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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1865
Page
1
A Victorian catalog-style advertisement touts Dr Roback's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and preventive remedy for bilious fevers liver complaints dyspepsia indigestion jaundice and kidney issues. It claims benefits for the poor and soldiers and lists wide distribution through druggists and merchants.
Telegraph narrative details General Custers chase of Early from Ground Squirrel Bridge to Salem amid pine woods swamps and marshes. Col Whitaker leads detachments from First Connecticut and Second Ohio with rapid advance while Early splits his company to evade capture and night ends the chase near the South Anna.
The New York Tribune notes Gen. Lee cannot strike the Union forces concentrating for overthrow and argues the rebellion is confined to Eastern Virginia and North Carolina. It reflects on casualties, depleted rebel numbers, and questions why the ranks would endure a final desperate battle.
A Beecher quote compares handling people to managing bees. One man disrupts the hive and is stung while another uses sugar and water on his hands to calm bees and transfer them calmly. The analogy suggests quiet, gentle leadership yields control and cooperation.
A self confident man declares he will not believe anything he does not understand. A stranger questions them and the group confirms beliefs about grass and animals turning into feathers and other drastic changes after digestion, leaving them confounded and silent.
The text recounts varied guidance from historic financiers and traders. It cites Rothchilds on supplier and customer profits, cautions on luck and boldness, and notes three golden rules from David Richards of the London Stock Exchange. It also references John Grigg Philadelphia and John Jacob Astor with brief maxims.
A British Standard exchange contrasts whiskey and newspaper. It notes whiskey costs a shilling per pint, powers quick intoxication, while a newspaper costs about two cents, brings global intelligence and current events, and asks why readers value the drink over knowledge.
A well known Twenty second ward resident keeps his old family horse in good condition for twenty years. To aid sight the horse wears pebble glasses fixed in a frame over the eyes. The horse showed contentment with the device until a servant forgot the glasses and the horse indicated the缺 deficiency early. The horse was seen on York road with the glasses on looking content. Also a tale about Will Dockwary and his disobedient daughter Sukey from Ware, England, recounting a witty reconciliation.
A north Scotland parish faces a comic clash as the parish idiot occupies the pulpit. Officials urge the minister to remove Tam from the elevated seat, while Tam mockingly invites the minister to ascend, declaring the generation needs faith and insisting on a public confrontation.
Telegraphic Southeast report notes only Richmond paper on Friday due to governor’s call for militia. Congress halts habeas corpus and militia measures amid adjournment plans. Correspondence from Lee Grant and Davis discusses possible peace conference and military exchange authority. Evacuation rumors from Richmond rise as Union operations pressure Confederate leaders.
York reports from March 22 indicate the South Carolina Legislature restated the Confederacy’s effective force at 120000 men. Official Richmond documents were cited to support the assertion.
From Key West correspondent reports General Newton aimed to destroy rebels and damage bases along the St Marks river Florida and to capture St Marks. He fought at Natural Bridge where rebels strong but drove them back then returned to Key West due to numbers. The French in Mexico papers show rupture between Maximilian and the Catholic Church as pope warns and bishops protest against reforms.
The item reports on escaped Union prisoners and growing tensions with France. It notes hospital shortages as Sherman’s wounded arrive, Foreseeing Maxmilian’s shaky Austria-Mexico stance and French recall requests. Raleigh Conservatives cite Sherman’s potential defeat and rising military activity while Nassau reports 36 blockade runners idle and surplus goods backlogged in harbor warehouses.
The Herald reports Sherman's column is moving toward Hillsboro and the North Carolina railroad to destroy the Neuse bridge between Raleigh and Goldsboro. Thousands of refugees trek to Wilmington as property seized spans millions in value. Rebels destroyed the Neuse ram near Kinston, leaving powder and rifled guns. deserters in Ackerton under Com. Kirk, armed and seeking safe passage home amid urging punitive measures.
President Lincoln and his family plan to depart Washington for a few days of rest following medical advice. The move comes as physicians urge quiet and recuperation amid ongoing duties.
Jay Cocke reports sale of 45,000 from Cincinnati and 150,000 from Philadelphia. Individual subscriptions include 50 each, with additional amounts not fully legible. Total subscriptions summarized for March 23 in VAILADELPHIA.
A New York edit mocks Select Committee reports on Mr Davis and claims he led tardiness and inefficiency. It praises opposing votes, accuses Davis of withholding information from the body, and notes Mr Hunter’s card opposing re construction. Tribune and World pieces discuss Richmond evacuation and possible moves with Grant’s knowledge guiding Union troops.
A Washington telegraph dispatch notes Sherman has moved from City Point to capture Goldsboro, with Johnston headed for Richmond. Hood’s troops are deemed the reliable force, with Raleigh apparently vulnerable. Sheridan rumored on another raid to intercept Johnston, while the Army of the Potomac advances west awaiting a major battle.
The Varauna from Beaufort brings news of Goldsboro’s capture with Sherman’s reinforcements streaming in from Beaufort. Refuges say rebel troops are demoralized as Lee’s forces move to reinforce Johnston near Raleigh.
New York March 23. Rebel Congress leaves Richmond after dismissing Davis urged measures. They pledge peace only via confiscation and extermination, blame reunion, praise the appointment of Davis as General-in-Chief, and urge Southerners to rejoin the fight while denouncing federal efforts at subjugation.
News from Liverpool and Queenstown sailings and Atlantic telegraphs. The Etna reached Queenstown, while the Austral as left Liverpool and arrived New York at 9 30 p m. Trade and securities shifted as Confederate fortunes fluctuated amid reports of Jefferson Davis and Grant movements in the U S Civil War context with European reactions in Parliament and foreign policy.
War dispatches describe General Johnston’s success near Bentonville with the capture of three guns and a late rally by fresh troops. Sherman’s forces are said to have advanced toward Goldsboro and Raleigh while Schofield moves to join near Kinston. Reports from Washington and Richmond convey cautious optimism about Sherman’s position and potential engagement to break Confederate resistance.
Tribune reports Kilpatrick’s cavalry clashed with Wheeler on March 8 and 9 during the Carolina operations. In Wade Hampton’s attack the camp was surprised. it was taken and retaken six times before being driven off. Rebels suffered many casualties and prisoners, including Gen Humes and Col Acken. The Jeff Davis legion surgeon noted full ambulances and officers.
Washington dispatch reports General Sherman reached Raleighs defenses Saturday and planted artillery commanding the city. He sent a message to General Johnston demanding surrender. The outcome remains unknown though rumors claim Sherman defeated Johnston near Raleigh. Gold prices fell to 164 amid the reports.
The Post notes opening day chaos at ry goods stores in New York with fashionable shops torched. Millinery remains limited with bonnets, and attire styles show more changes in the past year than in the prior thirty years.
Fragmentary Richmond report notes Sherri’s raiders attack leaving bridges burned and depots damaged. Mention covers Orange and Alexandria lines, six bridges burned, ten miles of track harmed, five depots destroyed, with vague remarks about Washington and local misfortune.
Dispatches report Sherman marching toward Mecaballes station to destroy a Neuse River bridge as Lee and Johnston reflections stir Richmond. Goldsboro occupation coincides with Bentonville rumors while Smithfield bridge actions and detachment raids emerge amid broader Confederate strain and conscription turmoil.
The President with a few guests sailed the government steam yacht Rover down the James River. They planned visits to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk and would proceed to City Point.
The New York Post reports broad declines in gold influenced markets with mess pork down to 30 50 per barrel, cotton slipping to 58 59 cents per pound, wool off 5 to 10 cents per pound, and crude petroleum down 8 cents per gallon. Wheat and flour weaken, new corn drops 15 to 17 cents per bushel amid unsettled trading.
Lime prepared by slaking to a creamy consistency in a barrel or similar vessel. Stir and cover until needed, skim off crusted lime surface, particles settle to bottom for a smoother softer lime ideal for fine work.
A Nevada discovery reports a salt rock seam one hundred miles west of Reese River. The layer lies fourteen feet thick with pure rock salt and no deleterious matter. Water beneath appears to filter through the salt, and the entire deposit is ready for quarrying and shipment to market.
Lyceum veteran ee Milliner died in Rochester at age 105 after a life marked by service in the Continental Army as a drummer boy for over four years and later years in the navy. He lived through the Revolution and postwar decades, leaving several surviving children.
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