smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

A CINCINNATI merchant and his wife
fond of practical jokes-recently entered into
wager by which the one who should first
be sold ty the other was to submit to pen
atty imposed by the triumphant party For
some days both were equally vigilant, and
every attempt at joke failed One evening
as the couple were about to attend party
given by some friends. the lady complained
of indisposition, and her husband went to
procure a carriage. While he was gone,
negro woman of his wife's size and height was
bundled up in her cloak and furs, and when
the carriage came took her place beside the
husband, with a thick veil drawn over her
face. On reaching his destination he led his
supposed wife into tho house amid the other
guests, when lifting the veil he discovered
the SELL" The next day the discomfitted
husband submitted to the penalty, and
wheeled a barrel of -four through several of
the principal streets to his own door,.
Year: 1865

The MoNADNocK-THE MoN1roRs.-Ad.
miral Porter speaks as follows of the Monad.
mock and the other iron clads which took part
in the Fort Fisher bombardment:


The Monadnock is capable of crossing the
ocean alone (when her compasses are once
adjusted properly, and could destroy any
vessel in the French or British navy, Law their
towns under contribution, and return again
(provided she could pick up coal) without
fear of being followed. She could certainly
clear any harbor on our coast of blockaders.
In case we were at war with foreign power.
As strong and thick as the sides of this YES
sci are, one heavy shot from Fort Fisher in
dented the iron on her side armor, without
however, doing any material damage. These
vessel have laid five days under fire from
Fort Fisher, anchored less than eight hun.
dred yards off. and though fred at a great
deal, they were seldom hit, and received no
injury, except to boats and light matter about
the decks, which were pretty we'll cut to pie.
ces. Compared with the Ironsides, their
fire is very slow, and not at all calculated to
silence heavy batteries, which requires rap.
id and continuous fire to drive men from their
guns, but they are famous coadjutors in
fight, and put in the heavy blows which tell
on easements and bomb-proofs.
Year: 1865

"A cough is generally the effect of bad cold
which has either been improperly treated entirely
ways to fear the consequences as this shows
weak state of the lungs and is often the forercn-
of Consumption. u [Buchanan's Domestic
Medicine
Year: 1865




We have been on visit to the gas
we'll at Appleton, and can assure our
readers that the belief that oil exists, is
not without foundation. The well is
about sixty feet deep, the bottom rest
inc upon a stone bed, in which there
seems to be a crevice through which the
gas escapes. The gas makes brilliant
light. and escapes with a rumbling noise
that can be heard a considerable dis
tance. The we'll needs to be pumped
out every few hours, or it rises to such
a depth as to stop the flow of gas.


The Appletonians are in perfect
fever of excitement, and land which could
not be sold for forty dollars an acre two
months ago, is held at fabulous price
no one thinks of selling The com
pany already organized are commenc-
ing operations in good earnest. They
have already raised derrick, and will
commence boring as soon as the engine
is ready for use, which viii be in a very
short time. The work is prosecuted
under the superintendanee of certain
Pennsylvania petroleum miner by the
name of Palmer. He pronounces the
indications to be decidedly good.-Er-
change
Year: 1865

A good story is told Of young fel-
low down in North Carolina, who went
the entire figure in the way Of courting
all the girls who would have him, with
out asking for any Of them to die as the
law directs. After having married his
thirteenth, some Of his first loves came
down upon him and had him lodged in
jail. But a person so fond of liberty,
and one who could get into Hymen's
moose with such ease, found little diff
Guilty in getting out Of the jug" and
the next news heard Of him he was run
ming at large with a heavy reward Of
fered fer his apprehension. He was
shortly recognized by gentleman, who
anxious to get the reward invited him to
his house, called his wife to chat with
him, as an inducement to detain him
there, while he made some excuse for
leaving for few minutes, and started
for a constable to arrest the runaway.
" hat must have been the poor mans
astonishment on returning with the con-
stable, to find that the gay young man
had taken advantage OF his short abb
sence-and had eloped with his wife.
This made the fellows fourteenth wife
Year: 1865

A number Of years ago two manager
les were laid up for the winter in store
house on the bank Of the canal in Pitts
burg. Here Hannibal was for the first
time thrown into the society Of Queen
Anne They were fastened side by side
and an immediate attachment sprung up
between them. It was a case Of love at
first sight, for the moment Anne was
brought into Hannibal's presence, she
ran her trunk into his mouth-the ee-
phant manner of kissing. All winter
they were continually caressing each
other, and their demonstrations Of mu-
tual affection were really extraordinary
In the spring Queen Anne was taken
away to start upon her annual tour. The
rage Of Hannibal at this separation was
terrific for eleven days he refused to
touch morsel Of food, the only nourish-
ment lie received during that time being
whiskey and water.


By dint of continued swaying or surg
inc against his fastening, he succeeded
in breaking loose on the twelfth day
when he took entire possession Of the
establishment. The animals in the
cages were terribly frightened, dashine
against the bars and filing the air with
their howls and shrieks. Hannibal
ranged round the building, reared On
his hind feet and endeavored to tear
down the rafters in the roof with his
| trunk, but molested none Of the animals
In the meantime large force Of men
were gathered steel hooks attached te
long poles were inserted in his ears, and
| after great difficulty he was hobbled and
cast, when the customary discipline was
applied with the usual satisfactory re
suit. Queen Anne, who was of moro
gentle disposition, bore the separation
with exemplary resignation.
Year: 1865

Fortune, success, fame, position, are
never gained but by determinedly,
bravely sticking, growing, living to a
thing till it is fairly accomplished. In
short, you must carry a thing through i
you want to be anybody or anything. 1t
is no matter if it does cost you pleasure
or the thousand pearly qualifications OF
life. Put forth your whole energy
stir, wake, electrify yourself, and go
forth to the task. Only once learn to
carry thing through in all it's proper
tions and completeness, and you will be-
come hero. You will think better of
yourself Others will think better ofyou
in fact you will be model to your
fellows. Then drive right along in what
ever you undertake. Consider your
selfamply sufficient for the deed You'll
be successful. Never fear.
Year: 1865

The cricket is curious little insect.
It has given rise to two proverbial ex-
prcssions in France people say "silly
as a cricket" while in England and in
America we say "merry as cricket.
Crickets cat grass, seeds and fruit, con
veying them TO their holes, and though
they are very fond Of drinking the dew
on leaves and flowers, they are also ex-
tremely careful not to wet themselves
in their journeys in search of food. The
young live in peace, bat when they get
up in years they generally manifest a
quarrelsome disposition, and seldom die
Of old age, but from the effect of fight
ing with each other The boys in Ger
many are very fond Of keeping crickets
in boxes to hear them sing, and for the
purpose Of seeing their battles. What
the game cock is to the Cuban, and the
bull dog to the Frenchman, the cricket
is to the German youth. These contests
are very sharp and very amusing. Ac-
cording to the way in which they hap
pen to meet they will butt like rams,
kick like horses, or scratch like eats, and
the contest is unceasing in its ferocity
until one of the combatants fees from
the field or is wounded. It must be
remembered that the European house
cricket is not known in our country.
Its song is much more varied than that
Of the species which finds its way into
our hearths.
Year: 1865

A FAIR DEALING ENCLIsHMAN.-If a man
while fighting with another. stops between
his blows to shake his fsta me, do you think
| would be mean enough or coward enough
to make such actions all excuse for attacking
him when his hands were already full? No !;
! would say to him, if meant to fight him at
all, " You wait until you aren,y equal. when
you have but one to fight, and then will let
your shaking your fist at me annoy me-"
And if we. while Auierica is struggling FOR
life against barbarous foe fighting for sla-
very. let any act of hers, that may. spring
from an irritable temper more than from en-
nifty to us, cause US to attack her, there are
not waters enough in the history of coming
time to wash the stain of meanuess and COW.
ardice from our name.---Ne,cmdn Hall.
Year: 1865

An iron letter has just been sent by mail
from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to England.
The iron was rolled SO thin that the sheet
was only twice the weight of q similar sized
sheet of ordinary note paper.
Year: 1865

TIE fifth man is O'Laughliu, B4ldmo.
rean, as we learn. He is the best looking
OF the gang. Hell small in person, with
delicate features, a head of faky coal black
hair and fine moustacne Of the same
color. His forehead is broad and striking,
his fine black eye rests softly and -humbIy
under deliCatelH Pspcilled. broAsi and hiS
whole appearance impresses the beholder
with the strangeness of his connection
with the great crime. He must be Young
in crime, and the deformlty of his soul has
not pictured itself on his face.
Year: 1865

There is no class Of people 10 Ohio inspired
With more venomous and inveterate hatred
Of the doctrine Of negro suffrage and equality
than the great mass OF the soldiers who have
recently retutped from the South. They have
seen the divine African as he really is; they
know also that the effort to enfraachise him
is a Crazy experiment by class OF restless
fanatics who are responsible for much of tLe
cause of the war and all its horrors, and
whose senseess schemes inyolveithe dest nc
tion OF the social and political system Of the
country The soldiers have been taught by
those who assnrne ed their CONTROL TO express
their political sentiments with more freedom
than elegance, more fetocity than art, and
they speak of the negro and the attempt to
lgive him the right TO vote with o vehemence
aud bitterness that indicate that they will
| follov the abolition politicians and ydemR-
gogues no farther in their crazy schemes.
Thousands Of soldiers have been discharged
in this city and have freely expressed their
! political sentiments, and We have yet to hear
! of the first one who approved of the negro
scheme On the contrary, mBpy of them in
our Office, and hundreds upon the streetp,
have declared their detestation OF the policy,
aud their intention to oppose the abolition
candidate on that ground.


| =. 80 Riarmlpg nave the symptoms OF abolition
disintegraton become, that the leaders Of the
party in this city have decided 10 adopt other
tactics. The State Journal has modified its
demand for Impartial suffrage" and now
pipes mildly on,the loyalty instrument. 1t is
understood that General Cox has been invi-
ted to define his position and equiDocally de.
clare against negro equality, aud for this
purpose o meeting has been arranged for him
at youngstown, where he is to make a speech
with that object in view. Atthe same time,
Cox's record and position are so we'll known
on the Reserve, and among the Abolitionists,
that anything he may say against negro equal
ity will be excused on the ground Of expedi.
ency, and the virtuous Reservtes will vote for
him in q solid mass This is the scheme of
the central leaders, who hope to straddle the
yawniug gulf between the soldiers and the
niggers, Somebody must be cheated, and the
aboitionists have so long practiced their inn
positions upon the soldiers thai they believe
those who have come home and been dis.
charged, Gre still promising subjects upon
whom to continue the demagogical practices
Of the last four years. Columbus Crisis 70
Year: 1865




The Democratic press Of this State has nev
er exhibited more ability, sigor and efficiency
than it does at this time The four terrible
years through which we have just passed, tried
newspaper men as they had never been tried
before; aud this is especially true Of those Of
the Democratic faith at every post of duty,
the editors Of Democratic papers were found;
and in every hour Of danger, their aid and
encouragement were invoked. The fery Or
deal through which they were called to pass,
prepared them for the work they are now
called upon TO accomplish, The rim that Is
thrown into their columns, is indicative Of the
force and energy that shall continue TO char
aeteEiEe their edorts Our county papers
we're never 10 better hands; and the men who
to-osy conduct them are earning an immor-
tality Of glory in the civil millennium they are
bsraldipg in, They win be entitled to high
places in the TsgeneraLsd political era they
are soon 70 announce e.-SfatssmaR .....
Year: 1865

Correspondence of the Daily Commercial.


HAvRE DE GRACE, Nov. I'd, 1865.


local" from this place may, in the minds of the
worldly -nurtured, provoke smile. But, my dear
COMMERCIAL, without wishing a successful effort in
this behalf to doubly rebound to the credit of the
writer by Considering the source" this Havre
de Grace does lay especial claim upon all lovers of
the beautiful. the useful, and of what our French
friends call canards. By this treble claim the
mighty Susquehannab, flowing between banks rich
in crimson and autumna gold; the stupendous bridge
whose piers, now reaching toward this western river
side. seem the Slow measured strides of huge mon
ster who mysteriously plants his everlasting foot
the rushing river but whose weird proportions are yet
invisible to mortal eye; and, lastly-ducks.


perhaps nature may show much taste in self adorn
ing in one part of the country another and lovers
of the beautiful may not return thanks for being
told that to study her 70 perfection they may go to
Havre de Grace" Be it so. We are so familiar with
great rivers that small streams interest more, and
we diminish capacity of appreciation by constant
ly singing songs to purlng brooks, whose wavelets,
etc., Twoud require noble pen to do justice to this
grandly rolling river with white winged craft gliding
over it here and there like fair memories rest
less SOUL But no upon subject that is certain
" "as old as the hills that bound it Yet the river
and bay are at this season full of savory memories
and rich juicy realities. Daily brought before us
the famous bvalves who hold the pearl of great price
between the bony shells-dear simple ones, how supe
rior-ther mouth agape to the compressed lips of the
sagest philosopher! Then those daintily trussed
bodies, whose rare flavor had made epcures sigh that
nature could do no more to tempt the palate, the
blessed canvas backs!


Can you oh Commercial reader, knowing well
as we these things and the prices that lurk around
such decacies, be insensible to the attractions of
place like this, and turn with pshaw, what nextw
from poor wandering scribe who would humbly pull
at the hem of your garment? The shooting season
has begun in earnest and untold numbers Of dead
heads" daily piled up in baggage-cars travelling
East and West. ''The Flats" about mile and
half below town. is the general rendezvous; and
thither, armed with guns and decoys, iswarm the
cold-hearted sportsmen. Like the swans on Avon's
Lake" the ducks here float double, flesh and
wooden.


Poor innocents not to know by intuition their
tender breasted mates from the blockheads that de-
coy them to their fate The season promises to be a
good one; but from what can learn, canvas-backs
and greenbacks will exchange pound for pound.
fair revenge equally fattering to the ducks and all
true lovers of the chase. Yours. LEssING.
Year: 1865

JESU DULCIS MEMOKIA.
Jesu the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast:
But sweeter far thy face to see,
And in thy presence rest
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than thy blest name
Savior of mankind
O hope of every contrite heart,
JOY of all the meek,
To those who fall. how kind Thou art;
How good to those who seek
But what to those who fnd?" All this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is.
None but his loved ones know.
Jesus our only JOY be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be-
Jesus be thou our glory now,
And through-eternity.
Year: 1865

R@ We publish call, signed by soldiers
opposed to negro suffrage, who have deter
mined not to countenance any man who diff
fers with them on that question, which they
seem to regard as the only question upon
which it is proper to make an issue. They
have not a word to say against rebels, nor
against Copperheads who opposed the war
and denounced it failure. Their wrath is
all reserved for the negroes and the Union
men, who stood by the soldiers during the
war and secured them the right of suffrage, of
which the Copperheads sought to deprive
thep.


AT the outbreak of the war the Union men
at home and in the field did not agree on the
much more important question of slavery, yet
they stood together against Copperheads and
rebels, Notwithstanding that difference OF
opinion. and so they can and will do with few
exceptions, notwithstanding the present effort
to divide them, and the soldiers who now at
tempt to give aid and comfort to the Copper
head leaders of Iowa and render them respec-
table, have a worse lob on their hands than
that they have just finished so gloriously down
South
Year: 1865

Col. HILLS made a very telling hit against
the Copperhead leaders in his speech at the
soldiers meeting the other night. He said
the opposition of the Copperheads to unlver-
sal suffrage was no new thing, got up on the
present occasion for the special benefit of the
loval negroes 1t was. on the contrary, a
general and well established principle of the
party, and during the war against the rebels
of the South the Copperhead of the North
had exerted their utmost efforts to put the
loyal soldiers of Iowa and other Northern
States on the same platform with the negroes
bv DENYING them the right of suffrage. In
Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where
the Copperheads had the power, they sue
ceeded in excluding the Union soldiers from
the polls. aud they would have done so in
Iowa had it not been for the overwhelming
Union majority in the Legislature.


New. wouldn' it he handsome thing fer
the soldiers of the Union to return home, re-
pudiate their Union friends and unite with
The Copperheads TO secure a triumph to the
mpn and the party who fired upon their rear


and sought to deprive them of the right of
suffrage while fighting the battles of the coun-
try Could any soldier look an honest man
in the face after being guilty of ingratitude,
meanuess and treachcry of that character
Year: 1865

The Nashville correspondent of the Ms
souri, Democrat, in view of the lawlcssness
and rancorous hate of the rebels in Tennessee
against the Government and loyal men, says


The only true and safe policy to pursue in this
State is to give the colored man the right of suf.
frage, otherwise the loyal men are bound to be in
the minority. And surely they are as well quail
fed by intelligence for the elective franchise as
large portion of our white population. We trusted
them in the hour of our sorest need with the bullet
and the bayonet to save the Government. And
nobly and bravely did they use them. And now


when they have saved our Government from des-
truction, we can surely trust them with the ballot
to aid in preserving it. Very few truly loya


men will object am assured by staunch and re-


liable Union men from various parts of the State
that If the troops removed from the State to-


morrow they could not live at their homes a week
Year: 1865

bS- The cattle plague has been incress-
ing in England during the past month to
an alarming extent During that period
the attacks have risen, frOm previous
monthly average, from fourteen thousand
to upward Of twenty-seven thousand,
and the deaths, destruction included, to
upward Of twenty-one thousand. Be
tween the fourth and eleventh ONO
vember the number Of cases increased by
fifty per cent. In theensuing weekthings
were not quite 50 bad, but there was
further increase still. The London Time
assumes that the deaths, instead Of seven
hundred a week, are at least four times
that number, and if winter does not bring
a change for the better, the loss may be
five thousand to six thousand a week,
before Christmas.
Year: 1865

The Abolition State candidates are nearly
oil from the North of the National Road The
candidate for Governor is from Trumbul
county; the candidate for Treasurer is from
Lorain; the candidate for Supreme Judge,
for the full term, is from Richland county !;
the candidate for Attorney General is from
Logan county the candidate for School Com
missioner is from Harrison the candidate for
Board of Public Works is from Coshocton-
all being from North Of the National road.


The candidates from South Of the National
Road are three The candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor is from Warren county the
candidate for the Supreme Court for the short
term, is from Athens county aud the csnd-
date for Clerk of the Supreme Court is from
Clinton county. Not only the important can
didates, but nearly oil the candidates are from
North of the National Road. The reason that
more were not taken from South Of the Nation.
al Road may be attributed to the fact that the
people there have not vet been well educated
up on the question Of Negro equality.
Year: 1865

On Sunday last, says the Court journal,
Her Majesty had a most miraculous escape
from being crushed 70 death by the falling Of
a huge elm tree IN the Home Park Her
Majesty was taking an airing on her favorite
little Scotch pony, aud proceeding through
the tall avenue OF elms Ht Windsor, known as
Queen Ezabelh's ride, the pony being led by
a gillie, and groom following at a short dis
lance, when, fortunately and proyidentially,
the seryaot observed one OF the large trees
falling Immediately over Her Majesty. The
groom called out loudly, and Her Majesty,
made awRre Of the danger by this timely
alarm, secaped being crushed beneath the
tree by a few yards only
Year: 1865

Restoration Of Civil Law I'm Missouri.


The recent order of General Pope, an
abstract of which is published in yesterday
afternoons telegraph, is most important
step toward the restoration Of civil law in
the State of Missouri. It provides for the
cessation of martial Law wherever courts
and civil authority have been or shall be
established, reserving, however, the right
to try by military commission aI. armed
outlaws. The military are also directed to
assist the civil authorities in the execution
ofprocesses, whenever it becomes necessary,
always exercising care not to supercede the
civil powers, and not to become lsWless and
tyrannicsl under pretence of upholding
law. The order is, throughout, q most
wise and temperate one, and under its pro-
visions the State of Missouri will rapidly
be brought back from distraction and an
srchy to tho peaceful sway of civil law.
Year: 1865

FINANCIAL.


The panic in Wall stl eet still continues,
though there are some indications that it
has reached its climax.


At the Morning Board all Stocks on the
list were thrown largely on the MARKET
apparently from an urgency to realize
The decline was very heavy throughout
Governments we're thrown on the market
without respect to price, and suffered
equally with other Securities. Five-twen-
ties, old issue, at one time sold at 1904, and
closed at decline of 81 on the new issue,
and Al on the old. Old Ten-forties de-
clined 3s.


The gold room has been the scene Of the
widest excitement, and fluctuations were
wide and frequent The market OpeEed
very heavy and there was q further large
fall, based upon the report that the Fed
eral feet was bombarding Mobile. To
wards noon there was heavy upward