smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

NOTICE FROM THE STATE GEoLGIsT.-A box containing four bottles of water lately arrived from Arkansas addressed to me- The sawdust in which the bottles were packed was quite wet so that the labels on the bottles are quite illegibe, The person who forwarded this box will please address a letter to me, stating the locality and other information in regard to this water, other- wise, there will be no use in my making chemical alalysis of it, being entirely in the dark as to its history or locality.

 Along with the bottles of water were some specimens of ferruginous conglome- rate which serve to identify the box from other waters sent for chemical examination

 D. D. OWEN.
Year: 1859

RIVER, WEATHER, ETc-The river is at low water mark, but rising; about two feet Is all the water in the channel upon the sandbars. There is an occasional arrival of steamers from Napoleon.

 The weather would indicate rise, hay ing had considerable rain the last two days. with prospect of more.

 There is considerable Immigration now passing through this city for the southern portion of this State and Texas.
Year: 1859

half an hour under the trees but a. the


last words fell from his lips he strnck the
one he rode sharp, quick blow, and DASH


ed away from me. Breathless with terror,
hurried after him. ! was only in time 70


see him throw himself from his horse and


plunge into the Black Pool / srrang to
the ground, and rushed to the chasm's brink.


AS looked in had one momentary glimpse
of white, ghasily face on which sat the
impress Of everlasting despair; heard one
wild cry, "Lost-iost-lost p and the wa
tiers closed over him forever.


hurried to the proper authorities and
told my story. No one dreamed of ques-
tioning it. Then came home and threw
myself on this bed. from which NAV not
soon arise. There are few who could bear
such scene unmoved; and to me, withmy
nerves already weakened and disordered
by illness, ii had well-nigh proved fatal.
It will be long before I shall cease TO ses
That wild, despairing face--to hear that last
cry Of mortal agony; but calnness will
come back to me in time--if not in this
life, in the land where there is no work and
no device-where the yew and the willow
wave forever over the great city Of the si-
ent.--Hnrper's M110ziue.
Year: 1859

lady whose husband not cruel but npatieni
placed the following beautiful reproof the looking gas
that he might himself in light And Ia
dies whose husbands need the admouition, quietly TAX
your scissors and cut this for your looking glasses
BE GENTLE TO THY WIFE.
Pc gentle for you little know
How many trials rise,
Although to thee they may be small,
To her Of giant siEe.


Be gentle though perchance that lip
May speak murmurng tone,


The heart may speak with kindness yet,


And joy to be thy own.
BE geI tie weary hours Of pain
It's woman's ot to bear
Then yiedher what support thou canst,
And all her sorrows share.


Re gntle, for the nobiest hearts


At times must have grief;


And even in pettish word,


May seek 10 find relief
Be gentle none perfect here,
Thou art dearer far than life
Then husband bear, and still forbear,
BE gentle 10 thy reift. P.
Year: 1859

BY (. R KENNEDY. FULL many ightthought man may cherish Full many an idle deed may do; Yet not thought or deed shall perish, Not one, but he shall bless or rue. When by the wind the tree is shaken, There g not bough or leaf can fall, But of its falling heed is taken

 By ONE that sees and governs all. The tree may fall and be forgotten, And buried in the earth remain; Yet from it's jnces rank and rotten, Springs vegetation life again. The world is with creation teeming, And nothing ever wholly dies; And things that are destroyed in seeming, In other shapes and forms arise. And nature still unfods the tissue, Of unseen works by spirit wrought; And not work but hath it's issue, With blessings or with evil fraught Tho thou may'st seem to leave behind thee All memory of the sinful past; Yet, oh, be sure, thy sin shall find thee, And thou shalt know its fruit at last.
Year: 1859

TIE PRISONERS EXPERIENCE. The following passage is from Count Gonfal- niere's story of his imprisonment

 Fifteen years existed in dungeon ten feet square! During six years l had a compaion; during nine was alone l never rightly could distinguish the face of him who shared my captivity Tn the eternal twilight of our cell. The first year we talked necessarily together; we related our past lives, our joys forever gone, over and over again. The next year we communicated to each other our thoughts and ideas on all subjects. The third year we had no ideas to communi- cate, we were beginning to loose the pow CT of reflection. The fourth, at the ln- tervaI of month or so, we would open our lips to ask each other if 1t were pos sible that the world went on so gay and buslIing as when we formed portion ol mankind. The fifth we were silent, the sixth he was taken away-I never knew where, to execution or liberty. But l was glad when he was gone; even solitude 1 was better than the pale, vacant lace. One day Git must have been year or two after my companion left mel the dungeon door was opened, and whence proceeding know not, the following words were ut' tered

 By order of his imperial majesty in innate to you that your wife died one yeal ago."

 1" Then the door was shut, and l heard no more, they had but flung this grea agony upon me and Jeff me alone With It,
Year: 1859

LIFE WITHOUT TRIALs.--Wou Would you wish to live without trials? Then you would wish 10 die but halfa man. With out trial you cannot guess at your own strength. Men do not learn to swim on tables; they must go into the deep water, and buffet the surges. Ii you wish to understand their true character-if you would know their whole strength-ol what they are capable-throw them over board Over with them--and if they are worth saving they will swim ashore them selves.
Year: 1859

Phillips are exhorting the people to rally
in condemnig the Shareholders; the Demo-
Gratis are appealing to the conservative sen
timent of the North and urging the people
to come to the support of the Federal Gov
er.,ment in maintaining the rights of the
South. Can there be any further doubt as
to the true position of the Democratic par
ty; and can the South any longer doubt
their sincerity and good faith The Dcw-
ocratic party is the only one now in the field
that can claim national character or to
have a national existence. The Black Re-
publicans are sectional and are confined Ia
one section. The Americans or Opposi-
tion in the South, have no platform in the
North-not plank that is upheld by re-
spectacle portion of the people there. The
Democratic party is complete in its organ
ization in the North, South. East and
West.
Year: 1859

was, to interpose his veto to its re-charter
and to put it down. The great heart oil
the Democracy responded to his efforts
and though the venal and the timid desert.
ed his standard, and denounced him as a
radical and Jacobin, he succeeded in
prostrating the monster, amid the plsudits
and blessings Of the good and the true in
every section of the Union.


The next memorable triumph of the
Democracy in behalf Of the people, and
over the friends Of chartered privileges and
the speculating classes, was the entire di.
vorcement of the Government from Bank
ing institutions, by the establishment of the
Independent Treasury "A system which
pours into our public Golfers nothing but
the Constitutional currency of gold and
Silver-a system which holds every fiscal
agent Of the Nation to the striciest ac.
lcountability, under pains and penalties of
fine and imprisonment, and system which
so far has secured the Federal Government
against the loss Of single dollar.


The next great triumph of the Democra-
cy over the enemies of the Republic, within
and without, was the victory Of our Nation
al arms in the war with Mexico, and the
consequent acquisition of New Mexico and
California to our National domain. As a
part of this achievement, (beeause the cri-
sis grew out of our new acquisition Of ter
ritOry), may be clasSed the passage of the
Compromise measures of 1850, by which
the Union was saved from threatened dis
solution; for although many good aud pa
triotic Wings, under the lead Of CLAY,
stepped into the breach, still the work was
mainly accomplished under Democratic
counsels, and by Democratic hands and
hearts.


When it is remembered that all the glo-
rious results to which we have hurriedly
alluded - and which have redounded SO
greatly to the honor and welfare Of the
nation-have been accomplished in most
cases, in the face Of fierce and relentless
opposition, who dOre say that the Democ-
racy is not a necessary element Of our
country'S progress, and that its existence
is not as essential to our development aud
preservation in the future, as it was to our
greatness in the past 7 Fit was necessary
to save the Union heretofore, it is still
armed with the same weapons, and the
same purpose, for all coming time. 1t Is
now graphing with that same monster,
SEcT1oNAIIsM, as it grappled with the mon
ster Bank; nor will il release its hold until
that maBy-headed hydra lies strangled 10
the throes Of final dissolution.
Year: 1859

PoLTIcs AND RELIGIoN-The New York
Tribune takes the ground that politics and
religion must be united. Hear it:


If we would have our religion worth
anything-have a practical influence and
decided value-we can no more separate it
from our politics than we can separate it
from our domestic relations"


The trouble with that theory is that the
politics would control the religion, not re-
llgion the politics. Wherever they have
been united, this has proved to be the case.
The church has degenerated into a secular
and worldly institution. The general truths
of christianity are adequate to reform the
world, without being mingled with any po-
litical creeds. The great head Of christi.
anity kept religion aud politics totally dis
tinct, and none of his disciples have right
to unite them unless they repudiate his ex.
ample.-Quiney Herald.
Year: 1859

INGENIous.-A good story was related
to us the other evening, by gentleman
who lived in the neighborhood of its oc-
currence, and who vouches for the au-
thentinity of the statement.


A few years ago there lived in White
water township, in this county, and we
believe still resides there, man named
kittler, whose wife was inclined to in
dulge too freely in the use of stimulants.
He was fond of drop of whiskey him
self, and would bring jug full home
every time he visited Dubuque, but as
soon as his back was turned. his wife
would make her way to tine fluid, and
drink herself stupidity drunk. One day
after returning from this city with fresh
supply, he determined to hide it where
his better half could not get at it. He
accordingly slowed the jug away on the
rafters of the log house. entirely out Of
her reach. She was not to be deprived
of her drink, and when her lord was out
procured his rifle, loaded it with ball,
and after taking general survey of the
position of the coveted article, placed a
washtub directly underneath. and fred,
the ball making hole in the bottom Of
the jug. through which the liquor pour
ed into the tub below Dub. Herald
Year: 1859

The SLAVE TRADE FLouRIsHING The
Washington correspondent of the Herald
says he received information of the land
ing of large cargoes of slaves in Florida,
which he regards as confirmed by the
silence of the Southern press on the sub
ject. He continues 81 have no doubt
that time will develop some startling
facts in the history of slavery since May
1858. There are said to exist depots of
savages IN over twenty large cities or
towns at the South, in some of which the
initiated may find them at times to the
number Of several hundred. Among
the places where these depots are to be
found, Charleston, Memphis and Column
bus have been named by person whom
l think trustworthy and reliable. who in
formed me that he had visited them, and
that he had seen altogether in these three
places about nine hundred imported
blacks. He said it was notorious through
out Georgia and Alabama six weeks ago
that quite feet of slavers is expected to
land cargoes within a month or two on
one of the Florida inlets not far from Key
West. A large proportion of the vessels
engaged are Northern and fitted out at
the North.


The writer thinks large proportion OF
the Southern planters are opposed to the
traffic
Year: 1859

JOHN WESLEY was far "ahead" Of his age in
liberality he was in fact " ahead of most men
of the present age in this respect. The first
thing done in his first conference, after its pre-
liminary forms, was a declaration of the right
of the utmost freedom of discussion. He said
on another occasion !" Condemn no man for
not thinking as YOU think. Let every one enjoy
the full and free liberty of thinking for himself.
Let every man use his own judgment, since ev-
cry man must give an account of himself to
Cod Abhor every approach, in any kind or
degree, to the spirit of persecution. 1fyou can
not reason or persuade a man into the truth,
never attempt to force him into it. If love will
not compel him. leave him to God, the Judge of
all"-Ne,c York Christian Advocate and Journal
for June IL, 1858.


Make it q crime for men to speak and think,
And all our rights would to oblivion sink
The arts would wither-science droop and die,
And commerce, frighten'd, seek another sky ;
Blind ignorance would rule the land with awe,
And superstition be enthrond by law; (trol,
CowPd shaven monks would all the world con-
And burn and illuminate from pole to pole.
But TRUTH needs not the law to make it stand
Nor asks assistance from the stake and brand;
Secure she moves, enshrind with holy light,
And seeks no arms but those of moral might;
So far from gaining strength by lljudg'd d force,
1t clogs her feet and checks her in her course;
Enshrouds in darkness her refulgent lamp,
And marks her brow with errors balefrl stamp.


Away, then, freemen, with those views so vain,
Which would renew vile Torquemada's reign,
And here establish, on Columbia's shore,
The Inquisition known in days of yore
Let ToLERATIoN DER your realms extend,
And faith and works forever find friend
Nor fear that harm may thus perhaps accrue
To aught divine, important, just or true. said,
" Let Truth and Falsehood grapple," Milton
Though the encounter Error well may dread
But truth defes all human strength and wit
MAGMA Est VERITAs-PREvALEBIT!


So reads the motto on her pierceless mail
The TRUTH is MIGHTY AND 1T MUST PREVAIL!
How impotent are then those senseless laws,
Which, made to aid, but retrograde her cause
How base those men, who in the guise of zeal,
Convert with fire and demonstrate with steel!


Such men there were, in a monastic age,
Who made the earth scene of woe and rage,
Who pour'd forth seas of pure and guiltless blood
And revelrd gladly in the crimson flood.
But not to ancient or to monksh times,


Not to far distant or to foreign clmes,


Need we tot turn our horror or-strcken gaze
To mark the blight of Prosecutions blaze
Foro er the earth her scorching flames have run
And fed on gore wherever shines the sun;
Burnt and destroy'd in England, France, Rome,
And hung and branded even here at home
Yes, even here, where prescribe freedom fed
Has Persecution raise her horrid head,


Confind the mind by her oppressive sway,
And boldly walk'd abroad in open day,
O'erspread the land with misery and tears,
And prov'd her doctrines by the scourge and


shears
Year: 1859

Appropos to notice of man in New York saving two or three thousand dollars by giving up his cigars, the Norwich Courier CO., gitates as follows:

 "This puts us in mind of two bro hers who were great smokers. One ot them took it in- to his head to declare off, and he did so. Ev- cry time his brother bought cigar the absti- nent laid past the value in money, until, at the end of several years, he had sum of sui fcient amount to purchase an excellent horse. On the third day after becoming the owner of the animal, it died, and left him with nothing as reward for his abstinence but the regrets which accompanied his loss. The middle-aged gentleman has laid past some money, and he has got it: has he got any other feeling than a penurious one Let us have the whole story. We want reforms that soften the heart-not those which merely but ton up the pocket. A smoker is a saint com pared with miser.
Year: 1859

It is great and prevalent error that chil dren may be left to run wild in every sort of company and temptation for several years, and that it will be time enough to break them in. This mistake makes half our spendthrifts, gam blers, thieves, and drunkards. No man would deal so with his garden lot; no man would raise colt or puppy on such principle. Take notice parents-you till the new soil, and throw in the good seed, the devil will have crop of poisoned weeds before you know what has taken place. Look at your dear children, and think whether you will leave their safety or ruin at hazard, or wheth- eryou should train them up in the way they should go.
Year: 1859

If we do not learn to love the beautiful in youth, we never shall. The Sabbaths are not the same to me now as they were in childhood j; they are not so still the sun rises more world ly the cattle are not so devout. They have all changed, or have, and not for the better. H. ". Beeeaer.
Year: 1859

DEDICATION BALL.--Hook and Ladder Co.
No. l are to celebrate the completion of their
new and handsome house on Front street, by
a grand firemeu's and civic ball, at Horticul-
tural Hall, on Monday night The company,
of course, have some pride in their new house,
and they intend the dedication ball shall be
partial manifestation of their feelings on the
subject so they cannot fail of a most success
full affair on Monday night.
Year: 1859

With the expiration of every year, though
the division into days, weeks. and months, is
purely artificial, well-intentioned people think
it their duty to look serious and talk sermons.
The suggestion of the flight of time is oppress-
i've, and the memory Of its misuse is remorse.
One feels it more sensibly in approaching the
climacteric of the year, though the only dlifer-
ence between the next month and this is,
that one is called January and the 9TH
er December. The same sun shines upon the
same drifts of snow the same winds whis-
tie merrily round the well-guarded abodes OF
comfort, and terribly through the broken
and dilapidated houses of want. There
isn't change enough between them to cause
one person to unbutton his coat, or to think
lightly of her Stone Martin, purchased new
out of the shops in November. But 1T comes
somehow to the senses, whenever one ap-
proaches the last pages of the Almanac,
that one of the predestined Periods is
about to take itself away, and new
one, calling for new purposes, and new
duties is about to come upon him. Hence
the common symbols of an old man bending on
a broken staff, and "blowing into his beard
with sghs," and young woman with flow
ing and interesting robe, get their significance
One is death, the other life. In this inyolun-
tary reflection, or looking back, there is moth
ing which is not commendabe II there is no
teacher SO harsh as experience, there is, more
over, none so safe. In the records of the life
finished is the light and guide Of the life be-
ginning. That man may consider himself for
tunate who has made mistakes enough to serve
as a kind of admonitory beacon. While the
one whose sleek and complacent demeanor
cries aloud in the streets, "Behod the moral
Pecksniff!' may be regarded as proper sub
ject for stringent missionary treatment. But
either of them has possibilities in him for
great and good service in the world. And if
the expiring of year ever intensifes the
consciousness of that fact, its sands OF life will
not run out in vain. This is our sermon.
Year: 1859

skin. and to cover him from head to waist.
His hair and cye-brews were clothed with tar.
After this part OF the ceremony was concud-
cd, he was covered with feathers. His panta-
looms were then drawn up to his waist, but he
was not allowed to put 81 his shirt or coat.
He was conducted in this exposed condition,
amid the shouts Of the populace, to railroad
train, and was put on board the negroes car.
The engineer blew a continuous blast on his
whistle to signalize the performance.


When the train started for Charleston, the
mob bade him goodbye, and told him that
when he reached this city he would receive
one hundred and thirty lashes AT every sta
ton between Columbia and Charleston, the
engineer blew a prolonged whistle, and gather
ed mob to add fresh insults to the wounded
man. AT length on arriving he was met by
the police, conveyed to prison and detained in
his cell for an entire week. Here he received,
for the first time, soap and water to wash oft
the tar, and oil to soften his sores. mob
several times threatened to break into the pris-
on to carry him out into the street. and make
public spectacle of him q second time; but
he was kept closely confined. A physician
called to see him to examine his wounds, who
told him that his case was mild one, compar-
ing 1t with that of a man who was then lying
in the City Hospital from the effects of five
hundred lashes, which had almost put an end
to his life!


On Saturday morning last, at seven O'Clock,
the poor workman was taken from prison, and
conducted quietly on board the steamer for
New York. He arrived i'll this city on Mon
day last, where lie is still staying, recovering
from the effects of his ill treatment, and look
ing for work, which we hope he may find.
This man informed us that, in common with
the great mass of Irishmen in this country, he
had always voted with the Democratic party"
Year: 1859

MISSION CHAPEL TEA PARTY IN Pro
GREss.-To.day is the anniversary Of the Mis-
sion Chapel Industrial School During its ex.
istence of two years it has been slowly gaining
in public estimation, till it begins to take its
place as one of our choicest institutions. The
timely and repeated donations of our Mayor
and other generous citizens have done much
for its prosperity I; but more is needed, and the
ladies most deeply interested are moving very
efficiently to this end. They purpose holding
a tea party on Tuesday evening next, at the
City Hail. Mrs. Nathan Heard, the former
superintendent of the school, is president, and
the presidents of every ladies' benevolent cir
Gle in the city have been associated with her
in the management Of the affair. With their
hearty CO operation what can hinder its trium-
phant success The funds raised, after meet
ing the wants of the school, will be devoted to
the reliefof the poor, through the missionary


The storm of yesterday adds greatly to the
labor Of soliciting, and will prevent many con-
situations so necessary to the successful carry.
ing out of such an enterprise.


Ladies Ill TIE various societies will please
consider themselves personally invited to
unto in this good work, and it is hoped fami-


lies, whether solicited or not, will furnish tho
good things requisite to generous entertain
ment All provisions should be at tho City
Hall early on Tuesday morning.


AS pleasing supplement to the tea party,
the school will celebrate its anniversary on
Wednesday afternoon at the City Hall. Sing.
ing by the children, speeches, and refresh.
ments, will make it u festival such as the child
rem must remember with gratitude, and all of
larger growth may participate in with pleas
ure. The ladies will hold meeting to make
final arrangements, Oh Monday afternoon, at
the Union Vestry, Immediately after the 8
o'clock daily prayer meeting. All ladies inter
ested are invited TO attend
Year: 1859

Mr.. NATHANIEL c. NASH, of Boston, in
forms the Journal, that he is not the person
who has sent in a bill for thirty-hve days at
tendance in the Legislature, when he had not
been day during the session. Who is the
ingenious persona Name him.
Year: 1859

The New YEAR is close at hand, and the DoRMANs, at
the Exchange Saioon under the Post Office will take
due notice thereof to-day by serving up such bill of
fare for their numerous customers cannot but attract
great crowd to partake thereof Just give the Dor
mans call, and have good social time.