smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

The Nashville herS thus comments upon
the case of Henry Shaw. the 81. Louis mil
lionnlre, and the defendant in the 100000
breach Of promise case:


During the first investigation, MIR. Shaw
'ricd to DESTROY Miss tarzStang's character
to rob her-Of all she has in the world ;
bat he iaiIei. Now 1t is SAID he has been
recently IL New York, where the young lady
was raised. dragging net weighted down
with ltls million of dollars, for proof to de-
strOy her good name. The next jury ought
to give verdict for at least $500, 900 the
additional hundred for an attack upon her
character. If there is really any stain
whatever on the lady's name, man of Mr..
Shaw's means for knowing the world was
an outrageous simpleton to propose to. her
perhaps a knave and he ought at
least to pay one hundred thousand dollars
to be released by the fool killer, and one
hundred thousand more for making her
character his business. If her reputation ii
all over speckled with stains, they could
have done him no harm if he had let hel
alone. A man with one million OF dollars
and three grains Of common sense, can ca
silly find some nice lndy to have him, who i:
like Casar's wife, unless he is ugly anC
dirty as the devil; and if so. he ought tt
pay two hundred thousand dollars for speak
ing 20 an7 woman who is only quasi decent
Year: 1859

What honest support Douglas has at the
South could have been easily enough and
cloquently pictured. An immense donkey,
ridden by giganticu'ar fox, woald have
done the business beautifully.


In view Of this, we may be pardoned for
hoping that Douglas and Harper will yet
decide on issuing pictarial edition CT the
famous essay on Squatter Sovereignty in
question. -t-
Year: 1859

GALLERY OF FINE ARTe.-Dr. Mona
mara is now canvsssiDg the city for subscriptions
to aid the Virginia Historical Society and the
Library Company to establish a picture gallery
and TO fit mp library. All who contribute to
this noble work will have the privilege of visiting
the gallery aud the library free of charge. We
trust our readers will aid the cause.
Year: 1859

REsIGNED.-A Christian Indian made an address
at the Presbyterian church, in Washington, Sum
day, which he closed as fellows:


The white man takes our land and makes us
move away before him. By-and-by he will drive
US to the Rocky Mountains, then the wind will
blow us into the sea and the sea will cover u.s. and
we shall find home in heaven, and the white
man shall have all the land.
Year: 1859

ely RoGUEs Some of the late bur-
glaries in the city have doubtless been committed
by negroes, ard possibly by servants in the very
houses that have been robbed. Several months
since tbs basement of Valentine b Sous store was
entered by the 'coal scuttie'' and robbed and on
Wednesday night last the store of Breeden Fox
was entered in similar manner. The negro
that perpetrated the first robbery, though sold to
be sent from the city is yet here, and as he is
known to be cunning thief, We have heard it
suggested that he may have been engaged In the
last operation Whether this be so or not, persons
who know him, strongly suspect him. and it is
therefore but right and proper that he should be
removed from Richmond at once. There is no
law to compel a man to sell his slave against his
will, but it ia nevertheless the duty of every cit.
zen who owns suspicious slave, either to get rid
OF him, or to keep him where he caa do no HARM
Merchants and others making efforts TO dis.
cover the burglars who have been so successful in
their operations for the last sixty days. and We
should not be surprised to hear that they had
adopted extreme measures to protect their proper.
ty and their lives.
Year: 1859

Old Levi Allen used to go tin peddling IN
his younger days, at which business ne accu-
mulated quite a fortune, before he was seven
and-twenty. The neighbors of the borough
where he finally settled, as the proprietor OF a
pretty farm, would often insnuate that Alien
had not been any too honest in gathering to-
gether his riches, and such was the fact n
fellow sinner has since revealed some OF the
old mans youthful short comings and over
goings, and there was one ssdodge" of his so
original that it is worth mention. ii Was
this:


Wherever our dealer in tin ware CHANGED to
put up for the night, he was pretty sure to
make his way to the best bed In the honse.
From this bed he would take bag full OF
feathers, fetching in bag from the car. fcf
that purpose, and contrive to smuggle out the
same and get il slowed IN his s'kit' before
any one was stirring. This proceedIng,g1vInS
him several pounds of good geese feathers
every day, did not little towards swelling
the profits of his business, and we are assured
that il was only one of many similar practices
in which he indulged.


On one occasion Allen slept in n bed which
was very scanty-a diminutiye bed, a bed of
few feathers, but all it contained were .'lye
geese,' and unusually good at that The
speculative tin ware merchant thought II would
be rather small business to take away feathers
from case containing so few-in short, that
his only sensible mode of procedure was to





fore the sun, and commenced showing It out
of the rear window, with the intention to go
down on account of ssthat 'cre colic," and
stow it away before any one was "up." But
as i'll luck would have it, the host had arisen,
and was ont under the window gathering some
light chips and fuel for the morning fire, and
when he saw the bed sslooming up" in such
an unnatural position, and just ready to fall to
the ground, he cried out to the pedlar,


ssHalloa there, stranger, what are you do
ing 20


The astonished Operator that he was
caught in the act, but his ready wit helped
him ont.


sSDoing ?'' he reioined, with look full of
wrath, as he thrust his head out and took q
survey of the field, 81 guess some of these
internal bed bugs will soon find out what an
about-havn't slept wink all night"


With this, he 'slet" the bed out of the win
dow, and went down TO the wood-pile, from
whence he took club, and gave the bed such
a beating Herewith as would have been fatal
to any sort of :'creeping things ensconsced
therein. He then took it back TO his room,
and looked SO ssdarned honest'' at breakfast
that the host didn't charge him but halt price
for lodgings, and took it all in sftin-'
Year: 1859

By the overland mail of the 21st we learn
that the entire business portion of the town
of Coulterville was burned to the ground on
the Goth.


Weller has decided to appoint Senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Brod-
erick
Year: 1859

New YORK, Nov Is.
A large and very brilliant meteor passed
over this city between 9 and 10 o'clock this
morning, in direction from north to south.
The apparent size of the Neuclus was one foot
in diameter; length of tail, 20 feet; the shape
being cone tapering to a fine point; color
that of bright yellow fire. 1t was seen from
various points in the city the sun, at the
time, was shining cloudless sky.
Year: 1859

A MAN named Lettige was arrested yesterday
afternoon and locked up in tho Bremen street
Station-house, for having, while under the In
auence Of an immense amount of lager bier,
which no had drunk without paying for, thrust
his fist through one Of the windows of drink
ing-house, near the corner of Vine and Fif.
teenth streets. In sundry other ways he con-
Quoted himself very badly, and will answer for
the same at the Police Court this morning.
Year: 1859

THE agent of an Insurance Company yester-
day met its President on the street, and,
after having passed few rather harsh words
with him. knocked him down and pommeled
him severely. We did not fathom the mystery
connected with this somewhat summary pro


oeedingj but the agent went to the office of
Justice Harris and gave bonds in the sum of
SlOO to answer a charge of assault and battery
at the next term of the Court of Common Pleas.
Year: 1859

WE are authorized to state that the name OF
stephen j. McGroarty was before the Demo.
cratic Convention yesterday, for the Office of
City Solicitor, without his knowledge or con
sent, and that he had no intention whatever of
being candidate for the nomination.
Year: 1859

The prospect now is that the coming year
will find laid no less than two other AHsnt.,
cables between America and Europe


A BOY named Francis Little was run over
IN Twelfth street, between Walnut and Vine,
Yesterday afternoon, which resulted in breaking
MS arm and otherwise injuring him quite
severely.
Year: 1859

A COLLISION took place last evening on Fifth
street, near Sycamore, between a buggy and
an omnibus, which resulted in the buggy
coming out second best, by receiving com
pound fracture Of the fore wheel on the lar
board side
Year: 1859

A LARGE and beautiful plan for the laying off
OF ""ashington'Squarc," executed by wiede-
man, was placed on exhibition in the Council
Chamber last night for the inspection of the
members. 1t appears fine on paper, and was
much admired. Whether the plan will be
adopted remains yet to be seen.
Year: 1859

WE are painfully anxious to know who the
tall individual is with an immense broad brin-
med hat upon his Uranium, and who figures so
conspicuOusly in our thOroughfares. Can any
one enlighten us?
Year: 1859

MAN sHor.-Night before last, at German
ball on Rittenhouse street, man named Falls
was shot in the lower part of the abdomen, tho
ball going through and lodging in tho thigh,
while in seufie with a man named Savers.
Both the parties we're somewhat intoxicated.
and the pistol which was the cause Of the
wound went of accidentally. The wound Is
not dangerous, although it is painful, and will
confine him to his bed for some time.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER VIcrIM.-A man who said bo vos
on his way to Pixies Peak, was yictimized,
yesterday, near the foot of Western row, to tho
amount OF $S5, and a valuable watch, BY some
persons who. were experts at the ball game.
This game is SO stupid that we have not yet
been able to determine how it is that persons
allow themselves to be swindIed by Il; still
almost every day wo find some one whohas \
story to tell Of the "little joker"
Year: 1859

NIGHT before last the grocery store of Frank
Ehrman, on Freeman street, below Clinton,
was broken open and robbed of tho immense
sum of twenty cents-all the money in the
drawer. The burglars left the stock of goods
untouched, their object evidently being the
pursuit of money under difficulties.
Year: 1859

-FOUR men were arrested near Dayton and
taken to that city yesterday, we understand for
having placed obstructions on the railroad
track, not far from that place. Persons must
have in their composition an unusual share of
malice to be guilty Of such wantOn attempt
to destroy human life. Would we could believe
there were none such on earth.
Year: 1859

DOUGLAS on jerry BLAcK-The Cincin-
natl Enquirer reports the following remarks
Of Judge Douglas on the reply of Judge
Black to his article in Harper's Magazine:


After discussing Mt considerable length the
question Of Popular Sovereignty aud the
rights of the people of Territory, Judge
Douglas took up the reply to lis resent ar
tiele in Harper's Magazine, which has been
attributed to Judge Black and asserted that
if he was the author of that reply it came
from a man who wrote to the Democracy OF
Illinois to support Abolitonists for Congress.
in preference to the regular Democratic can,
didate


Whether Judge Black was the author or
not, the copy which he (Judge Douglas) held
in his hand came to the gentleman who
handed it to him in the cars under the frank
Of that gentleman.


1t asserted that the article in Harpers con
tained an assault on the Federal Courts; but
the author Of this reply, no matter who he
was, knew that he uttered falsehood.


During the last years canvass in Illinois he
Judge DOuglas) made one hundred and thir'
tv speeches, and in every one Of them he de
Tended that Court What, then, could be
thought Of man who would prostitute a
high office to deceive the American people I


Whoever the author OF that reply wac, he
was base calumniator. He knew it was a
tissue OF falsehoods from beginning to end
IL was falsehood. and the writer knew it ia
oe sueh' that he Judge Douglas) had ever
advocated the doctrine that private property
could be contiscated by any power on earth,
except by the process of law. The author of
that power asserts double falsehood. IA
was deliberate attempt to misrepresent hi,
position, unworthy Of any man who claimed
any respect for himself Il was a misrenrs-
sentation made for the purpose of attacking
him end weakening the force Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Year: 1859

AoorDENr-Y esterday morning, an ncci-
dent of an unfortunate character occurred at
the gunsmith shop of P. George, on Second
street. between Maiden Lane and C street.
He was working with pistol charged with
powder, when it exploded. and burnt his face
and eyes severely. He is under medical
treatment, and is not supposed to be in dan
ger of losing either his life or his eyes. W,
hope he may recover from all danger.
Year: 1859

Tins PoLE"-We were wholly misinform-
ed as to the statement which was made yes
terdav, in regard to the arrest of this indi-
vidual lie was not arrested for stealing
chickens, or anything of the kind, but for
fighting. Quite different matter 1t was
a Chinaman who was arrested for stealing
chickens, and he was sentenced to the Chain
Gang for ninety days "The Pole." as he is
generally called, is considered as a man who
would not be guilty of any such low practice
as stealing chickens We cheerfully make
the acknowledgment that we were wholly
misnformed on the subject.
Year: 1859

In the case of the People VS.. Elzea, con.
victed of murder in the first degree, in the
District Court of San Joaquin county. the
Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment Of
the Court below, and directed that day for
the execution be fixed
Year: 1859

The Express make a considerable glorifca
tion over the news that the proposition for
forming State Government in Kansas ha:
been defeated by three thousand majority
1t is in favor Of majorities when Mr.. Buchan
an IS, and against them when he is not II
did not believe in recognizing the will of the
majority when the majority were opposed to
the Lecompton Constitution. but, now, the
scales are turned, and a majority have deci-
ded that they do not desire to come into the
Union, until they have the population re-
quisite for one Representative in Congress,
in accordance with the requirements of the
English Bill. This makes a very material
difference. and the Express now glories in
the will of the majority of the free and in
dependent sovereigns of Kansas


The philosophy Of such self-congratulatory
sentiments we confess we cannot see IfKan
sas could not come into the Union, until sh,
had the amount of population required by
the English Bill. what difference would til,
votes of the people of Kansas make in the
matter, one way or the Other2 The fact is,
the Express knows very well. that the Eng
ii,h Bill is a mere vapor in the path of Con-
gressional legislation, and that, if Kansas ap
piled for admission into the Union, with
out the population required by the Eng
lish Bill. the existing Congress would no
more consider in this regard the acl of the
preceding than it would the laws of the
Medes and Persians, ages ago.


The exultation of the Express is not to be
explained upon any other hypothesis than
that it is rejoieed at the fact that Free
State is to be kept out of the Union True
friends of the Democratic doctrines care
nothing as to Free States or Slave States
and are equally satisfied whether one class be
admitted or another. The Express evident
| ly wants all slave or none.
Year: 1859

feS- An interesting communication may be found on the first page of our journal this week, consisting of the compositions of two young ladies who are pupils in the Atlanta Female School. The able productions were read by their fair authors, at the late public examina- ton held at that school.
Year: 1859

connect the inhabitants of these long deserted buildings with other races No mark of an edge tool could be found, and no remnant of any household or family utensils, except the

 fragments of pottery which were everywhere strewed on the plain, and the rude corn-grind- CT still used by the Indians This great valley was once the abode of busy, hard-working people. Who they were, tradition cannot answer .... . f...r
Year: 1859

BEAUTY-No woman can be handsome by the force of feature alone, any more than she can be truly witty only by the help of speech Nor is she capable of being beautiful W ho is incapable of being false It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created to refine the joys and soften the cares of humanity by the most agreeable participa- graces of her person by any excelling qualities, may be allowed still to amuse as picture, but not to triumph as beauty
Year: 1859

SCENES OF PLUNDER.-The mutinous Zouave, Pierre Duval whom had seen SO severely punished by the Commandant of Tizouzou, was stopping over the body of one of the women, as, attracted by the firing, I entered the hut He had rested the piece which he carried, and whose bayonet was red with the warm blood of one of the old creatures on the ground, and was bending over the still palpitating form, as standing the door sill watched his operations. The object he coveted was pair of earrings, which were the only ornaments to be seen on the corpse. Rude enough they were, only con ssting of coral, in broad flat, tin setting. Seizing one of them with his blood-besmearep hands, he tore it away from the yet quivering flesh carrying away portion of the ear as he did so Turning the body partly over with his foot he repeated the operation, and then, al- most overturning me in his course, dashed out of the hut in quest of more blood and more plunder. Advancing pace or two Isaw the old woman not yet quite dead but it was soon over for the glancing flame had seized the hut on either side, and thick volumes of smoke filled the room, and both the dead sergeant and the rihed corpses of the Kabyle heroines were soor T reduced to ashes beneath the action of tho fierce hames-Sketchcs Of Algcrid
Year: 1859

Il Il Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods from
Sam llyneman, long and favorably known at tho
corner of Main and Commercial streets, Auburn,
in addition to it have just received the best
selected stock of
Year: 1859

A LIBERAL REwARD.-The person who Will
find and return a small gold ring with sim
gle diamond set which was lost by lady
ON the 2sth inst, will be literally rewarded
by leaving it at the Gem Saloon, D street.
Year: 1859

AN attempt was recently made, to burn
the United States Penitentiary at Washing
ton. The plot was laid by George Nelson, a
discharged convict. While attempting to
put his project into execution, he was shot
by the guard, and severely wounded. His
accomplices made their escape.
Year: 1859

A HARD UP landlord in Williamsburg Ore
gon, lately hinted says the Sentinel, to a de.
linqnent boarder that he must have some
money in order to be able to supply his ta-
BILE with grub, and was coolly told to sell his
watch. for boarders must eat.
Year: 1859

The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which were re-
served to the people, and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion of the people in this country whether
living in the States or after-acquired Terrific
ries. T. f. Bowie, of Md.
Year: 1859

The undersigned would respectfully announce to
his numerous subscribers his intention to credit no
pc son for longer term than EouR WEEKS for the
DAILY NATIONAL DEMOCRAT. am forced TO adopt
the above course on account Of the increase in nv
delinquent list. JER0MUs RAPALJE


decG-4wdh Carrier
Year: 1859

am connected with no party that has for
its OF jeet the extension of Slavery, nor ,csth
any to prevent the people of State or Terri
tory from deciding the question of its existence
tCih them for Themselves
Year: 1859

If the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, so far from considering it
as q wrong done to me or my constituents,
shall not complain of tit is their business


GEo. L. BADGER, of N. g.
Year: 1859

Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Terrific
ry with their slave property citizens of the
free States may 90 there holding no such
property; and when they get there, and
meet in common council. as a legislative
body, they may determine whether the in
stitution shall prevail


] NJ MASON Of VA
Year: 1859

One Of the hardest trials Of those
who fall from affluencc and honor to
poverty and obscurity, is the discovery
that the attachment of so many in whom
they confded, was a pretense, a mask,
to gain their own ends, or was a misera-
bic shallowness. Sometimes, doubtless,
it is with regret that these frivolous fol-
lowers of the world desert those upon
whom they have fawned; but they soon
forget them. Flies leave the kitchen
when the dishes are empty The para
sites that cluster about the favorite of
fortune, to gather his gifts and climb
by his aid, linger with the sunshine, but
scatter at the approach Of a storm, as
the leaves cling to tree in summer
weather, but drop of at the breath of
winter, .and leave it naked to the sting
ing blast. Like ravens settled down
for a banquet, and suddenly scared by
noise, how quickly at the first sound
Of calamity these superficial earthlings
are mere specks on the horizon


But a true friend sits in the centre,
and is for all times. Our need only re.
veals him more fully, and binds him more
closely to us. Prosperity and adversity
are both revealers, the difference being
that in the former our friends know us
in the latter we know them. But not.
withstanding the insincerity and greedi.
ness prevalent among men, there is q
vast deal more of esteem and fellow.
yearning than is ever outwardly shown
There arc more examples of unadulter
ated affection, more deeds of silent love
and magnanimity, than is usually sup
posed. Our misfortunes bring to oul
sides real friends, before unknown. Be
nevolent impulses, where we could no
expect them, in modest privacy, enac
many scenes of beautiful wonder amids
plaudits of angels.-[North American
! Review.
Year: 1859

deeply into the game to withdraw. Maj
tin played desperately but his attempts at
cheating were too feeble for my superior
experience. His final bet was fool hardy
in the extreme, and when ho found he had
lost, he sprang to his feet, and with IN
oath. said -


"Daccy you found this man and you
can keep him. If he is not a real gambler
| never saw one


"lIard words followed, hut my revolver
protected myself and winnings. quit
that cabin within one hour, and after
many ups and downs | reached Lower
California. Here we will end this story"
said Hickman, Gas we arc in sight of the
Mexican town to which we are bound"


The prospect of soon loosng my travel
companion was rather pleasant than other.
wise, for his deep laid villany had begun
to alarm me, even more so than had any
danger to be apprehonded from Apaches.
What a miserable life even the most sue
cessful gamblers lead.