smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

WESTERN EMGRAT1oN.-We are not


surprised to learn that there is this season


very large overland emigration. When.
ever we have commercial distress at the
east it drives away thousands of industri.


ous people to try their fortunes in regions


where panics have little influence. =


: 1t is now that business men begin to
comprehend the value of the great victory
won in Kansas, for that free State secures
to these Northern cities the trade of Mis-
souri,, Kansas. Colorado and New Mexico,
which in the present war would other
wise have been entirely lost. Since. then.
it is so much to our advantage to stimu-
late the growth Of free States in the west.
and we have at present large surplus
population on account of the stagnation
In business, let every means be used to
induce emigration west. Let the aid to
the industrious take this shape, for it
would be much better to place q man in
the position to be self-supporting than
merely to assist him to live from day to
day. Emigration Aid societies at this
juncture would be of vast benefit to the
to the West, to the humber class
es. We want in many parts of our west.
ern Wilderness such armies Of occupa-
tion as our sturdy emigrants could furnish.
North american.
Year: 1861

The RepuIse of the Black Horse


Private History of the New oTk A0u.


ases, Share in the Battle At buips


Run.


I From the New York Commercial Advertiser ]


The son Of one Of the most estlmaDle
citizens, member of the New York Fire
Zouaves, writes to his parents as follows:


ALEXANDRIA,. July %.


Our troops were called out at half past
eleven o'clock on Saturday, night to move
for the the field of battle; we did not
start until daylight Sunday morning.
We marched until twelve o'clock, noon.
at which time we arrived at the camp OF
the enemy. We ran double quick
pace for about three miles; took OIL our
coats and haversacks and then double
quicked mile. to the battery of the enc
my.


We were the first there. although there
were other troops present. but they were
waiting for us. When we were forming
in line by companies / saw troop of
cavalry driving as fast as they could to
attack our company. we being in the rear.
l gave the alarm, and Company d about
faced to assist our company to keep the
cavalry { Ben McCulloch's) back. They
had seventy-fve men. We charged on
them and killed sixty-six; the other nine
tried to get back to their quarters, but
only two of them succeeded.


We then turned to fall in with the rest
of the regiment. when saw another part
of the cavalry forming in the woods, to
attack us. Two of our boys fired and
shot the two who were in the advance,
when the rest fed to the woods in all di-
rections. This cavalry is the crack cav
airy OF the South, { if they were not then,
we made them such, for we cracked them
right and left


During this time the remainder Of our
regiment were blazing away at the rebels
with muskets, shot and shell. This attack
lasted about fifteen minutes. We were
then obliged to retreat. as they opened on
US with two batteries, their infantry, and
remainder Of their cavalry. We lost in
killed and wounded at that time about
seventy-fve men; our Colonel was shot
in the ear, though not dangerously. The
Sergeant Major was wounded in the foot.


The whole affair was badly managed,
and if we had done as we were ordered,
there would not have been one hundred
of us left. Our commander said many
of our officers were exhausted by the heat
of the sun, but the boys stood it good. 1t
is supposed the rebels lost some eight or
ten hundred in the attack.


After this attack went on hill and
staid there, being so fstigued; the cannon
balls and shells whistled and fell all
around me, and were very poorly directed.
The whole battle lasted about five hours,
when we retreated. Other regiments took
our position and fought very bravely, but
were badly cut up. 1t is said the rebels
had eighty thousand men at the point we
attacked, when we were thirteen thousand
in our division. 1t is thought our divis-
ion lost, killed, wounded and taken prison
ers, two thousand, while the rebels had
lost, killed, wounded and taken prisoners,
eight or ten thousand. One regiment
lost in all, as far as can be ascertained,
three hundred. ED.
Year: 1861

IS Col. EaE's BArrALIoN.-Col. A. G.
Ege, of this County. has been authorized
to raise battalion for United States ser
vice. We learn that he already has a
large number Of men enlisted, and will
start of on duty in few days. We be-
Geve the Col. to be a brave man, and
well qualified for his position. We wish
to throw nothing in the way of his rails
ing his battalion; but the impression has
been given out, that the troops are for
home protection, aud will not be called
oat OF the State. The last Brown Coun-
ty Union makes the assertion. as it says.
upon the assurance of Col. Ege himself,
and also upon the word of a prominent
citizen of that County. From what we
can learn, this is false assurance. calcu-
ted to deceive men into enlisting, who
would not do so were it understood that
they were to be taken out of the State.
This battalion is for United States serv-
ice, snbject to the order of the War De-
partment, which order will be to take il
out of the State, and probably a good
way out. We are even told that the Col.
is very bitter against some persons in this
County, for desiring to remain for home
protection. burlesqing the idea. and init
mating that cowardice is at the bottom
Of it. Does this look as If his command
were for home protection For our
part, we ale one of those who think that
Kansas needs men for home protection,
and that the fact of there still being a
goodly number of loyal men here. is the
only thing that keeps home traitors in
their places. If there are any who desire
to enter the service of the United States,
we say go it with will; but let all be
honestly informed. before hand, as to
what they will be required to do, that
none may be deceived into that which
they have no desire to do.
Year: 1861

The KILLED AT CARTnAGE.-Six fam
lilies arrived here yesterday from the i'm
mediate neighborhood of Carthage, Mo.
They are confident that the secessionists
lost fifteen hundred men in that battle.
They say it took from Friday till the
next Thursday night to bury the dead !;
and some Of the men now here engaged
in the burial.


About six hundred were found on the
original battle field and the rest scattered
along the whole line of retreat. especially
in the timber through which Seigel made
his final escape.


This statement differs materially from
Col. Seigel's official report, but it must be
remembered that he has not been over the
field since the fight.


A large number of people have left
Jasper County since the battle, the Union
men coming to Kansas and the traitors
going to Arkansas.-Leavsn,corth Con-
servative.
Year: 1861

TEE We take occasion to return our
sincere thanks to the Clerk of the Wea-
ther. for the glorious rain which he has
promptly sent, in compliance with the
hint we gave him last week, notwithstan-
ding the Almanac makers had determin-
ed that the weather at this time should
be scorching hot and dry. and had post
poned rain to two weeks hence. His
kindness in this instance, and his polite
attentions heretofore, have indebted us to
him in considerable amount of graft
tude. Let others complain of the Clerk
if they will, but for our part. we are in
favor Of retaining him in his position as
long as he chooses to hold it.
Year: 1861

D 3% Since the Southerners have adop-
ted the habit of calling Mr.. Lincoln the
/" Gorilla" we observe that some of the
papers are giving detailed sketches of that
animal. So traitor blackguardism is do
ing some good-it is making the people
acquainted with the history of remark
able species of the animal kingdom.
Year: 1861

I @ A little daughter of Mr.. o. Conk-
Lin. living near this place. was bitten in
the foot by rattlesnake, on Tuesday
evening. About glass and half of
whiskey was given her, and other reme-
dies applied, and she is now in fair way
to recover. The snake was young one.
or the bite might have proven fatal.
Year: 1861

To the People Of the Quilted States.


FEthow CITIZENS: The delegates to a Con-
vention Of the Border Slave States assembled
in the cry of Frankfort, desire to address you
in relation to the present condition Of the coun-
try I'd as. ...


None OF us have ever expected to live to see
the spectacle nov exhibited in our distracted
land. The cry to arms resounds throughout
our borders, and in few short weeks we have
seen all over the land the marshaling Of troops
ready for the conflict The pursuits oil peace are
neglected and abandoned, and the fell spirit Of
war has seized almost every heart, until even
gentle and tender woman yields TO the fierce
impulse, and encourages the strife, and the ma
ternal eye scarce ga hers tear the son seigeS
his arm, and rushes toward the field of Carnage
and OF death. .ryT
If this warlke sprit--this terrible energy
A-were displyed in preparing to meet the le-
gions OF an invading enemy, our hearts would
exult in the exhibition Of the martial spirit OF
our countrynen; but. alas! the combatants are
descendants of sires who stood side by side in
the day ofbattle, to maintain the independence
Of our country, and in the approaching conflict
brother is to fall by the hand Of brother.


Can We hope, in this day OF fisrce passion
that our voice, crying for peace, will be heard?
Will any portraiture OF the horrors of civil war
that we can give, have any influence with
those who are rushing madly on to destroy
each other? We fear not. States which should
have been with us. and whose voice would have
increased the potency OF our demands for peace,
have been seized with The prevailing madness
and have rushed 10 arms.-Still we feel bound
to make our voice to be heard with the hope
that Our words will have their influence at some
day, when men shall behold the wasting and
desolation that their madness has produced.
| All the slave States except four are arrayed in
hostility to the General Government, and are
demanding that the confederation which they
have formed shall be recognized as seperate
sovereign nation. The process by which, they
they have attempted TO form themselves into
distinct nation has been, for each state by itself
to declare all connection with the General Gov
ernment terminated Sand then unite in forming
confederation among themselves. @


Our present purpose does not require us to
discuss the propriety ofthe acts of those States,
yet it may be proper for us TO say, that they
find no warrant in any known principle OF our
government,and no justification in the facts OK.
isting when they seeded.
Year: 1861

UrAt the time Of sailing Of the last steamer
no Information had been received for some time
Favorable accounts had been accidentaIly for
waFded of the well-being Of the expedition, Dr.
Livingstone being especially stout and well.
Thsy are probably about at the end Of their return
journey TO Teti f.om LinYaini, expecting to meet
the members Of the University expedition, who
are now In the river.
Year: 1861

ID few nights ago Naples was the scene OF
dreadful murder, Of which the exact cause re.
mains undiscovered One Of the most beautiful
and wealthiest girls In Naples, at the moment Of
returning from the San Carlo Theater, was shot
which passed right through her heart The dress
and face Of the unhappy mother were splashed
with her daughters blood, and she found that
she was holding In her arms corpse. The girl
gave one piercing cry, and expired
Year: 1861

ATTACKED BY IIIGnwAYMEN.-Between 8 and
10 o'clock last Monday night Joe Voshay,
Greenhood & Newbauer's messenger, was attack
ed by highwaymen, about mile aud a-half this
side the Tower House. He was riding along
slowly, the night being very dark, when he was
suddenly commanded to "stopW Following
the command he distinctly heard double-bar-
relied gun cooked, and refining his animal to the
opposite side of the road from which the voice
came, he slid quietly to the ground, taking as he
went the bags from the horn of the saddle, which
contained the treasure. The horse, frightened,
ran q short distance and stopped, while Joe, aid
ed by the extreme darkness escaped up the hill
and after an hours rough travel reached the
ersIIouse, where he was shortly followed by
the horse which the villains had allowed to pro-
ceed after finding that they had lost what they
would probably have done murder to obtain, had
Joe not been too sly for them.


Voshay proceeded to Shasta, and returned to
the Tower House before daylight, in order to
examine the scene OF his adventure, and, If pos
sible, discover the trail of the attacking party
He found in the road, near where the attack was
made, the footprints of three or four men, and

followed the tracks to where they left the road
about a hundred yards distant. when he lost all
trace of them. Suspicious looking parties passed
the Mountain House, armed in the morning, who
are supposed to have been the attacking individ-
uals


We are under the impression that there are too
many rascals in both this and Shasta counties, at
the present time, some of whom are suspected
and being closely watched, and it will be sorry
day for any of them if detected in an attempt
like that of Monday night.


Hereafter Greenhood & Newbauer will only
shin treasure when there are sufficient guards TO
protect it, and the stage or whatever conveyance
NAV carry it will be provided by them with snili-
cient arms to give any ordinary gang OF rascals
a warm time. Joe Yoshay is one of the coolest
and most fearless mountain men in the State, ana
will accompany the treasure. If the vagabonds
ever attack him under equal circumstances, he'
like Artemus Ward, will set the time for funeral
and the corpse toW he reddy.
Year: 1861

LET THE PEOPLE BE HEARD.--The press Of Mis-
sissippi appear unanimous in favor of having the
permanent Constitution of the Confederate States
submitted to the people for their ratification or
rejection. They generally approve of the Con-
stituton, but advocate its submission as matter
of principle They seem to think the experiment
OF engineering Government without the aid OF
the people, has proceeded about as far as it can
with safety, and are for changing the order OF
business.
Year: 1861

RED FLAT.-The fact has been several times
mentioned us, that Messrs David Evans and
Chas. Bartlett were erecting a saw-mill at the
above place. We are now informed that the mill
is nearly completed, and is one of the best in the
county They own a valuable water light sufi
cent to run a mill the entire year and have To-
Gated their lumber mandatory in the finest
tmbered section of Trinity. Smith Killbury il
the architect and builder.
Year: 1861

DAILY STAGE REsuMED.-It is gratifying to
know that the California Stage company will put
Oh daily line of stages between Weayerville
and Shasta on Monday next. At the time of
writing we had not ascertained whether they will
run two or four horses. The latter number, it is
Year: 1861

As is our weekly custom, we desire to return
thanks to the attaches Of the banking and express
house of Greenhood Newbauer. 1t may seem
unnecessary to those who do not understand the
modus operandi of running a newspaper. We
would assure all such that it would be hard
matter to make readable paper were it not for
the frequent patches of late and useful papers
received through the above agency.
Year: 1861

THE WEAyERvILLE CEMETERY.-Once year
or oftener for the past three or four years, have
we called attention to the neglected condition of
the village burying place, where from time to
time our citizens have followed the remains Of
loved friends and relatives. 1t is sacred duty
due to those who have been placed there, that
the limits of the burying- place should be defined
and enclosed with neat aud substantial fence.


1t is matter in which citizens of Trinity,
generally, are interested, 1t is a public ceme-
terry, where the dead of every portion Of the
county have been deposited. True many who
lie there have no relatives here to mark the spot
where they rest, but very few who in life had moi
true and tried friends who, in the absence of rel
atives, should esteem it duty as well as priv
lege to show this slight token of respect to thei
former companions and friends.


Every year witnesses the departure of thos'
we knew and loved. Who, in the tranquil hour
of existence does not love to call to memory th
face and form so familiar and cherished. Yer
dear were they when hand clasped hand, an
heart responded to heart. Why then should the
be less dear and what is worse, neglected becaus
they have gone before us.


Fence in the graveyard. First, that the cattl
may not be allowed to trample on the dust G
those departed ones, and second, that the wanda
Asiatics may be prohibited from buryng tbei
heather dead side by side with those of christia
lands


We are assured by gentleman living on Trim
ity river, that he will not only give, but exer
himself among his neghbors to accomplish th
desired object. Let the people OF Weaveryill
do their duty
Year: 1861




From the london Herald (Dsrbyte)


The Governments Of France and
Great Britain are scarcely likely 10 diff.
er on the policy to be adopted in the
present crisis, and it is not improbable
that this question has already been dis
cussed by the two Cabinets, The En-
peror Napoleon resided for some time
10 the United States and is fully com
petent to judge Of the relative strength
of the rival sections; and when N Thou
venal declared that the maintenance Of
the Union is necessary for the inter
est Of France he doubtless spoke the
sentiments Of his master The Emper-
or Napoleon is opposed TO a disruption
Of the Union, and it is rumored that he
has even gone so far as TO offer aid TO
President Lincoln against the secoders.
We have no means Of asccrtaining what
are the intentions Of our own Govern.
meut, or the individual opinions Of any
statesman in the Cabinet; but we do not
believe it will conduce to the well
fare Of Great Britain for the two Powers
to be at issue on the American ques.
ton
Year: 1861

Protection TO Troops from Sun


Stroke.


It is of the highest Importance that
our valiant troops should be thoroughly
cared for. At first, owing to the sud-
den rush towards Washington, and the
interruption Of travel through Balti-
more, much hardship was experienced
by those who led the way to the Capt.
tai; but now matters are going on much
better, and every effort is being made
by our people to relieve the troops as
much as possible from needless hard
ship and exposure.


Experience has shown that troops
serving in warm climates greatly need
protection from sun-stroEe, often quite
as dangerous and fatal as the fire Of
the enemy.


The judicious care and foresight Of
the British officers in tho recent cam.
paign in India and in the Crimea, pro-
tocted their soldiers from the danger by
thick white linen cap covers, having a
cape protecting the back of the neck,
which reflected instead of absorbing the
heat of the sun.


The regions in and about Washing
ton, say from latitude 80 to 400, at
which point our troops are rapidly con-
centrating, have an average tempera-
ture quite as high as that of Sovastopol
in latitude 45o.


An exact pattern of the oap.cover
used in the Crimea was furnished by a
British officer to an association of pa
triotio ladies in this city, who have al
ready completed a large number, and
thousands more are now being made by
fair hands. The health and lives, the
comfort and security Of these noble
volunteers. must not be risked beyond
what is absolutely neoossary.- Scien-
tiic American.
Year: 1861

ONE WEAPON ENoUGH.-All expo
rienccd writers upon arms for soldiers
continue to discountenance the use Of
pistols for privates, and they ridiouls
the idea Of knives. In a close fight
the bayonet must be the means of at
tack and defence, and say the officers,
the skillful use Of one weapon is quite
as much as the volunteers are likely
to become perfected in The bayonet
is the favorite weapon of the French
As against the Mexicans the bowie
knife is powerfuland efficient; but in
this war nobody need expect to fight
with Mexicans--and before the knife
can be Of any use, the soldier must
climb over pointed bayonets
Year: 1861

hard. The best sorts to begin with are ex-
ira Early, the Early Frame, and Tom Thumb
dwarf. As early in March as the ground
will admit of it, cabbage seed can be sowed
in sheltered borders; and the first crop Of
potatoes may be planted. We have planted
potatoes US early as the 9th March and had
a crop by the l4th June. Fox's Seeding
is undoubtedly the best variety grown but
they are " small and few in hill" We
have never thought garden potatoes when
they have to be put in with spade, profit
able. The Bermudas, which reach us earlier
than any we can produce, We think are pref
erable us the first crop, and are quite unex-
celled, except by Fox's Seeding.


AS soon US the garden can Se entered, and
the pruning is completed, which ought to be
the case by this time, there should be gen'l
and thorough clearing up of the premises.
Branches, sticks, stones, and roots and
trash Of every kind, should be gathered up
and disposed of; cutters opened, trees trans
planted last year should be straightened, the
earth pressed around them, and restalked.
Currant and gooseberry bushes can be trans
planted at any time now; in doing this the
wood OF last years growth only must be ia
ken; and If you want single stems to grow,
cut out all the eyes of that portion Of the
shoot in without making a hole, and press
the earth with the boot closely around it.


The protection to trees and plants should
not be removed before or near the first OF
April, otherwise serious injury might ensue.
Raspberries laid down should not be taken
up before that time, as they may then escape
any cheek to the wood made tender by their
winters sleep in the damp earth.