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February 1, 1861 – Interesting from Fort Sumpter
By the arrival in New York city of the steamship Marion, on the 18th direct from Charleston, we get a few interesting items. The New York Tribune says: —The Marion…
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The Mines of Mexico
We should not be surprieed to hear by some arrival of the capture of the mines of San Luis and Zacatecas by two columns of Gen. Scott’s army, under special instructions from the War Department. We understand the expeditions were about to be organized for this purpose when the last official letters left Mexico for Washington. If we may believe the letters from the camp, written even before these expeditions were suspected, the effect will be to deal another heavy blow at the enemy, by cutting him off from some of his material resources. To show what were the speculations upon this subject, we lay before our readers the following extracts of a letter published in the last New Orleans Commercial Times, from a correspondent in the city of Mexico, of the 1st of December:
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January 31, 1861 – Disunionists in Kansas
We understand that the disunionists in the upper part of Holt County, are raising a company for the purpose of driving the Republicans and Northern Methodists out of Rush Bottom.…
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Federal Judges Facing Criticism
Before the winter is over considerable is likely to be heard about federal judges who overturn laws on constitutional grounds after the ablest lawyers among the nation’s statesmen have spent…
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January 30, 1861 – The Position of Maryland
A letter from New York on the position of Maryland is published in the Washington Constitution of yesterday. The writer views the arguments of Governor Hicks, in refusing to convene the Legislature, and says:
Maryland is now the great trump card of the Republicans, and is being skilfully played against the more western border States, as will be seen by the numerous Northern complaints to Gov. Hicks for his patriotism, (which word sometimes means love of an office in one’s own State, ) and in the very many articles, so called, of the Herald of this city, (see this day’s issue,) done, apparently, to order, as Bennett does everything, for the laudable motive of increasing the sale of so many more copies of that ever-inconsistent, yet powerful sheet, for good or ill.
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Crazy King Ludwig
Paris, Jan. 29. — King Ludwig is at present at the chateau of Hohenswanger, near Fussen, in the Bavarian Alps. King Ludwig no longer holds direct intercourse with anyone save…
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January 29, 1861 – Bad Taste
We think it exhibits little reflection and very bad taste for the secessionists to make a jubilee of secession and hurry out of the Union with dancing and making merry,…
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January 28, 1861 – Louisiana Troops Seize Federal Hospital
Washington, Jan. 27 - Information was received by the Government this morning, from the collector at New Orleans, stating that the barracks about two miles below New Orleans, now occupied…
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The Great Rain Storm
The Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu, HI, January 29, 1879 The severest storm of wind and heavy tall of rain which has visited these Islands for many years has just past. The…
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Mayor’s Court
The Charleston Daily News, Charleston, SC, January 28, 1867 A sailor who was drunk and interferring with tho police, and gratuitously informing him that on a rainy night his star…