smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

DECEMBER was ushered in, last night with
a wild storm. Old Boreas blew as he never
blew before, and his icy breath CONCEALED
whatever it touched, while he whirled the
white snow from out the wlntry north. Our
winter may now be said to have commenced
and yet the weather this morning was
bright, dry and healthy, although the Their
mometer indicated low Temperature. What
we most need now, is snow to make sleighing
good.
Year: 1859

The Ice was moving heavily this morning.
and probably by tomorrow morning will be
closed up. Jack Frost has been at work
briskly since yesterday noon, and will soon
have the river pretty securely bridged. The
question of navigation being closed may now
be considered definitely settled.
Year: 1859

A ROUNDABOUT JoURNEY.-Point Douglas
and Hastings are nearly across the river from
each other, aud but mile apart in direct
line. A person on horseback passed over the
the bridge here this morning, who had come
from Point Douglas, and was on his way
down to Distinguishing journey of fifty
miles, because there was no way of getting
across the river between the two places
Year: 1859

The weather still continues to be of the
most pleasant and mild description. 1t is
just cold enough to be healthy and bracing,
and just warm enough to be comfortable out
of doors. The ice hoated lightly in the river,
bul not enough to phase boat
Year: 1859

TIE School BoARD.-The proceedings of
avery interesting meeting will be found in
another column. The Board have the SYM
pathy of everybody in this matter, and we
hope they will discover ways and means to
keep the schools open until at least next April
Year: 1859

w ater and musk melons are going to mar
ket in fair quantities and are sold at fair prices
Some Of them are very fine, and others of a
very inferior quality.


The cultivation of the melon is not gener-
ally understood. We give the following
suggestions, which may be useful to those
who may engage in the melon cultivation


\ fine favored water or musk melon should
not 5e planted within one hundred ward, of
any other melon, or any of the melon family.
Gourd.. souashes, or cucumbers shonld never
he planted in the same garden or field with
melons, for the volatile nature of the pollen
of each will mix, making hybrids Of the next
generation. giving the melon gourdy, squa-
shy flavor, and sottening the shell of the gourd.
The melon delights i'll sandy soil, and to
have them in their greatest perfection, tho
ground should be deeply spaded or sub-soil
pluwed. The hills should be about ten feet
apart


The water melon vine is very subject to IN
Jury from water; heavy and continued rains
give them the appearance of having been
scaIded, hence the necessity of planting "n
hills instead Of on level. Holes should h"
cxcayated and filled in with well.rotted man
urc, with mound over the manure at least
twelve inches higher in the centre than on the
outside: on the centre of this mound, plant
the seed, plant some six or eight. and when
they have four leaves, thin out to three plants
in hill. As the vines beg in to run. branch,
and bloom, pinch out the terminal bud, which
will throw the whole vigor of the vine into
the Young fruit just set; rs the fruit increases
in size. take off all but one to II branch. and
allow but one melon to ripen on one branch
vine.


An overloaded melon vine will lproduce but
inferior fruit The cultivator should bear
Year: 1859

MONDAY MoRN1NG-I write in june hot
and happy June, leafy fowery June; yes in


deed, the weather is so warm that farmers
who come to town forget to tell again the sad
story of frosts and bEghted wheat and wilted
corn, they now only tell US what we have a


most feeling knowledge of, and cannot forget


until the thermometer lowers or we get trust.
FED for another cup of ice cream And why


not cease to talk dolefuly of frosts? If this


would protect vegetation it is now too late,
and besides, the economy of nature is as near
ly correct as the most complaining could make
IL. Wednesday of this week is the Annual
College Commence nent Custom gives the
senior class a'whole month previous to this to
rest and prepare the commencement thesis


This last takes some less than a month, and
rest, we never want So for some time we
have had nothing to do but drive dull care
away and now, kind readers of the Demo


exorcism to send out to-day's good wishes and
random scribblings to you. In other leaves
we have said aword or two of the University,
Its rich advantages and generous liberality
to young men, from any State. and from any
part of the world. A gift from the general
Government to the State of Michigan, it op.
ems its doors to ALL asking no other tuition fee
than good recitations. 1t depends not upon
1 pufs for its existence, and were this the case
our gratuitous offering would be withheld and
those more able given. Permit us to say
1none Of this is said because we humbly claim
it as our Alma Mater. but that many young
men from the preparatory schools of Ohio
look inqniringly westward and prefer this, wher
its advantages are known even to the time
2 honored shades Of New England. Five from
the W R. Eclectic Institute graduate at this
commencement, and we learn with pleasure
Z that our old friend H. o. Newcomb, and per


haps number of others from Hiram's goodly
hill, are to enter here the coming year. Yes


terday the Baccalaureate address was deliver


ed by the President Henry P. Tappan. NJ


shadow of Justice could be done this discourse


were we to attempt it by special report, W,


took no notes upon paper, but believe it wa
= noted by every heart and mind in that vast as


semblage, as we'll as the class to whom it wa


more directly addressed. His subject was .Th


Scholar and the Christian He stood ather


to recommend the first, in its highest and no


blest devevelopment,and with youth and healll


and collegiate course as foundation to seel


assimilation, to that character as an objec


worthy the purest and most commendabl


ambition; to seek success, not that success


known merely by the applause of the day O


that glory which springs from an ephemers
triumph, but take as pattern that highe


scholarship that earnestly seeks the noble an
!, true, in all things. Said the speaker, chang


is written upon all things material. Th
dwellings that now afford US shelter-the hal
Year: 1859

From THE PoULTRY.-A man was brought
up by farmer, and accused Of stealing some
ducks. The farmer said he should know them
anywhere, and went on TO describe their pecu.
harity. Why said the counsel for the pris


oner, they cant be such very rare breed
have some very like them in my yard That's
very likely, SIR replied the farmer, these are
not the only ducks of the sort have had sto
en- lately ''' DO "
Year: 1859

HORTICULTURE AND GARDENING
The San Andreas Independent says at
is cheering to know that an unusual
number OF fruit trees and vines are he
ing purchased and planted by the far
mers, gardeners and winners of Calave-
ras county, this Spring. Every availa-
bic spot of ground is being fenced in
and planted with the best varieties,
which our market affords. We noticed
ragged acre or two, situated at the
southeast end of town, which has for
years been the receptacle of gravel and
sand, washed from the head of tie forks
of San Andreas gulch, now substantially
enclosed, built upon, and being elegant
ly shaped out in beds and walks, with a
view of converting the same into prof
liable vineyard. This is one of hun
dred similar reclamations which our rug
ged gulches are undergoing in this Sec
tion of the county. A few y ears only
will be required at this rate to enable
every family to shelter in the scorching
summer under their Gown vine and fig
tree" The coming dry season promi


ses to be peculiarly favorable to this
branch OF industry. The SHOWS in the
mountains are heavier than ever before
known. and several of our ditch compa-
mics have reservoir facilities which are
adequate to full supply of water for IL
rigation and mining the year round.
Year: 1859

CHAs. d. WALSH, citizen of Shasta,
fell dead in his saloon while approach
ing the door for the purpose of throwing
out the grounds from coffee pot, pre-
paratory to getting his breakfast. Dis
ease of the heart was the cause.
Year: 1859

IRRIGATION "A writer in the San
Andreas Independent makes a few sensi-
ble and wholesome remarks on irrigation.
Had the same ideas been entertaine
by some of our cultivators last year they
might have been several dollars better
off as well as wiser. He says:


In order to succeed well in the culti-
walton Of fruit in most Of the mining
counties, if not all of them, l think it
will be found prudent and profitable to
study the subject ofirrigation thourough-
ly, and by close attention aud udintelligent
observation, become as intimately ac-
quainted with the phenomena Of growth
as will, by an exercise of good judgment,
enable the. cultivator to determine for
himself what is sufficient, and no more,
regardless Of the experiences of those
in lower lands and heavier soil.
Year: 1859

By reference to the proper column, 1t will be seen that larger number of steam CTS than usual are now engaged in naviga- ting the Arkansas river. This is a sure indication that business is on the increase.

 There is about fourteen feet water in the channel and rising rapidly. But slight fears are entertained of an overflow, how ever; yet this is the " June rise''

 Within the last week two new boats have left this point for above, both of which were built and equipped in this river The " Conway" Is a boat of good dimen- sions and great speed; the other, Squire Hardy" is boat of light draft, intended for the upper tributaries of this river, Pike's Peak" etc. One is named after Conway Co.,, the other after one of our old citizens. We wish success to both.

 We learn that the steamer Irene Jordan was somewhat damaged in the storm of Sunday night, to what extent we are not advised.

 At the present writing-Tuesday morn ing-the rain is descending quite rapidly, rather too much so for full river and com fort.
Year: 1859

EE Rapley, Hanger & Co.,, sent to this office two pieces of tobacco, bottle of claret, of Alfon's grape brand, and another bottle, labelled '' Pierre Whisky" The tobacco we can vouch for as being good One plug was impressed and is of fine leaf md excellent favor The bottle of caret is yet unopened. As to the other bottle, we took it in the printing of flee, sat 1t down by the water bucket and stood off to watch the result. The hands soon "smelt suffin." The first one who came away smacked his lips and wiped his mouth on his shirt-sleeve. The next drew his chin obliquely down towards his left breast, at the same time shutting his right eye very tightly and opening his left eye very widely. Another sat the bottle down with sigh but made no other sign. From these and various other demonstrations made, we think we are safe in asserting that the "Pierre Whisky" of Rapley, Hanger & Co.,, will give satisfaction to those who are disposed to indulge
Year: 1859

Mas. RIcHARD's INSTITUTE FOR YoUNG Es.-There will be an examination of the pupils of this popular school commenc- ing on Monday night, the 27th inst. At the close of the heexamination on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the fair pupils will per form the floral cantata or musical flower poem, of the Flower Queen. The music of this little gem was composed by George F. Root; the words by young lady graduate of the New York Institution for the blind They will also give series of tableaux, dia- logues, etc.

 For the next session, the school will be fitted up anew. with supply of mathemat- ical, philosophical and other apparatus The principal is determined to enhance the already high reputation of the school.
Year: 1859

ES Agents for the True Democrat are authorized and requested to make full set dement's with Dr. Brugman, our travelling agent. We contemplate change in the business of the office, so as to approximate as nearly as possible to the cash system.- While our local agents will continue to receive and forward subscriptions or the names of subscribers, it will greatly aid us in the settlement of our accounts, If they will make full statement of their agencies to our travelling agent, so that the accounts in his hands may not conflict with those in the hands of others, or similar bills for the same items be twice presented to one per son.
Year: 1859

y singular affair Is now creating much
sensation in its vicinity Of the Vest Diyis-
ion. \ German couple named Saal-thc
man Is. Saai, barber by occupation, about
thirty years old, his Wit year or two
youuger--havc lived unhappily together for
some time past Tie has been Jealous Of
her, and she, as is said, fully sustained her
share of the quarrel.


They reside at No Isl Milwaukce-aycnuc
and their chickering's and strites had become
the topic Of conversation among their cigh-
bors Within the week past, She has twice
caused hi> arrest, on the complaint prefer
red BIZ her that he had beaten and maltrea-
ted her The first time she did not appear
to sustain the charge, and be was set at lib-
erty, which she alleges he used 50 much to
her bodily peril in a sound beating, that he
was at her instance q second time taken IN
to custody, and on her evidence, in Tues
DAYS Police Court fined - for an assault
upon her, The wretched couple went home
from the Armory together


Yesterday morning, after the usual hour
If opening his shor, the curtains remained
down and the doors fastened. with 10 move
meut Of persons within, Until a ueighbor,
attracted by the circumstance, and on cx-
animation noticing a strong oipr Of Gas, a
if escaping into the apartments Of the Saals
broke the door in.


The man Saal was found lying in bed in
a state Of uncou>ciousness, which the medi-
cal aid Immediately summoned discovered
to be the effect Of some form of oVium-
The woman was missing, and, what was
more singular, the gas had been turned on
from all the burners, and allowed to escape
into the room, the air Of which was in such
a state a 10 be f itself almost inevitably
a cause Of death.


Not long after the discovery Of this state
Of affairs, the woman returned, aul from the
suspicious Circumstances investing the mat
ter. she was taken into custody for WHIST was
believed to be an attempt on her part to
poison her husband, who she says took a
dose Of laudlam TO destroy himself. That
she should have taken the course she did
IN thus absenting herself without giving the
alarm, supposing this account TO be true,
weighed against the truth finer statement
She was taken 10 the lock-up by ofhcers
kaufmann and Davis. 70 be held 10 await
the issue Of her husbands c5nGitIon, which
up to the last accounts yesterday was crltl-
cal, be manifesting DO return Of conscious
ness.
Year: 1859

ALMOST DUEL.-0n the 10th inst, Hon. J.
u. Ackibben and Hon. Jas. W. Coffroth had
difficulty which some persons thought would re-
suit in duel. 1t grew out of remarks made by
Mr. Coffroth, to the effect that no man could
have gotten a nomination at the hands of the
Auti-Lecomptoa Convention unless he wore a
Broderick collar, with the letter B marked on it
it must be remembered that Coffroth was de-
feated for the nomination for Congress by Gen.
Booker-and that there was but one honest or
fair delegation in the Convection, alludiRg to
the Placer delegation. McKibben said that such
language must not be spcllea ia his presence, as
he himself was delegate from Sierra, and the
remark was a reflection upon his motives. Cof-
froth then said that he might take the observa-
tion if he chose, whereupon McKibbens arm
went straight out from his shoulder and against
Cotfroth's nose, causing that organ to emit a
generous flow of blood, and knocking his whole
corporeal man upon the floor Cofroth then
challenged McKibben, who accepted, and ap-
pointed the following day as the time, and Nye's
Ranch as the place for the meeting McKibben
was promptly on the ground, at the time, while
Coffroth was in the hands of the officers of the
law. 1t is astonishing that the whole town
should have known in advance when and where
the deed was to take place, if there was real
determination to have it come off All parties
have since been bound over to keep the peace,
and of course there will be no blood shed.
Year: 1859

Ba- glass hive of bees saws the MarvsyilIe
Democrat, just the other side of Feather River.
has been for several days past the scene of a
terrlhc war between the occupants of the hive
and an army of foreign inyaders. The owner
can see the contest in all its changes, and he
assures us 1t Is an interesting sight A perfect
uproar hills the hive, and single handed combats.
aIre and fearful, are the order of the dav.-
winch side will whip is matter of verv much
oouot, as 1t is impossible to tell one bee from
another IN the contest. As fast as one buzzer
IS whaled, he leaves and flies off. Not many
have as yet been killed.
Year: 1859

PnLING IT ON.-We have no doubt that the
recent Anti-Lecompton State Convention was
composed OF fair talent and good looks but We
must be permitted to express the opinion that
the President, Hon. ]. W. McCorkle, piled it on
rather thick when he uttered these words:


We have Convention here to-day, from the
beginning to the end, composed of men-and /
say it with frankness, say it boldly, because
true-that l never before beheld the equal Of
You may take your State Legislature. you may
take the Legislature of any State in the Union,
or the House of Representatives at Washington,
and they cannot be compared to this Conven-
ton. For men of stability, prominence, appear
ance, character and talent such an assembly
has never convened before in this or any other
State l am proud, therefore, that have pre-
sided over this Convention, and am proud that
you have endorsed my action as impartial.
Year: 1859

4SoRGHuM.-We observe that the Iowa pa
pers estimate that this last season the farmers
of that State have made one million dollars
worth of sorghum molasses, which answers
the place of the imported article, saving that
much to the State. Why cannot the farm
ers of our State do likewise. Sorghum will
ripen in Minnesota as well as in Iowa. We
should leave nothing untried to bring the
"balance of exchange" on the other side
of the account A -S
Year: 1859

The Chicago Press and Tribune asks, if
the burning of a straw-stack in the neighbor
hood Of Charlestown, Virginia, creates Wa
terloo panic among the chvalry, what might
be expected to follow a severe storm of thun-
der and lightning, or small bit of an earth
quake? Undoubtedly two-thirds of the State
would go stark crazy, and the balance would
charge the phenomenon on the machin ations
of the Black Republicans. The latest advices
from the scene of tumult state that the straw
stack had been "put out" no enemy had
been found, but that the excitement had bro
ken out again with tenfold foolshness. Gov.
Wise has gone up to Charlestown with five
hundred additional men. Congressman Pryor
has shouldered his musket and marched as
high private to the site of the late straw-stack.
Battalans are moving vigorously forward
from all points. Each man acts as though a
private Banquo were pointing his pale finger
and shaking his CORY locks before him. If
relief does not speedily come to the terror in
fected populace in North Virginia, there will
be no one left with nerve enough to hang Old
Brown. The only man in jefferson county,
Va, has been put in Jail, and the women and
children outside are at the mercy of straw
stacks! -.-.


In history this will be known as the Straw
Stack War 1t will be related that the Com
nonwealth of Virginia was convulsed by the
casual burning of heap of fodder-that her
military persons were thrown into ague fits
at the sight OF the fame-that instead of
throwing few buckets of water upon it, they
telegraphcd for the army of the United States
to come and catch the incendiary-that in the
excess Of vigilance they took each other in Gus
tody, and issued proclamations against ped
lars of tnware-that they gathered from one
place and another thousand armed men and
stationed them in the vicinity of the insdious
straw stack. We expect to hear the opinion
broached before the straw war is over that the
devil set the stack on fire IN prQpria person9,
and that the smell of birthstone was detected
fifty miles from CharlestOwn.
Year: 1859

Perhaps Not.-One Of the arguments advanced
by the opposition, why Col WALLACE would be like
ly TO have influence in the next Congress than
Gov. STEVENS is, that the organization of the next
house Of representatives will probably be under the
control of the black republicans, and that hence Col


WALLcE would be likely to have the most influence
with the majority of its members. by reference to an
article on the first page will be seen that it is by nc
means certain that the republicans will be in the major
ity in the next Congress- the contrary it is very con
elusive that they will not have the numerical strength
to control a majority Of the votes, the North and
South Americans having the balance of power in
their own hands. But even ii otherwise, under
any circumstances, the influence that would be exert
ed by Gov. STEVENS would be vastly more effective


in contributing towards true interest than could
possibly be expected from his opponent. 'Tis true
that Col WALLACE could occupy his seat upon the
ioor-so could an automaton-but as for filling the
position, man of mud could do it about as well.
Year: 1859

territory, nay, in bis county, who have voted for
nominees with whom they would not speak in terms
Of friendship. Ask them why they thus voted, and
they will tell you that they Did not vote for them as
me but for the principles to which they (the nomi-
nees) professed attachment Ask au intelligent SOL
der in the ranks Of the regular army why he touches
his his hat carries presents arms to superior Off
GER and he win inform you that it is not perhaps out
Of any respect consideration he enterains for the
man. but for the rank to which his ACCOMPLISHMENTS
are made. Let each democrat ponder well on these
things whilst at the polls Monday, and resolve to
double the number Of straight tickets over those cast
at the last election.
Year: 1859

The Lynchburg Republican," says they
have no recollection Of any year in which such
unanimous testimony was borne in relation to
the abundant return which has rewarded the
lsbors of the farmer
Year: 1859

SINGULAR DEATH OF REsURRECrIoNIsT.-The
Cincinnati Gazette, Of February 2Sth, has the
following:


At at late hour last night, we learned the
following details of most singular affair which
occurred near Cumminvlle, some four or five
miles from Cincinnati, on Saturday night, Feb.
26th. 1t appears that person whose name is
not given us, entered the burying ground of
that place, and removed dead body from q
grave, which he placed in o sack. In making
his exit from the yard, IL was necessary to scale
high board fence. which the resurrectionist
evidently found difficult in accomplishing with
the burden with which he was encumbered.
In order, therefore, to give himself free use Of
his hands and arms, he placed the cord attached
to the mouth of the sack around his shoulder
and climbed 20 the top of the fence, whence he
must have fallen of, leaving the corpse on The
opposite side. The result was that the cord
was drawn up around his neck. aud he was
found yesterday morning having been choked
to death by the weight Of the corpse on the
opposite side of the fence. The story seems an
Incredible one, but startling as it is, 1t is never
theless true.