smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

R@~ Some. idea may be formed of the
amount of business done in this city from
the fact that between forty and fifty thou
sand dollars worth of goods have been sold
to the Salmon river trade alone since Fri
day last. Of this amount, three houses
alone have have sold upwards of fifteen
thousand dollars worth. All of these sales
have been made for cash. Besides fou
large wagons, about one hundred and fifty
pack animals, loaded with goods and pro-
visions, have left for the mines during the
week
Year: 1861

ssUnited we Stand, Divided we FALL"
HURRA! FOR US---WE TRY AGAIN!
VEIHILE our country is in state of political excite
w ment, and business seems depressed, we have
determined to unite efforts to carry on the


Coach Manufa acturing,
For the MUTUAL BENEFIT of ourselves and for the
ACCOMMODATION of all those who may favor with
their We will endeavor TO do all work sent in
a Neat and Substantial Manner, and at Moderate
Prices. Our long experience in the COACH BUSINESS
aers that shall be able TO give general satisfaction.


BASHF0RD GORMAN.
ANY person who may wish their Carriages Repainted
and Repaired will do well to give a call, H. COR
MAN, who is generally known a GOOD COACH PAIN
TER hopes to be able to please all those who favor
us with their custom. The Prices shall be moderate and
the workmanship shall be good if not BETTER than any
done in the City B. q. G.
t9y- Our Shop is west of the Capitol, known as the
CLARK OLD STAND.


Jan. 2s, 1861 13-tf
Year: 1861

Six months ago it was crime Of the
greatest magnitude for a Democratic ed
itor to call in question the ability or
knowledge of the President. To doubt
the wisdom of his policy was accepted as
conclusive evidence that he who doubted
it was secessionist in sentiment and feel
ing. The only accredited test of loyalty
was an unfaltering reliance in the wis
dom, purity and the ability, and the pur-
pose, Of the President to do all things
right---to believe that he would be gov
ernened in all things by detirmenation
to do only those things that were cal
culated to restore the authority of the
Federal Government over the seeded
States.


1t was supposed as soon as the Dem
ocatic Press should acquiese in the doings
of the President, we would not hear note
of discord anywhere in the loyal States
that we would have presented for pub
lfc admiration the singular and cheering
spectacle of all parties giving united
support to the President; but we are, un-
fortunately, not favored with such a hap
py condition of affairs. While the Dem
ocratd Press is commencing the conser-
vative course of the President, and pluck
ing encouragement from it to hope that
it may be salutary in the restoration Of
the Union to what it was in its halcyon
days, there is large portion of the Re
publican Press busily engaged in belittling
the President, and advertising the peo-
pie that he is incompetent for the place
that the Government is impotent.-
The Cincinnati Press is, perhaps the
Year: 1861

most bold and nudacious in its assaults.
In its issue of Monday evening, in an
article, ''The Government and the Army,
we are told:


ave are brave people, capable of war
We are patriotic people, willing to fight, and,
If need he to die for our country. But when
we are cursed with a Government that seems
but to neutralze the force ofall these qualities
what but disaster and ruin are we to expect!


THE impotency of the Government is no dis
grace to the people, out it IS to their immense
disadvantage; and the question IS pertinent =
Is there any hope Of coming out OF this contest
with honor as things are stuatedf Is not the
alternative, by the inexorable logic OF facts pIa-
ced before us-peace on change Of the GdDa'ntS'
tration." ...


In its issue of the following evening,
the Press tells us that, while the wants
of the country demand that we should
have our greatest man at the head of the
Government We have at its head the weak
est.


True it is, undoubtedly, that the Pres
ident is not the greatest man in the
country: true it is that he did not exibit
the strength of character becoming a
statesman capable of graphing success
fully with the troubles that were i'm
pending when he was waited on by the
nine Free State Governors who thirsted
for war; but of late he seems to have eX-
ibited more stamina aud the ultra men of
his party do not appear to have the power
to mould him to suit their fanaticism.-
For the country this is u gratifying in
dication. Had the President approved
Frcmont's slave emancipation Proclama-
ton, and disalowcd any inquiry into the
transactions Of Fremont, such papers as
the Commercial and the Press would not
yet have discovered that the President
either by nature or requirements, is un-
suited for the high place which he occu-
pies. The truth is, there is large class
in the Republican party who will fail to
discover any merit in the President, if
he shall simply make his policy conform
to the spirit and letter of his April Proc
lamation. Now that the President is 50
shamelcssly assaulted by the radicals
who aided him in his election, it is the
duty of the conservatives, of all parties
to rally to his support, and thereby avert
the calamity Of turning the war into an
Abolition War; Advertiser. .
Year: 1861

war, be regarded as property. The
property Of rebels must be confscated.-
Let this edict 90 forth, and the doom of
the rebels is sealed, Protect all the
property Of Union men, especially the
Slave property of the South. No aboli-
tion war, but a Just war; a war to main
tain the Union, and a sensible war: a war
neither pro-slayery nor Abolition, but an
effective and conclusive war. Let US look
this whole matter in the face, and act be-
fore it is too late.
Year: 1861

have most at stake think that noso is the time
-tVr action, let them sign call for q meeting a.
once There is not an hour to lose The enc
my are preparing and we know not how soon
they may be upon us We make these sug-
gestions in the discharge of what we conceive
to be our dtuy; we don't want to lead in anv
such movement because NE think it more ap-
proprate that others should lead, bu, we are
willing to follow sad will if the older and wiser
will lead the way, Propositions sor peace or
the safety Of the Union now are like the cthuckle
of maniac at the bed of death, and we tell
those who cannot Row realize that the country
is already in Revolution that they will soon
be made to feel the force Of our suggestions
Let us have public meeting then and let US
have it at once; not for discussion-the dsv for
that has passe'a-butfo for the purpose oforganiz-
ing and armiEg.
Year: 1861

The runor runs in Wall street that one of the
valiant of the Palmetto nation came on to
this city the other day to raise the means on the
100000 of bonds Will. which that nation is GO
ing to raise army and navy and engage in va
rious other disbursement Promptly and gallant
ly the Bank of South Carolina had offered to take
some $50, 900 worth of the said bonds, which in
that region was universally regarded big
thing" With such beginning there could be
no doubt of the eagerness of the faithful New
Workers to meet he wishes of the indepen-
dent sovereignty.


The agent in due time made his appearance, 1T
is said, at the office of Mr.. Belmount, banker
of well-known Southern proclivities and liberal
disposition but that gentleman, after turning
over the documents carelessiy, said that he did
written. At the same time he kindly in-
formed the Palmetto man that Messrs. Duncan,
Sherman & Co. were in the same line of business
also remarkable generous men, and might
possibly administer to his consolation. Forth
with he hiel to the Office of those bankers.
member of the firm received him cordially, listened
to his tale, and replied that at present they were
disncned to do anything of the sort bnt that
probably Mr.. Belmount who was great friend
of the South would accommodate him under the
circumstances.


1t is futher told how that agent shook off the
dust of his shoes against Wall street, muttered a
few more oaths against the Yankees, and depart
ed for Washington TO p if something mi ght not
be done by Secretary Flovtl, who sometimes does
a little in that ine-N York EUenia0 Post, 9th
Year: 1861

We learned from gentleman who came
down last night that a rumor reached Colds
boro' by the 8 o'clock train yesterday that
President Buchanan had resigned and that Con
gress bad broken up in general row. Of
course we give the report as it comes to u.s. not
vouching for its correctness.


The latest mail news, which may be found
in its appropriate place, may be relied On, we
suppose, and is absorbngly interesting.
Year: 1861

NOT WHAT THEY BARGAINED FoR-Now that
John c. Breckenridge has been the means in
the hands of ultra men at the South, of defeat
ing Mr.. Douglas and breaking up the great
democratic party, he is cooling down, and now
advocates either the establishment of mid
die States Confedcracy the clinging to the
old Union by all the border slave States. Mr..
Breckenridge does not go the Cotton States
Confederacy figure, and those who run him to
defeat Douglas have found out now, if they
did not know last summer, that he is not with
them. However the leaders in that movement
have accomplished their obiect-the dissolution
of the Union-and Of course they care but lit
tie now for Mr.. Breckenridge He served
their purpose, and now he may go, as far as
they are concerned
Year: 1861

The Petersburg Express says: +" The regular
trains to the South are daily heavily loaded with
Northern capitalists route for South Carolina
and other Southern States. A gentleman from
the city of New York informs us that there are
three thousand prominent monied in that
city who prepared to come to the South,
having determined upon this course in the event
of a dissolution of the Union.
Year: 1861

Papers containing the Latest News will be
placed on the file in our Counting Room inme-
diately after the opening of the mail every ever-
ing, where citizens and strangers will be allow
ed free access. Call in, your presence will
cause interruption to US provided you
read and don't talk, and leave our desk
alone
Year: 1861

WoNr Go.-South Carolina money won't
buy bread in Newborn. We tried 81 bill on
the Bank of the State Of South Carolina with
pictur of Calhoun on it yesterday evening, and
it was refused by two bakers, and the servant
returned without the bread. But to restore
confidence to those knights of yeast powders
and hops, however, we take this occasion to
state that we will take the same currency
which they rejected in payment of the four or
five thousand dollars due this establishment.


Two Dollars on the Bank of the State of South
Carolina, any other Bank in that State viii
year; or Sc of the same currency will be taken
in payment for the UailH for one year,
Year: 1861

r AM offering my entire stock of DRY | GOODS at cost and ten per cent. Everybody is invited to call and see for themselves. My goods are inferior to none in this market, and my object in selling off at cost and carriage is to enable me to re- plenish with stock which will be bought exclusively with cash.

 augl If s LEVIN HAkKlSoN'
Year: 1861

STEEL ENGRAvINGs CuEAP.-A fine opportunity
to buy engrayings will be offered for the rest of this
week at No Lincoln House Block. The colec-
ton includes over two hundred different engrav.
ings most of which arc from steel plates. Among
them viii be recognized many rare engrayiugs,
which can now be bought for almost the cost OF the
paper upon which they are printed. Lovers OF the
fine arts are reminded that never before was there
such an opportunity to buy superb steel engrayings
for ga songn
Year: 1861

A GREAT CONVENIENCE will be found in
the new stamped newspaper envelopes, which
have recently been introduced into use by the
post Office department They are strong
wrappers with gluten at one end, ready for
sealing, and are sold at the post office at 20
cents package of 25, including the stamps,
or at a corresponding price for a smaller or
larger number. Persons wishing to send
copies OF the Spy to their friends will find this
very neat, convenient, and economical mode
of enclosing it Tor that purpose
Year: 1861

Bessel, tho celebrated HstrOnumur and
professor at the University of Kouigsberg,
TIL his twentieth year, was n clerk in u
mercantile house at Bremen, where he de.
voted the whole of bis leisure time
to the study of that scionco which sub


sequently rendered his name European.
BY his mercantile engagements no had nc.
quired a taste and knuwledgo of manufac-
lures, which distinguish him to this day for
tho elegance aud neatnoss of bis wardrobe.
Family affairs having called him, few
yoars ago, tor a short .lrDo tO Lcipslc. during
tho great MichBlmas fair, while sauntering
there one day amongst tho numerous maga
zines, and looking at tho various articles
exposed for sale, with the eye of a conuois
seur, he was struck with tho beauty aud
pattern of piece of Il new fabricated cloth
which had just boeD pateuted at Bradford.
and small sample of which had been sent
to Lcipsic. Bossel at once bought fow
yards for dress coat. On his return homo,
he sent for his tailor. and showing him tho
cloth. the latter admired tho article but
declared that the quantity procured was
not sufficient. Bessol know oiicc,lv well
that no could not possibly get ut Konigs
borg the stuff required, aud in his despair
he sent for another tailor, who declared the
quantity quite sufficient, aud actually
brought in few days the ready coat, to the
entire satisfaction of the astronomer. On
his walk to the University ono morning, a
schoolboy passed him with his books under
his arm. and clad in a jacket of the very
same pattern and cloth he was so proud OF !;
stopping the lad, he inquired OF him to
whom he belonged, aud was not little sur
prised to loarn that the father was the very
tailor who made him tho coat. There was
no doubt now, that tho tailor had found the
quantity ample enough to cut out Of the
oxcess jacket for his boy. Ho asked the
boy to accompany him home for few min.
utes. whence he sent for his first tailor; the
latter having arrived. he told him to look
at his coat, and at the jacket of tho boy,
and say whether both arc not made of one
and tho same piece. Tho tailor having
affirmed the fact, Bessel told him that tho
boy belonged to tho tailor who actually
mado him tho coat. "And, now, | ask you.
my good fellow" continued the professor.
in a serious tone, show comes it, that you
thought the quantity insufficient even for
my own coat, while your brother tailor
found it even enough to spare something
for his boy; how do you explain that, mani"
"In the most simple way, your honor; my
Fritz is by several inches tailor and bigger
than this boy
Year: 1861

will enter one Of those great halls-tl,ere on
the right stands an eating stand where YOU
can get meal worth $3.50 down to plate
of soup for 15 cents. That big black chap
is there to wait or us, command him if we
will. On the left is a neat and TASTY bar.
where suppose the same extended accom-.
mediation may be had in the drinking line,
but as you and are temperance men we
will pass the bar Here on the right is Mr.


Goodfcllow sitting behind pile Of money
that would tempt an Illinois banker. He IS
dealing French Monte. He deals the cards
and invites us to cuff we comply, he
throws out two cards. We put our money
down on one. He runs the cards until our
card or his is followed by another of the
kind; If ours comes first he doubles cur
pile, If not, he rakes in, and the raking in
seemed to me to be the principal part of
the game. We pass on and up comes
another table-here arc two men playing
game that !, nor doubt you, know
anything about Next is faro table, next
roallette table, and next three cent game
the name Of which do not know. In the
back part of the room is band Of music
playing all the time while the spacious hall
is constantly crowded with guests, who are
either gamblers, drinkers or like ourselves,
'lookers on" This description remember,
will answer fnr more. than one place on
Blake Street, while other streets arc not
totally without their saloons and gambling
halls. Yours, &C., b. nj. C.
Year: 1861

How TO HEAL A LONGING FOR DIVORCE.
Bishop Burnett, in his travels through
France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland,''
states that in Berne they had novel way
Of dealing with matrimonial dispu,ants.
Divorces were frequently granted, but first,
the applicant must go through the following
test: A small room was prepared in which
husband and wife were put-the door being
then closed, to remain so for six weeks, ex.
cept it should be set in motion at the urgent
and united request Of the welded pair
There were in the COON one stool, one plate,
one spoon, unity of all the requisites, and
the solitary bed Of such dimensions that Il
they chose to use it together, they mpst
need to lie very close together. OF one
thing, and only one, there was duplicate;
and that was little treatise on the duties
Of husbands and wives to each other. No
visitor was permitted to 60 near them and
they had only glimpse ut intervals Of the
grim face of the janitor as he pushed their
food through hole in tho door. The
bishop states that the test was attended BY
tho most wholesome results.
Year: 1861

J


Dear Col Having not written you be-
fore am afraid that you will consider your
self slighted, but since leaving home have
been almost constantly OF the tramp. |
came here to see for myself what Pixies
Peak really amounted to, and have been
taking a good look. ! worked four Or five
daysin the mines, but that seemed too much
of a reality to suit my quiet nerves, SO |
stampeded back to Denver where shall
probably stay for thu season. have made
up my mind that the gold fields of thu
Rocky Mountains are to become profitable
source Of revenue, and that this territory is
to improve and progress until it will become
one of the wealthy States of the Union
They are making many new and valuable
discoveries in Gulch mining while every
day and had almost said hour, opens some
new quartz lead. They are making great
improvements in the mills and fixtures for
saving gold, and when all this vast amount
Of machinery which is now making our
mountains and gulcnes hum with the clack
Of industry, shall become perfected you
ma, look for yield of gold unprecedented
even in the history Of California. The gold
is here, no moro revealed fact exists, and that
it will be taken out is quite as certain.


1t is not expected that q very heavy cmi-
grafton will come from the States this season,
yet there is enough here to develop the
country and treble the yield Of gold Of last
year. "


Denver has beautiful location on the
south branch Of the Platte, distant from the
mountains thirteen miles it is situated on
three benches rising one above the other as
it recedeS from the river. and j. not much
unlike Lower Town, Prair du Chen The
soil is sandy and always dry and hard
There are quite a numb,r Of fine brick busi,
ness buildings and many good francs
Some have as fine buildings as you find in
any place so large as Denver. In fact II is
fair built city, and when you get off from
Blake Stree. is as quiet and orderly as any
city Of the States and even here asidt from
tn. hum drum Of the many auctioncc,s, aud
clap traps of some faro or monte dealers il
spacious halls or saloons, there is nothin.
to attract unusual attention. Co., YOU
know am not one who often visit saloons,
but imagine yourself here, my guest. We
Year: 1861

A BARBARoUs ITEM.-The trial Of bar
ber, for cutting gentleman's hair on the
Sabbath has been exciting some attention
in Bath, England. There were some hair
splitting arguments on the occasion.
Year: 1861

IT might be well, in taking any future
Territory into the Union as State, to re.
uuire from her a bond with reasonable Sc
curity, that she will not secede 10 less than
ninety days. Perhaps there might be
compromise on sixty.
Year: 1861

r0- The secession move in the Senate, upon
the nomination Of Mr.. Holt, was to entomb it
by a reference to the Committee on Military
Affairs, just as they entombed the nomination
of collector for Charleston, by sending it to
the Committee on Commerce.


By the way, how do the people relish the
fact, that the chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs of the Senate of the United
States, is the designated Commander.in.chief
of the forces of Southern treason?
Year: 1861

A WORD TO BUSINESS MEN.


This paper has now circulation in this city
larger than all the city papers combined, with
the exception of one, and therefore affords q
most excellent advertising medium.
Year: 1861

See telegrsphic dispatches from the Spring
field Democratic Convention. The resolutions
denounce the use Of military force to coerce
seeding States, which nobody proposes, but are
entirely silent as to the collection of the reve
nue.. The Convention was evidently controlled
by the creatures of Judge Douglas, who still has
a good deal of power in Illinois. But the De.
mocracy there must be divided by the stand
taken here by Mr.. McCernand in the House,
and upon the platform prescribed by Judge
Douglas must be overwhelmed by the people.
Old political passions do not subside in a day,
and men long accustomed to an alliance with
the party at the South engaged in the work of
secession, give it up slowly and reluctantly. But
public opinion at the North is tending to as
great degree Of unanimity as is possible where
opinions are free, and will reach this unanimity
much sooner than anybody could have supposed
to be possible two months ago.
Year: 1861

CAPT. CLEvELASD is calling loudly
for q few more men to jon his Zeusve r ae
company. His company is already partially
made up. Eoon. for more, Call on him, you
Who wish to enlist in the service of your
country.
Year: 1861

AN ACT 7 esutsag uies und Articles o M gogeyaae q the orrnies Qf tte Coafsderots States.*

 Every officer in the of the Confederate States shall the passing this act and every officer who shall hereafter be appointed shall before ne enters on the duties d hs office subscribe these rules and regulations,

 It earnestly recommended to all officers and soldiers di- gently attend divine ervice and all officers who shall behave nde- gently rcverenty place of divine worship shall if commis publicly severely epmaned y the pcsen officers soldiers every person offending shall for his first offence forfeit onesxh dollar to be deducted of his next for the offence he shall only forfeit like but be confined hours and for like offence shall suffer and pay like manner which money forfeited shall be applied by the captain senior officer of the troop company to the of the sick soldiers of the company troop which the offender belongs

 officer soter who shall use shall the penalties expressed the

 foregoing ace and commissioned officer shall forfeit end pay for every dollar to be applied in the pecd ing article

 ARr Every chaplain stoned in the armies of the Confederate States shall absent himself from the duties assigned him. (excepng sickness leave of absence shall vicen thereof before martial be fined exceeding besides the loss of his during his absence; be dis charged, the said aral shall judge proper.

 ART Any officer soldier who shall conemptUors disre spectfu words the President of the Confederate States Vice President thereof against the Congress of the Confederate States the chief legislature the Con eeate States in which he be quaercd if commissioned officer shall be cashered otherwise punished umaa shall direct

 officer soldier lie shall suffer such punishment shall be inflicted him by the of coumaItlsl

 ART G. Any officer soldier who shall behave himself w con tempt dsespec towards his commanding officer shall De nse according the of his offence by the Judgment o court martial.

 ART T Any officer or soldier shall begin excite join n any muiny company the of inc Confederate States post detachment guard

 shall suffer eah such other punishment as by court martial shall be inflicted ~ . -

 ART s. Any officer commissioned officer soldier who being nresen at any seon his suppress the coming to the knowledge of intended muty

 The aclss indicated annexed