smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

THE LATE COLONEL FoRNo-The tel
egraph yesterday morning announced the
sudden death of Col Henry W. Forno by
the explosion of locomotive boiler on the
Jackson Railroad. The news came sadly
upon our old citizens, who, for nearly forty
years had known him as a patriot, a gallant
soldier, and man of warm and generous
impulses He must have been nearly sixty
years of age, yet when we last saw him, a
few weeks ago, he was seemingly as active
and vigorous as most young men. He had
occupied many public positions IN civil life
ereditably, among them Chef of Police Of
this city; but it was as a soldier he was best
known aud most admired, 1t was life he
was pasSionately fond of and few men
without a military education equalled him
in the knowledge necessary TO the profes-
sion of arms. At the earliest intimation of
danger, when Gen. Taylor was at Corpus
Christi, on.the eve ofthe Mexican war, Col
Forno raised battalion and rushed to his
assistance. He was among the first in the
field of the late civil war. He entered the
Confederate service as Lieutenant Colonel
of the Fifth Louisiana, of which he soon
became Colonel and was conspicuous among
those heroes who have immortalized the
fields of Virginia, for his cool, steady cour-
age and soldierly skill That he may enjoy
eternal peace will be the prayer of all who
know his many virtues.-N. 0 Crescent, 2nd
inst
Year: 1866

FOREIGN INTEREST IN TIE PUBLIC
DEBr-General Spinner, by authority Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury, tranenits
regularly to sll foreign Consuls the
monthly statement of the condition Of
the Treasury. Several of the foreign
Ministers have requested that it be com.
municated at the same time to their
Goyernments. This will be done by the
same authority. The German States al


take deep interest in the matter, anG
their representation here have so i'm


formed the Government. tsr.f Fe
Year: 1866

The ARMY BILL.-The new Army Bill
creates an army of sixty regiments ten of
cavalry, five of artillery, and forty-fve of
infantry, This is an actual increase in the
regular army Of four regiments of cavalry
and thirteen of infantry. Two of the new
cavalry regiments and four of the infantry
regiments, called the Veteran Reserve Corps,
are to be of men who were wounded in the
late war, but are still fit for garrison or light
duty. In both infantry and cavalry all the
original vacancies in the grades of first and
second lieutenants are to be filled from volun-
teer officers and soldiers. With respect to the
higher grades, it is provided that in the cav
airy two thirds, and in the infantry one-half
of the officers shall be from the volunteers,
and the remainder from the regulars, all OF
whom shall have served at least two years
during the late war. The officers OF the
Veteran Reserve Corps are to be either regu
lars or volunteers wounded in the line of duty
during the war, and selected by the President.
The negro troops are to be in every respect
on an equality of footing with white troops.
Enlistments in the cavalry are to be for five
years; in the artillery and infantry for three
| years.
Year: 1866

WOMEN AHEAD OF MEN IN One THING
A man of a satircal turn of mind, who evl-
IDENTIFY has but little to do, publishes IN one
of our exchanges some curious statistics OF
the.average talk of men and women. He has
discovered that an ordinary middle-aged man
spends three hours per day in conversation,
calculating at the rate of one hundred words
per minute, or twenty nine oetavo pages per
hour, which would amount to six hundred
pages per week, or fftytwo big volumes per
year. Having ascertained these facts as re-
CARDS the masculine portion of the human
race, the statistician applied his best energies
to ascertain the amount of words uttered by
an ordinary and middle aged female per min
ute, and the amount of time spent on an av-
erage by that sex in general conversation
After the most patient investigation and alb
struse calculation, this able arithmetician
was compelled to give up the question and
confess the magnitude OF the figures produced
even at the outset of the inquiry baffied all
human calculation
Year: 1866

FROM PIrTsBURG.-We are informed that
the Williams & Kellinger Company have de-
cided to abandon all work on their upper
tunnel, and have also stopped running the
lower tunnel in the direction in which it has
been run for 1925 feet. A vein of ore was
tapped and passed. in the lower tunnel In
June last, at distance of about $50 feet from
its mouth, but no particular attention was
paid to it at the time, as the superintendent
and workmen supposed that the main ledge,
which crops out on the surface, would be
struck by running straight ahead few feet
further. Since then the tunnel has been
continued IS feet further into the hill, but
without discovering any indication of ledge.
The company have now decided to return to
that vein of ore, and will put men to work
running from both sides of the main tunnel,
believing that it is a " feeder" connecting
with the main ledge.
Year: 1866

FEEL BAD.-The Copperjohnsons of San
election in San Francisco. The Examiner is
in terrible bad way, and the noble Vir
glnian who presides over its columns strikes
out at everything that comes near him, like
blind snake in August He is particularly
down on the Government office holders of the
city, who had the audacity to vote and work
for the Union ticket, and denounces them as
having shown the most black-hearted in
gratitude while feeding upon the bounty of
the PRESIDENT Now it has been popularity
supposed heretofore that these officials drew
their pay from the United States Government
instead of " feeding upon the bounty of the
President"
Year: 1866

AT this season of the year, when so many
of our people are suffering from cold, we call
attention to Ayers Cherry Pectoral as sure
cure not only for coughs and colds, but all
affections of the lungs and throat. Having
used 1t in our family for many years, we
can speak from personal knowledge of its
efficiency. There may be other remedies
that are good, but in all our experience this
has proved to be by far the best. Its quail.
ties are uniform and wholly reliable 1t is
pleasant to take, and should be kept at COM
mand, by every family, as a protection
against a class of complaints which seem
harmless in the beginning, but become afflict-
ing and dangerous if neglected. IN. II. Reg
lister
Year: 1866

I" My Policy" Nor PoPULAR.-A Union
majority Of twenty thousand in Vermont and
thirty five thousand in Maine, and the treat
ment which johnson is receiving at the
hands of the people, and Of city and State
authorities in the Northwest, will probably
open the eyes of the Copperjphnsons to the
fact that the plan of reconstruction ajv6cat-
ed by the back action Moses of the White
House is decidedly unpopular, and cannot
win before an intelligent and loyal public.
Year: 1866

CoNING.-Passenger cars will commence
running between Omaha and Fort Kearny in
few days. The great Pacific Railroad is
notwithstanding westward, and ere long
the iron horse will tie snorting impatiently at
the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
Year: 1866

RED BLUFF OBsERvER-Wha has become
of this paper? Sometimes we get it when
a week old, and up to the present writing
Friday morning) last Saturdays paper has
not come to hand. 1t cannot be the fault of
the Red Bluff Postmaster, for he is model
of efficiency How is it, Baker?
Year: 1866

HORSE SHOE BEND.-The trustees of this
company have decided not to commence min
ing operations on their claim this fall, as the
season is too far advanced to enable them to
do much before the heavy rains set in. They
will therefore wait until next spring and
take an early start.
Year: 1866

The correspondent of the Irish American
"a paper whose influence is immense among
the Irish people in the Eastern States and
whose instincts have been intensely Demo-
cratic until the baseness of the leaders of
that party toward the the Fenian cause was
clearly exhibited-in writing from Wash
ington on the day when the bill to repeal the
neutrality laws was introduced in the House
of Representatives by Gen. Banks and
passed by that body, calls the particular at
.tention of the Irish people to the following
fact which they should forever treasure in
their memory:


There was one remarkable coincidence no.
ticed in the House. that not single Demo
crat spoke in favor of the bill, they voted for
it, but not a single man of their partyi in the
house spoke a word for Ireland. after being
supported in solid column for thirty years
by the Irish vote. So much for voting
for party. How would it be now if
we had voted for the interests of Ireland all
that time What a different story we might
have to tell instead of helping demagogues
into Office and then finding out that in. the
hour of Ireland's need they were not to be
found in the ranks of Ireland's patriots,
battling with voice and means for Irish lib
erty. WE'LL WE'LL perhaps the Irish people
are opening their eyes to these facts. God
grant it.


l cannot conclude without mentioning the
deep interest and labors of speaker Cofax in
behalf of the bill. he was unceasing in his eff
forts. One could see his nervous anxiety
during the discussion, and when the vote
was taken he desired his name to be called,
so as to record his vote in favor of the bill.
He is splendid fellow, and an honor to his
country, and neither he nor Banks should
ever want friend while an Irishman lives.
Year: 1866

RUNNING.-Kelly's new mill at Muletown
is now running, and we will probably be
able to give the result next week. The rock
is said to assay remarkably rich in gold and
silver, and the owners think it will eclipse the
tS potosi ore in value. The latter pays from
$75 to 500 per tun.
Year: 1866

DIsBANDED.-The Northern Teamsters'
Association, of Red Bluff, was disbapded on
Wednesday of last week. Nobody seems to
mourn over its demise, and it is to be hoped
that no similar unjust and violent association
will ever again disgrace this section of the
Sfata
Year: 1866

WANT TO PURcHAsE.-We are informed
that parties in San Francisco are negotiating
Tor the purchase of one of the silver lodes in
the South Fork district, and if they succeed
IN getting possession of the mine, will imme.
uiateiy erect frst class quartz mill upon it.
Year: 1866

PorosI.-This company are exhibiting an
enterprisng disposition worthy of special
commendation, and we are glad to know that
their energy is meeting with substantial en-
couragement. They are now running their
mill, pushing their tunnel ahead, and sinking
shaft on the lode, all at the same time.
Year: 1866

EFFECTS OF ELEcrR1cITY.-It is well
known that friction develops electricity, and
mechanics are generally aware that machine
belt, running at great speed, is always high
ly electrified by its friction with the air. The
experiment has often been tried in the Office
of the Ledger, of lightning gas burners, by
wokman holding one hand to fast-going
belt and the other to the burner. This ex-
pertinent has no doubt been tried in many
other places where machine betting is semploy-
ed. When belts are in this electric state,
it is very dangerous to have cotton waste or
any other combustible material near them, or
near any iron rods or bolts communicating
with Them The electric sparks will set fire
to cotton waste or shavings as easily as to a
gas burner. Belts enclosed in castings should
often be examined. 1t is very probable that
many of the supposed cases of conflagra-
ton from spontaneous combustion" haven
reality originate ed from electricity produced
by machinery in motion. philadelphia Ledger
Year: 1866

The Hillsboro' Recorder has Just discover
ed that the Democrat said something disa-
greeable about the course of Mr.. josiah Tur-
ner, the member elect to Congress from the
Raleigh District As the Recorder docs not
seem to comprehend the meaning of our re-
marks about Mr. Turner, we do moi see any
necessity for further comment on its article.
But we will repeat, that tile course of such
men as Mr. Turner has done much to emhar-
rass tie President and rctard restoration
Mr.. Turner urged on and commenced con-
test in this State last Fall when the people
did not desire political contest but prefer
red peace and quiet. TO satisfy old preiu-
dice and passion Mr.. Turner and few Others
determined that a struggle for office should
be madc-and this while he was unpardon-
ed and in defiance of the Presidents procla-
nation Had it not been for such conduct
we would have had no contention, quarreing
and division in this State. We make no
professions of having been Union man our
self during the war, but we think 1t would
have been much better for us all if those who
were considered Union men by the United
States authorities had been permitted TO hold
the Offices in this State for one year at least,
without contest of any kind. Such a
course would haze aided and strengthened
President Johnson's liberal and wise policy.


We do not charge Mr. Turner with being
disloyal. The point we make is this, that
while quiet prevailed and while there was u
prospect that old differences would be bu-
ried, Mr. T. exerted himself to foment strife
and contention for the public Offices; and
when the proper time arrives, we are pre-
pared to sustain this charge against other
public men in this State. We know some
thing about their course for the last nine
months, as well as for the past fifteen or
twenty years. Charlotte Democrat
Year: 1866

An impression prevails among some
of the people that the civil rights bill
confers the right of suffrage on colored
men. This is an error. 1t simply Sc
cures the same right to blacks as to
whites, to make and enforce contracts,
to sue and be sued, to give testimony
or evidence before all magistrates and
Courts, to inherit, purchase, convey
property, DC. This law will be uni
form in its operation in all the States,
but its chief design is to protect the
freed people.


We entirely agree with the President
in regard to this measure. But it is
now the law of the land, and it is the
duty of all good citizens to submit
cheerfully to it. It is to be hoped that
it will be administered in just and lib
eral spirit. Doubtless case under this
law will soon be made up and carried
to the Supreme Court Of the United
States for final adjudication, so as to
test the constitutionality ofthe measure.
Year: 1866

A Confidence Darkie.-Mr. G. W. D.
Hutchings keeps Family Grocery on the first
floor of the Masonic Lodge, on Morgan street,
and Mr.. Henry Brown resides at the opposite
corner few days ago Mrs. Brown went over
to the store and was looking at some butter and
other things in that line, but did not buy any at
the time Shortly after, a big negro man, bare
headed and in his shirt sleeves, stepped into the
store and said Mrs, Brown told him to come over
and get her some butter, that Mr.. Brown was
down street, and she would send the money as
soon as he returned; that Mrs. Brown said he
must put the butter in q paper,.a her bowl had
starch in it. The butter was weighed; Sambo
took it and went out and that is the last tsat has
been heard of it. Mrs B. states that she did not
send the negro for the butter, nor did he bring it
to her.
Year: 1866

1t is to aid in defraying the expenses of
this holy undertaking, that the proceeds of
the proposed Tableux are to be appropriated.
1t appeals to the Christian sensibilities of all
persons, without involving any question as
to the political ideas of the struggle in which
these heroes fell. They were our fellow
countrymen-they fought and died in
cause which they regarded as that of their
native land. Surely all persons must wish
to accord to them Christian burial, and to
pay that respect to their remains which
brave and conscientious men deserve at the
hands of the living. With this appeal the
ladies of Raleigh rely on the generous patron
age of the community. x
Year: 1866

To those who get up clubs of five or more sub
scribers, one copy, gratis, will be furnished.


Subscribers who were cut off from US during the
war; and whose time of subscription had not ex-
pired, will be furnished the paper free on the
restoration of communication, until the time be
filed If they desire the paper longer after that
time, they must renew


A cross d mark on the paper indicates the ex-
piration of the subscription.
Year: 1866

HUMoR-SYDNEY SMITHS WIT AND
WIspoM.-Never give way to melan-
choly; resist it steadily, for the habit
will encroach. / once gave a lady two
and-twenty receipts against melancholy;
one was qright fire; another to re-
member all the pleasant things said to
and of her; another to keep a box of
sugar-plums on the chimney piece, and
kettle simmering ON the hob.


Never teach false morality. How
exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beau
ty is of no volue, dress of no use! Beau
ty is of value: her whole prospects and
happiness in life may often depend on a
new gown or becoming bonnet, and
if she has five grains of common sense
she will find this out. The great thing
is to teach her theirjus value, and that
there mustbe some thing better under
the bonnet than pretty face for real
happiness. But never sacrifice truth.


/ am convinced digestion is the great
secret of life and that character, talents,
virtues, and qualities, are powerfully
affected by beef, mutton, pie-crust, and
rich soups. / have often thought l
could feed or starve men into many
virtues and vices and affect them more
powerfully with instruments OF cookery
than Timotheus could do formerly with
his lvre
Year: 1866

Governor Humphreys, of Mississippi, who
was pardoned, but ought not to have been,
for the express purpose of qualifying himfor
the position of governor of Mississippi has
done what in him lies, ever since his access
ion to Office, to keep alive the feeling of hos
tility to the Government. He is now en-
gagged in promoting movement for the col
lection and preservation of the records of the
Confederate army-a perfectly harmless and
even proper work in itself, provided it be
done in pIoper spirit but when he callsfor
the preservation of documents or details of
robberies, conilagration and vandalism" ito
be transmitted to posterity in vindication OF
the truth of history and the rectitude OF our
(the Confederate) cause" and all this is in
letter signed by him as governor and dated
from the executive Office he is guilty of
abusing his Office, and abusing the confidence
which has enabled him to fill it. Men like
Humphreys, who were leaders of the rebell-
ion, ought to have been left in the back
ground for many a year to come and what
ever plan of reconstruction be now adopted,
we haveno hesitationin saying that Mr.. john
sons qualifying him for the governorship was
a great mistake. The letter before us is an
Insult to the Government, an insult to our
army, an insult to the loyal men of the
north and to ask us to believe that Mississ-
ippi or any other State lately in rebellion can
be really and truly restored to the Union un-
der the auspices and direction of men like
Humphreys, is an insult to the common sense
of those who shed their blood and spent their
money in trying to rob him of his powers of
mischief We are in favor of magnanimity,
of oblivion, of conciliation, of forbearance, of
everything that can in reason be demanded
of US but we are not in favor of putting reb.
els into high office to pass their leisure hours
in keeping alive the spirit of rebellion.
The Nation
Year: 1866

without punishment. This the Court
did, admonishing him to go his way and
steal no more. The Court might have
had him whipped; but, as he was a
mere youth, as he seemed to be peni-
tent for his crime, and as his former
master interceded for him, and promised
that he would have an eye upon him
and endeavor to make him an honest,
industrious man, he was permitted to
go unpunished, as we have stated. The
other case was that of grown negro
man, who had been sent to the Jail of
an adjoining County on the charge of
larceny. One of his relatives came in
to Court and begged for him. A couple
of white men of character offered TO 90
his bail. The Court made all order to
send thirty miles for him at the expense
of the County, in order that he might
give bail and go to work But mean
while he broke Jail, came back to Raj
eigh, and went to the Freedmen's Bu-
reau and got protection. We have be-
fore us the protection paper he receiv-
ed from subordinate officer of the Bu-
reau, which says among other things,
" Any person violating this order will
be arrested and dealt with in the sever
est and most exemplary manner" After
some words between this officer and the
Sheriff Of the County, this negro man
was again arrested by the latter, but he
was bailed, and we suppose is now at
work.


We trust the Chronicle will do our
people the justice to lay these two eases
before its readers. They occurred un-
| der the eye Of the writer of this, who is
Chairman of Wake County Court.


We think we know something of the
people of North Carolina, and we feel
sure there is no disposition among our
judges, our juries, or our members of
the legal profession to do injustice to
free people of color. At the same Term
of the Superior Court of this County at
which this negro man was whipped, a
negro woman was tried for the crime OF
arson. She had fair and impartial
trial. -Four counsel learned in the law
appeared for her, and two of them ad
dressed the jury in her behalf in an able
and impressive manner. We have otter
listened to one of her counsel, Ex-Gov
ernor Bragg, but we have never hear(
him make more effective speech thai
he did in this case. Respect was shown
and full weight was given to the testimo
ny of colored persons given in the case
The general belief was that the womal
was guilty. 1t is more than probabl
the jury thought SO; but her guilt wa
not legally proved beyond all doubt
and, giving her the benefit of this doubt
they returned a verdict of not guilty.
Year: 1866

GENERAL GRANT AND THE sPRFsDENT.-It
seems that the remark of General Grant at the
theatre in Cincinnati, in regard to the demon
stration rendered him there, was distorted for
partisan purposes and sent over the country as
public speech insulting to the Republicans
of Cincinnati and of the country. This has
greatly annoyed the general, and in CONVEX
sation at Pittsburg with correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune he has taken unusual pains
to set himself right. This gentleman says:


He informed me that he had made no speech
at Cincinnati, at all; that he had private con-
versatlon in his own box at the theatre with
gentleman who called to propose some kind of
demonstration in his honor; that he had
told this gentleman that the President of the
United States was his superior officer. and
that he (Grant) was under the Presidents
command, and that he could not feel otherwise
than annoyed at the demonstration evidently
gotten up to offend the President as it would
emoarrass EN- the relations existing between them.
For this reason he desired his friends in Gin
clnnati to omit their demonstration and leave
hlm to ENJOY the performance at the theatre
adding that he should be glad to see them all
at the Burnet House the next day.


The correspondent continues:


The General added that he had accompanied
the Presidential party at the Presidents re-
quest-that he had abstained equally from de-
claring his own political sentiments, or author
izlng any one else to do SO. He said that nei-
ther Mr.. Seward nor any other person could
commit him to any set Of political opinions
that he was annoyed at the successive attempts
which have been made by Seward and others,
60 announce to the people along the road that
MI ms political views were in harmony with those
OF MT; johnson. l inquired whether it was
true that he had attended the interview be-
tween the Philadelphia Convention Commit
zee and the President upon his own notion
he REPLIED Of course not. That being a
purely political gathering, it was none of my
PRESIDENT, and all attempts to attach politi-
ed and impertinent. :.