smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

The favorable intelligence from various
quarters is said to have impaired unusual
cheerfulness to the government. Good news
from the gulf, good news from the coast, good
news from the Kanawha valley, good news
from the Mississippi, seem to have tiocked to-
gether to make up for some OF the mishaps of
the campaign. Yet with the exception Of the
splendid seizure OF war materials in the gulf
the rest amounts to little more than escapes
from disaster. The results are not yet achiey
ed. The fight at Belmont turned out better
than it was feared; but no signal advantage
was gained by it, The army Of Rosencranz
is still safe in its position but his enemy is
not yet beaten or discouraged. The naval eX-
pedtion, with which so large a share of the
hopes and fears of the nation are bound up, is
only on the Threshold OF its great enterprise !;
and harsher and seyerer storms await the
troops between Beaufort and Charleston, than
the fleet encountered at sea.


1t isn't time yet to be greatly encouraged.
Neither the government nor the people, in
their present situation, can afford to pause for
a moment to indulge the luxury of seltsatis.
faction, or the agreeable consciousness of
achieving half triumph. The times are too
serious, the perils are too great, and the losses
to be recovered and atoned for are too recent
and disastrous TO allow time for celebrating
the partial successes which may from time tC
time fall 10 our lot. By-and-by, when th'
government RECEIVERS from the chronic attacks
of dignity which seem to oppress it, and join
with the people in resolute and sustained ear
nestness OF purpose to carry the war forwar'
though the heavens fall, there will be occasion
for rejoicing That will be the beginning o
the end-the assurance of a glorious war, ant
an early and brilliant peace "By the Eter
nal p spoken once over Long Bridge, as Gen
jackson spoke it when he heard that the
British had landed near New Orleans, would
be worth months of gay reviews and duetant
campaigning


Our work at home is by no means finished
The regiments in the field are liable to be re
duced by battle, or by the inevitable process 0
disease and death. If the army gains per
manent foothold in the revOlted states, and ex
Year: 1861

From the New York Times


LEAvENwoRTu Nov. 4 Lane is a man Of
some so years Of age, Of medium height and
at first sight rather unprepossessng, His fig
ure is slight, his head wide at the top and
narrow down to the jaw, like an inverted py-
ramd; his brow wiuc and high; his eyes are
small, black, and oyerhuug by cliff like eye
brows; his mouth sensual, and combined with
gleam OF fun in his eyes has an expression
of great good humor aud enjoyment that wins
one irresistibly to the conclusion that he is the
best fellow in the world. His hair is thin,
slightly tinged with gray, and showed away
from his head in every direction, as if he had
just come i'll from running bareheaded against
a strong wind. In conversation he is ready
full of rollicking sort of humor; and in short,
in his whole style OF conversation, hls looks,
&C., reminded me of some Joe Bagstock Nelo
tiddling and laughing over the burning Of some
Missourian Rome


After short conversation | left him, armed
with the following document =


"COl Montgomery Receive Mr..
reporter OF the New York Times, kindly.


LANE"


Proceeding short distance below the town,
| came upon Lanes encampment and after Il
little, succeeded in getting speech with man
In citizens dress, with a black Kossulh hat
fastened up at one side with a red, white, and
b4uS loscttei dS COl' montgomery. present
ed my credentials, shook an emaciated hand,
which he cordially extended, and then dropped
down on pile of tents to have chat 1t was
long time ere ! could catch his eye he
constantly moved around so as to present
only his profile, while l as persstently fol
lowed.


At length some remark introduced the ques-
ton of slavery, and the instant after pair OF
cavernous dark eyes were turned upon me as
he waxed eloquent upon the emancipation OF
the negro and his hope cf a millennium at hand,
in Which they would gain political and social
equality with the white man. lie is medium
sized man, dark complexion, black whlskers
and a mOustache, a tolerably full White tore-
head and an indescribable pair OF black eyes,
which now wander furtively to the grouud,
and the next moment are turned tuil upon
you, their depths all ablaze with enthusiasm.
He is very thin, coughs necessarily, and, as
| believe, has but a short time lett IN which TO
arrange his earthly affairs


Our conversation lasted until the gathering
shade ws reminded me it was late, and then L
lett. He gave his views at length upon the
war. will give only one OF his remarks


"If our boys thought that this war had any
other object than to give freedom to the slave,
they would every one of them go home to
morrow"


He informed me that he was clergyman Of
the Christian, and not of the Methodist, per
suasion, as is frequently said Of him and
then. with shake Of his cold, wasted hand,
and with the fire of enthusiasm fast dying out
in his melancholy eyes, lett him.
Year: 1861

poets 20 reduce them to obedience by taking
possession of their cities and iortresses, it will
require for season SIT innumerable force to
protect them without seriously weakening the
line of troops, which it is hoped is destined to
carry its victorious arms over the condemned
territory, from the Potomac and the upper
Mississippi down to the gulf. To meet the
necessary emergencies of the war, to sustain
the hands Of those who have bravely gone be-
fore, TO compel the government to make the
war a short and triumphant one, will require
more OF self sacrifice than the loyal states have
yet endured-however freely they have gwen
and generously suffered. 1t will be good
news. indeed, to the soldiers in the field, or IN
prison at Richmond and Charleston, if the in
teigence OF the last few days shall quicken
the patriotism of the country, and hasten the
restoration to liberty and to the joyful pursuits
which they abandoned for the sake Of the lib
critics of the country which they loved so wise
ly ani well.
Year: 1861

The vote for 1861 stated above includes
only 295 towns, but the returns from the rest
will not essentially change the proportion. So
far as the figures are worth anything, they
show healthy republican gain, and a more
healthy opposition loss, both of which are
commonwealth. Taking into consideration
the circumstances under which this election
was held in contrast with all former elections,
the great aud salutary change is as gratifying
to all friends of sound and liberal principles as
any political result could well be.
Year: 1861

The Turin correspondent of the London Neus
thus describes the appearance of Garibaldi as
legislator;


General Garibaldi-I cay it with sincere re
gret-has lost-by his conduct In Parliament. a
great part of his prestige. His fantastic style
of dress contrastea with our plain clothes, and
his striking countenance, would have produced
on the deputies, as they have on the people at
large, an effect the reverse of unfavorable, If
theyhad been accompanies with good sense and
eloquent speech. But it must be confessed that
a strong and somewhat imperious voice was
the only attribute manifested in the chamber
that at all corresponded TO his imposing appear.
ance. His rough, i'll chosen and often inco-
herent language, is sufficient of itself to prove
that he is not qualified either for discussion or
administration in civilized country. He had
to deal with man Of lofty character, Baron
kicasoli, and man Of genius, Count Cavour,
and his words and actions showed that he was
incapable of comprehendiug either ofthem. He
was, in fact, rugged and indomitable guerilla
chieftain in sober, business like, deliberatiye
assembly. To the courteous and conciia,ory
language OF Cavour he answered rudely, not In.
tentionally, but from ignorance; in a word, he
was thoroughly "out of bis element"


In the midst of unwise or selfish counselors,
the weak side OF his character is exposed; he
uoee NV hhV" tue ushBes OI European society.
nor has he the discretion to select for advisers
men who could and would keep him from blum
dering instead of leading him into mischief Ia
the chamber, when he read his remarks, be was
more unfortunate than when he spoke them.
because he read what had been written BY 9th
ers, who are making use of this great, blind man
for their own purpose. This sometimes pro-
duced amusing results. For instance, he pre-
sented an.order OF the day; subsequently he an
nounced that he should not vote for it, because
1t had been drawn up by other persons, and did
not express bis views.


Here we have light thrown on his extraor-
dinary DEGREES and counter DEGREES, and the con
fused and contradictory course Of action that
astonished everybody so much during his die
tatorship OF Southern Italy. He is brave and
loyGl soul, but what cannot help calling his
stupid inexperience, makes him the tool of cley
er and mischievous men, from contact with
whom his best friends and advisers withdraw
In the recent division in the chamber, two of
his Generals, Malenchini and Caniozzi, voted
against his order of the day two abstained from
voting; three voted with him as a last sacrifice
to their personal devotion to him, but they will
not follow him any further if he does not get out
OF the hands of the Mazzinians in disguise
Year: 1861

Power OF THE SwoRD-FIsH.-The San
Francisco papers relate an incident show
ing the wonderful power and velocity of the
sword-fsh. The steamer Golden Age, when
last at Panama was beached for repairs,
and the sword of a sword.hsh was found
driven foot into her bottom. 1t had PEN
etrated the copper sheathing, the white oak
outer and inner planking, and pricked the
ceiling. II appeared to have been broken
of close to the fish's head. The most re-
markable feature is the fact, that when
driven in, the fish must have been going in
nearly the same direction as the steamer,
aud OF course must have Travelled with in
finitely greater velocity to have neutralized
the speed of the vessel and drive his sword
through masses Of copper and white oak
planking. It Is perhaps, the most remark
able evidence of the power of the sword-fsh
everrecorded.
Year: 1861

COUNTY HOsPITAL.-The Transcript, of
this morning. referring to the INDECENT sick
fund, says:


One class Of cases consigned to the county
hospital should be excluded and the pressure on
that fund would be lessened. We believe the
Board knows to what we allude, for its atten-
ton has been called to the matter. At Sacra-
mento no such cases are admitted unless the
sufferer is totally destitute and can get aid from
no other resource.


The Transcript man is evidently ignorant
Of the manner in which the county hospital
is conducted. We are satisfied that more
pains is taken in Nevada to exclude i'm
proper cases from the hospital than there
ever was in Sacramento. SO far as the par
ticular cases referred to by the Transcript
are concerned, none have been admitted in
the past year and half except the sufferer
was totally destitute and in danger OF dying
in the streets. Many persons who are ad-
mitted to the hospital would undoubtedly
be taken care Of by the charity Of neigh
bors, if there was no public provision for
their support. But the fact that there is a
hospital renders 1t impossible for sick per-
sons to procure medical attendance and
food except they have money to pay for it.
Year: 1861

PACIFIC RALRoAD.-The most interesting
item of intelligence, to California, received
by the last Pony, is the passage of the Pa
CidC Railroad Bill by the Senate. The bill
has been amended in the Senate-in what
respect we are not infOrmed-but the pros
pect is fair that the House will concur in
the amendment, and that the bill will be
approved by the President.
Year: 1861

away the fallen chimney and its guys, with the
ak, while Austin, bracing his feet firmly apart
held him steady All the while the balls and
shells were whistling past and around them. The
vent was opened and the sulphurous smoke
rushed out, just as those below were getting al
most suffocated.


The fire boats had been set on fire, but were
blown ashore by the wind, and burned up with
ont doing any damage. The Tuscarora was
ahead of the other boats, but she got aground
and they had to pull her of. Com. Hollins or
dered Lieut.. Marley to run the ram aground, as
it was easier than to anchor her, and the feet
then went on down after the enemy


As an incident of the panic among the Lincoln
ties, when the steamers towed off the slOOps-of-
war and left the schooner ToOne to look out for
herself, her officers and men ran ashore and
made off into the swamp, where they viii prob
ably starve to death, Tor our men tried for seve-
raj hours on Saturday morning to find them, but
did not succeed.
Year: 1861

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIYERs-Judge Haly-
burton yesterday issued to the receivers appoint
ed under the sequestTstiOn act, written instruc-
tons relative to the compensation to which they
are entitled. The gist Of the instructions are:
That the receiver shall be allowed such reasona-
bic sums as they may expend in the preservation
and management oft property under their con-
troll; and for such services Us it was not intended
by the act they should perform without assist
ance. If they should have horses or live stock
of any kind in their possession, they must be al
lowed the expense Of feeding them, and Of pay
ing some one to attend them. They should also
be allowed to employ an overseer, or agent in the
care and preservation Of estates in land and
negroes.


fit should appear the more profitable to rent
out the land, or hire out. the slaves, they ought
to adopt that course ich is deemed the most
advantageous TO the b, ders of the property.
Year: 1861

nR. WARNER, with grateful thanks, has
the honor to inform the ladies and gentlemen Of
Memphis, that, through the kind and liberal
patronage which he has received from them, he
has been induced to settle here permanently
and become citizen of Memphis He consid-
ers it unnecessary, in this connection, to pub
lish the hundreds of


FGtterjIIg TeStiSRsOnizIs
Which he has received from gentlemen of the
highest respectability, in this city and else
where. They are in his possession and open
for the inspection of all, but the reference be-
low are OF a nature that viii abundautly satisfy
all who peruse them.
Year: 1861

H0N W A LAKE-SjT Your reply TO nv
note of this date is received.


You express regret for the act of drawing the
pistol upon me, saying it was done in a moment
Of excitement, etc; but you further say that the
terms Of abuse and insult complained of, you
feel were " fully warranted by my card in the
Nicllsburg Hhig of the "a inst. and in the San
of the day following.


You have chosen to interpret my card as in
sulting to you, and thought proper to seek re-
dress by a return Of insulting language 1t is
sufficient for me to say that this mode of OBJ
tanning satisfaction for admitted insult Is not
warranted among gentlemen. l am ready to
give proper attention to any communication you
may address me on the subject of the card re-
ferTed to. Respectfully,


II. {. CHAMBERS.
Year: 1861

The last great &C: of Judge Douglas lie was
performed in Chicago, on the night of the first
day O. May last, when he made a most powerful
argument in favor of sustaing the government in
its present unhappy crisis at all hazards and at
every cost. Upon that occasion his words rolled
out in unbroken cadences of patriotic devotion
to his country as they never rolled before his
great heart swclcd in grief 1T the thought that this
goodly land was so soon to be made the scene OF
iratricidal strife, aid his counsel was to strike
quickly, strike surely, strike fatally and at blow
crush treachery from the land" Those who
then heard his soul stirring eloquence will, to the
end of life, remember it; how he appealed 10 the
latent energies Of the people, both native and
foreign born; how he wcpt "a he portrayed the
falling of the dome from the Temple Of Liberty !;
how he kinded the fires of patriotism and nation
al pride in the breasts of the most stoical OF his
hearers and as he closed, how he appealed to
the God of nations and of battles to hold the des
tiny Of the common veal in his own right hand.
Tina; his last, his most glorious and successful
effort His immense audience with one heart
and one accord rose as if swayed by some more
than human agency, and with shouts OF ovation
to their speaker and their common country,
pledged life and honor and purse and everything g
that man holds dear on earth to the perpetuity
and maintenance of the genius of democratic re-
publican liberty.
Year: 1861

The repulse of the Federal troops at Great
Bethel was most unfortunate. The entire expe.
dition seemed to have been blunder. Our
troops commenced by mistaking themselves for
the enemy and wasting time which should have
been bestowed upon the rebel batteries, in firing
upon each other. They were inadequately sup
piled with ammunition, so that just as they began
to bring their guns into play, they were compel.
ed to retire for want of powder and balls They
were moreover commanded by an officer who
was manifestly incompetent for the post; while
they were unprovided with the heavy metal re-
quisitc to storm battery. When we add TO this
the misapprehension "a to the force, and position
Of the enemy, the outline of this "Chapter OF
Accidents will have been family indicated.
Experience is a dear school; but its discipline
will do us good. The lesson Of this repulse will
not be lost upon US. We shall learn something
from it which may save us future disaster. We
shall learn to place higher estimate upon the
strength and nerve Of the enemy. We shall
learn to place less reliance upon the reports as
to his numbers, his resources and position. We
shall learn to be cautious how we send raa re-
cruits, commanded by still more raw officers, up
on doubtful expeditions. We shall learn the
danger Of investing gentlemen, entirely inexpe.
| rienced in military affairs, with important com
| mands.


We now understand why the veteran Scott
proposes to make haste slowly" While the
bravery of our troops is unqaestioned, they have
hardly attained that degree Of military culture
which makes il safe to march them against supe
riOr forces armed with the picked guns OF tn,
Government arenals, and protected by breast
works which are proof against our clumsy artille
ry. To those who clamor for forward move
ments who censure the government tor it:
tardiness-who denounce the Lieutenant Gener
al as an " old fogy this repulse at Great Beth
ell will furnish pregnant answer. Give ou'
brave soldiers time to become accustomed to tn,
harness, and give them leaders who can tell gur
powder from brick dust, and they will teach the
Rebels a lesson which they will not forget to tn,
day of their death.-Albany Erening Journal
Year: 1861

The Philadelphia Inquirer Las certain details
Of the part borne by Lieg treble in the Biz
Bethel affair. II is printed uer6atim from the
rough notes of friend Of Lieut.. Greble, who
kindly furnished them for the purpose.


As soon as the confusion arising from the mis-.
take tthe cross fringl. WAS over, General Pierce
ordered the troops to advance. No scouts were
thrown out, nor We're the troops aware of the vi
cinity Of the enemy'- batteries until they came
within their fire. Lieutenant Greble was order
ed to unlimber his gun. lie advanced firing his
guns alternately, until he came within two hun.
dred yards of the masked battery of the rebels


Soon after the firing commenced he was left
alone with his original command of eleven men,
in an open road, the volunteers having re-
treated before the telling fire of the ritled can
non.


He worked his guns until he had silenced
all those Of the enemy except one rifed cannon.


The Zouaves made demonstration, and only
desired permission to storm the fort, but no gem
era officer seen from the commencement of
the action, ard fifteen hundred were kept living
on the ground ~. an hour and forty minutes
waiting for a command.


Lieut.. Greble stood the b.uut OF the action
for two hours; he was begged by several officers
to retreat, but he refused-Lieut Butler asked
him to take the care of himself that the rest did,
and dodgr. ie replied, 81 never dodge, and
when hear tie Loes OF the bugle calling re
treat, shall retreat and not before" The enc
my made a sore. Lieutenant Greb!e said to
Captain Bartlett, Who standing alongside of
him, "Now, Charley, have something to fire
at; Just See how will make them scamper"
He immediately loaded with grape and fired,
when the enemy at once retreated behind their
entertainments.


Seeing himself entirely alone, with five men at
his own gun, he turned to Corporal Peoples and
said I" all he could do would be useless-limber
up the gun and take it away" At this moment
a shot struck him OH the left temple. He imme-
diately fell, and his only exclamation was "Oh |!
my gum" The same ball went through the
body of another man and took the leg off Of a
third.


Throughout the firing he had sighted every
gun himself, and examined the effect Of every
shot with his glass Ii was remarked by his own
men that every ball was placed in the very spot
he aimed for. The men say that he exhibited
the same GOODNESS that he would on parade.


The enemy did not come out again until the
federal troops lad been Withdrawn half an hour.


Lieutenant Greble did rot spike his gun, but
kept it charged in preparing to withdraw his
command. The Sergeant spiked it alter the Lieut..
was killed
Year: 1861

We learn that James Graham, Esq, our up
and-dressed Sheriff, whose adventure with the
wolf, which, it will be recollected, he skated
down and caught on the river last winter, an ex.
plot, by the way, that has been copied into al
most every paper in the United States, ycstcr-
day was the hero Of AN adventure more wonder
fu than the one above alluded to- While cros-
sing piece of marshy ground bordering on the
Northern bayou near this village, in company
with a small boy, lie discovered two extraordi-
nary large blue-racer snakes Just ahead of him,
and although armed with nothing but an insiS-
uifcant stick, he rcsoved at once TO endeavor to
dispatch the monsters. Therefore by describing
a circle he headed them off and hemmed them
in next the water, which this species of reptile
dslikes exceedingly, but as he approached near
er and the largest one, with head erect, tur
ned upon him. and in instant cOilcd its strong sim
envy body about his legs with such tenacity that it
was impossible for him move from his tracks with
out falling over. Bat in spite of this trying pre-
dcament the Sheriff was not much alarmed until
he saw the other snake, which had meantime
been running from side to side, suddenly start
towards him and with the quickness of lightning
leap upon him catching his right arm in his en-
brace and binding it to his body as firmly as if it
had been secured with chains of steel, and OF
course Notwithstanding he strained every nerve
in the effort, he could not release it. With his
left hand he drew sheath-knifc from breast
pocket of his coat, ard made short work of serv.
ing the coils of his dsagreeabe foes. The largestoi
these monsters measured seven feet four and one
half inches, and the other five feet eight inches
in length. The Sheriff says that it seemed to
him that the terrible embrace of the large rep
tile was equal to the strength which two men
could bring to bear on rope about persons
limbs, and was extremely painful; while the
quickness Of their movement was indeed aston.
ishing. He brought away their heads as trophies
of his victory
Year: 1861

THE COMPLICATION OF GLARUs, SWITZERLAND.
"A terrible fire laid in ashes, on the 10th to the
llth OF May, nearly the whole of the productive
town OF Glarus. More than five hundred houses
we're burned down by the destructive element,
and more than three thousand of lis active and
industrious inhabitants were deprived of their
homes and nearly all they possessed. The dam
age is rated at about ten million francs two mil
lion dollars), and very little of this amount was
insured