Posted inDaily News Iron & Steam
Speed of Railways
The policy of running railway trains at a high rate of speed is being seriously discussed by railroad men north of us. The Virginia Board of Public Works has recommended…
Posted inUS Civil War
January 16, 1861 – Unionist Sentiment
The nominal Editor of the disunion organ in this City says that the Standard has cast "foul imputations" on Messrs. Avery, Erwin, and Person. Now, this nominal Editor utters a…
Posted inDaily News
Signaling to Mars
The Gold Leaf, Henderson, NC, January 9, 1902 The Difficulty of Doing So by Means of Light. The very largest city that this earth has ever known would be altogether…
Posted inUS Civil War
January 1, 1861 – Intelligence from Charleston, South-Carolina
We stated in our last that Maj. Anderson, in command of a few United States’ troops at Fort Moultrie, had abandoned that place and removed to Fort Sumter, as a safer and more defensible spot than the former. It is now stated that Maj. A. did this without specific orders, and on his own responsibility.