smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

4 complete list of the Illinois Banks
will be found in the money article On the
fourth page, with the amount Of their clrcu-
lation and its value on the 3lst Of January
last When you put money in your pock-
ct to keep take the bills Of the banks
marked ~narn
Year: 1861

TIE DowNEY GUARDs.-Capt. Ambrose
kerrigan Of the Downey Guards, at Sucker
Flat in this County, is getting his company
filled with men ready for service. lie will
he here on Friday with some twenty-five or
thirty, to be mustered into the branch camp
of the Fifth Regiment. at this place Capt
Keriigan sets good example by his prompt
uess and patriotism, and his men will have a
right to fell little pride in being the first
volunteers mustered into the Marysyillo
camp
Year: 1861

SERIOUS AND PROBABLY FATAL INJURY.-At
San Francisco on Tuesday morning a man
engaged in painting on the third story front
of the Lyceum building fell from the scaffold
through wooden awning to the sidewalk,
ehockingly injur.ng himself. He could not
give his name. No hopes were entertained
Of his reeoverY.
Year: 1861

LAND SURVEYS IN PLACER The Surveyor
ed in that county during the past year, 9,2SC
acres of swamp and overfowed land located
in the basin between Bear river on the north,
Feather and Sacramento river on the west,
the American river on the south, and extend
ing to the foot hills on the east.
Year: 1861

Butte COUNTY CAvALRY.-Lieutenant Al
len, of this Company, has been in town for a
day or two past, getting recruits. lie goes
down this morning with about fifteen men,
to join the company at Camp Alert Captain
Campbell will be down the first of next
week with enough recruits to make the maxi
mum number allowed by law.


Our young friend, Hugh Nepper, of New
York township, is a member of this company.
Hugh was delegate from this county to the
Fourth of July State Convention, and is a
loyal. Union loving Missourian. lie will
make good soldier.
Year: 1861

The LARGEST SWEET PoTATo EVER RAISED
Tom Mooney, of Empire Ranch in this
county, may safely claim to have raised the
largest sweet potato ever seen. One was
brought from his place yesterday, which
weighed seventeen po,otds 1t was a perfect
one, too. Can anybody beat that?
Year: 1861

Some of the Western Black Re-
publican sheets, implacable though
they be towards the South, begin to
handle the Administration without
gloves. Take as a sample the way
in which the Cincinnati Commercial
treats the policy of the Federal Gov
ernment with respect to Western
Virginia


INFATUATION AT WAsHINGToN.-
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial telegraphs the
following remarkable statement -
..The recent battles in Western Vir-
ginia are supposed to render that en-
tire section secure to the Union
cause"


Now, if there is one thing more
disheartening than another in the
conduct Of this war, it is the seeming
ignorance or Indifference at WASH
ington to the perils and difficulties
that beset the armies operating in
distant fields. They are keenly
alive to the Importance Of seli-pre-
servation. If General Beauregard so
much as makes demonstration indi-
eating an attack on the gigantic
Year: 1861

EY 1t should be borne in mind that the
Daily Ne,cs contains the latest intelligence
received ut this point. The paper does not
go to press until after the arrival of the mail.
1t is delivered by Carrier for SO per year OF
81 for six monthssA.
Year: 1861

and every offence the sum of one hundred dol
lars to be recovered with costs Of suit in the
name and for the use Of any person who shall
sue for the same and prosecute such suit to
judgment in any court having cognizance
thereof


Sec. l6 Each and every person owning or
holding stock in any bank or banking ass0cla-
ton, who shall sell, transfer or assign his stock
or any portion thereof, III anv such bank or
banking association shall be held, and remain
for the term OF six months from and after sue h
sale, transfer or assignment, as aforesaid, per
sonally liable to the amount of stock so
as aforesaid sold, transferred or assigned by
him for the payment Of all the debts and liza
blities Of such bank or banking association
existing at the time of such sale, transfer or
assignment.


Sec. IT, This act shall take effect and b
IN force from and after the first day of Deem
Der, eighteen hundred and sixty-one


Sec. is. All acts or parts Of acts conflict
ing with, Or in any way contravenng the pro-
visions of this act, are hereby repealed.


Sec. 10. At the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day in November, in the year 1861, at all the
usual places of holding elections in this State
for the election Of all officers required by law
then to be elected, the question whether this
act shall become law and 90 into effect, OF
in any manner be in force, shall be submitted
to the people, and ifthe same shall be approx
ed by majority Of all the votes cast on the
subject, it shall go into effect; otherwise, it
shall not go into effect nor be in force.


Sec. %. The votes cast on the subject
specified in the last preceding section shall be
by separate ballot, and shall have written or
printed, or partly written and partly printed.
on each of them, the words, "For Amendments
10 the Banking Law :" or, against Amend
mcnts to the Banking Law" which words
shall Indicate the vote for Or against the ap-
proTal OF this act; and the ballots So cast
shall be canvassed and returned in the same
manner as the votes cast for State officers are
required by law to be canvassed, and the Sec
retary Of State shall Immediately, on the COM
pelon Of said canvass, publish statement of
the result thereof in the official State paper
and shall communicate the same to the next
legislature at the commencement of the scs-
sion, and he SHALL also deliver to the treasurer
a certified copy thereof, with a statement of
the result Of the canvass upon the subject i'm
mediately after the completion of the canvass


Chapter 242, approved April l3, 1861. Chap
ter /, Extra Session, approved May 25, 1861.
Year: 1861

RATHER CoMPLImEsTARY.-Some of the Repub
licans Of North Township remarked some weeks
ago that they could select three old women from
that township, who would ma kea better board Of
Commissioners than the founders of the "Den''
were. Certainly the poor of the County would be
much better provided fol ifthey were in the charge
Of cold women," than they have been under the
direction of those who founded the institution.
If we cannot get better men than those above re-
erred to, then it would be well to act Oh tn sug-
gestion of the people of North Township. Hsuch
an arrangeme ent should be made by the clique. as
an outsider, we would suggest that the "old wo-
men" be selected from the different districts, and
not from any one township ;and as there is great
deal ofhonor and profit attached to the ofics of
Commissioner we hope, for The benefit Of some ot
our particular friends. that they will suffer it
to "go out of the family" /" Its good thing in a
family"
Year: 1861

When man owns himself TO be in error,
he docs hut tell YOU in other words, that he j.
wiser than he was.


A man that does the best he can, does all
;hat he should do.


If man can not find easc in himself it
will be of little purpose for linn to seek it
elsewhere


Choose the course Of lie that is most OK.
cellent, and custom will render it the most
delightful.


BE always at leisure to do good and never
make business an excuse for declining TO per.
forp Il e Offices Of humanity.


Defer not charities till death; he that drth
so is liberal rather Cf another mans wealth
than his own.


In the morning think what thou hast to do,
and at night ask ,hyself what thou hast done


Spend the day well aud thou wilt rejoice
at night.


Avoid as much as you can the company Of
all vicious persons whatsoever, iol no vice i,
alone, and all are infectious.


There are but few who know how to be
idly indolcnt. BY doing nothing we learn tc
do i'll.
Year: 1861

Shall the Star Spangled Bannerbe trailcd in the dust
And the emblem of slavery float in its stead
Shall the wall and the cry Of the bondsman be heard
In the land for whose freedom our Fathers have bled
No not while one son of Columbia lives,
To fight for her Honor, her Rights, and her Laws
Not while one arm unfettered there is,
The Sabre to sway in her glorious cause.
Our bosoms we'll bare for the strife,
For oaths are recorded ON high,
To prevail in a cause that is dearer than life,
Orat once for our country to die
Then arouse TO the battle ye freemen
To the South send your shouts Of defiance;
United as Que, in the great cause Of Freedom,
We seek for no other alliance.
Forward! Forward ye sons Of the brave,
BE determined to conquer or die;
With the Star Spangled Banner let victory wave,
Or stern death in its tctory lie.


Ontonagon, June 10, 1851. A.
Year: 1861

~ The following National Patriotic Songs we
copy from the Lake Superior Miner; written
by Judge ALAN, formerly a citizen Of this place,
readers who are acquainted with the Judges writ
ings, will observe that they are of the same spirit as
in years past
Year: 1861

I have said, strange indeed must be the iudg-


ment OF the citizen of the state of California


who for one moment could fail to feel grati-
tude to Government 40 kind and heneticent
to his State. Cheers Why, my friends, l
tell You that oil we do for the General Gov
ernment, every cent Of tribute that we pay
towards sustaining the great parent stem -
less - Here the Senator was interrupted
for some moments by "a disturbance in the
crowd, occasioned by some individual crying
"Hurrah for jeff. Davisp This led to vo-
ciferous cries of "Put him outl" "Give him
tar and feathersl" and Get rope"] | was
saying that every cent of tribute we pay into
the Golfers ofthe National Treasury from all
sources. without deductiug the expense con-
nected with its collection. is less than 81 600,
600 per annum, not hund, ed thousand more
than that Government pays to our State for
mail facilities alone. Now, my friends, in
view of this relation sustained by our State
toward the General Government, so far as
our national prosperity is concerned an
other interruption in the crowd i say that
it is our duty aot to regard this question
merely as one of personal aggrandizrment,
but that there is higher claim upon the
people Of this Stat9-one of common ancestry
that we have common renown and
mutual greatness, and let the result be what
it may, for ourselves, "Let us press the golden
cluster on our brave old flag in closer union
and if numbering less brighter shall shine the
stars that still remain" My friends, know
that "the bells of time are ringing changes
fast" Let US all hope and pray that each
fresh peal may usher an era of advancement
that each change prove an effectual, lasting,
happy gain"


Though our hearts may be filled with sad
ness at this ordeal through which our coun-
try is now passing, we should speak with the
imploring voice of peace to oar angry sister
States; and, among ourselves, representing
all climes and States, we should set noble
example of forbearance and charity towards
each others sentiments and early local at
tachments. 1t is our duty to march forward
calmly and dispassionately, with the words
of peace upon our lips, trusting that there
may be peaceful solution of all our difficult
ties and yet preserving at the same time our
own alliance and loyal fidelity to that Gov
ernment which was founded by our fathers,
and destined by them to be perpetual and
everlasting. Cheers. Let, therefore, the
pathway of every friend of the Union be
marked by calm dignity by patience and by
peace, and yet by the firm resolve that for
ourselves, let others do as they may, come
veal or come wo. come life or come death,
we will stand by the flag of our country, and
the Constitution. [Gleat cheering aud APP
plause
Year: 1861

RESPONSE OF THE HIGuLANDs-lt is under
stood Governor Fairbanks will convene the
Legislature of Vermont in extra session, Oh
Tuesday week He will respond promptly
to the call of the Secretary Of War for
troops


New Hampshire will respond promptly to
the call of the President for troops. The re-
QUESTION has not been received yet, but as
soon as it is, Governor Goodwin will take
prompt and active measures for complying
with it, 1t is not probable that an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature will be called. The
State will undoubtedly tender two regiments
to the Government instead of one as re-
quested by the President.
Year: 1861

THE FEELING IN MARYLAND-GovernOr
Hicks, of Maryland, was waited upon re
Gently at his hotel, by a company of the
Governors Guards, who informed him that
they had come to sing the Star Spangled
Banner with him. The Governor expressed
pleasure at the VISIT and said he was too
hoarse to join with them, but was still under
the Stars and Stripes The Star Spanged
Banner was then sung. The Governor
thanked the visitors for their courtesy, and
said he hoped the song would be sung on all
fitting occasions. "The Union must be pre-
served A Voice" Governor you have
done your duty so far" Governor" Yes
and | intend doing So" Voices" Well
stand by YOU" Much enthusiasm was mani
tested. May the Star Spangled Banner" al
ways be sung with enthusiasm in the State of
its illustrious author.
Year: 1861

RAREY AS A PHILosopnER.-Some Of RA-
reys sayings are maxms of wisdom For in
stance: Mature never lies. The horse is
honest. The mind Of horse governs horse,
as the mind of a man governs man. If you
wish, therefore to get control of the horse 3
body first learn to direct his mind.-The
gentle touch is more powerful than blows


Women are better drivers than men, because
they have a gentler touch. Firmncss and
kindness are all the magic there is in my
method Fear or anger in the mind of his
driver is almost instantly known to the horse.
Year: 1861

We claim this morning from all liberty
loving hearts a yotiye Offering FOR Russia


1t has been the misfortune Of tina; great
Empire that, down to the present hour,
the whole of its agricultural population
have been slaves. To judge correct y ot
this fact, we must dismis, from our mind:
the coarser adjuncts of slavery as it ex


lists, for example, in the Confederate
States of South America, as well as il


Cuba and Brazil The Russian peasants
were not bought and sold in the open mar,
ket; they were not driven to labor by the
lash, nor were they Outraged in their do
nestle relations. Still they We're slaves


They had no civil standing. They did
not count for men. They could hold nc
property, not even in their own miserable
chattcls. Their labor was not their OWL
it was all due of right to their lords
who returned them such portion Of it,
fruits as would suffice for a living. They
were deemed by the law part OF the cs


tate on which they lived they were sold
Year: 1861

This distinguished fighting ulsn OF Kan
sas was in this city last evening. He VIII
leave for Ieayenwprth In few days,
where, as commander Of regiment Of
his boys, he will do good service to the
country. The scccssionists OF the West
er1 border will give him wide berth.
Year: 1861

A man without some sort of religion is, at
best, poor reprobate the foot ball Of des.
tinv, with no tie linking him to ndnlty, and
to the wondrous eternity that is within him !;
but woman without it is even worse flame
without heat rainbow without color,
flower without perfume.


A man may, in some sort, tie his frail
hopes and honors, with weak, shifting ground
tackle, to his business OF the world but a
woman without the anchor called Faith is a
drift aud wreck. A man may clumsily
continue kind Of responsibility or motive,
but can find no basis in any other system OF
right action than that of spiritual faith A
man may craze his thoughts and his brain to
thoughtlessness in such poor harborage as
Fame and Reputation may spread before him
but n woman-where can she put her hope,
in storms if not in heaven?


And that sweet truthiulness - that abiding
love, that endearing hope, mellowing every
scene OF life, lighting them with pleasantest
radiance, when the worlds cold storms break
like an army with smoking cannou-what can
bestow it all but holy soul.tie to what is
stronger than army with cannon ? Who that
has enjoyed the love Of a God-oving mother,
but will echo the thought with energy, and
hallow it with tear?
Year: 1861

Write in the fulness Of mothers heart
Write of Saviors love Remind them of
the tears that have been she'd over them, and
the prayers that have been offered up in their
behalf No one will be SO likely to reach
their cohscienccs.


Did you see my hand up, when you ask
ed who wished to be remembered in prayer?
said a youthful soldier to the leader Of a meet.
ing, whom | had called aside.


No, did not observe you particularly


Il was clear on the outside Of the signs,
but raised my hand as high as could, for
want you to pray for me- When you
smoke of our moi hers, that they followed US
with their prayers, my herat was touched. |
know that my mother prays tor me, and e"r-
Year: 1861

GUARD YOUR LANGUAGE. -, There is as
much connection between the words and the
thoughts as there is between the thoughts aud
the actions. The latter are not only the ex-
prcssions Of the former, but they have pow.
cr to react upon the soul and leave the stain
of their corruption there. A young man
who allows himself to use one vulgar or pro-
fame word has not only shown that there is a
foul spot upon his Mid, but by the utterauce
of that word he extends that spot and in.
flames it till by indulgence it will polIutc and
ruin the SOUL BE careful of your words as
well as your thoughts. If you can control
the tongue that no improper words are pro.
nounccd by it, you will soon be able, also, to
control the mind and save that from corrup.
tion. You extinguish the fire by smothering
it, or by preventing bad thoughts bursting
out in language. Never utter a word any
where which you would be ashamed to speak
in the prencnce Of the most refined female or
the most religious man. Try this practic, a
little while, and you will soon have command
of yourself.
Year: 1861

TIE PoND AND THE SEA.-Suppose there was
little pond or lake in the immediate vicinity
Of the ocean, and connected with it-what
would hinder that ponl or lake from being
constantly full? Nothing but the cutting off
Of its supplies from the ocean. So with
Christians and their Savior There is a
boundlcss sufliciency in him, and if they have
not grace upon grace, renewing, pardoning,
jus'ifying, and sunctiIyipg grace, it is be.
cause they allow their communication with
him to be intercepted. 1t is their privilege
to be ever replcnishcd from his abundance, to
be &" complete in him.
Year: 1861

PATRIoTIsM-We give the following as
proof that even the ties of blood are forgotten
in the fervency of the common devotion to the
national flag An aged gentleman of jew
ish extracti.n-living in neighboring city,
has two sops-one an officer iu Pennsylva.
MIA regiment, the other an officer in the rebel
army. The latter wrote to the father few
days since, advising him that he hal taken
up arms for the South, and that he proposed
to come north with his company to fight the
Abolitionists. This was too much for the
equanimity of the parent. He replied to his
disloyal son substantially as follows: g l
have but two children in the world. One Of
them has gone forth to defend the flag of his
country. You are fighting against that flag
and conspiring against the Government.
disown you No traitor shall bear my name.
l have but one hope left, which is that if my
loyal son goes to battle the first bullet he
shall send against the enemy may pierce you
to the heart" If the Jew can feel thus, how
must must it be with the Gentle ?-Iora
D1DeT.
Year: 1861

DRAGGED TO DEATH By A RUNAWAY HORSE.
On the 23d June. at San Bernardino. a
boy, aged years, the son of Henry Godell,
was thrown from his horse by the animal
stumbling. One of the boys legs slipped
through the stirrup, the horse took fright and
started of at full speed, dragging the boy q
long distance. He was at last relieved by
the breaking of the stirrup strap, but when
found life was extinct.
Year: 1861

MoNrrELIER lIorELs. 49, Those visiting
Montpelier have no reason to complain Of the
hotel accommodations, which are both album
daut aud ample and from the crowd we daily
sec in and around Burnhams Hotel we are
led to believe they must be we'll patronized.
Burnham and his new assistant arc always
a. at home" and those vino give them call
will very soon be made to feel that they too
are at home and among friends. The same is
equally true OF the other hotels. but being
nearer, and seeing more Of the crowd that
daily visits Burnhams, VIC are convinced that
be is dcscrvedly popular with the public,
though perhaps not more so than the Ameri-
can House or Pavilion.
Year: 1861

CorroN Tho Merrimack Manufacturing
Company in this city have NOW on hand in
their store houses about 5000 bales Of cotton.
sufficient to run their entire machinery for six
months. Cotton is now worth % cents, and
the advance over what the company paid for
their supply is upward of Sl30.O00. Cotton
cloth is advancing in price. though not in
proportion to cotton. Nearly all our cotton
mills have large supply Of cotton on hand,
which it is proposed to manufacture into cloth
the coming winter -- Lot0eH Ne,0s.
Year: 1861

An ACT to incorporate fire companies.


The people of tie State Of Wisconsin, 1pprescn-
ted u Senate and assembly, do enact as toN0ers


SEC. l. Whenever any fire engine, hook
and ladder, sack or other fire company, shall
have been duly organized, and shall have elect
ed such officers as they are by law required to
elect, and such organization and election of
officers has been confirmed or sanctioned by
the common council of any city, or the board
of trustees of any village in which such com
pany may be organized, it shall be competent
for any such company to assemble at their
usual place of meeting and according to the
rules of their company, to elect any number Of
discreet persons, members of their company.
not less than three, nor more than nine in mum
Der, as trustees to take charge of the estate
aad property belonging to such company, and
TO transact all business relative to the invest
ment and disposal thereof.


SEC. 2. Such trustees may have a common
seal. and may alter the same at pleasure and
they NAV take into their possession and custo-
dv. all property of such company, whether the
same shall consist of personal or real estate,
and whether the same may have been purchas-
ed bv. or given, granted FOR devised to such
company, TO any other person or persons for
its use
Year: 1861

DENSITY OF THE POPULATION OF PARIs.--such
is the crowded state Of the Paris thoroughfares
that the during the year five thousand persons
have been wounded and seven hundred killed, by
the vehicles Of all kinds which nl the streets and
render the crossing Of the latter almost impossible
TO pedestrians. The creation Of underground
railways and Of crossing bridges for foot passen-