smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

the same correspondent, of March l7th.-
The date is somewhat back in the month.
but we want to preserve the letter to prove
the McGregor en- mdssc movement was
the correct one. The fight is over we
only want to save the record. Our West
Union exchanges Zone of them, if not both
copied the "Paraller' letter, and we ex-
pect them to copy this one, not much =
Ventilation is always productive of health.


The general impression here is that the
McGregor and Sioux City road will win,
because the company has the cash, and
the experience and men of energy, exactly
as such An enterprise demands, and be-.
sides the legislature have determined in
cases where rival companies present them
selves for land grant to give the lands
to such company as will build the road in
the shortest time.


The so-called Add Parallel Co. are men
of ability, sound business qualifications
and Iowa men it is true, but as all men arc
more or less selfish, what will prevent
them, should they build the road from
making terms suiting their own pockets,
or selling out to any other company.


1t is we'll known that this professed 43d
Parallel Company have small capital
They could not, with all their capital,
build twenty miles of road, consequently
they must seek foreign aid, a thing they
are by no means sure of accomplishing
elsewhere than with this very same Nc
Gregor and Sioux City Company. In con.
sequence of this, the belief is here among
members of the Legislature that this is a
scramble for the land grant. If the "43d'
can get it the McGrcgor ard Sioux City
company must buy it of them if not, as
the Sioux City company want it and hav-
ing no other competitors. would get it.


The senate railroad committee have de.
cided in favor Of the McGregor and Sioux
City company, and the house committee
are out thinking about it.


Our land grants were given to US by the
general government, not for speculation or
for sources of gain to sharks and sharpers
east or west, but to build railroads all ov-
er, and thus develop our beautiful State
Let the legislature see to it that these
lands are not stolen or frittered away in
railroads that are only built on paper.
Year: 1868

a writer IN Coiman s Rural Says:


What popular doctrine-everybo body
practices 1.-THE world gives big part
of this life to it. Men of every trade
are as devoted to neglect as if the only
route to gain is by that way-and yet
who has not suffered by neglecting to do
what ought to have been done The
evil that comes by neglect does not
prompt one to change his course the
business is stuck to in the face of evil
dence that proves it the greatest obstacle
in the way of success that men ever have
TO contend with. Man is fast creature,
he runs into dilapidation rather than
walk into health and vigor.


The house builder sees the scaffold is
getting weak, but he goes ahead and
neglects to fix it until workman is car
ried home badly damaged.


The farmer sees little gully whose
outline was marked by the last rain-a
spade cut of sod would stop it, or q
chunk would fill it up, or a handful Of
litter from the hay loft would check the
washing away of the soil and start some
grass growing which would be perman-
ent safeguard against any further injury
to the field but it is not done, the work
OF few moments is put off until many
rains make ravine that spoils the field,
and then the owner is forced to work
ninety days to repair depages. 4 bad
place in the fence is neglected until the
cattle and hogs start the farmer in run
ming gait to clear the field of intruders,
and after half day spent in getting the
stock out, a rail is put in the place where
it ought 10 have been long before. Five
minutes work was neglected until the
crops we're damaged more than the salus-
OF hve months work, and the cattle learn
ed 20 jump for life. Farmers neglect
much for want Of time, always forget
ting that Z" manifest destiny" will force
them to work like the devil for months to
do what might, at some former time, have
been done in an hour or day. Once in
shile | meet a man wliA~ takes time to
do everything and do it we'll, such man
"a never pushed for time-has plenty Of
it-he is always up with the season aud
does things in proper way. If you
propose hunting or fishing excursion
he can join the party without a fear that
everything at home will be in ",,6x
before ne gets back he has time often
10 go on pleasure excursion, and at
tend the picnic with his family and en-
Joy himself as a man ought to.
Year: 1868

THE illness of the Pope IS every now
and then made the subject of dispatch
The latest accounts say that he is troub-
led with constant cough, but that he
refuses to leave any of his duties undone.
He is man of quiet manner, but indom-
liable energy. There is no reason at
present. to believe his affection to DO of a
serious character.
Year: 1868

Tue CANALs.-Repairs on the Eastern division of
the canals progressing rapidly. The large breaks
caused by the breaking up OF the ice in the Mohawk
and in the canal are being filed up as fast as
possible. A large number of men and teams are
employed constantly and If favorable weather con-
tnues the canal will be In readiness for the passage
of boats and good navigation secured sooner than
was anticipated d.-Rochester Union, April IL.
Year: 1868

the proposed erection of summer hotel at
the Gettysburg Spring. - -


Il is only few rods good road the Chambersburg
turnpike, indIspensaby TO inland watering place.
Such hotel would be abundany supplied with ordinary
rum all of which In the immediate vicinity The expen.
dre the capital TO the erection Of such an es
Of the kind in this or any other country but as means
freemen would partake largely of the nature of public
enterprise deserving the counenancc and OF
the government b
Year: 1868

THE NEW YORK Thlbl NE
SAYS cdtoray the Gettysburg Spring and the proposed
summer hotel:-
Pennsylvania will for the next century
at least be focus of national interest," the goal OF many
patriotic pilgrimage the Northern limit reached BY
the Of rebellion in great civil war; and was ne
arena of one momentous battles OF the ase NO
other place In country strongly to invite the
erection of place of sojourn like the "Probe or
0cn House in the White Mountains, and we trust the
public want win not remain long unsatished.
Year: 1868

The MAINE ELECTION AT WASHING


ToN.-The Maine election has been for
the last two days the topic of general in
terest at Washington, and its result is the
theme of universal speculation and CON-
ment. Democracy and Copperheadism
squirms under the fearful and significant
condemnation of the loyal masses of the
Fine Tree State. This great triumph Of
the Republican party is already bearing
Year: 1868

UNION yMEMoRIAI.rEDA by advertise
ment, in another column, the Grand Army
Of the Republic invite the citizens of Rich
mond to visit with them on Saturday the
graves. of the Federal dead in the National
Cemetery on the williamsburg road. The
30th is the day appointed for this tribute
by General Logan, commander-in-chief.
If any flowers are left in the city after sun
set this evening, our people are requested
TO send them to the National Cemetery.
Year: 1868

NEGROES AND THE TAxEs.-As might
have been anticipated, the tax collectors
6nd great difficulty in obtaining from the
negroes their share towards carrying on the
Government. We are informed that not
one in twenty can be made to pay single
cent. One well-known darky said ne
g want gwine to pay tax untWell the South
is reconstructed" Being asked how ne
would know when reconstruction had taken
blace. he said when he was allowed to be o
Juror, Blessed privilege
Year: 1868

The LAST NIGHT OF THE FAIR.---The
ladies conducting the fair at Trinity church
will offer for sale at auction tonight all the
fancy and useful articles remaining on
hand. Refreshments will be furnished.
Year: 1868

The Arrest Of Judge Pope Disapproved by
General Meade-Censure Of the Officer


Who Made the Arrest-The Coming EIec.
zion.


AUGUSTA, April II, 1858.


The attention Of General Meade having been called
to the course pursued by Lieutenant Charles 8. John
son, Fifteenth infantry, in arresing Judge Pope OF
the Circuit Court Of Calhoun county, Ala and closing
the court, owing to difference in the construction
Of the orders in reference to empaneu9 iures the
General commanding publicly declares his assump-
ton OF authority to arrest deserving Of the severet
censure. General Meade further says the object
Of these orders was not to declare that all juries
must be In part composed OF colored men, but simply
to remove any distinction which the laws Of the
State In this district made account Of color. The
Commanding General trusts that this disapproval
will render subordinate officers cautious to refrain
from hasty and unauthorized exercise OF the power
vested only In the highest military officer.


In order that there may be fairness In the ap-
preaching election General Meade directs that the
ballot boxes shall not be opened the votes counted
or any information OF the progress OF the election be
given till the polls are closed. After the voting s
closed the managers shall select two men Of charac-
ter from the opposite parties who shall be permitted
to be present at the counting OF the ballots to
witness and verify such counting.
Year: 1868

Coroner Keenan, yesterday held an inquest at no.
365 East Houston street the body OF Miss Rebecca
Hyams, who committed suicide by taking Paris
green, as already reported In the HERALD. She
was engaged to be married to young man named
Lewis Seibert, but for some reason best known to
himself he declined to fulfil his promise, and the dis
appointed girl took the matter so much to heart that
she sought consolation In death. The jury rendered
verdict corresponding with the foregoing facts
Deceased had boarded at No. 35 Market street, but
at the time OF taking the poison she was at the West
chester House in the BoWery,
Year: 1868

An inquest was yesterday held at III Prince street,
by Coroner Schrmer, on the body Of Terence Ferry,
young man, twenty-five years OF age, whose death
was the result OF pistol shot wound in the breast
on Thursday evening. Deceased had the pistol in
his hand and, being somewhat under the influence
OF liquor. his barkeeper John 0'Reily, undertook to
get the weapon from him. but he would not give 1t
up. Directly afterwards O'Reiy heard the report of
shot himself II at first thought that the shoot
ing was intentional the part OF the deceased but
the coroner's jury after hearing the testimony de.
clded that 1t was accidental. Deceased was native
OF Ireland.
Year: 1868

FOREIGN MINERS LICENSE BILL.-The
bill allowing the mining counties to retain,
for time, the States portion of the revenue
raised from Foreign Miners Licenses, came
up in the Assembly few days ago, and after
a warm debate was passed to engrossment by
vote of 46 to 81.


The vote by which the bill was passed to
engrossment is indicative of its final passage
in the Assembly, and its success there will
almost ensure it's becoming law, as ma.
iority of the Senate are understood to be in
its favor. We hope every representative
from the mining counties will carry out the
wishes Of their constituents by laboriDg ear
nestly for the success of this bill, so yitallv
important to the impoverished mining eoun
ties of the State. Its passage would be no
more than simple act of justice to the
counties that have contributed their richest
treasures to build up the agricultural por-
tions of the State and we call upon the
people of the mining counties to mark the
men who seek to place distractions in the
way of this most righteous measure.
Year: 1868

GorSe TO WoRK.--The owners of the quartz
ledge on Mccall Gulch, Dog Creek, are
making preparations to commence taking out
rock for shipment below in the spring. The
rock sent below some time ago paid fifty
dollars to the tun, and much richer rock has
be struck since that was taken out. As teams
are constantly passing Dog Creek during the
spring and summer, the owners of the ledge
will have good chance to get their quartz
down to the head of navigation.
Year: 1868

The PRESIDENT AND GEN. GRANT-When
General Grant turned over the War Office to
Stanton, johnson accused him of duplicity,
and stated that he had promised to notify
him before doing SO. Grant declares that he
gave johnson to understand that he would
resign the Office whenever Stanton was
reinstated by the Senate, and that he consid
cred it his duty to do so, in accordance with
the requirements of the Tenure of Office Bill.
The President then denied that Grant had SO
notified him, and substantially asserted that
he would place members of the Cabinet on
the stand to prove Grant falsifer. The
latest dispatches state that Seward and Nc
Cullough decline to confirm the Presidents )
version of the affair, and that he threatens to
remove them in consequence
Year: 1868

STATE PRINTER.-We notice that quite a
number of our Union cotemporaries are adTo-
eating the abolition of the Office of State
Printer. This proposition comes with an ill
grace from Union journals at the present
time, as every one must feel that it would not
have emenated from the same sources had the
Union party elected its candidate for that
position. The proposition, by Union men, to
abolish the Office at this time. sayors very
much of g sour grapes"
Year: 1868

CRoPs.-Ranchmen inform us that while
the growing wheat crop generally looks well
on Cow Greek, Cottonwood, and other farm
ing localities in the county, the young barley
has decidedly sickly appearance, and gives
evidence of poor yield at harvest time.
Year: 1868

In calling the attention of the reader to the ad.
vertlsement of DR.. ]. c. Young's Institute, to be
found in another part of this paper we feel we are
answering the dictates of honest convictions in
pointing out to suffering humanity the honest and
skillful Medical pra"titiner 1t is the duty of
man whose knowledge places it in his power to act
as guide to those who otherwise would unwittinp-
iy take wrong path. There is no need to wear
out life of pain and anguish and in the end fill
dishonored grave. Hesitate no longer, unfortunate
ones, but turn to the Doctor who can restore Won
giving you in place of wasted energies and an i'm
paired constitution, health, vigor and power.


The Institute has been in successful operation
Tor Seventeen Years, and as it was the Pioneer In
sttue of the coast SO it has been the Pioneer in the
march of progress.


Wesay again to the aflictcd-read the advertise
ment and follow its advice. s1A
Year: 1868

NoNsENsE.-We have at last obtained a
copy of the Bribery" pamphlet. and on
reading it we heartily commend the action
of the Assembly in refusing to go into an
investigation of the fimsy charges therein
made. The whole thing, from beginning to
end, is perfectly absurd and silly. The
author should be taken in charge and sent to
Stockton, as he is manifestly unfit to be at
large
Year: 1868

Assemblyman Wolleb, of Sacramento, has
introduced new Military Bill into the Leg
islature, the main provisions of which are as
| follows


The bill provides that all citizens, or those
who have declared their intentions of becom.
ing such, and who are between Is and As
years of age, shall be subject to military
duty in case of war or insnrrection. Minis
ters, civil and military officers of the United
States, foreign Consuls, all civil ofic RS of
the State, including members of the Legisla.
ture, and all persons wounded in the service
OF the United States, shall be exempt from
military service. The Assessor of each
county must enroll all persons therein sub
ject to military duty, and list Of such
enrolment shall be kept on file in the Office
of the County Clerk, and a copy delivered to
the Brigadier General of the brigade to which
the county belongs. The Governor shall be
Commander IN Chief of all the military forces
of the State.


The militia shall be organized into brig
ades, each commanded by Brigadier Gen,
eral, and the seven brigades shall compose
division, to be commanded by Major
General. All the Generals shall be appointed
by the Governor for term of four years.
All persons enrolled in the militia, and
who shall voluntarily form themselves into
military organizations, shall be deemed the
National Guard of the State. The regula-
tions for the formation of companies are SUBJ
stantially the same as under the present law
No. one can join company for less than one
year. No infantry company shall contain
less than As nor more than 1G0 members
The Adjutant General shall be appointed by
the Governor, with the rank of Brigadier
General, and shall be ex officio Quartermaster
General, Commissary General, Inspector
General, and Chief of Ordnance, with sala-
ry of S2400 per annum. The Adiutant
General shall reside at the Capital, and keep
his Office open six days of the week.


The commanding officer of every company
shall inspect the arms and equipments of the
company once in each year, and report the
result of such inspection to the Brigadier
General of the brigade to which the company
belongs, and also to the Adjutant General
1t is the duty of every Brigadier General to
INSPECT every company of his brigade once a
year.


The expenses Of the National Guard shall
be paid by levying a tax of one cent on each
one hundred dollars of taxable property of
the State. 1t is the duty of the Board Of
Supervisors of each county to provide an
armory for the use of the companies of the
county, and pay for keeping the same in
repair, and for each member of an infantry
company the sum of two dollars per annum
shall be allowed by the State, payable every
six months. The regulations of the United
States army shall constitute the rules and
discipline of the National Guard. Infantry
companies are required to drill in the open
air once each month, parade on the Fourth of
July, and hold at least one target shooting
each year. All members of the National
Guard shall be exempt from jury duty and
from the payment of poll taxes of every
description, and shall not be subject to
arrest on civil proceedings while on drill.
Year: 1868

EUROPEAN Circus. This establishment
opened yesterday Oh the corner OF ihry anu
broadway TO large audience The great street process
sion did hot take MACE as announced owing TO the storm
II will pass through some OF the principal thoroushfares
this morning II the day ne, or on tho st fair day
The are given evoy afternoon and evening
rain or shine
Year: 1868

The Richmond Enquirer saws that VIRGINIA will vots
at the coming Presidential election, notwithstanding
the electoral bill and her exclusion from the Union
The Ia" CT that State requires the Governor to an
point commissioners of election on the first of A,est
IN every year III which election for President is
held aGd in of failure his part to do so or If
the commissioners appointed by him refuse or fail to
act, then any two freehodefs preseat on the day of
election, and consenting to act shall be commission
ers Under this Law the Enquirer finds the legal method
by which the polls may be opened every precinct in
the State IN November-and it calls for the pomna
tionof electors and vigorous prosecution of The cam
paIgn ander the laws of Virginia, without regard to
The reconstruction acts
Year: 1868

From the New York Herald. z sa.a...ss1 ~


Our newly ysereeted feoR-citizens of African descent
appear to be turning the tables nicely onthe Radicals
aud Radical carpet-baggers AT Raleigh North Caro-
lna for example special train fears from the south
eastern part Of the State brought up the State Dem
oeratic Convention club of Democratic negroes in
company With a number of delegates. We hear of
similar movements throughout all the South Of the
colored people foekng to the Democratic standard,
and should be surprised to see general stampede
from the Radicals and to the Democrats in the Presi-
Dental and Congressional elections. AL the sisus of
the times point to such result. 1t is just what
have anticipated and predicted The negroes begin to
that the Radicals have cheated them Instead of
getting the lands and property of the whites by whole
sale system Of conhseaton aud transfer to themselves
promised the negroes find the Radical Norihern
adventures and carpet baggers only after their
labor and votes. These Radicals have shown the
clo"en foot have shown they nothing about the
negroes, and that all they is the poor Afr
cans to make money and get the oficers What more
natural them than these negroes should turn to their
old masters and listen to the friendly voice of those
among whom they were born and with whom their
future interests and welfare are identical?


The growing and general detection of the negroes
from the Radicals is creating division and great
deal OF excitement anoue that people. At first as we
said, they were nearly all going "th the Radicals now
cclored Democratic clubs and organizations spring
ing up all around Of course Il ose who still adhere
to the Radicals are very bitter and hostile At Raleigh





mobbing the negro Democratic club but their object
was defeated by the temperate aud moderate conduct
of the white people and through Governor Holden
calling out the military Amid all this excitement and
rotons conduct of the Radical negroes, the greatest
enthusiasm in favor of the Convention and the Demo-
crats both white and black (who, of course in
large ma ority there the tme) notice that when


Radical senator and carpet-bagger named Estes tore
down lithograph picture ofSeymour and Blair, which
was posted in the Marlborough House nobody chastised
him for bis conduct, though many Democrats witness
ed it, This shows the Democrats to be moderate
as they are earnest. They are bent carrying the
election, and will not be prosoked to violence BY the
ourages of the Radicals They determined not to
give the Radical press chance of bowling at them
and calling them ncurable rebels We call the atten
ton of the Radical organs this admirable and for
bearing conduct Of the Southern white people, in cen
trast with that of the Radical baggers and their
deinded tools among the poor negroes. This is one
Of the recent phases Of the political revolution that is
going on in the South From all appearances the re-
action that has set in will sweep over the Southern
States, and the Radicals will find themselves next No
vember left out in the cold
Year: 1868

A REMARKABLE TELEGRAPH1e Discovery - For
months past we have longed to lay before the public
the fact that most wonderful discovery had been
made in the art Of elegraphing by two of our fellow
citizens, Geo. n. Dugan and Booker Ford and Col
Coleman, of Memphis; and shall row proceed to re-
cord whatWe have in operation at the telegraph
office in this place for weeks past. The discovery
made does away with all the jars and fluids heretofore
used in telegraph Offices and current of electricity
sufficiently strong for all purposes is drawn from
mother earth by OF sheet of copper and one
sheet of znc which are buried to the depth of two
feet, and having about four inches of earth between
~them Ie1the copper plate wires are attached, and


the current thus procured seems inexhaustibIe The
operators at the telegraph office here long since dis
pensed with fluids of all kinds and every message sent
from Bolivar is recorded by an instrument which
receives its power from the buried battery and which
consists OF nothing but sheet of copper and one of
zinc. The inventors have applied for patent and it
is hoped that their prayer will be speedily answered
this discovery of theirs is destined to work most
wonderful change in the art OF teegrapng. Hereaf-
ter we shall endeavor to give full and complete ac-
count OF this truly great discovery and are proud to
say that to Hardeman county belongs the credit Those
who doubt the truth of what we have related can go
to the depot and for themselves as the new bat
teryls in full aud constant operation and has never
failed to do all, and even more, than the old costly
Jars and hds do. This invention will save thou
sands Of dollars to the telegraph companies and is des
tned to become universally adopted on account of its
cheapness and durability


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