smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

special meeting Of health commissioners
was held at noon to-day, in consequence oi
the reported presence of cholera.


The committee appointed at last meeting to
draft memorial petitioning the General
Government for the use of land al Sandy
Hook for quarantine, represent the necessity
OF rigid quarantine IN several Of the po-.s oi
the country to guard against he introduction
of choera that the authorizes of New ] ork
are without a proper place TO establish a
quarantine 10 meet an anticipated emergency
in this dilemma. They earnestly request the
Government 10 grant for temporary quaran-
tine grounds so much of the lands as shall
be necessary, now owned by the Government
at Sandy Hook, in the lower bay. Memorial
adopted.


Drs. Sayre and Carson and Mayor Clere-
land were appointed committee to proceed
to Washington and lay the matter before the
Government.


The ship Rhine, from London, had no cases
of cholera
Year: 1865

- EXECUTIVE MANSION,


WASHINGTON, Oct. %.


James Johnson, norisionat Governor, NIL
ledgeriHe, Ga: E


Your Dispatch has been received. The
people Of Georgia should not hesitate one
single moment in rcpudiating every single dol
lar of the debt created for the purpose Of aid
ing the rebellion against the government Of
the United States. 1t will not do to levy and
collect taxes from the State and people that
are loyal and in the Union. to pay debt that
was created to aid in taking them out and sub
verting the constitution Of the United States.
do not believe that the grsat mass Of the
people of the State of Georgia, when left un-
influenced, will ever submit to the payment
of debt which was the main cause of being
laid on them the past and present sufferings,
caused by the rebellion. Those who invested
their capital in the creation of this debt. must
meet their fate, and take il as one of the in
evitable results of the rebellion. though it may
seem hard to them. 1t should at once be
made known at home and abroad that the
debt contracted for the purpose Of dissolving
the Union cannot nor ever will be paid by
taxes levied on the people for such purpose.


AsDRsw JoHssoS,


President of the United States.
Year: 1865

An INDIAN KILLED IN A BEAR TRAr.-The
Calvaeras Chronicle says that one day last
week an Indian was caught in bear trap
and instantly killed at Big Meadows, Alpine
county. He had seen the trap baited with
quarter of mutton, which he concluded to
steal, and was caught in the act The fall Of
the trap was made of heavy timber and armed
with heavy spikes which entered the Indian
body. 1t is suspected that he had been gull
ty of several murders in that vicinity.
Year: 1865

If Congress, says Jersey Copperhead
'.can say that negro shall vote in Virginia.
they can say that Democrat shall not vote
in New Jersey This comparing negro to
Democrat IS one OF the most fragrant acts Of
injustice ever perpetrated upon a long suffer
ing and down trodden race.
Year: 1865

lr is a big thing, in a political way, for an
Administration to pursue such course of
policy, that the opposition party leaders are
constrained to endorse it on all occasions
most vehemently, iii order to save their party
from disintegration and annihilation.
Year: 1865

to make things right; and it cannot be- ex-
pectsd that in this imperfect state he can
keep the straight path of rectitpde any
more than . boat with one oar, or bird
with one wing, can keep straight course.
In nine cases out Of ten, whore married


men become drunkards, or where they COM
NIT crimes against the peace Of the commu.
nifty, the foundation Of these acts was laid
wilhelm single state, or where the wife is,
az is sometimes the case, an unsuitable
match. Marriage changes the whole cur.
rent Of mans feeling and gives him Q
centre for his thoughts, his affections and
his acts. Here is home for the entire
man, and the counsel, the affections, the
and the. interest of his sbstter half


keep him from the erratic courses, and from
falling into q thousand temptations to which
he would otherwise be exposed. Therefore
the friend to marriage is the friend to so.
ciety and to bis country. And we have no
doubt but that q similar effect is produced
by marriage on the woman though from
the difference in their ls6ors and the great
er exposure to temptation on the part Of
the man, We have no doubt but that man.
reaps a greater advantage from the re-.
straining influence Of marriage thar women
does.'' ~ ~ s'5Gs5as'


s - % I.
Year: 1865

der with the Government, the prison doors
of Davis will fly open, and he will be free
man.


This, I am assured was the intention of
His Exoellenoy long before the petitions
from the respective States were poured in
for bis release, and these with the action of
the Mississippi, Alabama and South Caro-.
lina Conventions, looking to the same end,
have more than confirmed the President in
his belief that the trial or further disgrace
of the rebel leader is not demanded either
for the country's good or the vindication Of
its honor.
Year: 1865

The Richmond Wing objects TO the
declaration in Gov. Holden's proclaim q
ton that "Go person not well affected
towards the Federal Government, and
not loysl thereto, viii BE- permitted 10
take said oath, or 70 vote in said elec
ton" The Whig says the President
has given Gov. Holden no such author
ity: and that if he were to do so, it
would be impossible to look into mems
consciences and see whether they were
"well affected" or not


Gov. Holden does not propose to look
into any mans conscience But the
tree is judged by its fruits Loyal
men, true men, men who are disposed
to submit cheerfully to the national
authority and to become good eitizens,
are not IN the habit Of saying, sNever
mind, it is not over yet England viii
yet teach the United States a lesson,
when that day eomes / shall be with
England" Or, "The Confederate debt
has been lost, and I think the federal
debt ought 20 be repudiated. Such
sentiments show settled hostility 10 the
federal Union, and the man who enter
tains them ought not TO ask TO be allow
ed to vote or hold Office.


Gov. Holden has devoted himself to
the work of reconstruction on the ba
ais of supreme attachment to the Fed
ersl Union, and be will stand unfiin ch-
ingly by the government at Washing
ton. Nothing will move him from this
position While he has charity for
all malice towards none, he has an in
herent educated love for the American
Union which will guide him in all his
acts. 1t is his business 10 see that the
Government Of North Caroliaa is recon
structed BY loyal men. This business
he intends TO transact with q set pur-
pose and firm nerve, and in this he
viii be sustained BY a large majority Of
the people Of this State -Raleigk San
dark
Year: 1865

The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
informs the people of Georgia that they
can not expect to be relieved from-mil-
itaFy control til the faetious and cap.
tious spirit which now exists, has
passed away, and they exhibit hearty
desire 70 cooperate with the Federal
Government in an effort to give the
State civil government in harmony
with the supreme authority
Year: 1865

D3Tt u tllC 4NVA VI Aso r. SsSA~~ o.
of coercion would be an absolute re-
cognition Of the independence Of the
several States of the Confederacy'; would
be, in word, so complete concession
of the rightfulness of our cause that the
most visionary cannot hope for such an
agreement in adrance of the meeting of
a convention. The only other possible
basis of meeting is that each State should
agree, beforehand, to be bound by the
decision of the convention; and such
agreement is but another form OF sub
mission to Northern dominion, as we well
know that in such convention we should
be outnumbered nearly two to one. On
the very threshold Of the scheme pro-
posed, therefore, we are met by an OBJ
stacle which cannot be removed. lsno'
the impracticable character OF the prcjec'
apparenty


You will observe that I leave entirely


out of view the suggestion that conven


ton Of all the States Of both federation


should be held by common consent with


out any previous understanding as +
the effect Of it's decisions; should NEE
merely to debate and pass resolution


that are to bind no one. 1t Is not SUP
posed that this can really b the mean
| los attached to The proposal by taoe
Year: 1865

The news Of Sheridan's brilliant victory over
Lees army caused the greatest excitement and
enthusiasm in Washington yesterday.


BY direction of the Secretary OF War a salute
OF one hundred guns was fired from the corner
of 18th and NJ streets, by battery from Camp
Barry. Flags were displayed from all OF the
various military headquarters, departments.
and from the residences Of large number of
our citizens, in honor of the event
Year: 1865

drops that gIistened like liquid pearls on
her glossy leaves, he glided from her side
And the Lily bowed her fragrant head
upon the dead Swans breast, she felt her
hOur was come, hcr tune was Ger, and in
one balmy sigh she breatheG Torrd ner
liEei


And the moon shot out once more in
full glory in the heavens, and shed a gold
en- halo like that which glitters round the
brow Of an angel, over the spot where lay
the twain on the bosom of their watery
home and grave. ALERIA.
Year: 1865

\ SECRET FOR A FARMER's WIFE,
While the milking of you cows is going
on, let your pans be placed on kettle Of
boiling water. Turn the milk into one
of the pans taken from the kettle Of / oil
ing water, and cover the same with an
other of the hot pans, and proceed in the
same manner with the whole mess of
milk, and you will find that you have
double the quantity ofswcet and delicious
butter.
Year: 1865

a MAGNANIMOCS POIICY.-A CORES
pOndent of the New York Adcerti$er, writing
from Savannah, upon the present spirit of the
people, says:


The man who thinks that magnanimous
policy will avail anything in this region is a
fool. Strong, passive measures must be con
tinued, or we shall have to pass through the
scenes OF the past four years again. My opin
ion Is that three-fourths OF the people here are
honestly desirOus of accepting quietly the
changed state Of affairs, and abiding faithfully
by it. The other fourth part, made up of the
men who inaugurated the rebellion, are sullen
and dissatisfied, and only wait for good op-
pOrtunity to try their hands at a new rebellion
Could you only sit with me one hour under the
oaks in front of the Pulaski House, you would
not deem this opinion harsh You would hear
the chivalry of the South revehng in curses
and abuses of anything and everything -Whin-
they have lost their all. They sit here these
gallant sciOns OF chivalry, neither doing nor
trying to do anything--cu the government
because 1t permits the negroes to work for
themselves, instead of working to support the
miserable and worthless fellows that they are. y


Says the Phila. Ledger: : If three-fourth
Of the people are honestly desirous of accept
ing the measures of the Government and abid-
ing by them, very wonderful change, indeed,
has taken place i'll very short time. 1t can
not reasonably be expected that a whole COM
mumty will be Of one way of thinking; but a
portion OF three-fOurths in favor OF faithfully
complying with the Government requirements
is certainly most extraordinary evidence OF
concurrence OF sentiment upon public policy.
Year: 1865

PLEA FOR CRIME.-Thcre is fruightful i'm
morality in the plea of palliation which has
been put forward in behalf ofthe Phoenix Bank
detaulter-and which has even found newspa-
per advocates-tO the effect that jenkins was
in some measure excusablc for his plunderings
because his salary was not large enough. 1t is
said, or at least insinuated, that, as man who
gets but 81 800 year cannot live in style, he
Is morally excusable in surreptitiously appro-
priating the balance he needs from the strong
box OF those who employ and underpay him.
1t indicates the looseness Of commercial morals
that prevails in certain quarters, when we find
long article in the financial columns of jour
nal published in great business community
like New York, declaring that the Mercantile
Bank, the Phoenix Bank and other similar af-
fairs which have been hushed up within the
last two years, are the legitimate fruit of a
system which cOmpels men to work for less
sum than is required to keep them comforta-
bic in the social position which they occupy
Year: 1865

Provisional Governor William Marvin of Flo
rlda, in issuing his initial Proclamation to the
people of that State, appoints no day for an
election OF delegates to a reconstructing Con-
yention, but intimates that he will do SO at no
distant day. He adds:


BY the operations and results of the war,
Slavery has ceased to exist in this State. It
cannot be revived. Every voter for delegates
to the Convention, in taking the amnesty oath,
takes a solemn oath to support the freedom of
the former slave. The freedom intended is the
full, ample and complete freedom of citizen
Of the United States. This does not necessari
lly include the privilege of voting. But it does
include the idea of full constitutional guaran-
tees of future possession and quiet enjoyment
The question Of his voting is an open question
IA proper subject for dScussion,-and is to be
decided as question Of sound policy by the
Convention to be called.
Year: 1865

AS this is the great topic of public interest
and discussion, we will give an account of its
workings, Tor its failing to work, since the
first discOuraging reports were received.


The telegram respecting the first dscoura-
ging reports was dated 30th ult., when seven
hundred miles of cable in all had been paid,
when insulation was lost; cause unknown" "


Five days later European news comes to us
brought by another steamer, with intelligence
from the Great Eastern down to noon of Aug.
I'd. The interval of four days, from the 29th
Of July to the ID inst, appears to have been
occupied-cOntrary to general anticipation
in paying out the cable at the rate of i25 mile
day. On the latter day the signals again
become unintelligible, and finally cease alto
gether.


Again news was brought by the steamer
China, which gives Intelligence up to the 9th
inst. This intelligence is of the same discour-
aging character as those previously received.
Between the second and the sixth inst, there
had been no renewal of the signals. In the
mean time various speculations are INDUCED
in by the newspaper press of this country and
Engl land on the untoward condition of things
some hopefully, others despondingly.


The latest and most discouraging intelligence
is up to the l5th-yesterday. 1t is brought
by the schooner First Fruit, which arrived at
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, that morning.
She makes the following report: On the 9th
Of August, at clock in the morning, saw
the steamship Gredt Eastern and the Brit
ish war steamer Terrible The two steamers
we've then about five miles from Beacon buoy.
At noon the Terrible came near the FIRST Fiuit
to receive information from her of the bearings
of Beacon buoy, and reported that "the caJlt
'caS parted on the 2d Of -4ugust


If this report be correct it will probably put
an end to further effort, and the attempt tc
unite the new and old world by the electric
current terminate, as in SO, in failure.
Year: 1865




A large portion of our community were star
tied last evening, at the astounding news ofthe
implication of Mr.. James II. Earle, of this ci
ty, in the defalcation of the Phoenix Bank, New
I ork, and his suicide while in prison. The
high character which he had always borne, and
his department here, had commanded for him
the respect of a large circle of friends, who
deeply lament his shocking fate. Mr.. Earle
was native of Elizabeth about thirty-one
years of age, and lived with his mOther-in-law
at so Halsey street. He was about five feet
five inches high, with flowing beard and gen
tlemanly manners. He was a member of the
Second Presbyterian Church, and very regular
in his attendance at the sanctuary. His style
of living here was not unusually extravagant
beyond the owning Of fast" horse) and his
taxable income last year was only one thousand
five hundred and thirty-nine dollars. Mr..
Earle leaves one child, boy about six years
OF age, who is at present with relatives in Mon
mouth county. His wife died about wear
since, having been found dead in her bed


Mr. Earle was morbidly sensitive as to the
opinion of the world and being connected
with some OF the most respectable families in
the State, it is believed he preferred death to
disgrace. His remains will be brought to this
city on Monday, and taken to Elizabeth for
burial.
Year: 1865

ELECTRIC FRANKS. the storm on
last Saturday afternoon week the electric fluid
got aboard the telegraph wire between here
and Smyrna. and passing south melted all the
telegraphic instruments on the line. The ope-
ratOr at Dover had his hand on his instrument
at the time and received severe shock. An
extra train on Sunday brought down fresh in
strumcnts and the line was in working order
as far down as Salisbury, Md, the terminus
of the railroad. .-Delawarean
Year: 1865

CoScoRD, July 27.-Dcmonstrations of a
serious riot were made here last night, by
some two hundred returned soldiers. They
threatened to clean out a clothing store
under tho Eagle Hotel because the propric-
tor of the store charged n soldier with at
tempting to steal. The soldiers proceeded to
the Jail and demanded the release Of two Of
their number who had been arrested, and
threatened to demolish the Jail At this
time two companies of tho Veteran Re-
serves were ordered out, and the riotous
soldiers scattered in different directions.
Much sympathy is felt for the soldiers, who,
it is said. are unnecessarily kept out of their
pay and discharge papers.
Year: 1865

General JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON is willing to
be forgiven. He asks for pardon Of the
President, and one of his specifications is to
the effect that he advised the rebel govern
ment to make peace on the basis of restora-
tion of the Union several months before the
war was closed.
Year: 1865

The Assistant Assessors under the
Internal Revenue laws of the United
States, will commence the annual as-
sessment throughout the Eleventh
District early In April. and it would
greatly facilitate the work if all par


ties would prepare their estimates
in advance in order that they could
fill up the blanks at once, without
causing delay to the Assessor, or the
necessity of second visit. The law
is more strict than heretofore, and
now provides that if the blank is not
fillet up and returned ,Cithin ten days
after the Assessors leave it, he is
compelled to add twenty-five per
cent. to the amount returned. In
order to prevent the delays hereto
fore so annoying, this rule will be
strictly adhered to, especially in
country districts. The same blanks
upon which the income is returned,
will also contain column for carria-
ges, gold watches, pianos, organs,
melodeons. billiard tables, and gold
and silver plate, all of which must
be properly rendered at the same
time as incomes. The following are
some Of the provisions OF the pres-
ent law:


By the eleventh section Of the sci
of June 80, 1854, it is made the duty
of any person made liable TO annual
tax, on or before the first May in
each year, to make list or return to
the assistant assessor of the district
where located, of the articles charged
with special duty on tax, including
income and articles in Schedule A.


Every person failing to make such
return by the day specified will b'
liable to be assessed by the assis


tant assessor according to the bes'
information which he can obtain; snC
and in such case the assistant as


SCISSOR viii add twenty i've per cent
to the amount of the tax. -
Year: 1865

In case sny person shah deliver to
an assessor any false or fraudulent
list or statement, with intent to de-
feat or evade the valuation or emu.
merstIon required by law, the ASST
tant assessor will add one hundred
per cent to such duty; and in such
case the list win be made out by the
assessor or assistant assessor, and
from the valuation and enumeration
so made there can be no appeal.
The assessment list, when CON-
pleted, will be returned to the col
lector, who viii advertise in some
public newspaper published in each
county within the district, "if there
be, and by written or printed notices
to be posted up IN at least four pub
places within each assessment dis
trict, that the said duties have be-
come due and payable, and state the
time and place within said county at
which he viii attend TO receive the
same; and to any sum unpaid after
the thirteenth day of June, and for
ten days after demand, there will be
an addition of ten per cent. as pen
atty for such neglect.


Guardians and trustees, whether
such trustees are so by virtue of their
office as executor, administrator. or
other tiduclary capacity, are required
to make returns Of the income be-
longing to minors, or other persons
for whom they act as guardians and
trustees, and the income tax will be
assessed upon the amount returned,
after deductlng such sums "a are ex-
empted by law; prov,dsd that the ex
empticn of six hundred dollars shall
not be allowed on account of any
minor or other beneficiary of a trust
except upon the statement of the
guardian or trustee made under oath
that the minor or beneficiary has no
other income from which the said
amount of six hundred dollars may
be exempted and deducted.


After administering the oath, as
SCISSORS should ask the following
questions:


Had your wife any income last
year?


Did any minor child oil yours re-
ceive any salary last year2


Have you included in this return
the incume of your wife, and salary
received by minor children?


Have you any stocks, and what ara
they1


Is your report made on the basis
of gold?


Have you brought or sold stocks
or other property


Have you any United States Sc
curitiesY


Do you return the premium ON
gold paid you as interest on United
States securities2


Have you kept any account


Is your income estimated, or taken
from your bookH


HIVE not the expenses, etc,
claimed as deductions, already been
taken out of the amount reported as
profits?


Did you estimate ally portion of
your profits in making your return
for 1862


Was any portion treated as worth
less, and, if since paid, have you in
cluded it in this return?
Year: 1865

A PRETTY HARD CUSTOMER.


The Louisville journal has the
following:


Uncle Sam is certainly q pretty
hard old customer to deal with. For
instance, if he wants your horses, he
will send one of his officers to take
them from your stable summarily
and unceremoniously, fixing his own
price on them without consulting
you. Then you must follow the i'm
pressing officer to his headquarters,
generally somewhere in the street,
and get his certificate that your
horses have been taken. Then you
must 60 with the certificate to the
Quartermaster and procure the pre-
scribed vouchers from him. Then
you must go to the Provost Marshal
and take a stringent oath of loyalty
and bring two witnesses TO swear that
you have always been loyal in word
and deed and are and have been a
citizen Of the place; and then you
must sign three copies of the oath
you have taken. and your two wit
nesses must affix their names to three
copies of their sworn testimony as
to your loyalty and citizenship Then
you must go to the Clerk Of the Coun-
ty Court and obtain his signature
and half a dozen stamps to the
triple certificate of citizenship you
present to him. Then you must take
the documents back to the Provost
Marshal's Office to get q final certii-
cate from one Of the functonsriss
there and have everything put in
proper shspe. Then you must go 70
the Quarternaster- General, and, II
he happens TO be in funds, you wiz,
after signing double receipt. get
your money. And at the most OF
the points named, . fee is due from
YOU
Year: 1865

That the Abolition clergy regard and class
the negro above their Creator IS evident from
the fact that while they are anxious for two
amendments to the Consultation ofthe United
States, one for distinct recognition o the
Supreme Being, and the other the freedom Of
the negro,they labored for thenegro FIRST Not
until the amendment liberating the negro WAS
carried did they make an effort also 10 rec
ognize the eNistanoe Of God in thai inslru-
ment. Tho negro first God their creator
afterwards Verify, this is progressive age
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