smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

a SONG FOR NEW YEAp'S EVE.


BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Stay yet, my friends. moment stay
Stay, till the good old year.
30 long companion Of our way,
Shakes hands and leaves US here.


Oh stay, oh stay,
One little hour and then away.
The year, whose hopes were high and strong
Has now no hopes 70 wake;
Yet one hour more Of jest and song
For his familiar sake.


oh stay. oh stay.
One mirtbtul hour, and then away.
The kindly wear. his liberal hands
Have layished all his store.
And shall we turn from where he stands,
Because he gives no more?


Oh stay, oh stay,
One grateful hour and then away.
Days brightly came and calmly went,
While vet he was our guest
How chcerfully the week was spent
How sweet the seventh days rest


Oh stay, Oh stay,
One good hour more and then away.
Dear friends were with us, some who sleep
Beneath the coffin lid:
What pleasure memories we keep
Ofail they said and did


Oh stay. oh stay,
One tender hour and tnen away.
Even while We sing he smiles his last
And leaves our sphere behind
The good old year IS with the past;
Oh be the new as kind!


Oh stay, Oh stay,
One parting strain, and then away
Year: 1859

GREY IN SlE.-A veteran lsafer, who,
like the wandering Jew, is ever on the tramp,
found bis way TO the first station house last Nom
day night, where be was locked up because of his
inability to paddle his canoe. Yesterday morning
he gave his name as Lynch, was very polite to the
Mayor, in whose presence he had before appeared,
aud promising to resume his tramp, was excused
for the third time.
Year: 1859

OPENING OF THE BARS AT TIRE MOUTH OF THE
MIssIssIPPI.-A dispatch has been received by the
Chamber of Commerce at New Orleans from Wash
ington to the effect that "the Department OF War
month of the Mississippi" Col. Long was not in
the city when the dispatch came TO hand, and 1t
was urged that some other competent engineer be
at once appointed.
Year: 1859

ACogITTED.-Willia and Robert Per
die charged with attempting to steal watch from
Bernard earn, Friday last, in Broad sire et were
discharged by the Mayor yesterday, the complain.
ant having stated that he did not identify either
of the boys as the party that ran against him
aud that be would not ssy that any effort was
made to steal his watch. such charge should
never be made without due consider atiou. espe-
cia'ly against a poor boy who has nothing but his
character for capital to begin life upon.
Year: 1859

Hill, In passing along the ravine near the old
glass house, yesterday morning, was struck in the
back by aba fred from a pistol by lad on the
brow OF the hill on 23d street near the Adams
onrying ground, but received no serious injury
because of the fact that the lesden missile baS
spent it's force when it struck him. The shot was
ftred at random, and ith desire to ipjure any
one. Both parties we're equally alarmed, and If
the result has the efec. of making boys more care
lui with hresrms, the gentleman who was struck
will be gratified
Year: 1859

How men would mock at Pleasures shows,
Her golden promise, if they knew
What weary word she is to those


Who have no better work to do.
Curved is the line of beauty,


Straight is the line of duty;
Walk by the last, and thou shalt see
The other ever follow thee.
o, righteous doom, that they who make
Pleasures their only end,
Ordering their whole life for its sake,
Miss that whereto they tend.
While they who bid stern duty lead,
Content to fellow, they,
Of duty only taking heed,


Find pleasure by the way.
Year: 1859

- To dispel ignorance, to show
how man can help man, notwithstand-
ing tie complicated state of civilized
society, ought to be the aim Of every
philanthrophic person; but it is more
peculiarly the duty of those who, under
the blessing of Divine Providence, en-
joys station, wealth and education.
Year: 1859

An editor in describing the eff.
fects of squall upon canal boat, says
that when the gale was at its highest,
the unfortunate craft keeled to larboard,
and the captain and another cask OF
whiskey rolled overheard.
Year: 1859

SUNDAY REvELRY.-There are many
strangers now in our city looking about for .
future home who would as coon buy in bed
lam If this Sunday dancing and ball rolling
is to be tolerated. It 10 fact that there are
some people yet, who have some regard for
morality, and will look well to it before To-
eating. This is not guess work, it is true
One man who is now in town, said ON yester-
day, that he lived in . city were there we're
eighty thousand Germans. but no such
thing as be saw and heard yesterday. could
be found there. Many may think it small
thing, but, sirs. it is mighty in its infiu-
ence, either good or bad, for our city. Any
one who can see with the naked eye. the
Bluff from the court House cannot fail to
see that it is against US.
Year: 1859

INTENDED BURGLARY.-This even
ing burglary will be committed at the
German Theater, by THE Robbers" As
there are no police on watch we presume
they will not be disturbed, but we would
advise our citizens to drop in and see how
it is done. "Who speaks first" for the af-
ter piece. There is fun ahead.
Year: 1859

~ The Editor of the keokuk
Journal predicts that in less than two years
Keokuk will number fifty thousand popula-
tion We surely have no objections, though
we are free to confess we cannot believe
Year: 1859

~ The strawberry season is about
played out. The good people Of Davenport
cannot complain that they have not had q
fair supply this year. The last strawberry
Festival of this season will be given this
evening, by the members Of the Congrega-
tionsl Church. Remember it and be on
hand
Year: 1859

H We understand that there is
considerable fault found with the noise
created at the Garden, at the head Of Rip
ley street. Those who reside near the
garden, state that they cannot sleep, in
consequence of the great disorder. and
threaten to have the garden prosecuted as
q nuisance
Year: 1859

EW The work Of surveying the
Cedar Valley Railroad will commence i'm
mediately, or SO soon as the requisite
amount OF funds shall be raised to defray
expenses Of making such survey.
Year: 1859

halted at MT. Tats's, who lives just CIT the edge of the roost. This kind family gave us an excellent supper. After which Messrs. Wm. and Enos Tate and Mir. Sawyer offered their services as guides for the night, which were readily accepted, and after few mo- ments' ride we were in the roost. And here language cannot give the most remote idea of this feathered tribe-they are as the sands of the sea shore, or as the stars of Heaven-they occupy an area of four miles, and the noise they make is disgusting-they can be heard long before you get among them. We fired several rounds into their midst, and were soon satisfied and willing to quit. We cannot tell exactly how many we killed, but the number was enormous. We could say much more about this interesting sport, but time will not allow us. We close by wishing that all who go on the same or all who visit the Pigeon Roost and Grand Prairie, may have as jovial and pleasant time as we had.

 Respectfully, Sc &c.,,

 ONE OF THE PA RTY.
Year: 1859

RsV- That beautiful season known as "In- dian Summer," took it's departure from this latitude on Saturday morning last. We had change fromthe balmy breezes of the South to the chilling winds of the North in the short space of an hour.
Year: 1859

TA company of Georgians passed through our town on Saturday last on their way home from Pike's Peak. All we could learn of their success goes to ccrroberate the fact that the same amount of toll and eroney necessary to a trip to these mines, expended in cultivating the rich lands of Arkansas, is productive of much greater results.
Year: 1859

The heart hath hunger as the body


hath. Where one person dies of physi-
cal want, dozen perish from starvation
of the affections. Men cannot live By
bread alone, but the soil must likewise be-
fed. A pig can subsist on corn, and a
horse on hay and oats but men and
women have spiritual natures that re-
quire spiritual food. He who attempts
to live without sympathy makes beast
of himself We have seen poor, pu.
ny child, to which neither nutriment
nor medicine could give warmth and
strength, suddenly rouse and became
healthy and ruddy when some large
hearted, elderly, nmarried aunt, with no
husband or child of her own to bestov
the rich store of her affections upon, came
to feed the little thing with her hearts
blood aud teaspoon. This hunger for
love is divine appetite, and it is folly TO
attempt to starve it out.
Year: 1859

A journeyman tailor has just returned
to Bloomington, H., from Eng with
a quarter of million of dollars, his share
of legacy of nearly three millions. He
was SO much excited that he could neith-
er eat nor sleep, and it is feared bis good
luck will be the death of him.
Year: 1859



 EDITOR OF THE TRUE DEMOCRAT

 Dear Sir: As writing newspaper squibs is common and common men have become contributors to public journals, l conclude in the midst of my leisure moments to claim my common privilege and write a squib for your valuable journal

 The great subject of thought and conver- sation in this quarter is the approaching August election; and the inquiry is. who will be our next governor and who our next member to Congress?

 Among the many spoken of for guber- material honors, the name of the Hon. Josiah Gould of Bradley county, stands pre,eminent. The democracy of Calhoun look upon him as being democrat of the old school-a good and true one that has been fully tried and in all things proven himself worthy of the name of a democrat, and entitled to the confidence of his con. stituents

 Among those spoken of for Congress, the Hon. I. F. Sorrels is undoubtedly the choice of the democracy of this county The time has come in our humble opinion, that we should have in Congress men, good and true men of energy and manly couIge. We want a man that is every way ac- quainted with the rights of the south, and has the courage and energy to maintain them. Such a manis the Hon. T. F. Sor- rels; and should he be the choice of the party and honored with seat in the Congress oi the United States. We will feel assured that we havea representative that will con- tend for and maintain the rights of the south and faithfully guard the interests of the democratic party. CALHOUN.
Year: 1859

This evening we expect to leave for Washington city, to be absent several weeks. During our absence, Mr. Wood ward, as associate editor, will attend to our paper.

 The answer and discussion of the oues- tions put to us, short time since, by the Old Line Democrat, involving the question of reopening the slave trade, will necessarily have to be postponed until our return.

 While at Washington, we assure our subscribers in the west, we shall endeavor to have something done about the mail be- tween here and Fort Smith, Sometime since we addressed Senator Johnson let ter about the speculatons of certain indi- viduals upon the mail service in this State, and he enclosed our letter to the post office department. There are certain individuals residing in Washington city who, by some means, secure for themselves the contracts on all the leading post routes in this State, for no other purpose than to sell them out at profit to our citizens. This we regard as an outrage, and shall protest against it. Senator Johnson has promised to take this matter in hand as soon as he reaches Wash ington. These men got the contract to carry the mail between this place and Fort Smith, and were to have put 1t into opera ton early in October. They have not done so yet, and in the meantime that vast re- zion of country has been supplied by a mail once week only. We understan they are to start it soon, and they expect to car " the mail in one horse 6uggies, and take four days and eiyhteen hours to accomplish trip! This contract is gross outrage upon the State. Nothing less than four horse post coach service, performed in forty eight hours, three times week, if not daily, will meet the demands of the people.
Year: 1859

HoN. T. B. HANLY.-Below we publish letter from Judge Hanly, which we find in the Helena Note Book. Judge Hanly. as every other distinguished man who has refused to bow and worship at Hindman's shrine, has fallen under the grave censre of that little would be-tyrant and his organs. The Judge Is a retired citizen, gentle man, and man not to be provoked with impunity. We are glad to see that he has entered the list in earnest, and we feel as sared that he can tell "plain unvarnish- ed tale' that will be to the point and over whelming He has given no provocation for this war made upon him, but has been dragged into it by the arch disorganizer and his men, all of whom are new corners in our State, and have determined to pull down and destroy all of our old citizens to make room for themselves:

 "Editor of Vote Book

 desire to say to the public, througn your paper, that as soon as 1 can have the time from my professional engagements l will respond to the article in the last issue of the State Rights Democrat in which its editor says Now we conceive there is lit tie need of proofs when Judge Hanly ac- knowledged yesterday in his reply to Hind man all the charges we had made against him, excepting only the charge that he had gone to Kentucky before the election l promise to prove to my fellow-citizens that the charges Illuminated against me by the State Rights Democrat are very different from those stated by Col. Hindman in this city on Monday last, and those of Hindman made here are substantially different from those the same gentleman made in Inde pendence and Richland townships in this county short time before and that 1 not only did not admit, in my speech in reply to Hindman, the charges of that gentleman, but absolutely disproved main one of his, and the substantial ones of the State Rights Democrat. 1 want no newspaper or other war with any man or set of men, but am resolved not to be unjustly or unwarranta- blv assaled without raising my voice, welding my pen, or lifting my arm to vim dicate myself

 As soon as the courts are over l will be at leisure and will then endeavor to redeem the promise now made to the public through your poper. Very truly,

 THOMAS B. HANLY.'
Year: 1859

you have your reward. Would 1t be too great stretch ofNimagination of to suppose that Tommy in the plenitude of his power stepping from his pride of place " would take you by the hand and call you his be- loved Viator and haply, in fit of generos- ity, ordain that you should receive fne fat office? This may be, for it is written; :. He that humbleth himself shall be ex- ahed." If the exaltation is to be in pro portion to the humiliation--to the getting low down-then am keen to swear you will be sky high some day. But l must close and subscribe myself

 Your sincere admirer,

 and earnest well-w;sher,

 ,aa a,a TOTOTOT.
Year: 1859

RIvKR.-Jhe river is full The largest sized boats can run now. The weather is very inclem ent The ground was covered with snow for day or two. On Monday it partially thawed. On yesterday it showed again. The wind is from the north, quite high and bitterly cold. There is good prospect of our ice dealers being able to lay up supply for next summer.
Year: 1859

Eg If our advertising customers will crowd more in on Tuesday than we can possibly getrp, it is their fault and not ours if their advertisements do not all appear in Wednesdays paper.
Year: 1859

WA. F. DOUGLASS,

 Editor of tue hadependem:

 DEAR SIR: During my absence at Little Rock, many letters have accumulated for me. They make it clear. that can not with propriety leave the State without a further public declaration of my intention. l declared in a public speech in this town, in July, 1858, that it was my fixed determination to retire from the public service, and that my name would not again be used tor reelection to the Senate or any other office. This fact was noticed at the time by the public press.

 The writers of these letters are my friends. They urge me to declare myself a candidate for reelection to the U. $. Senate, or for the Governorship, and they do so chiefly on account of Col. Hindman's s turbulent and distracting course. l can not, with all my devotion to the will, and my defierence to the opinions of my friends, give my consent to further use of my name for either office.

 Col. Hindman's attempted1 disruption of the unity and harmony of the democratic party is all selfish, and in less than twelve months will be of small moment He is reported to have assailed my political acts very bitterly, but without personal insult This do not object to, but he has in every other way sought to be offensive, and particularly by frequent and general denunciation of the family of Johnsons, and to add to his offensiveness, he pledged him self in his public speeches, to visit Little Rock, and to denounce them to their faces The 24th inst, was the day set apart fol this purpose, and was public to all travelled fifty miles to attend this appoint ment. and to afford him the opportunity He failed to attend and redeem his pledge His excuse was false in spirit, and paltry ii fact; and the whole affair, pronounce to be another of his ingenious devices to win fol himself name for courage and to fling on others an imputaton of cowardice.

 His conduct in the few years he has been here, is to my mind that of a bully, and an imposter in the ranks of honor.

 His position as member of Congress secures for him my notice.

 In again announcing to my fellow-citiz my wish to retire to private life, I beg tc express my deep sense of gratitude for the many high honors they have conferred up. on me, and for the unchanging confidence they have shown me for so many years.

 l am, very respectfully,

 R. w. JOHNSON.
Year: 1859

DOVER PosT OFFICE.-We understand the post master at Dover, in Pope county, does not always deliver the True Democrat to its subscribers, when they call for it, though it is in the office. We trust there must be some mistake about it.
Year: 1859

Late last night an official dispatch was
received from New orleans stating that the
steamer Philadelphia had been seized by the
U. S. Marshal. An answer was Immediate
ly transmitted directing the retention of the
Captain and crew, in view of judicial pro-
ceedngs, and TO hold the vessel, which, if it
shall he found she Was employed in fill
clustering expedition, will be a subject for
forfeiture. ..... --. .,


The dispatch further states that the artil-
lery company from Baton Rouge was on
their way to the point where it was said
the filibustcrs have congregated, ready to be
used by the Marshal as occasion may re-
quire in the effort to arrest them. Never
has more earneStnesS been exhibited with
regard to any similar expedition than in re-
lation to this one, for the illustration of
which most rigorous measures have been
adopted. So far the Federal officers have
beeu successful, and it is reliably asserted
that their proceedings are altogether sat :
isfactOry to the government.
Year: 1859

BE- Wednesday night was wakeful one
to our citizens. Every house was open and
lighted, and the streets thronged: with
citizens till after one clock in the morn
ing, TO behold the imposing, but rather
lugubrious procession of the Sons of Malts.
After a hilarious meeting-judging from
the boiSterouS noise in the Hall-the trans
sition was apparently sudden to the solemn,
masked, hooded, and shrouded procession
in the streets. The accession to the order
here must have been large in one evening,
as at least two hundred appearedin costume.
Feminine curiosity is on the qui yiYc to get
an inkling of the secrets and objects of the
mysterious association
Year: 1859

Wholesale Clothing House.
IvEyN FEARS 100, THE WHOLE
II Clothing trade Of the West was comparatively
Of small anlannt, and confined almost exclu-
sively to q retail business in the larger towns and
cities alone. Now this line of Goods has become
an almost Indispensable part Of the stock of every
general Dry Goods store from the crowded city to
the cross-road stand. Like all changes in trade,
however, this one has not been produced except for
the best of reasons. Among these are the great
saving of material by cutting a large quantity of
garments together-the superior work and speed of
sewing machines In inaaufacturing-the great saw
ing Of time in waiting for your ''turp at the Tai
lor's-the uncertainty Of even then getting salts
factory 'ft," and abore all the saving of a: least
one-haf the cost Of thS garment in the price. For
a number of years this has only been a part of our
general Dry Goods business, but we have made
arrangements to devote onr whole house exclu-
sively to it alone with such lines of Notions and
Furnishing Goods will be necessary and desirable
in that trade. Belle wing that the frne interest of
the trade will be to sustain in this enterprise,
we would especially announce that We now have
on hand of the largest and most desirable
ever offered to the trade Of the West.


We respectfully solicit a call from all our old
friends and the trade generally. We charge moth
ing for shoriag goods, and not much il you buy
them We are prepared to sell to all prompt time
buyers as low:as any house In the trade. liberal
discount also made on all cash sales.


WI. e. FRENCH & CO.,


sep3 No. 20 Main street.
Year: 1859

On Saturday there will be further pro-
ceedings OF interest TO visitors. We hear
that n second contest for beautiful prize
for the best female equestrianism is spoken
Of for that day.
Year: 1859




We are indeed gratiied to learn Of the
interest whicha few OF tie people Of Brooklin
have taken the past winter. and spring
in the Education Of the rising generation.-
Education has been much neglected for a
long time in that place, but we now hope 1t
will progress, as 1t has commenced.
Early in February last, Rev l.. Bradford
without any other motive than that Of bene-
fitting the YOUTH prov osed, that they should
establish u term OF hi.h school in that place,
under his superintendence.


We are happy to say that he succeeded
admirably, as far a, We are able to judge
We had the opportunity Of visiting one OF
his evening schools, and was very much in
tcrested in the performances, which did
much credit to both Teacher and Pupils
First in order came Geographic Il rehearsal;
Secondya short lecture from the teacher, on
the origin Of words; next the recess, after
which We were both amused and profted by
the rehersil of declamations and dialogues.
And lastly came the paper OF their own
compositions, and one which we think cannot
be beat by any common school; more especial-
ly by those who have had no greater privileges
that the composers of that paper.


We understand that they are to have a
fall term, and we hope it will be fully
attended, and the same interest which is
L


And is cannot be otherwise since it is
under the disipline Of so successful teacher
as they have had the past winter.


S. B. A.
Year: 1859

turning them to the pastures, let them
hare mixture of salt and wood ashes in
the proportions Of one OF the former to
two Of the latter. and let it b. placed
where they can at all times have free ac-
cess to 1t.
Year: 1859

A writer il one of the. London scientific jour-
nals has some peculiar notions in regard 10 the
effect upon railway travelling of the earth. rota-
ton. 1t is we'll known tha. the earth royolves on
its axis once in ; hours from west to east, the
velocity ol any point its surface is greater
nearer the equator. and loss further from IT, in
the ratio Of the cosac of tho latitude. Thus
according to this ratio the difference between the
relative velocity of the earth in surface motion at
London and nt Liverpool is about % miles per
hour; and this amount Of lateral mo, oncnt is TO
bo gained or lost respects the locomotive, in
each journey, according to the dir s:i u travelled
in from one place to tho other; aui IN proportion
to tho speed will be the pressure atanst the sides
of the rails, which at high velocity will give the
engine tendency to climb the rightheud rail in
each direction