smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

movement. Within the same quarter of an
hour, were two other watchmen (but yet not
the right one) arrested and brought to the
watch house. One ofthem had sung shame
full song before the house of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs /; to the effect that nothing was
more foreign to the Minister than the affairs
of his own department. The other was ac-
cused of singing before the Episcopal palace :;
that the Lights of the Church were not want
ing In talow. but that they diffused over the
land more smoke and vapor than holiness.


The Prince who had played such a trick
upon all the watchnen of the Residence with
his jokes, had lnckly escaped ON every occa-
sion, and grew bolder from street to street.
The affair began to make great noise. They
had even reported the poetic insurrection Of
the usually so quiet watchmcn to the Minister
OF Police, who was at play with the King,
and sent him copies of some of the verses
The king laughed heartily at one which was
directed against the Police itself, which in
trudsd its sprying nose into every family
secret in the city, but could smell nothing
in its own house. He commanded that
some OF these satiric and poetic watchmen
should be brought into his presence, and
rose from the table because he saw that the
Minister of Police had lost his good temper.


TO BE CONTINUED s-s
Year: 1865

A man is good husband, you say. 1t is
well. But what would he have been with
another wife? No husband at all perhaps, or
worse than none. His goodness bis wife's,
or more his wifs's than his. 1t is we'll, we
say, that under any influence he can be good !;
but let him not take all the credit of his GOOD
ness to himself. The bigger share is due to
his better half. Some might be good, if tried
to two or three in succession; some, but to
one; and some, alas. to none A woman is q
good wife. This, too, is we'll. But how
much of her goodness is her husbands? She
cannot tell. Perhaps two-thirds. Then let
her not be proud. Let her keep from boast
ing. Let her cherish madest thoughts of her
self, and form charitable judgments of others.
and her virtue will be all the greater, and
her comfort all the safer.
Year: 1865

the purpose, and while this was being .done
similar dispositions wer, being made further
to the left. A system of cannon signals had
been agreed upon TO fix the moment to start,
so that all might assault simultaneously;
Owing to the mist which hung over the field
the preparations were concealed from the
enemy. At 1 O'Clock the signal was given.


The men advanced quickly and in perfect
order, with fixed bayoners. That they went
to stay indicated by detachments of heavy
artillery prepared to turn the fanks of the
enemy. Rebel picket line was reached.
The cheering and musketry firing was taken
up along the left until lost in the distance.
The order was given to charge and away the
noble fellows went over the breastworks,
rife pits. abattis. chevaux de frise and para
pet of the fort, into the main work, and the
deed was accomplished. For moment the
thunderstruck rebels looked, and then took
to flight, but our men car tured 25O of them.
Nine guns were found in the fort and being
quickly trained, were set at work annoying
the rebel batteries This, with the simulta-
neous operation to the left, cut the rebel line
in two, and took from them a commanding
position and large amount of valuable ar
tillery.


Meantime the 9th and 24th corps, having
broken the rebel lines in their front, were
swinging around to the rear. and coming
down both upon their rear and flank, and it
was evident that Petersburg was lost to the
rebellion. The movements of the Sixth corps
were so rapid that Gen, Lee himself narrow
ly esaped capture. His headquarters fell
into our hands.
Year: 1865

A WORTHY ExAMPLE.-Last week we an
nounced that Hymen had secured in his holy
bonds our fellow citizen, Otis Seamans, and
Acknowledgements for wedding favors. This
week we have the pleasing dut, of acknowl


edging further favors to the office and to our
towns people generally who delight in pleas
ant and inspiring beverage. Since the happy
event, and up to this writing. the we'll sup
piled bar in the saloon of Knox & Co. has
been kept open for the free use of his many
friends. There all who chose to do SO have
beeu participants in his inspiring bounties.
Finally, to show more fully his appreciation
of the happy position to which the gods have
permitted him to attain, on Thursday we
were made the recipients of favors which
show munifcence, and appreciation of the
right place, which entities the happy pair to
wishes that their love may be continuous,
their prosperity and happiness commensur-
ate with the appreciative liberality upon
which the honeymoon is being conducted.
Year: 1865

The Family Affairs Of Queen Victoria


The domestic life of Queen Victoria hiss
been much disturbed of late in consequence
Of the proposed marriage of her third
daughter, the Princess Hslena, an accom-
plished young lady, who resembles her
mother in appearance and character more
than any other of her children. It is geIs
orally believed in London that the Prin-
cess Helena was much pleased with the a.
tentiOns Of young English nobleman, and
this fact was sufficient to make htr
speedy alliance with q member of some
Of the royal families of Europe q ne
cessity, in order to prevent the deepening
of her affection for 8 person whom she
would not be permitted to marry, the men,
bers of the royal family in England not
being st liberty to marry outside Of
other royal families. Now, there seems to
be the two candidates in the feld-the
crown prince Of Denmark, who is support
ed by his sisier, the Princess of Wales, and
who is deemed unot jeeiionable by the
Queen and the crown Prince of Holland,
tine Prince of OrsDge), who is quite 3
fashionable and handsome young fell
low, more acceptable to the young lady
than the Danish Prince, but less agreeable
70 the Queen, on account of his gre.t
fondness Tor life in Paris, and his gene
raj rsPidity. But the Princes mother,
the Queen of Holland, being one Of
the most learned as well as one Of the
most msneuvering sovereign ladies Ct
Europe, has just paid visit TO London
In order to effect the desired alliance,
which must be very popular in Holland.
She telegrsphed for her SON TO join her
there and sll was believed TO be settled
But Queen Victoris's scruples in regard to
the young mans frivolous disposition hsVe
once more revived, and it will require All
the Diplomatic genius Of the Dutch queen,
great as it is to over come these objections.
At the same time the King of HOllandi
who, being the mental inferior Of his
wife, tries to revenge himself by thWarting
her schemes in every possible way, wants
his son TO become the husband Of the
daughter of the blind King Of Hanover.
1t is probable, however, that the Prince Of
Orange will eventually carry of his Hell
ena, and in England the alliance would no
doubt be looked upon more fsvorsbly than
the addition Of another German prince tC
the royal family.
Year: 1865

From tho Grand Rapids, Mich Eagle


A terrible tragedy took place in Leigh
ton, Allegan county, recently, resulting in
the death of q citizen of that township. 1t
appears fom the information we have
been able 10 gather OF the melancholy oc-
currence, that the rash act was caused with
out any real foundation, by the promptings
of that green eyed monster called jealousy.
John Bright, Union soldier, returned
from the service on Monday last with the
determination, IS evinced, TO kill DR.. Col
burn, of that place, whose moral reputs-
ton was not good, for insulting his wife,
which insult is said TO be no more or less
than that the Doctor was seen, when upon
q professional call upon Mrs Bright, some
time since, TO kiss her, which liberty was
resented by his wife, and the physicisn dis
charged. Hearing of this affair from some
communicative friend, before and after his
return, Mr.. Bright resolved on shooting
the offender. Meeting the Doctor in the
road on the afternoon Of the fatal day, the
affair was talked over, and an amicsble
settlement agreed upon, by which the Doc
tor was to call at BrighVs house the next
morning, talk the mstter over, and make
the GneTde homo able as far as possible be-
fore and to Mrs. Bright.


Here the parties turned from each other
70 their respective homes, and they had
gone but 9 lew steps when Bright, stopping
turned suddenly around, and in 8 violent
manner said to the Doctor: 1--WE will set
tie the matter right here, this evening"
Accompanying the words TO the action, he
drew g revolver from his pocket and shot
the Doctor when not oYsr six PAGES from
him, the Ball striking him in the side and
passing entirely through his body. The
Doctor then started on a run towards q
msrsh close by, and the assassin, thinking
he hsd not hit him, fred at him without
effect twice more, and snapped his pistol
3 third time. His weapon falling TO fire on
the fourth attempt TO discharge it, he threw
it away IS being worthless.


Bright seeing the Doctor still alive and
cared for by the citizens, who had gathered
on the alarm, said that he was sorry he
had not killed him. The Doctor lived un'
til the next morning, when death put an
end to his suffsrings, Bright stayed at hii
home until the next day, stating that he
would stand all trials, when, doubtless, be
coming frightened in view Of the result o
the case, he left, and has not been hesrC
from by the authorities or the people Il
that locality.
Year: 1865

Tne Vail 'QuesIiOn---CuriOusC Conflict


of COlOrs.


From letter in the Boston AdUsrtiser,
dated Savannah, July 31st we take the
following;


We have heard SO much of the bitter re-
sentiment of the Southern ladies that the
tale becomes stale by frequent repetition.
But when irquiring into the feelings Of
the people, this element must not be
omitted. There are certainly good many
sensible women in the South who have ar
rived at a just appreciation Of the eircum.
stances with which they are surrounded.
Butthere is large number of Southern
women who are asVindics iveand defiant as
ever, and whose temper does not permit
them to lay their tongues under any Ie-
straint. You can zee them in eve hotel
and they will treat you to the most ridicu-
lOus exhibitions whenever an occasion Of
fers. A day or two ago q Union officer,
yielding to an impulse of politenesg,
handed dish of pickles to Southern lady
at the dinner table Of hotel in this city.
A looh of unspesksble scorn and indigna-
tion met him. $50 you think" said the
lady, "a Southern woman will take dish
of pickles from q hand that IS dripping
with the blood of her countrymen2b II
is remarkable upon what trifing material
this female wrath is feeding and growing
fat. In . certain district in South Caro-.
lima the ladies were some time age, and
perhaps are now, dreadfully exercised
about the vail question. You may ask me
what the vail question is. Formerly-un-
der the old order of things-negro women
were not permitted to wear vsils. Now,
under the new order Of things, q good
many are wearing walls. This is an out
rage which cannot be submitted to. The
white ladies of that neighbOrhood agree in
being indignant beyond measure. Some
of them declare that whenever they meet
q colOred woman wearing vail, they will
tear the vail from her face. Others, mind
full Of the consequences which such an act
of violence might draw after it under the
new order of things, declare their inten-
tion never to wear walls themselves as long
IS long as colored women wear walls. That
is the vail question, and this is the way it
stands at present
Year: 1865

There is q class of people who never go
for Amendment" of any sort.


Our neighbor Of the Democrat couldn't
wash himself without losing good deal Of
ground.


Those who sre unwilling to be bound TO
the Union Ly cords of love may be bound
TO cross-beams by cords of hemp.
Year: 1865

Police CouRr.-Much excitement vas
created at East Albany by the shooting
Of prisoner in the police court room
Last Friday afternoon two girls named
Bridget and Ann Burns went to the woods
a short distance from their home to pick
berries, and while thus engaged were ses.
ed by four men who repeatedly violated
their persons. Bridget, who is but fifteen
years of age, cannot live it is said. Soon
after the crime was publicly known Lewis
Major, sged 40, and his son were arrested
and recognized by the girls as two Of the
assailants. They were afterwards taken
before a magistrate for preliminary examin-
alton, but the proceedings had scarcely be.
gun when brother Of the girls shot thc
elder Major twice in the arm and leg, and
he was followed by his mother who struck
Major heavy blow with hatchet upon
the head. Young Burns and his mother
were arrested and Major was taken to his
home, where q threatning crowd was only
deferred from resort to lynch law by the
presence of large police force. Major
was formerly an engineer On the Hudson
River Railroad, but was discharged for mis-.
conduct His son is said to be notorious
bounty jumper. Young Burns tried to
stab him but was prevented by police
man.
Year: 1865

OuR MrsrAKEs -. Not one man in ten thousand
sees those with whom he associates as they
really are. If the prayer Of Bnrus were grant.
ed. and we could all see ourselves as others see
US, our selfestimates would, in all probability.
be much less erroneous than they now are.--
The truth is that We regard each other through
variety Of lenses, no one of which is correct
Passion and prejudice. love aud hate, benevo-
lence and envy, spectacle our eyes, and utterly
prevent us from observing accurately. Many
whom we deem the porcelain OF human clay
are mere dirt, and still greater number OF
those We put down in our ''black books" are no
further off from Heaven. and perchance little
nearer than the ceasors who condemn them.
Year: 1865

PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The grade of the
Railroad, between Newcastle and Auburn
is finished, and track force is at work lay,
ing down the ties and iron. The officers Of
the Company are confident Of being able to
run the cars here before the 18th Of May.
Year: 1865

THE SHOWS MELrING.-The storm of the
early part of the month laid deep covering
Of snow over the high ranges Of the Sierras,
and rendered it certain that ditch companies
and miners are to have much better supply
of water for summer work than has been
voucbssfsd them for several years. This
prospect has been endangered somewhat by
the prevailing warm weather, that has given
the American and its tributaries rise Of
several feet, but this is light affliction to
what a warm rain extending TO The SUBMITS
would prove to bs.
Year: 1865

A certain proportion Of our population
are fixed in their determination to leave
these States for somewhere. We desire that
those who will go shall not be dispersed
aud lost. We find many going to Brazil
and Buenos Ayres and to various other
countries. A concentration Of this enigra-
ton on one favorable country will have
Numerous advantages. That is why we urge
Oh those that will 60, that they agree to 60
20 Mexico and to the central part Of it, Of
which Vera Cruz is the seaport. We urge
them not to delay at Vera Cruz, which is
not healthy for strangers, but to push back
into the towns towards Mexico city. Twenty
miles from the sea coast the climate of Mex
leo is one Of the most healthy and delightful
on the whole surface of the globe.


The English speaking emigrants that are
gathering there, while kindly welcomed by
the MeXcans, and giving no cause for polit-
cal disquietude-since they seek the good
Of the empire to which they go-are already
becoming strong enough to give direction
and advice to new corners. There is every
human probability of happiness and prosper
lily for those who are now going in this
direction, with the prudent requisites. There
is space and verge enough.


GoING TO MExloo.-On Thursday, the 22d
uIt, scene was presented at a wharf Of New
York. most melancholy for citizen of these
States to contemplate Twenty-six men, in
all the vigor Of their lives, some of them
men of considerable capital, all the rest
skilled in mechanical or scientific arts
milers, machinists, carpenters, engineers,
stone masons, etc, etc.-nearly all of them
Catholics, all of them, without one exception,
such as any country must be glad to welcome,
such as no country can afford to ose-left
New York and the United States in vessel
bound for Vera Cruz. Some of them took
with them their wives and children. Others
have left their wives and children behind
them, to follow them soon. All have gone
with the intention of at once becoming
citizens of Mexico, and adherents of the new
order Of things there established under the
wise rule Of Maximilian I.


~. Y. Freeman's Journal.
Year: 1865

A French contributor A. Wallet, Madison
county, Illinois, sends the following recipe
to the American griculturast, which we
translate:


Cook handful of hops in half gallon OF
water until it is reduced to about half pass
the liquid through sieve, and turn it while
hot upon enough flour to make a thick por'
ridge, and when nearly COOL add pint of
brewers or other yeast, and set the vessel in
warm place until it rises. This yeast will
be fit to use in about II hours. 1t should
be put in a well close jug and kept in the
cellar. In using it, pint should be kept
with which to make new quantity when il
is needed. To make bread take one pint Of
yeast to ten pounds of flour, and with water
and salt make a stiff dough, which should be
kneaded on moulding board. Let it re-
main ten or twelve hours (n warm place
in winte;) or until it is we'll raised. Then
take pieces of the dough of the size of an egg
and roll into biscuits, and place them in
pan SO close that they will touch one anoth
er; let them remain to rise another hour, and
then place them in the oven. If these con,
ditions are observed, with good flour, you
will have light and spongy bread, that will
never sour even if raised little too much.
If the flour is not good, still good bread may
be made by using milk instead Of water. In
making new yeast, it is we'll to wash out the
Jug 10 order to avoid sourness. If preferred,
the bread may be made into larger loaves.
Year: 1865

Lots wife, It's said, in days OF old,
For one rebellious halt,
Was turned, as we are plainly told,
Into lump of salt.
The same propensity to change
Still runs in woman's blood;
For here we see case as strange,
A hayden turned to Mudd.
Year: 1865

WANTED THE OLD KlND.-A milk -pedler.
finding that his business was not just what
it should be, resolved to tack about and sell
milk, instead Of milk and water, as he had
had formerly done, and thus test the sound.
ness Of the old maxim about honesty. A
day or two after he had effected the atore-
said change, he was told by one of his cus'
TONERS, matronly old lady, that he need
bring no more milk to her. In great sur,
prise he asked her the reason why.


Because" said she, "the articles You sold
me yesterday was the querest stuff | ever
saw. 1t had not stood there two hours
when it had nasty yellow scum on it.
must have the real sky blue article that
have always been accustomed to have"
Year: 1865

Is LfNcoLS lSsANE?-There is one point
in Lincoln's recent message that certainly
evinces insanity. We refer to that portion
where be reckons the national debt as part
of the national wealth. This is simply mis-
taking poverty for riches, and it seems that
no man in a sane mind could n it. 1t is
the same kind of an error man would
make, who, after mortgaging his land, should
add the money borrowed to the full value OF
his land, in order to determine how much he
was worth, and thus come to the astounding
conclusion that he had got rich by running
into debt! Either Lincoln is stark mad, OF
else this is his latest joke.


". Y Doy Book.
Year: 1865

A PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE FOR THE
MlNEs.-A fine portable Steam Engine was
recently sent from this city into Tuolumne
county. 1t is designed to be used as the
motive power for driving the anal yamators
at the qaartz>crushing mills which DR.. Ryerl
son is now constructing. The engine is
placed on wheels, SO that when necessity
requires it can be moved to any point acces-
sibIe by a heavy wagon. We have often
wondered that these machines have not been
more generally used for prospecting purposes
in the mnes-ior driving pumps and light
machinery to more thoroughly test vein
before erecting expensive machinery upon it.
One Of these machines and small portable
battery could be placed in position for work
ing at tvihing expense, and when not
wanted any longer, its location might be
changed almost as easily as that Of a loaded
four horse wegon. Scientific Press.
Year: 1865

OF QUALIFICATIONS DISABILITIES ELECTORS.


Sec. 10. Every white male citizen of the United
States, and every white male citizen of Mexico
who shall have been elected to become citizen
of the United States under the treaty of peace
exchanged and ratified at Queretaro, on the 30th
of May, ls4s, of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been a resident of the State six
months next preceding the election, and the
county or district which he claims his vote thirty
DAYS, shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which hereafter may be authorized
by law.


Sec. IL. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost residence
by reason of his presence or absence in the SER
vice of the United States. nor while engaged in
the navigation of the waters of this State or the
United States, or of the high seas nor while a
student Of any seminary of learning; nor while
kept at an alms-house or other asylum, nor while
confined in any public prison.


Sec. IL. No idiot or insane person, OF persona
convicted of any infamous crime shall be entitled
to the privileges of an elector.


Sec. l3. A crime shall be deemed Infamous
which ia punishable by death or by Imprisonment
in the State Prison.


ALSO OF INSPECTORS
JUDGES, AND CLERKS OF ELECTION.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty Of each Inspector
to be at the place where the polls be opened
in the precinct for which he is appointed, from
eight in the morning until sunset on the day Of
the election. SHOULD such Inspector not appear
at eight O'Clock in the morning, the electors
present at the place where the polls to be
opened may appoint an Inspector for the precinct.
SEC. l8. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of opening the
Year: 1865

INDIANS, AGAIN.-We are afforded another op-
portunity for reference to this vexed question


The'latest intelligence is that the Indians now
confined on the Peninsula Reservation at Hum
boldt Bay are to be removed to the Nome Cult
Reservation, where Superintendent Aaltby has
would dictate that the Indians in question should
be removed from their present place of confne-
ment, as it has the reputation of being cold,
barren, unprotected waste, as totally unfit for
winter quarters for human being as the Belle
Isle and Andersonville prson-pens We
are not informed what tribe of Indians it is which
the Superintendent proposes to better the condi-
ton of, or whether they are a good kind of In
dians to keep on Reservations when once there.
Further, not advised to whether Nome
Cult is good Reservation for Indians to remain
upon. To the notion of the red skins all Reser-
vations are faulty Nome Cult proved SO after
the Indian campaign of 1853, and most of the
Indians sent there were back in Humboldt county
before the officers left in charge of the Reserva-
tion knew it, 1t may be that Superintendent
Mallby will offer special inducements for them
to remain, either in the shape of strong and
efficient guard, or in providing comfortable quar-
tiers for their accommodation, and sufficency
of clothing and provisions to make them feel that


Reservation life is preferable to their former
predatory mode of subsistence. We trust that
the new Superintendent will show the people of
Northern California what none of his predecess-
ors have succeeded in doing-that once moved
TO a Reservation, the Indians can be kept there