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The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
f the United States Government from internal taxes is about $18,000,000 a month, or nearly $800,000,000 a year. Its expenses are fifty times that. The keeper of one of the Cincinnati station-houses fell asleep last Sunday night; some passing acamp possessed himself of the keys and liberated all the prisoners. An ingenious Pennsylvanian has invented a machine for coal-mining, which weighs two hundred pounds, costs three hundred dollars, and will do the work of twenty men. Governor Morton, of Indiana, is about to take the stump in New York. Maine papers state that Thomas S. Lang, of Vassalboro', has an order from Emperor Napoleon the Third for four spare of snatched horses. A sting of a honey has caused the death of a young lady of Jamesville, Wisconsin. Two Confederates, charged with being spies, arrived in Boston on Wednesday to commence an imprisonment of five years in Fort Warren. A man in Hagerstown, Indiana, recently ate a snake, and died in con
The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
rs in the Northwest, arm them from Government arsenals, overturn the State government, kill Governor Morton, or hold him as a hostage for captured insurrectionists, and then form the Northwest into aon. Heffern further swore that the committee of thirteen had appointed ten men to kill Governor Morton, and, a few days since, the Governor received a letter, declaring that the writer and his aonished the court, though prepared, because of previous evidence, for a part of it. If Governor Morton was killed, Dr. Athon, Secretary of State, was to take his place, as provided by law, in cammander of the Army of the Potomac. The official vote on Governor in Indiana is as follows: Morton, 151,064, McDonald, 131,201; Morton's majority, 10,883. The Philadelphia Age announces thatMorton's majority, 10,883. The Philadelphia Age announces that the Democratic majority on the home vote, at the recent State election in that State, is, on Congressional ticket, 1,953; on county tickets, 9,863. Rev. J. W. Ross, "who stands high as a clergym
The Daily Dispatch: November 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
resented by Jeff. Davis or Seymour — it is to be suppressed--["Bully for you"]--and the greatest triumph we can achieve in this election is in the absolute destruction of Horatio Seymour. I mean the destruction of Seymour and his infernal exhorts, who have raised themselves up against the prosecution of this war since the firing of Fort Seymour. [A voice--"Send him to the State prison."] That is too good a place for him. [Groans for Seymour.] Mr. Busteed proposed three cheers for Governor Morton, which were given with a hearty good will. "John Brown" was called for, to which some one responded, "Do let John Brown's bones rest for a few minutes." [Cheers and laughter.] At half-past 10 P. M. the Chairman said: I find I have done injustice to Massachusetts. I announced the majority at sixty thousand. The telegraph informs me that it will exceed seventy- five thousand. [Three cheers were called and given for Massachusetts.] It was then announced, amid great cheeri
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
— almost unanimously — the secessionists having declined to enter the field. Ohio does not think it worth while to count her majority, as it is anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000, as the soldiers may determine. Michigan stands by the old flag more steadfastly than ever. "We are routed, horse, foot and dragoons." is the report of the leading Democratic paper. The Union majority will doubtless be larger than ever before. Indiana is good for first reports, increasing largely on Governor Morton's splendid majority. Illinois sends greeting, and promises from 20,000 to 30,000 majority for her "Uncle Abe, " in spite of the desperate efforts of the opposition to carry the State for moral effect. Wisconsin is not much heard from at this writing, but enough is known to set down a large majority for the right side — say 10,000. Minnesota promises at least 2,500 Union majority. Iowa never falters. She will rival Vermont in unanimity for the good cause, her majorit<
The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], North Carolina. (search)
d in coming up with two of the enemy's boats below Johnsonville, which gave us a few shots and retired. During the cover of darkness, last night, Colonel Rucker put one of his regiments in position on the river banks, near the town, and also Captain Morton, with his splendid battery. At early dawn this morning three gunboats commenced throwing out "feelers," and to their sorrow they found out where the rebels were. The bottom opposite Johnsonville is almost impassable, but the perseveed in gaining the river bank immediately opposite the town, under a heavy fire from the enemy's boats and land batteries, and for two hours the hills and hollows for miles along the Tennessee river resounded with the roar of cannon and musketry. Morton's guns set the transports (seven in all) on fire, and pretty soon the entire wharf was in flames. The enemy had four large siege pieces on a hill just back of the town, which continued to shell the woods for miles along the banks, but Rucker cou
The Daily Dispatch: February 3, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
Fire. --The alarm of fire which was sounded yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock, was in consequence of the burning of a chimney to Mr. Morton's kitchen, on the corner of Fifth and Clay streets. Sparks therefrom fell on the roof and burnt a small place in it.
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
im. Little Kil's brave cavalry rallied, under the leadership of their tried commander, retook the hills upon the left, and then, with one wild shout, swept down upon the rebels, who were swarming about the captured artillery and Kilpatrick's former headquarters. In a moment the artillery was in their possession, and turned upon the enemy. Speech from Lincoln on the Confederate Negro Enlistment. A Confederate flag, captured by an Indiana regiment, was presented, on Friday, by Governor Morton, in front of the National Hotel, in Washington. The Governor concluded his speech by introducing. Old Abe, who delivered a characteristic address, the closing part of which is subjoined: They (the "rebels") have concluded at last to take one out of four of the slaves and put them in the army. While I have often said that all men ought to be free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be slaves who want to be; and next to them, those white persons who argue in favor of makin
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