smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

some OF the bogus mining companies-


Several months since, when bogus mining companies
in full blast, your valuable paper gave due warning
n regard TO the bogus nature Of such concerns and the
why many invssted in the mining ompanies


the honorable attached 70 the prospectuses Take
the Guune Company Instance, the Picacho silver
mining scheme and numerous others. Some OF che
mines also looking AFTER Perhaps the President OF
the Wyoming Coal Company can explain why the stock
holders do get any dividend According TO thepros-
pecus twenty per cent to be paid this year coal
sold in New York At six dollars per ton.


The Cincinnati Commercial OF Saturday says


There better inquiry for loans and, currency being
but moderate supply the discount market s working
Close though the banks are with but few exccp
tions taxing all the legitimate paper offered bnt specu-
atnrs who in the market to consid extent
borrowers meet with but little encouragement from the
regular discount houses, and this class OF paper has
been sold the street at Is "a per cent Exchange
Is abuuda and, currency being rather close with
OF the banks the market ruled heavy.
Year: 1864

The oil excitement on the Allegheny river in
the neighborhood of Franklin is on the increase,
and the famous Oil creek region Is mentioned as
only of secondary importance. The Spectator
says that Messrs. Hoover and Plumer have tubed
their new well on the island in the river two
miles below town, and they are satisfied II will
yield from eighty 10 one hundred barrels per
day. Taking into consideration the locality and


facility Of getting to market, this well is as valu-
able as any on Oil creek. There are other wells
in the immediate vicinity that are yielding largely
and every day will witness new developments,
since large number Of wells are being bored,
and are now reaching the depth where Oil is found


On the Allegheny, above Oil creek, several
good wells have recently been tested. On Sugar
creek the excitement has got up as far as Coop
erstown, and large sales OF oil territory have
recently been consummate1. A number Of wells
are being bored, and good shows Of oil have been
obtained. Look out for great developments in
that region. On the Two Mile. Patchell and
Reds Runs prospecting is going ahead with
much vigor. We hear of extensive purchases of
territory by eastern companies on Sandy creek
Indeed the whole region in the vicinity of oil
producing districts is now in market. On French
Greek several new companies are commencing
operations The Mccormick and McKissick Com
pany has commenced pumping third well, which
bids fair 10 be equal 10 those which have been
in operation for the past three years on this same
land,
Year: 1864

Another addition OF ABOUT halt q million Of
dollars is made on the present Bank return TO the
correspondingly advanced, while the Currency
Deposits are fully equal TO last Monday. notwitt-
standing the payments made through the week
to the Treasury Office on the New Loan.


The following table shows the imports of
tobacco, and tho value thereof. into Great
Britain, from 1854 TO 1868, inclusive
Year: 1864

TWILIGHT PrcTURgs.-Did you never,
when walking through the streets at dusk,
notice the pretty pictures through basement
windows, as soon one after another the
household lamps are lighted? There is lit
tie fellow climbing into his high chair at the
table beside papa and holding his rosy mouth
for kiss. Oh, what will keep that father
and husband unspotted from the world, if
those pure, trusting lips fail to do it. Look
again into the window. The eldest daughter
sits at the table, reading book, her smoothly
braided hair and dropping eyelids she is
reading aloud; and mother sits BY listening,
with an honest pride in her daughters good
ness and beauty. And now they both look
up, the book is closed and the girl springs to
the door, and we see fathers embrace and kiss,
and mamma is well content to wait her turn,
for is she not, the bright haired girl, their
child? Look again. The fire burns brightly.
By its light you can see man walking the
floor with baby's check pressed against his;
the little thing is sick, and mamma is weary
with tending it, and looks on with pleased
smile a. the not ungraceful way in which her
husband handles the little creature and
soothes him to sleep. All, see he kisses the
mothers forehead as he places the baby back
in her arms. Was she weary when he came
back from the Office? Perhaps so, but she
has forgotten it now. ..-.
Year: 1864

In Chattanooga letter to the Cincin-
matt Commercial, the writer says: Dyling
the engagement at Buzzard Rcot, last
month, rode out to the advance line
while the enemy's artillery were deposit
ing their shells in the Third Brigade Of
Johnson's division. While there, l was
struck with the eagerness of the First Wis
consin, Lieutenant Colonel Bingham, TO
participate. The Twenty-fourth illinois
were on the skirmish line, hotly engaging
the enemy, and SO anxious were the men
of the First Wisconsin to go in, that they
were with difficulty restrained from break
ing and rushing forward into the fray.
During the whole time that they were un-
der heavy artillery fire not man showed
cowardice or an affinity for the rear. !
could not but admire the bravery and
coolness of the regiment but concluded
that they had participated in. this exercise
SO often that to them it had become mere
amusement. Judge Of my surprise, on
visiting the camp Of the regiment yester-
day, to learn that the cool fellows, who I
supposed had srnelt powder fifty times,
were conscripts, who had never before
been under fire! Good for the conscripts.
Year: 1864

HIGH DREssEs.-We are thankful for
at least one of dame fashions freaks; she
has turned her back upon low-necked
dresses. and rather insists that collar-bones
and shoulder blades shall be covered. 1t
is certainly great mprovement-no only
because the study of anatomy in private
parlors is not desirable, and that Ameri-
can damsels are apt to run to bone, as some
tall flowers do to seed; and because spin
sters of uncertain age, fearful of being out


done by their nieces, presented such vast
expanse of yellow neck and shoulders to
the view at evening parties as were calcu-
lated to alarm nervous people seriously;


but because, since custom obliges US to
wear garments, there can certainly be no
reason why we should leave the most deli


cate portion of our frames without pro-
lection. Plump shoulders and arms are
pretty; but so (let us whisper) are plump
legs. The mother who should fail to pro-
vide her daughters with stockings, would
be considered cruel wretch; yet year
ago she might neglect to cover her chest
and arms with impunity. We trust this
state of things is over. We hope that the
wisdom which causes every prudent parent
to protect the shoulders of her little girls
with comfortable woolen sacques or capes
will be appreciated, that sense will con-
quer vanity, and that, in short time, it
will be as absurd to see woman in low
necked dress, as it would to-day to see a
man in a low-necked coat.-Sunday Times.
Year: 1864

RUSSIAN Ro6UERY.-A gentleman Of st.
Petersburg, buying a cap, selected one of un-
usual shape from the hatter's counter, and,
after much hasgling, purchased it, although
il had bsen made to order and the party for
whom it was intended was expected to fetch
il momentarily. To secure it, the gentleman
put it on his head and departed. In the course
Of his walk he found in his pocket a snuff
box which did not belong to him, and which
he knew was not there snort time before;
he could not account for it. Presently he
drew forth strange handkerchief, and short
ly afterwards he found himself enriched with
pocket-book. Suspicious of these additions
to his property, he determined TO stroll lei
surely about to watch the results, and at
length, from the quantity of things placed
softly about his person, he became convinced
that he was converted into an ambulatory re-
ceiyer Of stolen goods, of which the cap was
the sign He at once made the discovery
known to the police, who were not long In
turning the information to account.
Year: 1864

A LIEUTENANT at the late battle of 0lus-
tee, who had lost leg in an engagement in
North Carolina, and who had supplied its
place with an artificial member consisting of
a stout oaken peg, was present at this fight,
and while the battle was as warm as one
would care to experience, rebel sharpshoot-
er put bullet through his trousers leg and
through his wooden peg. He felt the blow,
but escaped the twinge Of pain that generally
accompanies the passage Of a bullet through
genuine flesh and muscle, and enjoying keen
sense Of the ludicrous, he forgot the battle
and its dangers, and gave way to the hearth
est and most explosive laughter. He pushed
along the line and approached the Colonel,
10 whom, after a severe effort, he was able to
communicate the cause Of his mirth. Almost
eonyulsed with laughter, he exclaimed, 'sColo-
mel by George the -r rebels have shot
me through the wooden leg! Ha! ha devil
ish good joke on the fellows!" and he hob
bled back to his position in the line, and
chuckled 70 himself immensely over the sell.
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Year: 1864

q How SOON WE FoReET.-A leaf is torn
from the tree by rude gale, and borne away
to some desert spot to perish. Who misses
it from its fellows?, Who said that it is gone
Thus it is with human life. There are dear
friends, perhaps, who are stricken with grief
when a loved one is taken; and for many
days the grave is watered with tears Of an
guish. BY and by the crystal fountain is dry;
the last drop oozes out; the stern gate Of
forgetfulness folds back upon the exhausted
spring; and Time, the blessed healer Of sor-
rows, walks over the closed sepulchre with
out making an echo by the footsteps. q be
Year: 1864

friendship existing between him and my
self. A nation grieves at the loss Of one so
dear to our nations cause. II is selfish
grief, because the nation has more TO ex-
pect from him than from almost any one
living. join In this selfish grief, and the
grief Of personal love for the departed. BE
formed for some time one of my military
family. knew him well. To know him was
but to love him. It may be some eonsola-
ton to you, his aged grandmother, TO know
that every officer and every soldier who
served under your grandson, felt the high.
est reverence for his patriotism, his zeal,
his great, almost uneqnsIed ability aud all
the manly virtues that can adorn a COM
mandsr. Your bereavement is great but
cannot exceed mine.


Yours truly.


o. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
Year: 1864




Most Of the papers in opposition to
the ticket nom mated on .he 18th. hav-
ing nothing else to say keep crying ont
fraud as il the action of the legisla
ture last winte, was all The capital in
politics they have. This shows that
they have no arguments to produce in
support Of their positions; for men
never resort 10 slang. defamation and
denuncia,ion when they have any bet
ter weapons to use.


In addition TO this senseless ranting.
the Topeka Record utters a positive and
unequivicsl falsehood when it says that
the convention of the Is was composed
entirely or nearly SO. Of the members OF
the legislature OF last winter. We can
Only call 10 mind three delegates to the
convention. who were members of the
Legislature. namely. Miller. Wood and
Rogers. Many of the members Of the
convention We're a, Topeka for the firsl
time. and they were all fresh from the
people. But few Of the number were
old politicians. or politicians at all. So
far as making politics business is con
cerned. But they were solid. sober
thinking men. met for the one purpose
of doing the best thing for the State
possible for convention to do. AMI
THEY DID IT.


They were neither led nor driven b,
a set of shoulalersirapped demagoenes
and were not there to perpetua'e a sys
tenn of plunder in the State, Of whicl
they were to reap the lions share them
selves. On the contrary. they wer
there with Gxed purpose to rid III
State OF the army of corrupiionist
who are growing rich of of the spoil
of the land, and who have a number o
editors under pay to help them deceiv
the people by throwing dust in thei
eyes, and crying fraud when the
themselves are the greatest frauds o
} top of the ground.


These are tie facts, and the peopl
know it. and shall know it, dispi,e th
howling of the pluderers who are steal
ing themselves rich out Of the miserie
OF the country.
Year: 1864

After we had been in Kansas about
year, gentleman OF note connected
with the press said to one Of our friends:


..Roberls is one Of the ablesi editors
in Kansas. and gets up one OF the best
,papers in the Safe; but he IS too honest
to succeed in Kansas"


We have always regarded that as one
of The highest compliments ever given
an editor; but we don I believe the con-
clusion to which the gentleman arrived
IS A correct one; nor did We believe il
at the time il was first iold US
Genuine honesty IS bound to succ-ed
in suy country. II may not do as well
As intrigue and trickery on short run.
but in The loug race it is sure TO win.


We are willing to irust the people oi
Kansas in this matter. and fully believe
tina. there is virtue and honesty here as
well as elsewhere, and that our people
respect these things. Any other view
we consider a SANDER Of the great body
of the people Of our State; aad sink Or
swim survive or perish, We intend TO
msin'ain our position.
Year: 1864

Since the authorities have discovered
the men who are drafted and are unfit
for soldiers may yet be made to serve
their country as hospital nurces and in
various other capacities, have reflected
deeply upon the subject, and am at
length enable to submit the following
suggestions, which the government is at
liberty to adopt or reject as it pleases.


1t is well-known fact that blind men
have the sense of touch more finely de.
veloped than those who can see. Draft
few regiments of blind men to feel the
position and strength of the enemy.


No exemptions granted on that they
"can't see it."


Blind men and lame men might be
drafted together, the blind men to go
into cattle carrying the lame on their
backs. "Call you that backing your
fricnds:"-[Shak.


Men who have lost one or even both
of their arms, should no longer be ex-
empt. Government is prepared to arm
any quantity of men on the shortest pos
sible notice.


Idiots shouldn't be debarred the priv
ilege of serving their country, in the
ranks, when we have so many among
our Generals.


Draft in all the lunatic asylums-the
MAJ ider men get the better they fight.


Dumb men ought to make the most
serviceble soldiers; as they can't cry
"quarter," their motto must be "no sur
render"


1t is absurd to exempt fat men, they
are so well calculated to I'll up the de-
pleted ranks of the army. Ifyou want
to crush the enemy by precipitating
large bodies of troops, let fat men be
drafted by all means.


Confirmed drunkards have been OBJ
jected to because they are not so anx-
ious to whip the enemy as they are to
have the enemy treat. A regiment Of
them armed with rifle whiskey and sus-
tanned by a battery of delirium tremens,
would do great execution-uo some
body.


have notheretofore favored the idea
Of drafting the other sex, but brigade
of old maids would certainly be useful
in repulsing the enemy. They are
sometimes good IN an attack.


By all means draft Congressman.
They might do little good in the army,
and they are ofno possible good where
they are.


Conscript all lawyers their charges
would be most disastrous to the enemy.
(This is new)
Year: 1864




TRUE HERoIsM.--Lieut. Buttrick, OF
the 59th Massachusetts, regiment,
writes: s'.G


In the battle of September 80, there
was young man killed, member OF
the 57th regiment, who used to live in
Concord. His name was Broad. He
was never in battle before, as he had
been connected with the ambulance
train. lie met his death in this way:


There was man struck by solid
shot, it cutting one ofhis legs nearly off.


The poor fellow was bleeding to
death, bat if brought off would in all
probability get well. Broad was the
cnly man who would volunteer to go
out and fetch him in. 1t was almost
certain death for any man; but, said
Broad, 81 have neither wife nor child
to suffer il am killed." so out he went,
and picked him up, put him on his
shoulder and brought him in safely,
though the bullets flew like hail around
him. lie came in so promptly that we
all thought he bad escaped the bullets.


But alas! poor Broad was wounded
man. He laid his burden on the ground
saying. II may have saved your life,
but / have lost my own" He was shot
through the bowels, and died very soon
after. H. was as brave man as ever
lived.
Year: 1864

the day OF Maria's leaving l determin.
ed to speak to her. Ireqnired no little
courage, but true love will encounter
any risk. An opportunity presented
itself. She was standing near the
gangway, a little behind her family,
who were waiting for boat to take
them on shore.


"Thanks, a thousand thanks" said,
for your kind present. l wear it next
to my heart, and it shall never leave
me-"


The girl looked intensely astonished.


81 don't understand you," she said,
aloud.


Her mother, hearing her speak, look
ed round and asked her what she had
said.


"This gentleman" said Maria hesi-
tatingly, "made some remark, butt did
not hear what he said"


"What is it you want, young MANI"
said her mother haughtily. l was so
taken aback that could not answer a
word, but sneaked sheepishly away.
The mother mentioned the circumstance
to her husband, who Immediately re-
ported my conduct to the officer of the
watch. This brute, who from his
blackguardism, had been obliged to quit
the navy, and had afterwards been re-
ceived for his superior (by comparison)
gentlemanly behavior, into the East In
dia company's service, questioned me
upon the subject, but refused to an
swer him word, and was in conse-
quence sent to the masthead rs a pun
ishment.


The old cat Of mother suspected
there was something concealed, and of
course determined to find it out. I
was again questioned, but revealed
nothing. Before the ship left Bombay
l was allowed one days holiday on
shore, and there by chance, | met Ma
ria's young brother. l questioned
him to tell me how the mistake occur
ed, and the cause of my making such
fool of myself. / found that it was
true that it was his sisters hair l had
been wearing, but she was not aware
Of its beiny in my possession. During
the week he had been confined 10 the
cabin by the weather, he had taken the
opportunity of daily collecting from
his sisters hair brush the stray hairs,
and with them had formed the tress he
had given me. He had thought the
possession of it was all that / wished
for, and that how it was obtained was
matter Of little Importance.


Gilbert's Monomaniac.
Year: 1864

YELLOW FEVER AT THE SOUTH
The Wilmington Journal Of Oct. l5
says: A letter received from a gentle
man here states that there had occur
red in Newbern within twenty-four
hours-that is to say, in one day and
night-onc hundred and nineteen
deaths from yellow fever. This is fear
full, and almost appears incredible; still
the writer of the letter is perfectly
truthful gentleman, and places full reli-
ance in the information upon whic',
his statement is based. This can
hardly we suppose be taken as an av-
erage, or ANYTHING like it. Still the
average is undoubtedly high. The
Yankee troops have been hurried of
into the woods, or anywhere. OF
course they have suffered.


Unless we have change of wind to
the South, with warm, damp weather,
we apprehend no danger from the
spread ofthe disease; but as we have
no guaranty that such change of wind
may not take place at ayd time, we sec
no reason for changing our advice to
those who can conveniently get their
families out OF town, and that Is, 10
got them out without hnrry and with
out panic, but simply as q matter OF
precautioD.


At Charleston the disease is said to
be on the increase. The mortality
among children is very large. Some
neighborhoods seem to be more afflict-
ed than others-especially is this the
case around the arsenal. Its introduc-
ton has been owing to the want OF
proper prccaution in allowing blockade
runners too free access to the city on
arriving from Nassau and other affect
cd ports.
Year: 1864

sBA woman residing at New AL
hany, Ind, shut up her chill, about
four years of age, in q room in which
was stove with fire in it, and went
up stairs where she remained about a


minutes. When she returned she found
the child lying in corner Of the room
literally burned to crisp and in the
agonies Of death. It is supposed the
the child ignited small stick and by
this means set its clothing on FIRE. :.
Year: 1864

Carolina, passed at second extra session of the
General Assembly, 1861.


SEC s. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon Gen
eral by and with the advice and consent Of the Gov
ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding
three posed of physicians each, who shall de-
clare by their certificates those persons who shall be
exempt from service under the act to which this is
amendment on account of mental or physical disab-
ty and they shall receive the pay of their rank and
travelling expenses to be determined BY the Adutant-
General.


SEC G. Be it further enacted That the Guard for
home Defence should they be called into service by
the Governor, shall receive the pay, raons and
allowances soldiers in the Confederate States
vice. and shall be subject to the rules and articles of
of the Confederate States


Sec T. Be it further enacted, That when the pressure
of public danger shall not prevent the observance OF
such rule the said Guard for home defence shall not
be called into service masse but by drafts of num-
ber of men from each convenient company, SO as to
make up the aggregate force required.


Sec 8. Be it further enacted That this act shall be
in force and take effect from and after its ratification


Read three times and ratified in General Assembly,
this the 14th day Of December, A. D., 1868.
Year: 1864

FELLOW CITIZENS: I am a candidate for your suf-
frages the ensuing election for Sheriff in the
County OF Union. My connection with the army how
ever, has for months removed me from that fam
liar intercourse with you that would generally be de-
srable. But, trusting that | may have a due allow
for this seeming Inconvenience, with view to
repeated expressions of desire that should become
a candidate, have consented to Go so-though under
vastly different circumstances from those which
rounded four years ago. Many of you have realized
the hardSips OF and the dangers of battle; but
without recalling the past let us look hopefully to the
future, and permit me, in grateful acknowledgements
Of the avors received at your hands then, with many
others previous that timesto ask your cordial sup
port now. If elected, will use what industry and
ability possess fulfill the obligations of the office
in such maRuer as, hope may ever be satisfactory
to you On the contrary, if am not elected shall
consider that you have done wrong and that
have right to criticse because your sufrages
against But am fully sensible of the distinction
conferred by being elected the position for which
ii candidate, and shall be proud receive your
votes shall ever be earnest and faithful to prove
myself worthy of the responsible trust imposed by the
same. And, in conclusion, allow to hope you will
remember your friend, and the day Of election a
ticket for the same W. H. COLLINS,


Co. 4, 4th N. c. Cavalry,


March %, 1864 pd Gordon's Brigade