smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

TExAs.-The Galveston CiUiian, of the 9th ult
SAYS 323 sacks of wheat were brought to that port
that day from Houston for shipment to New York
This is regarded the harbinger of success in a
new branch Of agricultural industry in that State
Texas is destined to become the granary of the
Southwest.


The same paper expresses the conviction from
the reports of the harvested, that Texas will
be fully supplied this year from the home harvest
instead of RELYING as formerly on shipments from,
New Orleans. The receipts of corn for the wear
ending the lst September, 1858, at Galveston from
New Orleans, amounted to sixty thousand sacks
This year the State will have an immense surplus
and will soon be able also to check the Importation
of pork, bacon and lard.


The foreigntrad of Galveston for the quarter of
the present year, ending with June, employed IL
O53 tons OF tonnage employing 354 men, Its imports
were Sos, ,lO5; its exports S907446 balance of
trade in favor of Galveston S699, ,34l


The Lavaca Herald saws the completion of the
railroad trom that place to Victoria by the Ist of
January Is now certainty


The cotton crops of estern Texas are now bet
ter than they were ever known to be. The crop
planted TINS year is much larger than at any pre-
vious period


The Gonzales Enquirer has the following in re
gard to the extent of sheep raising in that quarter
OF the State:


In order that the reader may form some idea of


the extent of this business in State we will here
remark that from safe calculation OF one OF our
sheen raisers it is estimated that not less than one
fourth of million of sheep have been brought into
Taxas from Mexico since the first day of January
iost exclusive of those Imported from Tennessee
Illinois Missouri and Arkansas. Itis also estimated
that by the first of next January this number will
have been doubled, thus making something like half
million of sheep brought from Mexico into our
State during the year. Of the number already
brought in, it is thought that about seventy or
eighty thousand have crossed the river at this
place.
Year: 1859

A RAILROAD TRAIN ATTACKED BY A BULL.-Au
accident OF very singular and serious nature oc-
CURED on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, on We'd
nesday evening. IL appears that as the Express
train was passing point near White Rock Station.
about nine miles this side of Kittanning. il was
charged upon by bull belonging to a gentleman
named kilngensmith residing in the neigRborhood,
ana sald TO be an animal of unusual strength and
ferocity In the collision which followed his bovine
majesty was crushed almost to jelly and his de-
funct remains carried some distance along the
track The affair however did not stop here. The
carcass proved an impossible obstruction to the
eraln' ane tne locomotive tender and four freight
cars were thrown off the track The latter went
down an embankment some thirty feet in height,
and were reduced almost to complete wreck
Inc passenger car, the last in the train, remained
on tne track, else the consequences would have
been far more serious The locomotive was a pood
deal used up, and the track damaged for some forty
iee but beyond this, nothing serious resulted from
the strange occurrence.-Pi Pitfsburg Chronicle.
Year: 1859

The most elegant suite of rooms in the world is
at the Hotel de Vile, in Paris They form circuit
OF about half mile, and require for their complete
illumination 9,7l4 taper and 1887 gas-burners.-
1oV0 visitors can be accommodated at once, with
Year: 1859

A shocking accident by grossly culpable care.
iessness occurred in New York on Saturday. As
policeman Dobke, of the second ward, was in the
act Of cooking his pistol in order to shoot horse
live, the weapon exploded and the ball entered the
brain OF bystander named Jacob Ottenger, re-
Respectable German, residing in Orchard street
causing his death in very short time
Year: 1859

Or The latest intelligence from .he
gold region indicates that the State Con-
stitution has been rejected by heavy
majority. The people of thar portion Of
the territory will claim a participation in
the vote on the Wyandott Constitution.
Year: 1859

sources will school the children of the
State but one month, it provides for free
schools for that length of time only. No
local tax can be levied to maintain the
school, and if kept up longer time it
will be as in some other States, by the
voluntary contribution of the parents.
The State school fund will consist of
the proceeds of school lands, the five per
centum of the proceeds of public lands
sold after the admission of Kansas, and
the State school tax. School lands can
not be sold; unless authorized by vote
of the people at a general election, and
cannot be leased pro6tably for years to
Coincidence for several years nothing
can be expected from that source. The
interest on the FIVE per centum of the pro-
ceeds of public lands, will do but little
in the support ofschools. Common schools
for years to come, must depend on a
heavy State tax, if they are maintained
for three months on an average over the
State. Sec. 4 of the Education article
contains an odious clause. 1t provides
that mo school district in which COM
mon school has not been maintained at
least three months in each year, shall be
entitled to receive eny portion of such
funds" Provision should have been made
for reinvesting the funds so apportioued,
for the benefit of each district, thus en-
abling sparsely settled districts to accum-
ulate a fund for the support of schools
therein. But this provision virtually de-
prives every sparsely settled school dis
trict Of State aid.


No friend of education can vote for q
Year: 1859

SOCIAL LIFE IN JAPAN.-"I don't think
ever saw a happier people than those which
now crowded the streets through which we
passed. Such a thing as want seemed entirely
unknown TO them, and we did not encou nter a
single scowling face. Everything was curiosity
aud smiles, and salutatlOn and apparent pIen-
ty. Here we were pressed to enter the cIeanly
houses and drink sakie or tea In another
place we must share their evening meal, and
smoke a dozen CT more of their diminutiye pipes
of tobacco and again we would be stoprei
at fruit stall and pressed to partake. During
our whole stay we have not seen a dozen beg
gars, and even they could not be called such,
for their wants seemed to be supplied by every
one as a matter Of course. These were ALWAYS
old men OF women who were evidently unable
to support life in any other wsy.''
Year: 1859

took on so hard, the old hypocrite declare
1T makes me faint and sick to think of IL. but
I'm sure L need not be surprised, for he ask ed
me long ago to take her place, but refused
him, with the utmost indignation. told him
ne ought to be ashamed of himself, and he
SldoWer such a brief length o, time. Joshua
Stebbins must took me for bigger fool than
am, to expect was going to take up with
crooked stick at last, and two freckle-faced,
quarrelsome, hateful little brats besides. i
guess his new wife didn't know what she was
coming home to; them children is the pest of
the neighborhood. Humph he helps her up
the steps under that portcullis mighty pleasant
now, and / suppose she's admiring things; but
if she don't wait many a month before the
stingy cretur gets anything more, and if she
doesn't have to wear faded fnery after a while,
then lose my guess. You thought l an.
proved Mr.. Stebbins' prudence?" So L do ap-
prove Of proper degree of prudence in any
body; but nobody ever heard me say upheld
the right-up-and down meanness of that man
his stnginess Why, he'd steal the cents off
of a dead mans eyes, for all know, and
don't wish you to say again that approve of
him.


She's minced into the house, now, and he's
tied his horse and gone in with her 1 hope
you N be able to keep your eyes on your work
now there's no more to be seen. 1t seems as
if my window was made for nothing in the





everything and everybody. There never was
woman tOrmented with two such idle minxes
as yoa girls. Clara Brown. you re doing that
all wrong no, L didn't tell you to do it that
way, neither. What do you mean by contra
dieting me? You will finish that job, now, be-
fore you 60 TO bed, if it takes you till three
clock in the mOrnin'; won't pay girls for
whispering, and talking, and looking out the
winaow; don't do it myself, and don't allow
1t In others L can just tell you what it is, L
sha'nt try to get this fat trimmed for that
high flyer of a young miss; il she's disappointed
it's good enough for her. My head aches, and
| amt a-going to take another stitch to-day.
Dora do you hear me go and put on the
kettle; want good strong cup o. tea. Don't
bother me with questions; ain t going to speak
again this evening. I'm tired of your gable.
and want silence for once in my life and now,
because you can't talk, talk, talk, suppose
you re wondering and wondering who the bride
Is. and what her name was, and how she looks
and where she came from, and how old she is,
and what they're a-gettiug for supper, and
whether you'll have piece Of the wedding
cake, and how he happened to get acquainted
with her; but I'd jest advise you to MIND your
own business, and let other peoples alone
won t have it; so just quit it. You needn't be
setting that tea to sleeping just yet I'm
going to throw on my bunnit, and run over and
call. l want to be the first to congratulate
en-, just to show Joshua Stebbins that don't
care pin for him; though if somebody was a
mind to sew him for brich Of promise, she
might kick up a pretty muss in Pennyville;
but you can't catch old birds with chaff, nor
Alvira Slimmens with a widower


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1859

tS Lawyers sometimes get as good as they
send. A witness in a trial room at Auburn
recently exemplifed this though he appeared a
very verdant specimen of humanity After a
severe cross examination the counsel for the
government paused, and then putting on look
OF severity and an ominous shake of the head,
exclaimed


Mr.. Witness, has not an effort been made
to induce you to tell different story"


A different story from what have told,
SIR"


That is what mean"
Z" Yes, sir; several persons have tried to get
me to tell different story from what have told
but they couldn't"


"Now, sir; upon your oath, wish to know
who those persons are"


"Waal, l guess you have tried bout a,
hard rs any of them


The witness was dismissed, while Judge, Jury
and spectators INDUCED in hearty laugh.
Year: 1859

WELSH NEWSPAPER OFFICE, 10 Nassau-stl


April ~ 1888


Prof o. J. Wood: Dear Sir-Some month or six
weeks ago received bottle of your Hair Restora-
tive and gave It my wife, who concluded to try it on
her hair, little Sinking at the time that il would re-
store the gray hair to its original color but her as
well as my surprise, after few weeks trial it has per
formed that wonderful effect by turning all the gray
hairs to dark brown, at the time beautifying
and thickening the hair. l strongly recommend the
above Restorative to all persons in want of such A
change OF their hair CHARLES CARDEW
Year: 1859

CARO.-It is a wen known fact AIN ing .ueul-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation OF SARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some of them even MERCURY although protesting
do so-consequently, for all cutaneous Diseases
etc, they Injurious instead Of beneficial Now in
the preparation offer to the public we are willing
to show the receipt to any One-no matter who-DoC-
TOR OR NO DocToR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

Rr HARRIET ,. MEX.
do not cannot think thee dead,


My cousin, young and fair;
How could the dcws of earth be shed
Upon thy sunny hairi
BY memory's light see thee still,
And Life with all its Joys,
Is sparkling in thine eye ihe while
mark the sweetness Of thy smile.
The kindness of thy voice
They say that voice and smile are Aed,
And yet cannot feel thee dead,
We parted when the Aprips showers
Had reused her infant train,
win many n scheme to pass the hours
When we would meet again
How we would hear tho echoes ring,
And Gull the forests woalth,
And for our wreaths the blossoms bring.
While the glad wind would DER US sing,
And fan thy brow to health
In skies SO bright, what eye could see
The shadows Ger our destiny2
little droam'd, ere summer wreaths
Had bent the forest bough,
A hand, far mightier than the breeze"
Would rest upon thy brow
And flowers that withered not, nor smiled
In thy pale grasp or mine,
Would shed their leaves and fragrance wild
Above heart as oung and mild,
As young and true as thine
Would bloom above thy quiet clay,
Pass'd with the beautiful away.
I feel, beneath the starlight pale


or yon unclOuied blue,
As though a breath might part the veil
That hides her from my view
The glories ofthat City bright


fain would hear her tell
Ah, would she lo,k on earth o-night,
Whose eyes have caught their flaming light
From the MrisiJie!
orprofer an uDd,ing hand


To guide US to the spirit land.
sweetis the thought Of human love,
"fose precious chain is riyen,
Then eve!y link unites above


To draw our hearts to heaven
Our voyage soon vii. end-our night,
A few short years at most,
When day has pu; the shades to Gisht,
We too shall hail the land in sight,
And moor upon tho coast,
Which her frail bark and lighter oar
Had gain. Il little time before.
Year: 1859

AFTER Mr.. Prescott had finished his first
great work, so little was he inspired with q
fervid ambition, or anything like an inorli-
nate distinction, that he said to his father
that he had had the qualification of writing
the work, and that should place it on his
shelf and leave il for those who should
come after him. He was dissuaded from


so doing, and was encouraged to give it to
the world by his father.
Year: 1859

The San Francisco News thus speaks of the
motives which actuated Mr.. Broderick in ac-
cepting the challenge of Judge Terry. -


His refusal to fight Perley was brought up


in judgment against him, and he who knew
not fear was assailed as Coward" DC He
was exposing fraud and corruption, defend
ing public virtue, and maintaining the doc
trine of equal rights against slave code oil
garchy; and the unjust assaults made upon
him by his enemies touched him to the quick
Defeat followed, but still he held himself
ready to take that other responsibility which
seems to be the exncting demand made on
public men by all new countries. The per-
sonal language he had used towards Judge
Terry was, in fact, of trivial Importance
such cause of quarrel might easily have
been removed. 1t was the necessity he felt
to answer, in his own person, the assaults
made upon his courage and political honor
which outweighed all considerations, even
that of self-preservation itself The day af
ter the election, he waited in hourly eXpec
tation of receiving a series of challenges to
mortal combat from his leading political OPP
ponents and the first which reached him was
from Judge Terry. This he did not regret,
since, as he was told, d. S. Terry enjoyed
the reputation of being the most expert shot
in the State, was the representative of the
most desperate "chivalry," and was, perhaps
his most extreme political opponent in the
State. "a plague O. both your houses. =
1t may be possible that Terry's motive was
purely personal but it is quite clear that no
personal consideration guided Mr.. Broderick.
His was political necessity. Governed by
considerations of the loftiest character, will


ing to take any hazard if he could give
strength to his party and considering
that the crisis had arrived when it was his
duty to clear himself of the foul imputations
which had been cast at him, he would have
accepted challenge upon challenge as fast as
they might have been sent to him.
Year: 1859

RECENTLY most extraordinary race took
place in fashionable ladies seminary school
in the Thiergaten, Berlin, where thirty-three
young ladies contested for the championship
in swimming.
Year: 1859

The Stockton Argus in speaking of the
duel between Senator Broderick and Judge
Terry, says:


Let there be no more duels There is kna-
very in it, Ns there is in stocking cards As
well may an honorable man attempt to win
the money of blackleg, as to go to the field
expecting in all cases fair play. Pistols can
be stocked as we'll as cards and this fact
destroys all sense of honor that may hereto
fore have been attached to the system of
duelng. Away with it! it is a snare and a
cheat. There is no equality in it. The best
shot has the advantage. The best triekster
is certain of winning the game of death and
| life Let there be no more of it.
Year: 1859

The Saginaw, the only vessel of war ever
built in this State, is rapidly approaching
completion at Mare Island. She is built en-
tirely of the wood of this country, and is in
this respect, somewhat of an experiment
Year: 1859

THfUE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY
Il inform the citizens of Marysve and vicinity,
that he has opened Depot for tle Sale of the above
beautiful LAMP.


For SAFETY it is infinitely superior to all others.
lie warrants against EXPLOSION, under any and all
circumstances The Kerosene is an extract from BIZ
luminous coal, and does not contain explosive quail
ties.


In an economical point ofvlew it is unrlyaed, cost
ing only one and quarter to enc and halfcents per
hour, giving the


Light of six Good Candles, or five Fluid
LAMPS, with two woks each, at that price There
are other Kerosene Burners in use, but HALE'S IL
the only one in which the inventor has succeeded in
giving very large light without smoking or giving
an unpleasant odor in room while burning.


There Is no humbug in this matter, and for the pur
pose Of demonstrating this fact, will agree to re-
fund the money to any person purchasing Lamp al
this Depot, who shall return 1t within any reasonable
length Of time and say they are dissatisfied with it.
Year: 1859

There is thought to be very little use in . mans
meaning well, If he cannot express his meaning by
his acts.


Tupper says that grain of corn is better than
diamond. Certainly it is, for barn.door fowl.
Year: 1859

As razor is best whetted in oil, SO wit is best
sharpened by politeness. The lack Of edge in both
is discoverable from the oGense pain they give.


Why does door generally stand in the subjunctive
mood? Because it is mostly wood, or should be.
Year: 1859

ALL FRIENDS AGAIN.-We learn from
the proceedings of the court in Lauder
dale county, Miss, which came to a close
yesterday, that a certain trial of great in
terest on the criminal docket was decided
against the defendants. Sundrv persons
had been indicted for I'VE believel a con
spiracy to commit murder, and were put
upon their trial at the same time The
best counsel that could be procured was
employed on both sides, and the cause
wa, contested with great spirit and labor.
In the fight upon which the prosecution
was based, several persons were injured
and very respectable gentleman nearly
lost his life by pistol shot.


Prosecutions and cross prosecutions had
been instituted, and one of the best com
munities in Lauderdale county had been
etfectuallv divided and broken up in il,
social relations. We learn that the gen
tleman most Immediately interested in
procuring the conviction of the defend
ants. upon the iury's return of verdict
of ' guilty which consigned the defend
ants to the penitentiary. Immediately
headed with his own name a petition fol
| Executive clemency. There was a touch
of chivalry in this, and it is not surprising
that it had the effect to disarm resent
ment. The result of such noble conduct
was what it ought to have been: all the
parties to the controversy made friend.
and agreed to bury all animosities.-.N2
bile Mercury, dug Is.
Year: 1859

Ra5@ The most singuiIr IynchIng opera
ton on record, recently took place atSouth
Bend, Indiana. The ladies of that place
assembled TO the number of two hundred,
and lynched a woman of ill-tame tarring
and feathering her. The proceeding does
not seem to have had the unqualified ap-
proyal Of the entire male population
Two young men, however. rushed in and
helped the ladies to smear with tar and
feathers the erring one. The embodied
male population of course did not make
an attack upon the female lynchers. but
they took in hand the volunteer young
men, and lynched them in the most ap-
proved stYle.
Year: 1859

Gs-As grapes are very plenty this year
and it is not yet too late, the following direc-
tions for making Grape Jelly may be found
valuable to our lady readers: "Put the
grapes into jar and place the jar in an
oven, or on the top of q stove, to draw out
the juice; then squeeze them through a cloth,
and'to every pint of juice add one pound ol
loaf sugar, and boil nearly an hour; after
which, pour IL into pots and let it stand till
next day; then cover with paper and tie up
tight"
Year: 1859

GRoss OrTRAGE.-One evening last week
some Infamous scoundrel went to the resi-
dence of Mr.. WV. RuTLEDGE, during hi
temporary absence, and girdled fve large
apple and two plum trees, all heavily lader
with fruit. We know of no punishment
too severe for the wretch who would thu,
give vent to his spleen. Tar and feather
ing is too bood for him. In connection
with this subject, we would call the atten
ton Of city fathers to a gang of rowdies
whS have been infesting Olympia for some
time past without any apparent means oI
living. Several outrages have lately been
committed in our midst without any clue
ever being discovered to the perpetrators,
and we wonld advise our town cOuncil to
give some authority to the marshal by
which be can rid us Of these loafers, either
by setting them to work on the, road or
driving them out of town.
Year: 1859

lMPuDENcE UNPARALLELED.7-By the list
steamer, petitions, extensively signed by
his black republican friends, were forward.
ed to Washington, recommending the ap-
pointment Of s. Garfelde as Secretary Of
this Territory.


Alas! poor GarfsIde! Does he imagine
for one moment that the President Of the
United States is not fully aware Of the
course he pursued in the late canvass, iu
openly taking the stump against tie regu
Larly nominated democratic candidate for
Delegate, and advocating the election oI
Col. Wallace, the opponent of the demo.
cratic party aud OF the administration
and docs he think the President will enter.
tain petition Of this kind If he does,
he certainly shows evidence Of fearful in
sanity, and we recommend to our eity fdtk-
ers the necessity of keeping close watch
on him, and of having quarters suitable for
q lunatic asylum Immediately made ready,
in case the madness becomes Of such a
character as to make it necessary to Gag,
him, IN order to keep him from committing
personal violence. The more we reflect
on this matter, the more convinced nre We
of the necessity of the erection of such q
building.


From this last step Of the abolitionists,
it is quite apparent that poor Carbide has
become the conduit Of oil manner of false
hood and SANDER. He is the plant instru-
ment used alike by Evans, Wallace, Hays
and Chcnoweth. They stuff him with the
hopes Of the next Delegateship, and he in
turn abuses the democratic party and the
administration to deserve their confidence
and to cap the climax they recommend
him for the Secretary of the Territory, and
make him the laughing stock Of the com
munity. He does not seem to know that
'dishonor waits on per6dy," and that these
men mdst spurn him, when they can no
longer make use of him in defaming the
men and measures of the democratic party.
Even now they denounce him as false to
every sentiment Of honor. They love the
treason but abhor the traitor" How low
this man has fallen | Once the seal Of
manhood and independence was upon his
brow. He was respected aud esteemed
for his devotion to principle. But alas
now he is the slave Of circumstances, with
out an honest purpose at his command-a
moral inebriate who becomes intoxicated
with what he knows is poison to his life
and happiness. He deserved better fate
than that which awaits him. We pity
him |
Year: 1859

after considerable urging, to go as q
missionary to the poor miserable croa
lures. She supplied herself with bun
dlo Of tracts. and taking cnro TO wear


clothing which would suffer least injury
from dirt, she sailed forth on her mis-