smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

BLAzH-PRooF DRESSES. = The Medical
Times says:


"The melancholy accident by which the
Ladies Lucy aud Charlotte Bridge
man and Miss Plunkett have been such
fearful sufferers teaches a lesson which must
not be neglected The light fabrics manu-
factured for ladies dresses must be made
blaze-proof. Nothing can be more simple
The most delicate white cambria handkor-
chief, or feecy gauze, or the finest Lace may,
by simple soaking in weak solution Of
chloride Of zinc, be so protected from blaze
that if held in the fame of q candle they
may be reduced to tinder without blazing.
Dresses 80 prepared might be burnt by acei-
dent without the other garments wore by
the lady being injured. When poor Clara
Webster was burnt we incsleulated the same
moral and now the dresses Of stage dancers
are prepared in the way we recommended.
Why are dancing ladies of rank to be ex-
posed to danger from which their dancing
sisters by profession are protected The
hint may be put to a profitable use by some
enterprising manufacturer"
Year: 1859

BE- Show us an intelligent family of
boys and girls, and we shall show you a


family where newspapers are plenty. No.
body who has been without these silent prl-


yate tutors can know their educating power
for good or evil. How important then TO
secure those which tend only to good -
Have you never thought of the innumerable
topics for discussion which they suggest at


the breakfast table; the important public
measures with which, thus early. our chill
dren become familiarly acquainted; great
phiianthropic questions of the day, to which
unconsctonsLy their attention is awakened,
and the general spirit of intelligence which
is evoked by these quiet visitors? Anything
that makes home pleasant cheerful and
chatty, thins the haunts of vice, and the
thousand and one avenues of temptation,
should certainly be regarded, when we con-
slider its influence on the minds of the
young, as great moral and social blessing.
Year: 1859

There is universal complaint, in every por-
ton of California, of an unprecedented tight
ness in the money market-of painful scarcity
of money. 1t is not wonder that it is So Du-
ring the month of October last the enormous
sum OFFS ,5s7, ,246 81 treasure was exported from
California Is it any wonder, then, that money
is scarce? Remove three and half millions of
specie from New York in a few short weeks and
a hundred failures and tight money market
would be the consequence. Withdraw three
and half millions of specie from the State of
Virginia, or Kentucky, or Ohio, or Illinois, or
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, or any of the
States east of the Rocky Mountains, and what
would be the consequence? Why in half of
them there would not be golden eagle left, and


in the remainder failures and suspensions in
business would be the order of the day Bleed
strong and healthy man copiously from day to
day and he must soon be deprived of strength
and energy. So with California Let this drain
upon her life-blood continue, and so long will
she continue powerless for her own good Who
can suggest a remedy? Let him speak, and be
immortal.
Year: 1859

THEY ARE ALL CHARIoTs SO said Chris
tau lady Of the torturing pains that hastened
her dissolution And so can the true disciple of
Christ say of all his Affections. David could
thank God for them They brought him back
from his wanderings. Without them he might
have lost his soul. Sometimes our pains are
charots, indeed, and in them we go up where
no clouds are between US and Paradise. Some
of the Christians sweetest moments amid
rackng pains and trials, which if borne with for
titude and patience, will not only bring us soon
to our journeys end, but will sweeten our rest
that rest that remains for the people of God.
Oh, how well and sweetly shall we rest when we
are permitted to step from these chariots of pain
to the embrace and bosom of angels and God
our Saviour


"Roll swiftly round, ye wheels of time,


And bring the welcome day"
Year: 1859

Ba5@ man named yanover, native of Ken
tucky, and follower of Walker in Nicaragua
was lynched at Denver City the other day He
had INDUCED in the dangerous pastime of max
ing targets of a number of both males and fe
males for some time, when his conduct finally
aroused the more courageous of the citizens, and
caused them to arm themselves with rifles and
force the bully to seek refuge from their shots in
open log cabin, which was partly used as a
sort of store-house. The building was speedily
enclosed by armed men, to prevent the escane
of the aspirant to the gallows. court con-
sisting of the people of the town generally, was
then convened, as the most proper way of rid
ding the community of him, and, after protract.
ed discussion, it was finally resolved, without
dissenting voice, to hang the wretch. He had
discovered, during the proceedings of the peo-
pies court some kind of vessel CONTAINING a
quantity of peach brandy, and had gulped down
some three quarts of it when the " committee Of
execution" appeared to take charge of his BODY.
The enormous quantity of liquor he had imbibed
produced state of stupefaetiol from which the
doomed man did not wake before his earthly
career was forcibly ended, by dint of rope and
a branch Of tree
Year: 1859

THE NEXT STATE FAIR.-The idea embodied
in the following article from the California
Farmer we rather like:


The next State Far will astonish the world
by the products that viii be shown We wish
to make suggestion, that we believe will meet
with favor-it is original at least: Let the next
State Fair be Grand Encampment LEI it be
Great and Grand Rural Scene, such as never
was seen before at State Fair. Let a proper
place be selected, where every part of the State
can be represented a general rendezvous of
Families from every section of our State, and
let them come and dwell in tents;p all ar
ranged by Counties. Thus the cost viii be but
trile to each and every famiy-they can bring
their own food. On such plan, there could be
social union of friends from all parts of the
State, at trihing cost. Fashion and frivolity,
drunkenness, gambling, and carousing, would
all be done away with. Grand Pavilion could
be built for an Exhibition Room; and, as we
have no rains, it would be safe and beautiful
arrangement What a glorious sight A thou
sand tents! Like the children of Israel, they would
appear; and the banners and streamers would
tell where each could be found II would be
Rural Scene that could be carried out here. but
In no other State in our Union. 1t would be,
truly, glorious sight Parents and children-all
would unite; and with but triaing expense
Here, too, the dance upon the green, and all
those rural sports that would be so delightful to
witness
Year: 1859

B2P A Louisiana paper, in recording the
death by lightning of two likely negro men,
SAYS "The electric fluid of the clouds seems to
be no respecter of persons 1t would as soon
kill negro, worth fifteen hundred or two thou
sand dollars as poor white man, not worth
the powder and lead it would take to blow his
brains out p'
Year: 1859

Fernando Wood, of New York:


" Fernando Wood is the Mephistophles Of
politicians. He is the smildest hammered man
that ever packed caucus or got up q row. He
IS what boarding-school misses would call a


love OF m.a.' His form is slender, but fault
esssly proporioned his tread elastic to airiness,
and carriage graceful to the last degree. "
forehead is broad, without being massive, and
his features regular, yet strongly marked. The
general expression of his face is that of eternal
pacidity. He might have sat for the portrait
of Oily Cannon in Ten thousand Year ,
and were it not for that pitiless eye and those
closely-compressed lips, you might mistake him
for moral reformer or Home Missionary So
ciety agent. The face of Louis Napoleon is not
more sphynx-like in its expression. Without the
apparent dullness of the latter it has all its in
scrutabiiity. We watched it narrowly during
that terrible row at Syracuse, and except that
it was shade paler, you could not have known
that human passion had ever stirred it, He
has in an eminent degree the elements of
successful modern politician. He is cool, in
trepid, shrewd a man who would stand head
and shoulders above his Democratic rivals in
the Stater
Year: 1859

The NEXT DELUGE.-M. Victor Meuniet,
well known scientific writer, informs the world
that the next deluge will certainly not take place
for $500 years-a piece of information which
will be satisfactory to the present generation.
Year: 1859

We fancy there is more buggy and
carriage riding done In Davenport than any
town of its size in the neigh6orhood Our
livery stables arc we'll patronizsd. and
among all The failures during the hard times
not one Of our livery stable keepers sus-
pended. There are some good establish.
ments of the kind here, and strangers wish
ing to drive around and through our town,
can be accommodated with - good teams
as either Chicago or eastern cities can fur
nish. And by the way, it is we'll worth any
strangers while to take drive . short dis
tance out OF town, to see the surrounding
country. and get good view Of Davenport
from the background.
Year: 1859

The disabled steamer. City. Belle
is still on the ways at the Rock leland boat
yard. The damage done to her by striking
the bridge was found to be more than was
at first imagined, and has taken longer
time for repairing,
Year: 1859

MAN DRowEED.-On Sunday morn
ing. man named Kane, while engaged in
securing log from the river, at the Rock
Island boat yard, slipped from off it, and
not being able to swim, was drowned
before any assistance could be rendered.
His brother came up for the diver oD the
Aunt Lefty to search for the body. We
did not ascertain whether the body was re.
covered or not. Deceased was twenty-six
years Of age.
Year: 1859

PoETICAL.-The Rock Island Argus
brags of the poetical talents of two contrib
utors to its columns We think Davenport
should be able to rival her sister city in this
as we'll as every thing else. Won't some Of
the gifted fair ones of our city take the
hint
Year: 1859

CHEAP DRY GooDs.-By reference
to to-day's advertisement column, it will be
seen that Judd d Boyles have word TO say
to those in want of cheap dry goods. They
have q full and select stock in this line, and
are bound to sell them cheap. Read their
advertisement and give them call
Year: 1859

TT What is to be done on the
Fourth of Julyi Are all the people going
out of town to do their celebrating and
spend their loose change? 1t is no good
way to do business Can we not have some
"doins" on our own hook.
Year: 1859

~ The LIE Claire House Saloo is
now under the charge of our smiling and
popular friend, Frank Putnam. Put. will
keep choice liquors and the best cigars
This saloon is now incorporated with the
lie Claire House. Those who insist upon
taking something cool, are invited to call on
pnt
Year: 1859

SlNGULAR.-A singular coincidence
in regard to accidents at the X. r. bridge is,
that SO many of them happen on Sunday.
The Aunt Lefty struck and sunk on Sun
day. The City Belle struck and lost her
wheel on Sunday. The same Sunday, two
large RATS were demolished against the
bridge, and the succeeding Sabbath one or
two more were damaged 1t was few
Sundays ago that the attempt was made to
destroy the bridge, and last Sunday it was
crowded to witness the effects of a strain on
structure, which, however, happened on
Saturday, an account of which will be
fonnd in another column.
Year: 1859

THE river has commenced falling
again at this point. Although the damage
done here by the high water was almost
nothing compared with the immense losses
both above and felow US, yet persons hav-
ing property alons the river have been put
to n great inconv ebience. Frontstreet has
been impossible for some time, causing per-
sons living above tie bridge to go some dis
tance around to get % the business part OF
town. Among the many natural advanta-
ges of Davenport is ME situation on the
river front. 1t stands high and dry with no
sloughs in the back pat Of the city, and no
cavities where ponds of stagnant water can
accumulate to disturb tie health of the cit
izens. Now that the hieh water is abating
it flows off, and leave the submerged
grouad in good condition
Year: 1859

FouSD.-The body Of young Solo
mon, the boy that was drowned on Satur-
day night, was found on Sunday afternoon,
in the immediate vicinity of the spot where
he went down. The current is 80 swift at
present, on account Of the high water, that
it was supposed the body would have been
driven farther down stream, but it had
lodged in bed of tar at the foot of the gas
works sewer, where it was found, completely
covered with the black substance. The
boys sudden death is great affliction to
his parents. His mother became almost de-
mented upon Of hearing it.
Year: 1859

Corn cobs are good for mulehing fruit
trees They should be spread on about the
roots thick enough to keep the grass and
weeds down. and It viii also keep the soil
loose, so as to enable the roots more easily
to extend themselves. Grass land Is not
good for fruit trees, or any other Kind of trees
as they win soon become bound out N it,
Nature provides against it by the forest trees
yearly shedding a profusion of leaves. a
little salt may be. thrown around the tree,
but use Il sparingiy. as much salt is poison
Gus to vegetation.
Year: 1859




CHEAP CoLoRIKG FOR WALLs.-It may
not be generally known, that blue yitriol,
when mixed with lime, forms very beauti
full as well as exceedingly cheap coloring
matter for walls. Take good lime and slack
it as usual. one and half pounds of blue
vitriol, dissolve the chrystals with boiling
water, when dissolved mix it with the white
wash, and add one pound of glue well dis
solved. This should be prepared in glue
pot 1t possible. to prevent its being burned
or seorched. When well mixed, the first
coat must be put on horizontally. or from
side to side, and the second coat vertically,
or up and down. The wall will be of a
bright blue color, resembling the blue bot
ties sometimes seen in apothecary Shops
By following these directions, women can
pus nsthe coloring as smoothly and as well.
generally. as men 49, Ea7s1gz
Year: 1859

Somebody advertises for agents to sell
work entitled t'Hy Hymenial Instructor The
best hymenial Instructor we know of is
young widow. What she don't know there
is no use in learning. --a f
Year: 1859

ren. There is no little enemy. A man
either hates you with his whole heart, or
he don't hate you at ALL The hating
little is a good deal like blowing up
powder mill a little. It's feat that cant
he done
Year: 1859

know Of no way that we can beueroc-
cupy the brief moments allotted us oday.
than in reviewing the subject. familiar
though it may be to you all. of the rise
and progress Of civil. religious and polit


cal liberty on our own soil, in our own
haDr.v country
Year: 1859

NKw DoDeK-Two fast young men formed
partnership in Boston for the purpose Of doing
retail business. and opened two stores in differ
ent parts of the city-one partner in each. Their
plan was crafty, for customers would visit one Of
the stores, ascertain the price Of article and
on stating that it could be purchased elsewhere
for less sum, would be told that there was but
one place in Boston where it could be done and
that was the store Of the other Partner) who
undersold goods to the infinite disgust Of the en-
tire trade. The same process was carried on at
the other store, and the consequence has been
that both together, each playing into the others
b indS, have done an immense business, and real
lied large profits.
Year: 1859

SALTISG THE STREETs-A NOyELTY-The
denizens Of Fulton street and vicinity were
startled out of their ordinary apathy to street
sights yesterday about noon by behOlding q
team Of four white horses, and large wagon
flled with salt, advancing down Fulton street,
with two men in the wagon all the time sboy-
cling the salt out into the street as fast as they
could. The wagon advanced slowly down to
Fulton ferry, the men in il all the way plying
their shovels with great activity till the entire
street was salted. Much curiosity was mani
Tested to know what all this seasoning was
about; some thought the city officials more or
less of them, had devised new expedient for
squandering the peoples taxes; others thou ght
that the spilling Of so much salt sayored Of a
demented condition in the parties engaged in
1t; while others more properly considered that
1t was merely the curing of the hard season
which Immediately preceded il. Such indeed
was the object. The proprietors of the omni-
bus lines which run through Fulton street took
this means as the most eficacious for melting
the snow in the street. so their ompibuses
could run 70 more advantage and safety The
proprietors of the Fifth avenue and the con-
solidated omnibus lines, equally bore the ex-
penses OF the outlay. About fifty bushels of
salt were scattered over Fulton street. Fifth
avenue, Broadway and some other streets were
also sslted. About 100 bushels of salt were
spilled in Fifth avenue. Arrangements have
been made with the contractor for cleaning
Broadway by the proprietors of the omnibus
lines aforesaid, whereby the latter has engaged
to salt Broadway after every snow storm during
the winter. The same thing will be done in
Fifth avenue, Fulton, and perhaps other streets
for salt is considered the cheapest, quickest and
most efectual means of removing snow from
the streets N Y. Herald
Year: 1859

IL The Albany Standard states that certain
Railroad Company lately employed a female to
watch suspected conductor, and she pretended


to be crazy and would stick to the train. She put
a pin in her dress for every passenger, and soon
showed the conductor short in his cash account.
Year: 1859

III The funeral Of little orphan girl in the
care Of the Sisters Of Charity at Wheeling, Va,
was delayed for day in consequence Of the
weather. In the meantime w hile of the Sisters
was arranging something about the coffin the lit
tie girl raised up and asked for a drink Of water
Ii is supposed that she was in a trance, and
nothing but the heavy rain averted her from the
horrible fate Of being buried alive
Year: 1859

hYsTERIous DGsAPPEAkANck-what is he
come Of General Antonio Lopez de santa Ana.
who, al about the time Of President Comonfort's
fall, was meditating a return to Mexico, to try
another turn Of Fortunes wheel In the general
break down or smash up there! Ever since that
time the ex Dictator has been missing and as
we hear nothing Of him among the COG fighters
Of Carhagena or St Thomas, we begin to feel
SOON concern for his safety
Year: 1859

@ An Editor of country paper
thus humorously bids farewell to his
readers -" the sheriff is waiting for us
in the next room, so We have no time
to be pathetic. Major Nab'em says we
are wanted and must go. Delinquent
subscribers you have much to answer
for. Heaven may forgive you but
never can
Year: 1859

MURDER AT JACKSON, TENNEssEE.-It will
be seen that the murder. an account of which
is given below, is singularly similar in some
points to the horrible affair which happened
IN this city in the summer of 1857, when
P0whoroker was killed sitting in his chair
a'u III the act Of filling out receipt his pen
oeihS driven into the table, and thus pinning
down the paper on which he wrote. The
particulars Of the Jackson murder ore tbus
given by correspondent of the St Iouis
Republican, writing from Cairo on the s,b
of February:


l have just learned some of the particular,
OF most atrOcious murder that was nerna-
trated at jackson, Tenn. on last Thursday
night. On that evening about O'clock M
George Miller. cashier or Teller) of the
Union Bank Of Tennessee, at jackson. called
at the Gates House and enquired if MIR Nc.
knight, President of the Bunk had returned
on the evening train from Memphis. On be.
ing answered in the negative he left the bo
tel and and went in the direction of his room
which adjoined the bank.


The next morning he did not appear at
! breakfast, nor was the bank opened at the
usual nOur. Ills unusual absence alarmed his
friends, who made dligent search for him
falling to gain intelligence of him, it was de.
termined after dinner to force the door of his
room On entering they found his coat and
hat. They then passed through door which
led into the bank, where they found him
murdered in the most shocking manner. He
was seated in a chair, resting on his left side
on table, with the check book before him.
and the pen still grasped IN his hand He
had been struck twice with the cancelling
hammer-one blow having been given on the
back of the head and the other on the right
side OF the head Two or three leaves had
been torn from the check book and either de-
stroyed or carried away. The bank was
robbed of some $4,000 in coin, and a very
considerable quantity of small coin left scat.
tered over the floor. The murderers unbar-
red the front door and passed out and pulled
the door TO after them. As yet no arrests
have been made, nor has any one been even
suspected. Mr.. Miller was a very worthy
and exemplary young man, and was always
exceedingly careful not to admit any one in.
to the bank at improper hours. From the
fact OF the check book being on the table it
is probable some one gained admittance un-
der the pretext Of getting check.
Year: 1859

A N ORDINANCE for the levy Of the City
"A Taxes for the year 1859, and the appropriation
thereof.


The Common Council of Marysville do ordain as fol-
lows:


ARTICLE l.


Section There shall be and is hereby levied on
all property, real and personal, within the limits
of the city, made taxable by law for State purposes
tax of scventyfye cents each hundred dollars
of the Assessors value of such property for
purposes # the city, for the present fiscal year
Section 2-There shall be and is hereby levied on
all property, real and PERSONAL within the limits Of
the city, made taxable by law for State purposes a
tax of twenty five cents on each one hundred dollars
of the assessed value of such property for Common
School purposes.


Section 3.-There shall be and is hereby levied on
all property, real and personal, within the limits Of
the city, made taxable by law for State purposes, tax
Of thirysiX cents each hundred dollars of the
assessed value Of such property, for the payment of
the interest on the funded Indebtedness of the city
Of Marysville" for the year A. ID. 1860.


ARTICLE H.


Section AL monies collected under the proyis-
ions of Section q Article /, Of this Ordinance, shall
be set apart and kept by the City Treasurer, for the
payment of the expenses and maintenance of the
Common Schools in the city, and shall be styled the
Common Sch lol Fund.


Section AN monies collected under the provs-
ions of Section Of Article of this Ordinance, shall
be set apart and kept by the City Treasurer for the
payment of the funded Indebtedness Of the city of Ma
rysyille and shall be styled the Interest Fund.
Section 3.-The City Treasurer is hereby empowered
and directed as fast he shall receive money for
es levied under the provisions of Sections and of
Article of this Ordinance, to pay the same to the
Funding Commissioners of the city of Marysve, un-
til he shall have paid the sum Of sixteen thousand,
four hundred and seventy dollars, charging interest
fund with the same which amount shall be paid back
into the General and Common School Funds, respec-
tivey from the tax levied by this Ordinance for the
payment OF said interest.


Section All monies collected under the provis-
ions Of Section Of Article of this Ordinance, and
all other revenue derived from Licenses, Wharfage or
from any other source, shall be set apart and styled
the General Fund.- and all such amounts collected and
paid into the said General Fund, is hereby aporopra-
ted for the payment of the general expenses of the
city


Section 5.-Al Ordinances parts of Ordinances
in conflict with this Ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.


hereby certify the above to be a true and correct
copy Of an ordinance passed by the Common Council
Of the city of Marysye in special session, May Both
1859.


...... In witness whereof hereto set my hand
H. s.. aud ailX the corporate seal of said city,
80 this 31st day of May, A. d 1850


TH0S. L. PARISH, City Clerk.
Approved May 31st, 1859.


VIM. SINGER,
leo Mayor,