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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1865
Page
2
Reports from Sherman and Johnston describe Averysboro and Bentonville battles with Confederate losses in the thousands and Union advances on the Cape Fear front. Grant’s Petersburg operations and a Potomac engagement are noted, along with Union capture of prisoners and fortifications. A Columbus school notice outlines funding options for colored children and a political speech calls for universal emancipation.
News from Washington reports Sherman at Goldsboro with Schofield and Sheridan, having completed a major raid with light losses and resting for future moves. Hatcher's Run troops linger under arms amid expected Rebel action. Europa brings seventeen Rebel battle flags from Sheridan, with two captured by him from Early. Lee and Grant correspondence shows cautious leadership. Davis resignation not yet clarified.
Reports detail a Sherman column moving along the North Carolina Railroad toward Hillsboro to destroy the Neuse river bridge between Raleigh and Goldsboro. Refugees flood Sherman's lines as confederate forces suffer losses including the destruction of the Neuse ram and torpedo damages at Kinston.
Washington officials dispute rebel reports of Sherman’s defeat. War Department confirms Sherman in front of Raleigh with guns ready to command the city. Despatches align Schofield with Sherman near Goldsboro on the 21st, while rebel claims of a large victory are denied as a minor engagement.
The report claims Sherman’s action over a Neuse river bridge near Goldsboro and Raleigh had little impact on his main force. Grant is said to be preparing to strike, with rationing tightened, passes halted, sutlers recalled, and troops ready for sharp action at Hatcher’s Run in a day or two.
Dispatches report skirmishes near Richmond and Petersburg with claims of captured rebel troops and shifting lines. Fort Steadman and Fort Haskell battles yield heavy rebel losses, while Grant and Sherman push toward Goldsboro and Raleigh with Mobile evacuated by Union forces.
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The note calls Union supporters to ensure the right men are nominated and elected in the spring elections. It condemns Democratic leaders who seize local gains for political gain and warns against allowing the Democrats to shout victory. The call emphasizes unity for the sake of the Union at the polls next Monday.
The American Watch Company at Waltham Mass has expanded to seven hundred workers and about a million and a half dollars in annual output. It asserts a superior American design, reliable quality, and moderate prices vs European watches and guarantees the quality of all products.
The act requires county recorders to record discharged soldiers upon request and treat the record as evidence of the discharge. It allows certified copies for a fee of twenty five cents and states the act takes effect upon passage with identity fields completed before recording.
The piece notes a shift in gold movement from Europe to the United States during wartime. It cites high tariffs and Five Twenty bonds as factors, with discussion of cotton seizures in Savannah and U S petroleum exports. It questions England’s debt exposure and suggests light imports versus heavy exports drive the balance.
Vice Admiral Farragut favors Mr. Seward in a debated point of international law. He claims British precedent justifies action within a marine league of shore. The exchange recalls earlier wartime seizing of U S sailors near the coast of South America.
London correspondent notes Australian colonies allow women to vote in municipal elections. Women reportedly voted as wisely as men, favored educated candidates, rejected ballot secrecy, and cast wholehearted support for their chosen candidates with decisive plumpers.
The Roman Times correspondent reports General McClellan in Rome stating no quick end to the war. If he judges others by his own record, peace would be far off, suggesting confidence in future Confederate resistance and extended conflict for the Union.
The text reports that Jef. Davie suffered misfortunes including the seizure of his famous Arab horse. The horse, once gifted by the Viceroy of Egypt before rebellion, was in General Chestnut's care in South Carolina and was confiscated during Sherman’s march.
The defendants Oliver and Hartup, indicted for the murder of Assistant Provost Marshal J. B. Gook, were given a continuance by Guernsey county Court as public sentiment was too inflamed to grant a fair trial.
The Rochester Express intends to compile a full list of flood losses but cannot read a correct ledger. Losses on the main streets are estimated at about half a million dollars.
At Steubenville hodge No. 45 meeting held March 25 1865 the lodge unanimously adopted resolutions praising Brother Wm F McMasters as enlightened virtuous patriotic and exemplary. They acknowledge God’s providence and urge readiness for death and commend the family receive a copy of the resolutions from Secretary Wm F Sreprat J H Linsay KE G McFay committee.
Army correspondent reports Gen. Custer established headquarters at the Parrish residence in Charlottesville. A party captured Mr. Parrish as a playful surprise for Mrs. S, with Parrish later paroled by Gen. Sheridan. The Parrish family ties to New Jersey Stockton lineage are noted.
Harrison County records note John Walker of Cadiz died on the 234th instant. Draft shortages persist in seven townships Athens Short Creek Ramey German North Stock Franklin. An oil company forms in Cadiz. John Haverfield imprisoned at Danville returns home and confirms rebel mistreatment of prisoners.
A clergyman who preached to parishioners without being invited to dinner declared he had preached against every vice but luxurious living, noting he had had no chance to observe how far it is carried in the town.
Charleston marks a Be Aegrand celebration on April 13 the anniversary of Sumter’s evacuation. Robert Anderson is expected to arrive to replace the old flag on the fort walls.
A severe Wednesday gale rocked Detroit with the spire of the First Presbyterian Church wavering but not collapsing. Crowds gathered to watch the danger as observers noted the steeple was no longer perpendicular.
The report of a $2,000,000 flood loss of stores at Eastport Mississippi is officially denied. Officials say the loss was trifling and much less than claimed.
General Thomas Francia Meagher was suspended from command on the 10th instant by General Schofield under War Department orders.
Market listing from Steubenestie notes wholesale prices on sugar molasses coffee pepper and spices, with corn oats wheat rye and butter and lard values. Includes fruits dried apples peaches and onions, flour prices and local dairy eggs and seeds with dates March 27 1865.
Market round up shows flour steady around 9 60 per barrel for extra state, 10 for trade brands. Whisky firmer at 2 18, wheat dull with Winter Red Western 1 90, No 2 Chicago Spring 1 85. Pork firmer to 26 25 for new mess, beef steady, lard firm at 16 18, butter dull, cheese quiet.
Market report from Cincinnati shows flour firm at 7.00 in plenty with extra at 7.25, red wheat easing to 1.60, corn dull, rye firmer at 1.05, barley 1.20 to 1.40, whisky 2.10 drop to 2.15 by close, pork prices firm with city mess at 26.50 and shoulders around 18 to 19, lard 1.74, coffee 31 to 34, sugar 16 to 19, cloverseed dull at 13.50, flaxseed down to 2, and gold at 152.
Market unsettled as buyers stay cautious at a March 24 wool sale in Boston. Cape wool priced 3 year 40 cents, domestic 4 32 to 5 0, with 2 000 pounds of Pennsylvania bought. Superior Vermont wool sold at 6 2 cents, 6 700 Ohio fleece noted, some costing 1 dollar, total sale 49 of 72 lots sold, 23 withdrawn.
At the Dry Goods Auction in New York on March 24, a splendid lot of French shawls and dress goods sold for miserable prices, likely about half those of last season. Cloths and cassimores sold well by comparison, though overall prices were stringent.
Purchasers of ten dollars in goods at the Boston Store receive a gift from a long list of offered items including shawls dresses skirts gloves and belts among others with the prospect of more gifts for twenty days. The notice emphasizes complete stock and low prices with a gift for every ten dollar purchase.
Blind ledger products described as bas manner at Hepato Office Boox Binozry. The notice lists blank books ledgers day books and account books manufactured for office use by the publisher.
The article extols a watch whose frame is formed of bolid plates, claiming no jar or abrupt shock can disrupt its harmony. It emphasizes seamless, single-piece construction and seamless reliability as an ideal for all machinery.
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