smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

qnres oath to be made it shall be made by some officer
OF such corporation.


SEC H. BE IL further enacted That the courts are vested
with jurisdiction and required by this settle all part
nershps heretofore existing between citizen and who
is alien separate the interest OF the alien
N.Y. and to sequestrate it. And SHALL asn sever all joint
rights when alien enemy concerned and sequesrae
the interest of such alien enemy


SEC 90. Be t further enacted That in all cases of ad-
minstraon of any matter thing under this act, the
court having jurisdiction may make such orders touching
the vaton o the property effects under the drec
ton control of the Receiver inconsistent with the
foregoing provisions to it shall proper And the
Receiver time ask and have the instructions of
the court judge respecting his conduct in the spOsi
tion or management OF property effects under his
control.


SEC 81. Be IL further enacted That the Treasury notes
of this Confederacy shall be receivable payment of all
purchases Of property effects sold under this


SRC 22 BE further enacted That nothing in this act
Snail be construed to destroy impair the lien other right
of any creditor citizen resident of either of the Con-
federate States other person. citizen resident
of country State Territory with which this Confed
is in friendship, and which person is not in hostility
TO this Conederacy And any lien debt claimed against
alien enemy, within the meaning of this act, shall be
prOpOunded and filed in the court in which the proceedings
of sequestraOn had within twelve months from the
institution of such proceedings for sequcsraon and the
shall all proper parties TO be made and notices
to be given and shall hear and determine the resi- ecve
rights of all parties concerned Provided however that
sales payments of shall be delayed for by
of, such rights proceedings but any money re-
allied BY the Receiver whether paid into the court treas
urv still in The Receivers hands, shall stand in lieu of
that which produced said money! and be held to answer the
demand of the creditors aforesaid in the
that which produced such And all claims not
propounded and filed aforesaid within twelve months
aforesaid shall cease 10 exist against the estate proper
ty, or effects sequestraed or the proceeds thereof


APPROVED August so. 1861.
Year: 1861

UNION DEMOCRATIC MEETING L, SoNoslA.-
A Correspondent Of the ffcrald writing from
Petaluma, Augustll says;


so great has been the change in sentiment
and feeling during the last three or four
months amongst the masses of the people,
that it is really difficult to judge of the true
political position of many individuals. In
community, however, the Union feeling is
strong.


Last evening the Hon. Jos c. McKibben
addressed large aud attentve audience at
Musical Hail. 1twasthe first meeting called
by the Union Democracy, and il was pleasant
to see the strong manifestations of loyalty to
the Union. People are beginning to see that
radical opinions are not conducive to the
welfare of the Union, and that men Of OK
treme views are exceedingly dangerous as
partisan leaders | am satisfied that the
Union Democratic party, now free from all
radicalism and standing firm upon the Con-
stitution and the Union, will bc victorious in
the coming contest McKibbin spoke well,
better than ! ever heard him betuge lie
left a good impression upon all who listened
to him, and if any were wagering in their
fidelity, l am sure they left convinced that it
was their duty to sustain their country i'll
this her hour Of peril


j b Southland then addressed the audience
in his usual eloquent and fectous style.
With a few more such efforts Sonoma county
will assuredly be redeemed from Secession
ism on the one hand and Republication on
the other. We, however. need all the as
sistance we can get, and we trust our friends
will not be like Gen. Patterson, too far away
when needed.
Year: 1861

In tho Dritish HoueY of Cnm,1ao,a the 22d ult. MT. " E. Forster asked the Sccrc- tary of State fer Foreign Affairs, whether he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House a copy of the recent correspondence between her Maiesty's Minister at Washing ton and the United States Secretary of For eign Affairs, relating to the clearance of Brit ish vessels at the port of Charleston, South Carolina He observed that at the port in question the Federal officers of the States had been superseded, and that information had been given to the British Consul by gen tlemen protesting 10 act upon the behalf of the Convention of South Carolina. The House would observe that such notification placed the owners and captains of British yes sels in considerable difficulty, nasmuch as the laws of the United States imposed stringent penalties for the non-obscryance of its reye- nue regulations, and he was, therefore, anx- ious to know whether her Majesty's Minister at Washington had been instructed to ask the United States Government whether they would hold responsible those British shipmas- tcrs who, under pressure of necessity, com piled with the orderabf the Carolina Conven- ton and whether, on the other hand, they would indemnify them from any consequences that might result from the non compliance with its regulations?

 The British trade with Charleston and the other Southern ports of the Union was vast and important, and he felt sure the noble lord would wish to keep all interested in the trade informed as to their actual position. He would not go into the general question wheth- CT diplomacy should be secret or not, but no one could doubt that to attempt to carry out secret diplomacy with the United States would be as unwise as 1t would be impracticable. He should regret if her Majesty's Government interfered in any way in the lamentable quar- rel which had arisen between their friends and cousins on the other side of the Atlantic He believed that any interference would be as impolitic as it would be unjustifable, but they still could not forget these two facts first, that the quarrel had arisen out of slave " and secondly, that they had with the United States treaty for the prevention of the slave trade, the relinquishment of which he believed would be as injurious to their in terests as destructive to their honor and the cause of humanity. (Hear, hear)

 Lord John Russell, in reply, said With regard to the correspondence which the hon. orable member for Bradford wishes to obtain have to state that shall be most willing to give it, and it will be presented on Monday next and 1 may further say that that cores pondence is highly honorable to our consul at Charleston. He was placed in a position of great difficulty, not being able to acknowledge the new government which sprung up, but at the same time he did not neglect the interests of British shipping. Clear hear)
Year: 1861

SECRETARY CHASE received telegraphiC dispatch from St Louis on the 22d, confirm ing the report that goods were being received at that port free of duty, supposed to have ar rived in foreign vessels at New Orleans This together with thewritten opinion of Attorney General BATES, that under the S9th section of the law l799 it will be impossible to col lcct revenue in the seeded States has become 3 matter of much tribulation to ''the powers that be- at Washington, and will be likely to "precipitate' new congress on the ad- ministration, which the black republican pro- tectionists of the east are fearful will explode the magazine of eXtorton which they have prepared in the Morrill, tariff bill.
Year: 1861

FOREIGN INSURANCE VoID IN MIssIs- sIPpI-The Vicksburg Whig contains the following important announcement "The auditor of the State of Mississippi recently SO licited the opinion of Attorney-General " har- ton on the question whether or not he had the power to issue licenses to agents of insurance companies not located in this State or in one of the Confederated States The Attorney General replied in the negative. This will seriously affect the security of property, as nearly all the insurance in this State is there by considered void"
Year: 1861

THE EFFECT OF MARRYING CoUsINs.- There are in this city, says The Schenectady Star, very estimable married couple, who have had eleven children, six of whom were born blind the youngest of whom is blind, and only a few weeks old When of sufi- cient age, they are sent to the Asylum for the Blind in New York. They are said to be possessed of fine talents. We understand that their parents are cousins. There is no defect in the eyes of either parent. A fine illustration of Walkers laws on intermarriage.
Year: 1861

THE public will bear in mind that we are thoroughly prepared to do all kinds of Job Work, Plain and Fancy, in the neatest style, and in shorter time than can be done else where in the State. Call in with your cards, bills, bill-heads, etc, and give our Fast Press a trial Our Job Printer is thoroughly com petcnt, and finishes his work with elegance and taste Our prices for work are as liberal aa orc oh bo-0nd alsnvrboro
Year: 1861

The majority against Convention in North Carolina is 1,200. It is proposed by some that Gov. ELLIS shall disregard the popular vote, and issue his proclamation for an e session of the Legislature to authorize the election of delegates
Year: 1861

W G. BRowNLow, the fighting preacher editor of The Knoxville Whig, has announced himself as an independent, extreme Unionist candidate for the office of Governor of Ten nessee, at the election which comes off in that State in August next.
Year: 1861

THE Cleveland Plaindeaer comparing the staple products of the north and the south says "Cotton is convenient to be sure, but corn is a necessity A man may live without a shirt but what can he dowithout whisky 2"
Year: 1861

l TIE Memphis Avalanche and Appeal, two warn-blooded secession juornals have drawn ] swords against each other about the election of municipal officers for that city, in June. ] The former paper insists that none but se- cessionists shall be put on guard over the mu- nicipal affairs, whilst the latter is opposed to making politics of any character the standard for the selection of such officers. We have ever admired the boldness with which our friends GALLOWAY and CLUsKEy have pro- claimed their extreme SOathern rights sentl- ment, however much we may differ from them. The cause of secession in that portion of Tennessee, has been protected from many fatal blow by timely parry from the fash ing ciaymores of the Avalanche and may con- tinue to do so if its editors do not attempt to catch too many opposing blades upon the points of their weapons, at one time. To do a thing well and let 1t alone, Is wise, but to over-do it and injure what has been accom- pliShed, is certainly unwise The Avalanche fought bravely for its cause in the election for representatives to the Tennessee State Con- vention, and although defeated by the oppo- sing people, after the conflict, its editors rest ed their ''bruised arms" amid the shouts and congratulations of its hosts of secession follow CTS, for the stout fight that they made. That was a ereditable battle the Avalanche fought, l for 1t involved the secession or non-secession of an entire State. but the blow it now pro- poses to strike in the municipal election of Memphis, looks like the sudden attack of a band of Guerrllas upon small body of foes for the purpose of revenge. And besides, there is danger of oyer-doing the thing for secession, and being taken in," as the i'm mortal Major JONES, of Georgia, once was on a memorable occasion The Major and a party of young ladies went strolling through the woods on a grape hunting excursion; they soon discovered tree standing on the edge of pond of muddy water, over whose branches the vines ran, heavy with rich clus- ters of grapes. The Major climbed up the l tree and plucked OH as much of the Hult as his friends below desired. Thus far, as he himself acknowledged. he had acquitted him. self with credit, and was in great favor with his crowd of beautiful young ladies' and had he stopped here, his triumph would have been complete; but an unholy desire possessed him to do something more for the the delight of his friends, which he immediately put in to practice by attempting to "skin the cat" on the bough of the tree. The consequence was

 that the Majors hold gave way, and he very ungraccfully fell into the muddy water below amid the derioiye laughter of his friends Thus it may prove with the Avalanche, in its attempt to skin the municipal cat of Mem phis, on a secession bOugh.
Year: 1861

CAVALRY GRAPNRL This is a newIv invep,s5
weapon, and, II Is claimed, will render cavalry
vastly superior to infantry 1t is an admitted
TACT In the science Of war that infantry formed into
broken, can defeat an equal number OF cavaIry


each being armed with the ordinary weapons a
man and horse have the strength and speed Of
several men, and ought, If properly armed, TO be
competent to the defeat OF several men The
grapnel Is a new weapon, alleged TO he adan,ed
70 superior strength and speed, and cavalry armed
with this destructive machine, and well 81 lied
IN us use can easily defeat four times their mum.
before scythe. The grapnel was Invented in
one Of the northern States, and 100 coo have been
recently manufactured for a European govern.
ment for the arming Of cavalry. The Inventor
nds onrfed Them TO our Government, and they
have been submitted to the proper denart,nent
and approved of and purchased. 1t is said that
the President will shortly call into service 25 COO
cavalry, to have the grapnel as an additional arm
Year: 1861

CHANGE.-The apartments of the Secretary of
the Interior and his chief clerk have been
changed from the northeast corner of the Interior
building to the first two rooms on the north
eastern corner OF the northern wing, formerly
occupied by the Commissioner of Pensions In
consequence Of this change, the Commissioner
OF Pensions will hereafter occupy room on the
south side Of the same wing
Year: 1861

UHanson has just completed gold breast
pin with an agate set, for lady, which is chef
yfourYe of mechanical skill, and worthy of being
shown as a specimen of what artistic ability can
effect in the mountains.
Year: 1861

SKRENADED.-Ralph Reamer arrived from the
Bay with his bride, on the afternoon of Saturday
last, and received the compliment of a serenade
from the North San Juan Brass Band during the
evening.
Year: 1861

Hair TOnic.--To persons residing in warm eli
mates, this compound will be invaluable specific
in retaining to the skin healthy action and neutral
izing any OF the evil effects, which by continued
frequent pcrspration, must cause to the hair.


To children. or the youngest infant, it may be used
with the greatest freedom. for however thin weakly
the hair may apparently be, by the of this COM
pound all irritation will be alayed


This tonic is more particularly recommended for
storing grey hairs to their original color and with few
exceptions it is acknowledged to be inallible but in
all it is acknowledged to be superior to like pre-
parations now in the market.


This is no hair oil for simply greasing the hair, but
chemical preparation free from grease other inju
rous ingredients.


Manufactured and sold at the drug store of s T.
Watts Marysvile and sold by traders and druggists
throughout the State.
Year: 1861

Such is the form Of the indie r,nt in tho
case OF thc TriVatya.a!ucn now III New York
awaiting their trial lor piracy. In the oldcn
time the Indictment rau-"Moved by the
instgation of the devil" Now it is "on
pretencc Of authority from one Jefferson
Davis and most certainly he is a good
substitute for SATAN for no other individual
has ever done SO great an amount of mischief
in the world. According to the authority
Milton, before the creation of Adam and
Eve the arch iend had organized arebcllion
in heaven; and being cast down to Pan
dcmonium with his angels he sent out his
privatcers on voyage of discovery over
space, and subsequently landed himself in
the Garden Of Edcl, in the form of serpent,
and by his wiles blasted tho happiness of
the newly created first pair in Paradise, in
Producing death into the world, and all our
wo." In the same way Jefferson Davis
found the people happy and contented, un-
der the best form of government in the
world, and he resolved to destroy it and
set up black dominion of his own, prefer
ing, Ike the arch rebel of old, to ''reign in
He'll rather than serve in Heaven"
Year: 1861

eE The Mercantile Association had an
interesting meeting last night, upon the
new banking law, and what they think
about it will be found fully reported else
where The Association has resolved that
Tie Law should be voted down, and for
reascns which are embodied in their reso-
lrtlocs. TIE remembrance Of u stump
t;dl currency is quite too fresh to warrant
:hc hope that Illinois will repeat the ex-
pertinent under q new form this wear.
Year: 1861

TIE DEFEAT ACKEOwLEDGED BY THE NORTH


ERN PRESS.


The statements Of the northern press rela-
five TO the battle at Manassas, are beginning
to reach US; ana from the extracts which we
subioin. it will be seen that they acknowledge
their defeat TO have been Of the most disas-
Year: 1861

Thh Rebel Army COnfessedly Wretched.


We find in the Charleston Mercury this
unwilling confession of the deplorable con-
ditiOn Of the rebel army on the Potomac:


The terrible sanitary condition Of our
army on the Potomac is q matter of pain.
full interest to the whole people Of the Con-
federate States. There are few in the Con.
-E@darata States who have not uearrelatives
at Manassas or on the Mississippi. And
those who have not should be there them
selves. The frightful condition of the camp
is a subject Of universal interest and alarm.
In the spirit Of Spartan fortitude we are
willing that our troops should be sacrificed
if need be, in the cause Of the country. But
that they should fall victims to the misman-
agement Of an inefficient department is
utterly uncomfortable. 1t is not cur busi-
ness to depose and reform; but it is our
duty to expose that ineficiency which is
disastrous to the public welfare. Ten
thousand lives are now in jeopardy through
this folly. The fruits Of the great battle
at Manassas have been sacrificed to this
almost criminal faulty. It is time to be
done with it. The country must be served,
and personal predileotiens on the part Of
our authorities must no longer control our
| destinies and mar our proceedings. The
State is not to be sacrificed to fancies.-
How much longer is faVoritism and folly to
sacrifice lives and obstfuot our arms2-
Mothers, fathers, widows, all cry aloud, and
! plead for those they love.
Year: 1861

A NEW STYLE OF STovE.-The men in
Gen. Banks division have devoted their
attention, within q few days past, to the
construction of temporary fre-placss in
their tents. The plan adopted by one of
the New York regiments is first to dig a
trench foot vide and a foot deep, run
ming from the interior to the exterior of the
tent, then to cover it over, with the excep-
ton Of a foot at each end, the inside serv-
ing as a fire place and the outside end GOV.
cred with headless barrel serves as a
chimney. The invention is said to be Of
California origin.
Year: 1861

The Missouri correspondent Of the New
York Times writes Of MeCuIlOch that his
whereabouts are still Is mysterious as ever,
and the correspondent adds; 1 honestly
believe him dead from the effects Of a
wound received at Springfield"
Year: 1861

The New York papers, and indeed
nearly all our Eastern exchanges, praise
The bold and vigorous manner in which
Secretary Chase proposes to meet the
heavy financial wants Of the Government
II his suggestions are carried out by Con-
gross the public credit will be placed on a
solid basis One position which he takes
must commend itself to the Judgment OF
every thinking, prudent man, VIZ: No
money to be borrowed to pay interest; tile
debt not to be compounded, but adequate
revenue to be raised and applied to the
raynent of the interest, and sinking fund
to be provided for the gradual e1tinguish-
1nent Of the principal His exact language
is as follows, ard sounder fnancial doc
zriue was never laid down:


SIN every sound system of finance" sags he.
s.adeqnAte provision BY TAXATION Tor the prompt
discharge Of all ordinary demands. Tor the ppncsu'
al payment Of the interest on loaHs+ and Tor the
creation Of gradually increasing fund Tor the
redemption OF the principal is iodaspeataN<'
Pcbl:c credit csn only be created By puhlic hith'
znd public taith can only be maintained BY an
economical. energetic and prudent administration
pf public ahairs, and BY the prompt and panetua1
fni11lment Of eve1y public Obligation


Let Congress follow out these noble
recommendations, and they will carry the
nation triumphantly through the present
tremendous struggle without taruish Of
bleuish of its financial honor.
Year: 1861

REJoIcINGs AT VERA CRrz.-When the news
of the recent triumph of the Constitutional
arms at Mexico reached Vera Cruz, the Gov
ernor of the State, President of the Republic,
Cabinet. and other officers, were at the
Theatre. The Governor was the first To re-
ceive the dispatch, which, being confirmed,
he read 10 the audience from his box, where
upon the whole audience rose, and gave such
reception as was due TO news so Interesting
and important, by long and repeated viras =
From the Theatre the news also ran quickly
through the city, which, for one night ut least,
and that after many of sorrow, was one of
sincere and heartfelt rejoicing, unmingled with
aught but the remembrance of past sufferings.
A few days after, and the President, with the
most important members of his Cabinet, set
out for the capital.
Year: 1861

Getting on a Spree.-There may be good
deal Of fun In getting on bender--eertUtnly
this must be the universal impression else
there would be more swearing off, and
fewer worshippers OF blue ruin. Liquor Affects
people in different ways for the monent--some
it mikes jolly and social, and some fiery and


pugnacious-but all suffer the unavoidable
penalty while getting over it," Thus, when
men are carried before the Mayor ior stirring
up tempest while drunk, they feel all the
sensations consequent upon their situation,
and would be thankful TO anybody for
knocking them into the middle of next week.
Two or three cases of this nature were before
the Mayor yesterday, aud we hope the les on
derived may induce the parties To abandon the
society of enemy who goes about ike q


% roaring lion. seeking whom he may>1evour
somebody" -
Year: 1861

A STERN CHAsE.-A few nights ago, on the
Galena and Chicago AIRLINE Road, near Dix
on, the engineer of q train 0f fourteen freight
cars, when descending q long and steep grade,
and were left behind, and that he was going
ahead alone with his locomotive and tender.
lie soon saw the train coming down the grade
after him with tremendous speed He put
steam TO his horse TO keep out of the way but
they soon overlook him, and such was the
force of the collision, that five of the freight
cars We're ent In two before they were brought
to stand. +H
Year: 1861

Condition Of the Sideicaiks. condition
of the sidewalks of our city, at the present
time, Is indeed shocking-in many places
rendered almost impa ssable from the melting
snow on the sunny side of the streets to
which is constantly added a fresh supply from
the roofs-while on the shady side the fallen
snow has become frozen and caked into ice so
as to render it hazardous somewhat to life.
and certainly TO limb. In other cities (some


too, smaller than ours tits made obligatory
upon occupants of buildings upon the streets
to clean away, Immediately after the fail of
snow, the sidewalks before their DOORS under
the penalty OF heavy fine. VIII not our city
authorities take cognizance of the matter and
II there is an ordinance in existence upon the
subject, enforce it? The labor would be small.
and the comfort and convenience of our ciii-
zens as well the appearance of the city,
would be greatly enhanced thereby, while ii
would give employment to those who are in
want of it about this time $3.50