smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

statement:


I'VE have reason to believe that Austria and
Prussia have come to an understanding at last on
pecunary compensation for her share of the spoil,
and Prussia may carry out her plan of annexation in
her own way; Some steps being taken on behalf
of the population thus disposed of to direct Earl
RuSsells attention to the pending arrangement
with what possible object we fail toIconjecture"
Year: 1865

The | mon banners have been crowned with
victory at all the November elections. New
York and New Jersey, which were counted
on with great confidence to constitute the
northern wing Of the reunited Democracy
and thus to swing the country round TO its
old moorings, have led off the column of
Union victories. Maryland Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Illinois and Kansas,
have marched right along under the same glo-
rious standard, and kept step to the music of
the Union most beautifully.


The fact that the hosts of the Union have
been victorious everywhere throughout the
country, aud that the North is now a unit in
favor of the Union Republican party and the
Administration and Congress which it has
placed in power, indicates the confidence Of
the people in the party under whose auspices
the rebellion has been crushed out. 1t mani
tests too, the desire of the people that the
party we favor, should have charge of the
work of reconstruction. The people are in
favor of thorough work, and they would not
only make treason odious, but they will insist
upon ample security against rebellion in the
future, by the eradication of its cause and the
establishment of universal liberty through
out the land under the sanction of~the Consti-
tuition, and the protection of the National
Government.


The result of these elections indicate that
the people have no more confidence in the
copperheads, now thatthey are so ''sweet'' on
JOHNSON on the soldiers, than they had when
these same copperheads were denouncing the
soldiers as. Lincoln hirelings, and organi-
zing "fre in the rear The copperhead
leaders have denied their record, repudiated
their principles, ignored and abandoned their
party name and party platform in vain. The
people remembered them and understood
them. and the soldiers have sworn that they
never will forget or forgive them. The Union
party is the party of patriotism, Of the Union
aud liberty, and it has commission from the
people to secure universal liberty and equal
rights to crush out rebellion and treason, and
to re-establish the Union in the interests and
under the control of loyal men.
Year: 1865

The loyal people. from Maine to California,
are rejoicing over the glorious victory of the
Union men of New Jersey. 1t is grand
victory, and all the more so, that it was un-
expected to the country at large. Through
out the four weary years of war, that State
has stood ont firmly and held aloft the banner
of the State in bold defiance of the Govern
ment. 1t was the Copperhead Gibraltar of
the North that stood out alone after all the
strongholds of the party had yielded to the
spirit of Union and of patriotism And her
antecedents for near a generation past had
been SO thoroughly and uniformly democratic
and pro-slavery, that she has been regarded
as incorrigible and hopeless.


But there were patriots in New Jersey all
the time, and thousands of them in imitation
of their revolutionary forefathers, rallied to
the defence of the country in the present war.
But while they were fighting the battles Of
the country in the South, the copperheads at
home refused them the right of suffrage and
cast the vote of the State for Parker aud
Mcclellan, and elected Legislature as COM
pletely ue'oleu 10 the maintenance OF slavery
as any that has met in the South. The war
over, the Jersey Blues returned from the
South, and rallying under Ward and cheered
on by Fitzpatrick and Logan, they marched on
to the copperhead works and carried them by
storm, achieving great victory, only second
in import to that which they won on the battle
field of the South.


We propose that Jerseymen in Keokuk
now that they are no longer ashamed of their
nativity, have jollifcation over the grand
Union victory in New Jersey; and to this
end we invite them all to call into the Gate
City sanctum during the day and report them
selves, that arrangements suitable to the
occasion may be made.
Year: 1865

'VHf TAHN1f, July IVi IoU3'
General Connor will start from here with the left
column Of the Powder river Indian expedition within
the next ten days The right column nearly two thou
sand strong, is now well up the Louis fork
Tho centre column will leave from the camp
near this place, and strike through the
Black Hill country Supply depots win be established
on Powder river This expedition against hostile Indians
does not withdraw soldier from the overland mail and
telegraph routes On the contrary they will have addi.
tonal troops stationed along them az rapidly as the
troops arrive within the district The travelling public
emgrants and others need not derive any apprehepson
fQy he safaty VI thsoe yVptSs
Year: 1865

with ordnance and stock The cannon lay around in
profusionsiege guns and field pieces The poor hogs
and other animals were all killed or drowned.


The damage TO the railroad in other respects was not
so serious Though flooded for miles the track does not
seem to be materially injured and the trains have


nued their trips with less regularity than usual by
having their passengers and mails transferred over the
break, which Is about lengths, and connecting
the whole line in this way. Men are at work repairing
this break and they expect TO finish 1t night when
the trains will usual The bridge over the South
Fork the village of Somerve station, has had its
abutments washed Off but not to such an extent as to
destroy the structure The trains however have not
ventured TO pass the Southern branch OF
the road II will be in working order in day or two.


We have not heard here yet whether the freshe has
been felt In other sections of tho country how far
up the river Raritan its influence may have extended
or thing confident that this region has been
most subject to the food account Of position be-
tween the mountains and the ver the light current
OF the stream at this point where through mead
FORE that the loss in this region has been the
we're OF any to which the freshet extended


The above about all the facts of importance which
can be collected in this vicinity though voume of unm
portan matter might be written concerning departed
freshet and its influence persons and things There
is no fear Of any running Off with the cannon which
embedded in the mud among the wreck Of the train
They the only things board that escaped without
damage.


The alarm has entirely subsidized and things rapidly
settling down their old style. We do not want such
an excitement again.
Year: 1865

The Traveller learns that number Of rebel generals
have recently been released from Fort warrcn Among
them was Major General Jackson Of Savannah, and Is
understood that Generals Marmaduke and Battle were
also of the party.


There are now but few rebel officers in confinement at
the fort.
Year: 1865

Unwisc above many is tho man who
coneidcrs every hour lost which is not


spent in reading, writing, or in study
and not moro rational is she who thinks
every moment Of her timo lost which
does not find her sewing. We once


heard great man ndvise that book Of
some kind be carried in the pocket, to
be used in the case Of nm unoceupied
moment; such was his practice. lie
died early and fabulous. There are wo.
men who, after q hard days work, will
sit and sew by candle or gas light until
their eyes are almost blinded, or until
certain pains about the shoulders come
on, which are almost insupportaLlc, and
arc only driven to bed by physical inca.
pacity to work any longer The sleep
Of the ovcrworked, like that Of those who
do not work at all, is uusatisfying and
unrefreshing, and both alike wake up in
weariness, sadness and lanSuor, with an
inevitable result, both dying premature.
ly. Let no ono work in pain or weari.
ness. When n man is tired lie ought to
lie down until he is fully rested, when,
with renovated strength, the work will be


better done, done the :ooner, and done
with sclf.sustaincd alacrity. The time
taken from seven or eight hours sleep
out Of each twenty. -four, is time not
gained, but time much more than lost !;
We can cheat ourselves, but we cannot
cheat nature. y certain amount of food
is necessary to q healthy body, and it
less than that amount be furnished, dc.
cay commences the very hour. Its the
same with sleep, and any one who per.
sists 10 allowing himself less than nature
requires will only hasten his arrival at
the mad.housc or the grave. This is cS-
pecially true of brain.work. ...
Year: 1865

A good deal is said of the excellent
bearing Of the white people of the South
as developed in the general conduct of the
late Conventions in several Of the States


We Will invite the attention Of our read
to a page IN the record which shows how
another part Of the population bears It
self in the present circumstances.


The conduct of the mass of the slaves
during the war, their patience and unwa-
vering trust, have often been the subject
Of laudation. At Raleigh they ventured
upon the severe test of political con
yention, the first important meeting Of the
sort held by the freedmen in the south
1t is fair to suppose that this convention
was a collection of the better class among
the negroes, rather than an exact repre-
sentation Of the average; just as the State
convention, now sitting in the same city,
is an assemblage of the best men ofNorth
Carolina, rather than a sample of the
masses Of the white population cf that
State


We do not intend now to criticise the
proceedings 81 the State convention-in-
deed, we must express our hearty salts
faction a its wise dealing with the ordi-
nance Of secession-but we do say that
if that assembly of white men bears it.
self throughout with as much good sense
and moderation as their black noighbors,
they viii DO honor to their State.
Tie address in which the action OF this
convention finally crystallized is certainly
one Of the most remarkable documents
which the time has brought forth ~
When we consider the untutored coudi-
ton and manifold discouragements Of
these people, the sudden revolution in
their social and political condition, all that
they have suffered, all that that they have
cause to fear, and all that they hope for,
the wisdom and propriety Of their action
challenges admiration This is their first
political act-they address those whom
they see about to proceed for the reorgan-
ization Of Safe government, and as they
reasonably fear, without taking into ac-
count their rights as citizens to share in
the duties Of government and to enjoy its
full advantages They could not have
presented their claims with more dignity,
with more just appreciation Of the state
of affairs, or in manner which should
appeal more folcibly either to the reason
or the sentiment Of those whom they ad-
dress. The North Carolina convention
will act with little wisdom, if ii fails to
give heel to the petition so modestIy pre-
sented, and to provide for abolishins un-
just Determinations which plainly DO not
proceed upon the essential fitness or un-
fitness of men for the duties Of citizen
ship.-BoSton Daily .2drerhsey
Year: 1865

To PICKLE WALNUTs.-Takc one hl n
dred walnuts soft enough 70 allow a needle
t. pass through them, lay them in water,
with good handful Of salt, for two days,
then change to fresh water and another
handful of salt for three days, then drain,
and lay them on some clean straw, or q
sieve, in the sun until quite black and
wrinkled, afterwards put into clean dry
glass bottle or jar quarter of an ounce
Of alIspice, quarter of an ounce of mace.
quarter Of an ounce Of ginger, half pint
of mustard seed, and half an ounce Of
peppercorns; these to be mixed in layes
with the walnuts until al your walnuts
are used, then pour over them boiling
vinegar to cover them. Ready for uso in
two months.
Year: 1865

Esg A curious story is going the rounds
ol mistake III a mustard plaster at a
hotel. A lady, whose husband was suffer-
ing from cold got up at midnight and
went below TO fetch mustard poultice
In her agitation she mistook thesroom on
her return, and went into one where there
was light burning as dimly as In that
she had Ielt-a room altogether similar,
and apparently her husband in bed fas.
asleep. She applied the mustard poultice
to his chest. and sat quietly at his bedside
till 1t began to draw. l. did draw bat il
drew an infuriated scream from the poor
fellow who had been the subject Of her
unconscious solicitude At the sound of
the unaccustomed voice, the nature of the
accident which mad befallen her and her
patient was at once visible, and she rushed
hcadloug from the mustard man into the
arms of her iege lord. Both parties told
their story the next day. and had to leave
amidst the laughs of the occupants.
Year: 1865

At the late National Con sntion Of the
Boards Of Trade in Detroit, an important
meeting of leading merchants, Mr. Little
ton, Of Oswego, y. Y, in an able speech
in favor Of a Niagara ship canal on the
American side, large enough to pass YES
sells Of 1000 tons or more, said "All the
present modes Of transit are inadequate to
carry Eastward the vast produce Of the
West, and all new outlets and enlarge
ments we can reasonably expect to make
viii be He'd by their increasing products ="
IN experienced Chicago grain buyer said
-also, that the freight charges often cover
seyen-eighths of the value Of Lushel of
corn at Liverpool More than one-half OF
the cost of wheat is alsc covered by the
present inadequate modes of transporta-
ton"


In view Of these facts, would it not be
wise Tor the people of the Northwest to
encourage the building up of manufac-
tures here, that we might feed the work
men at our own doors rather than wait
for crowded and uncertain transportation
pay expenses thereof both ways, aud i'm
poverish our soil by sending off all its
products.


In 1862 the Northwestern people bought
merchandise to the value of SIS per head
and Of mis- SIC per head of foreign man
ufacture, and large share of the balance
Z from near the seaboard Even our vast
grain exports were insufficient to pay for
/ these goods,
Year: 1865

WTyTER FLowERs.-Take the crown or
top Of a large carrot cutting off the crown,
and leaving attached about hall an inch
Of the carrot; p ace it in a saucer Of
water: which you may conceal with moss
The beautiful fernhke sprays of the carrot
viii continue greer. and growing for
several months, and may be surrounded
with ezotics, to which it will lend
grace-
Year: 1865

The following is one Of the very few
really good satires upon railway misman~
aSement. or .1ther upon the popular idea
of the dangers OF travelling which the
la5e tidal wave Of accidents has brought
out. i DADD is a clever writer, bedad


Dear Citizen :-UnIess a person is en-
dowed with as many lives as is supposed
to pertain to an animal OF the feline spe-
cies, he must be brave man to venture
on u journey by railroad, nowadays


1t is becoming unhealthy to travel by
railroad.


1t is said King Cholera Is travelling
westward, and will soon pay IS friendly
visit.


Should King c travel westward via H.
r. r, or L l. r. r.. OF some other R.R'
| vot Of your readers need entertain no
fears Of visit from the old fellow


Before reaching New York he would be
accidentally killed Fact


Perhaps this suggestion is worth cons
sidering by your Board Of Health. Could
they induce KING Cholera to journey BY
rail on his western raid, his fate is inev-
irably scaled.


I travelled by railroad recently, and
still live.


must admit that CONCEALED chills Gid
ed up and down my back, when l cogi-
tated upon the uncertainty of life on the
rail. The milk-and-aqueous poets inform
US, in dulcet numbers, Of better world
than this. You viii generally find said
poets weary of this world. They are ever
longing to shed this mortal coil and soar
to their ortdcscribed sphere.


And the only preparation they make to
Get there, is writing bad verses.


Now | am much more easily satisfied
than these fellows. This world IS quite
good enough for me am in no haste to
migrate to another The man that is not
satisfied with this sphere, will be apt to
be disappointed when he reaches the
next


Two to one lie viii complain of the
never-euding heated term" Therefore
no ticket-of~leavs for me, Mr. Death. Not
at present.


Oflate the railroad has become bourne
whence a great many never return.


Before | took the ears, my friends gath
cred around and bid me lasting adieu
They said they never expected to see me
again Not till the putting Juggernaul
neared the depot did | fully comprehend
the nature of their fears. noticed that
old Pegs was more affected by my de-
parture than al the others.


l owed old Pegs four teen dollars for a
pair Of boots No doubt this was the
cause Of his anxiety Oh my behalf


Although my life is insured, the tho t
was not pleasant that might be converted
INTO a mass of mince meat before l could
say Jack Robtkxvmpqgdhztsohn.
Just then there was a terrible crash,
and the next thing knew was piled up
about fifteen yards from the track, along
with some other old lumber. 1t was
nothing but a railroad accident only
this, and nothing more"


One train endeavored 20 run one way
on the same track that another train tried
to run the other way, which last was not
in the same direction as the frst-rather
otherwise They did not succeed how
ever.


Says engineer No. l: "Why'n thunder
/ didn'tyou stop YOUR engine Blowed et
( | was goin' TO stop mine =
( Engineer No. > retorts: "You 20 to the
devil! Why didn't you stop your engine
Darn eff / was goin to run mine back p
( There were q passengers killed and
5 wounded. Nobody to blame
i. DADD.
Year: 1865

To REMOVE Morris FROM FCRs-Place
the furs in the open air, on frosty night,
for an hour or so, and, after replacing
them in the wardrobe, put small bag OF
camphor where the fur lies the moth vii
very soon disappear.
Year: 1865

There are many men now in hospital
as well as at their homes, who have lost
their right arms, or whose right arm
is so disabled that they cannot acrtte
with it. PeniHanship is a necessary re-
quisite to any man who wants situation
under the government, or IN almost any
business establishment As ali induce
ment to the class Of wounded and disa-
bled soldiers here named to make every
effort to fit themselves FOR lucrative and
honorable positions, we offer the following
premilms


For the best specimen Of left


hand penmanship, ,..-..,....... $500


For the second best specimen. 30


For the third best specimen, 100


For the fourth best specimen, so


The specimens Of penmanship must be
written tcjth INK on fine letter-paper Of
the ordinary size (eighs by ten inches),
and not to be less than two pages.


The literary part Of the work may be
original or selected Brief essays on
patriotic themes, and especially narratives
of the writer's experience in the service
of the country, incidents or sketches of
the war, are preferred In alt eases, the
writer must give his name in full, his com
pany, regiment and rank list of battles
in which he was engaged, as complete ms
possible; the place where be lost his arm.
with the date, and post~office address
An inch margin must be left at the sides
and top and bottom of the paper Should
sufficient number Of specimens be sent
in they will be laced on exhibition, and
the proceeds, if sufficient, will be devoted
to the publication Of a memorial volume
Year: 1865

For MENDING CHINA A-into a small bot
tie press rs much isinglass as will all but
fill 1t; then pour in, by degrees, some gin,
which will gradually sink in and fill up
entirely the interstices left by the isin-
glass. Keep the bottle in a warm place,
hut not very near the fire, until the isin-
glass is perfectly desolved,when the cement
is ready for use. Should it become stiff
after having been kept some time, let
the bottle stand in a cup of hot water
"a little while before the cement is re-
quired.


AnotheT Bind the broken article well
together and boil in milk for some time
Year: 1865

SENTENCE OF Bounty sPEcULAroR-
The Briggs Court Martial, before whom Ser
geant JAMES McHUcH, of the general ser.
vice, was tried for collusion with notorious
bounty brokers in New York city, has been
convicted Of the charges, and sentenced to
be "dishonorably discharged and drummed
out of the service of the United, with loss
of all pay and allowances now due or that
may hereafter become due, to be imprisoned
for the period of three years in such prison
as the Secretary of War may direct, and pay
a fine Of ten thousand dollars" McHuaH
made thirty thousand dollars out of his
transaction with bounty brokers, while he
was acting as recruiting sergeant in the
city Of New York.
Year: 1865

INTERNAL REVENUE BuREAp.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue this morning
made the following decision:


That the amount Of personal property sub
ject to legacy tax under section l24 is deter
mined by the clear value of such personal
property-that is, the amount remaining after
payment of debts and expenses of admins
tration. When such value does not exceed
81, 900 no legacy tax should be assessed
thereon,
Year: 1865

TIE FOURTH AUDITOR has decided that
where powers of attorney are given by sea-
man for the assignment of prize money or
wages, they must be duly attested by the
commander and paymaster of the vessel to
which the said seaman is attached at the
time the instrument is executed. This de.
cision is in accordance with the requirements
Of section 10 of the act to regulate prize pro-
ceedings and the distribution Of prize money,
approved June 80, 1864.
Year: 1865

We can state, from undoubted authority,
that there is no truth whatever in the many
rumors, some of which have appeared in the
public papers, that any change is contem-
plated in the office of Commissioner Of Public
Buildings. The President, we are confident,
is perfectly satisfied with the present incum-
bent, who has been his warm friend for years.
Year: 1865

The New York banks have adopted some
new rules. One Of them is that no employee
or clerk shall be interested in stocks, shall
not visit the Evening Exchange, shall not be
a haJitms of concert saloons or other places
OF improper resort. We are thinking Of
adopting something of the sort ourselves.
Year: 1865




1t affords us pleasure to notice the ad-
vancing strides which trade is again TAX
ing in this city. The removal of military
restrictions imposed for the time b ing
on trade, and the unsealing of the port.
caused an immense influx of goods of all
descriptions; in fact, cargo met with
ready sale as soon as it landed. The city
trade alone offered the most tempting in
ducements to merchants. Day by day
new stores are being opened, and desir-
able stocks of goods are being thrown on
the market. The opening of the rivers
and the resumption of business by the
railroads has added much to. the trade Of
the city, but nothing as yet compared to
what it will be when boats land their
cargoes at the wharves of Mobile.