smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

one end of it to the worsted thread.
Now, pull it slowly cried she to hel
husband, and she gradually unwoaud tht
string until it reached her husband
Now hold the string fast and pull it up,
cried she, and the string grew heavy and
hard to pull, for Tom and his mother had
fastened thick rope to it. They watel.
ed it gradually and slowly uncoiling FROM
the ground, as the string was drawn
higher.


There was but one coil left. Ii bad
reached the top Thank God!' exclaimed
the wife. She bid her face in her hands
in silent prayer. and trembling rejoiced.
The iron to which it should be fastened
was there all right-but wonld her, hus-
band be able to make use Of i'll Would
not the terror of the past hour have so
unnerved him as to prevent him from ta-
king the necessary measures for safety I
She did not know the magical influence
which her few words had exercised over
him. She did not know the strength
that the sound Of her voice, so calm and
steadfast had filed bim-as if the little
thread that carried him the hope of life
once more had conveyed to him some por-
ton of that faith in God which nothing
ever destroyed or shook in her pure heart.
She did not know that as she waited there,
the words came over him, why art thou
cast down, o my soul. why art thou dis
quoted within me! hope thou in God.
She lifted her heart to God, for hope and
strength, but could do nothing more for
her husband, and her heart turned to God
and rested on him as On rock.


There was great shout. Hes safe,
mother he's safe I cried Tom. 'Thou
hast saved my life, my Mary said her
husband, folding her in his arms.


But what ails thee 2 thou soonest
more sorry than glad about it. But Ma
ry could not speak, and if the strong arm
of her husband had not held her up she
would have fallen to the ground-the sud-
den Joy after such great fear had over
come her. Tom, let thy mother lean on
thy shoulder said his father, and We will
take her home And in their happy
home they poured forth thanks to God
for bis great goodness, and their happy
life together felt desrer and holier for the
peril it bad been in, and the nearness OF
the danger had brought them unto God.
And the holiday next day-was it not
indeed thanksgiving day.
Year: 1859

According to the Medical Magazine,
the blood of horse is poison in the veins
of dog; the blood OF sheep is poison
in the veins of cat; but the blood of q
horse will revive the faintiRg ass. From
this it follows, that when TRANSMISSION is
practiced on human being, human blood
must &c employed; and SO employed, the
practice is in some urgent cases not only
safe, but forms the sole remedy.
Year: 1859

The Salem Mass } Register says that
during the late cold spell the earth and
the ice cracked frequently with loud
report, and in one instance, large lind
en- tree on Olive street was split from the
roots to the top of the trunk, with an ex-
plosioD like a pieco of ordnance.
Year: 1859

The London correspondent of the New
York Herald says the British ministry has
positively determined not to send the Aus
tralian mail by way of Panama. as was short
time since talked Of The reason assigned is
fear that the United States may enter into
competition for the Australian trade
Year: 1859

the undersigned would respectfully announce to
his subscribers his intention to credit no
pc for longer term than FOUR wEEKs for the
DAILY NATIONAL DEMocRAT. 1 am forced to adopt
the above course on account of the increase in NV
delinquent list JEROMUS RAPALJE


dec64wdh Carrier
Year: 1859

THERE is some talk of Convention of Ed
itors in Washington, during the winter, to
consider the present state of the Union"
and to promote if possible, more brotherly
feeling than has hitherto distinguished the
fraternity, in the exciting political campaign
now so near at hand
Year: 1859

OK DREss.-A New York correspondent
of the Estates and Union, writes thus:


"Plaid dresses for the street seem to be
much in vogue Glancing out of my window,
l see five ladies passing, and four of them
are in plaid skirts The richest and most
diStiague lady's cloak that have seen this
season is a red and black velvet plaid trim
med with deep black Lace but it is quite
possible that the beauty who wears it adds
not little TO the grace and richness of the
garment. The French women are very fond
of blending the rouge et noir, and they take
the hint, | suppose. from the lustrous con-
trasts of rosy lips and ruby lips, with raven
hair and jetty eyes A black dress, with a
red flower, in crimson bow in the bosom, is
one of the commonest co9HetrieS of tie Paris
ian LOrette, who, in the Quarter Latin chan
ces to "catch the eye of an artist student" /"
If were woman, l would always have a
red shawl, as it is equally becoming when
worn over black or white dress. Two
colors are enough for any one costume, and
the more pronounced or the more opposite
the better. A fine eye is as much shocked
and violated by the unartistic iumblng to-
gether of colors as a delicate and educated
ear is by the clashing of discordant sounds.
Ladies who live to please should think of
this; and those who lack philosophic taste
in dress should cultivate the confidence OF
the best artist they know.
Year: 1859

Is constantly making additions to his already large
stock, and is determined to keep up his reputation
for selling the best goods in the market.


Just received a choice lot Philadelphia
Year: 1859

WHIPPING IN SCHooL.-He is a poor teacher
who cannot manage school without the rod.
From beginning TO end. the practice of whip-
ming is brutal Old foges mutter stale aphor.
isms about sparing the rod and spelling the
child but we are not to be ruled in these
times by fogyism. The rod makes a cunning
and dull child-the cat hardens oil that is bad
in a man. Every blow given to a child is an
act of cowardice-is an outrage 10 The sanctity
of its weakness, for weakness is sacred in the
eyes of all good and chivalrous men, Harris
burg Teleeraph
Year: 1859

hHntcsrsar" Cslebration.--Springfield Division
Sons of Temperance are to Celebrate their
eleventh anniversary by public temperance
meeting at Leigh Street Church tonight. No


DIVISION In the State has done more to advance
the cold water cause than this, and no one has
better materials for doing good. Its labors
have been felt on Church and Union Hills, and
are appreciated by the community Long may
it exist to protect from intemperance ali who
would shun the deadly cup.
Year: 1859

Tou,nament.-It has been suggested that the
Henrico Dragons, Capt. Dance, would get
up a tournament at the Central Agricultural
Fair Grounds, on the last day of the Fair, as
a handsome finale to the weeks amusement
If the suggestion is to be adopted, the Dra-
goons should make that fact known at an ear
ly day, SO that those who intend to enter the
list could be practicing for the tilt.
Year: 1859

Night Sehool.-Let it be borne in mind by
the apprentice boys of this city that the Nigh,
School of the Mechanics Institute will be
opened about the ist of October, and that all
of them can become pupils by joining the In
stitute. Good teachers will be engaged TO in
struct them in useful branches of study and
we have no doubt that several handsome
prizes will be put up to be competed for dur.
ing the session.
Year: 1859

More Scratchtng.-Patric., Sweeney and Abby,
his wife, were arraigned before the Mayor yes
terday, to answer the charge of assaulting and
beating Mary Donahoe. These parties live on
nth street and from some cause unknown to
us seem determined to make a finish OF the
complainant, unless she takes up her bed and
walks. Mrs. Donahoe stated that the prison
ers came into her house, and before she could
call for help Mrs. Sweeney seized ner by the
hair of the head, dragged her into the street,
beat and scratched her face and that Pat,
when his 'souId oman" was done, gave her two
blows on the side of her head with his fist that
like to have made finish of her With the
hone of putting an end to this broil, Pat and
Abby were held to bail for their good behavior,
and 10 answer an indictmentb by the next Grand
Jury.
Year: 1859

TNHE firm Of Griffith q Garrison is this day dis
4 solved by mutual consent T. Garrison will
attend to settling up all the business Of the firm
All those owing US on note or book accounts. are
requested to pay up rs soon as possible. I. Gar
ris0n will continue the Furniture business at the
old stand where he will be pleased to see our
friends and customers who may want anything
in the Furniture and Housekeeping line


n. GRIFFITH.
Ell 4. GARRISCS.
Year: 1859

The Ecno SLAVE CASE A short time ago
one of our city papers took much pains to
acquit the South of any desire to reopen the
African slave trade. and referred, in proof,
to the indictments found in Charleston
against the crew of the SLAYER Echo. Since
then the case have gene to trial, and all tho
accused have been acquitted. The Charles
ton Mercury gives the following explanation
Of the action of the jury.


SIT is most probable that they may have
been satisfied with thinging that it would
be not only inconsistent. but cruel and
hypocritical, for them, as members of Il COM
munity where slaves are bought and sold
every day, and are as much and as frequent
y article of commerce as the sugar and mo.
lasses which they produce,to pass condemna-
ton and a verdict of guilty of death upon
men whose only crime was that they were
going to a far country to bring in moe sup
plies of these articles of trade, whose com.
moditics;and in this case not even to trespass
upon our soil but to carry them to foreign
land, to Cuba and merely throw them into
the market OF nations.


1t is most probable that this was the indue.
ing ground Of the rerdtct, and if so, every
other case wf1f be the Echo to this. Further
prosecution is idle, expensive and vain"


We predicted this result Of any such trials
long beforehand; at which another of our
contemporaries, the Post, had spasm of ln-
dignant grief. 1t was wounded that we
should express the opinion that Capt. Town
shend would any more lcnience shown to
him by Charleston jury, for violating the
laws against the slave trade, than he would
receive at the hands ola Boston jury But
since this result has been announced by tele.
grapn, our pro-slayery apologists have been
yery quiet
Year: 1859

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass-ss
- Atsa session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Monday, the twelfth day of Septeni-
Der, in the year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine. Present-Cliford Shanahan, Judge of
Probate. In the matter of the estate of William
Ii. INLAY, deceased On reading and filling the
petition duly verified of George B. Turner, PRAYING
for letters of Administration the estate of said
deceased to be granted to john Hooker with the
will annexed.


ThereupOn il is ordered, that Saturday, the eighth
day of October next, at ten O'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to be
holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis, and
show cause, If any there be- Why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing c. SHANAHAN


A true copy Judge of Probate


September IL, 1859, sep15-2lw3
Year: 1859

Wake mournful muse, and touch thy saddest


string -,- a~-a-s-ss
Breathe forth in words of plaintive melody
A dirge for the departedl Not for him
The fallen hero of the battle field,
Whose name is waited on the wings of fame,
Till echo sends it back from distant shores;
Not for the dead


Whose dust arrayed in all the pomp of state,
Is borne in solemn grandeur to the tomb.
Nor vet for her, the maid in beauty's bloom,
With brightest charms of youth and love entwined,
Torn ruthless from affections fond embrace, 3
And sent away to feed the loathsome worm.
Oh not for these awake the mournful lyre
For nought is lost to earth when these depart.
The riven heart soon heals, and wealth and fame
Bequeathed; descend to crown new brows, and fiIl
With other forms the momentary void.
A deeper grief demands a sadder strain!
An honest man has left the shores Of earth!
One of the noble uncorrupted few
Who firmly trod the devious walk of life,
With open brow and heart that dared the light.
Whose steadfast virtue needed not the fear
Of future vengeance to sustain its strength;
One who calpd God, his Father, and all men
His 6rofhers--and no brother ever wronged.
Oh is not earth the poorer for the void!
Is not humanity loser by his gain?
A state may lose its head millionaire
Lie down in shroud of gold, and none shall feel
Their presence wantlng-yet for such as he
True hearts shall weep, and build his monument
Within the spacious hall of memory,
And w.'eathe it round with virtuous resolves.
Of such as Mee our brother, earth has none
Too many; and we feel loneliness
Thy vanished presence never more shall fill.
Yet there is sweetness in the tears we shed.
And in our solemn mourning there is joy.
For while we miss thy genial spirit here
Shading its cheerful influence DER our hearts,
And while we sigh for thy untimely fate
We hear a whisper from the higher sphere
Saying, God reigns, and doeth all things we'll !"
Beyond the shadowy mist encircling earth
Faith sees glorious land of fadeless flowers;
Trod by the pure in heart; no stormy sky,
No dark ming night-no blight of joy is there;
No sundering of natures dearest ties;
No ehangeful friendship and no tickle love,
But every aspiration of the soul fufll'd
And full fruitiop of hopes brightest dreams.
There is thy home-wc cannot wish thee hence;
But humbly pray for heavens assisting grace,
To walk with footsteps firm, the path of night
Till death shall ope' for us the door to life,
And bid us enter and rejoice with thee.


FLORENCE.


Keelersville, Sept. 18th, 1859.
Year: 1859

III OS~st " 70 " S& ce$ss WI W. oO'sS~'
You do beat Emerson Bennett, and
Sylvsnus Cobb, and George Martial
and all the rest of the literati who are
devoted to the eolumes of the Ledger.
You know exactly how to keep the mid
night lamp burning, and give young
folks red eyes and head ache to-mor-
row. You know just how to close a
chapter so as to make your readers
hurry to the news office for the next
number. ad


You are cultivated woman, Mrs.
Southworth, but not an inspired one.
You are working for Mr.. Bonner, not
for humanity.


What is this in this corner? GA
woman's right convention was held in
this city recently. There soas some
wheat with the chaff this time. Some
sensible speeches were made and some
good resolutions passed.


We ourselves go for woman's hold
ing her own property and share at
least in her own children" Dear me |!
how liberal! The world is progressing.
Shouldn't wonder if that editor gets to
believe that women have souls, yet.


Hereis something to correspondents.
Somebody wants to know if it is indis-
pensible to congugal felicity, that a
man should be older than his wife.
Ledger replies-"A woman all the
world over is as old at twenty as man
at thirty, that is she has as much judg-
ment, as much tact, as much fnessc,
and she should always be at least ten
years younger than her husband, for
the woman naturally fades first.' I
beg the Ledger's pardon, but a woman
don't naturally fade first. 1t is very
unnatural circumstance owing entire
ly to the artificial countenance of life.


Let man be shut up from childhood
in prison called house, debar him
from all out door invigorating exercises,
let him keep nightly vigils with sick
children while his wife sleeps swad-
die him with heavy and cumbersome
apparel, make him toll with his limbs
fettered; and see if he don't fade too.
Just as if it was law of nature that
woman's life should be shorter than
mans. Auam and Eve we are in
formed were born the same day, and
as there was only one Eve, it seems to
have been Gods intention that she
should last him through. We do not
read that she faded at twenty six and
left her children to the tender mercies
of step-mother. Give girls the same
chance for physical development as
boys release woman from the slavery
of fashion and she will be as young at
forty as man is. Even as it is now, if
a woman happens to survive the first
twenty years of married life, she gene
rally retains her faculties in old age
better than men do. If the Ledger's
theory was correct there would be no
old ladies, at least not as old as the
men, whereas there are quite as many
women who reach their three score and
ten and are more youthful and spright-
ly than men are at that age.


This seco,sd-aoite and step-mother
institution, is something which was
never dreamed of in the original plan
Of nature. FLORENCE.
Year: 1859

The Leavenworth Ledger of the 18th
inst, says:


We often hear young man, who never
did any hard work in their lives, talk
obout going to Pixies Peak. We ask
such what kind Of work they think gold
digging is }? Let them turn out here and
get themselves into practice by digging
wells, cellars, coal, quarrying rock, maui
ing rails, and rolling saw logs, and eat dry
bread, and wash it down with water, and
sleep on the ground with fair weather
and foul, and then form an opinion about
the work of digging gold. Digging gold
is no child's play; and it is only the
strong, able bodied, hard-working men
that will suit for the business. The men
who succeeded at the mines in California
were strong of arm stout of heart, and
only such men can succeed at the. gold
mines. A bull has just as much business
in china shop as a glove-handed clerk
or far faced mechanic has at Pixies
Peak,
Year: 1859

It is not, perhaps, too early to drop a
word in regard to Candidates for Dele
gate to Congress from Nebraska. There
is no doubt, figuring being done by the
various aspirants and their friends, and
why not let there be talking? We have
no names to suggest; know of no aspi-
rants in this immediate region. Our OBJ
ject in calling attention to the subject at
present is, that by early agitation some
definite issue may be reached and agreed
upon, that the result may be a reflection
I>Of the wishes of a majority of the citi-
zens of the Territory.


We are anxious that our Delegate may
not continually be encumbered with ga
contested seat" to which most of his eff
forts must necessarily be directed.


What~that issue shall be, political or
local, we are not particularly anxious !;
would prefer the former, however. We
are confident that genuine Democracy,
with sound leader, can carry the day in
Nebraska. We are equally sure, too,
that the triumph of Democratic principles
as set forth in the platform of the party,
will tend to advance the true interests
and prosperity Of our Territory, and fu-
ture. State. Sham Democracy, however,
will not do, here or elsewhere. Men
who sacrifice principle for policy cannot
lead the democracy to victory! The man
who succeeds as a Democrat must be clean
on that record so clean that no doubts
be: entertained. His assertions will not
dos his past conduct only will answer.
The man who has stood up for the princi-
pies of the Democratic party amid the
numbering anathemas hurled from the
Executive throne, is ga man for the
times" Those who have truckled, sue.
cummed or "sold their birth-right for a
mess of pottage" need not present them
selves, nor attempt by ''wire pulling" tc
secure the position of standard bearer
either by a nominating convention or 9th.
erwise; defeat, overwhelmingly, only
awaits such.


1t is all important to the people of Ne


braska that they start right in politica
matters, therefore we talk plain. While
we allow no man to advocate, in this lat
titude, free state principles more jealous
ly than we do-free state without Negro
equality, amalgamation or association
} we cannot believe otherwise than tha
! the triumph of Republican principles, a


laid down in the platform of that party
: will result detrimental TO the true inter
ests of the whole country, especially tn,
west yet in its infancy, and in name
! to be developed. We want no negroe


here, either slave. or free; we want n
Congressional Intervention in regard t
any of our domestic affairs.
Year: 1859

/ We are able to get but half sheet
out this week, and upon that have devo-
ted but little labor. We have been busi-
sly engaged with hoe, spade, rake and
pruning knife. Will endeavor to make
ap next
Year: 1859

The agitation of the removal of Mr..
Wyman from the post office in this city
has at least established the fact that the
Omaha post Office is of more Importance
than any other in the Territory. inasmuch
as this is the only one in Nebraska for
which the officer receives his appoint
ment direct from the President and eon@
firmed by the Senate. ~


Letters have been received showing
that the President had made the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Hamilton, and sent his name
TO the Senate for confirmation. -
| CAPITOLUM ,
Year: 1859

GTThe Neptunes returned home on the satur
day evening train of the G. H. d D. Road, and
passed through our streets in imposing proN
cession to the corner of Third and Main SITS.
when they separated for their homes. They
were cheered as they passed along, and very
general good feeling prevailed. Their trip
may be set down as one of the most cheering
ever made by any company from this city. They
are good fellows, and deserve all they GOT
every bit of it In the account we give Of
their reception in Newport, Mr. Cuppy is named
as President of the company. He represented
that distinguished functionary well, didn't he
smithH) and was the orator of the occasion.
Year: 1859

DWe regret that Prof Smiths arrangements
are such that he cannot remain and give us a
few more lectures. He is man of high intel


lectual attainments, gentlemanly in his social
intercourse, and eminent as popular lecturer.
All who heard him here were highly pleased,
We commend him TO the lovers of science and
amusement, and hearty reception everywhere.
Year: 1859

G3 A drunken fellow was arrested and taken
to jail on Saturday evening for shooting piss
tol loaded with ball, in the stable Of John
shellabarger. He came very near shooting one
or two Of the hands in the stable.
Year: 1859

MOUNTAINS OF THE MooN.-It may
not be generally known that when the
moon is between eight days and six hours,
and nine days old, with rejecting tele-
scope, and magnifying power of from
100 to $50, ridge or chain of noun
tains may be seen in the moon, as dis
tinctly as any chain of mountains may
be seen on well executed map. Dark
shadows are thrown on the eastern side,
and they are then (and at this period
only) seen in high relief. Thirteen
peaks may be counted. The fifth from
the lower end is the highest. There is
a small crater between the third and
fourth, Counting from the upper end of
the chain, and one on the declivity of
the fifth, Counting also from the upper
end.) This ridge or chain-the only
one in the moon which can be properly
so called, as all the other mountains are
detached, or in clusters-runs in north
west or southeast direction. The upper
part of the ridge is situated between the
two dark spots, called seas, (viz: Mare
Imbrunum and Mare Serenitatis, known
as the right and left eyes Of the moon,
and the northernmost mountain of the
chain is situated halfway down the
eastern side of the latter. Near the
lower end of this chain there is large
crater, with a central cone