smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

rights to our own advantage, we may confident
Is assume that we have thereby shielded our
own merchant vessels and their inmates from
oil future ndignity or outrage. Great Britain.
in her peremptory demand that Mason and Sill
dell he surrendered to her. has vitally plead
guilty to our arruignment of her long series Of
Neutral Rights in the mpressmeut of seamen
from our merchant ships TO man her Neutral
vessels under such circumstances as those mar
rated by Mr.. Lewis Tappan in the last Iadepen-
dent. The right to take in time of war who
ever was born subject to her sovereigns from
the deck of any neutral vessel and compel him
to serve for an indefinite period in her Navy,
she has never till now diScaimed. Our Gov
ernment has urged exhorted. entreated her,
under almost every phase of her varying for
tunes, to pledge herself to REIMBURSEMENT of
this unsupported claim, so fraught with peril to
our peace and injustice to our seamen-nay, to
all of us "who 90 down to the sea in ships"
Never till now has she admitted, however in
directly, that this practice OF impressment from
our merchant vessels was unwarranted and out
rageous but her demand of VI son and Slidell
d0es most clearly involve the admission. She
claims their surrender on the simple ground of
their having been passengers on board her mail
steamer and as such not liable to unadiudicated
seizure by us on any ground whatever The
principle thus assert d by her against us, being
conceded, remains evermore living and opera
tive for us. And if we have thu, obtained a
clear recognition of the impregnohle soundness
Of our position, the injustice Of hers through
the long and earnest controversy OF the open
ing years of this century, let us be thankful
that the end for which our fathers vainly argued
and gallanty though fruitlessly fought has been
attained without bloodshed by their children
and that the dark est hour of our National hui
initiation has been lighted up by a concession
for which our sires in prouder, happier days
contendcd nobly and in vain.-N. y Mdepen-
dent
Year: 1862

] SwANsoN's boot and shoe store has become
one OF the established institutions of our city,
and for variety and excellence Of work is not
exceled if equaled, by any concern in the
west.


In ladies' nice work and gentlemens' fine
boots, no concern in this region can compare
with it. The best trade, in this line, from
Davenport, Moline and the adjoining towns,
goes to Swanson's. Davenport may brag
about having more beer shops, no gas, and
repudlatng her city Indebtedness, but she
cant brag on a shoe store at all comparable
with Swansons Gentlemen and ladies, in
Davenport, who know the difference between
elegant work and stogy work, and who are
willing to pay for nice job, come over to
Swanson for their work.


In heavy work he also excels People
from the country. and those who are much
exposed to the changesof weather, and want
strong, durable and water proof boots can
get the real bang up and cheesey" sort, at
SwansOn's.


The little boys and girls, too, can get any
kind Of a boot or shoe they want, ut Swan
sons


He employs large number of workmen
and will keep none but the best-and his ma
terials are the best the eastern markets pro.
duce.


For nice fits and elegant work loose or
easy fits and strong work, Swanson's is fully
equal to the best establishment in the coun.
try, east or west.
Year: 1862

4 NEW double top and double cover Gas
\ and Smoke consuming Cooking Stove. This
is decidedly the best stove of the kind ever sold in
this market Call ard see before making your
purchases.
Year: 1862

THE RECENT FIRE IN WHIIAMsBURG.-O OF
PETEoIEuM.-A terrible confagration occurred
in Williamsburg few days ago, by which
much damage was done and great danger exist
ed of an almost universal confagration along
the wharves. A similar fire from the same
cause happened only few weeks before at
Philadelphia, when several ships were de-
stroyed. In both these cases the fire origina-
ted from petroleum conveyed in lighters. This
substance is Of such gaseous and volatile ma
turc that it is said to be liable TO ignition from
a candle being held within a short distance OF
the casks. 1t seems that in the Williamsburg
fire the vapor from the barrels permeated from
the hold Of the vessel which contained the casks
and penetrated into small cabin in the from
part of the lighter, where there was a stove,
and the coMlagration arose in consequence.
One would have thought that the disaster at
Philadelphia would have been sufficient
warning, but it seems not. Now, it is well
known that cargo of this description is
much more dangerous than cargo OF
gunpewder would be, for barrel OF
gunpowder would not ignite and ex-
plOu0 IL u CdIulc WtTc dppiiCu SO ACaL 10
within an inch or more, but barrel of petrO-
leum will take fire by light of any kind being
brought within foot of it. The reason is, that
an atmosphere of highly in6ammable gas sur
rounds every barrel containing this substance.
1t is evident, therefore, that no fire of any kind
ought to be allowed on board vessels or light
ers carrying such dangerous load. Even the
simple smoking of pipe in cabin remote
from the cargo would be dangerous, inasmuch
as the infammable vapor would penetrate
through the mnutest creviccs and travel to the
pipe, where it would quickly take fire. 1t be-
comes, therefore, the bounden duty of the
proper authorities to take precautions against
the happening Of such events in future. sin
gle lighter, carrying only few barrels of this
highly volatile substance, would be sufficient to
kinde, such fire as might destroy in a few
hours, under favorable circum stances, half of
the wharves and shipping Of our city, and even
great part of the city itself.
Year: 1862

ARRIVAL or GENERAL PGM IN THIS City
General Prim arrived here yesterday in the
Spanish frigate Don Antonio Ulloa. The high
ly important letter from him, which we repro
duce in another column from the London Post
the last that General sPrim wrote-wiu show
very plainly the reasons which induced the
Spaniards and English to withdraw from the
Mexican expedition. He says "the triple al
lance no longer exists" and that "the soldiers
Of the French Emperor remain in Mexico to
establish throne for the Archduke Maxi
milan" Well may he exclaim "what mad
ness!" for, as General Prim well knows, day Of
reckoning will yet come when the United States
will have something to say, and, if necessary,
something to do, about this pretty ARRANGEMENT
of Louis Napoleon, which is intended as set
off for his policy in Italy. General Prim
charges that the Commissioners of the Emperor
have departed entirely from the Convention
Of London, and are acting on their own ac-
count Is England prepared to submit to this
insult? If she is, it only proves that she is
ready to bear any humiliation Napoleon may
infct But the American government has not
fallen so low as to permit the final consum-
nation Of the Emperor's scheme in Mexico-a
scheme which shows that while, with one hand
in Europe he assists nation to assert its free
dom and independence, with the other he aims
at the destruction Of the freedom and indepen-
dence of another nation upon the American
continent. But be will soon find out what
grave mistake he has made.
Year: 1862

Lo TIE Poon sheboygan Joe,'
an Indian who said lis home WAS at Green
Bay, was picked mp By the police on Wcdncs~
day night, from the corner Of Lasalle and Ran
do.ph streets, where he would have hin in j
drunken stupor and frozen to death had be not
been discovered The Indian wore three tur~
key feathers in the crimson band Of his hat;
his hair WAS long, black and unkempt, and he
epozted red, white aud blue rosette on his
left breast. On his right Was a tin badge,
stolen from some sleepy Wide Awake He
YVES allowed to leave the Court in the morn
ing upon his promise to quit the city.
Year: 1862

The high price at which Ingot Copper now rules,
With not much prospect Of reduction. will proba-
bly, give new impetus to copper mining the COM
ing yesr in the Lake Superior districts
Year: 1862

An ISHrMAN FATnER.-a nan by the name
Of Frederick Struck appeared before Justice
Akin, at the Police Court yesterday, charged
py his little Eon Augustus with an attempt to
burn lin alive by examining him into the
kitchen stove, He might have succeeded had
not his wife discovered lis purpose in season
10 prevent it, The inhumaa father was fined
IS and sent to the Bridewcll for thirty days.
Year: 1862

TIE CASE or CoSrEMry.-Cp to late hour
Yesterday afternoon, the Deputy q. $. Marshal
dc1egatcd to bring the body Of Captain J. Law
son, Of the late Flsi]eer Regiment, before
Judge Drummond Of the Z. S. District Court,
had not succeeded in finding out the where
abouts Of that individual. It was rutnorcd in
The city that the Captain, not exactly know
ing What might be his hte in case lie appeared,
had departed for Indiana twas also rumored
that IN case the authorities were unable to SC
cure the body Of the subordinate officer, they
would take those Of the Colonel or Licuten
ant Colonel of the regiment OH an attaehmen
for the same odcnsc-
Year: 1862

ration ADD security Of the country, ! will excr-
else no more, no lees. viii not hesitate to
use all power clearly given in crushing out the
rebellion aud removing its admitted cause. The
national Constitution, as have shown, confers,
by express provision, the war power on Con-
sress, and the laws of war are ample for the
coniiscatiou of all enemy property, and the over.
throw of any institution which stands in the
way OF complete success and the speedy resto-
ration of peace. II could be convinced that
these acts we're unconstitutional, they could not
have my vote, for however anxious may be TO
punish rebels I will not disregard my oath and
violate the Constitution of my country to do It,
NV first and highest duty as a Representative is
to uphold and defend the Constitution, which IS
my shield, and the shield Of every citizen, and
| will not do any act which oHends any OF its
provisions On the question of our right to CON
6scate the property and emancipate the slaves
of rebels under the war power, have no doubt
aud | have no concealments as to what believe
to be our duty.


THE DAYS or SLAVERY NUMBERED " rHE GovERN>


NESr poEs ITS DUTY.


More than year ago, l proclaimed TO the
constituency which have the honor to repre-
sent my purpose to destroy the institution o.
slavery ifit became necessary to save the country
AS believed then aud still believe it is-ir
every state which had rebeed, or which shoulC
rebel, and make war upon the Government.
then demanded, as now demand, "thst no
single slave claimed by rebel 7lsve-master
shall be delivered up if he escapes or be left in
the wake of our advancing and victorious
armies" l then declared,a as now declare thai
Justice, no less than oul own self-preservatior
as a nation, required that we should confscatt
and emancipate and thus secure indemnity fo
the past aud security for the future"
Year: 1862

To MAKE OANDLEs.-Take ten pounds tallow
put it in one pint milk and two tablespoonful
of soda and boil it till the milk is al, evaporated
Then strain the tallow and put in six drops Of
aquafortis to the pound of tallow. Make the
wick about the size of star candle; darning
cotton makes the best wick. This will make a
tallow candle that will burn clear, last long, and
will not run 4a ,ssa f si1-aae si ste = =
Year: 1862




HoMTLY.-BY JOHN @. SAKE.

Come listen awhile to me, my lad,
Come listen to me for spell
Let that terrible drum


For O moment be dumb,
For your uncle is going to tell


What befell
A youth who loved liquor too well.
A clever young man was he, my lad
And with beauty uncommonly blest,
Ere, with brandy and wine,
He began to decline,
And behaved like person possessed


protest
The temperance plan is the best.
One evening he went to tavern, my lad
de weht TO tavern one night,
And drinking too much
Rum, brandy and such,
The chap got exceedingly eight :"


And was quite
What your aunt would entitle " fright"
The fellow fell into n snooze, my lad
lis horrible slumber he takes,
He trembles with fear
And acts very queer;
My eyes how he shivers and shakes


When he wakes,
And raves about horrid great snakes
'Tis warning to you and to me, my lad ;
A particular caution to ALL
Though no one can see
The vipers but he,-
To hear the poor lunatic bawl =


How they crawl -
All over the floor and the wall !"
Next morning he took to his bed, my lad
Next morning he took to his bed
And he never got up


To dine or to sup,
Though properly physicked and bled


And | read,
Next day the poor fellow was dead
You've heard of the snake in the grass, my
lad
Of the viper concealed in the grass
But now, you must know,
Mans deadlest foe
is a snake of different class


Alas -
lis the viper that turks in the glass ,
A warning to you and to me, my lad
A very imperative call i


OF liquor keep clear
Don't drink even beer
IL you'd shun all occasion to fall /;


If at all,
Fray take it uncommonly small
And if you are partial to snakes, my lad ;
A passion think rather low
Don't enter TO see EN-.
The Devils Museum p
Fis very much better to go,


That's so ,
And visit a regular show.
Year: 1862

Two problems in Mental Arithmetic have been,
handed to us, with the request that we should
print solution. rr


/. A tree is 60 # high which is five sixthsof
six sevenths Of the length Of its shadow, dimin-
shed by 20 f.; how long is the shadow?


2. A gave away some money and then found
10 cts, which is one half of what he then had,
and one fifth of what he at first had how
much did he give away


Who win send us solutions? we will print
two or three of the best we receive. II may be,
preper to say that good Arlthmeticians differ as
to the answers onA
Year: 1862

There seems to be some infatuation about a
loan, especially loan of money. No sooner
does one man manage to extract five dollars from
the pocket of another, and that other a long Re-
quaintance and friend, than strangeness
seems to sit in on the borrowers part towards
the benefactor, the one Accommodated appears to
conceive sudden and unaccountable dislike to
the oneswho was willing to accommodate him, and
it is ten to one if the man receiving the five
dollars, does not very shortly, shun the one who
loaned it altogether, and even 60 so far as to cut
him dead when he does chance to meet him.
There is concealed peryersity in human nature
on this point which is next to impossible to ac-
count for. Why it is that man turns on his
henefactor in this fashion, passes the reach Of all
ordinary comprehension


But not few shrewd and dry individuals take
advantage of this quality in the human charac-
ter. to get rid Of disagreeable and imporunate
acquaintances entirely. We know q lady who
said she married her husband at last, Just to get
rid of him! He had bothered her more than half
TO death, probably, with his attentions, and
could not, or would not, see that he was ex-
cessiyely disagreeable to her; and SO she up
and married him, to bring the matter to an end !
1t is exactly the same with men who glad enough
to lend others small sums Of money, feeling
pretty certain that they will be troubled with
them no longer. The late Amos Lawrence, OF
Boston, once told deserving young merchant
who came to ask for assistance, that he would
gladly give him what aid he required, If, when
next he saw his benefactor coming up, or down
the street, the young man would not turn sud-
denly off up by-streei 1t appears that MIR.
Lawrence therefore, understood the whole mys-
terry, Of this business. But sum il all up, there
is no mistake that many man is cheaply
got rid of for an acquaintance, whom a loan
of five or ten dollars is sufficient to make obivi-
Gus to ones existence.
Year: 1862

The Commissioner on Revenue has de.
cided that person who buys grain strictly
on bis own account, and sends it to aDoth-
er market, there to be sold on commission,
is not thereby made subject to any license
tax under he Excise Law If he buys
grain solely for another person or firm, act.
ing as their agent, he is still exempt from
license If be buys for more than one pa r.
ty, he comes within the provisions of sec
ton Ga, article IA, and requires license as
commercial broker. This applies only to
instances where grain is bought and sent to
another market for sale. When grain is
sold by the purchaser be requires dealers
license but whether wholesale or retail
must be lett entirely to the judgment of
the Assessor 10 each case, inasmuch as a
licensed wholesale dealer is permitted to
act as a commercial broker without an ad-
ditOnal license, as well as to sell at retail
Parties engaged in the grain trade, as us
unlIy conducted, will probably find it to
their advantage TO obtain liceu as whole
sale dealers.
Year: 1862

A wag in a theatre thought that he saw
a person with whom he wished to speak, u
few seats in front Of him, and in order to
attract his attention, be requested geatle-
man who sat in front, to reach over and
punch him with bis umbrella. Upon the
person looking around he saw that he was
stranger, aud the wag directed bis atten
tion to the play, leaving the puncher aud
punrhee, 10 settle it as best they could.


The puuchce requested an explauatiu OF
the puncher, wheleupon be turned 10 the
wag, and said


Sir, did you not request me to punch
that MANI


Yes, SIR


We'll. what did you want?


% nothing, only | had a curiosity to see
il you would do it,
Year: 1862

An Irishmsn recently enlisted in the
Seventy fifth regiment, SO as 20 be near bis
brother, who was in the Seventy fourth.


Tight boots like q July shower, make
the corn grow.


Chesrfulness in the ever singing cricket
Of the souls hearth stone.
Year: 1862

THE EsGLIsH IRoE- CLADs---H turns cut that


the large iron frigates built by the English
Admiralty have proved so unseaworthy that
they will have to be lghtened considerably Of
their plating before they can venture any dis
tance. For this reason the Warrior, which be-
join the squadron. The English have to learn
good many lessons from us in the art of con-
structing and managing iron war vessels.
Should they be negotiating with France and
Russia for forcible Intervention on this side,
as their tory organs pretend, they are likely to
get more from us in that way than will suit
their stomachs.
Year: 1862

EVIDENCES OF THE DESPERATE CONDITION OF
JEFF. DAVIS AND HIS AssoCrATEs.-The refusal
Of the rebels to give up our officers in exchange
for those sent to them under the cartel recently
agreed upon is q violation Of good faith which
proves more than mere want Of principle. It
shows that their leaders believe their cause so
near collapse that they are unwilling to part
with the hostages by whom they expect to save
their necks at the close of the rebellion.
In their attempt to drive Mcclellan from be-
fore Richmond they made their supreme effort


and the additional six hundred thousand men
that we are about to put into the field annihi-
late all further hopes Of successful resistance


BY holding our officers prisoners until they are
compelled 10 sue for peace, the traitors who
have been the main instigators Of and leaders in
this war hope to secure their personal immu-
nifty. Under no circumstances will the nation
consent to exempt them from the punishment
which they merit. Instead of attempting to
carry out any further exchanges Of prisoners
with them, let the government strain every
energy to bring the war to speedy close. II
il by fighting, and not by negotiating, that we
shall soonest effect the liberation Of our oflicers
Year: 1862

The late fight Of Cedar Mountain, half way
between Richmond and Washington, though an
indecisive affair, may be set down as sub
stantial Union victory 1t was not q general
engagement, but rather the prelude to the great
battle which remains to be fought between
General Pope and Stonewall Jackson The
results are highly creditable to General Banks
and bis corps d'a,mee, upon whom devoved the
heat and burden of the fight. Against the
superior forces Of the enemy, in strong posi-
ton, and in ambush, more reckless officer
than Gen. Banks would have pushed his troops
to certain destruction, and under less skilful
and clear headed leader they would have been
ANONYMOUSLY put to fight. 1t will suffice that
Gen. Banks, against very great disadvantages,
maiatained his ground, and that the enemy,
under flag OF truce, has asked permission to
bury his dead


Considering the strong position on the noun
tain side held by Jackson, and the heavy forces
under his command, it il perhaps fortunate that
this collision with the advanced corps Of Gen.
Banks did not occur until late in the afternoon;
for it appears that all the forces Of Gen. Pope
within saving distance would have been unequal
to the general engagement which this fight, if
opened in the morning, would have precipi-
tated We think that Gen. Pope has opened his
campaign very skafully. He has drawn together


the bulk of his troops on the eastern side of tho
Blue Ridge, and has moved them forward from
the front and rear of Washington so far down
towards Richmond as to cut Off Jackson from
another raid into apd down the Shenandoah
valley and to compel bin to guard the road to
the rebel capital while mcnacing our own.


But here the question arises, will General
the whole army Of Jackson, including the rein
forcements hourly coming up to him from Rich
monds We have great faith in the ability Of
General Pope to avoid an unequal and disas-
trous battle If not strong enough to seek an
immediate general engagement. But stonewall
Jackson is an able officer, and, with the dis
covery that his army Is competent to defeat that
Of Pope, it will be difficult for the latter to
avoid battle hey ond a day or two. The
rebel leaders are well apprised Of the value Of
speedy action on their part, and that II they are
to save their sinking cause they must strike
without further loss of time. II they can defeat
General Pope they are encouraged by the idea


Of triumphal march upon Washington; but II
they wait until he is reinforced to any extent


they know that their cause is lost.


| What, then, are we called upon to doY II


becomes our duty Immediately TO push forward
our reinforcements 10 General Pope by regi.


ments, by battalons, by companies, by squads
of thirty, twenty, or even ten mon, when we
have them in readiness. Let them be pushed
forward to-day from every available point


General Pope will know how TO provide for
them. The gaps in his regiments aud compa
Year: 1862

MES will absorb thousands Of men, and, though
sent in broken doses, they will be counted in
the quota of the State to which they belong.
SO let them be pushed forward at once, even in
tens and twenties where there are no larger
squads in readiness. Let us give General Pope
at once an army which will enable him to
make an end Of that Of Stonewall Jackson, and
we may yet, before the expiration of August,
hear the glad tidings of General McClellan's
occupation Of Richmond.