smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

ofthe Nation stand with no vindictive passions
in the presence of the lawfully cons6 tuted
tribunals Of the country, and make their
accusations against those who have been guilty
of the highest crime known to national law.
Theirs are norvengefnl shouts of the sass
enlottes, the blood7thirsty demands of people
rioting in violence. If forgiveness be not
extended to all the participants in the late
drama Of rabellion, it is because it is deemed
that justice is necessary for the vindication of
law and the Government supremacy. The
status of public sentiment, nor the demands
of the reading public justifes the publication
of such productions as above alluded to-
Year: 1865

PEAoHEs.-The earlier varieties of peaches
are now ripening in this valley. The fore part
of this week we noticed some Walla Walla
raised peaches for sale at fruit stand up town,
basket of "Early Yorks." The basket was not
of the largest manufacture, fault of the maker)
but the peaches were very large and of a favor
too fine to admit of description, full one-third
larger than the same variety attans in the Will
lamette valley and much sweeter and richer
The coming week it is thought there will be
plenty of this luscious fruit in market, and per-
haps few boxes will be shipped below to show
the Oregon people what quality of fruit we
raise in this country.
Year: 1865

In Relation to certain Sde10as IN the City of lPdHd
JVGHG.
The People of the City of Walla walla do ordain
as follows, tO-wit


SEy shall be the duty of all owners Of property
or lots fronting on Main street in blocks No. three
(3) and No. eleven 1l) in the City of Walla Wala
to build sidewalk in front oftheir respective lots
or fractions Of lots which sidewalks shall be con
strueted of plank not less than inches in thickness
nailed to seepsrs of not less than four more than
eight inches in depth, and the width of sidewalks in
oach of these blocks shalt be ten feet.
SEC l. Sald sidewalks shall not be built level,
but shall be built with the gradual slope the ground
and in place shall the top of the sidewalk be more
than ten inches above the ground nor shall any side
walk be constructed as to cause ohsteps or steps
along the line of said walks.
SEC 8. The City Council shall have power to grant
permission to persons to construct their sidewalks
of brick gravel or stone


SEC. A. any person shall neglect fail TO build
such portions of sidewalks shall be required in
front of his property for ten days after being noi
by the City Marshal it shall be the duty of the Mar
shall cause such side walk to be built the expense
of which shall be paid reimbursed by said owner,
and his property shall be holden to the City for the
amount so paid by the city,


SEC 5. If any person shall build sidewalk contra
~ to the provisions Of this ordinance he shall be liza
bic to have the same torn up and properly graded,
and shall be liable for all expenses so incurred, and
if any person shall resist endeavor to hinder or
prevent the Marshal or such persons as he may en-
ploy from building or properly altering such side
walks so to bring them to a gradual grade, he
SHALL on conviction thereof be fined in any sum not
exceeding twenty 1920 dollars for such otense, OF
be imprisoned not to exceed five days, in the dscre'
ton of the Recorder.


SEC G. An sidewalks, which shall hereafter be laid
in front of any building W hich shall be erected on
Main street, shall be ten feet in width, and on q
grade with the level or range of the street.


SEC. 7. All ordinances parts Of ordinances in
conf let herewith are hereby repealed


SEC s. This ordinance to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.


Approved August g. A. D., 1865.


S.G. REES,
r. md ys,s
Year: 1865

CANDIES, Ice CREAM, &C.-Messrs. Whitelaw
Hill, are the proprietors Of the Confectionery
establishment, below the Photograph Gallery
on Main street, and if we are allowed to judge,
they turn out as fine candies and tempting
ice cream as can be found anywhere. If you
don't believe it just get general assortment
of sweet things as we did there the other day
and test them for yourselves, and then if you
don't agree with us it will be the fault of your
tttastersu
Year: 1865

The particulars Of the wreck of the steam
er Brother Jonathan will be found on the
FIRST page Of to-day paper. The latest news
from Crescent City says that no more has
been saved from the steamer and nothing has
been heard from the wreck whatever.
Year: 1865

MIDDLE Fork MINEs.-Considerabl excite
ment has sprung up within the past week or
two at Canyon City, Dalles and other points be-
low about the discovery of new gold diggings
on the middle fork of John Days River. The
new mines are said to be situated about one
hundred and ten miles distant from Umatilla
City and l25 miles from Dalles City. Reports
in relation to the richness of these mines are
conflicting making the mines all the way from
fabulously rich and extensive to astonishingly
poor and limited. correspondent writing to
the Mountaineer from Canyon City, says he spent
several days at the Middle Fork diggings and
thinks the mines are good, but his description
of them is anything but 1attering. We make a
few extracts from his letter:


~ think the name is enough to damn any
place. Like all other Middle Forks that ever
knew anything about, it is wet and marshy, and
covered with thick underground, and there is
but one hole in it that pays; that was sunk by
Bayey & Co. A new town is laid out there,
called "Middletown.N Grant City was "laid
OUT about three months ago, and would have
been buried ere this if it had had any friends.


Tho people of the Middle Fork are bound to
dress well, if they don't make dollar. One
individual wore pair of suspenders and Ore
gon socks. This made up his entire suit. He
said he was fast becoming an honest miner
Nose Lyons wore soleless boot on his left
foot, and shadow of red shirt sleeve round
his neck. He is already all honest miner. The
Pioneer Company deserve some credit on that
Fork. They have only been at work one year
and have reached the bedrock The dirt is six
feet deep; but it must be remembered that there
are but twelve of them in company.


sojourned many days at Middle Fork.
prospected six DAYS hard, on horseback. To-
Gated one claim. 1t is a large pine tree. took
it UP for the notices on it,"
Year: 1865

WIDER AND BETTER-The buildings now be-
Bros corner, are put back on the line Of the
City survey. This will make that portion of
Main wider between the buildings by from
fifteen to twenty feet than il was before the late
fire. In case fire should ever again break out
in that portion of the town there will be little
danger of the flames extending from one side of
the street to the other Another improvement
will be in the sidewalks. They will be ten feet
in width and of uniform hight from the
ground. This will abolish the old order of ups
and downs and break-neck places that were the
leading features of the old walks.
Year: 1865

1t is surmised that the notorious desperate,
Brockie Jack, was engaged in the stage robbery
and murder at Port Neuf Canon. Report says
seven of the villains are identified and that pur-
suit is still going on. The body found some
time ago in the Columbia river, could not
have been Brockie Jacks, as was supposed at
the time
Year: 1865

1t has been said that "firc is great purifier" F"
but the late fire in this place has proved to
the contrary, judging from the unpleasant odor
that greets the nasal organs in the locality
where the fire swept over. There must be some
thing dead down there; if so, the Marshal ought
to haYn Il hurried
Year: 1865

The New York News and the New York
World, are out in favor of Negro suffrage.
1t seems to be game of "policy" with these
journals. They look upon negro suffrage
as a measure that will be inevitably forced
upon the South by the federal Abolitionists
of the North, and accepting this situation
of things as a fixed fact, they would en-
deavor to be radical AbolitionistS too, with
the view of controlling the anticipated Ne
gro vote, and thus secure that vote to the
Democratic party. There is little doubt
but these so-called democratic papers will
be repudiated by the party, for what differ
ence could it make with Democrats whether
Abolitionists should secure the Negro the
right of suffrage or whether that scheme
should be inaugurated by the Democratic
party? The end attained would be the
same whichever might be the dominant par
ty, and why not let the original Abolition
party have all of either the glory or shame,
as the case might be, of the adoption Of
its long cherished measure? When it
comes to giving the Democratic party over
to to do the work of seheming to secure the
adoption of the cherished and lifelong prin-
ciples of Obolitionism, then the democrats
who through good and evil report had stood
steadfast by their principles, if they should
cast their influence with either faction,
would throw it in favor of the genuine abo-
lition faction. But the occasion to make
a choice between evils of this kind is not
likely to arise very soon. A sum of money
has probably been distributed in judicious
quarters by the fanatics and Negro philan
thrOpists of the Sumner-Phillips faction =
That's what's the matter
Year: 1865

Our California exchanges are principally
filed with the affairs of the "Lougs' and
the "ShOrts," and the long and short of
it is, the long and short politicians are cut
ting news matters very short just now; but
as it will be but short time until the elec-
tons are over it will not be long until the
newspapers can end something besides the
Longs and Shorts to talk about
Year: 1865

9A But / am not ready to say that the govern


ment will now establish universal suffrage


This do not know. II you are patient, and


cons stautly show by your acts that you merit


the right OF suffrage, then you can be safely


trusted with it. That in your hands it will be


on the side Of order and liberty and education,


reasoning upon general principles, can safe


ly say you will get the elective franchise in


very short period. trust it will not find you


unprepared. But respect yourselves and re-


spect the rights oil all, and do your very best


to show that you are, each and all OF YOU, wor-


thy to have 1t. You cannot get 1t by threats


or misbehavior. You can get 1t by patience
or perseverance in well doing. Now, If the
government of the United States, taking every
thing into consideration, shall not think it
proper 10 enroll all the cDlored men as citizens
and voters, what is your duty? To fret and
worry about it? think net III were In
your case, would go to work and show that
the United States government was mistaken,
in making the delay. II you show that the
mistake will be corrected. a


think 1t is the best plan for all men, white
and black, that every man who is honest and
OF due age, shall have the right of suffrage.
Having 1t he viii respect himself the more,
will do more productive labor, and win add
more wealth to the community. He will re-
celve the respect of his fellow men. and the
society composed of such men Is always
great But ii the government think differ
emily and circumstances delay its action, ] ad-
wise you to be patient, calm and industrious +
Ihis is about all Il have to say to you. When
a man has been faithful in the honest perform
ance Of bis duty, he is thought better of If
success attend him in this world. But If it
so happen, in the Providence of God, that
these material results do not follow that per-
formance, still he carries in his own mind the
consciousness that he has tried to do what Is
right In the sight Of God, rendering to every
body his due, contributing all he can to the
general happiness and improvement, diffusing
IS much enjoyment and contentment as he
can in the little circle of which he is the cen
Ire; with that consciousness he goes through
life as happy as a king, though he may not
9e a king ends 1t in felicity, and goes where
here is an end Of all these controversies, be.
cause there is but one God and one Father,
before whom all his children are equal.
Year: 1865

INV IoRK, August 1.-THE comments and
seeculatiOns of the English papers. concerning
the Atlantic Cable, received by the Cuina, are,
in the absence of more definite intelligence from
the Great Eastern. interesting on all hands IL
IL agreed that the injury to the cable must have
occurred after it LETT the ship Rough weather
sufficient TO have caused the breaking of the cable
u out Of the question. "a the instruments EN-
ployed at Nalentia we're so delicate to record
every lurch Of the big ship


When the loss of insulation became known on
board the Great Eastern. IL is supposed that
those in charge OF the operations would order the
ship 10 put back, in order 10 under the wire
and discover the flaw. While this operation
vas in progress. according 20 a writer in the
London Times. brisk wind or any roughness
OF the sea. wonld compel the people to cut the
cable at once and buoy H. The report brought
by the First Fruit Is not absolutely inconsistent
with the auppostions that this was done, that
supposition is supported by the fact that while it
was Ia latitude 81, longitude 50, that The insu-
lation first began TO give out, and the Great
Eastern probably went some distance after this
IL was IN latitude 81 longitude %, nearer Valen
tia than the First Fruit found the buoy As to
the possibility of recovering the cable should it
have been buoyed as suggested opinions d fer.


The London Daily News mentions as an en-
coursging omen that a cable now working was
hshed up out OF 500 fathoms of water under
less favorable circumstances


Should the worst anticpatons be realized, aud
the cable be found to have parted. only about
five hundred miles of wire will be lost as from
four hundred to FIVE hundred miles Of wire can
be recovered from the Valentia end.
Year: 1865

EAsTON, Pa. November Il send you
the enclosed copy of letter Just received
from the man. Payne's father, which is the
first that has ever been heard of his fam
lily. If you think it sufficiently interest
ing to the public, you may publish it. 1t
shows at least he told the truth.


Very truly w. E. DosTER.


LIVE OAK, East Florida, September
20.-Dear Sir;-0n my return home,
some days since, I found your very well
come letter, which brought me some in
teresting items in reference to my unfor-
tunate and lamented son. Be assured
sir, that your kindness both to him and
myself are highly appreciated. At the
time your first letter reached me was
confined to my bed, and it was received
only the day before the execution did
not answer it, for 1 intended coming to
Washington as soon as possible, and start
ed as soon as could travel. AT Jackson
vile met the sad intelligence of his exc
cution, and returned home in sorrow, such
as it is not common for human hearts to
bear


As to his early history, he was born in
the State of Alabama, April %, 1874 II
see by statement of his that he was mis-
taken by one year in his age). In the
twelfth year of his age he made profess
sion of religion, and from that time he
lived pious life up to the time of his en-
listment. He was soon ordered to Vir-
ginia. From that time forwardI know
nothing of him only by letter. He was
always kind and tender-hearted, yet de-
termined in all his undertakings. He was
much esteemed by all who knew him, and
bid fair for usefulness in Church and
State. Please accept the warmest thanks
of myself and family for the services rem
dered the unfortunate youth. Very truly
and sincerely yours,
Year: 1865

OCACAoA UAhAb his O"M achieve
W ments.


From the British Quarterly Review.1


In Washington had the privilege of
an introduction to General Grant. The
eminent man was in his official department,
much the sort of a room in which London
attorney might be imagined giving audi
ence to his clients. The General was
not in uniform and plainly dressed.
The portraits of him are faithful
representations of his square and spacious
forehead, and of the settled and regular,
but not strongly marked features below.
A military officer was in attendance upon
him, who was of old Indian descent-a
person somewhat above the ordinary
height, whose complexion and features
bespoke his origin, but whose civilized ex-
periences had given him little more flesh
than would seem to have been common
among his ancestors.


This stately descendant from the sons of
the old wilderness gave cordial grasp
of the hand on our being introduced. The
manner of the General was simple and
quiet. soon saw he was q man of few
words, and had reason to think that his
words were usually well chosen. After a
few commonplace had passed he began
to speak freely on public affairs. The
tone of the English press concerning the
military action of the North seemed to
have impressed him unfavorably. aIf
your newspapers are to be believed" said
the soldier, who is second to none of his
time, 1--WE never went into the field but to
be beaten. l have been in more engage
ments than any other man in the service
and have not been beaten yet On the
continent of Europe, too, the disposition,
it appears, has been to harp on the same
string. Friends who have visited your
country and France tell me that, go into
what circle they might, the talk about
America was all one way"


In reply mentioned some facts which
seemed to warrant a somewhat different
conclusion. These facts were frankly ad-
mitted as tending to show that in England
there must after all have been consider
able breadth of sympathy with the North.
"Say what YOU will" said the General,
'this war has been the biggest Job of its
sort that has been done in this world and
it will be chapter to itself in the history
of war; nothing like it has gone before"


When about to take my leave 1 was
pleased to hear the General say, "Well, l
think I shall come to England some day (;
but it must not be until L can spare some
thing like a twelvemonth for that part of
the world" 1 did not fail to express my
conviction that if he came among us he
would find not few capable of appreci-
ating what he had done, and of doing so
generously. OF Lee the General spoke
honorably, describing him as an able man
who had made great mistake. This mis-
take, I presume, was in committing him
self againstth Northern cause.-the cause,
the final success of which the General
himself had never doubted.
Year: 1865

At half-past eleven this forenoon an ex-
plosion occurred in front of the Wyoming
Hotel, No. 333 Greenwich street, shattering
the front of the hotel and breaking nearly
all the glass in the building opposite and
Year: 1865

A Texan now in Cincinnati writes for
the Gazette very interesting historical
sketch of the attitude of Texas during
the war, and an able view of its position
at present, from which we make the fol-
LOWING extracts.
Year: 1865

e The day which we celebrate is perhaps the most
worthy Of commemoration Of any of the svsntful
days now observed by the American people. It
the anniversary Of proud nation Of frsemsn. It
is the natal day Of that nation. And on this ocoa-
sion, whom II is to be celebrated all over the
United States, as It has not been celebrated for
four years, it ID not to be wondered at that the
people enter into the subject with their whole
soul and all their strength, and that - the reader
psrusss these lines, the heavens reverbsrate with
The roar Of cannon that the atmosphere, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Maine to Louisi.
ana, 10 redolent Of harmlessly burned gunpowder !;
and hat the cherished oolors Of the country noat
proudly nom every housetop and liberty pole.


The following constitute the public and private
Ssstivitiss Of the city for to-day a. far as gene
rally made known.
Year: 1865

you may rejoice. But the sober second
thought of Massachusetts, will be wasteful,
unchristian and guilty. The North will
never indorse such war. Instead of con-
quering Charleston, you create a Charleston
in New England, You stir up sympathy
Tor the South. Therefore, it seems 10 me,
that the Inauguration of war is not only a
violation of principle, but it is violation
Of expedicncy. To be for disunion in Bos-
ton is tC be an AbolitioniSt To be against
disunion is to be an Abolitionist to-day in
the streets of Charleston. Now, that very
state of things shows that civilization of the
two cities is utterly antagonist


What is the use of trying to join them?
Is Abraham Lincoln capable of making fire
and powder lie down in peace together? IF
he can, let him send his armies to Fort
Sumter and occupy it. But understand
me. | believe in the Union just as you be-
ileve in the Union-exactly as you believe
in the future. This is my proposition
Go out gentlemen; you are welcome, you
are welcome to your empire-take it.
Year: 1865

The telegraph is said to report tonight
that the guns are either firing out of Fort
Sumter or into it; that Tomorrow breeze,
when it sweeps from the South will bring
to us the echo OF the first Lexington battle
Of the new revolution. WE'LL what shall
we say Of such an hour? My own feeling is
a double one. It's like the triumph of sad
ness, rejoicing and sorrow.


cannot, indeed, congratulate enough on
the sublime spectacle of twenty millions of
people, educated in twelvemonth, up to
being willing that that their idolized Union
should risk battle, should risk dissolution,
in order, at any risk, to put down this rebel
lion of slave states. But | am sorry that
gun should lie fred at Fort Sumter, or
that gun should be fired from it, for this
reason. The administration at Washington
of states girdling the gulf who think that
their peculiar institutions require that they
shold have separate government. They
have q right to settle that question without
appealing to you or me. A large body OF
eople, sufficient to make nation, have
come to the conclusion that they will have a
government of certain form. Who denies
them the right? Standing with the princi-
PIE VI ~ Delillu us, WHO can uCNy JlleM
the right? What is a matter of few mil
lions Of dollars or few forts? 1t is a
mere drop in the buckets of questions 1t
is theirs just as much as ours | maintain
that on the principles Of 76, that Abraham
has no light to u soldier in Fort Sumter
But the question comes, secondly, suppose
we had right TO interfere what is the good
of it? You may punish South Carolina for
going out of the Union. That does not
bring her back. You may subduc her by
hundreds Of thousands of armies, but that
does not make her state


There isno longera Union. 1t is nothing
but boy S play. Mr.. Jefferson Davis is an
cry, and Mr.. Abraham Lincoln is mad, and
they agree to fight. One, two, three years
hence, if the news of the afternoon is cor
rect, we shall have war, spent millions, re-
quired the death OF hundred thousand
men, and be exactly where we are now, two
nations little more angry, little poorer
aud great deal wiser; and that will be the
only difference. We may just as well settle
it now as then.


You cannot 90 through Massachusetts,
and recruit men to lombard Charleston and
New Orleans; the northern mind will not
bear it You can never make such war
popular. The first onset may be borne. --
The telegraph may bring us the news of the
Anderson bombardmcnt Of Charleston, and
Year: 1865

Our white women have always been
held superior 10 black men. But how
will it be when black men have the right
OF suffrage, and white women don'ts-
Lou Journal


When the heavens fall, how win it be
about catching larks ks2-E6dnsrille JOsfr-
nal


Does the Evansville editor mean 10
imply that the idea of the black man
having the right Of suffrage and the white
women not is absurd7 Are not very
many Of his party in favor Of black suf'
frage7 Arc they not against, or at any
rate not for, female suffrage Louis
villc Journal


Black men, in some of the States
have enjoyed the right of suffrage from
the foundation Of the Government Doe
the Louisville editor imply that they ar'
superior to white wonenf If not, thsr
his question was absurd