smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859




TTNHE firm Of Griffith x Garrison is this day dis
Il 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 as soon as possible. I. Gar
rison 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.


l.. GRIFFITH,


T. GARRISON.
Year: 1859

ROYAL WEDDINGS IN PRosPECT. The
Liverpool Mercury says:


Reports are current as to the pproaching
double matrimonial connections between the
royal families of Prussia and Holland,
which will tend still further to increase the
intimacy which already subsists between
them. The first that is spoken of is the
marriage of the Prince of Orange and the
Princess Aloxandrine, daughter of His Roy
al Highness Prince Albert of Prussia. The
princess has frequently been referred to as
the probable future consort Of the Prince OF
Wales, bu: it would appear that other ar
rangements are now thought of as to the
future Queen of England The second mar
riage, which is now the subject of specula
ton in court circles at Berlin, is that Of the
son of Prince Albert of Prussia with Tho
daughter of His Royal llighncss Prince
Frederick of the Netherlands.
Year: 1859

A lady in Xenia, Ohio, after having been
troubled for some time by slanderous letters
addressed to her friends, appealed to the
Postmaster for relief He put private
mark on five postage stamps four of which
were sold to the suspected individual. In
two or three days two Of the four marked
stamps came back on letters addressed to the
ladys brother-in.law, and to her minister.
The writer was soon invited to the residence
of the lady, when he was treated to a cow
hiding by the injured female and her sister
inolaW.
Year: 1859

" The warm bright days Of summer are al
hand the mud and snow have given place to dry
aud dusty walks, and heavy boots have been laid
aside by both ladies and gentlemen. Now thin
boots and light CATERS viii be in constant demand,
and those who would supply themselves with such
articles as will be light aud yet strong, such as
will be easy to the feet and well made win do well
to call upon Mcclure at No. l26 Ontario street
aud select from his large and superior stock.
Year: 1859

PERFECTION OF CouNTERFEITING.-Th spurious
bills of the Brighton (Mass) Bank, which were put
in circulation in Boston last week. the engraver him
self believed to be genuine. 1t was only when
microscope used that the bills were discovered to
be counterfeit They perfectly executed that
it is said it would be impossible for any practced eye
to discover the difference without the aid of the mi.
croscope.
Year: 1859

THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLEs.-The royal revenue


by land and sea OF the island OF Cuba, for the month
of February last, amounted to upwards of million
and half The same average income for twelve


months, would'mhke neat little revenue OF upwards
| of eighteen millions.
Year: 1859

NJ.


The Chicago Press and Tribune, of Saturday, reports
Eastern Exchange and irmer at premium and
gold at II az premium. The receipts of breadstufs on
Friday include 4 054 bbls -four 2S 709 bushels wheat
and o. 05l do With reference the receipts
corn, the Press and Tribune says:


The trade in continues to increase in activity
The daily receipts this week have ranged from 10000
900 bushels and preparations making p it
ward speedily possible before the close of navga-
ton Yesterday 900 sacks shipped to Boston part
of it by lake and part by rail and the prospects are that
large amount will be shipped the coming winter by rail
Buffalo, New York Boston, and other Eastern markets.
The arrival of so large of the ear
such unprecedented thing in history that the IA
ciites for receiving and storing it not sucent-and
we understand that consequence of the delay of
on the track the Illinois Central Railroad have been
PEELED to telegraph to all their stations to ship any
at present For the last four or five days
upwards of leo loads have been standing at the
depotsfOr train is unoaded there is an
other to take its place.


As instance of the effect this early movement
of the crop has the railroad interests
readers to the fact that in September last the receipts
corn by the Illinois Central Railroad were only l3lI2
bushels while in October, when the new crop began to
in the receipts 1000 bushels against 43 $50
bushels received during October of year This month
the receipts will be much larger and the difference
tween this and last year greater
Year: 1859

About two o'clock yesterday morning the inmates
of the house No. 300 West Saratoga street, occu-
pied by j. w. Bowling, were aroused from their
slumbers by dense smoke filling the whole build
ing. On giving the alarm, officer Ryan was soon
on the spot and discovered the smoke to be caused
by some person carelessly throwing lighted cigar
on the lobby carpet. The fire extinguished
with but little damage, and without alarming the
department.
Year: 1859

and man named John Alexander, had hearing


before Recorder Eneu, on charge Of conspiracy


to extort money. The evidence went to show that
Alexander employed by the alderman to call
tavern-keepers brought before Curry, and bound
over for selling liquor Sunday compromise the


matter afterwards for a sum of money, and share
the proceeds with the alderman. They we're held
to bail, each in the sum of 81 ,000.
Year: 1859

LOVES LABOR LosT.-A butcher belonging to
North Shields married wife in the church of an
outlying village, and after the ceremony the party
adjourned to the Coach and Horse, where they re-
gaIed themselves with strong drink. Thence they
went to another house, where they had another
drinking bout. While so carousing an old sweet
heart of the bride dropped in and while the party
were in "high iinks he put his arm round her
neck and gave her kiss. This enraged the bride
groom, and fight took place. While the rivals
were sparring on the floor, the wife jumped up,
and, placing herself between them, took off her
ring and flung it at the bridegroom, and shortly af
terwards made off with her former lover. The
bridegroom sobbed and wept bitterly at his loss


Photographs ofthe original drawings by Raffa
ellie, in the Royal Library at Windsor, have beer
Year: 1859

MODEST REQUEsT.-our readers are all pro-
baby aware of there being in each issue of our
daily, an advertisement of a veterinary surgeon,
which advertisement is accompanied by sketch
ola horse under process Of treatment by the said
surgeon. We supposed the horse was an inofen.
sivs animal, which never disturbed the peace Of
community. and which was in truth model horse,
so far as docilityis concerned. Bat we yesterday
received the following note which will explain it.
self:
Year: 1859

FIRENEN's GENERAL ALAssocIATIoN.-Thisis Is one
of our most praiseworthy institutions 1t is pure.
ly benevolent in its character, and has been the
means of sending life and light into many needy
household. The design and the purpose for which
it is founded is to render aid and relief to iremen
who are injured and disabled while upon duty
Since its organization many hundred dollars have
been paid out to such disabled members of the Fire
Department The sum of So per week is paid to
such, SO long as they gre prevented by illness from
work or service Such an institution should be
upheld and encouraged by every phlanthropic
heart, and not merely should sympathy be feltWith
the purposes of the Association, but material aid
should be rendered TO keep the treasury supplied,
that the work Of mercy may never languish for
want of funds. We hope therefore that our citi-
zens will purchase tickets to the Ball to be given
on Thursday evening next at the American and
Gray's Armory, for the benefit Of this Association.
Those who do not attend public parties, need have
no ohestatonin in purchasing tickets and then staying
at home, for every dollar of the proceeds after pay
ing necessary expenses, will go for charitable pur.
posfs.
Year: 1859

Letter from a CIeveiander Specimens of


the Gold in cur Possession.


The following letter will be read with great in
tersst by all who contemplate going to the new
gold fields Of the Rocky Mountains. 1t seems to
be fair and candid statement of what the writer
is doing and what the prospects are for those who
60 to this new El Dorado. We should consider
this letter decidedly favorable, and it will, no
doubt, have its influence with those who have
thoughts of going, but are as yet undecided.


CAMP BowMER, PIKE's PEAK, Jan. "a, '59.


FRIEND WILLIAM Thinking perhaps, that
you might want to hear from US, or at least from
the Gold Mines of this part of the country, and
the boys are anxious that you should come out in
the Spring, take this opportunity of writing you.
We left Independence Sept 1st, and arrived here
in Oct, and have been in the mines ever since.
We ethinkthe prospects good, perhaps its not quite
equal to California when we we're there in '52 but
about as it was in "a. the time left you will see
by the specimen 1 send you, the quality we are
getting here. It is float, but in some other local
tiles it is larger and much easier mined. We are
using tom, with quicksilver in the box, and our
average Is from eight to fifteen dollars per day
which for winter operations is pretty good pay.
We expect to do much better in the Spring, these



Springs did in '53, we have had come trouble to
get quicksilver, as but few brought any with them,
and as a consequence, have not done as we'll as
they would had that article been more plenty, but
as soon as Spring opens, we will not want it, as
we can then operate in the gulches and ravines
for coarse gold, 1t has not been very cold here,
as yet, some snow, but not much. These three
pages of paper are all we have in camp, will write
again soon 1 am going to Cherry Creek next
week, will write from there. Us.


The following note will show how this letter
came into our possession. The owner will pardon
US for copying it into cOlumss, and if he will
call upon US he can receive his gold which was
found in this letter.


MORNING LEADER in going from the Hotel
to the Cars found the enclosed letter and speci-
men which may belong to some of your citizens,
and be of Importance to them. K.


February 25th, 1859.
Year: 1859




We giye.the following for the bene-
fit of those who are in the habit Of
hanging around printing Offices. We
hope they will read and profit there.
by:


l. Never enquire thou Of the Ed-
tor for the news, for behold it is his
duty at the appointed time, to give
it to thee without asking.


9. When thou dost write for his
paper never ask him, "what thinkest
thou ofmy piece ?" for it may be tho
truth may offend thee.


g. 1t is not fit that thou shouldst
ask of him who is the author Of an
article upon public concernment, for
duty requires him to keep such things
unto himself.


A. When thou dost enter into tho
printing office, thou shouldst avoid
loud talking and have care unto thy
self that thou dost not touch the type
or the press for thou mayest cause tho
printer much trouble.


S. Never examine the proof sheet,
for it is not ready to meet thine eyes
that thou mayest understand it.


6, Look thou not at the copy which
is in the hand OF the compositor, for
that is not meet in the sight Of prin-
ter, and he might knock thee down.
Year: 1859

We should ever deal kindly with
those Mhom injustice or some great
misfortune has driven forth into the
world, and who are ever striving to
battle courageously with the stern re.
alitics Of life, while no friendly hand
is near to vid them no human being
to whisper a word Of sympathy, or
share the care that is consuming their
ie-blood. GnIy they who have pas.
sed through the troubled waters
alone, drinking deeply from the cup
of sorrow, know what one can suffer
when striving to act their part in tho
strange and ever-change(ul drama Of
life. Every heart knoweth its own
bitterness; but perhaps a word, the
out gushing Of true. sympathetic
heart, or u kind act may roll off the
angry. surging pillows, and give to
the dark, threatening cloud a bright
lining, to the midnight darkness the
dawn of Il calm morning.
Year: 1859

There is much food for reflection in
the following paragraphs:


Tue Horse AND THE JAcKAsS.-A
horse and an ass came to the same
stream to drink.


"llow crystal-clear is the water
said the horse. "ro me it appears
very muddy grumbled the ass. No
wonder he drank with his head down
stream, and the mud came from his
own hooIs. All ye who search Holy
Writ only to foster doubt, and who,
in the very act of searching it, turn
your backs, on the fountain-head from
which it flows, will DO well to remem-
Der that long cared and stupid ass,
and then if you can continue to do
likewise.
Year: 1859

The LOVER PuzzLE.-To learn to
read the following to as to make sense,
is the mystery. If any of our lady
friends can do so, they may call and
get the Devils hat:


thee read see ,ha. ME.


Love is down will I'll have


But that and you have you'll


One and UP and you il.
Year: 1859

Death among those we know, and some
of whom we regard and esteem, and sick
ness Of those we love, forcbly reminds us
of the many ills to which the flesh is heir,
and of the sad fate Of those who know no
consolation, and cannot meet misfortune
with that true estimate of life and its use
which disarms them Of half their atllictiye
power.


There is more true courage, more real
fortitude displayed in Drawing the ills, and
bearing the SORROWS of ordinary life, than
armies ever witness or hospital records re-
count. Disappointed hopes, unforeseen
and inevitable misfortunes in business, or
calamities in the domestic circle-any Of
these try true man more than all he him
self alone might suffer. He is more viz
tuous who cares most for others and less
! for himself-hcnce the better man, how
ever brave and enduring, the more he
must suffer. But there are few misior-
tunes in which or in the effects a bright
side may not be seen.


There are calamities which are grea tel
| than The death of Il loved one, but we are
wont to estimate that as the most tcrrib lie
that can afffict US. Even the very love
|
of our misery in bereavement is a blessing
of untold worth. A otemporary,, refer


ring to this love, beautifully remarks, 'To


have laid stroug affection down among


Tie dead, may be a great sorrow, but it !:


not real misfortune. Whatever ones


after 90 ngs may be, there i, deposit fo


the future life, stake i'll better county


a part of the heart which the grave keep


holy in spite of the evil which its in th'


world The living may change 10 Us Q
we to them; sin may divide, strife ma


come between us, but through all time
and fortunes the dead remain tie same t
our memories and our love. The chill
taken from us long ago is still tie limo
cent lamb that it was for our hoiIing-
! The carly lost f.iend or lover is still th
! blessing of our youth, hope not to b
withered, promise not to be broken,
possession whesein there is no disHppoin


nent."
Year: 1859

The following Incredible story from the
Troy 'Budget' is too shocking for belief.
We hope for the credit Of humanity, it Is
n hoax:


A NAN LOCKS Ills WIFE IN A CAGE
We have for some time been co9nizant OF
II persistent piece Of cruelty towards lady
of tie first probability in this city, aud
whom we hoped ere now to find relieved
by tie interference of friends. Il appears
that her husband in a fit of jealousy, aome-
thirg like year ago, procured Il complete
cage Of iron, into which he compelled his
wife to enter, and although it is irnpossi-
! bic for her to stand erect within il, she Is
never permitted to leave 1t except at night
! The social position Of the parties is such
! that we are persuaded not to mention


names at present, but shall not fail to do
so within day or two unless. IN tho
meantime, we lind the lady quietly re-
ieyed.
Year: 1859

HAEvEsT--The Portsmouth Tribune"
says that a farmer who had lived in that
county forty years, stated that he had
never known better crop of wheat Than
the one now being harvested.


The Zanesvilie Courier" says:


AS we have before stated. We think the
crop will be as large ae it has been for two
years past. For, though some fields have
been badly injured, if not entirely de-
stroyed by the frost. neither weevil nor
rust have done any damage whatever, 50
far as we can hear; and the effects Of the
frost are not so bad as at first reported
Year: 1859

DAVENPORT is PAYING A HEAVY TAX
TO PkE's PEAK-AImoet every day do we
shake the parting hand Of some Of our best
and most promising young men, who. allured
by the reports Of gold at Pixies Peak, are
starting out for that land Of promise For
their sakes we trust it is not all promise
The class of men that are leaving our city
for the mines is such as composes the bone
and sInew of our community-the young
men. We are sorry t. see them leave us
We shall miss them-the entire community
will miss their presence in more ways than
one. Many, to be sure, will return many
ais will probably never visit our city again;
at least it is not reasonable to suppose they
will. In the time Of the great California
gold fever, not more than one half who went
out came back to stay some could not.
others who had been more fortunate would
iot. The entire Union coptributed its young
men in large numbers to dig gold, build up
populous cities and form a new State So
with the Cherry Valley region, provided
the mines prove fruitful. The young men
who go there will not find gold dig
ging the only business at which they can
make money. There will be cities built up
thousands of little paper towns and villa
ges inaugurated; corner lots will be all the
rage; wild lands will be turned into bust
ness marts rents and profits will become
matter Of fact speculation and shaving and
trading will be at high water mark; and
every one will find something to do that
will cause him to continue there. Not every
one--but q large portion. None 60 with
the intention Of staying permanently. but it
will be found the easiest thing in the world
to change ones intentions provided there is
half as much there in reality as is expected
by those who go.


Should the whole matter at last, turn out
to be grand humbug. portion Of those
who go out will push on to California, many
will stay in the Territory, and a large mum
Der will return. But in any event-whether
the gold is plenty or whether there is none
there-we are bound to believe that we, as
a community will be losers. We shall lose
| sew eral hundred Of our most valuable prop
erty-the young men, and with them more
actual money than will ever find its way
back here from the mines Such is our
opinion. We trust it may turn out other
wise
Year: 1859

The weather is not particularly IA
vorable for putting in seed. but there is
plenty Of time for that yet. From all parts
Of the Union there comes an unanimous
opinion that the crops are to be good this
year. We hope Iowa will DO reckoned in
to that arrangement.
Year: 1859

ApRIL.-An excellent article will be
found on the inside with this caption. 1t


not only applies to farmers hut to every
one who has home where he can plant q
tree. 1t is from the american Agriculturist
paper which every farmer can afford to


have, and should not be without II is


published monthly in New York by Orange
Judd. Price 81 per annum.
Year: 1859

CoRRkcrIoN.-We are requested to
state that our paragraph in Sunday morn
ing's issue. relating to the Stock sale OF
Parker / Spesring's old stand, was not en-
tirely correct Mr.. Spearing informs us
that the entire stock was sold at prices
ranging from one to three hundred per
cent below the original cost We wish it
had been otherwise, as it is not pleasant to
Year: 1859

CUTTING WOOD.-We understand
depredations are being continued on the is-
land Slashing and cutting the best timber
ON it, for fire wood, continues to be practic-
ed to the great injury Of the government
property. What is the agent in Davenport.
doing in this matteri Can he not prevent
the great destruction of valuable timber
which SCENE to be going on? He at least
should make an attempt to prevent it-A
lander d argus.
Year: 1859

p N0ICELESs.-
Ne count the broken lvres that rest
Where the sweet wailng singers slumher-
But DER their silent sisters breast
The wild flowers who will stoop to number


a few can toueh the magic string,
And noisy Fame is proud to win them;


alas for those who never sing,
But die with their music in them.
Year: 1859

DOUBLE LUcK.-Mr. Wood, of the New Orleans
True Delta Office, recently married wife, and
before the expiration of the honeymoon, drew a
quarter of the $4,000 prize in the Havana lot
tar
Year: 1859

out paying rental to the Government This was certainly wise and liberal policy and one which should not now be departed from. The laws of Spain which were adopted entire by Mexico, constitute the most complete mining code in the world, but they provide that DOT ton of the proceeds of the mines shall be paid over to the Government After changing them

 in that particular they might then be adopted with advantage for the government of our own mines. They are equitable and just and while they fully protect the mining interests, none of the other great interests of the country are neg lected The lands may be sold but the miner als are reserved by operation of law as part of the eminent domain. Any one may enter the land of another and work mine, but be- fore doing so he must pay the owner the agri- cultural or grazing value for so much of the land as may be necessary for carrying on the business Thus it will be seen that the rights of all are protected.
Year: 1859

HIGH WATER The late rains have
caused considerable rise In the river, and as a
consequence the -four stored on the first foor al


Hsxaiis mill had to be removed to protect it from
damage.
Year: 1859

RUINED BY GAMBLING AND LoTTHRIEs-The Boston
Herald gives the particulars of two men who have
recently left the city, having lost heavily by
gambling and the purchase of lottery tickets
One has lost property Of about $12, COO, and the
Year: 1859

THE COUNTRY ROADS are said to be worse
nhan ever known before. A gentleman from New


Kent assures us that in many places the mud Is


up TO the hubs of vehicles, and that horses almost
Year: 1859

INFLUENCE OF BooKs.-An illustration of those
who are fearful Of the bad influence of books is
furnished in tho case of an English missionary,
who. had the Bible printed for his people, but
omitted the Book of Kings" least tho wars there
in recorded should increase their inclination to
fight, which he thought was altogether too preva-
lent.
Year: 1859

IRoN SmIrs IN ENGLAND-Iron ships, like most
maritime improvements, originated in tho mer-
chant service. About the year 1900 iron barges
existed on tho Paddington canal much in the
form of very long square tarks, and little boy
walking with cynical sectnrian Scottish guardian
was severely reprovcd for likcning them to Eli
sha's miracle of causing iron to swim. Some Of
the earliest sea-going vessels ofiron were built on
the Clyde, and if not very like whale, they were
certainly very like kettles intended to boil whale


in. In fact the earliest vessels were made by boil
er-makers. and all that they appeared to aim at
was to make vessels that would keep out water
with the greatest possible amount Of displacement


in the most convenient form for rveting together
together with regard to movement. They wero
mere shells, without ribs or framing and though
very sale as regarded water pressure, utterly
without strength if they struck an obstacle. They
were cheaper than wooden vessels, and carried
more bulk and weight in proportion to their dis
placement. About foot in thickness was added
to the cubic capacity of tho hold over sides and
bottom. OF the unseaworthiness of this kind of
craft an example was given in the Tayeur, which,
on her first voyage, struck en- a rock on the Irish
coast and went down instantaneouslv in deep wa
ter with every soul on board. Again, the possi-
bility Of making them sufficiently strong was de-
monstrated in the case of the Great Britain which
lay for four months on the rocks Of Dundrum Bay
exposed to the whole thrash of the Atlantic, and
was got of o sorviceable vessel at last.