smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

MEETING OF Property HOLDERS FOR THE ExTEN
SION OF HOLIDAY STREET.-Ye Yesterday afternoon a


meeting of property holders, pursuant to advertise


ment, was held for the purpose of considering the
proprlety OF extending this street to Exchange
Place. Gen. O'DonnelI was called on to preside
The Committee appointed, under date of October g.
reported that they had an interview with the
Commissloners and learned that there was just and
sufficient time for each individual to make known
TO the Commissioners any grievances of which they
had to complain, which complaints the Commits
sloners were anxious to have laid before them so as
TO be able to make their corrections fully satisfac-
tory to all interested, if possible; therefore the
Committee resolved that they would recommend all
persons feeling themselves aggrieved by the present
assessment to make the same known to the Com
mlssloners IN writing, or before the 18th of this
month, recommending, also, more extended area
OF taxation, and greatly reduced amount of dam
ages and benefits


On motion, the report of the Committee was
adopted.


discussion took place as to the mode in which
these objections to the assessment should be lodged
with the Commissioners. Some were of the opin
ION that joint and general remonstrance would be
SUFFICIENT, as they were all opposed on the one
ground-too heavy taxation. 1t was urged again,
that this was neither an appropriate nor a legal
mode OF procedure, as many had specific reasons for
appealing, which reasons should only apply to
their individual case; besides the objections had all
to be made in writing, and oath. 1t was ulti-
mately agreed that each one having distinct rea
sons of his for setting aside the amount of as
sessment should appeal for himself, but where the
grievances of a number were of precisely the same
nature, there seemed to be no harm in making
joint remonstrance.


The amount which the property holders have
been assessed was described by some as unparalel-
ed in the history of the city, and many would have
oeen glad to sell OFF their property at the value put
upon it by the In point of enhancing the
value of the property so opened up, the CONTRARY
opinion seemed to prevail for they had assessed the
property more than it would be worth if the street
were opened; Before adjourning the Chairman
called particular attention to the propretv of those
intending to demonstrate doing so by the 18th, as
after that date no appeal would be received, aud it
would show the Commissioners the real state of
feeling on the subject. With this understanding
meet again.


LEXINGTON MARKET.-The following were the
ruling prices at the Lexington market Yesterday:
Year: 1859

The Mobile Tribune says that the Southern com
munity are beginning to be extremely weary of
Senator Douglas. The Memphis Avalanche says:


"If the Dred Scott decision is to be trampled in
the dust, and the sacred right of property,
the protection of which is one of the first du-
ties of government, repudiated, for heavens sake
let the infamous outrage be committed in the name
of Black Republicanism instead of Democracy"
Year: 1859

STOVES AT Cosr.-Messrs. Smith &
Remington have determined to reduc their
large stock of Stoves. House Furnishing
Goods and other necessary articles in their
line, and to do go they will. for the next thirty
days, sell them at cost Now is the time for
persons wishing anything in their line to call
and purchase it.
Year: 1859

GROCERIES AT AUCTION. - Mcssrs.
Wupperman d Hall will commence selling off
their large stock Of groceries this morning at
auction. The stock comprises nearly every
thing in the grocery line and they will be sold
without reserve Sale to commence at o'clock
this A. NJ. Now is the time for our citizens to
buy themselves rich.
Year: 1859

CE Snow fell some four or five inches
deep on the level, Tuesday night, and had it
not been for the high wind, we should now
have fine sleighiug. As it is, the snow is bad
lv drifted
Year: 1859

CAUGHT FIRE.-A man went into
the Post Office yesterday morning with pipe
in his mouth. which he was observed to take
out and put in his pocket In few minutes
his coat began to somke in the region of the
pocket, and would doubtless have been in
blaze. but for the timely notice The chap
Was badly scared but was not otherwise In.
iurAd
Year: 1859

.Y' Don't delay, but call at once on
Dedrick, first door above the Post office, and
get your boots ani shoes. His cost sae lasts
only few days longer. You can buy of him
at about one half the price you would have to
pay at other places.
Year: 1859

The RIGHTs OF NATURALIzED CrTIzENs.-Upon our


first page will be found very able article fully re.
viewing this subject and to which we invite the aten
Of our readers There seems to be great confusion
in the minds of many in regard to the rights of nau.
rallied citizens and designing actonists are endeav-
oring to make confusion worse confounded." The
Republican doctrine upon which this Government is
based by the Declaration Of Independence, claims
that every person has right transfer his allegiance
at will, or - leave and join any community or State
as a citizen. Monarchical Governments considering
the inhabitants subjects, deny thu right. To the
Democratic party are the naturalzed citizens indebted
for the stand the United States has always taken in
this matter for it has been exclusively brought about
by that party. The Democracy abrogated the alien
and sedton laws and enacted naturalization sys-
ten. The Democracy engaged in war with England
to sustain the rights Of the naturazed opposed
tive Amercansm, and broke down the know-nothngs,
which alike threatened the rights and privileges of the
ado pied citizen. We are satisfied that after careful
pSEusal Of the article from the National Integenccr
the reader cannot otherwise than conclude that the
doctrine advanced by Mr. Cass is the only true doc
trne, and in a nutshell amounts to this As we deny
the force Of the municipal laws Of other nations when
sought to be enforced upon soil ships we must
defer to the same laws when sought to lie applied by
other nations upon their oton soil or that we insist
upon nothing from other Independent natonaties
which we are not willing to grant to them.
Year: 1859

FoRIUNE's UP's AND DowN's.-
The Boston Ledger publishes the fol
lowing. 1t is moral lesson that will
bear pondering:


In 1887, youth, then residing in
Maine, owned iack-knife, and, being
of somewhat trading and money
making disposition. sold it for gallon
of West India rum. This he retailed
and with the proceeds purchased two
gallons, and eventually barrel,
which was followed in due time with
a large stock. In a word. he got rich,
and became the squire Of the district
through the possession and sale of a
jack knife, and an indomitable trading
industry. He died worth property,
in real estate and money, valued at
$4,000. This was divided BY tcsta-
meut. among four children-three
boys and girl. Luck. which seemed
to have been the guardian angel OF
the father, deserted the children. for
every folly and extravaganza they
could engage in seemed to occupy
their exclusive attention and cultiva-
ton. The daughter married unfortu.
nately. and her patrimony was soon
thrown away by her spendthrift of a
husband The sons were no more
fortunate. and two of them died of
dissipation and in almost poverty.
The daughter also died. The last Of
the family, for many years past, has
lived on the kindness of those who
knew him in his days of prosperity as
pride would not allow him to go to
the poor farm. A few days ago he
died suddenly and unattended. in a
barn where he had laid himself down
to take a drunken sleep. On his
pocke: being examined, ali that was
found in them was small piece of
string and a jack-knife. So, the for
tune that begun with an implement
of that kind. left its simple duplic ate.
We leave the moral to be drawn IN
whatever fashion it may suggest it
self to the reader-simply stating that
the story is true one. and all the
facts we'll known to many whom this
relation will doubtless reach"
Year: 1859

A mother teaching her child to
pray is at once an object the most
sublime and tender the Imagination
can we'll conceive of. Elevated above
earthly things. she seems ike one OF
those guardian angels. the companion
of our earthly pilgrimage. through
whose ministrations we are inclined
to do good or turn from evil.
Year: 1859

NEW KIND OF ANrrLorE.-Spotted
antelope are occasionally killed in the
vicinity of Walkers river. They have
a white spot of considerable size imme-
dlately back of the fore leg. also on the
fanks. and also near the point of the
fore shoulder. They are larger than tine
antelope upon the plains of this State
Mariposa Gazette.
Year: 1859

SLOWLY DYING-The festal season has near
" come, creeping slow and silently. Old father
Time has rolled his car of Juggernaut to the
verge of another year, crushing beneath its pon
derous wheels many blossom of hope, and bear
ing in Its progress many bighted prospect, ru-
ined reputation and withered heart. He is COW
ering the past with the waters of Lethe, while the
future slowly opens to view. There is no point
of time more fitting for reflection than the pres
ent-ihe closing of the year-a year ladened
with sorFows and joys, to be remembered with
seitments of pleasure aud pain its we'll learned
lessons to be made useful in coming time.


Experience has reaped rich lesson from the
bosom of the dying year, now silently fitting
away to make room for the sueeessor-young,
vigorous and hopful- bringing with it the germs
of happiness and misery. The youthful heart is
palpitatng in anticipation of success in love, am
biton and pleasure the aged still borrowing ex-
peetation of reprieve from death, and all reach
ing forward to pluck the flowers that grow upon
the pathway through the gloom-the gloom of
Time.


AS if to add grace and happy effect to the de-
parture of the waning year, CHRISTMAS comes
with smiling face and gratulations, calling up
time-honored customs of antiquity, uniting the
present with the memories of the past, and in
spring sacred devotion, which piercing through
the busy spirit of the age points to that social
communion which rises above the selfish present
and links the particles of time through all eter-
nity.


The mistletoe and holly branch of the middle
ages, the Christmas tree of the present, the so.
cal gatherings of all time and the almost uni
versal regard paid to the Christmas festival,
seems to throw halo round the Institution which
say0rs more of the divine than human, and rem
ders it more than an ordinary holiday.


A MERRY CHRISTMAS, reader.
Year: 1859




BY the proceedings Of the Democratic State
Central Committee, published ir another col
unD. II win be seen thai The meeting of the
State Convention has been fixed FOR the 18th Of
June. The Committee acted wisely In calling
together tho representatives of the Democracy
at an early day. The candidates will have am
pie time to thoroughly canvass the State, and
the cause Of Popular Sovereignty has nothing
10 lose, but every thing to gain, by . fall and
free discussion. uA


The approaching political contest, from the
indications already given out promises to be
interesting and exciting. 1t is stated that Sem
stors Broderiek and Gwin will both take the
stump, Immediately after the nominations, and
visit every part of the State. The services Of
the best stump orators In the State will doubt
less also be brought into requisitiOn, and every
inch Of ground will be nercely contested. 10
view of the fact that full State ticket Is TO be
elected, and of the greater interest manifested
in the result, there is every reason to believe
that the popular vote Of the State at the next
election will exceed that of last year by at least
10000. 1t would be idle at present to specu-
late upon the result Of the approaching con-
test, as much will depend upon the action Of
the Conventions which assemble In June next.
But under any circumstances, 1t may be taken
as @ nxed fact that the true Democracy will
make large gains upon the vote Of last year.


The Republicans as yet have taken no action
towards calling State Convention, and proba-
bly, will not until after the other parties make
their nominations.
Year: 1859

Snow IN THE MoUNTANs.-At Bear Valley, in
this county, the snow at present is from three
to five feet deep. In this valley there has been
little or no rain, and the snow during the win
ter has fallen to the depth Of about twenty-five
feet, according to measurements made by q
gentleman of that place. At Six Mile Valley,
the snow is now about six feet in depih. Mr..
Daniel Rich, who has a house near DEVILS Peak,
six miles this side Of the summit, recently
made trip to that place. He was accompa-
MED by another man, and the trip was made
on snow shoes. At the Peak, and around the
lakes, the snow averages about fourteen feet
The house was completely buried in the snow,
but they managed to get into 1t by going down
the chimney, and procuring shovels they imme-
diately went to work and run tunnel through
the snow so as to enter the house by the door.
They slept in the house two nights, and then
took their departure for more temperate
cline.
Year: 1859

SHuTTrx WOoD.-The editor of the Marysville
Democrat has been shown o petrifaction which
came from near Humbug, in this county. 1t
was found very considerable distance under
the surface of the earth, and was broken from
q piece of petr6ed substance ten or fifteen feet
in length. 1t was embedded IN slush of yell
lowish color, and thoroughly coated with the
same. The petrifcation is the most complete
that we have ever seen, and the specimen in
question most beautiful production of geolo-
geal formation. 1t is evidently piece Of the
species of wood celebrated in Scripture as the
Shittim wood, out of which the Ark of the Gov
enant and other articles Of Jewish workman
ship were constructed, the resemblance being
SO close as to admit of very little doubt. The
probability is oil the better established from
the fact that the Shttim wood is at this time
actually growing in ihe mountains adjacent
This wood, which is species of the acacia, il
hard and smooth and of grain so fine that the
naked eye can scarcely discover fiber in its
texture. No doubt it will be extensively used
some day in this country, in the manufacture
of elegant furniture and every species of supe
riOr cabinet workmanship.
Year: 1859

the last steamer, and is already announced as
candidate for Governor on the administration
ticket. For the past eight years Gen. Denver
has constantly held either State or Federal
office, and for while was the possessor Of two
Offices at the same time. But having lately re-
signed his position as Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, he must be provided for again as soon
as possible. 1t surely must have been an over
sight that the President neglected to give him
some appointment, to bold until he could be
inaugurated as Governor.
Year: 1859

RoBBERIEs AT JACKsoN.-0n Thursday of this
week the room of VIM. Bristow, in this place.
was entered in the day time and valuable
watch and some other articles stolen therefrom,


Another person whose name we have not
learned, had his pocked picked of watch while
he was slightly inebriated on the same day
ledger 23d. a
Year: 1859

Pixies PEAK GOLD MNEs.-Another wet
blanket comes to us from Pixies Peak. A gen
tleman writes that it is true he heard of 500
being washed out in one day. but that was
the product of several mems labor for whole
week. They had been digging six days, and
on the seventh they washed the earth dug up
during the past six days. lie had with him
a small vial filed with dust, the product of
several mems labor, in whose company he
had been for fifteen days.
Year: 1859

TEE Work OF PRoscRTrTIoN-The Wash
iugton correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes:


"Orders have been issued to the different
Administration papers throughout the coun-
try that the work of accommodation against
Judge Douglas and all his friends mu be at
once renewed. You have seen the articles in
the Constitution and the Star, of to-day.
This keynote will be taken up by all other
papers that live upon the patronage of the
Administration. This is well, and shows how
consistently the men in office here maintain
the desertion Of principle which began in the
| autumn of 1851"
Year: 1859

The Charleston Mercury thus responds to
the call of Gov. Wise for sympathy and aid
for Virginia in her terrible crisis 1t reads
very much like what is called treason in Vir-
ginia


"We are satisfied that every intelligent man
in the South has been completely disgusted at
the broad and pathetic farce that has been
played off before the public about the hang
ing of the hoary william "Old Brown" From
the 500 invaders in possession of Harpers
Ferry and the l 900 negroes carried off to the
mountains of Pennsylvania-from the further
invasons and threats of invasion-the arsons
and fears of arson-the marches and counter
marches-the ponies and cessasion of ponies
Governor Wise, the energetic and his troops
down to the final climax of military aid of
fered by Governor Gist of South Carolina, TO
the Governor of Virginia for the purpose of
making certain the aforesaid hanging of Old
Brown Cot is tissue of disgrace exag-
GRAFTON, and invention sufficient to stir the
gall of any Southerner, who has regard for the
dignity and responsibility of the Southern
people. To us it really looks as if those in
possession of the telegraph were in leagua to
ridicule the South and make us a laughing
stock to ourselves and before the world We
sincerely trnst that our legislature which meets
to-day, will bear this in mind, and take no ae-
ton whatever in regard to ourselves or our in
stitutions, that may even have the appearance
of being prompted by the Virginia farce and
its terrorism.
Year: 1859

The farmers generally attempt to cultivate
too much land. The disadvantages arising
from this case are many and obvious. 1t is
no exaggeration to say, that the lands cultiva-
ted in this country are capable. under high
state of cultivation, of producing twice as
much as they now produce .E b.. --


When will orr farmers in the country fully
appreciate this truly? There is no one thing
that contributes so much to retard our agri-
culture, as the folly of cultiyating too much
land.


In the first place no farmer should think of
managing so or 100 acres of land with one
or two men. 1t is bad economy 10 do 50 :;
nothing can be expected from it but poverty
poverty of both land and purse. How much
better it would be to cultivate half the num-
Der of acres or less. and do it we'll 1t costs
just as much to plow an acre that will yield
ten bushels of corn, as one that will yield fifty
or hundred bushels. The difference in hoe
ing would be a trifie, and the planting would
be the same. 1t will require the same amount
of fencing in the one case as in the other, and
the same tax will have to be paid on each.-
Why not, therefore, pow less and plOw dcep
er why not cultivate less and manure more
Farmers, many of them, appear to forget that
they have productive farm just underneath
the one they are cultivating, equally and per-
haps more productive than the one on the sur
face


Turn up this farm. then, with deep subsoH
piow-expose it to the action of the sun and
frost, and thereby double your crop.


But the surface farn--if there are any scru-
pies about disturbing the one Immediately un-
derneath-may be greatly increased in produc
tiveness by properly manuring it. Let a por-
ton of spring work be devoted to carting out
manure on the land that is to be cultivated
BE assured that no labor will pay better. If
any has doubts on the subject, let him try an
acre of this land without and another with ma
nure. And if he desires to be still more ut'li-
tartan in his Investigations, let him dcduct the
cost Of the manure from the value of the in-
creased crop, and it will be found that it is
much better to manure one acre well than cul
tivate two without manure.


But let him try the experiment Of both
blowing deep, and at the same time manuring
well, and he will forever abandon the idea of
cultivating more land than he can cultivate
lreH


Farmers! think of these things do more
practice them and our word for it you will
never have occasion to regret that you did not
cultivate more land
Year: 1859

A very important question this, which every
farmer should be able to answer with good
degree of deliniteness. 1t is not enough to
know that one is getting along in IA general
way, without knowing what part of the farm
is profitable. and what is not 1t is possible
to know how much profit there is in raising
and fatting steer, how much in field of corn
or wheat. how much in the annual produce of
the whole farm.


A good way to do this, is to keep an account
of the farm from the beginning to the end of
the year. Under the head of debtor, put down
the interest on the cost of the farm, the money
Year: 1859

But few readers ever think of the labor and
care dcvolving upon an editor who feels
his responsibility. Captain Msrryatt says !:
81 know how periodical will wear down one s
existence. In itself it appears nothing; the
labor Is not manifest nor is it the labor; it is
the continual attention it requires Your life
becomes, it were, the publication. One
. days paper is sooner corrected and printed
than ON comes another. 1t is the stone of Sisy-
phus an endless repetition of toll and constant
weight upon the intellect and spirits, and de-
manding ell the exertions of your faculties at
rest drudgery. To write for paper is very
: wells, but to edit one is to condemn yourself to
. slavery
Year: 1859

name; but he is ever remembered in my pray
ers- Most probably he died soldiers death
on one of the many fields of slaughter which
interviewed between Jena and Waterloo but
if he should be living, it would cheer IN; last
DAYS on earth if could reach him with sin
gle word of gratitude
Year: 1859

And then the fears, the jealouses of section
al interests, and the portentous dangers which
cannot be concealed in connection with slavery.
Magnify and multiply all these occasions for
alarm, much as you will. What then? Shall
we give up the ship? What shall we do p
Let everything go by the board, and sit down
in blank despair Let rather initiate that
noble class of men who show the best qualities
of our nature, on the deck of the ship when
the storm is at its worst, whose bravery when
driven from one expedient to another, inspires
the timid with hope. The idea of abandoning
our Government a failure, Constitution
as q rag of worthless paper, let it not be
much as mentioned, but let us rather cherish
more of that cheerfulness of spirit which indi
Gates faith as to the issue. EXcitements do not
imperii it, provided the temper be right. When
the temperature of Individual commu-
nifty is raised, everything which belongs there
unto comes out with tie greater force; and the
peril is always and only from that which is E.
vii. Let there be nothing but what is humane
and kind and good in nature, and danger
is not to be apprehended even if we be excited
to white heat. Reformers who have succeed
ed the best in Church and State were of a mos t
hearty cheerfulness. In Luther it amounted
very often to jollity. Old Samuel Adams, of
Boston, was renowned as much for his sonorOus
singing of hymns for his patriotism. Sup
pose that affairs should wax worse and worse,
never will they be mended by impatience, irri-
liability, and petulance- Fret not thyself .
is an inspired counsel for troublous times
Have a good heart, and do the best you can.
Trust in the Lord, and mischief will be avert
ed. Reformations which cannot be accom-
plished by good temper will not be brought
about by objurgations and wrath.
Year: 1859

Among the many restoratives which nature has sup
piled TO relieve the Affections of humanity there is no
more avOrite one for certain class Of diseases than
the ''medclnal gum" Of the Wild Cherry Tree but
however valuable it is IFS power to heal to soothe TO
relieve, and to cure, is enhanced en-lold by scientific
and udcious combination with other ingredients. IN
themselves of equal worth This happy mingIing ex.
lists i'll that