smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

FINDING DROWNED PERSONS BY QUICK- sItvER--A correspondent of the Troy Times gives the following narrative of an occurrence at Shrewsbury Lake, Vermont:

 The Lake is noted now, on account of the death of young man, a conductor on the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, who was drowned in it short time ago. At the time, he, with several others, was playfully rocking the boat, making it dip water, when unuckily, they were all swamped, and this young man, the best swimmer in the lot, was drowned After a long and almost hopeless search for the body, very novel idea was suggested, which, after while proved successful in leading to the discovery of his whereabouts About three ounces of quicksilver was put into loaf of brown bread, well baked, and thrown out into the lake. The loaf was seen to move directly against the wind-soon 1t stopped, whirled around several times, and then sank. They immediately rowed to the place and threw out the grapplers. The first time they hooked his face, the second time the hook fastened to his boot, and he was hauled ln- to the boat. The water was seventy feet deep where he was found. In his pocket was large silver watch, and considerable quantity of silver money, which caused the attraction of the quicksilver, and led to the discovery of the body.
Year: 1859

MR. EDIroR-By the last will and testa- ment of my late and much esteemed friend John Kew, of KewsviIle, 1 was appointed executor thereof Besides the papers rela- ting to his private business and those of his numerous clients, for he was lawyer with a large practice, find that my friend was in the habit of preserving all letters of general nature sent to him, and, as his cor respondence was very heavy one, the bulk of letters was quite large. These treat, of course, of every imaginable subject and are from all classes of writers Some of them cannot well be understood without a pre- vious knowledge of the persons or incidents referred to in them. l have selected some of those of such character as are calculated to amuse your readers, and ask you to give them room in your paper, if you think them worthy. Kew was politician, and some of the letters will show you how some political plans were laid and the upshot of them. X. E. K kETUR
Year: 1859

had killed him in one of his Helena affrays, publicly exulted over his supposed death; who, when he shot Moon in the hall of the House and ran down behind the Speakers stand, denounced it as cowardly, now solic- ltlng subscribers to the Old Line Democrat, and swearing that their former enemy is now bave, patriotic and worthy of honor. Their great object is to defeat the demo- cratic party. To accomplish this they are making tool of him, backing him, encour- aging the establishment of his organ here and skipping every disorganizer on the back, and wishing him Devil speed.

 The State Rights Democrat and the old liners generally have a decided advantage in one respect. The record of Tototot, for a dozen years is patent They have no re- cord. With few exceptions they are recent importations Foraught the people know, they may have been members of a dozen parties and be yet know nothings Arkan- sas in it's length and breadth, with its old democrats and men of ability, will furnish none to be chief editor of the old Line De- mocrat. He too must be imported. Hail. ing as ne does from Virginia it is to be pre- stunned he is gentleman. Let us hope so. But totally unacquainted with our people, 41. II, l.. ,fo lo and measures of the day y;hearing only one side; prejudiced against the greater portion of he people, he is brought on here to war against the Governor, Senators and every thing endeared to the democratic party. If marvellous that not one of the patriotic and talented democrats of Arkansas can be found to fill the post Old, faithful public servants, whose interests are bound up in the State and her prosperity, who have fought her bat ties for a quarter of century, are to be crushed by men who are hired to come to [ Arkansas to do this work. And it is as it should be, matter of exultation with the democracy of Arkansas that none of her gallant and talented sons are found to take that position.

 The State Rights Democrat has sneering- ly alluded to remark that Tototot, in join ing and acting with the democratic party did So without sacrifice of principle.- Therein too that notorious gentleman has an advantage, for he might assail is,former trends, become a traitor and ingrate, strike hands with the know nothings and lead the disorganizers and do all this without a sac rifce of principle, simply because he has no principle to sacrifice.

 With this contribution to his museum and collection of Totototiana 1 dismiss him for the present and hope he will have a good time of 1t in his missionary enterprise of converting know nothings into old liners, and augur his success, as the change to be required of them is one simply of name. TOTOTOT.
Year: 1859

Below we repeat the questions and earn estly invite an answer.

 Did not Mir. Hindman, in Little Rock, during the session of the legislature, take an active part in advising and instigating the members to draw per diem pay for the recess?

 Did he not promise that, if they did draw it, he would defend it, and, if neces- sary, would visit the counties and take the stump for that purpose?

 Did he not urge Col Oates to sign the per diem pay accounts of the members for the recess?

 Did he not advocate the election of Beni. T. Duval as a speaker who would sign those accounts?

 How can he, member of the Congress of the United States, justify the intrusion of his advice and influence to induce the State legislators to take money belonging to the people to which they could have no right?

 Did he not in his speech at Helena, on the 23d of May last, attempt to defend and justify the taking per diem pay for the recess?

 Did not the public meeting of the 23d of May, after the delivery of Mr. Hindman's speech, attempt, in their resolutions, to defend and justify the taking of per diem pay for the recess; and did not those reso- lutions of his friends meet with his full approval?

 Is not the defense and justification of this per diem iniquity one of the objects of the speeches, which he has announced he will shortly make in the counties of the northern district9
Year: 1859

BY HER ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, W. F. EASTER. An! mother, long to follow thee there, To the bright lanl, where parting s no more; While here l was the tender object of thy care, And l will not, o, cannot quit thee now. Let me go where my mother has gone, Seemed to be her only object and care; Grief in her heart, the seeds of death had sown, And in heaven her spirit with her mothers is there Like rose bud, while life was young, The rosy light of life was gathered in its bloom; Lament and sorrow fell from every tongue, As they consigned this flower to the tomb.
Year: 1859

ES- We neglected last week, to call at tention to the law card of J w. Faust, esq. Mir. Faust is young gentleman of ability and worth, and we can safely say that all business entrusted to his care will be at- tended to promptly and thoroughly.
Year: 1859

CoMPLAININc.-We have heard repeated ly during the last few days, persons com plaining of weakness and debility. We would say to all such, get some of Me LEANS STRENGTHENING CORDIAL AND BLOOD PURIFIER. It is beyond all doubt the only remedy that will renovate and strengthen the system. The immense demand for it from all parts of the United Statoe ;~ i-oef enough of its beneficial effects. We know by experience that it is delicious remedy to take. Call and try it. See the adver- tisement in another column.
Year: 1859

CRoPs IN ABKANsAs.-The oat and wheat harvests are completed, the corn sufficiently matured to be rendered certain, and the cotton so far advanced as to enable each planter to calculate with tolerable cer- tainty the number of bales he will be able to send to market Taking the whole State, and we have correspondents in each county, we are enabled to form a fair estimate of the products. Oats were scarcely an aver age, being injured by the rust. Wheat was generally good, and an increased area was sown. This year Arkansas will come very near raising as much wheat as she consumes. Hereafter she will be a wheat exporting country. Corn is abundant; there will be a large surplus; by some estimated at three times as much as needed for home consump- tion. In some localities, the cotton is in. jured by the frequent showers; but with this drawback there will be as much as the planters can pick out
Year: 1859

THE PUBLIC PRISrING.-Demagogues and disorganizers just now are trying to make capital out of a statement furnished by the Auditor in obedience to a resolution of the General Assembly, relative to the public printing. The resolution was so cunningly woried as to call for the amounts expended during sixyears, though the dates would show only four years, and also to in clude the expenses of printing the Digest, which occurs once in ten years, the printing of the bank r4ports and of the geological survey, all of which are outside of the usual routine of the public printing. How ever we are willing they should resort to such contemptible shifts, as we are satisfied that sensible men are not to be gulled with such stuff.
Year: 1859

One of the humbugs of the opposition in this State and the points made by the head of the disorganizers in his peregrinations is the vast amount of money the people will have to pay by the failure to reduce the rate of State tax This is a know nothing weapon which he has picked up and Is brandishing. In fact all the wares he is now peddling will be found to be of know nothing manufacture. Let us examine this humbug and zee what the difference will be. The value of the taxable property in this State is about one hundred millions of dol lars.

 At the present rate of taxation,

 one sixth of one per cent, the

 State tax will be S166, ,666 At one-tenth of one per cent ... 1000

 Dlfference e............... , DO, ,OOO Deducting sheriff s commissions,

 delinquent lists, errors, etc ... 16,666

 And not $300,000 as has been falsely stated.
Year: 1859

Letter No. is from one of the legislative birds, that Hindman caught by throwing the fresh salt of per diem on their tails He appeared to be in trouble at the date of his letter, but as the per diem champion is now itinerating, likely he feels easier. He thus begs and complains:

 HILLAND HOLLOW, July 6, 1859. JOIN KEW, ESQ

 Dear Sir: As you are known and in innate friend of the champion, beg you to stir him up on the subject of per diem I did not intend to take the ninety-six dol lars but was denounced, called collar. man and abused until l took it to get rid of my prosecutors. Even then, 1 would not have touched dollar of it had not the champion bound himself to defend it and make it po- pular with the people. When told him the people would be down on it as a dishonest act, he said the people could be led to be- lieve anything and the gift of the gab could influence them either way His defence so far by saying the Senators in Congress took constructive mileage has done no good Everybody knows that was a different state of case. The Vice President decided that after consultation with the hightest authori- ties My people, to a man. are down on me. For Gods sake stir him up. Tell him to go about making speeches. That's his forte, and while he is defending us he can grind an ax for himself and pitch into things generally. If he refuses to back us, after inducing us to violate our sense of right and ruin ourselves, he will never hear the last of it. Help us Kew, ,-hel bus Tommy or we sink. Fifty desperate men are cling ing to his coat-tails depending upon him to pull them out of the pit into which he persuaded them to jump. In all honor and conscience he is bound to defend us, and i he fails we share the fate of Wards ducks

 Yours in distress,
Year: 1859

We claim for the PEOPLES ANTl-LE-
COMPTON DEMOCRATIC PARTY, that
they desire, in the approaching election, to
subserve the interests of the city of Marys-
vile first. and that being attended to, that
they desire to see an expression of public
sentiment upon the great political question
of the dav, to wit. whether the government
of each State and Territory shall be controlled
by the majority or by the minority whether
the President of the United States is King,
or the servant Of the PEOPLE who elected
him; whether the breaking of pledges by a
President shall be forgiven, without any eX-
preston of disapprobation, or whether P"6S'c
officers shall be held to a strict accountability
to the PEOPLEl If the party can be defeat
ed in Marysville, by honest votes, the sooner
we ascertain the fact the better it will be
That it cannot be so defeated is as certain as
that the Lecomptonite cabal in the city are
gloomy and desponding. Our ticket is made
up of good men, and men who are compe-
tent and honest The PEOPLE will speak
on election day, and we have no forebodng:
as to the result The glory Of federal tri-
umphs is fading, and the mercensry leaders
Of the minority are about to re-
ceive a rebuke in Marysville, which will
strike terror to the hearts Of the Lecompton.
ties throughout the State
Year: 1859

The very fastidious, highly classical, ex-
cecdingly truthful and highly democratic or
gan, which should be called the Bugle, Tin
honor of the campaign paper of that name
once published in this State, and edited by a
certain tenirant scribbler, not necessary to
be named,) but which is known as the Ex.
press, puts on the honest indignant and be-
rates the poor inexperienced pro. TEN. of this
paper in terms of wrath for having shown a
want of respect for the gray locks and the
smile perpetual Of the veteran bolter who,
after having been County Assessor four years
County Recorder two years, Mayor one year,
and Alderman one year, now asks the "most
sweet voices" of our voters that he may be
Mayor again. The Bugle finds some hideous
mangling Of private character in our good
nstured and entirely legitimate pleasantly
concerning Col. Tompkins' susceptibility. We
regret sincerely that our remarks should be
so misconstrued. We beg leave to inform
the Editor of the Bugle, and also Mr.. Mix
Poadunk, (who attacks us in a spirited COM
munication) that we yield to none in our re-
gard for Col Tompkins as a private citizen.
We knew him nine years ago in this very
city, when he was seeking office as he is now.
We know and can testify that he is an up
right man in all bis dealings. Nobody ques.
tions that. These are political times, and
irresponsible young men" Qike the Bugle
man and ourself will talk and will scribble
We said that Col Tompkins was a Folsom
Railroad man. We reiterate it, We have
said that he was susceptible. That's com
pliment We said we thought young lady
could induce him to leave the field. If he is
n gallant Colonel he could be so induced
if he is not, we take it back Here is the
whole head and front of our offending" Is
it good cause for the course pursued by the
Bugle man, viz; the calling in of q spiritual
communication from the late lamented Poa-
dunk to assist in demolshing us?


Col. Tompkins is in the political field, a
candidate for Mayor. Some persons iu Ma
rysville take the liberty to prefer Judge
singer LOT that position. Neither the editor
in chief, nor the writer of this, nor the pro-
prietors of the DEMOCRAT are in favor of Ccl.
Tompkins for Mayor. The Colonel never
dreamed that We should go for him. The
DEMOCRAT is not of his political faith Is
there anything remarkable about this? We
shall not ask the Buglcs advice, however.
We shall oppose the Bogus Folsom Railroad
Lecompton ticket with our best efforts, and
shall endeavor to tell the truth, the vHole
truth, and nothing but the truth in regard to
Col. S. c. ompkins-Poadunk and the dis.
tinguished editor of the Bugle to the contra
ry notwithstanding. Meanwhile, we sub
nit to sensible people, that we have in no
manner intruded upon the privileges of old
age, and protest that we never intend to
do so.
Year: 1859

SoRRY, BUT CAN'T HELP rr.--The leaders OF
the opposition, or rather few of them. are
indignant at our erpos5 of the true position
of railroad mattera We regret this sincere.
ly. but it is to be expected. We perform a
melancholy duty every time we drive nail
into the coffin of cur departed friend, LIE.
comptonism. We do not always strive to
suit the little whims of the opposition, but
they will have to bear with us, yet little
longer. You should keep your record clear
gentlemen. or else never try to make fight
We are all good friends together, but at the
same time are compelled to entertain a "cour-
teous difference of opinion" with you upon
politics "No offense l. the world"
Year: 1859

EB- We met Col Tompkins' smiling face
yesterday and could not discover any sign of
sympathy with the attempted display
of feeling which the Express gave veut to in
its last issue. We are glad to note this. for
it is simply corroboratiye of our previously
formed opinion, viz that when Col. Tomp.
kins goes into fight he expects to encounter
opposition, and to meet it with sensible good
nature. As long as the Colonel does not
quarrel with us, it is foolish in the extreme
for Others to do So
Year: 1859

We hope the day is q long, very long way
off, when this race of mean Yankees, whose
meanness consists in devotion to the Consti-
tuition and the Union-will be extinct
Express.


A few days since the distinguished Tennes
seean who is reputed to be the editor of the
Express. made a very prominent notice o.
the fact that our city ticket was chiefly made
up Of men from the North Now he is the
friend and patron of Yankees


"'Taint a KNOWN kind o. cattle


AS gets ketched with mouldy corn"
Year: 1859

FIRE.-The alarm, yesterday at about sun.
down, was caused by a real fire. A small
frame building at the head of Third street
near the slough caught, but the flames were
speedily extinguished without the aid of the
fremen The Department was on hand
most promptly, and the various engines were
well manned
Year: 1859

SHORT AND MERRY.-The Sacramento Star
says that the opposition to and from Sar
Francisco, was short and merry, lasting just
five days. When parties attempt to run an
opposition line, they ought to be prepared for
something of a siege, instead of being ready
to break down almost at the outset. This
kind of an opposition might properly come
under the head of sell.
Year: 1859

EVERY MANS sAUToB1oaRAPHY.-Eyery
man is actually engaged, day by day, in
writing that autobiography whieh neither
time nor eternity will efaee. Tt may be
written in high places or in low, in public
remembrance or in the honest heart of do
mcstic affection but we are writing fast,
we are writing sure, we are writing fcz
eternity. Happy is he who, threugh the
grace Of God assisting him, records such
lessons of kindness, truth and wisdom, that
when he is gone he will be held in CRATE
full remembrance happier still to have
ones name written in the Lambs Book o.
Life, and when every memorial and menu.
ment Of his earthly history has perished
he ascends with the Son Of God to honor
glory and Immortality.
Year: 1859

An inn-keeper observing po,tiIlion with
only one spur, inquired of him the reason


WY, what would be the use of an
other! if one side of the horse goes, the
other can't lag behind"
Year: 1859

Cof. Richard VI. Johnson the slayer of Tc-
cumseh, used to narrate anecdote about
parson by the of Sacket, who was chap
lain OF the regiment, during the Indian wars in
which he engaged. The chaplain was
firm believer in the doctrine of predestination,
and in his sermons to the troops he was in the
habit of enforcing this tenet, and dwelling on it
very strongly. He urged upon the soldiers to
go into battle with perfect confidence that no
harm would befall them, for they could not die
before their time came, let them be exposed ever
so much. This kind of preaching made good
soldiers, and Col. Johnson always found his men
ready to do whatever he ordered however des-
perate it might be- But the chaplain could fight
as well as preach, being a stawart man, of great
muscle, and of indomitable spirit. On one oc-
casion, when the battle waxed furious, and the
chances looked desperate, the parson armed
himself for the fight and took his place in the
forefront of the fray. There he moved down
the enemy, piling up their bodies around him. in
perfect hecatomb. When the field was won
it was found that twenty nine of the enemy
were heaped up in death around the spot where
the chaplain stood. Col johnson accosted the
valiant preacher with words of hearty thanks for
his gallant and timely service, and asked him
how it happened that he, man of peace had
killed many of the foe ? To this very natural
question of the commander, Sacket replied =
Why, Colonel, don't know how it was, unless
Their time had come"
Year: 1859

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which many of the most eminent medical men,
both in England and the United States, have
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Year: 1859

How THE PROFESSOR Cor Our OF THE WELL.--
A lew years ago, Prof -, of Bowdoin Col
lege, was cverSeer of the building of the High
School house, iD Brunswick In the cellar of
the same was well 'oalled with brick, whose
sides were consequently smooth. One day, be-
ing left alone in the building he went down
cellar. and in his haste unconsciously attempted
to walk over the well, and as unconsciously fell
INTO It, Here was predicament for any one
possessing no more immortality that College
Professor; standing in FIVE feet of water-at the
bottom OF deep cellar. with no soul in hearing
distaucel After shouting himself hoarse he be-
Eho0ght himself of piece of chalk-a remnant
oil the last recitation, which he applied to the
walls, to solve his situation. The statement of
the question wss-let equal how shall get
out equal depth of water equal distance
ID the water and by means of his knowledge of
Algebra he actually ioorked himself out wonder
inily showing the power of mathematics
Year: 1859

CANE TO LIFE.-The funeral of little orphan
girl, in the care of the Sisters of Charity at
Wheeling, Va, was delayed for a day in conse-
quence of the weather. In the meantime, while
one of the Sisters was arranging something
about the coin the little girl raised up and ask
ed for drink of water. 1t is supposed that she
was in trance, and it was nothing but the rain
that avertsd from her the horrible fate of being
buried alive