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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1865
Page
1
An Evening Telegraph report from Winchester confirms General Sheridan defeated General Early. The engagement near Waynesboro yielded 40 rebel lines, 1300 prisoners, eight cannon, and over a hundred wagons, with Sheridan pursuing further victories.
A damaged fragment shows Prem the Rev. Thos Winter of Roxborough Baptist Church addressing Dr Jackson. The writer cites years of distress from head and nervous system issues and references a testifying reputation stain.
In Augusta Bragg jokes about five proclamations and one brigade to crush Sherman prompting discussion of authority from Davis and state leaders. A Ravenna girl ages five grows up with a diaper pin swallowed as a baby and later coughs pin reappears intact. Medical opinions vary on the pin’s long presence.
A quoted exchange extols cultivating fun as a friendly force that smooths rough spots, freshens disposition, and brightens society. It claims fun spreads sunshine and makes people happier, urging openness to amusement while joking that those who avoid it should stay distant.
Rev Jas Simms, once a Savannah preacher and former slave, electrified listeners with a speech contrasting freedom and slavery. The article also reports on St Louis city demographics, foreign and American populations, occupations, housing, and Davenport Iowa census figures including population growth and manufacturing value.
The Tariff Amendment bill increasing duties on liquors spun silk and rolled iron and imposing new levies on cotton crude petroleum crude oil refined coal oils ready made silk clothing quicksilver and tobacco stems cleared the House last Tuesday.
A Canton correspondent reports a neighbor securing this winter’s provisions including a quarter of a horse and two barrels of ball dogs, illustrating local barter and market quirks in a Chinese town.
A humorous fragment shows Mrs John Beil flying to Philadelphia while a husband drives into a section pare ty and ruins him. A FasxcaMaN cannot pronounce ship and says sheep. A boy replies that the animal is a ram.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Prentice and a stream of life. No clear event, date, person, or organization is readable to establish a factual news item.
Washington March 8 The Senate standing committees are announced with chairmen listed for each department. A table of distances along roads Sherman’s army moved is partially shown with routes from Porcotaigo to Savannah and from Wrangleburg to Columbus among others.
A Charleston Stercury passage mocks editor packing for combat and declares South Carolina ready for a republic contest. A Boston Journal correspondent visits Fort Sumter remnants, noting honeycombed walls and damage, while receipts over $20 require stamping and a Newark girl’s accidental death from swallowing a thimble prompts tax and legal reminders.
A reprinted snippet explains that if the earth stopped in its orbit it would fall toward the sun. Temperatures would reach two hundred and twelve degrees, oceans would evaporate, and the solid earth would become a vast red hot gas as it collided with the sun.
The Navy reports Georgetown South Carolina occupied by Union forces under Admiral Dahlgren. Pawnee and Mingo bassed up the Santee, Rebels abandoned the battery. Marines deployed and authorities submitted to the Union. Slavery ends in Georgetown per U S law. Beuregard and other leaders seen at Mobile as rumors of evacuation persist.
About 1200 recruits embarked from New York for Wilton Head daily as furloughed soldiers return to the Army. A Camden and Amboy Railroad crash near Bristol New Jersey killed several soldiers and injuring many, with two deaths after hospital care. Reports from Washington discuss Early’s capture unconfirmed and Sheridan’s movements.
New York dispatch reports Sheridan's rapid advance up the Valley with deserters and refugees confirming a decisive battle near Waynesboro on the James, routing Early’s force and capturing its commander. Accounts place Sheridan near Staunton and poised to push toward Lynchburg, while Sherman campaigns toward Cape Fear and Wilmington.
New York March 7 Tribune Washington special reports the policy of the new Secretary will be to contract currency rather than expand it. He will be guided by the reception to government loans, with the deficiency to be met by loans or re issues.
The ship Banpy Hook returns from Liverpool on the 25th and Queenstown on the 26th with dates three days later. The Army and Navy Gazette reports the Confederate government countermanding large torpedo orders. The Times notes Price Current arguing centrality as England policy. France reportedly assures the American government that no Mexican territory has been ceded.
San Francisco marks inauguration day with parades and rejoicing while business suspends. Oregon and Nevada legislatures pass resolutions honoring Lincoln's second inauguration, supported by the two Democratic members.
The sale reported today totals 2,056,000 with 100,000 from Viccionsti and Cleveland and 300,000 from New York. Over 2,000 individual subscriptions were secured.
Northern papers report rebel forces consolidating on borders for a final struggle. A Raleigh paper foresees Raleigh bearing news of the rebellion’s last battles and urges abolition of state lines to form a central Republican government. The Raleigh Progress claims Federal forces, about 40 000, concentrate at New Bern to strike Lee with Sherman.
A London Times editorial argues a combined policy against extreme measures was considered but neutrality remains England's best option. The Index urges recognizing the South as Eses army defends Canada, while Lord Grenville notes no new colony is established pending Confederate talks. Cardins Wisemee's funeral procession stretched three miles.
March reports from New Orleans note Acting Rear Admiral Thatcher assumes command of the West Gulf Squadron. The steamer Arisonia, recently outfitted as a flagship, caught fire thirty miles below and burned with five crew members dead. Rebel General Assembly adjourned after a three week session. state factories reopen and relief measures to curb price gouging move forward. A bill to aid illegally disenfranchised people passed both houses.
A Washington dispatch reports Richmond and Virginia papers discuss military policy. The Inquirer condemns Congress as desisting from arming Black troops, while the Sentinel notes Virginia legislature support for using negro soldiers and North Carolina protests armament of slaves without state consent.
In Washington March 9 the Senate confirmed Senator James Harlan for Secretary of the Interior. Hugh McCulloch began his term as Secretary of the Treasury with a formal entrance. Bureau heads gathered for a welcome address presented by Judge Lewis, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and McCulloch gave an affirmative response.
From Cotter New Yeak, March 9 a flotilla from Saysnoak lands 87 vessels totaling 22 580 bales of cotton. Another 11 21 bales are en route as the government seizes the core without regard to private marks since Savannah yielded without its garrison.
The Richmond Enquirer responds to rumors about terms with the Confederacy and presidential surrender. It denounces secessionist conspirators, asserts Lee’s readiness to resist, and urges Congress to cede power to Davis and Lee for the country’s liberty. Virginia banks are urged to fund supplies, with Governor Vance cited on Lee’s army needs.
Charleston dispatch notes favorable progress with Londrains, unions reopening stores, and rail lines to Goore Creek. Sherman in Charlotte and troops mustered. Columbia destroyed. Horner forces advancing to Santee river. fires blamed on incendiaries in Charleston amid evolving coastal operations.
The Herald reports Gen Sheridan's forces advancing toward Lynchburg with claims of victory over Early and occupation of Steenton, while noting unconfirmed rumors of Early's capture. Sherman’s command reportedly suppresses riots in Columbia and hands out arms to citizens as tensions rise in the region.
An unexpected sudden advance on Columbis disrupts the city as public officers consider moving government stores. Officers retreat across the Congaree after initial efforts falter. Wheeler's cavalry conduct systematic plundering, revealing trained stealing.
Information from the Army of the Potomac says all quiet on March 9. The freshet is subsiding and exchanges of prisoners have resumed. A circulating report claims Lynchburg is in our possession, but there is no trustworthy confirmation.
Jay Cooke reports Seven-thirties sales totaling 4,065,150 with 185,000 from Chicago and 100,000 from New York in single subscription. An additional 2,843 individual subscriptions at 50 and 100 esob are recorded.
New York March 9 The revocation of the passport order by Secretary Sw ard as it relates to Osweds has removed all restrictions on through travel via the Suspension Bridge and Detroit and unrestricted travel via the Great Western Railroad is now fully resumed.
New York reports Watts Sherman of Duncan, Sherman & Co. died at Maderis on February 20.
A March snowstorm traps a Scalem district farmer and his neighbors in a Braes of Glenlivet shelter after the man guides cattle from a doorway. Snow piles rise fifteen to twenty feet with sheep buried or smothered while some survive.
A friend and exacter experimenter reports a test in which ten cherry trees and ten dwarf pear trees were transplanted at hourly intervals from late afternoon to early morning. Daylight transplanting reduced fruiting while night transplanting preserved crops and reduced root loss.
The article explains choosing sheep by purpose. Wool-focused flocks should seek high quality wool breeds, while meat emphasis favors early fattening breeds. Distance to markets shifts priority to wool production, with Merino highlighted as strong for wool values.
A garbled dialogue shows Squatsizs presenting his darned stocking to a maid who sneers at his skill. The exchange triggers a stubborn rebuke as Sherusea remains unmoved. Rebels resist any attempt to honor payoffs while jampers set the tone for bounty attitudes.
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