smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1864

RUMoR BUsY.-There was rumor afioat
this morning Of mutinous conduct among the
dismounted cavalry regiments at Giesboro'
Point, growing out OF the intimation that the
military authorities, being unable to obtain
horses as speedily as was requisite, intended
to use said regiments as infantry troops. After
diligent inquiry, we have not been able to learn
that there has been any evidence whatever Of
insubordinatlon. There were members Of these
enlisted for cavalry service, the Government
had no right to use them as infantry troops
But this feeling is not at all widespread; and
although we are not aware that any positive
serve as infantry, yet we are assured that the
large majority Of them-officers and men-are
sufficiently patriotic to aid the Government in
any duty or position to which they may be as.
signed.
Year: 1864

ulation 80 large, that it would take regular
army of two hundred thousand men to govern
and hold us in subjection. The support of
such an army would not only continue the
country In bankruptcy, but in the hands of the
Executive it would soon be used to subvert
even the form of the government, and change
it from q republic to monarchy Thus to
destroy our liberties must cost the northern
people their own; and the republicanism of
America must in future be reproach and q
by-word among all nations.


If President Lincoln and President Davis
will agree to stop the war and transfer the set.
the ballot box, leaving each sovereign State to
determine for herself what shall be her future
connection, and! who her future allies, the
present devastation, bloodshed and carnage
will cease, and peace and prosperity will be re-
stored to the whole country.


On the other hand, if this is not done, the
war will last for years to come, till both sides
are exhausted and overwhelmed with debt and
taxation, when it may degenerate into que
rilla strife, the end of which may not be seen
by the present generation, and the hate engen-
dered by which will last through future gen.
eratiOns.


Neither General Sherman nor can control
this, however much we may deplore it.
tutiOnal power of negotiation, from Obstinacy
or ambition refuse to recognize the sovereignty
of the States, and to leave the settlement of
the question to the States when they cannot
themselves agree, and insist on continual efu-
sion of blood to crafty their caprice, all the
States, North and South, in their official capac-
ity, may then be justifable in taking the mat
ter into their own hands and settling it as SOW
ereigns in their own way.
Year: 1864

A young priest, once wishing to show
bis courage and the contemptous light IN
which he regarded all superslitious no
iions, laid a considerable wager that he
would walk to the cemetery in the dead OF
the night, and hammer a nail into Ger
tail part of the inner wall. Leaving the
town at the stated time he proceeded
straight to the place, and arrived there
perfectly satisfied Of his ability to perform
the lonely task be had imposed upon
himself. Advancing into the inner cir
Gle, be planted a small ladder with which
he was provided against the wall, and,
before proceeding further, he looked leis-
urely around. The moon was shining
in full beauty, and her rays, tipping the
leaves of all the trees on one side Of the
circle, and shed subdued light on every
object Immediately around our adventur>
er, leaving the other side of this portion
of the cemetery, into which the moons
rays could not penetrate, in perfect shade.
Spite of every wish to the contrary, the
poor priest could not but feel kind OF
underlined dread at the awful stiffness, as
he slowly ascended the ladder, his knees
began perceptibly to tremble. Deter
mined, however, to execute his purpose,
he fixed the nail and commenced TO ham
mer loudly, his perturbed spirit deriving
comfort from the reverbera;ing sounds
thus created. Quite treasured, when
this work was finished, he turned in order
to descend, when pulling il out TO place
it on the ladder, he felt bis cape pulled
from behind. Too terrified to try and
ascertain the cause he made several at
tempts to disengage himself, but the more
he pulled the faster be seemed to be held,
until at last, exhausted with the efforts
he had made, he remained passive from
terror. The whole cemetery seemed to
be whirling around him. The collins
appeared to be leaving their narrow cells,
and their lids bursting open he fancied
he saw the ghastly inmates grinning at
him. In vain he tried TO call out his
tongue refused to frame single word /;
and thus paralyzed by fear his senses en-
tirely forsook him, and he fell to the
ground below, where he remained in u
state of Inconsistencies until discovered
by friend many hours after, who. fear
ing that something had happened, came,
accompanied by others, to search for him.
He slowly recovered his senses, but spoke
little. although the remembrance OF all
that had happened remained impressed
by terror on his mind. Notwithstanding
his friends pointed out 10 him the rent in
his cape, which, having caught on the
nail when he turned round, was torn as
he fell from the ladder, he smiled incred-
ulously and gradually, TIL he died, in the
belief that what he had witnessed was a
punishment for his daring to boast on


such a subject.
Year: 1864

The admiral convulsed with SUPPRESS
ed laughter, walked to the window and
endeavoring to appear very serious only
succeeded in looking unusually purple.



A quarter of hour afterwards a
workman entered one of the out houses
occupied by artisans in the dockyard.-
The house or rather shed was divided
into portions-viz ground floor and
a loft or bedroom above communicating
with each other by means ofa step ladder.
Finding no one in the workshop the
man went TO the foot of the ladder and
shouted Bill Halyard


Hullo lsaid voice up stairs.


say you re wanted up to the Admir-.
atty


What about?


Oh / don't know. Some row y r
missus has got into think said the man.
How so ever you are to look sharp.
All right will be down directly.
There was pipe lying on the table
below. The man took it up and filed it
with some tobacco from a pouch which
be carried.


He had strolled up and down smoking
in front of the house for some ten min
utes or so when tired of waiting lie en-
tered the room and again called out Bill
Halyard


There was no answer this time.


Bother the fellow he gone to sleep l
think said the man and sprang up the
ladder.


He found Halyard lying on the floor
not asleep but dead-with his throat
cut



The rest of the story is soon told
The poor wretch had entered into con-
spiracy with bis wife to obtain a pension
from the Admiralty fancying that as be
bore precisely the same name as the de-
ceased captain she might pass herself of
as bis widow.
Year: 1864

Total number o Delegates ,2S4
The Committee recommend to the counties thahaye not
already held conventions for the purpose to assemble in
their proper places at early day to appoint delegates
in accordance with the foregoing basis and to perfect
open and thorough organization of all who in favor Of
maintaining the Union Of the States and the Government
of fathers and all opposed the corrupt destructive
and revolutionary abolition party of the National and
State Administrations


BY order of the Committee.


GEO Mc0UAT,
indianapolis, June g. 1864. Chairman.
Year: 1864

WAsHINGToN June 9.-The following resou-
tions were passed on Thursday night by the
Grand Council ofthe Union League, in session in
Baltimore "a copy of which were to-day pre-
sented to the President by committee appointed
for the purpose:


Resolved. That the National Convention of
the Union League of America hereby heartily ap
prove and endorse the nominations made by the
Union National Convention at Baltimore on the
9Th of JuDe-Ahraham Lincoln for President and
Andrew Johnson for ice President; and we
are bound by our obligation to do all in our power
to elect true and reliable Union men to all Off
ces, and as the nominees of said Convention are
the only candidates that can hope to be elected as
loyal men, we regard it as our imperative duty,
as members of the Union League, to DO all in our
power to secure their election.


Resolved, That this Council earnestly ap-
prove of and endorse the platform of principles
adopted by said Convention
ReSolred, That we will, individuals of the
Union League, do all in our power to elect the
candidates.


Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, made an adverse
report to-day, in the House, on the memorial of
the New FORK Chamber of Commerce asking
encouragement to ocean steam nagigatlon.
Elisha Ward. of the Committee on Commerce,
presented at length his views and arguments in
favor OF subsidies for the accomplishment OF the
views Of the memorialists
The report was ordered To lie on the table for
the present


The friend of the bankrupt bill feel confident
that they will Tomorrow effect a reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill was rejected by one
majority.
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the baneful habits
OF self-sb1se. To which is added observations or
Female Diseases and other Interesting matter ofthe
Importance the married and those contemplating
marriage whoentertain doubts of their physical ability to
enter that Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per. receipt OF ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention to the treat
ment OF the various private diseases treated of in pr
Our Nspensary IS the only Institution of the
kind in America which has been taDlshed by special
charter this fact should give preference over the
various cuscks of doubtful character to be foun all
srgecities.
Year: 1864

An Attempt to Destroy the Gunbeat


Lafayette with Torpedo.


From the New Orleans Times


few days the guard on board the gunboa Lafay'
e,te lying in the rive Bayou sara discovered
suspicious looking object floating down the river toward
the gupboa The reported and boat sent out
TO vestgate the OF the thing which proved DO
torpedo containing over forty pounds OF powder Inc
timely Of the torpedo by the guard probably
saved the gunboat from dostr uction.
Year: 1864

SOLDIERS REAoSsrBANcE. We yield our
entire space on the second page Of this edi
ton in order to give large number OF sol
dier's Of the Old Iowa Second Infantry an
opportunity to state their grievances to the
public. 1t will he noticed that the letter
with accompanying documentary proofs was
prepared for publication in August last, but
it vas thought best by the aggrieved party
to wait awhile longer and see ifthe mil l.tary
authorities Of the country would net give
them iustice-would not DO simply what
they were promised should be done when
they entered the service Falling to get
any satisfaction, they forwarded the copy a
few days since for publication. The gist
Of the matter is, that recruits .or old regi
ment had the promise of being mustered
out at the time the original regiment was
mustered out. This promise, made in
good faith, and accepted in good faith by
the recruits, has been broken, and the lights
Of the recruits ignored. 1t is very con-
t,mptable piece OF business on the part Of
those who made the promise, and not well
calculated TO encourage cnlistmcnts. We
recommend careful pcrusal Of the docu
men. prepar. d by the recruits Of the gal
liant Second. They have excellent ground
for complaint.
Year: 1864

A SHOCKING CASE OF CnILD DEsERrroS.-
This morning about eight o'clock some la
bore at work near the corner of Iowa and
9th stress. heard the moaning Of an infant
near by. and shortly set about to find from
whence the noise came. They looked about
and soon found upon the steps OF the front
door OF the house on the southwest corner
Of Iowa and 9th streets, occupied by Mrs.
Lambert, an infant child, thnly wrapped,
and nearly dead with cold. The child was
taken into the house and Dr.. Hes was call.
ed in. When he arrived there the little
founding h. nearly peri>hed-al' power Of
utterance was gone, and it was thought to
be PCS. recovery. However, by judicious
treatment warmth was restored to its little
body, and some other signs Of life were APP
parent


The child is a female, about four or five


weeks old. A "slip'-a d daper add thin
blanket was all the protection it had from
the cold. damp weather of this morning
Pinned upon the blanke: was buff envel-
ope containing two dollars, upon the back
of which was written in very bad English,
the following:


Take this money an bury this child de-
Gently, for we have got very far to travel
Vet, and cannot takeit with u.s."
This was probably blind. to make be-


seve that this child was deposited there by
some one who came in on early mornil z
train from the east The inhuman brute Of


mother Of that child is undoubtedly in


this town at this time. and thus attempts to


put the police ON The wrong track. Every


effort will b. made to ferret out the mother


and bring her to an account


Ihe town authaities hass already psovi.
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the bsnefu habits
Of self abuse. To which is added observations or
Female Diseases and other interesting matter of the
Importance the married and those contemplating
marriage whoenerain doubts of their physical ability to
that Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per, ON receipt often cents or four stamps.


We devote our entire time and attention to the treat
the various private diseases of in pr
report Our Dispensary the only Institution the
kind in America which has been established by special
charter this fact should give preference the
various Quacks Of doubtful character TO be foun in all
arceciffes
Year: 1864

There are Meteor Inventions
That fash mp for a moment in the newspapers and
pass TO oblivion There are also


GRAND DISCOVERIES
which take permanent hold OF public e TINA
tion, and


Last for all Time.
Permanent among the latter class stands
cHSISTADoRO'S HAIR DYE.
Year: 1864




from the Richmond Dispatch, Oct IT.


Affairs In the valley not by any means unfavorable
for The enemy still continue 10 be pressed back and
our cavalry hold possession Of the north bank Of
North river the main body Of the federas having fallen
back beyond Harrsonburg at which place they have
moderate sized encamrment Their outer line OF pEKos
extend to within sight Of the town Of Bridgcwer which
is six eight miles south Of Harrsonbure and west Of
the valley turnpike. From that point the camp Of the
eusmy be plainly Their force is varously esti
mated at from twenty to forty thousand.


At Waynesboro they destroyed only the depot Tho
flour mills not destroyed any OF the pri
vats houecs. The -four from mill was distributed
among the negroes Our cavalry charged the iederal
troops In the Streets driving them in confusion and pur
sued them rapidly that they bad no tinae whatever
might have been their DESIRE to burn private houses By
the way.


At staunton they destroyed only the depot Wickhaus
cavalry brigade represented having displayed con-
spicuons gallantry being the foremost n charging the
enemy the streets Waynesboro. PassenRors BY last
nights train report that all is now quiet there The
trains running TO within mile and half or Sssun
ton Tho bridge Christians creek was but slightly
damaged, and u already repaired.
Year: 1864

The appeal of the National Union Committee,
on the first page of our paper to-day, is pow
eriul document, and should be read carefully
by every elector before he casts his vote in the
coming election for President,
Year: 1864

MaEy years ago, the community of a ham
let in tho south of Franco, was startled by
crime, rare indeed in their quiet agrcul-
ural district. A wealthy farmer was
found dead, at early morning, within one
hundred yards of his own house. lie had
been killed by blows administered with a
heavy stake which lay near the body, COW
cred with blood, and all his pockets had
been riled of their contents, including a
considerable sum OF money, which he was
known to have received the previous even
ing for some sheep sold by him III the
neighboring market town.


When the awe and excitement created
by this event Ii ID subsidized "A little, every
exertion was made by the authorities 70
ielrct out the perpetratOr OF the crime
A reward was offered for the discovery OF
the murderer, proclamation of which boun-
ty was made for several successive sun
DAYS at the church door. At last some dis
closures were made duplicating young
man lamed Laroche---a STRIPPING OF
eighteen years.


The person who brought the charge
against young Laroche was a man of the
name cf Laudry--a stranger in the district,
but who had lat ~ been appointed by the
lord Of the manor as one OF the keepers OF his
games preserves. Landry testified that he
h al see LARGO cutting stake from hedge
on the afternoon previous to the murder,
and that he had reproved him for it, and,
taking the stake from him, had s,u5k it III
the bank of the hedge at particular spot.
The stake was the same one that was found
lying near the body of the murdered farm.
or. Landry could swear to it. because,
after taking it from Laroche, he has nick
ed il in peculiar way with his knife.


Now it SO happened that tie murdered
farmer had many influential friends, while
IAroche had but few. Therefore Larocho
was convicted OF the murder, and sentenced
to be hanged en- Il certain day, at certain
place; until which time he was placed in
the Jail Of the district--tho third floor Of a
large stone building, the lower part Of
which was a mill. The prison consisted
OF single apartment. lighted by one small
window at height Of about sixteen feet
from tho door. ! lie side Of the building
from which the window looked ran sheer
down to the water of dark and deep river,
which crept lazily by the mill, but quicken
cd its pace a little lower down, until il
gradually became q rushing torrent, leap
lug wildly on to its fall over perpendicular
ledge ofrocks. Bodies carried over that
lail were said never TO have been recover
ed, ard it was a fixed notion among the
country people that there was a force in
The Whirlpool below by which everything
falling into it was carried down into the
uuexplored abysses OF the earth.


II was the day before that hxed for the
execution Of young Laroehe, and the priest
OF the parish, Father Al ard by name, had
been LETT alone with the prisoner. in order
to prepare him, by the consolation Of relig-
ion, for his approaching doom. TO his
words Of comfort Laroche listened with hu-
Year: 1864

We clip the following from late New
York correspondence of the Poston Post !:


Some of our eminent limbs of the law are
fobbing immense fees nowadays; the incomes
of the most favored advocates being almost
fabulous in amount. Twenty five thousand
dollars a year used to be considered well
worthy any lawyers while and the hope of en-
jOying even tithe OF that sum has made many
an humble bar-tenders mouth water. But in
these trOublOus and litigOus times the big-wig
lawyers look upon twenty-five, thirty. or even
forty thousand dollars as no great affair of an
income, and retainers OF one, two and three
thousand dollars drop into their hands with as
little concern on their parts as One-tenth the
sum was wont to inspire ten or n dozen years
ago. To prove that political prominence paws.
may instance the case of leading Democrat
ic lawyer who last year received one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars for conduct
ing two suits, and also the case of the most no.
tOriOus of our Radical Republican ATTORNEYS.
whose fee, in a certain celebrated Mining Com
panys law suit, was one hundred thousand dol
lars worth of the COmpany's stock-which he
realized Oh " at sXty-f cents on the dollar.
just think of sixty-tive thousand dollars as a
single counsel fee! l ought to add that most
of the p. ointment lawyers of New York are in
the enjoyment of incomes ranging from thirty
thousand to seventy thousand dollars year.
Talk about the uncertainties of law! Surely,
the only doubtful or uncertain thing about it
so far as the lawyers are concerned-is
whether they couldn't get more if they had the
cheek to ask it! Their motto would seem to
be borrowed from SCOTS Marmion-"CHARGE,
Chester, CHARGED"
Year: 1864

The London Times has displayed ed
itorial announcement of (" the happy
event - in the royal family. 1t says, i'll
the course of lis remarks:


For the moment, this loyal congratu-
lation will be the first feeling in the heart
of every Englishman, but the impulse will
be supported by the solid reflection of the
addition made by this happy event to the
stability of the royal succession Her
Majesty, indeed, is happy in a numerous
and healthy family, and her dynasty seems
to all human anticipations, established be-
yOnd all the usual chances of mortality
We are happily free, too, in England, from
the domestic troubles which seem now on
the verge of plunging Europe into war,
and have been one source of the dislrac-
tion Of our immediate neighbors But it
is impossible to be too secure. The mere
mention of the confusion which disputed
SUGGESTIONS still produce on the Continent,
is sufficient to make US thankful for any
additional pledge of the permanence of
our royal house; and the existence of two
heirs to the throne in direct line is vis-
ible earnest of stability which will be as





welcome to the nation as to the royal fam
lily itself.


Providence seems, indeed, while per-
mitting confusion and gloom to settle on
almost every other country in the world,
to have chosen to shower upon US every
blessing that a people can receive. In
whatever direction we look, we find no.
thing but subjects for gratitude, and the
only shadows of gloom or anxiety on our
prospect are cast by the quarrels and con-
fusion of others. A firm and equal ad-
ministration of the law, freedom un-
known in any country either of ancient or
modern times, security for life and prop
erty which appears incompatible with any
other form Of government, and unparal
leled public and private wealth, are estab-
lished and adorned by Throne which
rests as deeply in tho heart of the nation
as it is rooted in its constitution. The
passions Of national antagonism or politi-
cal enmity which spread misery and blood
shed over the Old and New Worlds, are
checked at the narrow channel and at
the broad sea which separate us from Eu-
rope and America; and we present e