smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

The residence Of l.. Clephane, Esq, our
worthy City Postmaster, was, as usual on such
occasions, thrown open to his friends, and the
opportunity was availed Of by large number,
who visited him for the purpose Of wishing
him happy New Year. A sumPtuous repast
was prepared, the richness Of which will be at
tested by all who were so fortunate as to call.


During the latter part Of the day the Amerl-
can Dag gracefully drooPed overt the table, with
large manuscript copy of the Presldent's pro-
clamatlon suspended therefom.
Year: 1863

ANATHEMA.- DR. Holmes, in his Fourth of
July oration, thus mathematics the chival-
rous Virginian Rufin, who on the 18th day
of April, 1861, commenced the civil war
in America by firing the first gun


"To make sure that no absence of malice
aforethought should degrade the grand ma
lignity of settled purpose into the trivial eff
fervescence of transient passion, the torch
which was literally to launch the first missile,
fguratively: "To fire the Southern heart,
and light the fame of civil war, was given
into the trembling hand of an old white
headed man, the wretched incendiary whom
history will hand-cuff in eternal infamy with
the temple burner of ancient Ephesus The
first gun that spat its iron insult at Fort Sum-
ter smOte every loyal American full in the
face"
Year: 1863

A young lady who was employed in braid
ing guard chain for a gentleman's watch,
was asked what it was for. ga bell-rope,
sir, rejoined she, "and a pretty one too
but I suspect we shall find beau attached
to it when it is finished"
Year: 1863

GREAT FALLING orr IN CRINoLINE-
There is great dimiuution in the heretofore
enormous size of the dresses of many of our
city bellies. This is the result of the intro
duction of "Quaker Hoops" as they are
styled, which are the result Of Queen Victo-
ria's edict against crinoline. Our fashiona-
bles, and those too, who are included in that
class, are quick to ape the manners and Gus
toms of foreign ladies, and accepted this last
innovation with unusual good grace. The
reduction in size is so apparent that some Of
young ladies look as if they were going into
decline--Al5any Express.
Year: 1863

TURNING COPPER INTO GOLD. Some
months since, when the "copper" fever" was
at its height, party of men sent person to
the Colorado country to locate copper mines
for them. He did his work, and reported
that he had located several ledges, which were
about one-half copper, the balance silver, gold
and rock. Immense excitement and great
expectation among the interested was the con-
sequence; the Great Central Company was
organized, and it determined to do the work
of fortune-making up brown. 1t engaged
man who claimed to be skilled in all sorts Of
ores, as well as the art Of writing up
newspaper, from an item" to "leader," to
proceed and make an examination Of the
mine. He did so, came back and reported
that they were undoubtedly rich jim copper,
with perhaps some silver, and that he had
sacked ND some of the average groupings,
which he supposed was half copper; which
rock would soon make its appearance. The
Great Central Company was in fever Of eX-
pectation pending the arrival of the rock In
time the rock arrived the rock looked blue,
so did the expert who had been to exam
inc the vein; yet he professed to be confident
that the rock would yield one-fourth its weight
in copper--he kneto it was good copper ore.
The rock was put through a mill, thoroughly
worked, and what do you think it yielded
About one dollar in silver, and .fre dollars
tcoyth of copper to the ton Of rock-also one
hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents
in gold. The Company, we believe, does not
complain of the result, but the members
swear that the next time they send an Tex
pert" to examine mine fos them they will
send one who can tell gold from copper.
The "expert," We believe, has concluded to
postpone his application for q diploma as
Professor of Geology. Pc. ...-
Year: 1863

b. a
mouth and Warsaw mine is situateA


E and f streets just south Of the co


Curry tunnel; in fact an air shaft from tA
tunnel cuts the surface very nearthis COMP
pany's works. A shaft four feet by twelve
> in the clear has been sunk to the depth of
one hundred feet-at the depth of forty feet
they went through the ledge which was at
that point about two feet in thickness, but at
the point where it is penetrated by the Gould
& Curry tunnel, it is much wider and of ex-
cellent quality. The company intend putting
their shaft down 250 feet, and then drifting
through the lode. When completed, this
shaft which is well timbered, will have three
compartments at present, however, but one
partition is used, and that simply to promote
a circulation of air which is produced by the
buckets in ascending and descending in one
compartment. Thus, as the bucket decends
the air is forced downward 10 certain e&-
tent. in that compartment, and upwards III
the same proportion in the other-and rice
rersa ON the ascension of said bucket, which
would Not be the case we're there no division
Of the shaft. The frame for a building sixty
BY forty-eight feet was raised yesterday. A
thirty six horsepower engine is on the
ground and will be put up immediately, and
an excellent and substantial hosting appa-
ratus will be constructed over the shaft. Inc
Superintendent, to whom we desire to ex-
press our thanks for the gentlemanly atten-
tentions shown US while inspecting the mine,
informed us that he expected to have the
building completed, and the engine and hoist
ing apparatus up and III running order in
| about six weeks.
Year: 1863

No arm of the Polish service is so much
dreaded by the Russians as the scythemen,
who have gained the most of the Polish
victories. A letter from Cracow gives the
following account of them -


81 believe the soldiers of Russia have
the credit of being able to stand bayonet
charge as well or better than those of any
other nation except one, which need not he
narticularized for the benefit of English
readers. But at close q-arters the Rus
SLAMS shrink from the Polish scythe as from
death itself; and whenever it has been
foond possible to get the Kossanieri-in
however small number-withn something
like reach of the enemy, the latter has
turned and fed. This, after all, is not to
he wondered at. The Russian soldier, who
is only a Russian peasant, shaven, shorn
and half choked in tight military suit, is
a creature of habit; he had learned that to
be skewered on bayonet Is the sort OF
thing he has to expect, and TO which the
men in his regiment have, in collective
sense. long been accustomed. But to be
slashed in the face by people who turn their
reaping hooks into sabres, and their scytlIes
into two-edged swords. is more than he
ever bargaiued for, and he wont stand It.
Or the other hand the scythemen are SAID
TO become quite unmanagable when lhey
are exposed for any length OF time to the
fire of the Russians. to which they were
of course unable TO reply. Accordingly, as
a general rule, they have been kept out OF OF
sight, either in ambush or behind ordinary
infantry, until the moment arrived for them
10 rush forward and strike terror into the
ranks of the Muscovites.-All the victories
gained by the insurgents under the COM
mand of Laneiewiez q cannot think OF one
instance in which we're really beaten) have
been decided by the scyhemen or the Zou-
aves in combination, ard generally by the
scythemen alone. At Skala, Langiewiez
not only led the scythemen in person. but
himself CARVED a scythe. which he took up
at the last moment before giving the order
to charge"
Year: 1863

The first regiment of Kansas co'ored
volunteers is now full. and has already
proved its efficiency. A scheme is now on
foot TO raise brigade. Many of the most
influential men are interested in the move
men:, and are using their best efforts to
make i. successful. a
Year: 1863

Civillty costs nothing so we have been duly in
structed from an early age; but however little ei-
Witty may cost after the habit is acquired, the
civility that has cost nothing is of very little
worth For what is meant by civility! A soft
voice and deferental manner A feeble readiness
to yield in Indifferent matters, and relutance to
give offence cause disturbance! Scarcely So
True civility implies some degree, however small,
of selfsacrifce and self-sacri6ce certainly costs
US something No doubt their is such thing as
pleasure in selfsacrifce, pleasure keener than
can be gained by self-seeking. But such a pleas
is itself evidence of goodness, and must not
be cOnfounded with natural passion or instinct.
1t is the friend of an habitual endeavor to act
kindly by those with whom we have to do, and has
reached maturity after many struggles and con-
ficts. Thus whoever takes pleasure in eiyility has
generally something good in him for the civilty
we mean is not mere superficial politeness-"
candid deal Of courtesy''-the indiscriminate
fawning of spanel-the grimace of an unctuous
imposter; but hearty wish TO make others COM
Portable at our own expense. Of course the wish
may fail when the trial becomes severe. Civility
does not necessarily imply high degree of self-de-
NAL. 1t indicates that the germ of it is there
capable of expansion-and, so far as it goes, is q
virtuous and wholesome habit of the mind.
Year: 1863




The voice of the working men of Man
chester, the centre of the English cotton
manufacturing district, upon the American
question, is full of significance, as of car
nest sympathy with the best thought and
action on our side. While the lords Of the
loom, who have made more money by the
rise in cotton and cotton goods than they
could possibly have gained from continu-
Gus supply of cheap cotton, and the ars-
tocrncy of the land, who have felt the
American war only in new strength to
their prejudices, and in new guarantee to
their selfish power, give their hearts and
their hands to the rebellion and to slavery,
aud gloat over the threatened ruin of
America the real sufferers by our war,
the -spinners of Manchester, and
those in trade and mechanics who share
their fortunes, speak out boldly and intel
gently for the Right, comprehend US as en-
gagged in a struggle for the highest civili-
zation, and proffer US words of hearty
encouragement. We give here, in full,
their latest and best utterances of good
feeliug-the resolutions aud address to
President Lincoln of large public meet
ing, several thousands in number, at Man
chester, on the last evening of the last year:
Year: 1863

WASHINGTON CRY, July Q, 1868.


Ny DEAR HILDRErH 81 believe have
been owing you letter for some time.
You will excuse my tardiness, | know,
when you learn that / am now about
two months behind with my private
correspondence, generally, and have
not written letter to friend, with
perhaps one exception, for a month
The reason of this is, l have been
SO busily engaged with my duties in
the Department that had to postpone
private matters till the hurry should be
over. l will take my corporal oath
that if had the honor of a correspond
ence with the handsomest, most bril-
liant, most accomplished woman out
side the gates of Paradise, l should
have been compelled to be silent for
the past five weeks SO you he chaps
will grant me a gracious pardon, am
sure. s


In your paper before the last you
have lengthy article, and an able
one, about the State Convention, in re-
sponse to which ! desire to say some
thing, not for publication, nor by way
of answer, but in the hope of persuad-
ing you to support the ticket, notwith-
standing the North was SO unjustly
treated by the Convention. l think
you know well that no man in Iowa
desired the nomination of Judge Will
liams more than l did. So far as |
could, urged his nomination, on eve
ry ground. l used with my friends
all honrable means in my power to ac-
complish result which l thought the
Judge merited personally, and which
| was due to the stiff-backed Republi-
cans of Northern Iowa. l did so,
though l had never met Judge Will
liams, and was still ON terms of per-
sonal kindness with Judge Dillon, and
looked upon him as one of the best
lawyers in Iowa not only but in the
West. l was deeply disappointed in
the result --as deeply, ! think, as any
one could be. Nevertheless, ! shall
support the ticket, because ! will not
allow it to be even suspected that !
belong to the class who must rule OF
ruin-the very thing, by the way,
which is charged upon certain wire.
pullers in our own party, and with
| truth. Avoid that rock.
Year: 1863

Any person obtaining Ave subscribers and forwarding
the money, shall be furnished with copy of the nteli
gencer for this service SO long the number shall be
kept good.


Business pertaining TO the paper can be transacted
with the Publisher any day al the Oce Of Publication.


Communications may be addressed TO the Editor who
wilipromptIy and faithfully respond to them.
Year: 1863

were some short sales Of the latter, based on the
theory that the public would not consider the
dividend large enough. At the close everything
was very strong, with decided increase OF out


side orders. The following were the closing quo
Year: 1863

Sec. IL. And be 1t further enacted, That the
legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho
shall hold its first session at such time and
place in said Territory as the Governor thereof
shall appoint and direct and at said first ses.
sion, or as soon thereafter az they shall deem
expedient, the governor and Legislative assem-
bly, shall proceed to locate and establish seat
of government for said Territory at such place
as they may deem eligible: ProritIed, That
that the seat of government fixed by the gov
ernOr and Legislative assembly shall not be at
any time changed, except by an act of the said
assembly duly passed, and which shall be ap-
proved, after due notice, at the first general
election thereafter, by majority Of the legal
votes cast on that question


Sec. 13, ARd be 10 further enacted, That a
delegate to the House of Representatives Of
the United States, to serve for the term OF
two years, who shall be a citizen of the United
States, may be elected by the voters qualified
to elect members Of the Legislative assembly,
who shall be entitled to the same rights and
privileges as are exercised and enjoyed by the
Year: 1863

INCIDENTS IN THE "BLACK COUNTRY"


The last number of the Edinbu,y Re-
0ie'c (republished by LEONARD Scorr &
Co.. has an interesting article entitled
"The Black Country" describing life in
the coal districts of England The start
ling revelations of the Parliamentary Com
missions appointed to inquire into the en-
plOyment of women and children in the
mines, the recent terrible disasters in the
pitt, resulting in the loss OF many hundreds
of lives, the general Indifference alike of
proprietors and workmen to any measures
of precautioE, have at last drawn public
attention to the condition of the mining
population, and the writer in the Edinbu,y
sums up the results of late investigations,
spicing the narrative with sundry anec
dOtes.


Familiarity with the perils of the mines
breeds contempt of danger among the
miners. Here are two or three illustrative
instances:


AN OBSTINATE BOY.


The boys in the coal mines are expressly for
hidden to ride on the "draughts," or loaded
tram wagons. which are drawn by horses from
the face of the work to the shaft. If they fall
off severe, perhaps a fatal, accident is the
consequence. One sturdy lad, whose comrade
had lately been killed by fall. was told by the
charter-master, at the Inspectors request, that
if he ever caught him at that work again he
would strap" him. "Then thee must strap
me, reckon" was the cool reply. The young
Spartan was turned out of the pit as the only
means of saving him from the consequences of
his obstinacy, and as a warning to others. But
punishments and warnings avail little. At last
another accident happens. 1t is reported that
young such one is badly hurt; the old story
-nObody's fault but his own; the father comes
up with the big tears vast ing or rather blOtting
his begrimed face, and takes rueful comfort
in telling the manager how he has chidden and
beaten the boy for the same offence scores of
tlmeS-and what is to be done? 1t is not easy
to prevent young gentlemen who are trained
we may presume, to greater docility than the
rude collier lad, from sliding down the banis-
ters; and in all classes of life youth will in
dulge in pranks in which no enjoyment can be
discovered except the zest of disobedience and
the excitement OF danger.


CASE OF WOUNDED PRIDE.
''Not yet" seems to be the delusion which
keeps them working on, moment after mo-
ment, in situations of peril, till at last they
stay one moment too long-and all is over.
One day last year man was engaged in draw
ing the wood from an abandoned working.
He was furnished with long bar to knock
away the props at safe distance-the roof
hitherto had proved sound. and b preferred a
pOrters an overwhelming rush of 'clunk" or
fire clay fell upon him and buried him in an
instant. Help came too late. On one occa-
sion the charter-master saw man working
without the usual prop of timber at his back
he demonstrated on the danger of such careless
ness, and, bringing a tree" as it is called,
fixed it in its proper place. There was some
thing in this proceeding that offended the mans
Year: 1863

Father, lowly on my knee,
l, supPliant. come to Thee;
Such the anguish of my mind,
Scarcely words for prayer find.
Father. grief hath made me wild
Spare, oh, spare my darling child!
Thou hast power to stay disease;
Thou hast power to give him ease;
Free his little limbs from pain;
Still the thrObing of his brain.
LOwly bending on my knee,
Father list my prayer to Thee.
Thou didst give him to my heart
OF my inmost life part;
Grant him life; to health restore;
Rack my bleeding heart no more.
Can l watch his agony?
Father! give him back to me.
Bring the color to his cheek;
Give him strength-so wan and weak;
Light again with smiles his eye
Father! to thy throne on high,
Morning, noon and night shall rise
Grateful praise and sacrifice.
But oh, God! shouldst thou deny
Answer to my anguish cry,
Bear me up. so faint, so weak,
Let my burdend heart not break;
Make me feel, with Thy dear Son,
Not my will, but Thine be done.


II. G. s.
Year: 1863

WHISTLER has just returned from the
East. and Is now opening 9 large and besuii-
fu stock OF spring goods. Go early. ladies,
and get your pick from The largest and cheap.
est stock OF goo is In the State.
Year: 1863

more than mile distant. If il dissolved 10
reveal friends, they would be welcome: for al
this hour fresh friends were all that was need
ed. II it disclosed the enemy, then the day
was lost. and il became the duty OF those who
formed the last square" on this battle FIELD,
to throw into the teeth of the victorious ene-
my defiance as grandly contemptnous as
that of Cambronne, and die there. There was
no escape il the troops moving were, as II was
feared. the cavalry of the enemy.


Take my glass, some Of you whose morse
stands steady Tell me what you see.


In the dust that emerged, thick as the clouds
that precede the storm, nothing could be us
tnguished but a moving mass oil men. But
it was seen that they were infantry. 1his IN
formation made Thomas breathe more freely.
If infantry. it was much more likely to be
Granger than the enemy. At this momenta
tall officer with the yellow straps OF captain
of infantry, presented himself TO Gen. Thom-
as.


General" said he, II am cut off from Gen
eral Negelv and cannot find him. | beg leave
to report to YOU for duty, sir, of any charac-
ter"


captain Johnston" said the General TO the
speaker, "ride over there aud report to me
who and what that force is"


In an instant Johnston was gone-gone upon
a mission which proved itself TO be more
dangerous ohc thiii any vi US Supposeu. AS
he emerged slowly from dense foliage of will
lows growing about a narrow stream in the
rear, we heard the report of several rifles. and
we saw him halt for second and then, DASH
ing spurs to his horse, disappeared in a thick
wood in the direction of the coming mass OF
troops still enveloped in the clouds of dust.
In few minutes he again emerged from this
timber, and following him came the red,
white and blue crescent-shaped flag of Cor
don Granger. We had wished for night, and
it was Blncher who had come to us. At aquar
ter-past one, Steadman first, aud Gordon
Granger afterwards, had wrung the hand of
the statue Thomas, who had gone all through
the terrible scenes of the last two days bat
Tie to be moved and melted at this hour. As
Granger came up 1 felt that from the face of
the heavens great cloud had passed, and the
sun was shining once more upon us with the
same benignant rays of former victories"
Year: 1863

The New York World Of the 9Th inst.
publishes private letter from lady to
friend in that city, describing the So
cial condition of the Southern people.
1t appears that this lady has "spent
about year with her relatives in the
formerly wealthiest and most prosperous
part of Alabama" and that during her
stay she enjoyed, from her position in
society, unusual facilities for seeing and
making herself acquainted with the con-
dition of the people in other parts of the
South. She has recently returned from
her prolonged visit, and gives the result
of her observation in the subjoined note.
The World says the writer is person
whose name would guarantee at once
her patriotism aud her truthfulness. She
says;


"The desolation of the Southern States
beggars description Destitution and
poverty have taken the place of opulence
and prosperity. Men that were worth
hundreds of thousands are reduced to
poverty. AS for the Injuries of life,
formerly so abundant in the South, there
are none. Those who were formerly the
wealthiest have nothing to sustain life,
but what the country affords, and not
enough of that, for by impressment it
is taken from them for the army. Their
garments, even their shoes the families
have to make themselves; they spin,
weave and dye their cotton, and weare
homespun cloths, rich and poor Tea,
coffee and sugar are not to be had; milk
and water are the only beverages; In
dian corn is their principal food. The
families are broken up and ruined. You
seldom meet with male inhabitant, and
if You do, he is either infrm or Grip
pie. A large portion of the male pop
ulation are killed in battle, many more
are crippled for life time; many patri-
otic Union men died of broken heart


What remain are I'm the sSruIy IN the
employment of the Government New
ertheless, press-gangs cross the country
in all directions in search of men
for the army. All ties of social life
are completely dissolved No courts
of justice and equity are held-justice is
meted out by the military. The country
in many places resembles a wilderness
Wherever the armies march there every
thing is ruined-the crops destroyed,
fences burned, trees cut down, domestic
animals killed, robbed or taken for the
army. But whatever the Southern peo-
pie may suffer, they bear it with heroism
and resignation; they have little hope
of success. There are very few, if any,
that prefer ignomy to death. Under the
impending Congressional and Presiden-
tial measures they deem it impossible to
surrender at discretion, and are resolved
to utter destruction.
Year: 1863

ORDER FOR A FLANK SIDE WALK.


Nov. 81, 1s63-And now it is hereby ordered
and directed by the Common Council of the City of
Evansville that the owners of all lots or parts of
lots, fronting on or adjoining the south side of
Sixth street, from Fulton Avenue to Fifth Avenue,
in said City, cause the sidewalks thereon to
be brought to the proper grade, and that they
cause side walk of Glass No. 2, to be laid down
thereon within thirty days from the publication
of this order. A.PFAFFLIN, Clerk.
Clerk Office, Nov 25, 1863
Year: 1863

ORDER FOR A PLANK SIDE wAPK.


Nov. 81 .1S63-And now il is hereby ordered and
directed by the common council of the city of Ev-
ausuille that the of ali lots parts of lots
fronting on or adjoining the northeast side of
Front street. from Sixth Avenue to Pearl street. in
said city the side walks thereon to be brought
to the proper grade, and that they cause a side
walk Of Glass No 2, to be laid down thereon with
in thirty days from the publication of this order


A. PFAFELIN, Clerk.
Clerks Office, Nov. 25, 1868