smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

The following Act in relation to the scaling Of
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war, passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:


BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION
OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS By an ordinance of the Convention.
entitled can ordinance declaring what laws anT
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes,
ratified The 18th day of October, A. D., 1855,
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that " all eXecutory contracts, solvable in money
whether under seal or not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1865, and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were solvable in money of the said currency"
subject, nevertheless, to evidence of different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,


Be 1t enacted 6y the General assembly Of the State
Of North CLtrOlG, and 1t is hereby enacted 6y the
authority Of tie same That the following scale OF
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established as the measure of value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1864, from the LIST day of November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:


Scate or depreciation Of Confederate currency the
gold dollar being the unit and neasure Of Oatue,
Year: 1866

Washington, December %, 1868.
SIR: The time has arrived when, in the
Judgment of the President of the United
States, the care and conduct of the proper
affairs of the State of North Carolina may be
remitted to the constitutional authorities
chosen by the people thereof, without danger
to the peace and safety of the United States.
BY direction of the President, therefore, you
are relieved from the trust which was here
tofore reposed in You as provisional COVER
nor of the State of North Carolina. When
ever the governor elect shall have accepted
and become qualified to discharge the duties
of the executive office, you will transfer the
papers and property of the State now in
your custody to his excellency Governor
Worth.


It gives me especial pleasure to convey to
you the Presidents acknowledgment of the
fidelity, loyalty, and discretion which have
marked your administration.


You will please give me reply, specifying
the day on which this communication is re-
ceived.


I have the honor to he


your excellency's most obedient servant,


WILLIAM III. SEWARD.


His Excellency w. w. HOLDEN,


Provisional Governor of ~ G.
Year: 1866




EXECUTIVE OFFICE,


Washington, d. c., October 18, 1865.
w. w. HOLDEN, Provisional Gocer'aor, Raleigh,
~ c.:


Every dollar of the debt created to aid the
rebellion against the United States should
he repudiated finally and forever. The great
mass of the people should not be taxed to
pay debt to aid in carrying on a rebellion
which they in fact, if left to themselves, were
opposed to- Let those who have given their
means for the obligations of the State look
to that power they tried to establish in vio-
lation of law. constitution, and will of the
people They must meet their fate. 1t is
their misfortune. and cannot be recognized
by the people of any State protesting them
selves loyal to the government of the United
States and in the Union. l repeat that the
loyal people of North Carolina should be ex-
onerated from the payment of every dollar
of Indebtedness created to aid in carrying on
the rebellion trust and hope that the peo
pie of North Carolina will wash their hands
of everything that partakes in the slightest
degree of the rebellion, which has been so
recently crushed by the strong arm of the
government IN carrying out the obligations
imposed by the Constitution of the Union.


ANDREW JOHNSON,


President of the United States
Year: 1866

Washington, d. c., November 27 1865.
w. w HOLDEN, Provisional Governor, Raleigh,
N c.:
Accept my thanks for the noble and eff
cient manner in which you have discharged
your duty as provisional governor. You will
lie sustained by the government


The result of the recent elections in North
Carolina have greatly damaged the prospects
of the State in the restoration of its govern
mental relations Should the action and the
spirit of the Legislature he in the same direc-
ton it will greatly increase the mischief al
ready DONE and might he fatal.


1t is hoped the action and spirit manifes-
ted by the legislature will be so directed as
rather to repair than to increase the difficult
ties under which the State has already placed
itself ANDREW JOHNSON,


President of the United States.
Year: 1866

ssFThe fears which cause most Of the
trouble and worry that men experience re-
sutt from undue anxiety for the riches
and 50 called good things of this life---
not having the calm faith that sustains
one in doing cheerfully and gladly the
duties Of to- day, feeling fully assured that
the morrow will take care Of itself, and
that strength will be given to do thdwOrk
when it is needed.
Year: 1866

Every form and feature of these prevalent and stubborn
disorders is eracated locally and entirely by the
should precede application
healing qualities will be found be thorough
variable.
Year: 1866

FEMALE MANIA FOR DREss.-The reckless mania
for dress, which just RACES with the fury of
an epidemic among the women of France, IS even
more garing by the seaside than in Paris. There
one end and object Of life appears to surpass all
others, not only in costlness, but in originality
of attire. The most fantastic fashions are haunt-
ed through the narrow, dirty streets of dreary
little bathing villages while the richest silks
and satins of the most delicate hue are trailed
over the moist sands, or exposed to the burning
sun on the terrace of the estabAssement, their
speedy destruction furnishing a welcome though
unneeded excuse for some fresh and still more
startling novelty. If rich people alone indulge
in such follies it would be less serious if still
very regretable matter, but the evil is rapidly
spreading downward to the lower strata of soci-
ETY., in spite of the opposition it there encounters
on the part, not only of husbands and fathers,
but of youthful aspirants to connubial bliss
Not many months ago, an open-air meeting was
held at Merselles, at which some hundreds OF
young men pledged themselves not to change
their condition until women had come to theit
senses, and learned to be more moderate IN theii
personal expenditure.
Year: 1866

impossible here to mention all the diseases with which
he is familiar; perhaps will be of place.
The most formidable the destructive mankind
Self Abuse The brain being the of the disease
whole syssm suffers in consequence will enumerate
of the symptoms that those afflicted able
form opinion in regard to their complaints a
in time thereby saving themselves world suffering
Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory. Limbs and
Rack. Papitaton of the Heart Trembling of the Limbs
Headache and Aversion Genial Society," especially that
Of females There great but these
fcient and should you be suffering from Of hem call
DR. TOZER, and he will you in short time without
interruption in business-or state
and there will be occasion your calling office


Structure of the Urethra
Is another formidable to health Send my
circulars that disease inform yourself of its terrible
results The worst cases cured in a few days.


Venerial Diseases,
In all their various FORMS either Primary Secondary or He
suton being restored to perfect health there will be no
danger of handing down to your children that terrible dis
known as Scrofula.


Syphaletic Disease,
As it presents this coast is of more formidable
character than that in the
rising from the fact of its being compound Spanish
and Sandwich Island disease Those YOU who have
visited the two latter countries the dread
full effects of it both the and foreign
1t requires altogether different modes of treatment


The Old Formulas
Bostwck are of little account cxcent
dry the disease the leaving the poison in
the blood which later, will itself as secon-
dairy disease in aggravated form These have learn
ed by experience and think without boasng that
have practice in these diseases than any other
physician in California dating does from 1919 II be-
comes you therefore, to think WELL before you employ
physician.


Who proper consult-an old experienced one
who has recently settled amongst YOU?
Year: 1866

the used in this climate for Suppression of the
Monthly Sickness Every lady should have box in of
Price. S. Consultation at the office by let
ter FREE All letters returned destroyed Office hours
from 4 NJ. till p.
Year: 1866

"a To the Merchants who formerly purchased
in this market. and to all others. We can assure
them there is no necessity for going beyond Nash
vile 70 buy their goods: for We WILL SHOW
THEM A STOCK OF GOODS uNE-
QUALLED IN THE MARKET. and a.
prices that viii fully compete with Louisville and
Cincinnati


We solicit an Examination
Year: 1866

The subscribers having accepted the agency for
the Western and Northwestern States for this
deservesy celebrated Collar, are now prepared
to take Orders for the present or future delivery.
Year: 1866

fHE ARGUS WORKS CHEAP,


t4s For Pay in Advances
THE ARGUS WORKS CHEAP,
So For Pay In Advance
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Year: 1866




The weather yesterday was so glorious as to
tempt large proportion. of our city population
out of doors, and every one seemed actuated by
the impulse Of getting as far from in doors as pos
gible. A large number went upon short excur-
sons and visited the grayeyards, particularly
those at the foot of Canal street. "a bloody old
time they had of it getting back, too" was the
explanation of driver to u.s. which told suf-
fciently pointedly the lack of the railway accom-
modations.


In the public squares the grounds were swarm
ing with visitors-some sitting upon the benches,
promenading and chatting gaiy, or among the
juvenile ;portion, jumping ropes or playing at
ball. Passing through the we'll known square in
front of the Cathedral, we were pleased to re-
mark that the garden though always kept inre-
markably neat order, had been undergoing some
repairs, and that the four statues of the seasons
which adorn each corner had been made to look
as if freshly chiseled.


There was an unusually large number of visitors
who crossed the river to Agers, and stilllargel
!, number whoremained contcntedy upon the levee
and appeared to derive sufficient satisfaction from
J staring at the water and shipping. The importan
event Of the day with this class of pleasure seek
ers was the arrival of a New York steamship, AM
(; was curious to watch the manner in which tn
], crowd concentrated from every part of the leye
I to witness the Decentralization Of passengers
+ Next to travelling yourself is the pleasure
G seeing others who have just done So; and th


ladies wrapped in shawls, the gentlemen wit
e their overcoats, and desperately defending then
e selves with valise from the attacks of ne
ie friends, make one enjoy in imagination som
d thing Of the excitement Of travel itself. We wei
IL on board of the Fung Shuey, but did not learn
r the arrival of any visitors particularly known
IL
Year: 1866

A SEVENTEEN Hours SPEEcH.-Refer.
ence was made lately to a speech of sew
enteen hours duration, made by Leon
ard Mcclure, member of the Vancou.
yer Legislature. The speech, it seems,
was made to defeat an obnoxious meas
ure in regard to some lands which the
Governor had planned to force through
the House of Assembly on the last day
before certain date. 1t was not deemed
prudent to push the matter sooner, and
delay would be fatal. Two members,
Mcclure and De Comos, determined to
defeat the measure in the only way pos
sible, by talking it down. The incident
is thus described by local paper;


On the House being opened, Mr.. Nc
Clure rose TO his feet, the time being
noon, and kept the floor till five o'clock
next morning. For seventeen hours he
continued to speak, while every effort
was made by the purchased majority to
put him down and tire him out. With
a merciless unanimity they refused to
allow him to lean against the table, to
put foot upon chair for a moment to
relieve himself from the irksomeness of
his position by resting his hand upon
anything, or to speak, in short, in any
other than a rigidly erect and unsup-
ported attitude. During the whole of
the time they relieved each other at in
tervals, going out and procuring refresh
ments as they needed, and always hay-
ing a quorum in the House.


When Mcclure sank exhausted in his
seat as the light of another morning
was stealing into the window of the AS
sembly House, De Comos rose and for
the remaining seven hours OF the twenty.
four talked against time. On rising,
amid the groans and Kisses OF the dis.
gusted and infuriated majority, he ex-
claimed, with more force than refine.
ment, that it was useless for honorable
members to evince their malice in that
manner, for he had got up with the de-
termination to talk, If necessary, until
the angel Gabriel sounded the last trum-
pet. His powers Of endurance were not
quite so severely tested, but the end was
achieved, and when the clock struck
twelve the worn and wearied champion
of honesty looked round with pardona.
BILE exultation upon the blank faces of
bought and beaten Assembly.
Year: 1866

FIRE.-About half-past Ave o'clock last
evening the quietude of our village was
disturbed by the ever. dreaded cry of
"hre," and In few minutes people were
hurrying to and fro, flremen were on the
alert and the fire-engines and hook and
ladder truck were en- route for the scene
OF what was feared would prove dis
astrous conflagration. The fire proved
to be in new building in rear of Cram
ton q Nichols block, occupied by t. s.
Gilson as work shop in the upholstery
business. Upon an examination of the
premises it was discovered that a lot of
Excelsior" an article used in stufling
mattresses had become ignited, and ow-
Ing to its combustible nature, had II not
been discovered soon after 1t commenced
to burn, must have resulted in laying a
large portion of Merchants Row in
ashes. Various rumors were current in
Tue street last evening as to the cause of
the flre, but Of the real facts in the case,
or the amount of loss sustained, we are
not as yet informed.
Year: 1866

NORTH CARoLINA.-Although but
eleven votes were cast in the North Car
olina Legislature for the adoption of the
Constitutional amendment, it is asserted
that there are thirty-six to forty men,
bers of the legislature who are thor
onghly loyal and look to Congress to
supply the terms of restoration, but who
do not think the amendment goes far
enough in excluding rebels, while it ex-
cludes those who were forced into the
rebellion in spite of themselves. The
number of loyal men in the State is put
at thirty to forty thousand.
Year: 1866

BURGLARY.-The Burlington Times
learns that the passenger depot at Wi
nooski was broken into on Saturday
night week, and the money and ticket
drawer carried off and also some cloth
ing. The tickets were found scattered
along the track between the depot and
the lower bridge. The robber has no.
been arrested.
Year: 1866

A PANIC AT SwEETsBURG.-Quite q
panic was created at Sweetsburg last
Tuesday by an absurd rumor that a
body of armed Fenians was approaching
the village to rescue the prisoners and
plunder the people. The military were
placed under arms, patrols sent abroad,
Year: 1866

fHB AMENDMENT AT THB SoUTH.-The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says the rumor is very
current at Washington that leading Re-
publican congressman and members of
the South Carolina Legislature have
agreed upon the adoption of the amend
ment, by the South Carolina Legislature,
and the admission of the State to repre-
sentation in Congress without any fur
ther conditions. The recent vote in the
lower branch of that legislature-95
against the amendment to one for it
does net look much like its adoption at
present.


A Montgomery correspondent of the
Mobile Register says the amendment
would probably have been ratified by
the Alabama Legislature, had not ex-
Governor Parsons urged its rejection.
His reason for urging its rejection was,
that he wished to have the State agree
with the President, rather than with
Congress, on reconstruction matters.
Year: 1866

AL the above goods are made and trimmed in the
s;est New York styles and equal TO any custom
made garments. Thankful to the public for past
isvors, respectfully solicit continuance Of the
Year: 1866

EM1oRArroS. = Such IN emigration
never took place from England before. ss
is now going on. On oil the railroads
leading South the rush is enormous. All
the accounts We get from there show that
the South welcome these young men
with open arms. and aid them in al the
ways they can. instead of tsrring and
feaihering them. If they speak . word
against slavery, IS in day gone BY. Now
that slavery is abolished. the South turn
to Northern emigration ss their greatest
need. No Northern men are 90 thorough
ly respected in the South % our soldiers.
who are going South in large numbers to
settle They have seen the 6ne soil and
climate of the South while Sighting in it.
and return nowto live there. in warm
as cold weather is approaching.
Year: 1866

The SEWARD FAMLY.-On the Cd oil
November Fredrick w. Seward was able
for the 6rst time to sffix his name to the
official dispatches. although be had been
transscting the business of his Office for
some time at his private residences. When
Montgomery Blair seeks to heap public
odium upon the name of the father, he
should remember by what sad and tender
bonds the Seward family is bound in the
recollection Of the nation to the memory OF
the martyred President. Our great Sec
retary was chosen as a victim also. The
scheme which linked him in that fatal
catastrophe by singing him ont for sac
ri6ce. only crowned him with a new
honor. by proving bow much the traitors
hated him. The sad domestic sffiictious
that Mr.. Seward has endured. as Q con-
sequence Of that fatal night, must keep
alive an earnest sympathy in every breast.
and unite him still more fondly to the
nation he has served so we'll.
Year: 1866

New YoRk TRIBUsE.-We this week
insert the prospectus of that great leading
organ of Progress and Reform, the New
York Tribune. Any word Of commend
alton from us would be superauous. No
friend of Light and Truth or advocate Of
Liberal principles will consent to be
without it. They may disagree with
many of its positions, and even become
indignant at measures advocated by it;
yet they still acknowledge it as tie great
leading paper Of the country.
Year: 1866

\ "NARY TIME."-A certain Daily in
this State, few weeks since. Topped Us
off its list, and substituted its stale Week
ly instead. The other day we received
long prospectus, note at the bottom Of
which informed Us that if we would pub
lish said prospectus, the Daily would be
sent ns in exchange for one year. We
respectfully decline-can get along very
well without their Daily. II, while the
Daily was coming to rs, the publishers
hal requested Us to insert a prospectus,
either ss favor or to compensate for the
difference in the subscription price be-
tween their Daily aud our Weekly. We
would have cheerfu!ly done it. (although
we believe country Weekly is of as
much value to city Daily as viee versa) !;
and we are willing to do SO for any Daily
that now exchanges with us. But when
they discontinue sending the Daily, and
then send MS long prospectus. with an
intimation either to publish it or continue
to be punished by being deprived of the
Daily. it looks like pieco of hoggish.
ness which we do not care to encourage.
That paper is taking on airs too soon.
and will be about as fortunate in this re-
spect as it was in bucking against the
telegraph.
Year: 1866

The arrival Of the steamer England.
at Halifax, with one hundred and sixty
cases of cholera of some kind on board,
of which forty had already proved fatal,
furnishes another Instructive lesson re
lative to the origin Of this disease. The


England left Liverpool on the 2Sth nit


up to which time there was no cholera
in Liverpool, nor any of an epidemic
character in England OF the one hun
tlred and siXty cases. all but one or two,
and probably all of them originated on
board the vessel The main cause of
this is found Enthusiastically in the enor


nous passenger ltst-stated by tele-
graph at |, 200 persons. Imagine twelve
hundred passengers, besides officers,


walters and crew, crowded between the
decks of an ordinary steamer, heaving
with the mighty swells of the stormy
Atlantic in March, and heaving in con
sequence with seasickness, nausea and
vomiting. breathing close and rotten
atmosphere, irving to drink bad cistern


water, and to live on a new diet-no per


son can fail to see in these circumstances
the superinduclng causes of cholera
com bined in all their effectiveness I'm
der such circumstances we fail to see
why 1t is necessary TO assume, what IS
next to impossible to prove-that the
disease was brought on board by some
of the passengers. OF course it could
only be brought on board by the pas
senger ignorantly, for no passenger who
knew that he had the cholera wonld
make his death certain oy starting on a
voyage. As to the possibility of per
son bringing it on board without know
ing it, those who have had the genuine
cholera can speak with greater certainty
than ourselves. But we can truly say
of such approximate tendencies toward
that disease as it has been our fortune
to experience, that VIC discovered the
disease about as soon as it attacked US,
and such has been our observation among
our friends On the whole, therefore,
we doubt whether. any circumstances
that arise on land are as we'll calculated
to produce cholera as the crowded holds
and cabins of vessels ut sea


And this opinion is supported by
great variety of testimony. The Medi-
cal Commission appointed by Napoleon
III TO investigate the origin OF cholera
in Arabia and Egypt. attributed it to
two sources,t the fetid atmosphere caused
BY killing a vast quantity of animals for
the food OF the Mohamedan Pilgrims
visiting Mecca, and the close stowage Of
those pilgrims on board vessels in their