smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

Have we murder mania among US :?
Certainly, it would seem so from the ire
quent occurrence of dark deeds of murder
occurring in different parts of the country.
Our exchanges from cities and towns EN-
braced in that circle, contain in almost ev
cry number the details of some horrible
bloody affair, or attempt to take human life,
which are perfectly appalling and fearfuly
real Such record of crime as has been
written during this past year, has never be-
fore been known in the United States This
alarming increase of murder and rob-
i,.7y can only be attributed to the demoral-
lied condition OF society. The wholesome
restraint of other days have been too long
neglected and disregarded. Crime of every
description has been winked at by mags
trates and people too. and the law allowed
to slumber on undisturbed to the intense
qualification of the lawless and depraved of
tie land. We must see to it, that the law
is carefully carried out against offenders of
all descriptions. The punishment OF great
criminals is not sufficient. Inaict upon all
such the penalties of the law, but do not
overlook the Importance Of the miner ones.
Their offences do not call for heavy fines and
long imprisonments, but if this class is al
lowed to escape the limited punishment
their conduct deserves, they grow bolder in
time, and often shock society by the atrocity
of their crimes. The law is imperative in
its application to every phase of offence a
gainst its dignity, which is insulted when the
public welfare isoutraged. 1t discriminates
between the nature and extent of crimes,
and provides penalty for each of them.
The law whether as munincipalrule OF CIV
il conduct, commanding what the people are
to do anu what they are to forbear, or as
prescribed by the supreme power of the
S ate to them for regulating their actions,
particularly their social actions, ought TO
be enforced promptly without fear or favor.
This is the only rule which viii rid us of
those who make life itself burden, from
the fears and sorrows they bring upon soci-
ETY. and by which the benefcence of law
can be proved.
Year: 1865

perlng the little prayers which she had taught
him, not In cowardly fear, but thought
came across his mind that he must die. The
distracted mother could keep still no longer.
She rushed up the steep ascent with the
energy OF despair, reckless of danger, think
ing only of her son. The rocks crumbled
and slipped beneath her feet, yet she fell
not. On, she struggled in he agony. The
furious creature paused moment when he
saw her approach True to his nature he
sprang at the boy. He barely touched the
crag, and fell backward, as Hannah ascen-
ded the opposite side. '1Ah - said she,
laughing deliriousy, ''the panther must try
1t again before he parts us, my boy !; but we
wont part; And sinking on her knees be-
fore him, she fondly folded hlm to her breast
bathing his young forehead with her tears.


Unaltered in his ferocity, and his manner
of gratifying it, the panther again sprang
from his situation. This time he was more
successful. His forehead struck the edge of
the crag.


He will kill us mother he will kill us!''
and the boy nestled close to his mother $
bosom. go away go away" shrieked
the mother, hcarse with horror, ''you shant
have my child y Closer, still closer he
came-his red eyes flashing fury, and the
quick paintings of his breath came in her
very face. At this awful moment the faint
report of firearms comes from below-the
panther's foothold fails-his sharp claws
loosen from the rock, and the baffled beast
rolls down the precipice at the feet of Josiah
Eaton


The suns last rays cleaned on the little
group at the mouth of the gorge. They
were on their knees-the mott er's hands
raised over the head of her son, and the
voice of.prayer going to their Guardian for
His mercy in thwarting the panther of his
prev.
Year: 1865

EDUCATION In TENNESSEE Teach
ers' Association of the State of Tennessee
publish some facts with regard to education,
which are beth deplorable and alarming.
The white population of the State is about
$4,000. OF the adults there are $4,000
who are unable to read and write For the
education of 100000 children there is no
public provision. 1t seems almost incredi-
BILE that such condition of things should
exist in any part of our country, but the
statements come from the State itself, and
from persons in it.who have the best oppor-
tunity of knowing their correctness. Their
first internal efforts at reconstruction should
be made to embrace a system of common
school education for the intellectual and
moral benefit of the white population aswell
as for the two hundred and thirty thousand
blacks who are still more needy
Year: 1865

Dropping down the troubled river,
To the tranquil, tranquil shore;
Dropping down the misty river,


Times willow shaded river,
To the Spring EN- bosomed shore;


Where the sweet light shineth ever,
And the sun goes down no more,


Owondrous, wondrous shore
Dropping down the winding river,
To the wide and welcome sea
Dropping down tho narrow river,
Mans weary, wayward river.
To the blue and ample sea;


Where no tempest wrecketh ever,
Where the sky is fair and free


. Joyous, joyous sea
Dropping down the noisy river,


To our peaceful. peaceful home;
Dropping down the turbid river,


Earth's bustling, crowded river,
To our gentle, gentle home;


Where the rough roar riseth never,
And the vexings cannot come;


o loved and longed for home.
Dropping down the eddying river,


With a helmsman true and tried
Dropping down the perilous river,


Mortality's dark river,
With sure and heavenly Guide


Even Him, who, to deliver
My soul from death, hath died;


o Helmsman true and tried!
Dropping down the rapid river.


To the clear and deathless land
Dropping down the well-known river,
Life's swOll'n and rushing river,
To the resurrection. land:


Where the living live forever,
And the dead have joined the band


o fair and blessed land
Year: 1865

Next to the wonderful progress of the Uni
ted States In growth of territory and popu-
ation, perhaps the most astonishing instance
of rapid advance In national wealth and pow
er is Russia


After the check that nation received by
the Crimean war, it was supposed that its
ambitious schemes would be stopped tor
while. But such was not the case. Re-
framing from pursueing conquests farther
in the South, Russia turned her attention
in another quarter, and concentrated her
forces for conquests in Central Asia. Ow-
ing to the formation of the country, but lit
tie news has been received from that sec
tion-enough, however, TO show that the Em-
peror of Russia has succeeded in carrying out
his plans in a manner perfectly agreeable to
himself


Some months since, we had rumors by
our foreign mails that Russian army of
nearly SO, 900 men had been signally defeat
ed in pitched battle on the plains of Inde
pendent Tarrary by the Emir ofBokhara; but
now, within a few days, the truth has reach
ed Us and the story reversed. The Russians
carried everything before them, and their
territory enlarged by some hundreds of
miles. 1t now reaches clear to the noun
famous districts of the Tartar land
| A quarter of century ago, the Southern
| boundaries of the Russian territory were
| the northern edge of the great wastes of the
| Steppes, but since that time they have been
| pushed farther, so as to embrace the whole
of that vast wilderness and large part of
the region lying still below it, until last year,
according to accounts received the line of
the great empire reached from the Ural riv-
er and the Caspian sea to the Tartar plains.
! Although Great Britain has not regarded
this rapid advance of the Russians from
time TO time, without apprehension, sa
symptom Of future collision when her own
Asialc boundaries shall touch those Cf the
| Muscovitc, her agents and officers in the far
east frankly acknowledge that, for the pres
ent at least, it is calculated to benefit the
spread of civilization by subduing the bar
barism of the nomadic races of the interior,
and preparing them for a gentler life.
In this point of view, we may cordially
hail the onward march of Russian power
through regions heretofore inaccessible to
the arts and commerce the Western World.
In common with the other nations that are
to be ultimately benefited by it, the people
of the United States, whose ingenious in
ventions, liberal principles and irrepressible
trade quickly press in, wherever there is an
opening, may look forward to their share of
the grand results that are to follow any pro-
cess which will add one or two hundred mil
lions to the list of consumers.
Year: 1865

A soldier orator, now campaigning in New
York, aptly illustrates the condition of the
Democracy, by story of man who mistook
fish balls-which he had never eaten-for
biscuits. After eating bit, he laid down
the supposed biscuit in disgust, with the re-
mark that there was something dead in it. .
The experience of the copperhead Democra-
cy of this region plainly verifes the fact that
there is something dead in that party, as
the cops all look as if they had communion
with ghosts
Year: 1865

By tie President of the United States Of
America A RECLAMATION.


Whereds, 1t has pleased Almighty God
during the year which is now coming to an
end, to relieve our beloved country from
the fearful scourge of civil war, and to per-
NIT us to secure the blessings of peace, unity,
and harmony with great enlargement of civil
liberty. And whereas, our Heavenly Faith
er has also during the year graciously avert
ed from us the calamities of foreign war, pesti-
lence and famine, while our granaries are
full of the fruits of an abundant season :
And whereas righteousness exalteth nation,
while sin is reproach to any people;


Now, therefore, be it known, that |, An
DREW JOHNSON, President of the United
States, do hereby recommend to the people
thereof that they do set apart and observe
the first Thursday Of December next as a
day of National Thanks-given to the Crea-
tor of the Universe for these deliverances
mend, that on that occasion the whole peo-
pie make confession of our national sins
against His infinite goodness, and with one
heart and one mind implore the Divine guild
ance in the ways of national virtue and holi-
ness


In testimony whereof, [ have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed


Done at the city of Washington this


twenty eight day of October, in the


year of our Lord one thousand eight
H. S. hundred and sixty five, and of the In


dependence OF the United States of


America the ninetieth.


ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:


VIM. III. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Year: 1865

Secretary Seward has issued his proclaraatioH
officially announcing TO the world that the requisite
number of States having duly ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution. SLAVERY Is FOREVER
ABOLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, II is the most
glorious announcement that has been made in this
century, either in this any other country. The
only stain upon our national escutcheon is wiped
out, and henceforth as long as the Republic Of the
United States has name and place among the
nations of the earth, the freedom of all men will
be an acknowledged fact, as it has been mere
empty boast OF our gereat and progressive nation.


Now, the States having done their duty in the
premises, let Congress, in behalf of the Govern
merit, also do its duty, Let the provision Of the
second section of the amendment act be carried
out by Congress, by so legslating for the enforce
ment Of the freedom and the rights Of the colored
population as to make their liberty practical fact
as well as a legal Acknowledgements. Let the
freedmen be secured in the full realization oftheir
freedom, by gurante ing to .hem the Gntrammeled
enjoyment OF @ife, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness" And that Congress and the Execu-
tive are resolved that this sla be so, We are fully
conyincsd.-Ind. Jour.
Year: 1865

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-Gen. Marshall Lef-
ferts Engineer of the American Telegraph Company
and consulting Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company left this city Monday afternoon for Nova
Scotia and Newfoundland be present at the landing
Of the cable and inspect the telegraph lines connection
with the American Telegraph Lines in order TO insure
that prompt transmission of dispatches from the Ocean
Telegraph which is the leading characteristic Of the
rress American Telegraph lines under Gen. Leffertss
supervision.
Year: 1865

LAGER BEER PESSIMISTlCALLY CONSIDERED.


a good deal of excitement exists in the City among
the retail dealers respecting the price charged by brew
ers for lager beer and meetings reports Of which have
.ppesred 10 THE TRIBUNE, have been held denouncing
what has been considered extortion. In our judg


en, the price of beer s less to be dePOred than the
quality which is certainly inferior to that sold in any
other cty Of Importance in the country Indeed New
York lager is proytrbiay bad, and not glass TT to
drink can BE had on the island or within radius OF 70
niles Of the City Hall. Tie lager one obtains here is
little better than soppaidon the ineegance for
The expressiyeness Of the woodland seems TO have
been made by the rnsng of glasses in rather warm and
cute impure water Several Of the recent riots here
about have been attributed to excessive use of lager
beer If that were the of the Generalization OF
tie rowdies we think they are to certain extent ex
cusbe for the beer is miserable enough TO make any
man who drinks a single glass break all the com
mandments and then that there were no Doreto
violate.
Year: 1865

rsNHE BEST BLOOD PURIFYING agent:
l. as yet known, have been most successfully
used for over quarter OF century III EUROPE,
and are particularly efficient in the cure of all
chronic diseases No one should dispair Of being
cured without first trying them. No family
should be without them fo> by their timely use
much sickness can be prevented. They ara m
portaJ direct to this port by the undersigned,
and their purity, efficacy and safety can be re.
lied upon with perfect confidence.


The following are some OF the diseases which
have been permanently removed by their nsa:


fIoftar
Year: 1865

BABY AND THE SUNBEAM.-A baby not old
enough to speak or walk was creeping on the
floor. By-aud-by a bright ray of sunlight fell
upon the carpet. She looked at it. and crept all
around it, with the greatest curiosity in her
sweet face; and then, putting down her lips, she
kissed it. Now, was not that beautiful The
she expressed that JOY with a sweet kiss.
Year: 1865

How THE DEVIL Losr. The follow
ing is to good to be lost:


A young man, who ardently desired
wealth, was visited by his Satanic Maj
esty, who tempted him to promise his
soul for eternity if he could be supplied
on this earth with all the money he could
use. The bargain was concluded the
devil was to supply the money, and was
at last to have the soul, unless the young
man had more money than the devil
could furnish. Years passed away; the
man married, was extravagant, built
palaces, speculated widely, lost and gave
away fortunes, and yet his Golfers were
always full. He turned politician, and
bribed his way to power and fame, with
out reducing his "pile' of gold. He be
came flibustcr, and fitted out ships
and armies, but his banker honored all
his drafts. He went to ST. Paul to live
and paid the usual rates of interest on
all the money he could borrow but
though the devil made wry faces when
he came to pay the bills, yet they were
paid. One expedient after another fail
ed the devil counted the time two years
that he must wait for the soul, and
Knocked the efforts Of the despairing man.
One more trial was resolvep upon, he
started newspaper The devil growl-
ed at the bill at the end of the first
quarter, was savage in six months, mel
ancholly in nine, and broke '.dead broke"
at the end of the year. So the news
paper went down, but the soul was
saved.
Year: 1865

We recently heard q! very simple.
and we are,inoIined to believe, .etfectual
method Of rendering almost any pocket
safe against ,she ,nsinuating process OF
the light-tingur'd fraternity. 1t is
simply to surround the opening into the
pocket with piece Of rubber braid, SO
IS 10 contract the aperture that the
pocket book; watch or other article
cannot be taken ont without the usc Of
both hands and some considerable
pressure and assistance by one hand on
the outside. Any degree Of tension
oan be secured by tae. rubber braid and
the opening Of the pocket rednced to
any degree desired. The ends of the
braid ehonla be we'll fastened together,
and i: should be well tackled or sewed
to the pocket, to keep it to it's place.
1t will be seen at once that this simple
contr,vance will prevent things from
slipping from the pocket while siding in
the ears, from change of position OF
other canse. We think also it will be
found "burglar, proof" which is mat
,e" os the first consideration. At any
rate We commenced the plan as wort,
trial
Year: 1865

It will be doubtless remembered by
most Of our readers that there was q
barn burned in this county short time
since, the property Of Mr.. Howard


We stated at the time, that the in.
cendiary had stolen one Of the horses.
About two years ago man by the
nanA of Seemsn was tried and convict
ed for horse stealing in this county.
He WAS sentenced for term Of one or
two years in the peniten.iary. Being a
deser.er from the U. S. service, he mott
fed his officers, who had him released,
when after short time, he deserted
again. This man, after his trial, had
made some strong threats against Mr..
Howard, on account of the active par,
he had taken in his prosecution, and
was seen in the neighborhood the day
before the FIRE. Suspicion ofcourse fell
on him, he was pursued and arrested,
and brought back. His trial had com
menced and been in progress one day
before Esq Smith. He was ot the re-
sidencc Of Mr.. Howard for the night
when band of men in disguise came
and took him from Mr.. Howard, took
him off some distance and shot him IN
several places and left him for dead.
But he made his way 10 house some
distance off, frightened the inmates
badly who went for assistance, when
the band Of disguised men came AGAIN
took him out and finished him. When
found the hogs had eaten part Of his.
face and one hand otf.-The above is
the best statement Of the facts we can
gather at this time, and we forbear
comments for fear ne may be misin.
formed. Yet fer the sake of our county
We are sorry Of the occurrence, as our
citizens are generally law abiding men.
-Ccnteryille (Towa) Citizen.
Year: 1865

In his evidence before the committee
on the conduct Of the war, Admiral
Porter stated that the principal object
ofthe Red iver'expedition was to se-
cure, cotton, and its failure was attribut
able to that. In regard to Fort Fisher,
he was Of the opinion that it might
easily have been captured in the first
instance, as the garrison numbered
only three hundred and 6fty persons.
When the assault was made in the next
attack, it had upwards of sixteen
hundred.
Year: 1865

LIVELY DExAND.-Therc never was such
an earnest and lively demand for Govern
ment securities. The present loan is prob
ably the last ono, and the people Gre invest
ing in it as their last chance Those who
want safe and paying investment for their
idle capital had better improve tho present
opportunity.
Year: 1865

Now Is the TINE to buy clothing cheap,
and the place to do it is at the old and pop
ular Merchant Tailoring house of Sam.
Perry, opposite the Post Office. He has
the largest and most serviceable stock Of
goods in the city, which he makes up in
best order and sells lower than any other
man i'm the trade. Gents Furnishing
goods every style always on hand.
Year: 1865

From the Richmond Enquirer Feb. Ill


Ihe lax Dill In the House Of Representatives has been
referred TO select committee Of one from each state
and thus taken away from the usual committee OF
Ways and Means The Of this vas an irrecon.
cabe difference between the Houso and the COMMITTEES
Vn the subject Of TAXATION. The bill VI the Committee OF
Year: 1865

" ssa. A European traveller describes the
United States as ' a country where every man
has a newspaper in his pocket" This lisa
very correct national characteristic, anda dis
.tinctive one from what any other nation could
apply to itself Every man in this country
has not only newspaper in his pocket, but
what is better, every one knows how to read
and understand it Newspapers have been so
cheap in the United States, that every individ,
al could afford to take one, and he has Eeen
so long doing this that his daily journal has be-
come as indispensable to him as his daily food.
In fact, he could do much better without some
article of daily consumption on his table than
to do without the daily food forhis mind which
a newspaper supplies and which keeps the
humblest man as well posted as his more
wealthy neighbor in all matters affecting his
political, social and moral good. 1t is the
general diffusion of intelligence among the
people through newspapers-that kind Of in
telligence which is the most practical and the
most useful, because appertaining to all the
movements of society of which he is living
and breathing member-that gives such activ-
ityi and earnestness to American, life, and
makes eyery,indiyidual nature self dependent
and thoroughly conscious of his manhood.
Year: 1865

In 1874 the New England people became
dissatisfied with the conduct of public affairs,
and in the celebrated Hartford Convention,
they took action which, looked like asserting
the right Of secession. Whereupon the Rich.
mond Enquirer, November l, 1914, said:
mo man, no association of men, no State
Or set Of States has q right to withdraw itself
from this Union, ofits own accord The same
power which knit us together can only unknit.
The same formality which forged the links Of
the Union is necessary to dissolve it. The
majority Of States which form the Union must
consent 70 the withdrawn of any one branch
from it Until that consenthas been obtained,
any attempt to dissolve the Union, or obstruct
the efficiency ofits constitutional laws, is trea-
son-treason to all intehts and purposes
Any other doctrine, such as that which has
lately been held forth by the Federal Republi-
can, that any one State may withdraw itself
from the Union, is an abominable heresy-
which strips its author of every possible pre-
tension to the name or character of Federal
ist


We call, therefore, upon the Government of
the Union to exert its energies when the sea-
son shall demand it, and seize the first traitor
who shall spring out Of the hot-bed of the Con-
vention of Hartford This illustrious Union,
which has been cemented by the blood of our
ferefathers, the pride of America and the won
der of the world, must not be tamely sacrificed
to the heated brains or the aspiring hearts of
a few malcontents The Union must be saved
when any one shall dare to assail it


Counttymen of the East! we call upon you
to keep a vigilant eye upon those wretched
men who would plunge us into civil war and
inevitable disgrace. Whatever may be the
temporary calamities which may assail us, let
us swear upon the altar ofour country, to save
the Union" ....t.. H ,aa5. .. ..,.
Year: 1865




Avoid in conversation all singularity of
Of accuracy. One Of the bores Of society
is the talker who is always setting you
right: who, when you report from the pa
per that 10000 men fell in some tattle,
tells you that it was {, 900; who, when J GU
describe your walk as two miles out and
back, assures you that it lacked half a
furlong of it. Truth does not consist in
minute accuracy Of detail, bat in convey
ing right impression; and there are
vague ways Of speaking thatare truer than
strict fact would be. When the Psalmist
said-'Rivers of water run down my eyes,
because men keep not the law hedid not
state the fact but be stated a truth deep
er than fact, and also truer.-[[Dean Al
ford.