smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

INGENIOUS. Square beams of timber. one foot in
thickness In four alternate layers are fastened to-
gether and made water-tight. Over them is placed
an IRON casing larger than the surface of the under
water foundation and bolted firmly to the raft
ms then is moored directly above the piers foun
dation. and on it is built the first corrso of stone
then another, with another casing until it craduaJv
sinks down, down to the place prepared for il ot the
bottom of the river. The piers will all be enclosed in
ron waertight presenting sharp angle to the river
and slightly inclning from it. The superstructure
Will be OF wood experience rather costly too having
taught this company, that at the high rate of speed
they run. wood is more durable than iron One mil
hon dollars has already been spent upon the bridge
1t will require one and half mliods more to finish
It, No fears are entertained Of its proving complete
success The piers finished last winter stood without
INJURY the tremendous pressure of the accumulated
Ice and 1earfuly high water, These WILL of course
pe hrmer with the added weight of the superstruc-
ture The work is being pressed rapidly to compile
ton and will probably be finished In the fall of 1866
1t was begun in the summer of 1861 George A. Par
ker is the chief engineer and has general direction of
the whole work Edward Larkin is resident engineer
Year: 1865

A writer in the Albany .Ecening Journal
who has been visiting the Cattarraugus Indian
Reservation, says:


"The bones of Red Jacket are not buried,
but are kept at the house of his descendants in
a wooden chest. On the death of the great
chief he was buried on the Buffalo Reservation.
The stone over his grave was gradually chip
ped away, and the memorial otherwise defaced
by too eager memento hunters. The Indians
meantime removed to this reservation. Lead
ing gentlemen of Buffalo determined to place
his remains in the new city cemetery, beyond
the reach of the over curious, and honor them
with monument. Accordingly they procured
leaden coffin, but his family, on learning the
purpose, refused to accede to it, and demand
ed the dust of the great orator, and ever since
have tenaciously held all that remains of him.
Measures are now on foot, however, under the
auspices of the Buffalo Historical Society, to
give the bones appropriate burial
Year: 1865

A PROPOSITION is under consideration in
Philadelphia to take the whole block bounded
by Broad, Walnut, Juniper and SAMSON streets,
and cover it with an immense hotel, on the
Paris plan, with large court in the centre,
containing fountain and garden, and sur
rounded by an ample carriage drive. The
capital for the project can be obtained, and il
is believed the establishment of Hotel du
Louvre in Philadelphia will be made.
Year: 1865

CATTLE are still abundant in Florida. The
Times says: "It has been generally supposed
that the heavy drafts made upon Florida during
the war for beef to supply the rebel army had
nearly exhausted the stock of cattle. That
such is not the case run into the interior on
our railroads and an observation of the cattle
that everywhere abound in the woods will
show. And so abundant are they in southern
Florida that contracts have been made, we
understand, for the shipment of 1000 head
per week for several weeks for Havana, at
$3.50 per head, in gold. At Symrna, or
Indian river, on the Atlantic coast, also, we
are informed that shipments are being made
] at SI5 per head.
Year: 1865

New YORK, Sept 27-The Posts
Washington special says it is believed IN
Washington that Howell Cobb has been
arrested on charge of participating in
the Andersonville atrocities.


The sale of naval vessels at the Brook
ly navy yard took place at noon i'll front
of the navallyceum. The vessels brought
unusual good prices and some of them
were sold for more than the government
paid for them.


Thirty-three of the crew of the ship
Calhoun are arraigned to-day charged
by the Captain with 'mutiny. 1t ap'
peared from the complaint that on the
2lst of Sept. there was aquarrel between
the cook and some of the crew. The
boatswain interfered toprotect the cook
and an assault was made on him, seeing
the excited state of affairs the boat
swain retreated aft, where he was join
ed by the second mate The officers armed
themselves and came back and after
warning the crew fired several shots
among them which took fatal effect on
two or three of them. The Captain came
out at this juncture and the crew at once
demanded that the officers should he put
in irons OF they would hang them. The
Captain complied with their wishes
The crew then took the officers and plac
ed them in the wheel house, keeping
guard over them tell they arrived at this
port. The crew on the other hand say
that they were most foully used and
kept short Of rations and what they die
have was badly cooked. The case wa:
set down for examination for Friday
next.
Year: 1865

The immense advantages of a trial be-
fore military commission, and its supe-
riority over the ordinary tribunals of
Justice are being daily eXempliiied in the
Wirz case. One man testiies that he
saw man who had been bitten by dogs.
OF course, it was not just as easy to find
the bitten man rs the man who saw him.
Another testilies that rebel told him he
got furlough of thirty days if he shot a
Yankee As great many Yankees are
said to have been shot, it must have been
very easy to have found one rebel who
had so earned furlough, and who could
tell how he earned it. Others testify
that Wirz personally and wantonly shot
men they give no dates, no names, moth
ing by which the prisoner can defend
himself from the charge or explain it,
or Justify the act Wirz may be very
bad man, may have done acts deserving
of hanging, but the mode adopted is
neither proper to prove him so, nor fitted
to enable him to prove himself not so -
In the French revolution there was a
very ingenious law as to the suspected,
which saved an infinite degree OF
trouble to any man who wanted the life,
or the fortune, or the wife or daughter OF
another Next to that law, n military
commission is the most ingenious ma
ohinery ofinjustice of modern times.
Year: 1865

contemplating the grant of limited pow
ers, and distributing them among various
functionaries, {officers) that whenever
any question arises as to the exercise OF
power, by any of these functionaries, It Is
of NECESSITY, that such .faRciioRdiieS mast
in the FIRST INSTANCE, decide upon the
constitutionality of the exercise of such
power This may arise in the course OF
the discharge of the functions of any one
or of all the departments of government,
whether executive, Legislative, or judi
cial. The officers of each of the depart
ments are equally bouud by their oaGhs,
TO snpport the constitution, and are
therefore conscientiously bound ID alb
stain from all acts which are inconsis-
tent with the. constitution. UheRerr
therefore they me required 10 act IN a case
not hitherto settled By any proper authority


these fanctioRaIieS (officers) must IN the
FIRST INSTANCE decide each for himSeg,
whether consistently with the constitution
the act can be done"


Thus if Judge Story had been writing
n letter to the judges of the election
themselves, he could not have heen more
plain and direct in telling them they
must now observe and follow the consti-
tuition, and not the act of the Legisla-
ture, the two being in conflict.


1t is not the rigid observation of con.
stitutions which leads to rebellion and
crime, it is the refusal to observe them.


The argument OF the Attorney General,
that all laws are presumed TO be constl-
tutional, is mere begging of the ques-
ton, q mere unworthy dodge. For pre-
sumo it will be admitted, thai the cor
stitution is to be presumed to be right,
and the supreme law of the land. Then
it follows that when statute of the Leg
islature and the constitution are in con-
fict, contrary one to the other, we are
brought back to the question, which is
the higher law and which is to prevail,
aud all the authorities say the cOnstitu'
ton, of course, PHILo VOTER.
Year: 1865

Through the courtesy of the operators
OF the U. s. Telegraph Company, we have
received the following special dispatch:


ST CLArRsvILLE, Sept q.


The opening of the Belmont County
Fair took place today under very favora'
BILE prospects.


The entries number nearly twice as
many as at any former exhibition. A
number of very fine horses are already
entered and good sport to the lovers OF
the turf is promised. The display OF
agricultural products is also large and
very fine. The halls and whole ground
present very fine appearance.


Nothing of any consequence transplred
to-day. The principal occupation being
the entering of various stocks and anti
cles for the exhibition. The horses eX-
hibited this afternoon were very tine
ones Attendance rather small
Year: 1865

THE Sil sensation of the day is tho
purchase of the Pithole property by Chi
cago parties. The transaction was made
by Messrn Wright & Chittcnden. The
purchase is understood to be for one mil
lion and half dollars, for which sub
stantial sum Messrs. Prathe e. Duncan
have parted with their entire land inter
est at Pithole, and it is now the proper
ty of the above named gentlemen. II
includes the land interest in the great
flowing wells whose net income 10 Messrs.
Wright & Critendcn is some four or five
thousand dollars per day These wells
include the United States well and its
greater and less neighbors, and the whole
of Pithole City With leases To the
amount of $50 900 annual rental, togeth-
er with the depot grounds. One hundred
and thirty wells are going down on the
property, Of which the present owners of
the farm bold the one quarter interest -
Oil at Pithole is selling at two dollars
TO haul it to the river OF railroad. With
in month the railroads will be finished
20 Pithole city, and the cost of forward
ing the oil will fall to fifty cents per bar.
rel, adding handsomely to the income oi
these wells. 1t is only necessary to add
as a matter of history, that other Chiea-
go parties have been in treaty for this
great oil farm, and claim that their ac-
ton lies in damages against the former
owners for breach of contract We give
the whole facts as received here, aud the
current topic of discussion among oil
men.
Year: 1865

New YORK, Sept. 27.-Charleston pa
pers of the 23d are received The follow
ing is the clause of the Constitution as
adopted by the Convention by vote of
"a to 8. "The slaves in South Carolina
having been emancipated by the action
of the United States, neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as punish
ment for crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall ever be
re-established in this State"


An ordinance to repeal the ordinance
of secession was then ratified. At the
session on the 22d vote was taken on
the proposition to make the basses of rep
reseutation of the State rest upon the
whole population irrespective of color,
snd ii was rejected by a large majority
Year: 1865

In answer to the charge that the large
mortality among the negro population
South is caused by brutal treatment, the
Louisville Journal says:


That there has been frightful mortali
ty among negroes i'll the South we know
Every man acquainted with the State
knows il. Ii is greater among them than
il was before they were set free, and we
have not doubt that it will continue to
be greater, for a while ut least. The ut
most exertions of the freedmen's bureau
and all the the philanthrophy of the
country will not be able to prevent it,
This increased mortality is incident TO
the change that has taken place in the
negroes status. Those who did not an
ticipate this only betray their ignorance
of the nature of the negro. He cannot
bear up under difficulties and changes
like the white man. When ut home with
regular employment, food, and hours, he
moved along and kept we'll bnt all this
has been changed, and the irregularities
to which he has been subjected cause him
to sicken aud die. This change is now
fixed and unalterable We must accept
it and do the best we can. For while
it will be worse for the negro. The
Southern people cannot if they would
help this. Ii is inevitable. 1t is useless
TO abuse the inhabitants ot the South in
consequence of it, and it is base and vii
lainous to misrepresent them.
Year: 1865




Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher opened the
political campaign at Plymouth Church
Sunday evening, by a sermon good
part of which was devoted to an argu-
ment in favor of negro suffrage He
claimed suffrage as a right of the negro,
although he might ask it even OH other
grounds. He was for universal suffrage,
and would give d vote 10 every man
that lands on our shores. At the same
time, he believed that the four millions
of Africans now here could be better
trusted with the ballot than the Irish
men and foreigners that swarm here
from the old countries. He believes, too,
that in Withholding the ballot from wo-
men we are not acting up to the spirit of
American free institutions She should
have every civil right that belongs to
man.


Speaking OF negro suffrage, again Mr..
Beecher said: God abdicates, and is
false to his attributes, if there is peace
before you settle that question of right. "
He continued to speak of the duty on
the part of the strong to protect the
weak. One of three things must happen
to the freedmen-their masters must
take care of them, or we must take-care
of them, or they must take care of them
selves. The voice of the people speaking
as the Voice of God, has decided that
their old masters shall take care of them
no longer; and it is our duty to give
them all the rights of citizenship, that
they may be able to take care of them
selves. In conclusion, he spoke hope
fnlly of the future of the country be-
lieving the people of the North and OF
the South will finally be more friendly
than ever before
Year: 1865

~


upon the subject ofcrystalizingsorghum


There are plenty of men who aver that
sugar can be proftably produced from
sorghum, but the experience of sugar
refiners, aided by their analytical chem
lists, does not warrant such conclusion.
There is more hope of the sugar beet than
of sorghum as sugar-producing plant.
But for syrup, we know of nothing that
will equal it, especially for use in cook
ing. The bakers have learned its value,
compared with the Southern syrups, for
use in their manufactures, and the bet
ter it becomes known and the more skill
and experience perfect the processes by
which it is made, the greater win be the
demand for it; and il will be fond prof.
table to produce aud market it in this
shape rather than attempt its crystaliza-
ton
Year: 1865




any time prevented from entering Mese pos<s
Thu " while during the last four years We
hsvs been passing through event. which stsrtIe
the whole world with their fearful import vs
have calmly moved forward and have come ont
with a. little effort, - far a. outward appear
ancss indicate, ~ though we had simply been
visited by IN April shower.


The Cabinet ct Washington have had several
consultations over the propriety Of rsmov-
Ing oil restrictions ct once from COM
mercs with the Southern States. Why
should this not bs done, with the exosp-
ton Of oontraband goods, and commerce
be permitted to exert its all-potent influence In
the immediate restoration ofamicable relations
between the two sections The re-establish-
ment Of trade will furnish an opening for the
enterprise, capital and manufactures Of the
North which have, since the commencement Of
the rebellion, been directed In sustaining and
supplying the government with the necessary
articles Of war. which now, with the dawn Of
peace, are no longer needed In that direction.
The rebellion II over, and the sooner com.
merce Is allowed is full sway the sooner viii
eli vestiges Of the mighty contest disappear.
Aside from this, there are charitable reasons
why trade should be resumed with all possible
speed. The great interests Of the South have
been nearly exhausted, and unless something
of the kind is done the approach Of another
winter will bring with It an enormous amount
of hardship and suffering there. The North
will hear Of horrid details, accompanied with
appeals to furnish Of their substance to relieve
the distress Of the people. This can all be
avoided if the government acts now. With
the resumption of commerce the people can
obtain seed to plant and sow, and secure the
necessaries Of life. The fields and plains OF
the South, devastated by the stern events Of
war, will again blossom as the rose, and pro-
duce the sustenance Of life for the millions Of
Southern people oppressed by the wicked re-
bellion. These, with numerous other reasons Of
equal force, appear to us to make plain the path
of duty Of the government We have shown
ourselves mighty in war; let us now exhibit
our greatness in readjustment
Year: 1865

We have received the report Of General
Robert E. Lee Of the operations Of the rebel
Army Of Northern Virginia, from juno 1852 till
the middle Of December in the Same year. 1t is
document full Of interest, viewed simply as
o contribution towards the history Of the war;
for it includes the rebel account Of some Of the
most important events Of the great struggle.


The report recites in considerable detail the
story Of the seven days. battles before Rich
mond, giving full account Of the disposition
of the rebel troops on the memorable fields Of
that series. In the light Of this report 1t is seen
moro clearly than ever that the rebel victory on
that occasion was not due to the genius Of
Robert E. Lee, or to the courage Of the rebel
soldiers, but to the excessive caution OF
Mcclellan, which characterized that Gene
rails whole career. Had our armies on
that occasion been under the command of
q fighter like Sheridan, or Of calm, open
eyed and resolute soldier like Grant Cen
eral Lees movements on the right and rear Of
our army. by Mechanicsville, might to-day have
been written down as one of the greatest blum
ders In military history. BY Lees own show
ing. Longstreet, A. p. Hill and jackson were
all three on the north side Of the Chickahominy
on the 9th of June; and when Mcclellan with
drew his whole force to the south side Of that
stream Lees three generals remained on the
north side whole day before they could get
over. On that day, therefore, the Army of
the Potomac was in the country between
the Chickahominy and Richmond, compara-
lively alone; for the only rebel troops on the
same side Of the river were the divisions Of
Magruder and Huger-two incompetent gene
rails. And on that day, when Grans would
have walked over these two divisions into the
rebel capital, Mcclellan thought only Of re-
treat, with the fear Of losing Washington con-
stantly on his mind. =


General Lee also tells with considerable de-
tail the story OF the campaign in the Valley of
Virginia, with Popcs overthrow on Manassas
plains; rccounts the advance to Hsrper's Ferry
and into Maryland; the battle Of Antietam, and
finally the defeat of Burnside at Fredericks-
burg. II has been considered o virtue on the
part Of soldiers not to know when they were
beaten, but that sort Of ignorance II not praise.
worthy in q general II is moreover, apt to
make him little ridiculous In history. And
General Lee, who evidently supposes that he
gained the battle Of Antietam, will be, by future
times, moro laughed at for that supposition
than he will ever be praised for any battle that
he really did gain. Though this report is valu-
able a. " the other side Of the story" II Il
mArred everywhere by the same unfair state
ment Of even the smallest sklrmlsh that natu-
rally characterizes every document written In
the interest OF q rebellion founded In whole.
sale perjury.
Year: 1865

have given us pictures or the South quite DIFF
ferent in tone from those that were so common
few months ago. Tho awful terrorism that
lately dominated the whole Southern country
is done with. The formal surrender of Gene
rails Lee and Johnston has been signed, and the
two great rebel armies have gone out of cx-
istence. Kirby Smith is the only general Of
whose surrender we have had no account, and
his surrender has doubtless been agreed upon
before this. And the rebel elgovemment-the gov
eminent that was to be strong in the love Of the
Southern people, even without armies--that was
to be the same when Savannah, Charleston,
Columbia, Wilmington and Richmond were
taken-that government now that its military
power is lost, Ii broken TO pieces and scattered
to the four winds, and its leader il fugitive,
eager only to save his miserable life. Through
out the South there is none 80 poor to do him
reverence. As this state of affairs dawns upon
the minds Of tho Southern people the sense Of
relief that they experience, and the joyous,
| simple, almost childish expressions of that
sense that our correspondents hear everywhere,
| IL very grand tribute to the idea upon which
the North has wagod this war. II Is the most
perfect possible evidence that We were right in
our declarations that this rebellion was not the
movement Of the Southern people, but that the
! Southern people were the real victims and
sufferers by IL


| Through the country thus redeemed from tho
most cruel despotsm ever known our uctori-
Gus armies are now marching towards their
homeA They, too, are happy. The struggle d
over. The hard marches, the great exposures
10 weather, the battle every day-all these are
matters Of the past and food for pleasant
memories. The mind b filed with delicious
andoipations Of happiness and home and
thoughts Of the glorious future that their stzug-
gles have secured for their country. And % in


these fine spring days the happy soldiers march
on through country where every man or


woman that they ses h - happy Il they are
that tho war Il over, and where all eyes sparkle
at the sight Of the glorious battle-torn standards
they bear. Let the thoughtful reader contrast
this with the picture presented In these same
districts 20 short time ago, when oil wss
passion and hatred and the only thought or do
sire was to kill; when all were apparently
joined in q common league Of desperate hate
against thes1 same yankees" He must oer-
tainly conclude that the hearts Of tho real
Southern people entered but lightly Into that
league Of hate, and also that there ID . wonder
full elasticity In the American mind, that o
whole people should thus 60, as II by common
consent, from one mood to another which y ih
| very oppQdtA
Year: 1865

A law was passed during the closing
hours Of the session of Congress to
authorize the coinage of three cent
pieces, to be composed of copper and
uickel. The law also provides that the
three cent pieces shalt be legal tender
to the amount of sixty cents, and that
the one and two cent copper coin shall
be legal tender to the amount Of four
cents. 1t also prohibits tho issue o.
any paper fractional currency below the
denomination Of FIVE cents, consequent.
ly the new paper three cent notes, be-
ing illegal, must be withdraw from
circulation,
Year: 1865

One Of the most necessary append
ages Of New York bounty brokerage
bureau is fictitious mother, being a
woman apt at Disgusting herself, and
ready to express and certify her consent
to the enlistment of any number of
minor sons. Col Baker's invcstiga-
tions found several cstmable ladies' fol-
lowing this profession and making
about 500 day thereby.
Year: 1865

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the old.
est Democratic paper in Northern Ohio,
and the only Democratic daily in that
section of the State, suspended publica-
ton some ten days ago. The Herald
understands the suspension to be final.
It died for the want of breath.
Year: 1865

That the rebellion IL tottering to its fall no
sane man can doubt; and that with its pros
tratiOn, or not long before, slavery through
out the length and breadth of our nation
will cease to find any support, direct or m
direct. in the provisions Of the Z. 5. Consti-
tuition, Is no less certain.


May God hasten on that glorious day
Year: 1865

WEST VIRGNIA.-rho Legislature OF West
Virginia has adopted an Amendment to the
Constitution Of the STATE. disfranchising all
those who have voluntarily participated in
the rebellion.