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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1865
Page
1
A jumble of Civil War era pieces covers artillery bravado, bounty jumper scandals, and tax rulings. Reports recount Colonel Baker trapping bounty brokers in New York and Hoboken, a Memphis crime spree, Ohio State Fair plans, and Cincinnati sewing workers protesting underpay. The mix includes local tax decisions, railroad notes, and Atlantic news threaded with regional battlefield imagery and homefront concerns.
An OCR fragment lists sale by T and J Johnson for Inseed onl and White Leadbest brane. Details are illegible but indicate a vendor sale of chemical products.
The Field Army publishes General Wade Hampton's reply to General Sherman over foraging practices. Hampton vows retaliation for captured Union soldiers and condemns Union burnings of private property and civilian harm, citing Columbia and other acts as war crimes. He asserts a right to defend his home and calls for investigation of reported murders and for proper action if any of his men are harmed. He signs as Lieutenant General J. E. B. Hood?
The piece discusses 7-30 and 5-20 loan securities, noting nearly 115 million sold with about 50 million remaining, and speculates on continued issues under McCulloch. It outlines possible future series, maturation timelines, and funding sources, plus a critical view of Confederate State Rights and central government consolidation.
The observer notes a peculiar dark oval region near the southern cross called the coal sack. It sits left of the cross and nearly touches its lower axis, appearing formed by violence with abrupt edges and a sense of an exit to outer darkness at the south pole.
Lamartine describes a Turkish frontier town where a white marble-like ruin is revealed to be a wall of bleached human skulls, estimated at fifteen to twenty thousand, forming a sun shaded triumphal arch. He notes hair fragments cling to skulls and the monument commemorates Serbian independence.
Notice to persons issuing receipts for coal wood brick lime and other property to affix and cancel two cent stamps as required by law. Failure to cancel stamps or to write initials and date may incur penalties up to 200 dollars under section 158 and 50 dollars per neglect under section 156 both acts of June 1864.
A report cites over thirty thousand deformed children in Great Britain, highlighting concerns over medical and social care. The figure underscores ongoing public health challenges and the need for policy attention.
The Times notes possible Sheri dan joining Grant by crossing the James River while Mahon’s division moves to counter him. Lincoln suffers a severe influenza attack and is bedbound with no visitors. General Schofield occupies Kingston NC and Bragg’s forces retreat toward Goldsboro. A military commission in Louisville convicts Jones Clark alias Sus Mundy and orders hanging.
The Senate confirmed Mr. McCulloch as Secretary of the Treasury. A Maine native born in 1809, he trained at Bowdoin College and practiced law in Indiana before leading banking operations and serving as President of the State Bank of Indiana. Authorities praise his finances expertise and pledge steadfast government credit support.
Fort Monroe reports Sherman bases and railroad moves near Wilmington and New Bern. Exchanges of prisoners proceed at Varina Landing while heavy fighting around Kinston and Neuse River reduces rebel positions. Union forces advance with Schofield to join Cox as reports map Hood’s repulse and Sanitary supplies flow to New Bern.
The Cavalry expedition from Cairo under General Herron has been heard from with heavy skirmishing causing 10 to 15 killed or wounded and 30 to 40 enemy losses, plus prisoners including two officers. Forrest cited at Macon with 15,000 men. Liberty forces under Hodge and Scott. Bearkhead captured at Rodney Miss by a Federal lieutenant and sent to report to General Canby.
Reported deserters claim pardons under a presidential proclamation and many expected to return from Canada. New York soldiers depot will parole Asian prisoners, with exchanges ongoing. Army pay, Indian Bureau appointment news, and political shifts discussed. Peruvian steamer arrives from Liverpool. Bank of England rate cut and cotton trade noted. Mobile expedition under way with actions from the Department of the Gulf.
The 1865 United States order directs that U S citizens or domiciled aliens who have engaged in intercourse or trade with insurgents by sea be arrested as prisoners of war until the war ends. Non residents who violated the blockade must leave within twelve days and not return during the war. Provost Marshals may detain violators until the war ends or until told otherwise by the President.
New York reports a 7 percent drop in gold room prices from last night’s peak. News that peace commissioners head to Washington from Jeff Davis spurs the decline. Several rise gamblers have failed and more are expected tomorrow. Dry goods and grain dealers risk ruin if gold does not rebound this week.
Shenandoah special says 500 man detachment sent to learn Sheridan news reached Edinburg with no results. Rebel prisoners from Early's army including Rosser's cavalry are dispersed or disorganized. Lomax’s brigade and Marshal Jackson’s command remain east of Blue Ridge facing Sheridan, while other units may be sent from Richmond.
Jerome Clark alias Sue Monday was hanged after a general court martial ruling. A Nashville bound afternoon train with 38 cars was wrecked by guerrillas who looted passengers and burned cars, with minor damage to the Adams Express car and no parole of the guard.
The Price Current prints the West pork packing annual report. It notes a 906000 head drop in numbers and a 33 percent increase in weight with a 284 percent net decrease in crop. Lard yield rose to 25 pounds per dog from 22 last year, while yard production fell 30 percent. shipments rose by 100000 hogs.
Rumors say Peace Commissioners arrived at City Point from Richmond on March 15 but no reliable source confirms the report. The whispers spread via Baltimore but are unverified and not from responsible authorities.
New York reports a downward trend in gold prices as military developments weigh on markets. The metal hit a low of 174 before a brief rally, and drafting was started today.
The War Department releases a dispatch from Gen Sherman describing his army in fine health, with details of engagements at Columbia Cheraw and Fayetteville. It notes Kilpatrick’s defeat of Hampton and the firefight losses, plus a Grant Headquarters telegram about Richwood newspaper publication and wartime service suspensions.
Reports from March 13 note Major General Cox orders Sherman's army to join in three days. Sherman’s forces are said to be approaching Goldsboro while one wing moves toward Raleigh and another toward Fayetteville. Kinston capitulated after a bridge loss, pontoon crossings prepared, with 700 Confederate dead left on the field and many wounded in Union hands. General Schofield heads to the front. Ewing arrives with staff ready to join Sherman.
A March 15 1565 dispatch from Wasinxtos reports Gov R E Fenton replying to a message about a draft delay. He says no delay is authorized nor likely, except as previously stated: any pause tied to board examination of volunteers and only while fully occupied with that work.
The Boston Advertiser reports Gen. Grant’s order suspending all trade permits affecting cotton tobacco turpentine and related products. Official figures indicate potential job impacts across hundreds of thousands of barrels and boxes, with broad scope across agents and high officials. A freshet disrupts Lakeshore rail traffic and eastern telegraph links, delaying mails and news from New York.
Floods sweep Alleghany Oil and Franklin creeks washing away the Oil Creek bridge at Oil City and halting rail movement to and from the town. Reports mention heavy river overflows, disrupted transport, and ongoing mining slowdowns in the north as weather remains severe.
Amid agricultural labor scarcity for the season, residents are urged to recruit deserters from the Abel forces now near Washington. Citizens should appoint an agent to hire capable men for wages, with state aid possibly assisting in locating and hiring suitable workers.
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