smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

"E BEG LEAVE to inform our friends and
w the public in general, that having made
large additions to our already extensive Stock we
are now prepared to furnish them with all articles
connected with the Wood and Willow Ware Line,
at prices to defy competition.


In addition, We also keep full and complete
assortment of rope, cordage and twines consisting
of manila, hemp aud cotton rope, linen and cotton,
sail twine, ma"h lime twine, wrapping twine, etc.


Traders are respectfully invited to call aud ex-
anime our Stock before purchasing elsewhere, as
they will find Larger assortment to select from
and at than any other House in the city


March I8-3m
Year: 1859

man by the na Ae of Thomas Suttons got into
a row with al Irishmsn on the steamer Sam Kirk
man yesterday, and the latter bit of large por-
tion of his right ear. The Irishmsn made his es>
cane
Year: 1859

A very sable member of the above named
Church has made us acquainted with a little
squabble which occurred in their place of
worship in this city few nights ago. 1t an
pears that the present installed minister is
not acceptable to his entire congregation. A
portion of them openly proclaim that he has
collected funds in the name of the Church.
which he has never paid over. This is as
stoutly denied upon the other side. Our in.
formant says that a meeting was held few
evenings ago for the purpose of settling some
Church matters, when a move was made to
remove from Church membership, or from
his position as church dignitary, a man
who was little obnoxious to the installed
preacher because of his persistent inquiries
as to the alleged missing funds. The meet
ing was equally divided between the preach.
er (he himself votng) and the obnoxious
member, when the preacher brought in his
wife, in order to have her cast her vote on
his side and so settle the question in his ia
vor. Wherelpon our informant rose to his
feet, armed with club, and vehemently
protested against her voting, charging that
she was no true member, having been snug
gled into the Church by four votes only, when
1t required a much larger number &c. &c
This aroused the wrath of the contendinp
minister, and he advanced with irate de-
'"e"nor upon our informant The latter
raised his club, and was abont TO fry tho
strength of the preachers skull, ty landinp
his weapon upon the top of it, when he was
siezed by the brethren and prevented. In
the turmoil and agitation, the female voted
and the point was decided in favor of the
preacher Our informant says that if h,
"had jist got one pass" at the preachers head
with that ar club" he thinks he would hav,
settled the question for that night, "sho.'
Probably he would.
Year: 1859

FATAL ACCIDENT On Monday in San Fran.
CISCO a little boy aged six years, son of Rob
ert smith, was run over by wagon which
crushed his head so terribly. that no hopes
are entertained that his life can be spared
me ii'tls boy was hanging to the wagon by a
rope which he was told to let 90, when n
sudden jerk of the team hurled him bsreoth
the weeel
Year: 1859

A DUTcH IMPosToR on THE WING.-The
public will remember the Dutch impostor
who was sentenced to the Chain Gang, for
soliciting charity with forged paper bear
ing the name ofa German doctor Of this city
Yesterday, while Simmons, the Captain of the
Chain Gang, was working them on Second
street, this fellow put out across the Yuba
Bridge, and made straight coat tail down
the Sacramento road. Simmons did not dis
cover him, until he was about hundred
yards off, but, as soon he saw him, left the
balance Of the Gang and "made for" him
with at possible expedition. The Dutchman
did not stop to inquire the rate Of toll at the
Bridge, Tut passed on, and so did Simmons
-who was equally oLlvious of the toll keeper
The Dutchman was better "on the speed
thar Simmons, hut Simmons had the advan
tage Of him in wind and bottom. Simmons
ran him nearly all the way down TO the town
of Eliza, before he caught him, and when Re
brought him back, both were blowing like
porpuses" 1t might have been expected that,
during the chase, the remaining members Of
the Chain Gang would take the opportunity
to leave but they were too honest, and pa
tiently awaited their Captains return. Sim
mons is hard to beat on a long heat.
Year: 1859

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The Philadel-
phia North American, after stating that re
cent experiments and investigations seem to
establish that the failure Of the Atlantic tele-
graph was owing to the defective construc-
ton of the cable in part, but still more to the
negligence with which it was used after it
was made and was yet on shore, adds as fol-
lows:


But, disregarding the responsibilities i'm
posed upon them, the stupid British in charge
of the cable, allowed it to be ruined before
embarkatiOn for it now turns out that the
gutta percha had become melted by exposure
to the sultry heat of midsummer sun, in
stead of being put under shed, us the direc
tors had intended and ordered. Thus the
conductor was twisted by the coils, and in
many places weakened, aud the insulation
destroyed. Worse STILL this ininry was
known before embarkation. and yet the cable
was suffered to go out, though any expert
electrician might have known that it would
result in failure. The defects in it are
easily discoverahe in the remnant left after
the whole line was laid Two pieces of this
were put into use lately at St. Louis. Mo-, for
the cable crossing the Mississippi river to
connect with the telegraph through Illinois
and they failed completely and in cutting
up the cable in New York, for charms, great
defects were discovered in it.
Year: 1859

A COMPETENT CANDIDATE 1t seems to be
generally admitted that the Lecompton can
didates for Office are very competent men
that is, they are very competent to be can
ddates. One of this sort was running on
the Lecompton ticket in a northern county,
las we are informed by gentleman from the
region limited at) in the late campaign. lie
ran for the Office of County Surveyor end
when the resul. was generally ACKNOWLEDGED
to be in favor Of the Lecompton side, he
commenced his preparations for donning the
official mantle of his predecessor He labor
ed, however, under one great drawba TX, and
that was that he knew nothing at all, either
of surveying or anything else. Determined
to post himself in time. he rushed over to
the house of the existing incumbent, who
was then engaged in drifting large mining
diments of arithmetic and the art Of survey
ing AS an inducement, he offered to drift
for his proposed instructor during the day, If
the latter wo1ld teach him at night. The
agreement was made. and the work went on,
the drifting" by day and the instruction
by night for the space of two weeks; and it
may well be believed, that under this system
the physical and mental strength of our hero
was pretty severely taxed. Uncomplaining
ly, however, he pushed on with his diurnal
and nocturnal tasks, until the expiration Of
the time specified. After it was announced
that the votes were counted, he employed a
notary to draw up his bond, obtained his
securities, &c, and went up to take his office,
when, to his profound astoni'hment, he was
politely informed that he ,cas not elected, but
on the contrary, had been beaten by nearly
500 votes.


His instructor has said nothing of hi:
qualifications as a scholar, but speaks highly
of him as day laborer.
Year: 1859

GRAND WRESTLING MArcH.-The Nevada
Democrat, in an account of grand wrest-
ling match in that city, says:


Lured 10y the rewards, or ambitious of the
laurels one hundred and eight enterprising
youths, flushed in hope, peeled for the saw
dust last Thursday, of which number one
half incontinently and ingloriousIy limped
out with nothing about them that locke
like laurel, unless green expression in the
corner of the eye could be taken for this
need OF success


In the contest, activity and skill triumphed
over size and strength, the victor being lit
tie man from Grass Valley. The Democrat
gives the following as the result:
Year: 1859

We haze seen the most worthless and
lazy fellows dress the most fashionable.


We have seen the u ost talented young
neG turn tipplers and die drupkards.


We have seen men who have boasted
of their wealth, who were not able to pay
their tailor.


We have seen men who have made
much noise about their bravery and dar-
ing exploit-and,


We have seen the same run away from
goose.


We hare seen men run in debt with
out any probability of being able to make
payneot.


We have seen men urging another to
become a candidate for some Office
and.


We have seen the same fellow vote a.
gainst him at the election.


We have seen parents urge their in
clinations and,


We have seen a lovely young girl mar
ry a rich olG bachelor merely for wealth;
and


We have seen the same girl die bro
ken hearted within year.


We have seen talented young men
marry bashy, brainless girls and,


We have seen them even after drag
ging out a wresched, miserable.life.
Year: 1859

1t is related of reverend clergyman
who lived In Vermont some forty yesrs
ago, that he was on such friendly and iu-
innate terms with his parishoners that
he would sometimes indulge in freedoms
not altogether in character with the gray-
ity of department so essential to the
maintenance Of clerical dignity aud res
pect. On one occasion, previous to COM
mencing religious worship, be called the
attention of his hearers to subject which
weighed heavily on his mind.


Il have" said he, something to in
part and something to learn. There is
one thing which ! know that you do not
know; there is one thing which you know
that | do not know; and there is one thing
which neither of Us knows. First, as
was coming over the hedge | tore my
breeches-this know, but you did not
know. Second, whether you will give me
cloth enough to make new pair-this
you know, hut DO not know; and third,
what will the tailor charge to make them.
This latter is what neither of US knows" !"
Year: 1859

p@ Mr. Marsh. an able chemist, found
that iron long under water when reduced
to powder, invariably becoues red hot,
and iguites anything it touches. A gen.
eral knowledge of this is important, as it
account for many spontaneous fires. A
piece of rusty old iron. brought into con-
tact with a cotton bale in warehouse or
on shipboard, may oeeasion much loss of
life and property.
Year: 1859

would afford an increase of revenue sufii-
eient in ten years to complete Pacific
Railroad and make easy navigation Of the
Missouri to Fort Benton


Wisdom in the management of our
public affairs is all that is wanting to
make our country the greatest aDd most
powerful of nations, and to increase the
prosperity, happiness aud independence
of the people in IN incalculable extent
Da1lu NcacS.
Year: 1859

II If you love others, they will love
you. If you speak kindly to them, they
will speak kindly to you. Love is rapid
With love. and hatred with hatred Would
you bear sweet and pleasing echo, speak
sweetly and pleasantly yourself.
Year: 1859

A French writer has saii that TO dream
you must act g!orlously while
you are awake; and to bring angels down
to converse with you in your sleep, you
must labor in the cause of virtue during
the day.
Year: 1859

CAUGHr IN THE ACr.-Two men
went into q certain shoe store ON Brady
street, last Friday afternoon, during the ab-
sence Of the proprietor, and asked the clerk
to show them children's shoes. While one
looked ct these. the other called the clerks
attention to another part of the store, in
quest of ladies' gaitera While getting
these he euddenly looked around. and saw
the other man put pair Of shoes in HE
pocket. His suspicious we're aroused. and
he determined to watch them closely. Not
being able to suit them, he asked If they
were not going to pay for the pair they got.
whereupon they denied having pair aud
said they would not suit The clerk very
coolly went outside the counter and took
the stolen shoes from the mans pocket.
which rather overcome the thief. He pro
tested ignorance Of the manner in which
they came there. and seemed very nervous
and apprehensive of being legally dealt
with, but he was allowed to depart in peace
with polite request from the clerk to "call
again when he couldn't stay so long"
Year: 1859


Several editors OF this State have been eeiz~
ed With very practical turn Of mind Of late,
and they are chalking ont business for the
coming Legislature, with perfect looscness' =
The greater portion Of these suggestions are
very judicious and pertinent, and We doubt net
will receive their due share Of attention from
the ''assembled wisdom Of the Statep We
have said but little under this head Of late, and
We new consider it our ''put ID"


1t Is lamentable fact that the School Fund
loaned out in many Of the counties Of this
State is very inadequately secured, and some
provision ought to be made for its protection.
Great loss must ensue unless the legislature
takes the matter in hand and adopts some
searching and energetic measure to prevent
further waste. Like our humane friend, Judge
Maxwell, We do not desire 10 see Eybody "gnt>
ted" during these hard ,mee; but where the
security is palpably inadequate. let them be in
creased. ana give the debtor all possible lenity
consistent with the public good.-Hamiton
Freeman.
Year: 1859

Corn misunderstanding 10 the New
York Independent, short crop ideas prevail in
the east, in regard to the corn crop, and large
sums have been sent West to buy corn. New
York and other spectators are purchasing and
ing it forward in the spring, anticipating by
that time considerable advance in prices.
Year: 1859

The excitement consequent upon the recent
failures in this city has pretty much died away,
although great deal Of anxiety is still mani
Tested on the part Of many Of our business men
who have heavy paper to meet on the 6rst and
fourth Of the coming month. How well they
are prepared for these notes We have no means
o. judging. Many Of them will be obliged to
ask for extensions, and 1t Will be good policy
for the holders Of their notes 10 grart them this
accommodation. We have no idea that the
business men Of Davenport are broke by long
shot. They, ~ general thing. stood up thro
tie fall OF 81. and they can do the same thing
now. Il will, OF course, greatly inconvenienc
them, but they must keep stiff under lip, aud
not vince under the heavy blows they are now
obliged to bear. Bright skies are even now
family visible, and We may safely hope 10 BE-
all right again BY the first Of May, lS6o.-DA-
venpOrt Democrat.
Year: 1859

Helper says In his book, s.Our motto n tbe
abolition Of slavery and the perpetuation Of the
American Union" Those who complain most
OF his book seem TO dislike both its objets with
an equal hatred.
Year: 1859

sH Disunion is now the cornerstone OF the
Democratic platform. And yet this revolutions
ary and reasonable party presumes to count
Jackson in the list OF its heroes. The truth is
that the party at the present day is nothing but
an incarnation of the ideas and policy Of Mr.,
Calhoun, whom jackson wanted to hang-only
Mr.. Calhoun never proposed anything more
than to nullify law Of Congress. The present
Democracy propose to nullify the Constitution
and the Union.
Year: 1859

DANGERoUs.-A Aat boat broke loose from
Montrose landing on Wednesday with four or
five men on board, and in spite of their efforts
the ice brought them over the rapids. The boat
passed this point about o'clock at night, and
some people on shore endeavored to aid the
boat to land. One man came to shore in a
skin With line, but the line broke, and the
boat was carried down to the gorge just above
Warsaw, where it was seen yesterday morning.
The men had some wood on board and probably
kept warm during the night. We have not
heard how they fared.--Gate City.
Year: 1859

ApyERT!sINC.-Ou neighbcrs Of the Rich
mond Enquirer propose to issue, in very large
editions an advertising sheet. Their adyer-
tisement in another column invites attention
to it.


There is no better sign of the thrift of a
commercial community than the animated
and crowded appearance of the advertising
columns Of the newspapers published in their
midst We do not mean columns crowd
ell with stale and stereotyped notices and
ouack medicine advertisements; but those
brief and pithy, and ott-renewed chronicles
of business and stock and goods and wares
which bespeak an active industrious, and
thriving commerce. No city of its size gives
a more striking proof of this kind than Rich
mond With the annually increasing trade
of the city. the necessity of advertising in
creases, and our business men show that they
understand this.


The rates of advertising here have greatly
increased within the last ten years. natural
consequence of the increasing demand for adj
vertising as the means of reaching the public.
This increase of the cost of this true mode
of increasing trade and extending commercial
regulations, has introduced an improved
stvlc of advertising literature. 1t has given
it brevity, clearness and point, that it never
had under the old regime when newspaper
owners advertised as it were, for nothing; for
it cost them maryland in many cases quite
AS much to set up the type of the advertise
ments ~ they were paid for publishing them.


Ii is well for publishers and for the com
munitv, that this disposition to advertise ex
lists here AS our tradeis steadily increasing,
we cannot too earnestly recommend our peo-
pie to use the press freely, and not to circum-
scribe themselves, but to use the papers gen
crally here and elsewhere. Rich. Dispatch
Year: 1859

We copy the following from long and in
tcrcstng article, entitled "Rambles in Surf
nam:


We went to the boiling house, and saw
the molasses dipped out Of the cistern and
put into barrels. The molasses that runs
from the sugar barrels is conducted by
gutter into the cistern, which is under ground,
and swarms with reaches and rats, many Of
which are found dead in the molasses, by
which they are preserved from putrefaction.
could not help thinking that this country
would be an elysium for Cinnamon, for they
might feast here on their dish traits abun-
dainty, and molasses cured rats into the bar
gain. do not know if the molasses which
is imported into this country is used for any
thing else besides distilling rum. 1t is GER
tainly not fit for table use, for besides tho
above mentioned denominations, it is handled
by the negroes in such filthy manner, that
the description of it will disgust everybody
with the same.


The molasses is dipped out of the cistern
with large copper spoons, to which are attach
ed long handles, but when the majority is re-
moved. these spoons cannot be employed any
more, on account Of the quantity of sugar
which has settled at OF near the bottom, im-
parting a great toughness TO the molasses.-
Some negroes have to sit down into it, dip
ping out with large gourds, and it reaches
often over their knees Cleanliness is to he
observed. and their feet and legs are generally
covered with jiggers and other sores. If our
delicate ladies and gentlemen had an idea Of
the manner in which our imported niceties
were handled. they would surely abstain from
the use of them. | once say dog fall into Il
copper in which cane Juice was boiling intense
ly; he was nearly done when the negroes sue
ceeded in getting him out. Ithappens, some
times, that negro who sits on the mason
work into which the coppers are imbedded,
slips into the foaming syrup while doing, and
is boiled 10 death instantly. In neither case
is the syrup thrown away. for it will granu-
late all the same and nobody is the wiser for
it."
Year: 1859

A Tower OF SKULLs--Lamartine, in
his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. writes
as follows: - ri


"When I was about q league from Nisa
the last Turkish town almost on the from
| tier of Servia, / saw a large tower ris-
ing up in the midst of the plain marble.
l took the path that led to it, I desired
o Turkish lad who accompanied me, to
hold my horse, and I sat down under the
shade of the tower to enjoy few moments
repose. No sooner was seated than
raising my eyes to the monument I dis
covered that the walls, which l supposed
to be built of marble or of regular rows
of white stone, were composed Of regular
rows of, human skulls; bleached by rain
and sun, and cemented by little sand
and lime, formed entirely the triumphal
arch which now sheltered ME from the sun


there might be from Is to 90 thousand.


In some places portions Of hair were
still hanging and waved like linchen OF
moss, with every breath Of wind. The
mountain breeze was blowing fresh, pene.
trating the numerous cavities of the skulls
and sounded mournful and plaintive sigh.
These were the skulls of fifteen Thousand
Servians who had been putto death by the
Pacha in the last insurrection of Sarvia
however, is now free, and this monument
will serve to teach their children the value
of independence by showing them the
price at which their forefather's purchased
it. - -.
Year: 1859

up on principal but for power, indicative
of tae fact that they were always traitors
in the camp, and could be bought by
any faction,. Black Republican or any
other, with whom they fancied power
existed. Away with such democrats as
,hese Anti-Lecomptonites, they have
+" stolen the livery ofEeavep to serve the
devil in" Their position is actually SO
ridiculous that our old enemies who are
not very scrupuous refuse any alliance


with them, and soon they with their
leader the youthful and most brave .
will sink into merited oblivion, and then
will you see this 1853 Know Nothing,
1859 bogus Democratic party march ING
in the rear rank, under the black banner
of Republicanism, for they are '' of the
manor born.' JEFF.
Year: 1859

Co.unBIA, Aug. 23, 1859.


MR. EplToa: Much has been said
aaa many efforts have been made to
accomplish fusion of the Anti Lecomp.
TON and Republican parties Of this State.
More pagticp plarly have the Anti-Le-
conptonifes tried to effect this thing, for
there are but few Republicans who will
l;aten to such q proposition. Now this
very thing il the rlind of every candid
unprejuoiced individual IS ample proof
that this self styled genuine Democratic
Republican fusion party is a mere fac
tion, whose existence will be as short as
that of the butterfly which comes in the
spring and. dies at the Grst approach Of
winter, but far less brilliant, their career.
The very idea is ridiculous, that party
that claims to be democratic should
seek union with anything that sayors
of Black Republicanism. Why Sir,
nny boy of twelve years of age kaows
that Democracy and Republicanisna are
diametrically the opposite. Then Thy
is it it that two elements so contrary in
their nature should seek union. They
say it is because Of the corruption in the
uld Democratic party. Now this is an
old story that is told upon the eve OF
every Presidential election 1t has be-
come stale and proved itself f2lse, so
often that no honest, sensible man will
be deceived by it. No, the secret Is
that this self-styled Democratic party is
composed of material in which not one
particle of democracy ever existed. Some
may deny the truth of this assertion, by
saying that some of this party heretofore
operated with the democracy, suppose
they did, are not their actions in attempt
ing . uG;on With their old enemies, uot