smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

The fact has just been made public that
some weeks ago. during the visit of Wirz's
vile to Washington, an attempt was made by
her to forestall the sentence of the court in
her husbands case by poisoning him. When
kissing him at parting in the cell after one of
their interviews, she managed to convey from
her own mouth into his little ball of strych-
nine. covered with coatings of oiled silk and
licorice Colonel Baker, who was present
and noticed the suspicious proceeding, sprang
forward, and by seizing Wirz by the throat.
compelled him to spit out the article An
examination showed its poisonous character
and the object it was designed to accomplish.
Mrs. Wirz was not again allowed to visit her
husband.
Year: 1865

A supR1sE TO WooD TnIEF.-A gentle
man living in Terra IIaute, whose stove wood
melted away faster than was warranted by the
mldness of the weather, charged fine look
ing stick with few ounces of powder, and
left it on the pile. The Express thus relates
the sequel:


Wednesday forenoon an explosion was
heard in house near by, and a kitchon win
dow was spared no panes. On going to the
spot sight might have been seen The stove
had joined peace conference, kettle of
pork and cabbage shot up through the roof
like an arrow. A dish of apples stewed on
the stove gave the ceiling the appearance of a
map of California. A cat that was sleeping
under the stove went through the broken win
dow as though after the devil Or a doctor. -
The cat has not been heard from since, but a
smell of burnt cat hair pervadcs that house
very thoroughly. A fiat iron was hoisted into
pan of dough- chair lost three legs, the
wood box looks sick, while the roof of the
house looks like u bursted apple dumpling
Year: 1865

Ey-A correspondent of the New York
Times, travelling along the coast of Florida and
Georgia, found woman who did not know
what news paper was. Happy woman; she
had seven children, and a pipe in her mouth
Year: 1865

The largest ay-whccl in the world has jus
been cast at the Fort Pitt Works, in Pittsburg
The molten iron was conducted from the fur
mace across one of the streets of the city, a
distance of one hundred and sixty three feet.
to the mould. The diameter of the wheel is
twenty-five feet, end its weight forty two
tons
Year: 1865




We confess to more apprehension of ds.ur-
bance from the Government of the United
States than from the Fenians There may be
some trouble from that quarter, and should
it arise the Fenans, as matter..of course, and
very naturally would be utilized The claims
which have been made from Washington upon
the Imperial Government for compensation
for the loss inflicted upon American COM
mcrco by the Alabama, during the progress
Of the late war, may lead to difficulty 1t is
to be hoped the matter will be amicably ad :
justed Should it unfortunately happen that
serious complications will arise, and that they
must be referred to the arbitramcnt of the
sword, then indeed wc npy hare sufficient
cause for apprehension. The time that would
be chosen to send over the frontier an army
of occupation would be when we are least
guarded or prepared, when the means of pro-
curing from England reinforcements and sup
plies would be cut off With our bound chan
nels of communication. Il ,osU be then left
for as to make The best terms aoe can and sur
render at discretion. 1t were wiser and more
prudent for US to look to such contingency
than be occupying our thoughts with the
bugbear of IL Fenian invasion.
Year: 1865

EpA 4 stranger in printing Office asked
the devil what his rule of punctuation was
j set up as long as can hold my breath
then put in a comma, when gap, insert
a semicolon: and when want chew of to.
bacco, make paragraph
Year: 1865

ES- A certain lodging house was very
much infested with bed-bugs. A gentleman
who slept there one night told the landlady
so in the morning, when she said: La sir,
there is not single bug in the house.


No ma'am,' said he, they are all married
and have large families
Year: 1865

Es-A grcenhorn standing by a sewing
machine at which young lady was at work
looking alternately at the machine and it
fair operator, at length gave vent to his ad
miration with


BY golly! its purity, especially the par
covered with caliker'
Year: 1865

When John T. Ford attempted to re-
open his Theatre at Washington and go
on with business which had received
the appreciation and the patronage of
President Lincoln, the War Department
stopped him. After waiting reasonable
time, Mr. Ford made formal demand
for the restoration Of his property, which
being refused. he employed counsel and
was abont TO bring suit against the Secre-
tary of War for damages. This seems to
have brought that distinguished individual
10 realizing sense ofthe responsibility
he had incurred by his arbitrary and
unlawful proceedings He made haste to
do Justice to Mr. Ford. but he did it in
a way that will hardly meet the approba-
ton Of the people Instead of turning
the Theatre ever to ifs owner and allow
ing him to do as he pleased with It. the
Secretary of War has agreed to pay him
fifteen hundred dollars per month for it
till the first of February next, when, if
Congress refuses TO buy it for one hum
dred thousand dollars, 1t is to be given up
to him.


Thus, at the very moment when the

last dollar of the last loan authorized by
Congress has been received and expend-
ed, and when the ablest fhaneiers in the
country are unable to sec where the mon
ey Is to come from that will be needed to
carry the Government through till winter,
the Secretary of War contracts to pay a
rent amounting to eighteen per cent. per
annum on the exaggerated value set upon
this property. He also agrees to recon-
mend the purchase of the property for
the use of the Government, when it is
certain, no matter what may be said to
the contrary and by way of excuse for
the proposed robbery of the treasury, that
it is not needed for the public service
and is not worth the money asked for it.


The seizure of the Theatre when it was
On the eve of being re-opened by its
owner, was an outrage for which the See
retary of War can render no sufficient
excuse. Still less sufficient will be any
excuse he may attempt to render for sad
ding on the empty national treasury the
large amount he has agreed to pay for a
property with which he had no business
to paeddIe.
Year: 1865

ure. Who authorizes the election of
those men? The States. The General
Government is not sovereign, neither is it


independent of the States. 1t possesses
no authority beyond that Delegated to it


by the sovereign States. The states have


reserved all rights not delegated to their
agent. The State governments are, in
the language of Scripture, " the powers
that be, , which require aflectionate obedi-
ence to their authority. To resist them
is to resist the ordinance of God; to
revolutionize them by force ct arms is
treasonable rebellion against the supreme
authority of a sovereign State. A SOW
ereion cannot commit treason against a
creature. An inferior may rebel against
a superior. or the creature may commit
treason against the creator, but a soyer-
eign State cannot rebel against depend
emit These are facts which no sane man
will deny. In the light of truth this
places the Great Rebellion upon the
acts of 8 levying war against
a sovereign State, against the Abolition
party who deserve the utmost penalty OF.
violated law 1t is hoped that when the
supremacy of civil law is restored in this
country, that every one Of them Will be
tried by the civil courts for the crimes
perpetrated by them. Apprehending this
in the restoration of law and order, they
will oppose, with all their might, the
rights ofA sovereign State. This is the
reason why they denounee State Rights.
They are afraid of reaction aud the appli-
cation of their own preaching from the
text, j" Whatsoever We would that men
should do unto you, do We even so unto
them"


What is the duty of Democracy? To
place the sovereignty, freedom and inde-
pendenee of the States in their platform
and then by union of effort preserve de
fend and maintain the doctrine of State
Rights. Then let there also be engrafted
in the platform the time-honered exposi-
ton of our political faith, as contained in
the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
by the great expositors of the Democratic
creed and success will again perch upon
our banners.
Year: 1865

Tx SscURITY OF PERSONAL LIBERTY
Senator Wilson, in recent address upon
universal suffrage. says 9 that on the first
day of the next Congress he should introduce
bill for the personal liberty of every free
man on this continent This is excellent,
if the Senator could effect so wide blessing.
There arc persons in Mexico, Brazil, Cuba,
(which is an appondage to the continent,
as we'll as in the United States, who would
like very much to come in under so humane
a provision Of law. But let the Senator use
his exertions at the earliest moment to Sc
cure personal liberty to every freeman in the
United States, which is as far as the power
of our Congress extends. All he has to do
is to introduce a bill restoring the " privilege
of the writ Of habeas corpus" TO all the civil
courts, and putting such guards to it, that
hereafter it cannot be suspended in any case
in time of peace. The habeas corpus is the
best bill for the security of personal liberty
that ever was devised, and no free Govern
ment can do without it. If he can promote
its extension to the /" continent" SO much
the better. The whole family of man ought
to be free, and its personal liberty absolute
Iy secured Phila. Ledger.
Year: 1865

The PRESIDENT UsURPER.-The Chicago
Tribune, head devilamong the radicals and
destructiyes of the Northwest, is becoming
more and more open each day in its warfare
upon the President. ehave already dished
up a few specimens of its hatred, and from
a late issue we extract another that is very
positive as to the fact of his being usurper:


{. IF we are not correct if the President
is acting in his civil and not his military ca
pacity, and if the conquered provinces are
and are not subject to the military law, tho
ton to these so-called States is an assumption
Of po,cer taat he does not possess except as q
! colqaterog y
Year: 1865

WHITE SLAvEs.-The Hartford Times
says in Connecticut they have a system of
putting up poor men and women on an auc-
ton block and selling them (or their servi-
ces, which is the same thing) to the losoest
bidder. OF course it is all right to sell poor
white men by the Puritans but it is helm
Gus. to sell black men. Black is the win
MIN color" now among that class.
Year: 1865

A good many people are very much
alarmed about the finances Of the coun-


try, and fear that because they do not
see gold and silver in duly ci-c.lation
as they used to, it has all gone out Of the
country. Such people would be sur
priscd if they could look into few Of
the private boards, to say nothing Of the
public reccptacles Of the country, ahG
sec the nice little sum laid by ugainst q
time Of need, all of which will conc into
circulation in an amazingly short space
Of time rs soon as financial matters be-
come more settled. We know Of an


Irishman, who cannot write bis name,
! who has in store $4,000 in gold coin
and $4,000 in silver coiu. lie has
money enough besides and refuses to
sell his coin at any premium, rs he says
the time may come when he shall want
it.. AS other Irishmen may wish to
know how their countryman happened


to hive so much money, We will add


that the possc:sor Of this hoard never
drank drop of liquor in his life, and


don't stand round street corners pulling
the smoke Of vile tobacco from. a dirty
pipe in the faces Of all the passers by
And there are others besides Irishmen,
who, if they did not get rich, might
profit materially by the abstinence and
prudence practiced by this fortunate son


Of Erin Springfield RepKbltcan.
Year: 1865

To 1t viii be learned with pleasure that MIR.
Borne of our town, has resumed the manufacture
of candles and that he will soon be enabled to
make soap for home consumption. There is a
great deal Of economy in using the candles and
soap made by Mr.. Borne, without considering
that we should encourage home industry.
Year: 1865

Price of Freight Reduced.-By reference
to the notice of the steamer Pauline, in another
column, it will be seen that this boat will here
after transport cotton to New Orleans at 81 25
per bale, which is reduction of SO IS per bale
on former rates.


Many complaints have bee,, made in regard to
the high rates of freight. The steamer Pauline
now makes an offer which will no doubt attract
a large share of public patronage.
Year: 1865

While we cannot ask the Government 10
commit any breach OF faith towards r. E.


Lee or any other traitor red with the blood
of his cOuntrymen. we do most heartily ex-
press our detestatiOn Of the miserable at
tempt Of Southern traitors to hold up Lee
to admiration or regard on any score what
ever. Lee is an average Virginian slave
holder in moral character-nothing more.
Before the war his chivalry only became
known from the circumstance which went
the rounds Of the press, that on one acca-
sion, when his Overseer at Arlington re-
fused 70 administer the lash 10 "A Young
slave woman who had attempted 10 escape.
Lee himself seized the emblem Of slavery
and performed the ignoble task During
this war he has not performed 4 single chi
various act 10 our knowledge What IN
ionlst IN rebel hands has he beir.ended 3.
But on the contrary. have they not starved
under his eyes. and rotted by disease where
a word from him would have given them
human prisons ami DEMONSTRATING food D.
lie is one OF the guiltiest Of all the rebel
uends and could We do it lawfully. without
4 breach OF our own national honor. We
would hang him with patriotic pleasure.
AZ Il l. he Is safe
Year: 1865

During one Of the battles on the left last
week. a son IN one Of the New York reni-
ments, met his own father in one Of the
rebel regiments. and took him prisoner. II
was an actual occurrence. vouched for on
good authority. and the manner of it was
this.


Just before the war commenced. the son
left Bis home ami went 10 the State of New
\ ork. He enlisted IN the Federal service
and came down into Gen. Grants army
here, and for gailantry in action was pro-
noted 10 Lleuteuautcy. The father was
IN the ranks Yet. The other dav. while
charging the rebel works on the left hv
some curious happening or providence.
this son in our lines came directly upon his
father on the other side. "Holdi~ he cried
instantly, a he noticed his father was lev
cling his gun upon him. don't YOU know
whom you are firing a. During the four
years OF our service, this son had grown -
much the father did not know him. We'll ~
SAY he, Il am your son. and YOU are nv
prisoner


The father looked up. came quickly ia =
recognition Of his offspring. and went 70
the rear. This head OF a family was once
q shoemaker IN the city OF Peters5urg.-
Petersburg Progress
Year: 1865

The sovereignty of the Suites is the
language of the Confederacy and not the
Language of the Constitution. The latter
contains the emphatic words That the Con-
stitntion and the laws Of the United States
which shall be made in pursuance thereof.
and all treaties made. or which shall be
made, under the authority of the United
States, shall be the supreme law Of tho
Year: 1865

TESTIMONY OF A. l.. CORwIS.


Reside at Yaphank am baggage master; been Long
Island Railroad about fourteen months; my business
10 attend TO the baggage, and also TO the brakes whea
otherwise unemployed in the last collecting the
fares left the express messenger in the baggage
head the whistle blowing ahead as usual gong round
The curve heard the whistle about one minute before
IN collision; there brakeman between the two last
cars the baggage brake tight after the colis
ion there were two brakemen the train besides my
self there were eight passenger, baggage and ono
smoking car am positive there could have been fifteen
passengers seated in the rear car


lhis completed the number of witnesses examined,
and at eight r. NJ the jury retired consider their
verdict which they had not agreed upon O'Clock
this morning.
Year: 1865




One Hundred and Fifty People Killed mt
the Yorkvilie station of the New York
and Harlem and New York and New
Years-Sixty-iive Miles an Hour on the
New Haven Rohd.


RAILWAY CALAMITfEs.


New York august 26) correspondence of Provdenc,


Journal


Last Tuesday named Dean was instantly killed
at the Yorkvo station about five miles Forth Of the
City Hall; and on Friday another victim sealed his fats
the same point The first was worthy and some
what wealthy butcher; the last was lawyer OF emil
nence, named Henry G Wheaton, and was, believe,
relative the late Henry Wheaton Of your city author
of tho world wide renowned work International law
At this station Yorkvillc twenty 1--WE or thirty
trains OF tho New York and Harlem and the New York
and New railroads pass every day There two
tracks and between very small PLATFORM about
eighteen two feet wide, which people wait
nr 10 take the upward or downward trains OF the Har
lem road may stand they choose to the risk OF
dong so while the opposing or opposite train Is pass. Ass
ing People anxious TO take the Harlem trains-for the
New Haven stop at this poin-w place themselves
the platform at the peril Of their lives, and
thus offer themselves willing sacrifices


have passed the dangerous point indicated twice each
day for the last sixteen years and during that period
think many one hundred and fifty people have been
killed there. The middle narrow platform has long
been denounced man-trap II has frequently been
removed by the Harlem Company bat when this has
been done such howl OF discontent has been raised
that its restoration has been found necessary


The other day while passing through Connecticut, tho
conductor received at Guiliord station a teegaphic
despatch from the Superintendent 0f the road Hold
on Gulford; do not come till further orders !"
We paused half hour, when another despatch came
to the effect t-"Come slowly; do not exceed nvo
miles an hour; down train On the track; be very
full


Finally we reached New Haven, having passed the
disabled train. We had n loss Of half hour and up
wards lady who sat sy my side protested that such
a road such a company such trains that could not get
faster than 1--WE ten miles hour should not be
patrorized Such nuisance was intoerable and not To
be endured.


We started from New Haven nj full speed. We had
half an hours lost make good In order to
meet with the Southern and Western trains in New York.
The speed increased 10 sixty Ave miles the hour TIL
that lost time was made good And then the lady in
a passion of anxiety and alarm. 'what will become OF
usf she exclaimed 'lf anything should occur To tho
road If wheel rail should be broken, we should all
be murdered! Such n road should be indicted; aud "
were a man would do 1t the moment we reach New
York. But what railway for human fel" For-
tunatcly reached New York IN time and the lady
praised n ros that Ind in safety enabled us to connect
with the Southern rolte.
Year: 1865

Oh. slow to srnite and swift to spare,


Gentle and mercifuI and justl
Who, in the fear of God, didst bear


The sword of power, the nations trust!
In sorrow by thy bier we stand,


Amid the awe that bushes all,
And speak the anguish of land


That shook with horror at thy fall.
Thy task is done the bond are free;


We bear thee to an honOred grave,
Whose proudest monument shall be


The broken fetters of the slave.
Pure was thy life; its bloody close


Hath placed thee with the sons of light,
Among the noble host of those


Who perished in the cause of Right.
Year: 1865

complaint in that respect-that is, no general
complaint so far as he is concerned. I do not
think there has been any ground of complaint
in that respect.


Q. Has there been any misunderstanding
with regard to the conduct of the war, in any
particular, between you and the Secretary OF
War, since you have been in command?


A. Never any expressed to me. Inever had
any reason to suppose that any fault was found
with anything I had done. So far as the Secre-
tary of War and myself are concerned, he has
never interfered with my duties never thrown
any obstacles in the way Of any supplies have
called for. He hAs never detailed course OF
campaign to me, and never inquired what
was going to do. He has always seemed salts
fed with what did, and heartily co-operatsd
with me.
Year: 1865

the floor, and the congregation Immediately
arose ana lett the synagogue. Till this moment
the Dndegroom had not touched the hand of
his future companion, except to place the rinU.
and we were told he had not seen her at ar5v
time on that day. The wedding party attended,
by their friends then took carriages and re-
paired to the place of festivity, where the cere-
monies of the day were appropriately con-
clndad.
Year: 1865

RETURNED SOLDIERS advise all Of
our returned soldiers who desire to purchase
ready made clothing Of recent style, neat
man ufacture, aud durable texture, to call
upon Sam Perry, at his emporium opposite
the Post Office. lie always keeps a large
stock on hand Of every variety, and the
most fastidious taste can be easily suited.
Year: 1865

/, HAND IN YoUR ORDKKs.-What IL suit
Of clothes good for il it doesn't fit? Renling
ton & Go. have just received large aud well
assorted stock Of furnishing goods from the
East, ard are now prepared to tit any one in
the most satisfactory manner, and in the Ia
test style Give them an early call.
Year: 1865

COOKING PoTAToEs.-We have seen boiled potatoes from an untaugh: cook coming upon the table like Jumps of yellow wax-and the same article, the day after, under the direc. tions of skilful mistress, appearing in snowy balls of powdery lightness. ID the one case, they were thrown in tn cir skins into water, and suffered 70 soak or boil, as the case may be, at the cooks leisure, and after they were boiled to stand in the water till she was ready to peel them. In the other case. the potatoes being first peeled. were boiled as quickly as possible in saltei water, which the moment they were done was drained off. and then they were gently shaken for Q minute or two over the fire, to dry them still more thoroughly. We have never yet seen the potatoe so depraved and given over to evil. that could not be re claimed by this mode os treatment. As to fried potatoes, who that remembers the crisp golden slices of the French restaurant. thin as waters and light as suow-aakes, does n speak respectfully of them? What cousinship with these have those coarse, greesy masses of sliced potatoes, wholly soggy. and partly burnt, to which we are treated under the name of fried potatoes Ia America [

 Mrs Stows.
Year: 1865

CoULDN'r Fool HER.-The Lafayette l1nd.) Courier tells ah amusing story of some young ladies and gents of that place who were taking social walk near the cemetery, when ghost appeard. They all ran but one sturdy woman of the strong minded class, who stood her ground till the ghost got up to her, when she seized it, thrashed out of his frightful disguise mischievous fellow, who heard the project ef walking about the graveyard discussed: and hid himself there to give the party fright she led him back to the house, and in reply to the questions that poured in upon her, said = Can't fool me, I've seen too many men In sheets, to get frightened at them."