smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861


district


In the Fourth district Of the Fifteenth defective
ballot being found the vote Of the district for Mayor
WAS on motion of Alderman Genet laid for future
consideration The defective ballot had on it the
name OF George Opdyke printed, with the name Of c.
Godfrey Gunther written underneath, the first not
cancelled.


nurinV the canvass Of the Fifth district, Fifteenth
ward Alderman Brady made q motion that any dscre-
pancies in the vote for Mayor be laid over ill today
Alderman GENET could see object in Mr Brady's
unless it was the personal convenience Of the gentle
man himself.


The motion wac, however, adopted.


In the sixth District Of the Fifteenth ward votes
were represented as scattering and Alderman Genet
moved ths. in all cases where scattering votes
toned the canvassers Of the election districts be
oncd before the Board TO explain the nature Of such
votes The resolution adopted, and the President
or,e1 the Sergeant alarms to summon the canvassers
o the sixth district Of the Fifteenth ward TO appear before
the Board At twelve o'clock to-day.


Alderman FAgtsY Of the Sixteenth ward, offered pre-
an,be and resolution the effect that, whereas the
vasrs Of tho First election district OF the Nineteenth
ward we're interrupted in canvassng the votes OF that
ds,r,et tv John Hagan and John A. Cooley who threw
ouanitv Of tickets the table where votes were being
counted, and that whereas the vote for Alderman bad
hsen before said interruption took place. aud
whereas the canvass OF said vote is now yng AZ the
ward station house, therefore


Resolvsd That the Sergeant-at Arms be directed to
sad canvass and bring it before tho Board and
that the attention Of the Grand Jury be called to tho
subject t,t. t E #.H
The preamble and resolution were adopted.


The Board then haf past o'cock) took for
one hour NHM


AFTERNOON SESSION.


The Board reassembled at quarter past two O'Clock
Alderman Dayton OF the Ninth district, proceeded With
a, of III. cixteeuth ward with the follow ing
Year: 1861

Of the African Slave Trade has been coafiinsd
to the Department of the Interior. 1t 10 sub
ject Of eongratulaiion that the efforts which
have been made for the suppression of this in
human traffic have recently been attended with
unusual success Five vessels being fitted out
for the slave trade have been seized and con.
demncd, two masters engaged in the trade, and
one person equipPingthe vessel as a slaver, have
been convicted and subjected to the penalty Of
fine and imprisonment, and one captain takipg
up . cargo Of Africans On board his vessel. has
been convicted Of the highest grade Of offence
under our laws. the punishment Of which is
death
Year: 1861

including large quantity OF muskets artillery and mill
tary apparatus OF all kinds with ample supply Of balls
and powder 1t Is possible that all Alabama with parts
of Florida Mississippi and louisiana could find the
cessary materials here to equip all the military forces
they could bring into the field II needless TO
that from the elevated position Of the arsenal it could
be defended against almost any Of force that
might be brought against IL.
Year: 1861

OF Fort Mckee provided with the necessary shot fur
naces officers and soldiers quarters magazines &C.


FORT BARRANCAs


is the north OF Pensacola bay, and directly fronting
the entrance to its mouth The work is erected on
the site Of an old Spanish fort. The fort Is q
FASHIONED work, built Of heavy masonry, and mounts
forty guns, and in time Of requires a garrison
Of two hundred and fifty The armament of the
work is fully mouneed, and its magazines in good
order In the Of the fort is redoubt, which Is
auxiliary TO Fort Barrancas Some extensive repairs have
recently been completed this redoubt, and the flank
ing howtzers of scarp and counerscap be mounted
with very little labor
Year: 1861

There appeared, few days since, 10 the Re-
publican and other papers, an account of lady
of this city selling out her furniture and leav-
ing for the South to join her husband laden
with letters conveying important information
to the rebels, besides carrying with her large
boxes filled with pistols for the rebel army.
The lady sold her furniture to join her husband,
to whom she was only more loyal than to the
Union, but she carried with her no boxes of
pistols, nor single letter. The huge boxes
alluded to in the hall of her house on the day
of sale, contained presents of wine to her hu;-
band, and books, and are still here, stored In
Seventh street, where suspicion can go and
gaze upon them. The lady was importuned to
take letters from wives to husbands, and one
young loving lady to her lover, but she refu'ed
to take single letter. The lady engaged much
OF her time in making havelocks for our sol
diers, and exemplified in her character those
Christian graces which secured for her the high
est respect and esteem Of our soldiers and al
who knew her.


A VERY BLACK REPUBLICAN.
Year: 1861

CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT.


Confidence in the President seems to be
universal among those, of whatever party
hitherto, who are now for the Union and The
maintenance Of the Republic.


Al an immense meeting Of the citizens o.
Chicago in favor Of the vigorous prosecution
Of the war, on Saturday evening last, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted unanimously
aud amid tremendous cheers:


Resolved, That we have confidence in Abra-
ham Lincoln, and believe he will do his whole
duty in the administration of the war.


This in the great city of the Presidents owl
State, and where he is thoroughly known, Il
the testimony OF men of all parties to the lidel
ity of q public servant, who is successful.
meeting. a weight of responsibility which ha
been thrown upon nobody in this conntr,
since the days Of Gen. Washington.
Year: 1861

WOMAN WHIPPING.-In the local columns ofyes,
terday morning Baltimore Clipper, is an account
of the whipping Of four free colored women 10
that city by order Of a police Justice. They
received ten stripes each upon the bare back
we'll laid on, with an additional five for one
woman, who is said to have complained too
loudly OF the first ten.
Year: 1861

The most humane measure initiated during


the first week of the new congress, was that


of Senator Wilson, providing for the release OF
some sixty or more persons unlawtully CON
fined in the Jail of the distrct-a place of con-
finement and degradation of which some dis


tinguished visitors from France recently said
"they had never seen anywhere such pris-
on, with one exception, and that was in Aus
tria." The act is Of the more importance, as
it is the first step toward the reform of the
department of justice in the District Of Co.
lulnbia, which has long been disgrace to the
nation, and toward the ultimate renovation Of
the capitol from the curse it has so long toler-
ated. 1t appears that police constables and
justices of the peace have made it a part OF
their infamous trade to waylay colored per
sons, not known to belong to residents
of the District, hurry them of to Jail with
the expectation, that, if they were not
claimed as slaves, their bodies would at least
bring the amount of their fees at public auc-
tion. Of the victims OF their cupidity some
were free persons from the north who had ac.
companied our regiments in their march, 9th
ers were deserters from the rebel service into
which they had been impressed by dsloyal
masters, and still others had been committed
by their rebel masters "for safe keeping till
the war is over!' Nearly sll of them we're
scantily covered with rags, and wasted with
hunger, presenting a picture OF degradation
and inhumanity unworthy of the Cannibal
Islands The resolution provided that imme-
diately upon its passage the marshal OF the dis
trict should discharge all such persons arrest
ed as fugtives from service or labor, and
furnish them with the means of support
till they are otherwise provided for On the
same day that the subject was broached in the
senate, the presidents instructions 20 Gen.
Mcclellan on a kindred matter were issued,
which will tor the present check the degrading
occupation of these petty magistrates of the
district. The president learning that slaves
who have been employed in hostile service
against the government and have escaped
beyond the line of the enemy's forces. are
liable to arrest in the district as fugtives. pro-
claims that all such persons-persons not
slaves-are under the military protection OF
the United States and that their arrest should
Year: 1861

SINGULAR INCIDENT IN CoNNECTIoN WITH
jury TRIALs.-Some five years since a man
was tried in this city for forgery, convicted
and sentenced to the state prison for long
term OF years. The principal question at tie
trial was one of identity, and recently eight of
the jury before whom he was tried, have signed
a statement that at the time OF the trial thew
Year: 1861

desire to improve the place. One half of
the houses are unoccupied. No business, no
no trade exists among them, notwithstand
ing they have possession of the richest and
most fruitful provinces in the empire. The
great multitudes at Marking and other points
are supported by the spoils of cities and
towns in this and adjoining provinces. The
farmers and mechanics who do not heartily
join in the rebellion have no encouragement
to labor beyond what their own immediate
necessities demand, and those ofthem who "a
vor the movement find it easier to take from
others with the sword than to roduce with
their own hands


The recent visit of the rebels to Shanghai
has done much to change the favorable opin-
ion Of the foreign community There is
now a general feeling Of disgust for them
and their bloody work The burning of
towns and villages in our neighborhood, with
the murder of many innocent people, were
not calculated to make favorable impres
sion upon peace loving or nervous people
They left us in no very amiable mood, and
no doubt the poor people in their route felt
the vengeance they would have visited upon
us. We hope they may never return.


Thus you have a statement of the popular
estimate in which the Marking insurgents
are now held by majority of foreigners in
this part of China. The picture may be too
dark in some features. 1t is exceedingly
difficult for us to do simple justice to a peo-
pie of whom we knew no more than do Of
these rebels. While me know much we do
not know all about them. There is, think,
ground to hope that great good may yet re-
suit from this singular movement among this
singular people. May that God who knows
all things, and who is supreme ruler of all,
guide the troubled affairs of this country to
happy issue.
Year: 1861

Oh, her hair is as dark as the midnight wave,


And her eye like the kindling fire,
And her voice is as sweet as the spirits voice


That chords with the seraph's Tyre.
But her nails are rs sharp as toasting fork,


And her arms arc as strong rs BEARS;
She pulled my hair, and she gouged my eye,


And she kicked me down the stairs.
She may shake her knuckes full in my face,


And put the lamp to my beard,
And held the broomstick over my head


I'm not at all afeard.
For I've bound her over to keep the peace,


And I've bought me crabtree cane;
The sheriff will come and the constable, too,


If she NEEDLES with me again.
My head was q week in the linen cap,


And my eye q month in the patch;
never thought that the torch of love


Would light such birthstone match!
Year: 1861

The Dutch Flat Enquirer takes occasion
to show up the heartfelt and practical inter
est manifested in such enterprises. The
Pacific Railroad being the theme of discus
sion, the Enquirer says:


San Francisco is much in favor of this
road-gets up very long, urgent and numer-
ously signed petitions, urging Congress to
build it. Her citizens meet and pass very
fierce resolutions in favor of the measure,
her newspapers de- ounce Congress, the Ad
ministration, our delegation at the Federal
Capital, and old man Gwin in particular, be-
cause it is not built. But we notice that the
only actual steps taken towards building the
road, taken by those merchant princes, about
road about mile long, stocked with engines
about the size Of respectable cooking stove,
and used to carry people out to a dance house
in 1aves' Va ley-to SEE the "Old Mission"
and To take drink at the "Wiows." There
are persons, too, who are dissatisfied that
even this much road is built. suce-as they
charge-it has not been done hv American
citizens and with American capital. But
whether this charge is true or not it is GER
tainly the only tangible evidence the people
of that city have to refer the East to, of their
earnestness and sincerity in great railroad
enterprises. Sacramento, that fair city of
the valley, is another aspirant, nightly in
favor of being continued rs the capital Of
the Slate-of selling cheap clothing g-and Of
the Pacific Railroad There is road lead.
ing out of that city, some twenty five or
thirty miles of which is completed, twenty
two miles of it is now in operation, but not
a dollar Of the capital TO construct or stock
we are informed-was contributed by the
people of that place. The Legislature meets
there and passes in the most solemn manner
resolutions favoring the ''great enterprise of
the day." all the different political parties
meet there in convention, and in glow Of
patriotism, resolve the road fright through"
but when it comes to money, the tune chan
ges and the laconic answer is 'nary red"
Year: 1861

speech.


The late speech of Senator Benjamin in
the Senate and the manner of the orator are
very clearly sketched by correspondent of
the Philadelphia Bulletin thus:


He made capital speech, quiet, and il
not exactly dignifed, his manner was self
possessed and resolute. He went over the
whole ground of Southern causes of com
plant against the North, as coolly and dis
passiona'ely as if arguing a case before the
Supreme Court. There was no fine speaking;
and yet the attention of the galleries was
unbroken. The ladies, too, listened AS close
" as the reporters. He summed up his ar
yument very calmly, read from written
paper, in measured, legal tone, the causes
of difference, and then concluded This con
cusion fell like a telling shot. He spoke
coolly of the approaching dissolution of the
Union, and the contest that might ensue.
He enumerated the horrors of civil war; al
luded to the probability of the South not
being able to defend herself. 1t was all
repeated over as calmly as had been his
authorities.


He stood in simple position, between
two desks, one foot crossed over the other;
no attitude, no gesture. As he reached the
close, he had one hand in his pocket, the
other negligen,y toying with vest chain.
He balanced his head little to and fro, in a
true professional manner. Only his black
ewes showed the emotion he must have felt
They were elongated, as Rache's sometimes
became, when at her stillest points of acting
-scintilating with light; faint smile, just
little scornful, as he said:


you may set our cities in flames, raising
against us not only our own property, but,
as Great Britain did in the Revolution. turn
loose on our frontier the savage; but there is
one thing you will not do'-here he elevated
his eyebrows and said quietly, you will
never subjugate U.S.


He let 90 his vest chain and put his other
hand coolly into his pocket; as he half turned
to take his seat, he added:


AN enslaved and servle race you can never
make of us, never, never, never''


This reiteration of the word never was as
free from emotion, as if he had been insisting
on some point of law, which could not be
decided in any different way; but free from
emotion as it was, it produced the greatest
effect.
Year: 1861

The following are selected from volumnious
accumulation Of testimonials Of the Press of the
United States. and from eminent Professors of
our institutions where the practice Of medicine
s tourht.
Year: 1861

gas-The question is often askcd--"Why is it
that Dr. J. G. Young is so successful. while other
advertising Physicians are failing from day to
day. The answer must be or should be, plainly
apparent 10 all; it is, that he understands his
profession, and attends to it; and his practice
increases his knowledge extends. SO close has
been his application to his unprecedented prac
tice, that he is perfect master of his profession.
and can insure all relief from their trouble and
while others are daily sinking into the oblivion
from which they were never fitted to be edeivcred.
his course is onward and upward. placing him at
the head Of his arduous profession. SO great has
been his increase Of business that he has been
obliged to associate with himself two other physi-
clans. both Of extended knowledge and practice
We would advise all afflicted to call upon him in
preference to any ether Physician. We are in
formed that he treats entirely on the vegetable
system and will always warrant a perfect cure
His office is 75l Clay street. opposite the upper
corner Of the Plaza.
Year: 1861

BAD Wool -Grneraly speaking the
quality of wool brought to market this sea
son has been ahead of that last Year. More
attention has leen paid to packing as well
As m ne honesty in asserting but some peo-
pie cannot be taught that honesty is the
best policy. AS witness the following from
the Formey:


We hear some severe complaints among
our wool purchasers AS to the condition OF
the wo i noA being brought into market.
Large lots come in dirty and full of burs,
much Of it badly mixed, and one lot was
"parked"-i E, large stones in tie middle
Of the sack We were shown the stones
Ina, we're taken from one bag AMI they
wei he'd Is pounds. This we call hoI
mool When snch is the case, we don't
wonder that buyers complain. Too much
care cannot be given to establish name for
raising good wool.
Year: 1861

guish can equal. To feel that one is dying of
hunger is a hell Of horrors. But to save this
am daily sending off into the interior over
thirty loads Of provisions. am daily feed
ing more men than the whole American army.
] should feel weak in this work, if did not
know that could rely upon the Empire State
Of New York for the strength to 20 forward.
am assured by Mr.. Army, now shipping pro-
dncc in Illinois, that the freight bills for the
next twenty days will be over ten thousand
dollars What shall do:'
Year: 1861

FLAX CoTToN AGAINST KING COTTON
A private letter from Boston, thus speaks Of
the recent invention for "Aaxing out King
Cotton There are now in operation, in this
city, experimental works for the manufacture
of fax fibre into a material called febrilia, or
fax cotton. This can be produced in any
qndatay az between seven and eight cents per
1 pound, and the cloth made from it is better
in every respect, and will take and preserve
colors better than cloth made from cotton.
| The raw material, fax, wild or cultivated, can
| be produced, and is produced, in Canada and
all the Northern States in vast quantities.
Colonel Lander, in one of his recent reports,
speaks of coming to plains covered with i'm
mensc quantities Of this plant growing wild.
Now, here is an article which, even now, can
be had in quantities, so that its material can
/ be produced at from two to three cents per
pound less than cotton, which makes better
cloth, and which is destined to supersede cot
ton. Slowly but surely the parties owning
the patents for the process for manufacturing
this article are working it into the attention
of our people.


"The first mill started to manufacture cloth
from this material will be the most dangerous
ant-sayery society in the world, and the
mud-sins Of society who operate it may fall
beneath the indignation Of an outraged Wig
fall. or some other luminary of the southern
hemis phere


with this | send you some Of the article
and some Of the cloth made from IL also
pamphlet describing it. Some peopla are look
ing to this matter as offering solution Of tho
slavery question. Napoleon /. offered one
million francs to any one who would invent
machinery, to manufacture fax by spinning it
into cloth - Eyeniu0 Past
Year: 1861

From the Advertiser, Providence, R. I.

 The Cephalic Pills are said to be remarkably effective remedy for the headache, and one of the very best for that very frequent complaint which has ever been discoveted.
Year: 1861

To BE SURE.-The Western Democrat says
I'VE have heard it suggested that it would be well
to remove the seat of government from Raleigh to
High Point, or some other more suitable place.
For the following reasons "more suitable place"
than High Point, we think, cannot be found: 1st,
it's the highest point the Central Railroad; End,
we have four square miles of tOWn land not near fill
ed up yet and could furnish plenty of room for the
public buildings; 3rd, it is Gerry healthy here; 4th,
there is great deal of edbles raised about here
9th beside the N. c. Railroad we will soon have
the Western Road from Fayetteville to this place,
and, 6th there is whiskey establishment each side
OF town at great distance off But the first rea-
Son @ mentioned above is the main one upon which
high Point would rest its claims for preference, viz


S elevated position in consequence of which, those
VINO usually congregate about the State capital
would be raised to position nearer heaven than it
Is likely they will ever otherwise attain. The only
objection we should have to the seat of government
oe'ng removed to this place Is the bad effect it
would T have on the morals of the neighborhood.-
Htgh Point Rep.
Year: 1861

Our PECULIAR INsTITUTIoNs.-lt gives US great
pleasure to assure our dmidble friends at the North
that slaves and free negroes are rebelling
against Lincoln In every direction they are mani
testing the most sovereign contempt for the rail-
splitter and the most rigorous determination to as
Sist in baking and exploding all his schemes of SUBJ
jugaton. Their fidelity has been warmed up by
the ourages of fanaticism, and they are eager and
anxious to contribute. in every way to the work of
building up the glorious Conederacy which protects
them. Both of the classes of blacks amongst US
will be, by hundreds and thousands, spade in hand,
busy aiding in the constructions of redoubts, breast
works, and every kind Of fortifcation and in this
way they will prove to be principal element OF our
strength and security. Applications are daily ma
king BY them to the Governor for such employment,
and they would gladly shoulder the musket in our
and their defence against the incendiary Northern
enemy.


To show that we are not making an idle assertion
about this matter, we will mention one instance
within our owu personal knowledge of the spirit
which is prevalent in this class of our population.
In this city, free negro named Richard Kennard
has contributed in hard cash. 500 towards defray-
ing the expenses of considerable number of other
free negroes, who going down to a certain point
where spade work for State defence is to be done.
This fact speaks volumes the subject of the re-
only one, however, of the thousand similar ones
which has occurred since the secession movement
commenced The Southern negro, with but rare
exceptions, hates the abolitionists with a perfect
hatred.-PeterSburg Express.
Year: 1861

FIGHTING PRINrERs.-We copy the following para
graph from the New Orleans Crescent, and simply
add that the printers of Charleston quite eager
for the fray those of any other city of the South


One of the good jokes of the Mexican was,
that our victorious army having taken a Mexican
town with printing office in it the General want
ed to have general orders printed, but couldn't find
Mexicans able to do the thing in English So he
had his troops drawn up in line, and the order was
given, "All printers to the 'front.'" Whereupon,
to his great surprise, about one-haf of the line
stepped fnrward


similar infusion of the typographical element
appears exist in the armies now raising for the
fight with the North. We know of some twenty
printers in this city who have dropped the " com.
posing stick" to take up the shooting stick" in
behalf of the South and of these four from the
Crescent ofice-N Orleans Crescent.
Year: 1861

va We have heen requested to suggest the
immediate formation of "Home Guard" in
this District, for which the material is ample
among Our citizens and Office holders. 1t would,
doubtless, prove salutary measure in its sift-
ing process for they who are not for US are
against us.