smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

ILLUSTRATION; PoLITIcAL.--Mr.L Lincoln's s attempt to carry the Border States to an abolition market reminds us of the trials of countryman of Michigan in getting sever- al things to market-related by the Detroit Free Press: A countryman, visiting the city yesterday, attemptedto carry two pigs under one arm, a coop full of chickens under the other, and quart of eggs in his coat tail pocket. The beginning of his trouble was to drop one of his diminutive porkers, which shot around the corner like greased lightning. He laid the coop on the other to hold it down, and started in pursuit, returning victorious 10 find his other pig released by the benevolent action of an old sow, who upset the coop and freed the pris- oner. lmplisohing the other in like manner he started in pursuit again, and in course of twenty minutes loomed up with piggy No. under his arm. By this time No. l had wigglcd out, and was gone again; when he was so enraged that he sat down on the eggs unawares and smashed them. Descrylng the truant tin a neighborln street he dashed after him, tumbled over | a gutter plate, and saw both of his porcine tormentors disappear under barn with Q 1 flirt of their short tails. Vending his way sorrowlully back to the coop, he arrived in time to see the last of his biddies disappear over q picket fence in the distance, released by the mischief ofsome malicious boys, that sat on the curbstone and asked him what he was looking for. When last seen he was using his best endeavors to trade the coop for a bottle of lemon pop. making the best of adverse circumstances. He may possi- ply save his "coop "-Maryland-but fhe does he will be willing to trade it when he finds he haslos the Border States with the South. Tennessee Boptisf.
Year: 1861

EE A powder mill has been built at Kingston, Ga, and the manufacture of powder will be commenced immediately. The saltpeter cave near that place con tains an abundance of nitre almost pure, and scientific men will soon turn it to i'm. mense value to our country,
Year: 1861

GS- General Picayune Butter is said to have been so drunk in Baltimore, while he was in command there, that he required the as sistance of two men to put him on his horse. The Richmond Dispatch advises Ben to save his whiskey, to be sent in after his first battle.
Year: 1861

We are pleased TO learn from letter
received in this place, that our young friend
Wiley Stnson, was fast recovering from
the wound he received in the Battle OF Oak
Hill. The wound was,in the-loft arm just
above the elbow, the bone Of Which was
broken
Year: 1861

How THE REBELS GET INTELLIGENCE.
The expedition against Fort Hatteras
was known by the Rebel leaders at
Richmond, Va, several days before its
arrival at the place of its destination.-
The intelligence had been transmitted
to them by leading banker of New
York city. The messenger subseq
ly fell into the hands Of the police and
was IN arcoratod At Fort Lafayette; e q
principal saved himself by a timely de-
parture from the city. There is reason
to believe that there are still army Off.
GERS employed in and about Washing
ton who are in eomunication with the
enemy; bat they are now closely watch
ed. -r..r .
Year: 1861

YEAsT.-A correspondent, writing
from the camp, mentions the fact, that
one Of the chief bakers of the Thirty
Fourth regiment was formerly the ba-
ker of Lord Lyons lie makes his
yeast from hops and water alone, and
no better, lighter, or swecter bread was
ever tasted. Talking of yeast, he tells
ola simple recipe for making the same,
which is highly commended by the gen
eral Of one Of the brigades It may he
OF service to many a poor camp baker,
as we'll as tidy housewife Boil one
pound Of -four, quarter Of a pound of
brown sugar, and little salt, in two
gallons Of water for one hour. When
milk warm, bottle and cork it close
1t will be ready for use in twenty four
hours.
Year: 1861

let us hasten then. We have no
time to lose"


Langley had left our hero and Benton
together, the latter having arisen to his
feet, and had gone into the tent, and when
the two turned to enter, they met him
coming out with Alico.


The corporal had hastily given her an
account of their escape so far, and Of their
meeting her brother in the person of the
sentinel guarding her place of confne-
mcnt, and when she met them outside the
tent, She ioytully embraced Robert and
briefly salutcd our hero.


But no time could be spared for extend
cd speech and the party hastily aud
s,caIthily moved from the spot. the friend
y darkness Of the night favoriug them on
their way.


After being once or twice challenged by
the cnemy's guards and pickets, and mar
rowly escaping capture, they finally cross
cl Bull run just before daylight, and ear
ly in the morning entered the camp of one
al the New York Regiments. From
thence they set ont for the whereabouts
of the Rhode Island Second Regiment,
meeting them on their march from Centre
yiIlc, at about the hour Of eight.
Year: 1861

TnE ARMY TO MoyE-Thc Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York
+ WorlH says =


There need exist no longer any grave
apprehcnsions as to the grand army Of the
+ Potomac going into winter quarters III
this vicinity The President, it is under
stood, has assured several distinguished
gentlemen that forward movement of
the army is determined on, though at
what time it is not proper TO state. Those
who have not been fully posted have been
quite loud i'll urging an immediate advance
fearful that at the same time it was not
contemplated by those in authority. The
impaticnee of the people may be set at
rest tor the present 1t is not at all i'm
probable that movement will be made
and victory achieved before the distant
public are aware that anything has occur
red to disturb the inactivity of the army
just now.


The correspondent of the New York
Times also says -


Il think have sufficient authority for
explicitly denying the statement that thc
army of the potomac would 90 into Win
ter quarters within the lines Of the pres
eut cncampmcnt or entertainments. No
such purpose is entertained by the Gov
crnment, and no such suggestion has been
made by Gcn. Mcclellan. Indeed, with
in the past fortnight the activity of prep
aration has been greater than within the
same time for the last two months. OF
course, an army is to remain in and ar
round Washington to defend the Capitol
and doubtless we shall have large camp
of instruction For the men and horses
constituting this force, winter barracks
will be provided, and timely preparations
are making for this but beyond this
there is nothing being done that looks
like inacton during the winter months. >
Year: 1861

TIE TWO RATS, THE FOX, AND THE EGG.
LA Fontainc says that two rats IN search
of food found an ceg. While preparing
to enjoy the luxury, they deserted a fox at
no great distance, approaching the spot,
How to carry off their prize they were
puzzled to decide, and the fox continued
to approach. But necessity is the moth
cr of invention: and they soon struck
upon a plan which proved completely sue
sessful in the execution One rat laid
upon his back, and held the egg in his
fore paws. The other dragged him by
the tail, and saving scratched back, they
reached their hole in safety, and deposit
cd the egg whore the fox could not get at
it.


Here we are taught what some persons
never find out what they can do. until
they are driven to it !; aud these rats
would have probably diddIed away some
hours in contriying how to carry of the
egg, Ind not their wits been sharpencd by
the imminent danger of losing it. They
found there was but one alternative, either
to lose the egg, or secure it IN their hole,
Then they bcstrrcd themselves i'll earnest.
and proved the old proyerb true, that
"Whcrc there is WILL there is 4 way
Year: 1861

II the powers at Washington desire and expect
the cooperation of the Union men Of the Border
States In their attempts to maintain the Govern
ment, they must consign to the rear such pesti.
lent fanatics as Mr.. Lovejoy, OF Illinois. Ifthey
cannot rebuke, in some fitting manner, the bit
ter abolition element as represented by him in
Congress, it is bad omen for the perpetuity OF
our nationality in oil its integrity. The passage
of Mr.. Lovejoy's resolution by the House--de-
cariDg that it is no part of the duty of our SOL
diers to return fugitive slaves-is foolishly
mischievous thing, calculated, in times like
these, to stir up to hotter intensity the feuds that
were, in some degree, dying out under the press
ure of the greater question before the nation.
It was one Of those gratuitous abolition tricks
such as Congress, In 30 important crisis, should
have frowned upon unmistakably, If it would
rise to the dignity of the great occasion which
has summoned, at an unusual time, to the Cap
ital.


Surely the miserable sgitators who have done
80 much to bring the nation into peril, have had
their way long enough in this thing, and ought
to stand abashed at the storm they have done
60 much to raise. Surely there must be patriot
ism enough left under the roof of the Capitol
to frown into insignifcance the pitiful disciple
of creed which would still seek petty noto.
riety whilst the nation ia almost in the throes
Of dissolution. But if there is not, IL these men
are still allowed to embitter the hearts Of the
people, the evil will tell upon the nation to the
end of time, aud through many bitter con
Aict.


We shall look with some anxiety to the fu-
ture action of Congress on such topics as this
introduced by the Illinois agitator. At time
when even Henry Ward Beecher and Gerri
Smith are constrained to speak in eubduet
tones, apparently appalled, at the evils they
have helped 10 invoke, Congress owes to itsell
the duty of crushing fanaticism in its midst.
With indignant scorn, it should unmistakably
frown down these trhers with the vital inter
ests Of the nation, until they cease to brandish
their only weapon-the torch Of discord.
Year: 1861

Somebody who has little to complain of,
writes the following which may be taken
home by almost every reader these times
Of war and stump tail: y


A WORD TO THE "HARD UP" good
ness sake do not look So melancholy -
There are better times in store for you, see
if there is not. Why, man, one would
suppose you were condemned to the pillo-
ry torture, or something like the spit and
the pendulum Come, now, be cheerful !;
if you cannot pay your debts immediately
do the best you can, and pay them as you
are able. "Care killed cat. If you
have not fifty cents to luxuriate upon the
deicaces of the season, appropriate halt
of the amount for something more SUBJ
stantial and wholesome. Kiss your wife,
if you have one; if you have not, kiss
somebody else's, or get married immediate
ly-for acts of desperation frequently re-
suit happily and beneticially in their effects.
If you have any children, romp with them
if you have not, romp with your neghbor's
Look upon the bright side of everything
put on a cheerful countenance- keep your
mind in right trim, and il you find that your
native town will not support you, why pack
up and volunteer for the war At all events
be cheerful.
Year: 1861

INGENUITY OF THE FRENCH Police The
murderer of the solitary passenger in France,
recently, was tracked, after jumping off the
train, in the following manner: An exact i'm
preston of his foot mark was taken few
hours subsequent, by the following ingenious
process A sort Of gridiron, made of wire,
was placed over the imprint, an inch from the
srouad. On this gridiron was deposited thin
piece of tin, covered with burning charcoal
In short time the ground beneath was heated
to the desired extent. The gridiron was then
removed, and with the aid of hair sieve the
imprint was sprinkled with layer Of stearine,
reduced to an impalpable powder, by dissolu-
ton in alcohol aud sudden immersion IN cold
water. The powder obtained by the precipita
ton of this mixture is so light that its fall does
not change the position Of grain Of sand
AS soon as it touched the hot ground it melted
and disappeared. The soil was then given time
to cool, after which the imprint. fully impreg
mated with stearine, was dug up, entire, and
placed upon square piece of cloth, whose
corners were then gathered together. so as to
form kind Of sack. Moulding plaster was
then poured upon the imprint, aud the opera
ton was complete. Such is the accuracy Of
this process, that it not only reproduces the
general outline OF a foot, or its covering, but
every minute particularly. II bare foot, it
shows the exact shape Of the sole, and the re-
latiye position of the toes if a boot or shoe,
the amount of wear sustained by the sole and
heel, the number of nails, &c.
Year: 1861

Romance OF War.


A Washington correspondent of New
York paper, tells the following about a case
in Capt. Smiths company, Col. Townscnd's
(of New York; regiment.


Perhaps you remember a young fellow in
our company, who went by the name of
Charley Marshall. shy and rather good
looking chap, who seemed to be made of
finer stuff than the rest Of us fellows
But he worked into the good graces of
Capt. Abel, without getting any of the boys
down on him, so we let him have his way
Well, this chap turns out to be girl nam
ed Maggie Wilson, who is an orphan girl,
and was was missed about the time our
company was formed. How the discovery
of her sex was made have not been able
to learn; but yesterday know she was do
ing duty in the ranks in the same clothes
as was, and in manner equal to the best
Of US. And this morning in different raj
ment (and much prettier one), she was
introduced to the Regiment as Charley the
Vivandierc, and we were asked if we would
adopt her. You can bet there was no dis
senting voice, and we all like Charley in
her new character much better than we
did before. How the thing has been man.
aged since she commenced "sogering,"
can't say; but will endeavor to find out and
let you know more about it at some future
time
Year: 1861

DIFFERENT vlEws.-During a hard fought
battle of Bennington, in the first revolution,
two brothers fought side by side, protected by
a trunk Of fallen tree. The Oldest man
was a man of prayer but the other was not.


Baum's Indian allies were in ambush picking
off the Americans, when the elder brother got
sight of one of them, and taking him, lifted
up his heart and voice in prayer, saying:


"Lord have mercy on that Indians
soul p


The other brother got shot at another In.
dian at the same moment, and as his ball entered
his head he bit the end Of his cartridge to load
again, and said


"There is another Indian gone to the devil"
Year: 1861

Really, Fitzjames, am most sorry that
the crisis has affected your financial affairs
SO seriously as you say, but pa says mus,
secede from my engagement with you-sc
hereafter you will consider our proposed
union for ever dissolved. I shall always
be glad to have you call occasionally as q
friend.
Year: 1861

80 A soldier who was once wounded in
battle, set up terrible believing. An Irish
man who laid near, with Lee shot OH i'm
mediatrly sung out. "Bad luck to the likes of
v.-do ye think nobody is kilt but you sell p
Year: 1861

has won for itself such renown for the cure OF
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
it Is entirely unnecessary for us TO recount the
evidence OF It's virtues, wherever il has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section. need not do more than
the people its quality il kept up to the best
1t ever has been, and that il may be reliet,on to
do for their relief all It has ever been found TO do
Year: 1861

RICHMOND ARMoRY There are now I'm this
arInory several hundred pieces Of artillery. iron
and brass Of various calibres but all the iron
guns must be rebored before they can be used
and there are no carriages ready for any Of them


The force Of carriage-makers at the arory is only
capable Of mounting one gun In eight or ten days.
The armory 10 now filling up with machinery for
tie manufacture Of arms, but even IL the contract
be complet. within the time specified, gun
cannot be manufactured for at least year to
come. a-
Year: 1861

L. PLUMBER AND GAS FILTER,


Has removed TO the corner of Twelfth and r ats,
He is prepared to introduce Water and Gas upon
satisfaction.


Hehss on hand a lot of COOKING and other
ST0VE ES. which be will sell less than cost, as he
wishes to get rid of them. no II
Year: 1861

that the first results will be In favor of the
rebels. 'i '"'


We have, however no doubt that intel
ligence and enduring strength are on the
side of the government. and that victory
cannot but remain with the loyal side
We Judge from the recent news that the
people of the north have at last learned TO
recognize and value Justly the objects of
and power Of the rebels. who threaten their
national existence. and we believe that the
North is now determined never to lay
down arms till the authority Of the laws is
once more restored in all the seeded states,
and the political power Of slavery, which
has grown to so mischievous a strength
is destroyed. Twenty-three millions of
people, strengthened by all the arts Of
peace. and possessed of inexhsustiblc re-
sources. and opposed to three hundred and
fifty thousand Shareholders. four millions
of slaves. and three millions of poor
whites. who, with the exception Of few
cities. are thinly' scattered over a broad
space of country, and are accustomed to
the most primitive and unsocial conditions
of life. - tff firei-e1a ~


The whole civilized world has an inter
est In this war. 1t is a war which the
people of the northern states. conservative
by the nature of their industrial and polit-
ical habits. conld no: longer put off; and
it is a war which under. perhaps, other
names, many nation of Europe will have
to take mp in its turn. 1t is with them
(ihe United States) as with us: The fcud-
alism of the middle ages is arrayed in arms
against the citizenship of the nineteenth
century; an exploded theory of society is
lifting up its bead against the triumphs of
our thinking. industrial and progressive
century; the poverty struck Don Quixotes
OF the southern plantations give battle to
the roaring windmills and smoking chin
neys of the wealthy North. 1t is the su-
pereilious noble in arms against the spirit
of the century. in which the citizen is su-
preme. In such an issue we can wish
success only to the constitutional govern
| ment.
Year: 1861




The publisher Of one of the Secession
journals in this city, whose daily sheets have
lately been shut out of the Governments
mail bags, publishes card defying the Gov
ernment, and declaring his intention to cir
culate his newspaper, If necessary, at the
sacrifice of his property, his limbs and his
life. In this category of things which he is
willing to give up, he does not specifically
mention lotteries, in which he is said to be
more largely engaged than in any other
business. But we doubt not that this shrewd
publisher would like nothing better than the
entire suppression of his press by act of the
war power, and tor very good pecuniary
reason. A newspaper which can find a good
excuse for stopping in the summer time,
while half years contracts with its SUB
scribers remain unfuifilled, will make money
by the operation. City newspapers receive
the largest part of their years remittaDces
in the two months of December and January.
From these remittaB ces, made in advance,
the paper is to pay its prospective expenses
for year. Money is paid at the beginning
of the year on the faith that the paper will
be continued to the end. The receipts of two
months must thus be laid out in the expenses
of ten. But if after the receipts are once in
the publishers pocket, his paper is suddenly
killed by a stroke of the Government, he
remains the fortunate holder of full pur
which he has no occasion to empty We
have no doubt that the Government could
do no more welcome favor to a certain neal
neghbor Of ours than to stop the daily rattle
of this costly press. AT all events a grea
genius in lotteries seems anxious to try tht
luck of this new scheme.
Year: 1861

The BUTLER ExPEDlTIoN.-The New York
Herald of Thursday thus descourses upon a
subject about which it knows nothing:


The naval expedition which sailed from
Fortress Monroe continues to be an object of
curiosity, its destination, in part, being a
mystery. The ships-of war took with them
in tow several hulks for the purpose of sink
ing them in the entrances to the inlets on the
North Carolina coast, so as to prevent the
ingress or egress of the privateers, and thus
to deprive them of the power of taking in
their prizes or OF finding shelter for them
selves when pursued by our armed vessels.
Beyond this, at present. we are not permitted
to be specific in our statements as to the OBJ.
jects of the expedition. We may, however,
say that the sinking of the hulks is not the
only object, and that our readers will proba-
bly, soon learn that series of naval opera
tions all along the Atlantic coast, for which
the public have so anxiously looked will
have been this week inaugurated. And we
may further state that some hard fighting
may be expected, and if the expedition
should be very successful, the infantry troops
sent out will not return with the squadron.
General Butler will have an opportunity OF
distinguishing himself and effacing the un-
pleasant memory of Big Bethel.
Year: 1861

CAMP MoRToN.--A visit to Camp Morton
on Wednesday afternoon revealed to us over
thirty companies in camp, embracing very
nearly three thousand men. William vii.
SOD, ESQ, Camp Commissary, discharges the
duties OF his position in such an affsble aud
obliging manner as to render him favorite
wherever be is known. He is the personif-
cation OF good nature, and if any body ever
got mad at him it must have been from an
impulse to be diSpleased any how and with
every .body.


Major Love, who has command of Camp
Morton, is an experienced aud efficient Off
Ger. He keeps a sharp lookout on every
thing under his jurisdiction, and preserves
neatness and order everywhere. The camp
is clean and wholesome. All the new com.
panies arriving are disposed of in comforta
BILE quarters without trouble or difficulty.
About one thousand men arrivedol Wednes-
day, and all found clean and neat places to
occupy.


AS fast as a regiment is formed and sup.
piled with tents, it is moved outside of the
camp into new quarters, giving more room
and air to the troops Remaining. Every pre-
caution is used to prevent sickness amOng
the troops, and the efficacy of such means
may be appreciated when we state the fact
that only seven patients are in the camp
hospital out of three thousand troops.-In
dianapoRS Sentinel.
Year: 1861

PoLtnoAL.-In Minnesota, the majority of
the Democratic State Central Committee
have resigned, giving as their reason that
there can be no issue between the Democratic
and Republican parties in the coming cleo
ton, except upon the question of the war,
and on that they are with the Administra-
ton.
Year: 1861

The following are selected from volumnious
accumulation of testimonials of the Press Of tho
United States and from eminent Professors o
our institutions where the practice Of medicine
is tan rht: