smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

To PURCHASERS OF STATE School AND SIENNA
RY LANDs.-H. A. Higley, Register of the State
Land Office, has issued the following notice to
purchasers of State School and Seminary lands :;


:" The attention of Locators of School and
Seminary lands, under the Act OF April %, 1888.
is called to the fact that if the second advance
interest on the balance of the purchase money is
not paid promptly at or before the expiration OF
one year from the date of the location in the
United States Land Office, they forfeit to the
State the first payments also, all their right and
title to the land, and the same will be subject to
entry by other parties.
Year: 1859

During the recent food, at least
one hundred feet of rock has given
way. Tins the position Of the
principal iall is that distance higher
up the river than it was at the com
mcncenent OF the freshet. The
stratified rock causing the fall, lies
in q horizontal positi@A and varies
in ,i,i-tessu,hvih derry sx0ep feet.
This roSk>i is underlaid by a stratum
OF sand OF s0,Qe twenty feet in thick.
ness, The re action ofthe current is
rapidly wasting this bed Of sand.
and the result is manifested by the
frequent falls OF large masses OF the
overhanging stratum of rock, de-
crcasing in thickness as well as SOL
idity the farther up the stream it re-
codes, and that it entirely disappears
some twelve hundred feet above the
present crest Of the fall, We can
readily conceive OF the entire ex
tinction OF tho magnificent fall
When we state that one hundrei and
fifty feet of the rock has fallen with
in the limit Of single week, the
reader may readily form an idea Of
what the tate oi the falls is likely to
be.


The principal cause that has con-
tributed to the rapid change, is the
concentration OF the current into IA
circumscrihed limit, Ivy the erection
uf the Minneapolis Mill Company's
dam. The whole body Of water has
now to pass over the fall within a
space not exceeding two thirds Of
that formerly occupied. The epace
grows less the farther up it recedes,
and OF course the probability is, that
the progress OF the d, struction will
be accelerated. So the sublimity oil
nature must bow ANONYMOUSLY to
the cupidity of mani Minneapolis
Journal.
Year: 1859

AfrlVal OF the EUrOpa's Mails.


The European mails brought by the Europa reached this
city-from Boston at late hour last night.


The contents Of the foreign papers received are Of very
little importance.


Since the Jss in Paris that capital has become very
quiet and dull This natural reaction Of the intense
excitement which attended the war


The reduction Of the French army does not seem to
amount 10 much, but TO be confined TO the dis
charge OF men whose term of service expires and Of
invalds, and may be only a farce to satisfy England


Mr. Lever has sent in TO the directors final proposal He
offers 10 charter the Great Eastern for eco 600 cash down
to coal the ship both ways pay port charges on
both sides the Atlantic.


The boiler Of the French gunboat Agrete stationed in
the Adratic, exploded day two ago. Seven egh
killed or wounded, but the rest Of the crew
were saved she being close TO the shore


Some idea may be formed Of the enormous sums
money which sunk in the purchase of pictures by the
weather. classes in England from the fact that the col
lection OF the late Lord Norhwick has produced less
than EOS 725. The sale, which extended eighteen
days, terminated on Wednesday, and was attended by
dealers from all parts Of the world Some of the prices
must appear fabulous TO the unnitiated The OF
this collection spent life in bringing together, and
it will be distributed far and wide.
Year: 1859

Destruction OF the HarmOnta AOteA ny


Fire-sumoc alton OF One OF the Proprtc-


tors and his Three Daughters-Coroncr's


Inquest, &c., &c.


One of the most distressing we have had
to record for time transpired about three o'clock
yesterday morning. in the quiet city Of Hoboken In the
destruction of the well known Harmonic Hotel, on Hudson
street, and the suocaon Of Mr. Charles Baese the senior
proprietor and three of his daughters, Anna eodora
Clara and Sophia. II appears from the evidence Of Fer
dnand Kapp, the junior partner, before tho Coroners
jury that unusually hot fire was kept burning through
out tho day in the basement and is supposed to have
gnied n pile of ballroom benches and tables, and so
communicated fire to the building The bodies were
yeyed TO an unoccuped building in the Of Police Jus
ticc Cranes ON Washington street, where they now
main Mrs. Baesc uninjured, but her nervous system
Is SO shocked that she Is unable to with any
Her eldest daughter, Miss Mary Baese in jumping from
her bedroom window TO the piazza the second floor
came in contact with a projecting window shutter
and was thrown against the window, breaking the glass
and decorating her face, neck, and legs shock
ing They both lying at the hospitable resi-
dence of Mr. John W. Harring, No. n Hudson terrace
under medical treatment


The building is two story and half high, with base
men, built OF brick, and has lately been improved by
joining brick building on the rear, covering the remain
der OF the lot. The basement used eating
apartment for the family Of tho proprietor and the
portion general kitchen for the hotel The first floor
was used in the front building bar and reading room
front occupied by the Union Chess Club and the Hud
son Rife Company adjoining room used par
or and in the rear was situated the ball ROOM The pro-
perty had not been thus improved long,


The following ID diagram drawn by our reporter on
the spot showing the upper story Of the front building
occupied in part as sleeping apartment by the nmates:-
Year: 1859

BY Mr.. Board-The custom with us has been TO keep
the door on the inside of the hotel open at night.


by the Coroncr-When landed upon the piazza found
John W. Harrng there gave the information that there
were people in the upper part Of the house, leave
there was pile OF tables and benches about three feet
from the chimney; think these caught fire from the heat


By Mr. Brush-The tables and benches had been piled


By the Coroner-The carpenter employed in the hotel
was not at work at the lower part Of the building but on


John W, Harring was the third witness. Being duly
sworn, deposed and sadResded at n Hudson street,
aa5oning the hotel awakened about three O'Clock
Friday morning by hearing Miss Mary Baesc crying the
top OF her voice, For Gods sake, save us rushed on
upon my front balcony saw smoke issuing in great vo
umes from the second and third story windows there
green blind or shade dividing the piazza Of the hotel
from mne could not the position Of affairs told Mar
to leap out Of the window upon the balcony would
have done SO had known how matters she carrie
out my advice but in her descent struck projecting win
dow shutter and fell into the window Of the second story
breaking the glass and cutting hersefmos severely ha
she bled prousey mustered my strength and succeed
ed In pulling down the screen leaped upon the hoe
balcony, and raising Mary in my arms bore her TO
apartment she begged TO the rest of the family
procured fire ladder from hook and ladder company
and raised up to the piazza and then set up agains
the window Of Mrs. Baese's room; this ladder she es
capped not knowing the room occupied by Mr. Baese and
chlidren, could not venture TO nnd them.


Romeo +. Chabert NJ d. was the last witness
Being duly sworn, deposcd and sadAm resident physi
clan Of the city of Hoboken returning from profes
sionai visit about half past two O'Clock Friday morning;
had reached my chamber, and about retire when
was startled by the cry Of Fire." redressed myself,
and went Immediately TO the Oceana Hose Company
house, where effected entrance and, by the aid OF
three gentlemen the carriage to the 1re found fire.
men on the ground tried to effect entrance front and
rear but failed succeeded in getting the roof from
adjoining buding thought heard cries beneath the roof
could find scutte returned below was informed that
there people In the housc; saw the bodies OF Mr.
Baese, Anna Theodore, Clara and Sophia Baese.


BY Mr.. Board--I think daring attempts were made
TO the inmates and the building as ever saw
in large Cities


BY Mr.. Wson-Mr Baese and children lost their lives
by sufocation; the ladies warm everything was
very hot; could not keep my hand against the window
panes.


BY the Ccroner-Under the circumstances, neither Of
them could have been restored TO M they had been dead
about half an hour when first saw them.


This closed the evidence for to-day The inquest ad
iourned until this afternoon at two o'clock.


The funeral of the deceased will come or omorrow.
Year: 1859

The strike the building trade of the metropolis shows
how strongly the cooperative principle is at work among
all the classes who live by manual labor. There was
meeting of delegates the other evening" who represented
trades that have little interest in connection with
the erection Of dwellings, and all these persons evnced
sympathy for the engaged in the contest with
their employcrs-promised them donations of money
from their respective clubs, well as individual sub
scriptions.


badly and keep body and soul together unless the
sinews Of war; come in pentifuIly. There are
tens of thousands good builders in Continental cities
who would think 30s week for ten hours labor per day
actual wealth. The master builders have committed
manifest injustce-her vengeance has fallen upon the
men who belong 10 the trades unions well as upon
those who do not.


poor fellow writes to Of the papers pointing out
this fact which he describes making the innocent suffer
with the guilty" Why not open these Establishments
he asks to society men, who the equals of
ccty in sklY By doing this, and withdrawing the
document their shops would be filled with good workmen
before the week expires" This appears to be feasible
proposal,
Year: 1859

mass, of psrticulars, both to extend
the information and to give some
idea Of the points in respect to which
the phenomena may afford the best
comparisons. The space they occu-
py in your columns is not usclessly
bestowed, since, although at present
not many golden gods are to be dug
from this kind Of hudcas, yet it can.
not be asserted that essential bene-
its to mankind may not be bound
up in the results Of their investiga-
ton.
Year: 1859

September S.


Perhaps you will recollect that in
1854 there was organized in the city
OF New York a company, under the
name OF the Pennsylvania itock Oil
Company, which, for some good rea
SONS. paesed into the hands OF some
New Haven capitalists, and was by
them removed to New Haven
In 1S4S, the Directors leased tho
grounds and springs to M'r f. L..
Drake, we'll known on the New Ha-
ven Railroad. He came ont here.
and in May last commenced to bore
for salt, or to find the source Of the
salt, which is so common along the
banks of Oil Greek. Last week, at
the depth Of seventy one feet, he
struck fissure in the rock through
which he was boring, when to tho
surprise and joy Of every one, he
found he had tapped vein OF water
and oil, yielding four hundred gal
Ions OF pure oil to every twenty ionr
hours Zone day. g


The pump now in use throws only
five gallons per minute Of water and
oil into a largo vat, when the oil
rises to the top and the water runs
lput at the bottom. In q few days
they will have a pump Of three times
the capacity Of the ono now in use
and then from ten to twelve hundred
gallons of oil will be the daily yield


The springs along tho stream,


understand, have been mostly tskel
up or secured by Brewer e Watson
the parties who formerly owned tn
one now in operation. ,t.


j The excitement attendant on tn
discovery Of this vat source Of oj
was fully equal to what | ever say
in California, when Q large lump {
gold was accidentally turned out.


-IC0r. Neio York Tribune.
Year: 1859

When it was first recommended to plant
them 50 deep that the point Of junction Of
the graf, or bud and stock, should be beneath
the surface Of the ground, ! conceived the
plan to be o good one, and did not hesitate
70 put it in practice myself, or to advise my
friends and customers to do so; after trial
Of some Eve years regret TO be compelled
70 say my experience falls far behind my an.
ticipations Of the benefit expected to wit
ness.


Without any equivocati0I or mental re-
servation, l now denounce and henceforth
abandon the practice; and II is for the bene-
ft qf those whom may by my advice have
led astrsy, as well as others who may not
have had any experience in the line Of plant
ing, that now give and record the result Of
my own.


Onehalf or more a all the trees ] have
thus planted, in from one to three years,
have rOtted of at the point where the bud
was inserted; this b particularly the case
with all those that ore slow growers on the
ounce stock.


Nor is this all; have killed few which
had been planted in the ordinary manner by
heaping the earth up around the trunk, and
n By rotting - abOve mentioned.


There are few varieties which have sue
ceeded and grew very well, but they are
the hardy, vigorous varieties, such as Louise
BOnne de Jersey, ROstiezer, Duchess D.
AngOuleme, &c, which you know will grow
almost any way.


Those that have thus far lived do not ap-
pear to grow any more vigorously than do
those which were planted at the depth they
grew In the nursery, and Il there is any diff
ference, Il Is In favor Of the latter.


All that can say in favor Of the practice,
Is, that il hides the ugly appeaFuucein in those
cases when the tree outgrows the stock q
very small matter when brought alongside
Of The loss Of large portion Of the trees
planted, as my experience testi6es.


hope others may have had better sue.
csss than your humble servant; were i ne.
coslary | could give you the similar expert
ence Of some Others, but prefer to hear from
those having had longer and more extensive
trial., in other sections Of country.
Year: 1859

AT last accounts, convention of colored
men had met in Boston, their object being to
consider the best course to pursue during the
next Presidential canvass and provide meas.
ures for the advancement of the negro race
in its moral, social an5 political condition.
Year: 1859

RAREY has been very successful in London
in tanning vicious horse, the king of
Dude" The London News says the audience
fairly tremhled when he unlocked the iron
pole, gave It to the groom, and, with not
even stick in his hand, stood in the ring
with that screaming savage of a horse, and
then fairly out maneuvered him by his weird
like tact
Year: 1859

ADvIcEs from Denver City state that great
excitement prevails at the mines at Pixies
Peak, in consequence of the discovery OF
tcrs of the Colorado river, which promise to
be far more productive than those of the for
mer place
Year: 1859

The INDIANS AT THE SoUrn.-E. Gilbert of
the Overland Mail informs the Los Angeles
Vineyard, that the Indians along the road,
from the Colorado river to the Mohave river.
are manifesting a hostile disposition. A few
days since an express was forced to turn back
and seek safety from an attack of those In
dians. The Mohave Indians exercise strong
influence over the Pah Utah nation as well
as over the Indians on the east of the Colora-
do river, and until they are severely chas-
tised there can be no hopes of peace in that
part Of the country
Year: 1859

The Atlantic Telegraph Company has de.
cided to made the conductor of the next cable
consist of six wires twisted and the cable,
when completed. will DC about six times the
size Of the old one
Year: 1859

DISPATCH from Washington, August It'll,
says: The conflicting nature of the laws
OF 1918 and those enacted by Congress in
1920, upon the subject of the slave trade
will probably cause the question to be
brought before the Supreme Court of the
United States. The former prescribe a fine
and imprisonment and the htter make the
penalty death for aiding or abetting in the
Importation of Africans within the United
States.
Year: 1859

FLoGG1NG IN THE ARMY-T The Cincinnati Commercial publishes letter from a corres- pondent at Camp Floyd giving an account of the whipping of private seldier, from which we make an extract:

 We were up earlier than usual this morning, that we might behold the spectacle of aogging on the bare back, of an unfortunate soldier who had been under arrest for some time for some trihing misdemeanor, and who rather than remain prisoner attempted to run off, The unfortunate mans name is Brittan. The guard were called out, likewise the other pris- onerss the latter, presume, to take notice of the infction, the former to guard against the escape of the victim, who was taken out of the guard house shackled. As we arrived at the place of punishment he looked the very picture of despair, aud am sure felt his degradation. His wrists were immediately tied to the wheels of wagon, and his shirt removed An officer then walked up to the man with the whip, and directed him to lay on as heavy as be could This officer exclaimed, as the poor fellow was vine ing after receiving the first ten lashes, "D--n it, why don't you strike heavier and slower r The victim turned round, and with an agoniz- ing shriek, exclaimed, "Lieutenant have nay feet tied also to the wagon, or in my pain am afraid I shall have to turn around" The an swer made by the Lieutenant was, "Then be fogged accordingly"
Year: 1859

THE IMPROVED MUsKET.-The improved rife musket, now manufactured for our Government, has barrel forty inches in length, with cali bre fifty eight hundredths of an inch in diame- ter, and is riAed with three large circular grooves which describe circle in six feet; the grooves and bands being equal, that is, the grooves one- half the interior surface of the barrel The ball is elongated, pointed at one end with a cavity in the other to expand it sufficiently to fill the grooves and prevent the escape and loss of its force. The ball weighs about five hun dred grains, and is what is generally termed the Minnie ball, although differing somewhat from that. The lock has the Maynard primer attached to it, which will receive coil of fifty primers on strip, one of which is exploded each time by the action of the hammer. The form of the butt plate and bayonet is much i'm. proved from the old musket The ramrod also has cavity in the head to fit the point of the ball, to prevent bruising it in ramming it down and swell in the body about six inches from the end for the hand, and also to hold it firmly in the stock, in place of the rod-spring on the old mpShet
Year: 1859

The LEcoMPToN CoNvENTIoN.--In another col
umn will be found a sketch Of the proceedings
of the Lecompton County Convention, held on
Saturday. One of the most unblushing acts Of
political rascality that We ever heard of was
openly perpetrated by the Convention. or the
seventy odd delegates, sixty-two decided by
their votes that the vote of the county delega-
ton in the State Convention should be used as
. trading capital to procure the nomination of
Meredith for Congress. The several township
delegations with the exception of Grass VAL
ley, were allowed to select the number of dele
gates to the State Convention to which their
respective townships were entitled. The dele
gates from that township were in favor of both
Weller and Meredith; but the managers Of the
Convention urged in their speeches that II
might be necessary to throw the united vote Of
the county for some other Gubernatorial aspi-
rant, in order to procure votes for Meredith in
return, and the vote of the county was accor.
dinghy put up to the highest bidder.
Year: 1859

The Platform of principles adopted by the
Republican State Convention, which met al
Sacramento last Wednesday, consists of eight
resolutions. The three first read as follows:


Resolved That the Redubcan party of the State of Cal


forna formerly unalterably opposed to the


introduction Of slavery into Territories free and will
use all just and constitutional means to prevent it.


RESOLVED That repudnte the modern dogma that sa
very exists in all the Territories of the United States by
force of the Constitution and view i as the entering
wedge for the enslavement OF the Free States.


Resolved That the Intervention of Congress for the
tension and protection of slavery in the Territories re-
Gently announced in Congress by leading Democrats as
cardinal element of Democratic faith and practice is an
alarming evidence of the advance in the demand OF the
slave power and gross invasion OF popular rights


These resolutions were no doubt intended in
q measure to evadc the real question as to
whether Congress shall interfere to prohibit
slavery in the Territories. Mr.. Tracy, the
Chairman of the Republican Central Commit
tee, in recent letter, favored the doctrine of
non-intervention, as a matter of policy; but
there is nothing ir the above resolutions which
would indicate that they intended to modify
the Platform adopted by the National Republi-
can Convention, which declared it to be the
duty of Congress to prohibit slavery in the
Territories.


In common with the Republicans, we repudi-
ate the dogma that the constitution carries sla-
very into all the Territories; but unlike them
we have no fears that the announcement of that
dogma is likely to enslave the free States. The
fact is, the people of the Territories, as well as
of the several States, will establish just such
institutions as suit them; If they want slave
State they will have it so, and if they are op-
posed to slavery they will have a free State.
Practically, they will establish their own insti-
tutions, despite the decisions of the Supreme
Court and Federal Intervention. Congression-
al enactments, the interference of Federal Off.
cials, aud the decisions of partizan Judges may
for a time annoy the citizens Of the Territories,
but in the end the popular will must prevail.


BY the third resolution, it will be seen that
the Republicans are opposed to the interven-
tion of Congress for the protection of slavery
in the Territories. OF course they are But
they have nothing to say in regard to the
equally sectional doctrine of Intervention to
prohibit slavery, which is q cardinal element
of their own political creed, and if carried out
would be as gross an "invasion of popular
rights" as Intervention to protect slavery.
Year: 1859

RoBBERY.-We learn that Mr.. VIM. Heidlauf,
who left Nevada on the 5th of May, for the
East, was robbed of all his loose change and a
considerable quantity of jewelry, on board the
steamer. He had with him enough coin to pay
his incidental expenses on his way home, but
had draft for considerable amount on an
Eastern bank. The draft was also stolen, but
lite payment was stopped, and Mr.. Heidlauf has
written for the duplicate, which be had left
here
Year: 1859

GIFT ENTERTAINMENT.-Wel learn that the tick
cts in Charley Youngs second grand gift entertain
ment being rapidly disposed Of and there is no
doubt that all the chances will be taken before the
18th of July, the day fixed for the drawing. The
number and value of the prizes tempting induce
ments to invest money in the enterprise For list
Of prizes, see fourth page.
Year: 1859

REDDNGroE l. Co.-Among the Oldest business houses
in California, stand prominently forward the firm of Red
dington Co.. Of San Francisco, who for the past ten
years have kept the leading Drug house in this State
We are glad to notice continued sign of their prosper.
ty thai they have found necessary have one of their


firm reside permanently in the Eastern States and the
great advantages resulting from this win undoubtedly
enable them to offer inducements 10 purchasers unequal
led by any other house in the country.
Year: 1859

WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO FUR
w nish at short notice the above Battery and would
request the attention Of ali Quartz Men to it previous to
the erection OF mill For efficiency in working out the
gold it is becoming celebrated aud have h-ancy
in pronouncng It superior in every respect to any
in


At request, MR. AI.MARIN r. PAUL. Superntend-
ent of the Oriental Quartz MIL Nevada city has
sened to explain the working of the MILL and show its
efficiency to any who may feel interested and all can
judge Off better by seeing it in practical operation
would refer Quartz men of Nevada county to him.


GODDARD, HANSCoM l. RANKIN,


37-3m Pacific Foundry, San Francisco.