davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25

THH PACIFIC RAnROAD-The Senate has
agreed to reconsider its vote postpOning the
subject of the Pacific Railroad till next Decem-
ber. Should three or four members come over to
DR.. OWNS side, Q bill for the construction Of
the road may pass the Senate any day. And
though in the present state of the Treasury the
bare idea Of undertaking such work seems
monstrous and laughable, there is no saying
what the lobby may not attempt.
We have no hesitation in denOuncing the
whole scheme a. lobby job. No Pacific Rail-
road will be built for century or more. When
the country contains two or three hundred mil
lions of souls, and the immense wastes of the
interior of the continent are peOpled, then, per-
haps, it may pay to run railroad from the CEN
entrepot of the Pacific. But at present the pro-
ject is not feasible, and the road is not wanted.
There is no saying how much such road would
cost No data of railroad building which we
have are of the slightest value to determine the
probable outlay that would be required. 1t is
not certain that it could be built at all; that a
suitable track could b. found, and the Indians
and wild beasts kept off. 1t is certain, on the
other hand, that money spent in building it
would be totally lost; that it would never pay
even its working expenses, and would require
an annual vote from Congress to keep it run
ming.
The road is not wanted. For many years q
good wagon road across the Plains, and the Te-
huantepec route through Mexico will answer
every purpose. If the government will acquire
the Tehuantepec route from Mexico, and build
the wagon road, the Pacific Railroad may safely
be bequeatbed to a future day. These two
would amply supply the demand for trans CONT
npnfal communication
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25

The number Of deaths. compared with the cores
ponding weeks in 1856 and 1857, was as follows
Week ending Ayrn 20, 1855
Week ending April -, 1891 -
Week ending April H. 1898 ton
Week ending April "a, 1883 ..................... See
The nativity table gives &c natives Of the United
States 6s Of Ireland, q OF Germany Is Of England
6 Of Scotland, 2 each Of France and Poland, each
Of spain, Italy and British America and unknown.
Ths cosion market yesterday wac less buoysui and
active Dealers we're dsposed 10 await the receipt Of
prvsie etlers due by the Csnsda The GALES embraced
about 900 bales q, unchanged prices Flour exhibited
no alteration Of monen, In prices, while sales far
Ano cloeed with quiet feeling Wheat sold 70 The extent
Of about eco 10 600 bushels al rates given IN another
column Corn was steady with sales Of common white at
&c 7eo, prime do 7ac. 75c and yellow al 7ea a
&c FORK was again and higher, With large sales
Of me on the spe, at sle and prime, on the spot, al
Sb % AIS 4o and At buyers option, 90 days. sl5 o.
lard closed firm q. II &C. hc Sugars we're IN good
dsm.L- 9TH tGes q about 800 200 bids at steady
rates Coffee Arm and active and closed al advance
OF &C per h. on The weeks sales Rice active and
higher Ss'es Of about 500 cssks reported 81
axe part Tor export freight engagements were Light,
and rates without change Of moment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25

saocxs EARnioUAKS FIT AT SkA--Captalu Gsdd,
Of ship Pacific, which arrived Friday from New Or
leans, makes the following report-"Aprii Il, asl5 p
~ lat e 70, Ion 20 g. with perfectly smooth felt
severe shocks OF Al earthquake. commenced with q
lie distant thunder, AID kept increasing until
sounded Ike Q heavy cAnnopaoe some few miles away
Abou. the fourth afth shock that shook
the ship A she had struck the bottom, causing
ali tie window panes and glasses rattle and shake and
!. seemed n some rolling large empty cask
sbeu: Ae deck Toe shocks lasted about twelve fifteen
Minutes and there but heavy The day had
been very suiry, and tie sky had very strange sp.
IeArce sunset The earthquake, or rather the sound
OF IT, was in north ard direction from the ship
There were swes aer the shocks, but the consy
The sea remained perfectly smooth"
The captain OF vessel arrived at Savannah few days
since reported thsl the night Of the "l6th inst while
on the edge OF the Cuff Stream he heard and
fed in rapid succession sixty shots, apparently from
90 Founders between two ships, which may have been
tie spanish feet exercising We shall probably have fur
Their in few days from other vessels, which
may throw light on the subject.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25
IsK GIskRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH.

GHsK,AL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH
WAsHIsGroH, April q, 1858.
The democratic Senators have unanimously determined
to sustain tho report Of the Committee OF Conference
Kansas with the exception Messrs Douglas Stuart and
Frederick
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25

THE RoxAscS OF GRsRs ROOM "A p1uant and pretty
darseie whose piroue,tes and erechds have often bo
weed the frequeners Of Nib!os Garcen and the Acade
N.Y. will be very likely 70 appear before the public on
legal stage, and in . part It appears that before
lesvrg London Mademoiseue had tender passion for
stsivofh tenor who attached to the thestre Mr.
Lumley the Iondon Manager, the ddnsese to Mr.
Nbo AID The Rave they return her al London In good
order and well conditioned dangers Of the sea, fire, &C.
exoe.aec before tie 18th hay 1853 When she Loft
London the tenor Immediately contracted engagement
with Of the American managers, and, is
sAd, departed without the consent OF Lumiey In pur
suit OF his fareee- The tenor's engagement has
lot YET expired, and the danserse fatty refuses 70
to london, By the conditions Of the contract
Mr.. Llmley can demand from tie American managers
eco forfeit for week After the 18th May proximo
that Aademoiselle Ia absent from ErglAnd Here
cher instance CT tie truth Of the couplet-
When . woman won't, she Won't,
And there's an end ont
The exHad.tcn treaty will hardly work against Made
mcsele, and she will probably be held to
civil suit which without doubt the ladies' WIN unAni.
mously denounce a. . very uncivtl proceeding
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-25

The number Of deaths, compared with the cores
ponding weeks In 1856 and 1857, was as fouows:--
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17
Western Rloquence.


Gentlemen of the Jury" said a
Western lawyer, = it is with feel;ngsof
no ordinary commotion that rise to
defend my injured client from the attacks
which have been made upon bis heretofore
unapproachable character. l feel, gente-
men, that though a great deal smarter
than any of you, even the Judge himself,
yet | am utterly incompetent 10 present
this. case in that magnanimous aud heart
rending light which its importance de-
mands ; and | trust, gentlemen, that what
ever lack in presenting the subject will
be Immediately made up by your good
sense and descernment, if you have got
any. ....... ,.r.s ...,.a.,
"The counsel for tho prosecution,
gentlemen, will undoubtedly heave dus.
in your eyes, He will tell you his client
is pre-eminently man of lunction-that
he is man Of undoub,ed and implacable
veracity-that he would scorn to fetch an
action against another, merely to crafty
his own corporosity; but, gentlemen, let
me caution you how to rely upon such
Spacious reasoning as this. |, myself,
apprehend that this suit has been wilfulIy
and malciously focht, gentlemen, for the
sole and only purpose Of brow beating my
client here, and in an eminent manner
grinding the face Of the poor and also
apprehend, if you could but look into that
mans heart, and read there the motives
that impeled him to fotch this suit, such
a picture Of moral turpentine and heartfelt
gratitude would be brought to light as
have never before been exhibited since
the Falls of Niagara.
Now, gentlemen, ] want 10 make a
brilliant appeal 10 the kind simmetries of
your nature, and see il l cant warp your
Judgment little in favor of my unfortu.
nate client here, and then shall fotch
my argument to close. rn f
Here, gentlemen, is poor man with
a numerous wife and child, depending
upon him for their daily bread and butter,
wantonly focht up here aud arranged
before an intellectual jury on the charge
Of ANONYMOUSLY hooking--yes, hooking
six quarts Of new cider. You, gentlemen,
have been placed in the same situation,
and humbly calculate that you will not
permit the gushings Of your sympathising
hearts to be squenched in the bud by The
surruptious and superarogating arguments
of my ignorant opponent on the other
side. ~ ' 'a'
The law expressly declares, gentlemen,
in the beautiful words Of Shakespeare, that
where no doubt exists of the guilt of the
prisoner, it is your duty 10 lean upon the
side of justice and fotch him in innocent
If you keep this fact in view in the case
of my client, gentlemen, you will have
the honor of making friend of him and
all his relations, and you can alters look
upon this occasion and reflect with pleas
ure that you did as you would have been
done by: but il, on the other hand, you
disregard this great principle Of law, and
sci at naught my eloquent remarks, and
fotch him in guilty, the silent twi,ches of
conscience will follow you over every fair
cornfeld, reckon, and my injured and
down trodden client will be pretty apt 10
light upon you some of these nights, as
my cat lights on salser of new milk"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17
Personal Appearance Of our Saviour.

or the personal appearance of the Re-
deemer of mankind, people, generally,
have but the most vague conceptions,
such as have their origin in the numerous
painted portraits passing as likenesses Of
that divine parsonage, who "spake as
man never spake." He is thus described
by Centulus, ruler in Judea, in letter
addressed by him to the Senate of Rome,
during the reign of Tiberius Caesar -
"Conscript +" Fathers--There appeared in
those our days, man Of great virtue,
named Jesus Christ, who is yet living
amongst, and of the Gentiles is accepted
for prophet of the ruth, but his own
disciples call him the son of God. He
raiseIh the dead and curelh all manner Of
diseases. A man of stature somewhat
tall and comely, and in proportions Of his
body well shaped, and his hands and
arms delectable to behold, with a very
reverend countenance, such as the behol:
der may love and hear. His hair is Of
the color Of The filbert fully ripe, 10 his
ears, whence downward it is more orient
Of colur, somewhat curling or waving
about his shoulders. In the midst Of his
head is seam or partition of hair after
the manner Of the Nazarites. His forehead
is plain and delicate. His cheeks without
spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a comely
red /; his nose and mouth exactly formed
His beard is thick, Of the color Of his hair;
not Of any great length, bu, forked. His
look is innocent and mature. His eyes
grey, clear and quick. In reproving he is
awful; in admonishing courteous and
friendly; in speaking very temperate,
modest and wise. 1t cannot be remem-
bered that any have seen him laugh, but
many have seen him weep. A being fol
his singular beauty surprising the children
of men,"
|
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17

"a % .
PRIDE.-Everybody who knows Msjor
Jones, is aware that he carries precious
sight more modesty of a peculiar sort I'M
der his ha: than money id his por,.mo oanaie.
A short time since highWayman un-
dertook 10 rob Major Jones. He met
Jones in q piece Of woods over in Jersey,
He asked Jones for his pocket book
Jones refused to yield. Highwayman
then took Jones by the neck, and UNDER
took to ''choke him down." Jones made
fight and kept it up for half an hour. AT
the expiration of that lime Jones caYed,
and the highwayman commenced riling
his pockets. The contents were eighteen
cents. 5 ,.s sst isg
"ls that all you've got I" 9,it
every darned cent" sJss e
"What made you fight so long. ."aiml
Didn't want 10 be exposed. Bad
enough to have only eighteen cents. but a
great deal worse to have the world know
it,"
The highwayman was so pleased with
Jones pride that lie made him present
of a nip Of ''red eye" and a cracker 10
wash it down."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17
INTERESTING TILE.
The Insurance Company.
TO PROMOTE MARRIAGE.

A rich capitalist Of Paris, whom shall
name M. Lebrun, was famed for his en-.
tefprising and speculative disposition
Not new project was sent on foot, but
he was applied to for his patronage and
protection, and in general whatever he
engaged in was crowned with success
Not long since he was one morning seated
in his study at his country house, when
a cabriolet drove up to the door; from it
descended young man of fashionable
appearance and fine open countenance,
not unknown to the frequenters of Tor.
toni's. He demanded to speak with the
master Of the house, and was introduced
at once to M. Lebrun. His host was in
slippers and robe de chambre, for he loved
to live as indolent as he could when not
immersed in the whirlpool of business at
Paris.
""You will excuse me, Monsieur" said
the young man, quietly taking possession
Of an arm chair, "you will excuse me for
troubling your retirement by speaking to
you Of matters Of speculation; but the
affair in question is Of a grave Importance
and most pressing nature; it may have
consequences go morally beneficial TO
society, and so exhorbitantly lucrative
to its projectors, tha, ! feel fully convin-
ced Of your forgiveness for speaking to
you respecting it."
"Speak on, Monsieur I am all atten.
ton" said the capitalist, crossing bis legs
and drawing his dressing gown closely
about him. ... ..le,
1WAo could have ever Supposed" said
the stranger, with great solemnity, .'lhat
in quitting an age Of doubt and incertitude
like,the last, we should enter period SO
remarkable for its fxededness and GER
tain.y as the present. In the eighteenth
century every thing was, overturned,
because the world doubled Of every thing;
10 the nineteenth no doubt exists because
nothing is left to chance. II is by means
Of insurance that society is now reorgan,
izing itself. What is there that is not
now insuredl Nay, il has lately been
whispered that Messrs. Rothschild think
ser ously Of forming company for insu.
ring kings on their thrones, and for fixing
ministers Of state in possession of their
mort fuilles, In fact. insurance is the
great instrument by which will be brought
ltout tha, advanced state Of humanity, so
fruitlessly sought for by Fourier, St.
Simon, and----" M y,
"But what is this meaning Of this long
preamble!' interrupted the master Of the
mansion in a dry, metallic voice. "You
are aware. presume that I require some
thing positive actual--palpable, laying
stress on each expression.
"My project unites allthese qualities, u
said the stranger.
s"Well, then lot us have IL withou,
farther preliminaries." said the other.
,"The fact is,y said the protector, ..that
the matter is ofso delicate nature tha,
am obliged to prepare you for my pro.
posal." a.i' ~ q
al think l can guess that it relates tc
an insurance company. What is il you
propose ENSURE, Monsieurl'r@ o'Fs'il.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17
na 9bp@ to 9mnitan yntust auahre stmte ab Gmual g
STEUBENYlLLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1868.

than for rich man 10 enter the kingdom
Of God"
Who said these words-who, who F?
fairly shrieked the dying man, shaking
the hand which clenched the dollar at the
preachers head. ...
The preacher hastily turned over the
leaf and did not reply.
"Why did you never tell me of this
before Why did you never preach
from it as / sat in your church? Why
why p .s.. ..a..al
The preacher did not reply, but turned
over another leaf. But the dying man
would not be quoted.
And it is easier for a camel to 60
through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter the kingdom of God, is it
Then what's to become of me! Am l
not rich /! What tenant did ever spare!
What debtor did | ever release And
you stood up Sunday after Sunday and
preached to us and never said one word
about the camel"
The preacher in search of a consoling
passage, turned rapidly over the leaves,
and in his confusion came to this passage
which lie read: .r.. ...... ..
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come
upon you. Your gold and silver is
cankered, and the rust of them shal be a
witness against you, and shall cal goul
flesh as it were fire; you heaped treasure
together for the last days. Behold the
hire of your laborers, who have reapet
down your fields, which is of you KEEP
back by fraud, crielh, and the cries Of
them, who have reaped have entered into
the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth."
"And you never preached that to me |!
shrieked the dying man.
The preacher who had blundered thro
this passage from James, which we hav
quoted, knew not what to say. He was
perchance terrified by the dying look 0
his parishioner.
Then the wife drew near and strove t,
comfort him, and the son (who had beer
reading the willy attempted a word OIL
two OF consolation.
And with the dollar in his hand ht
sank into death, talking of death, of stock
of rent, Of copper mines and camels, o
tenant and of debtor, until the breath lel
his lips. Thus he died.
When he was cold, the preacher rose
and asked the lawyer whether the decea
sed had left anything 10 such and sucl
charitable society, which had been en-
grated upon the preachers church.
And his wife closed his eyes and triet
to wrench the dollar from his hand, bu
in vain. He clutched it as though i
were the only saviour to light him thro
the darkness of eternity.
| And, the son sat down with dry eyes
and thought of the hundreds of thousand
that we're now his own.
Next day, there was hearse followe
by train of carriages nearly mile long
There was crowd around an open grav
and an elegant sermon upon the virtue
of the deceased, by preacher.
There was futtering of Grape badges
and rolling of carriages, and tears
They left the dead man and returned I
the palace, where sorrow died even as tn
Grape was taken from the door knob.
And in the grave the dead hand still
clenched The dollar. m .
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17
P0ETIcaL.
NIGHT.
BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLow.

/ see the lights in the village
~ Clean through the evening mist,
And a feeling of sadness, comes Ger me,
That my soul cannot resist.
A feeling Of sadness and longing,
That is not akin to pain,
And resembles sorrow only
AS the mist resembles rain.
Come, read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling,
And Danish the thought of day.
Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo,
Through the corridors of time.
For like strains Of martial music,
Their mighty thoughts suggest
Life's endless toll and endeavor;
6 And tonight l long for rest. &
head from some humber poet
Whose songs gush from his heart,
As showers from the clouds OF summer,
4 Ortears from the eyelids START
Who, through long days of labor,
And nights devoid of ease, ..
Still heard in his soul the music
OF wonderful melodies.
Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse Of care, s
And come like benediction ....
That follows after prayer.
Then read from the treasured volume
The poem Of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty of thy voice. ,t
And the night shall be filed with music
y And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
5 And as silently steal away.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17

GTA lady neighbor and acquaintance
the doting mother Of waggish lad--
having bottled a Iot Of preserves, labelled
them =" put up by Mrs. D." Cher
name, Johnnie, her promising boy, by
having discovered the I" goodies, |" soon
ate up the contents Of the bOslle. and then
wrote on Che bottom Of theTlabel, 6 Put
dovn by Johnnie d."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17

An old bachelor, on seeing the worda
"families supplied" over the door Of en-
oyster saloon, slapped in, and said ho
would take wife and two children.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17

we're frequenled BY The young the chill
dren Of deacons and ministers attended.
though the parents did not. The Winter
brought sleighing, skating, and the usual
round of indoor sport" E5a.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-17

~Be content with your lot.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10
A Hundred Years Aro.

"One hundred years ago there was not
single white man in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, and Illinois territories. Then,
what is now the mos; flourishing part of
Americr, was rs little known as the
country around the mountains of the
Moon. 1t was not till 176O that the
"IIunter Of Kcntuck," the gallant and
adventurous Boone, left his, homo in
North Carolina, TO become the first set
tier Of Kentucky The first pioneer of
Ohio did not settle until twenty years
after this time A lundred years ago
Canada belonged to France and the
; whole population Of the United States
did not exceed million and n half of
great Friedrich of Prussia, was perform
ing those exploits which have made
him immortal in military annals, and
with bis little monarchy was sustaining
single handed contest with Russia,
Austria and France-the three great
powers of Europe combined. A hun
dred years ago, Napoleon was not born,
and Washington was ayoung and mod
est Virginia colonel, and the great events
these great but dissimilar me-. took
leading parts, were then scarcely fore
shadowcd. A hundred years ago, the
United States were the most loyal part
of the British Empire, and on the po-
litical horizon no speck indicated the
struggle which, within score of years
thereafter, established the great repub.
lie of the world. y hundred years ago
there were but four newspapers in
America-steam engines had not been
imagined, and railroads and telegraphs
had not entered into the remotest con
eeptisns of man. When we come TO
look back at it through the vista Of mis-
tory, we find that to the century which
has passed. has been allotted more inn
portant events in the bearing upon the
happiness of the world than almost any
other which has elapsed since the crea-
ton.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10
NORRIS AND NILLISS
UO Nj + J O Z r n A l.
Is PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
At lO7 rrLToNi 0frOslTE DUTCH STREET

AT lOI IcLT0Ni OPPOSITE DUTCH STREET
TERMS.-Thrcc dollars year, or two II paid
in advance. Three copies nre forwarded for one
year TO address for i've dollars, ~ advance No
subscription discontinued until all arrcnrages arc
paid, unless at the option Of the editors Single
copies may be obtained Of The principal now paper
agents throughout The United States aud the Brit
ish Province The paper is left by careful carrier.
in the cities Of Ncw-lork, Brooklyn, Williamsburg
and Jcrsy City.
THE HOME JOURNAL is sent by mail to al
parts of the United States and 10 the British Pro-
vncc7, done up In strong wrappers, with The utinos,
punctuality aud despatch.
Any Postmaster, or other person. who viii send
us ten dollars for six new Subscribers, shall receive
a copy gratis.
Subscriptions, orders, rcnit'anccs. and all other
communications, to b addressed (post-paio) to the
editors.