
tic Harper's Weekly.
Year: 1863

War may authorize to receive such sum.


&C. But It will at once be seen that such
words arc necessarily used as will express an
optional act on the part of the drafted per


son and the Secretary Of War. The obliSitc-
ry "shall" would have been cut Of place.
But the act proceeds to say that when these
specified acts shall have been done, ''such
person so furnishing the substitute or paying
the money, shGR be discharged from further
liability under that draft. :" Here was the
place TO have used "may," if the whole
clause was merely permissive and not man
datory, as is claimed by some Western inter
prefers, but as it is not allowed by the au-
thorities at Washington.-Bostoa Journal.
Year: 1863

ExfEFTIoN IRON CoSsoEIPTIoS--The least
examination Of the exemption clause in the
eonscription act will show that the idea that
it is merely ''pcrmissivc" and may be set
aside by the Secretary Of War or anybody
else, cannot be sustained. Stress is laid upon
the use Of the word ''may," instead Of
SHALL in the clause "any person drafted
H0y furnish an acceptable substitute, or he
mcy pay to such person as the Secretary Of
Year: 1863

DEsrKTERs ARRESTED We learn that siz
men dcserters from the cavalry regiment DOW
forming at Plattsbars crossed over to Grand
Isle Wednesday last week sunk their boat
and commenced small dcireiations in the
vicinity. Next morning Sheriff Macomler
with horse arrested them near the fHy
between Grand Isle and North Hero, and
lodged them in North Hero Jail In the
afternoon t'rea oei,o1s from Piatt,5ar-h
came over after them
Year: 1863

A quantity of gold coin picked up In the street
n on Monday. The owner can have II by calling
at the Office of the City Marshal proving property
and paying for this advertisement:


ost7 dkwtf JOHN 8, HEALD.
Year: 1863

Don't dream that the cause Of loyalty can
get along without your vote. Whether
you reside in Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, or elsewhere, where elections are
coon to take place, you who read this par
agraph will be recreant to your duty if you
neglect to vote. Be sure that not nesingle
copperhead, not one enemy Of loyalty will
fail to vote. Ought you to be less jealous
for the country that has protected you'
than IRE these fellows tor its destruction.
To the polls every maD, and let Freedom
and Loyalty have good account OF you.
The army in the field must be sustained BY
the votes at home. The result in Ohio and
Pcnnsylyania where the danger was con
tcssed and promptly met must not be tar.
nished through the criminal neglect Oh
citizens lullcd to false security In other
States Into line every man. Keep step
10 inc music Of Union, rally firm about the


pa1ot box. as the main point Of attack OF


the enemies who threaten and plot to COM


pass our destruction.
Year: 1863

U S. Hotel--This Hotel has recently
been renovated and new and popular pro-
pretor added Mr. Maclsh has fortunately
received for partner Mr. johnson, formerly
Of the Burnet House, and the public know he
can keep hotel as well as any man in the
West The accommodations are improved
but the fare still remains at one dollar per
day
Year: 1863

Mock Turtle The fellow who airs his
ignorance and bad breeding through the lo-
cal Columns Of the Journal once every TWEEN
ty.iour hours, is in danger Of having his Gu
reer terminated by spontaneous combustion,
or some other destructive agency whose effect
is ns fatal as mysterious, 1t is barely possi-
Bile that our apprehensions may not have an
adequate foundation, and that the alarming
demonstration the fellow made this morning
supplementary to an exhausting effort IN
the same direction yesterday--is only mock
turtle, the flavor being impaired by means of
cheap substitutes which, for the comfort Of
those who have confded in the thing, shall
bo nameess Indeed, when we consider that
the fellow bases his story about the "Outrage
to the American Flag at Centroyire' on a
statement which will not bear its own weight,
we are convinced that he is bouncing, His
Indignation is got up for the OCCASION
doubtless from his base OF supplies in a pri-
yate pocket OF his groat.ooat When the
sucker inspiration is exhausted he viii nat
urally subside. BY that time we expect to
have reliable statement OF the affair about
which the chap across the street is endeavor-
ing to work himself into an excitement dan,
gerous to his costume--if to nothing else,
Year: 1863

Go the Grand Combination this even
ing The grand entertainment given by the
Combination at huston Hall last night is gen.
orally pronounced good as well as big
thing. Miss Florence Mien made decided
sensation. She is very charming singer,
and we advise the approeiatiye go and hear
her tonight Mrs Charles Smith manipula
ted the piano most exquisitely, and sang very
sweetly. Hatchings, the Lightning Caleu-
lator, is a remarkable man, and will aston
ish the natives There are many interesting
features in this exhibition. To night will be
probably the last OF the Combination Don'i
fail TO attend
Year: 1863

Whiskey Plain One Of those yolup-
teers who are attracted to the Journal re-
serve corps by the sympathy OF common
meanness, and whose services are asked
only when something unusually filthy is re-
quired to be perpetrated, has furnished the
public with a very spirited account Of the
Reception of Mr.. Valandigham yesterday
evening a very strychnine performance,
we may say The "lIow Of spirits at some
layorite haunt in the vicinity Of the Depot
seems to have seriously interlered with the
bloats vision or it may be that under the
stunning effect Of his potatons he mistook
the select crowd inside for the oulpouring Of
the Democracy outside.
Year: 1863

\
gentleman who resides in the Southern por-
ton Of the city was awakened BY an unusual
noise which seemed to proceed from his kitch
en-. 1t vas demonstration which demanded
and our acknowledgement to
see about it. Having secured n stout club
which he kept in his bed room, and ascertain
ed that his Deringer was in trim, he proceeded
as noiselessly rs possible to make his way to
the lower and rear part Of the house


Arrived at the door between The dining room
and kitchen he heard the suppressed voices of
several men, who seemed TO BE- consulting
about what plan to force an entrance through
the very door at which he stood Here was
rather "a FIX" Although in his own house
he thought he would not feel exactly at home
with half dozen desperate burglars in the
same room. Numerically they were too many
for him 1t was plain that he could not man
age the crowd in the kitchen, aud before he
could procure help they would probably get
away But what could be dol He concluded
that the best thing, under the circumstances,
woud he to open the door, and fire one barrel
of his Deringer into the yard, shut the door,
and take the chances


q. Tho moment the pistol cracked the gentle
man heard feminine scream, and tie next
moment three or four men rushed out Of the
house and ran iu;o the street In the mean
time the man thought he detected two or three
female voices and thiaking he could manage
half dozen women he cautiously opened
the door, and peopcd into the kitchen,
His astonishment was as great rs his relief
to find his "llelp" and three other Helps III
belonging clsewhcre--locked in each others
arms, and, presenting II tableauN oldiRcrdered
grief


After few convulsiye sobs, "llelp inform
ed her employer in very broken sentences
that she had given little quiet party to some
! friends didn't think it any harm always
did It at Mrs. Gunthers; wouldn't ever do so
any more was frightened to death hoped
her character wasn't ruined etc, etc, etc !
Our informant directed the party to dispense,
and he retired to bed rather amused than
otherwise with his adventure But he will ar
range to dispense with the midnight parties
hereafter Nc thinks Il better for van con
| cerned.
Year: 1863

A subscriber, writing to us from Gin
ton county, says the K G. C.'s are making
themselves desperately busy in his neigh
borhood: "Nearly the entire Democratic
party have gone into it. One Of their
leaders bossted the other day that he had
initiated eighty in one night. They are
arming themselves as fast as possible. =
Men who are not able TO pay their debts
are buying revOlEers. We know their
leaders and most of their dupes. What
the result will be God only knows


What does this general arming portend
To what must it lead 2 What do the di-
rectors Of the movement intend it to lead
to Men do not buy arms and turn out
in parties Of fifty to two hundred, at q
moments notice, for nothing. There is
deadly mischief in il, which nothing bat
the prompt preparation and organization
Of loyal citizens can avert. The danger Of
collision at home is not past. On the con-
trary, it is greater now than it has ever
been, for the K. G. C's are more fully
armed, and are showing, as in Rush and
Morgan counties, more evident desire to
provoke it.
Year: 1863

A CONDUCTOR KILLED.-Hal. B. Miner,
conductor in the employ of the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad Company, was instantly killed
on Friday. A heavy freight train was ex-
pected to arrive from the south, and Miner
was sent with an engine to meet the train
and assist it. As the telegraph wire was not
in working order, it was a matter of uncer-
tainty where the train would be met, and ac-
cOrdingIy the engine cautiously proceeded at
the rate Of about fifteen miles an hour. When
about two miles from Monce Station, and
thirty miles from Chicago, an axle from the
tender broke. Miner stepped from the loco
motive to the tender, and just at that instant
the latter was thrown from the track, carry
ing the unfortunate man down an embank-
ment of thirty feet and crushing him to
death. The deceased was an unmarried
man, whose parents reside in East Townsend,
Ohio.
Year: 1863

A ships ehrOnOmeter, taken some time
since from a vessel that was caught while
attempting TO run the Southern blockade,
was given up by the United States author
ities to a claimant who denied completely
with any illegal attempts. ApriYste mark
was, however, placed upon it. Very soon
another vessel was caught trying 10 run
the blockade, and on her was found the
same marked ehrOnometer which was
again given up to a claimant. A third,
and finally fourth time this marked chro-
nometer was taken out Of q vessel trying
TO run the blockade, but this last time
seems to have tired out the patience of the
patient Uncle Sam, and the ehronometer
is cOnfscated. The kindly treatment of
this case illustrates the forbearanee Of our
Government towards It's deadly foes
Year: 1863

ARREsTED.-Julia Grant, tough customer
and kabitue of the watch house, got drunk
on Prospect street yesterday, and was brought
in on coal cart. The effect of coal dust
upon her dress and face was not calculated
to enhance her personal attraoiions. @ =
Year: 1863

in June, and leave seed enough upon the
ground for next years crop, while the
Bermuda would take its place until time to
prepare the ground for new crop of the
clover. II seems TO me patch of this
clover for early spring pasturage will be-
come necessity to every planter when the
merits Of the plant becomes known.


But, il il was intended to destroy the
Bermuda. instead of making that the Sc
cond crop, the clover should be followed
Immediately BY peas sown broadcast. and
this course kept up until the Bermuda is
destroyed.


But, upon all broken lands, or those of
considerable inclination, if grown over
with Bermuda. it should not be disturbed,
such lands being worth more for grazing
than any other purpose and at the end Of
this contest, grazing lands fitted for the
production Of beet. butter. cheese and wool
are destined TO be far more valuable than
hitherto. We shall hardly 90 beyond our
limits for the purchase of these articles
until the fact il settled that We cannot pro-
duce them at home. And for keeping a
stock through the summer there is no grass
equal to the Bermuda for ordinary soils.
Year: 1863

several Of the staff of Slaughter of the Rebel army
Gen. Slaughter himself had embarked on board tue
steamer with oil his staff but few hours previous 10
her leaving Mobile Bay he returned to the city, with the
intention of reoning the vessel as he could re-
move his baggage thither. But for this he too would
have been captured. His destination was Texas, to
raise brigade.


OTHER NAVAL cArTUREs


Other naval captures are also reported.
Year: 1863

rest their retreat in that direction It is also
understood that strong diversion has been
made from Suffolk in the direction Of Rich
moud, and that 1t is by no means impossible
That the rebel capital may, before the close Of
another week, be surrounded and invested by
Year: 1863

~ Daily we Notice gentlemen belonging To
the Commissary, Qusrterm ,ster and the Arsenal
Departments. running abOutthe streets with brass
coats and blue buttons on their backs aud bellies
Better clothes they wear now thsa ever before
They think with an old dead head topper of our
acquaintance. who once upon a time expressed
himself 10 Us in the following potation:
''Take arms ye who pant for n glorious fame,
With love and the wine cup I'll win a name;
OH rather than rest with the glorious dead,
Would fall where the bDOf Of the wine cup flows red


Greenbacks, my mother'
This is after the style Of Cowper
Year: 1863

CO A story and half cottage of six rooms.
hall. summer kitchen. cellar and wood house
lot full of fruit and ornamental trees, 4O by l3l
feet with an alley on the side and rear. The
property is situated on South Noble street and
is Tor sale by Frank Smith. Real Estate Agent.
Price 81 900.
Year: 1863

TIE Baltimore American gives the follow
ing as one reason why Mcclellan did not fol-
low Lee at once from Antietam:


"One fact bearing on the possibility of re-
suming at once the fight at Antietam, may be
considered in the case Of French's command,
which in the battle was so scant of ammuni-
ton as to be compelled to hold its advance by
procuring it from the dead and wounded ly-
ing OF the feld-aided by the bayonet When
we remember the fact stated of this same,,di
vision (French's) that at the battle of Fred
ericksburg, it was again out Of ammunition
and of course for the time rendered worse
than fully sufficient to vindicate General Nc
Clellan for delays for which he has been so
extensively blamed"
Year: 1863

We are glad to record such express
ions as the following from Republican
Senators of the U. S. In the recent de-
bates on the suspension of the haBeas
corpus, Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, said
"He believed that the right to suspend
the writ Of haboas corpus was purely a
Legislative power, and it could only be
done by Congress. He thought many of
the arrests were great mistakes, and every
arrest ought to be reported to Congress
and the reason for it. If this power was
unlimited the Government would become
oppressive. Congress should throw
around this suspension of the writ all the
guards and checks necessary to preserve
the rights of citizens and the character
of the Government The people have
been exasperated at the manner Of these
arrests and discharges, and it was due to
the country and justice that no man
should be arrested for light cause, and
then the causes and charges should be
properly explained, and set forth, that
they may be known; and Congress had a
perfect right to call for all information" "


Senator Trumbull, of Illinois, spoke in
similar strain, and said


"He thought these arrests have been
unfortunate and impolitic. Judges and
courts and commentators have held that
the power of suspending the writ Of ha-
beas corpus was legislative power. 1t
is not from any sympathy with traitors
that there is great feeling on this subject,
but because is is feared that this is an
exercise of an unnecessary and arbitrary
power. And he would say to his friend
from Massachusetts (Mr. Wilson,, who
gloried in these arrests, that there was
very great danger in them. "


These are the words of patriotism in
opposition to the blind fanatioal devotion
to party which distinguishes such blus.
tering characters as Wilson"
Year: 1863

crush this army. When the shock Of battle
comes, Il will find as prepared, and in the
milder season our troops viii be able 70 sustain
g much longer combat than could be expected
in mid-winter. From the best information We
have, the effective strength of the enemy does
not exceed fifty thousand men, and there Is
very little doubt that we can meet him with
at least forty Thousand troops, and this force,
well handled and acting on the defensive
should be more than B match fox any
fifty thousand of theirs The army has the
greatest confidence in its commander, General
Bragg, who is, I am glad to say, beginning to
be bester appreciated and there is less feeling Of
discomfort in the army than have ever known
since my connection with it. All these regard
favorable circumstances, and when next 8e
meet the foe, they viii show their influence in a
desperate and uufinching determination to win
s eOnplete victory over the mercenares who are
devastating our beautiful country


The newspapers viii keep you informed Of
the successes of our cavalry, and that is the only
srm Of the service that is Gaming any lsurels
now. The health of this company keeps up to
its old standard, about two on the sick list, and
believe tho general health Of the Toops was
never hster
Year: 1863

A correspondent Of tho Providence
"Iourna!' confirms the theory Of a
French physician, recently published by
US cure forsdip;heria, Group and Al
ordinary inflammation Of the throat The
manner Of application is as follows:


Break up small lump Office in to~s
el, and put the pieces in = howl. Take
position slightly inclined backwards,
either in chair or on sofa. Proceed
for half an hour with teaspoon to feed
yourself with small humps Of ice letting
them dissolve slowly in the back Of the
mouth or the entrance Of che throat. A
single such application will often break
mp common sore throat, which other.
wise would have a course Of two OF
three days In case Of bsd sore throa,
use the ice frequently and freely. II
case Of liberation or d,ptheria, keep q
small lump Of ice constantly in the
mouth.
Year: 1863

Thus it will be seen that the State Of
Iowa is not only out Of this draft, but
in case another should be made, she
will be long way along with that. Our
State has shown degree OF spirit and
patriotism in furnishing men for the war
that is unequaled by any other State IN
the Union, in comparison to her popu-
lation. When, if ever, another draft
will be ordered we are unable to state.
but is likely BY the timo it is made, Iowa
will have furnished volunteers enough
10 cancel the draught upon her resou. .
ces.


As soon as some errors in the ofiicia!
tables are corrected, Gen. Baker will
publish the tables entire, showing the
exact number of men raised and the
number called for at various times.


Well done, Iowa! Let those who
have held tickets in the great lottery,
lay them away. There is no chance
for prize this time.-Denocrat ind
Nc,rs.