smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

The World prints many curious facts,
derived from the late census, about the in
habitants of the great metropolis. It ap-
pears that the entire population, exclusive
of aliens and persons of color not taxed,
amounts to one million three thousand too
hundred and tIty! and with these classes
added the estimate is 100000.


The following table shows the population
Of the city at different periods, dating as
far back as 1856, when q census was first
taken by order of the city fathers. At that
time New York was the smallest kind of a
one horse village, and the figures of over
two centuries ago must look strange when
compared with the royal tables of to-day {:
Year: 1865




WEsr Ponr,'N Y, June Q, 1885


wsLoohE axnERAL


A salute was this forenoon nred in honor Of Major
General ThomAs Ho 80 late yesterday, and Of
fectusly did he conceal the military lion the plain c
william suit he that most Of the thousands who
here will learn with regret that his presence not then
made known to them that he did not in the full panopy
OF army uniform and gilt buttons and radiant stars pro-
sent himself 30 that the curousand there were those
who would have inquired out his in time, and
had the air ringing with cheers in his honor-learnng
who he was, could have proclaimed the fact


The General will remain here several days, his wife
having come some days before him. He has not been
here for eleven years before at which time with the
rank Of brsvet MAJOR it will be remembered, he
of the instructors Of artillery and cavalry position he
filed with signal and acknowledged ability All the ho-
nors OF the academy betting not only his rank but the
dessryedy high and imperishaele reputation he = has
made in this war; are being accorded him. West Point
never fails to honor her honored sons.


THE EXAMINATIONS


tOday we're confined TO the Spanish and French Ian
guages Part Of the time General Thomas was present
He was introduced TO the Board Of Visitors, who
ceived him with marked and deferential courtesy.
This was the only interruption TO the examination
Three days now is expected will conclude the exami
nation of the graduating class when that Of the other
classes will be commenced


A TERRIBLE THUNDER STORM,
accompanied by hail and wind Of tornado violence,
visited us this afternoon Many have read of thunder

Of the reverberatng of the echong thunder but
needs to witness such storm as we had TO day to
form any proper conception Of it's appalling and sublime
character The lightning struck in several places, but
doing, happily, far as have heard, no personal
damage One dwelling this side ht-that Of
Alexander NUNS, Esq: Across the river the flagstaff
OF Garrisons Highland House struck by lightning
which will probably have the effect TO make this widely
known house more popular than ever, since guarantee
ing from lightning strokes in future lightning never
strikes twice in the place The carriage house Of
Ex-Governor Fish, in the neighborhood, was also hit,





blown down ercer storm has not visited this locality
for several years.


VISITORS
and professors of the Academy pursuant to previous
Invitation, dined this afternoon with Ex-Governor
Hamilton Fish, at his residence the river. The
occasion most pleasant one and made more so by
the absence Of formay and any Of the tedious routine
Of toasts and speeches marrng 80 many dinners.
1t intended this evening to have had exhibition,
by the graduating class of mortar firing but the storm
has prevented IL.


Since my last report Of the arrival Of members Of the
Board OF Visitors Bishop Lee Of Iowa. and Dr. A. g.
Mackey, Of Charleston, South Carolina have come eav
ing but one (Mr. Campbell of West virginia. still absent
Year: 1865

PRRsrpENr JOHNSON AND THE RETURNING STATES.


Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Press


Delegation after delegation from the socaled seeded
States call upon the President asking his protection and
ventilatng their views He receives them kindly and
treats them frankly In no single instance has he with.
held his decided policy from them II Is interesting 70
note that these delegations contain men with whom he
sat In Congress- and several OF them were his intnaes
man ever bestows upon others His words to one may
be taken as model for all He asks them II they do not
think MS polcy right and they almost all reply that
chey concur that which cannot be avoided, however
them, either the people the politicians who have
hope that there may be gradual abolition Of
slavery, or servude In the shape of the apprentice
system that In no contingency slavery ever be re.
vived They must dismiss that idea forever; slavery
gone never to be built mp again He tells them that
there any expectation OF the assumption OF the rebel
debt II Is absurd; that not dollar will ever be rccor.
nzed by tho government To this they reply that they
do expect desire 10 pass themselves or TO ask
others to pass for them. On the question Of negro
ment hear OF case In which the same deplorable
story not told by these men. In South Carolina. at
the beginning OF the there were four hundred mil


lions slaves and property; now not dollar Is len.
The formerly rich men are either poor or dependent.
Hammond, Rhett, Orr and Chesnut are still liv
Ang, but they in very destitute circumstances
Hammond refused TO take any part In the rebellion.
He says he believed at the first II would be q
mere serenade war and he never expected anything
else but that II would collapse at last What is true OF
South Carolina Is equally true Of Georgia Toombs has
lost immensely having managed TO save his land, but
has lost all his slaves and an immense amount OF MS
property Joshua Hlprobably one OF the best OF the
Ceor rgians-is in Washington and has been recon-
mendcd to the President for Governor Hill was mem
ber Of Congress when Georgia seeded and resigned with
che rest under protest He has been consistent Union
SINCE and s here the request OF many OF the


eeding men of the state CQhb Gs'tral Caw iord Rha
Year: 1865

ANOTHER POsTPOSEMENT OF THE TROTTING MATCH


BETWEEN DEXTER AND LADY THoRNE.


The unpropiiious weather yesterday caused another
pospopement Of the match between the famous roters
Dexter and Lady Thorne until the FIRST fair day The rot
viii of Monday should the weather be favorable
is still the favorte about hundred to eighty
the hackers of Lady Thorne take all that offered
that rate An immense amount Of money is pending on
this raca
Year: 1865

FATAL FALL-coroner Collin yesterday held an In
quest at 5sh West Forty first street. body Of
nard schne lad eight years Of age whose death
the result OF injuries received by falling from third
story window to the sidewalk His skull was terribly
fractured death ensuing almost instantly The occur.
renee being accidental tho jury rendered verdict ts
that effect
Year: 1865

We hope a full Union vote will be polled at our town elections. The peace and pro.slavery party, that has fought against the government for the last several years, is now trying to ring in with good men and patriots and carry of their votes. Nominate good strong men, who have never been tainted with treason o. cow ardice, and then vote the straight ticket. m
Year: 1865

DaF The democrats (so called) will not vote for negro suffrage lest some colored man may some time desire to represent them in congress or the legislature; but in the late war, when they were more needed in the army than they ever will be in office, the blackest negro on the continent was good enough to represent them.
Year: 1865

nea- Bishop and Sedgwick have added to their large assortment of goods very fine stock

 

 of hats of the latest styles. Their shelves con tain such variety of goods now, that it would be difficult to enquire for anything in their line that they can not furnish.
Year: 1865

DT Lyons Root and Stone Digger, that was exhibited at the fair last week, attracted a good deal of interest among the farmers who examined it. It was put on trial by MT. Ben sdict. to whom the one on exhibition belonged, in field next to the fair grounds. and aston ished every one by the ease and rapidity with which it cleaned the ground of rocks of any size that could be hauled upon stone boat A large number of practical farmers were pres- ent at the trial, and every one of them, we be lieve, was fully satisfied with the work. The special committee that was appointed to ex- anime it, gave it an unqualified recommends tion. It is very simple and substantial in it's construction, being free from complicated at

 tachments that are in danger of being easily put out of order, it requires no more skill in

 use than plow, and it's cost is so light as to bring it within the reach of almost every far. mer in the County. We have no doubt that it

 would pay for itself, upon almost any farm, in

 a fortnight. We refer our readers to the ad- vertisement in another column. .... .....
Year: 1865

ciais of the Confederate Government, IN
Guiding the most prominent and inhuen-
tial leaders of the insurgent armies
would disfranchise all members of rebel
State Governments who have given active
aid and influence to the cause of seces-
sion. l would further disfranchise and
forever prohibit from holding property or
enjoying any right or privilege under the
Government of the United States all men
who have in any way given aid and sup
port to the rebellion, and who do not with
in a specified time subscribe to an oath Of
allegiance so strong and terrible as to rem
der its yiolatOr and his posterity subject
to the severest penalties known to the hu-
man law. Let these things be done, and
slavery utterly abolished, and the rebel
lion of the South will never be repeated.


[ hope it may not be supposed that
these sentiments are dictated by mere bit
terness of feeling. Though | have not
escaped suffering some of the bitter depths
of the sorrow and misery oceasioned by
this war, ] am not incapable of exercising
charity toward the worst rebels provided
that such kindness were not cruelty to my
country. Strong maladies require severe
remedies, and our body polite, possessed
with the fell disease of treason, can be
restored to perfect health and safety only
by the purifying treatment of stern, infex-
ible justice. Such is the only process by
which the peace and unity Of the Repub-
lie, purchased by such great sacrifices, can
be rendered permanent and enduring.


A. T. SECHAND.
Year: 1865

one of these deposits was reached by tie
implements of the bOrer. A


A corroboration of these views is found
IN the facts furnished by the Western


Virginia oil district. There the oil ae-
companied by gas, is being driven to the
surface In greater or less quantity, all
along the rupture of the upper strata Of
the earth, extending across the counties
of Pleasants, Wood, Richie and Wirt.
(and possibly in both directions mnch
further) known as the break" and
which furnishes caYerns for its deposit.
and assures by which it reaches the sur
face; and along which more r less oil is
found at all depths This region have
not visited since the winter Of 1860 and
1861, when | traversed on foot nearly the
whole line of this break" from the Ohio
river to the Burning Spring. Never hav-
ing heard of 1t before. L was much inter-
ested in il, being the first rupture Of the
kind l had ever seen or heard Of in all
this coal field 1t appeared to me then
rather as contraction or crumplIng to-
gether of the upper crust, than as an up
heavel, as L have sometimes lately seen
1t represented by newspaper correspon-
dents. l was confirmed in this idea when
| subsequently learned, on reaching
Parkersburg, that there existed few
miles to the westward, a corresponding
vertical assure of a very remarkable clar-
acter, filed with solid ehristalized bitu-
men, (of which l obtained specimens) a
product doubtless having the same origin
as the oil The whole phenomena was
incidental with what / had observed TO
take place in large extents Of heavy field
ice-tor instance on Green Bay when sol
idly frozen over; and which / did not
doubt to be the effect of contraction and
expansion caused by varying temperature.


II the foregoing views are correct, il is,
| think, reasonable to expect Petroleum
will be found IN greater OF less quantities
throughout the whole area occupied by
the bitumenous shale, governed only BY
the assures furnished for its deposit, the
openings between them and the source of
supply, and the passages extending to-
wards the surface of the earth, permitting
it to approach within striking distance Of
the explorer


It is not claimed the theory I have pre-
sented is wholly original with myself,
but it is believed similar views are enter
tained by many who are cOnversant with
the geological structure of the region
over which Petroleum is found In the
valley of the Ohio. My only object is
the search for and propagation of truth
and if any of your readers are in posses
sion of facts which will throw further
light upon the subject, even if they con-
trovert the views here given, hope they
will not fail to perform duty they owe
to the world by stating them fully.
Year: 1865

Mr.. EDITOR:-More than twenty years
ago a woman came to Guernsey county,
Ohio, who reported herself from the Isle
of Guernsey, and her name Sophy Gil
beaunt She was welcomed by the Guern-
sey people who had settled about Cam
bridge, the county seat


Sophy was a large and stout woman.
with powerful arms. She spoke French
as we'll as English, as most Guernsey peo
pie do. Her dress eOnformed to the no.
tions peculiar to the Isle of Guernsey
She always wore large cap with full
border. She made her own clothes, and
had a room in Cambridge as her home,
where she lived alone. She performed
the usual work of hired help, washed,
ironed, cooked, &C. She took up paper
hanging, white washed, cleaned houses,
&c, for a living, sometimes doing a day S
washing for families Her habits were
generally good, very punctual at her work
and very diligent. Occasionally, she
would get sick Rumor said she liked a
little whisky when she had no work
She worked in many families and was
well liked, particularly by the old Guern-
sey people. She often shared the bed
with persons of her sex, and was
considered perfectly virtuous, as she was
never known to be rude with men, OF
have any idle talk about beaux, or go
where vicious women do like to congre-
gate Sophy was observed to have mys-
terious way of looking around and start
ing suddenly at the appearance of men
but this pecuiarity was attributed to her
| female delicacy.


Everybody seemed to like Sophy S
work and her pleasant manners. Sophy
on one occasion, said that she and heI
sister had got into trouble in Guernsey
and that she had some difficulty in get
| ting away A rumor had also got circu-
lated that Sophy was Of neither sex, OF
rather mixed. Itw observed that she
had rather more beard than was consist
ent with pure female nature. Much spec.
ulation was afoat, and curiosity on tiptoe
to solve the mystery, but nothing came
to light. Sophy kept her own counsels
At length Sophy got sick. Her female
friends, of whom she had many, visited
her. She grew worse, and the throng in
creased-many with no other purpos,
than to hear Sophy's explanation of the
long reported mystery; but she saiC
nothing. At length, on last Saturda.
evening, she died and her secret witt
her. So it is evident that one woman, a
least, could keep secret until deatl
solved the mystery.-GRAoE FAITHFUL
Year: 1865

The Government purchases of coal in
New York have been reduced from ten
thousand tuns day TO nine thousand
tuns week. This has Knocked the bot
tom out OF the market. The Government
purchases in the West have been CORE
spondingly, reduced, and OF course it will
knock the bottom out of our market also.
Let the bottom go.
Year: 1865

gaily sailed up to her wharf at Rockets yes
terday morning, and attracted the admiration
of large crowd who were expecting her
She is built after the model of the Niagara,
and is about the same size. Both steamers
belong to the New York and Virginia Steam
ship Line, and are admirably adapted to the
trade for which they are intended. The officers
of the Saratoga are skillful and accOmmO-
dating, and passengers travelling on her will
surely be courteously treated. We learn that
on her voyage to this place the Saratoga
broke some of her machinery, which will ac-
count for her delay in arriving here. She will
return to New York this afternoon.
Year: 1865

THE Blues BIG BowL.-We revert to this
item again to-day for the purpose of correct
ing an error into which some persons were led
by reading our article Of yesterday.


The bO,cL is still safe, and Is in the hands of
one who knows how to take care of such pre-
cious relics of the olden time. It had merely
temporarily passed from his hands to those of
a gentleman who borrowed it, for special
occasion, to use it at his private residence du-
ring the holidays.
Year: 1865

FALL IN THE PRICE OF COAL.-At the month
ly sale Of coal yesterday, prices declined from
fifty cents to two dollars per ton. Specula-
tors have held on to their stocks just as long
as they were able, and now they are compelled
to dispose of them for what they will bring.
They supposed that long before this a brisk
the open weather has disappointed them.


The general impression among buyers at the
sale yesterday was that coal will certainly not
be higher this winter, and may, perhaps, be
lower. Stove coal is now selling at % 37H per
2,24O pounds. Retailers are selling the same
coal at *ll.37k per 1000 pounds.-NeO York
Times.


We hope this fall will transmit its influence
to Richmond, where coal is held and sold at
much higher prices.
Year: 1865

:. DECEASED GOLD CoIN.-The fact that debassd
gold is on the market to a considerable amount
has been discovered. It's withdrawal as circu-
latiOn has given time to experts in counter
feiting to manufacture large quantities of
filled coin, which are now found in circula-
ton. The payment of customs duties In gold,
in consequence of the scarcity of demand
notes, keeps the false coin in company with
the genuine, and the cOunterfeits are SO well
made THAT none but experts can detect them.
Many of the banks in New York, and some in
this city, have received and paid this false is
sue-brokers take and sell it, and it is sent to
the custom house to pay duties, without crimi-
nal knowledge or intent. The proportion of
the filled coin now in use is not large, as COM
pared with the genuine currency; but it is
nevertheless true that few of the men hand
ding it know whether the coin is genuine or
not, and the uninitiated cannot possibly detect
the work of the tamperers. At the New York
custom house almost every day the filled
pieces are sent in for payment of duties The
discovery of these pieces is followed imme.
diately by cutting them in halves with a chis
sci, when they are returned to their owners
The use of gold certificates, thus limiting thu
handling of the coin, will materially narrow
the field of operations in the bogus article
Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1865

THB FATAL SMorHERING CAsE.-The Chi
cago Republican contains the particulars of the
case mentioned by telegraph of the smothering
of six men by the gas escaping in the room in
which they were sleeping. The sixth victim
died on Monday. The Republican says:


' We have no disposition to indulge in COM
ment upon this affair which shall cast censure
where it does not belong, but we can scarcely
help rejecting upon the gross negligence
In such an insecure condition. The cap had
fallen from the mouth of the pipe overhead,
and was found upon the fioor, near the parti-
ton. Whether forced off by the pressure of
gas or the closing of a door, certain it is that
1t was insecurely and improperly fastened.
having nothing to retain 1t in its place save q
little wax commonly used by plumbers and
gas filters. An aperture of an inch even over
the window would have saved these lives and
made the sad record we are compelled to write
unnecessary.
Year: 1865

ne silence usually noticed in the city upon q sunny


sabbath day observable during all Of yesterday The
hum Of busy industry was almost entirely suspended,
ether days; but there in the various branches Of
trade commerce and shipping, and in the public Offices,
sAe courts the mart Of the money changers and the


chambers Of the merchants the silence that acccompa
7sD the absence Of the industrious throng known to
localities during the six days Of the week generally
given up TO the accumulation Of money. The day was,
"a accordance with the proclamation Of President John
soy followed by that of tho Governor Of the State and
he Mayor Of the city Of New York. given over almost
ftsraly 70 humiliation, fasting and prayer Little else
q importance was done within the city limhs


There was not the sadness to be seen upon the
10 Of the multitude that rested there conspcuousy
vlen the Of the death Of President Lincoln was
II sh upon the printed page and the breath but lately
Rod from that great and good mans body. But
are was mono the less mourning The funeral records
u cung about the marble pillars Of the mansions and


public places when the sacred remains were here
nc viewed by the weeping multitude, had all been re-


ved but the grief that hung upon the public heart
Lad uos been taken away with them. That remained
sd gave character to all the ceremonies and religious
ehservances Of the day. 1t nled the churches with
people who came TO weep anew. It gave tone to the
vrds upon the pages Of the minister's manuscript and
foaAd ready response in the tsardmned eyes Of those
70 hstened. Whether In Jewish synagogue, or meet
slg house Of other denomination the scene, the
~ans feelings were uppcrmost.


me addresses al the different houses Of worship
g,vss below.