smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

AN ELoPEMENT UNDER DIFFICULTIES The
Cleveland Plaindealer relates the following:


A pair of Canadian youths experienced the
delights of eounterband felicity yesterday,
through the medium of the marriage eere-
mony performed at Justice Purdys Office
! They were runaways from the Queens do
m'nion' and looked rs though they had
hard run oft in geeting away The Young
lady, who was fresh and black eyed, said She
had to climb out of kitchen window while
the family were at dinner scale several high
fences, and do mile or two of tall running
through the woods and brush before she felt
safe, to find a breathing spell. The young
man labored under similar difficulties, having
been under parental restraint, and necessita
ted to make an excuse to absent himself from
home, without exciting suspicion. He start
ed for town with load OF cabbuges, freshly
dug from the bits, promising great things to
result from his negotiations but no sooner
out Of sight of the homestead than he hitcheC
the team to fence, aud took the straightes
cut across the woods to the trysting place. -
Ihey then made their way back to the place
where the team had been left, and arrived IN
time to see it disappearing down the road
towards home in charge of a neighbor who
had discovered it and taken upon himself to
drive it home. This upset their calculations
and they were obliged to walk five or six
miles through the woods, over creeks, to the
bank of the river, where they got canoe
conveyance to the American shore They
had hard time ofit and looked somewhat
the worse for the tramp; but the happy con
sumation of their plans seemed to pay all
outlay Of trouble.


They said they had no idea of going back
to get their ears boxed by their paterna rel
atives, and proclaimed their intention of
adopting city life The name of the happy
bridegroom is Eugene Dumas.
Year: 1860

WHITE MAN KILLED By INDIAXs.-A cor
respondent of the plumas Standard writing
from Honey Lake June 18th, says: The
news has just arrived that Horace Adams
has been killed by Indians. He is one of
three brothers engaged in the stock business
in this Valley, and crossed the plains last
season. He was shot just as he stepped out
of the door in the morning. His brother
sprang to the door and saw two Indians and
followed them to the willows; they returned
his fire, but without effect He built a large
fire to attract the attention of his neighbors,
who live at distance of eight miles, and
they have just returned bringing the infor-
nation of this last attrocous murder"
Year: 1860

AN exchange paper says: Elf you would
keep your children in health, give them plen
ty of fresh air" This is all well enough
but nova days children put on so many airs
of their own, that it is almost impossible tc
give them fresh one every day.
Year: 1860

A REMARKABLE CASE FoR PHYsICIANs-A
few days ago, Mr.. J. G.. Adams, known as the
Rocky Mountain bear trappcr, appeared at
the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 23d
street, to see if anything could be done for
his head which was scalped in bear fight
some six or seven years ago. Itappears that
Mr. Adams, accompanied by n tame bear,
encountered huge grizzly and closed with
him. The monster, by one fell blow, struck
Mr. Adams upon the head and tore the scalp
from the skull completely over the 0S tfoRtiS
and the trapper would soon have been in a
condition to make no more hunts, but for the
tame bear, who, seeing the danger of his
master rushed into the strife, and saved Ad-
ans life at the expense of his own. The
stuffed skin of the heroic bear is still kept
as a fond momento Adams suffered long
time from this fray, and was also injured in
the same place by a second blow from the
large grizzly, who is known in his collection
by the strap which girts his whole body
Adams skull being stripped of even the
Deri0stium, the bone, from want of its natu-
raj covering and nutriment, died and slough


ed off. In its place granulatons were formed


which in appearance, look like fungus-mat'
ter. But the end of Adams iIlluck was not
yet A few months ago he was training a
monkey, which creature sprong up the un-
fortunate mans head and inserted his carni-
verous teeth in the wounded part. The
monkey was cut to pieces for this cruel in
Fiction. Under these combined misfortunes
Adams has lost his health, and has become a
great sufferer Any one who witnesses that
pale man going through the daily training
with his huge bears can easily see that his
end cannot be far away. One who saw hin
at the College of PLY sicians and Surgeon'
states that when the heart beats, if the heac
is covered, the pplsalions can be seen in The
boneless portion of his Uranium. We be-
lieve that no remedies can be relied on for {
eure.-N y Journal Of Commerce
Year: 1860

The coming Fourth Of July VIII dawn upon OF The DIT
teest sectional ses that cursed country, if the Ame
people do not resoutey all political excitement and
10 that and noble patriotism which cannot fail TO be
vved by ARTHUR NJ 9RAINoERs great National Romance
Of GOLDEN FEATHER, Or THR BuccAsERR OF KISe's
BRIDeE" ,warlike reminisoence of the
Rivers and the Bay Of New-York during
In THE NEW.Y0RK WEEKLY MERCURY for July
resdy and should be read by every American who taxes
pido the glorious victories Of his country in times past
LOVE and GLORY its great topics and The approach Of
Our Nations Birthday gives psa interest for all classes of
readers brilliant and patriotic story like tbis Of the days
when North South East and West stod shoulder to shoulder
and faced the enemy together will have far nu
sootbpg strife than either speeches
Resd THE MERCURY and find out the All the
deaers sell
Year: 1860

TX a lady in Petersburg, Virginia,
one day last week, while out marketing,
brought cabbage in rather close proxi-
nifty to her face, and as she did SO, a
small green snake walked from his repose
among the leaves Of the cabbage poked
out his head, and gave the lady tender
kiss upon the lips. His impudent snake
ship then proceeded to make hinselfcom-
Portable in the bosom Of the unsuspecting
dame, and had stretched his long, almost
Transparent body halfway around her
neck, before she was aware of his pres
cnce, when she let fall her cabbage and
her basket Of butter and eggs, and after
a few screams removed the intruder 1t
is eighteen inches long.
Year: 1860

THREE WAYS OF PRovING Fool
Eness Sylvins had three waysof proving
q man fool. He is fool who seeks that
he can not find-he is a fool who seeks
that which, if found, will do him moro
harm than good; he is fool who having
several ways to bring him to hisjourney's
end, selects the worst one.
Year: 1860

E During the season of 1859, six
nine hundred and six tons of
copper were shipped from the various dis
Lricts of the Lake Superior region. This
total shows au increase of one hundred
and forty-nine tons over that OF 1858.
Year: 1860

A MAN is like snow ball. Leave
him living in idleness against the sunny
fence of prosperity and all the good that
is in him melts like butter; but kick him
around, and he gathers strength with
every revolution, until he grows into an
avalanche. To succeed you must keep
moving. f
Year: 1860

The New Orleans Picayams notices the
fact chat the last annual report of the
Louisiana Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb was printed by the inmates of the
institution, from the setting Of the type
to tho prcss-worll. BY aa act Of the
Legislature approved last March, the
3 )ard OF Administrators were authorized
to introduce printing for the purpose of
instructing the pupils. This was done;
and the Board say that the mute boys
engaged in setting type and in press
work, have learned with two fold the ra-
pidity OF speaking persons under similar
circumstances. They are passionately
fond Of the occupation and prefer engag-
ing in It to any Of the other recreations.
Their teachers find that it furnishes an
important auxiliary to the department of
instruction; good scholar and good
printer can be made of mute sooner
than it would be possible to render him
either alone.
Year: 1860

Resolved, That we deeply sympathize
with those men who have been driven,
some Of them from their native States and
others from the State of their adoption,
and are now exiled from their homes on
account of their opinions; and we hold
the Democratic party responsible for this
gross violation OF that clause OF the Consti-
tullon which declares that the citizens OF
each State shall be entitled TO all the priv
iIeges aud immunilies Of citizens in the sew
eral States.
Year: 1860

The Lesson of The GorlleH.-A garden
IS beautiful book, written by the fingers
Of God every flower and every leaf is a
letter You have only to learn Il tem-and
he is poor Ounce that cannot, if he will,
do that-to learn and join them, and then
60 on reading, and reading, and you will
find yourself carried away from the earth
to the skies by the beautiful story you are
going through. You do not know what
beautiful though;s-for they are nothing
short-grow out of the ground, and seem
70 talk to man; and then there are some
fowerS-they always seem to be like over
dutiful children-tend them ever so little
and they come up and flourish, and shoE
as | may, their bright and happy face to
vou
Year: 1860

About three weeks ago a Mrs Judy,
who lives few miles northwest of German
town, Ohio, went into the pasture, some
distance from the house, to get the COWS
As storm was coming up rapidly, she took
near cut across the fields, and had pas
sed through a quantity of brush Oh the
way. Having started the cows toward
home, she stopped for moment to detach
from her dress what she supposed to be a
piece of brush that had become fastened
to it, and which impeded her progress by
getting fast against everything with which
she came in contact; but judge of her sur
prise and alarm, when stopping to take hold
OF it, to discover that it was a long black
snake Horror stricken with fright, she
was incapable of ridding herself of the rep
tile, and turning, she fed straight for the
house, screaming at the top Of her voice


As she neared the house, her husband and
one of the workmen heard her screams. and
ran to see what was the matter When
they met her she was nearly exhausted, and
family crying "snake," fell into her hus-
bands arms. He carried her to the house,
while the workmen discovered and killed
the snake, a racer which was about six
feet long. Mrs. Judy had crossed several
fences, and the reptile had clung to her till
the last fence she clambcred over, just be-
fore she met her husband The worst fea-
ture Of the case remains to be told We
learn that the fright threw the woman in
to convulsions and then finally ended in a
fever which terminated in her death
Year: 1860

Kissing the Handsome GirLs.-One of
the candidates, it is reported, Eve don't
know which one, whether democrat or op-
position,) who IS 'up to thing or two,
and has keen appreciation Of live beauty,
when about to set off on an cleetioncering
tour recently, said to his wife, who was to
accompany him for prudential reasons:


My dear, inasmuch as this election is
complicated, and the canvass will be close
| am anxious to leave nothing undone that
would promote my popularity, and so l
have thought it would be a good plan for
me TO kiss a number Of the handsomest
girls in every place where L may visit.
Don't you think it would be good idea ?


Capital " exclaimed the devoted wife,
and to make your election a sure thing,
while you are kissing the girls, l will kiss
an equal number of the handsomest young
men =
Year: 1860

"E will sell good Brown Sugar at 5 to
w 10 cts. White. / and IL cts Coffee
as low as it can be bought in town and lit
tie better quality


Gents will please examine the above and
govern themselves accordingly


All kinds of country produce taken in ex
change of goods, and the market price paid
for the above.


mol JOHN KENNEDY d W.
Year: 1860

Oh It's sweet TO be remembered


In the merry days Of youth,
While the world seems full Of brightness,
And the soul retains its truth
When our hopes are like the morning beam
That fash along the sea
And every dream we know OF lie


Is one of purity
'Tis sweet to be remembered


As the Spring remembers earth,
Spreading roses in our pathway,


Filling all our hearts with nirth.
o It's sweet to be remembered


In the summer time of life.
Ere we reach the burning summit


With our weight of woe aud strife
To look backward through the shadows
Where our Journey first begun.
.qnd the golden .taotDers Of mem'ry


Turn their faces to the Sun.
'Tis sweet to be remembered


AS the breeze remembers day,
Floating upward from the valley


Ger the pilgrims weary way
OF It's sweet to be remembered


When our life has lost its bloom,
And every morning sun we meet


May leave US at the tomb.
When our youth is half forgotten.


And we gaze. with yearuings fond,
From world where all are dying


To deathless world beyond,
'Tis sweet to be remembered


V9s The stars remember night,
Shining downward. thro' the darkness,
With pure aud holy light.
Year: 1860

The election is over. The Metropolis Of the
Union did we'll She gave nearly thirty thou
sand majority for the Union, but the retzrns
from the Interior Of the State came in 30 largely
In favor Of the republicans that the result is tna


ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Of Illinois,
Is elected President, and


HANNIBAL HA,nry, of Maine,
Vice President, Of the United States. Our re-
turns indicate, however, that the next Congress
will be in opposition to the republicans.


Our tables and figures this morning are Of
the highest importance to the politician,
statesman, merchant and mechanic. We give
the political classification not only Of the new
Congress, but also Of the position Of parties in
the Legislatures of the several States This
table is important now In the new aspect the
election Of Lincoln gives to the condition OF
tbs country.
Year: 1860

The COUNTY TICKET PROBABLY ELECTED.


The Indications arc that tho following county ticket
been elected Tho full returns may change Of
oames bu, the probabilities in favor OF tho whole
Year: 1860

Tie HOME Of Washington, now exhibiting at
Mechanics Institute Hall, is An attractive
painting, and should be seen by every lover OF
art, and every Virginian who appreciates the
character of the illustrious Chieftain.
Year: 1860

To BE KEPT FROM THE INVLUENcH OF THE
PRIEsTs.-An order has been issued il is stated
in an English paper, by the French Minister
of War, forbidding soldiers in garrison at
Paris. or any other town in France from At
tending worship in parochial or con ven tual
provision would everywhere be made within
The tarracks tor the regular celebration of
mass. The origin Of this regulation is said to
he the efforts on the part of the priests to in
fiuence the minds of the soidery i'll favor of
the Pope
Year: 1860

HANNIBAL HAMIIN-A correspondent of the
Sacramento Union tells the following INCIDENT
in the early life of the Republican nominee for
Vice President


" lie vas born in Oxford county, Maine, and
when boy be undertook to learn the trade Qt a
printer, and became an apprentice in the Office
Of li9TatiQ King, nov First Assistant Postmaster
General. At the printing business he only re-
lnained six months but during this time a
rather green boy entered the office one day when
the proprietor was without, and desired 10 learn
the trade. Hamiin told him that no apprentice
could be taken unless the applicant could eat a
pint of printers ink, and forthwith set before
the new candidate for Typography a sample OF
that delicious article The applicant Was too
anxious to become a member Of the craft TO
refuse to partake of the ink, and so he waded
in" and ate what he could but declared his ina.
hi'y 10 eat pint of it. Upon this, Hamln in
formed him that be could never become printer,
and advised him never 10 make application to a
printing oiRfe again for that purpose. 1t is al
most needless 10 say lisi the advice was fol-
lowed"
Year: 1860

THE EYEs-An eye can tbreaten like The
loaded gun, or can insult like Kissing or kicking;
or in its altered mood, by beams of kindness can
make the heart dance with joy. The eye obeys
exactly the action of the mind. When thought
strikes MS, the vision is fixed, and remains looking
at n distance in enumerating names or persons
countries, as FRANCE, Spain, Britain, or Ger
many, the eyes wink at each new name. There
is an honesty in the eye which the mouth does
rot participate in. The artist" as Michael
Angelo said " must have bis measure in his eye"
Eyes are bold as lions-bod running, lesping
They speak all language they need no encyclo
p'dia to aid in the Interpretation OF their Ian
guage ; they respect neither rank nor fortune,
virtue nor sex, but they go through and through
yon in a moment OF time You can read in the
eyes of your companion, while you talk with
him, whether your argument hits, though his
tongue will not confess it. There is q look by
which a man tells you he is going to say good
thing, and look which says when he has said it.
Vain and forgotten are all the fine offers of hos
ptality if there is no holiday in the eye. How
many inclinatons are avowed by the eye though
the lips dissemble How often does one come
from a company in which it may easily happen
he has said nothing; that no important remark
has been addressed to him, and yet in his sympa
Thy with the company he seems not 10 have
sense of this fact, for a stream of light has been
flowing into him and out OF him through his eyes
AS soon MS men are off their centers they sbQV
it.--R. W. Emerson.
Year: 1860

THE WELCOME.-COme in the evening" or come
in the mornng-come when you're looked for,
or come without warning kisses and welcome
you find here before you, and the oftener you
come the more I'll adore you Light is my
heart since the day we were pghted red is my
cheek that they told me was blighted the green
nf the trees looks far greener than ever, and the
linneis are singing, A" True lovers, don't sever ~


I'll pull you sweet flowers, TO wear if you
choose them Or after you have kissed them,
thcy'll lie on my bosom III fetch from the
mountain it's breeze to inspire you I'll fetch
from my fancy a tale that won't tire you. Oh
your steps like the rain TO the summer-vexed
farmer, or sabre and shield TO a knight without
armor I'll sing you sweet songs till the stars
rise above me, then, wandering, I'll wish you, in
silence, to love me.


Wen look through the trees at the cliff and
the cyre we'll tread round the rath on the track
Of the fairy we'll look on The stars and we'll
list to the river, till you ask of your darling what
gift you can give her-oh she'll whisper you
Love, as unchangeably beaming and trust,
when in secret, most tunefully streaming ! till
the starlight of heaven above US shall quiver, as
our souls flow in one down Eternity river"


So come in the evening, or come in the morn
ing come when you're looked for, or come
without warning kisses and welcome you'll find
here before you and the Oftener You come here
ihe more I'll adore you Light is my heart SINCE
the day we were pliqhted; red is my cheek that
they told me was bIighted the green of the
trees looks far greener than ever and the linnets
are singing, " True lovers, don't sever !'-7hosl
as Darts.
Year: 1860

The sth of January coming on Sunday, yesterday
the 9Th the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans
was obse we'd by the military of town in spirit
ed manner The Light Infantry under Capt. Jordan,
and the Cadets under Capt. Lewis were paraded
making a very handsome show.


We hope TO these two companies numbering
at least q hundred men each at an early day, and
Cavalry company of at least sixty men, With three
sucb conpanies we could make ii fine display. They
xyonId proye an ornament and an honor to the town
ut all times and bulwark of safety should ever an
emergency arise to require their services. Let the
new members be uniformed rapidly az possible
aud let as determine to increase the number of each
company at least eighty men at the meeting on


dav night Only little effort is required to do it.
Year: 1860

We with pleasure give place to the communi-
cation signed d" South, and we would here take
occasion to state that columns are open to all
persons who entertain opposite views to those
expressed by = South


Our own views have already been humbly ex-
pressed relative to the cxpedicncy and propriety
of :. called session of the Legislature, and as yet
we have seen argument sufficient to cause
Us to change them.
Year: 1860

CONTINUES BAD-The weather continues cold
damp and disagreeable, and no present prospect of
favorable change. But we should reconect that
we mad beautiful Fall, and that at this season bad
weather may be expected, and not grumble over it.
GROWING makes 1t no better but sour disposition
makes us worse
Year: 1860

SKATING AND SLEIGHING.-We notice that the
recent snow and cold weather have afforded ad-
mlrable opportunities for skating end sleighing
IN many localities South where such sport had
not been enjoyed for several years past
Year: 1860

It not only relieves the child from pain but wig
CRATES the stomach and bowels acdity and
gives tone and energy to the whole system 1t will
almost instantly relieve Gripping in the Bowels and
Year: 1860

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Last night, Mr.
Douglas made speech to delegates and 9th.
ers who serenaded him. He said He thanked
them for their compliment 70 be the chosen
standard bearer Of the only political organiza-
ton conservative and powerful enough to
save the country from abolitionism and dis
union, is an honor of which any citizen may
be proud. He said the position of all conser-
vatve men is, or at least ought to be, that of
non-intervention by congress with slavery i'll
the territories. THIS was the position OF the
democratic party
Year: 1860

BAGGING SSipE.-Last Friday eve
ming party Of sporting gentlemen left the city
for the lower graveyard. where they proposed
to bag snipe After arriving at the proper
place. one of the number "a retired wood mer
chant.) was left to hold open the mouth Of the
bag, while the rest of the party pretended to
start off to drive in the birds, but in reality re-
turned home. The wood merchant not having
yet returned with the bag, We are unable to
say how many suipe he trapped, but presume
he succeeded in capturing enough for his
breakfast, as the last that was seen of him he
was sitting holding open the mouth OF the
bag with one hand. and in the other was .
lighted candle. Nose, like good fellow, tell
us how many birds you did catch
Year: 1860

THE FARMERS. The farming COM
munity is completely absorbed in putting in
their grain The week Just passed was unpar-
alleled for dulness in the city Nothing come
in from the country to speak of, from the rea-
son above stated. Should there be NO serious
draw back in the weather, all kinds OF grain
and vegetation will come forth vigorously, and
the harvest will be o remarkably early one ;
and furthermore. early crops are generally
more abundant and less subject to rus:. insects
&c. We are glad to see the farming commu-
nity thus favored.
Year: 1860

MEssRs Dawson d True will remove
to-day into their now and elegant appart-
ments in Metropolitan Block For several
years past this popular firm have done their
extensive law business in The dark and gloomy
quarters they have jast vacated. and we are
glad to see them removing in the fine rooms
Mr.. Hill has fitted up for them in his block
Year: 1860

Opening OF THE WAvERLY PLACE
As announced the Waverly Place on Main
street, was opened last Saturday by the Union
Band. In the morning about ten o'clock, a
lunch was set out which was discussed and
washed down in copious draughts of beer 10 the
evening a session was held, and high old time
the participants had. large crowd was in in
attendance both in the forenoon and evening.
The Waverly is bourd to be a success.
Year: 1860

THE attention Of Pilots is particular
ly requested to the sdvertisem ent regarding
the new arrangements of lights at the Rail
road Bridge. The company is eavoring to
render the bridge as far from danger as posi-